Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 238 Bargaining
Most elves live in small villages in the forest, making a living by hunting wild animals, gathering food, and growing vegetables. They can be self-sufficient by relying only on skills and magic without the hard work of reclamation.

A few elves will embark on an adventure driven by the desire to travel. Due to their long lifespan, they can often enjoy an adventuring career lasting for centuries, during which time they can enjoy practicing martial arts or studying magic, which is like killing two birds with one stone.

Hai'an had traveled for centuries, all over the world, including other planes, even the lower planes, and had seen many races. God knows how many races he had dealt with. He knew very well how to deal with dragons, which was to spend money. If there was a problem, it must be that there was not enough money.

One hundred thousand gold coins is indeed a lot, and many middle-aged red dragons may not be able to take it out. However, for an elven city, with thousands of years of accumulation, there is no pressure to take it out.

"Hurry up, we can't keep our guests waiting for too long."

"Stop standing there, sit down. Do you want me to pull out a chair for you?"

Lyon didn't want to talk at first. The reason he summoned those elf messengers was to listen to what they had to say. Now he believed that those elf messengers were sincere, so maybe he could talk. It was not impossible to talk.

Leon was originally very angry and was thinking about how to destroy Danalan every day. Now, when he heard that the elf messenger was willing to pay a compensation of 100,000 gold coins, for some reason his anger subsided by a large margin.

"You guys go to the kitchen and prepare the food, leave this to me."

"Go and fetch the precious wine."

Cecilia drove away the tiefling maid and went to the rescue herself. She had been blinded by the compensation promised by the elf messenger. Lyon had promised to claim compensation for her, but she failed to do so after two failed attempts to get compensation from Danalan. She had given up hope, but she didn't expect that things would turn around.

While eating, Leon was thinking about why those elves wanted to negotiate. There was no doubt that they had no way to deal with him, so they had to negotiate before the situation got worse.

It is a bit ridiculous to start peace talks after a draw, but isn't peace talk supposed to be held when the game is evenly matched or in a stalemate? Otherwise, there would be no need for peace talks if the game is decided. We can still have some talks while the situation is not yet deadlocked. The longer we delay, the harder it will be.

But the issue that concerned him most was whether he could play at all - stupid, I'll kill you and you're mine.

First of all, Danalan had a maze, so his evil spirits and soul-demanding mantras were of no effect. Then, that elf general was really strong. When fighting with Danalan, he had the advantage as he had the mana to activate his indestructible body, but once his mana was exhausted, he would be gone.

If he had to fight, he could only win through harassment and guerrilla tactics, that is, trying to trap the elves in Danalan... Those elves just couldn't bear to leave their homes, otherwise there were so many spellcasters who could open portals, and if they wanted to leave, he would definitely not be able to stay, and the best result would be to end up with an empty city.

In just three days, he could only find tree people as helpers. With more time, the elves could definitely find gold dragons and silver dragons as helpers, and contact the strong men from other elven cities, the Talia Alliance, and the Empire... If he encountered danger, he could run away, but he could not escape from the volcanic island.

The barefoot man is not afraid of the man who wears shoes, for he has already become the man who wears shoes.

Since victory was not guaranteed, Lyon decided to have a talk.

War is often seen as a continuation of politics and an extreme manifestation of irreconcilable conflicts of interest.

No one likes war except warmongers. Anyway, Leon doesn't like war. His soul belongs to humans, not a red dragon with killing on its mind. He can give up steamed buns for a breath of air, but he cannot give up the whole banquet for a breath of air.

Cecilia personally found tableware and brought it to the three elves, and the tiefling maid also brought wine.

“Everyone, please don’t be polite.” Leon finally figured it out and could talk, so he stood up and greeted them, “It’s all meat, I wonder if you are used to eating it?”

"Thank you for the treat. It's delicious." Hai'an picked up the knife and fork elegantly, cut a piece of steak and put it into his mouth. After eating, he took a sip of wine. He was very satisfied with the performance of the Red Dragon and was sure that this negotiation would be a success. "I wonder what Lord Lyon thinks of my proposal?"

"I feel your sincerity, but that's all." Leon pondered for a moment. He knew the principle of asking for a high price but paying back the money low, but he still had to have some dignity. For a moment, he didn't know how to start the conversation.

"If Lord Lyon thinks it's too little, we can give you 150,000 gold coins." Hai'an said without frowning, "If it's just that many gold coins, we won't give you cash. I wonder if Lord Lyon agrees?"

"As for cash, one hundred thousand gold coins, no more." One hundred thousand gold coins is definitely enough. Considering the red dragon's greedy nature, Hai'an certainly can't be so straightforward... He can act straightforward, but he can't act like a sucker.

