Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 210 Admit defeat
Erlin's mind was in a mess now. Sitting in the chair, he began to recall the purpose of his coming here.

Finding a way to redeem the soldiers of the "Carkanni Province" is a very important goal, but the conditions given by the other party are a bit too harsh.

Five for one, and requiring young and strong people, this is really too much. Moreover, the higher the official position, the more expensive it is, and the higher the strength, the more expensive it is. If you want to exchange General Hubbard back, you need a full five thousand people!

Why don't you go and grab it? !
Although it's highly unlikely that there's even one Hubbard among five thousand people, that's five thousand people! It's not a number you can come up with lightly.

Erlin did a simple calculation and found that if he wanted to bring these two thousand people back to the "Kalkanni Province", he would have to pay the price of about 20,000 to 30,000 young and strong men. This was too horrible. It would almost take up the space of two small towns. The Duke would definitely not agree to it.

"It's troublesome"

Erlin sighed and could only think of ways to negotiate again. It would be great if he could change some conditions. This "Wangbo Port" has a really big appetite. Can it handle so many people at once?

In addition to exchanging as many prisoners as possible, Erlin is also tasked with finding out the true situation of "Wangbo Port". For this task, Erlin can only say that he will do his best.

After thinking for a while, Erlin went to see Uther again.

"Well, Messenger, have you considered it?"

Uther glanced at Erlin and saw the embarrassment on his face, but he didn't care. If it was difficult, then don't do it.

If the "Province of Calcanni" is unwilling to make peace, then "Port Wangbo" is also willing to fight with the people of "Province of Calcanni". If the forces of the Old World want to defeat "Port Wangbo" in the "New World", the price they have to pay will definitely be extremely exaggerated.

And now, "Wangbo Port" has the support of the high elves and lizardmen, with a total population of nearly 50,000. If it is really pressed to the limit, the combat force that can be directly armed will be more than 30,000. After all, both the lizardmen and the high elves are soldiers.

"Carkanni Province" is a coastal province with a relatively good economy, and of course it can easily gather tens of thousands of troops.

However, the cost of crossing the ocean to the "New World" by tens of thousands of troops was itself exaggerated. If they were defeated, it would be a serious blow to the entire "Province of Calcane".

Your Excellency the Duke of the "Province of Calcane", do you dare to take this risk?
Uther thought about it from another perspective. He would not take the risk anyway, unless the "New World" really had attractive benefits that were worth risking everything for the "Carkanni Province". This was obviously impossible.

The current "New World" does not show such great appeal. It is already very bold of the "Carkanni Province" to send 3,000 professional soldiers to the New World for colonization. It is completely impossible to bet everything.

"Governor, can you change the terms of the ransom? We can use money to redeem him, the price of buying five strong slaves, or even a higher price."

Erlin put forward his conditions, using the equivalent of "five young and strong slaves" to redeem the person. At first glance, this condition seems to be no different from using "five young and strong slaves" to redeem the person.

However, the actual difference is indeed huge, because it is actually difficult to buy a young and strong slave for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan even if you have money!
Slaves don’t appear out of thin air, let alone young and strong slaves!

Normally, when buying and selling slaves, if you buy a larger quantity and include some old, weak, sick and disabled slaves, people might give you a lower price. But if you want a large number of young and strong slaves, there will definitely be a premium, and a large premium. Young and strong slaves are definitely the most valuable.

Of course, the female slaves who have been selected and trained are more expensive, but they are not in the same category as these slaves and naturally cannot be compared together.

In short, it was definitely unreasonable to exchange the condition of "young and strong slaves" for equivalent money, so Uther refused without hesitation.

"That's double the price!"

Erlin gritted his teeth and started adding money!
Uther still shook his head. This was not a question of whether to add money or not.

Because "Wangbo Port" is not short of money at all now. The sea salt is money, the food is money, and "Wangbo Port" is "printing money" every day. It is not short of money at all. What it lacks is people, people who "print money".

In fact, "Wangbo Port" has been engaged in the slave trade for some time, but they are the buyers. When the purchased slaves arrive at "Wangbo Port", they will be granted the status of "free people" and join the great cause of "Wangbo Port".

As for the place to buy slaves, it is of course "Shilin Port". Now the slave market in "Shilin Port" is almost monopolized by "Wangbo Port". This is one of the reasons why "Wangbo Port" attracted the attention of "Shilin Port". "Wangbo Port" is too low-key.

The main reason was that they had become powerful, and it was impossible to keep a low profile even if they wanted to. They couldn't stop selling salt, could they? With such abundant grain, they couldn't help but expand, right? And as soon as they began to expand, as soon as they began to sell salt on a large scale, they would inevitably attract attention.

As for the saying "no buying, no killing", it is a bit funny. Even if "Wangbo Port" did not buy slaves, those people would still be slaves because too many people bought them. "Wangbo Port" actually rescued them by buying those slaves.

The "slavery" production model is a bit too backward. Karen believes more in people's subjective initiative, and believes more in people's subjective initiative to live a good life. Without any private property, even he himself is a slave of the landlord's property. How hard can he work without a supervisor?

The "free people" who can make their lives better through hard work and can see the rewards of their daily labor have a strong subjective initiative. From slaves to "free people", they cherish their current life very much and each of them works harder than when they were slaves.

how to say?

It is hard to say which is more tiring, changing from a farm tool to an ox or a horse, but the psychological satisfaction of changing from a farm tool to an ox or a horse is very sufficient.

"Is there really nothing to talk about?"

Facing the extremely determined Uther, Erlin felt somewhat dejected.

Even doubling the amount didn't make the Governor of Wangbo Port hesitate. This was a real blow to him. Was Wangbo Port's economy really that good? Even so much money couldn't impress them?

