Sir, this is not how bad women are used.

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The news came too suddenly, without even the slightest foreshadowing. It took Therese a while to come back to her senses.

"I can't make the decision on this matter, I hope you can understand, but I can help you convey this message.

But before that, I would like to know roughly, is this not a joke, but a serious invitation for negotiation? "

"Yes, I am serious. I have discussed this matter with the tabooists here."

"Then I want to confirm one more thing. Lord, what bargaining chip do you want to get in exchange for this city?"

“The church needs to help me take care of the Sanctuary of Discipline so that my companions can move freely within the continent instead of staying in this place of exile.

This is the main point, and the additional treaty and the like, is probably to settle the civilians here and give them an identity. "

In exchange for the forbidden ones' permission to leave here...

Theresa sensed the young lord's long-term plan. He must have had his reasons for taking such an absurd step.

"Okay, I will help you contact the head nun in the next two days, because she is busy now and may not be able to respond to me."

"How do you know she's busy? Have you contacted her?"

"Yes, little lord, if you had come a few hours earlier, you would have been able to catch up with me in contact with her projection."

Chu Yan recalled that a few hours ago, he and Xia Nuoya were resting in bed, there was really no way.

This had nothing to do with the indulgence in the second half of the night, it was mainly because the meeting with the inmate sisters was quite tense, and it was inevitable that I had to rest for a longer time afterwards!

After explaining the most important things to Theresa, Chu Yan could only wait.

He had nothing to do, so he could have a chat with the battle nun.

"Theresa, is it okay for me to call you this? I don't need any honorifics or anything like that?"

"No need."

"I thought you would be curious and ask more questions, such as why I made this decision. Aren't you curious?"

"I am indeed curious. When Josephine brought me here, I suffered a lot and was forced to negotiate. I didn't expect that after a few months, the lord would take the initiative to propose this kind of negotiation..."

"Haha~ I hope you don't hold a grudge against what happened back then."

"No, let's just treat it as a case of no acquaintance without fighting. Everyone must make a decision for their own position."

"Then why did Theresa react so calmly and not delve into the details?"

"It would be better to let Josephine ask you personally. If you repeat too much, the true meaning will be lost. Besides, this should be your 'weak point' in the negotiation, so I can't ask too much."

The purpose of negotiation is to reach an agreement on interests in order to avoid conflict that would lead to the use of force.

During this process, if one party exposes a crisis situation of "being forced by the situation", the other party will easily raise the price, take advantage of the situation and cut off a bigger piece of meat from the other party.

Because the other party knows that you have no choice and have to bear the loss.

Theresa is very clear about this aspect and she still needs to avoid suspicion.

However, Therese remembered something that Josephine mentioned - the church needed a strong team to find out the true identity of the "Gatekeeper" in advance.

The power under Chu Yan is extremely powerful!

The key point is that he is not like those within the church, who have grudges and vigilance caused by different factions.

The taboo keepers are very protective of this lord, and Chu Yan’s own family also provides strong support!

Theresa remembered that Josephine had said that she could get close to the lord's brother, so she said:

"There is an inside story, which Josephine will probably tell you later. The church now needs a strong team to go to the Tower of Babel to carry out a certain task. It is a matter of great importance, and the church is very anxious.

When the day of negotiation comes, Lord, you can consider this."

Chu Yan was surprised that the nun would take the initiative to provide him with this information. He would keep it in mind.

"Thanks for the reminder. By the way, Theresa, how are you recovering? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Why is this child so concerned about Josephine's words? Maybe he is really not a bad person as Josephine said...

Theresa was about to thank him for his concern, but suddenly she remembered the potions she had drunk and said:

"Josephine gave me some potions before. It is said that they are made from rare magical materials on the border of the Dead Sea. Does the Lord know anything about it?"

In Theresa's judgment, this magical material is most likely some kind of mysterious plant that grows relying on the aura of the miracle array.

If Josephine could find a small amount of this plant, then the lord must have picked and stored a lot of it!

Chu Yan took the bottle of medicine handed to him by the nun. Before he could smell it, he knew what it was as soon as he opened the lid.

"..."

He really wanted to pretend to be ignorant and say he didn't know, but looking at Therese's reaction, she clearly thought that he had hidden a lot of things. After all, who else could have the treasures on the border of the Dead Sea except the lord?

How to explain this? !

Chu Yanlingji moved, and said with regret:

"...Uh, I do know about this kind of thing, but I don't have it in my hands. Theresa, you should know who needs these magic materials the most, right?"

Theresa was stunned, then suddenly realized

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Yes, why would the lord hide such a thing?

A treasure that can suppress uncontrolled power has appeared at the border of the Dead Sea, and it will definitely be given to the forbidden people first.