"Ten thousand gold coins are enough for us to hire an adult silver dragon or golden dragon for help. Fifty thousand gold coins can order a mature silver dragon or golden dragon around..." Hai'an said, "The reason we don't want to find help to deal with Lord Leon is that it's better to resolve a feud than to create one."

The young red dragon is only that strong. Unless you can guarantee that you can kill the other party, you must consider the consequences of making enemies. "Sir Leon, don't be too greedy." Hai'an continued.

The other person was so generous, he couldn't be too stingy and greedy. Leon gritted his teeth and said, "One hundred thousand gold coins is one hundred thousand gold coins. I want cash, and I have other conditions."

"I'd like to hear the details." Hai'an said. He had long expected that the Red Dragon would not agree so easily.

Leon crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said, "My dragon armor was left in Danalan and I didn't take it away. You guys brought it to me, and I'm very satisfied."

Those elf messengers were really considerate. When they came over, they helped him return the dragon armor. That was also the reason why he stopped Sarovice from being so presumptuous.

"Now I want you to help me bring back the dragon armor, including the Dragon Jaw and the Tearing Claw, as well as my weapons." Leon said, "I need your elf craftsmanship to help me polish and refine my equipment."

Leon has always been concerned about the fact that his equipment was made by fire giants. Those fire giants don’t have any aesthetic sense at all. The quality is absolutely online, but the appearance is a little lacking. Now he finally has the chance.

"I thought it was no big deal... no big deal." Hai'an spoke with magnanimity. To be honest, his personality was not suitable for being a diplomat, but every time he negotiated, he was very successful.

"By the way, I suddenly want to ask you something." Leon nodded, "You said before that Danalan can trade with Watchport, which should include the trade of weapons and equipment."

"Lord Leon has a fire lizard. The fire lizard is a living forge. The fire lizard can be ranked among the greatest metal craftsmen in all planes." Hai An straightened his blond hair, "Lord Leon should not need to trade weapons and equipment with us."

"You have a point. I have fire lizards under my command, and they can make weapons and equipment. And to tell you the truth, I can also place orders with fire giants through cloud giants." Leon suddenly narrowed his eyes, "I just think... this is a matter of attitude."

"We will give Lord Leon the attitude he wants." Hai'an said vaguely. He was just worried that if the elves' weapons and equipment appeared on the Red Dragon's men, others would misunderstand that Danalan and the Red Dragon had formed an alliance. At least for now, that was not what everyone wanted to see.

"I also want you to open the library." Lyon has no money now and is extremely eager for money, but he knows what is more important.

Hearing this, Hai'an began to feel the pressure. The elves had plenty of money and were not afraid of the red dragon asking for a little more. They could make a fortune by just making some accessories and selling them to the human empire. However, providing technology to the enemy was another matter.

Hai'an thought for a moment and said, "We have a White Tower Library, and Lord Lyon can borrow ordinary books at will."

"What about the unusual collection of books?" Leon asked, thinking that words contained magic, like an extremely rare fitness manual that recorded the secrets of fitness and exercise. If one could study the book and practice the guidelines within a certain period of time, one could permanently increase his strength, and then the manual would lose its magic until it was restored a century later.

Tassela has a lot of books in her collection, but now she can no longer satisfy him. After all, Tassela is just a young blue dragon, so the books she can collect are undoubtedly limited.

Hai'an rarely answered Leon immediately, but used the time to chew to think.

"I promise not to use that knowledge against you, provided you don't go against me." Leon did not force the elves to agree, "You don't have to agree to me now."

"You must have a lot of magic props... I'm not asking for them for nothing, I'm willing to pay for them." Leon's idea was simple. Many valuable magic props were priceless and could not be bought even if one wanted to. Maybe he could find some useful things in the elves' treasure house.

"What magic item does Lord Leon want?" Hai'an asked.

"Something like an underwater breathing orb." Leon said, he hopes to make up for his shortcomings through magic items.

He collected a lot of underwater breathing potions, but he didn't like that kind of consumables. He had seen underwater action helmets, but they were only for human use and were not of much value.

All in all, Lyon found the feeling and started talking freely.

He now felt that rather than venting his anger and destroying Danalan, which would result in a lose-lose situation for both sides, peace talks might bring more benefits.

Hai'an kept glancing at Leon from time to time, he couldn't believe it. No matter what kind of dragon it was, wouldn't it be possible for a dragon to lose its sense of direction as soon as it saw money?
Was he negotiating with a red dragon or a cunning human? Peace talks were possible, but Danalan could not cultivate monsters.

(End of this chapter)