"If you can't accept our terms, then there's no need to discuss this matter. Does the envoy have anything else to say?"

Uther answered simply that their conditions would not change.

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Erlin was a little upset. One of the most important tasks was going to end in vain. He had no say in the matter and could only see what the Duke thought. Of course, he felt that the Duke would definitely not agree.

The failure to reach an agreement on the first mission made the following missions difficult to carry out. Who knew what the Duke would think? What if the Duke got furious and wanted to bring another round of punishment?
Erlin's second task is to make peace with "Wangbo Port", but that is under the premise that the first condition is met. Now it can be said that there is no consensus on the first condition, so the following tasks cannot be carried out.

"If there's nothing else, go back."

Seeing Erlin speechless, Uther spoke directly, his words were so blunt that he ordered them to leave. "Governor, I need to report this to the Duke."

Erlin had no intention of staying any longer, as he could no longer convince Uther.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, under the guidance of Drake, Erlin came to the "Diplomatic Embassy". This time it was a real "Diplomatic Embassy". Unlike the last time with Isaacs, he no longer had to stay in someone else's house. This time, this "Diplomatic Embassy" was specifically for receiving foreign guests, and it looked more formal.

Erlin was not in a hurry to go back. He could still contact the Duke in the "Carkanni Province" here.

It was obvious that Erlin brought a magic prop that could transmit sound. In fact, if there was such a prop, the people in charge of both parties could talk directly without going through the messenger as a "middleman".

But when it comes to diplomatic matters, if the two leaders talk directly, they can easily fall out if they fail to reach an agreement. So they need to send representatives to talk first. The leaders will only intervene when the representatives have almost finished talking.

When the bosses leave, the talks have basically been concluded, that is, both parties have basically reached a consensus. They just need to show up, sign, and ensure that the agreement takes effect.

Erlin used the magic scroll to contact the wizard in the "Kalkanni Province", and the wizard immediately went to see the Duke. Naturally, the Duke did not carry this scroll with him, and it was managed by the court wizard.

"Erlin, how's the situation?"

The scroll with dazzling light made a voice. It was the voice of Dorian Kalka, the Duke of the "Kalkaenni Province". He sounded very young and in fact he was very young.

Dorian Kalka was not even thirty years old yet and had only inherited the title of Duke of the "Province of Kalkaenni" for a few years.

The old duke died a little early, and Duke Dorian Kalka took over the burden early.

"Your Excellency, the conditions are a bit harsh."

Erlin briefly explained the conditions of "Port Wangbo". The conditions for exchanging prisoners really made Dorian Kalka silent.

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Erlin looked a little worried, because their young duke had a bad temper. If he was given such a hard time, he might get angry and have another fight with this "Wangbo Port".

"Is there no room for negotiation?"

After a moment of silence, Dorian Kalka asked, sounding relatively calm, which made Erlin feel a little relieved.

"No, they didn't budge at all."

Erling spoke next, and then Duke Dorian Kalka fell silent again.

"How are they doing? Have you observed anything?"

After a moment, Dorian Kalka continued to ask. It was obvious that the young duke was a little indignant. The meaning of his question was very clear. He just wanted to see if "Wangbo Port" had suffered any losses in the last battle and to see if "Wangbo Port" was holding on.

Of course, they all knew in their hearts that "Wangbo Port" was probably not greatly affected. After all, two thousand of the three thousand people were captured alive. The colonial team of "Carkanni Province" must have suffered a humiliating defeat and then surrendered as a whole.

In this case, how much loss can Wangbo Port suffer?
"From what I've seen, they probably didn't suffer any losses."

Sure enough, this was the conclusion that Erling came to, and he did observe it.

From the port to the Governor's Palace, and from the Governor's Palace to the diplomatic embassy, everyone he met along the way was in high spirits, and they didn't look like they had just suffered heavy losses in a battle.

Moreover, people looked at him with curiosity and contempt, as if they were mocking them for overestimating their own abilities. That look was not pretended, but a naked mockery of them.

Not only Erlin himself felt it, but the guards who accompanied him also felt it, which made them feel very ashamed and annoyed.

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Duke Dorian Kalka fell into silence again, and just when Erlin was worried that the young duke might be enraged, Duke Dorian Kalka sighed deeply.

"Let's explore the situation again."

Dorian Kalka gave the order and then ended the communication. The light on the scroll gradually dimmed.

Erlin put the scroll away. The scroll could be used until the magic power in it ran out.

"Try it out again?"

Erlin understood Duke Dorian Kalka's order. It was essentially an admission of defeat. What was the point of probing further? Could they possibly discover any weaknesses? Even if they did, they wouldn't reveal them.

The final result of their "further exploration" would be the same as the previous conclusion. Would Duke Dorian Kalka change his mind? No, he would eventually admit defeat and swallow the bitter fruit, unable to do anything to "Wangbo Port".

With such a very uncomfortable feeling, Erlin left the embassy. The guards at the door of the embassy did not restrict their movements, but only sent some people to protect them, and of course, to monitor them.

Naturally, Erlin had no objection to this. Since they were on someone else's territory, they had to obey their arrangements. It was already very tolerant of them to allow them to move around within the scope of "Wangbo Port".

Of course, there are some places they cannot go to, and the guards will stop them. Although curious, Erlin can only accept it. Their main range of activities is only within the urban area of "Wangbo Port", and the high elf residential area is also within the range.

Naturally, Erlin and his companions were also shocked. Although there were not so many high elves now, it was still shocking enough.

Especially those high elf warriors who were training, they basically made Erlin guess the reason why their colonial team was defeated. They had no idea that there were so many high elves here.

(End of this chapter)