In particular, the Tabooists need to deal with the task of cleaning up the Dead Sea monsters, and the pressure on the use of strength will be even greater.

No wonder Josephine said that this potion is hard to get...

"I'm sorry, I overlooked this and mistakenly thought that you, Lord, were hiding something."

"It's not a big deal, don't take it to heart! Besides, if there is really a surplus, I will keep it for myself and leave it for my friends, just in case~"

"I understand. It's human nature." Theresa didn't dislike his straightforwardness.

"Then I won't disturb you from resting, Theresa. Just tell me if you need anything."

......

The next day, Therese took the initiative to leave the room and found Chu Yan and said that Josephine had been contacted and they could go to her room to talk.

Chu Yan followed Therese and entered her room again. For a moment, he even thought that the nun mother was "teleported" back to Paradise City.

Because there were no traces of projection on her body, there was no distortion or fluctuation caused by "signal loss".

Josephine was kneeling beside the holy coffin. Her simple black nun's robe could not hide her hot and graceful figure. Because her power was under control, her beautiful eyes were still dark purple, gorgeous like amethyst.

As I looked at her, I could clearly see her long eyelashes, as if she were here in person.

"This is... Why does it feel stronger than the projection effect of the magic workshop?"

Chu Yan blinked, a little dazed.

Therese explained:

“This is a projection ceremony using the holy coffin. There is another similar holy coffin in the Central Diocese, which can be used as a projection medium. Because of its high quality, the effect will far exceed that of ordinary projection ceremonies.

You can even feel the touch from the projection.”

Wow, your holy coffin can be used as a sleeping cabin and also as a projection medium?

Although he was surprised, Chu Yan turned his attention back to Josephine.

The beautiful and familiar nun, whom I hadn't seen for a while, sent a dignified greeting:

【Long time no see, my child! 】

After the voice fell, Josephine's lips opened and closed gently, as if she was suppressing some emotions, some words, but it was not convenient to express them for the time being.

"Long time no see~"

Chu Yan also hid the name. Theresa was right next to him, and he didn't know whether he should... show some sense of boundaries.

[I heard what Theresa said about you. Is this negotiation serious?

Giving up the Paradise City you put so much effort into, just to exchange for the free movement of the Taboos, without being watched by the people of the Sanctuary of Discipline? 】

"Sister Josephine, you asked the same question as Therese. Didn't Therese convey my attitude to her?"

Chu Yan used a light-hearted and joking tone.

Josephine and Therese looked at each other and then smiled helplessly.

It was precisely because of the previous friction that they knew better than anyone how much Chu Yan valued this place.

Outsiders see this place as a gathering place of evil, the church sees it as a sanatorium when it is needed, and even the first batch of indigenous Dead Sea nobles only see Paradise City as a tool to make money.

Is there really someone who wants to build this place as their home?

At least as far as the two clergymen in the room know, only the dragon lord Chu Yan really wants to change this place.

Now, without any warning, he said he wanted to use Paradise City to negotiate for benefits. The difference in attitude before and after was like...

——That’s my brother…he has to pay extra!

Chu Yan explained at this time:

“I have a feeling that sooner or later the church will reach out to Elysium because it cannot handle the ‘loss of control’.

This city is the carrier of home, but these forbidden ones are the truly important ones. I don’t want them to face that battle, so it’s better to seek new hope as soon as possible.”

Josephine nodded and said:

[So do you want to come to the church in person to negotiate, or use a projection conference? ]

"As long as the negotiation is successful, the form is not important, but if possible, I don't want to travel far in advance."

Chu Yan still had some thoughts. If he wanted to leave this comfort zone, he had better be fully prepared, get every bit of "nutrients" he could, and then leave.

If we were to say what is the most important thing at the Dead Sea border right now, it would definitely be the opportunities during the blood moon.

A huge treasure after the danger.

Because he was unsure whether the blood moon would appear, Chu Yan planned to wait for another one or two rounds of elite monster appearances.

If you can wait, then make all the preparations and run away.

If I can't wait, I will just run away and not waste any more time.

[Chu Yan, if you trust me, how about I help you negotiate? I won't let you suffer any loss.]

If Chu Yan came to negotiate in person, he would be facing several high-ranking officials of the church. Considering the arrogance of church members, they would most likely force Chu Yan to impose his conditions.

You want to take all the forbidden ones away? This is a bit difficult. We can only take one away, but Paradise City still has to be handed over to us.

What benefits can the church gain by suppressing Chu Yan in this way?

No, there is no loss, but it must be suppressed, so as to reflect the church's dignity in external affairs.

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Considering Chu Yan’s unwillingness to compromise, the final result will most likely be a breakdown in the talks.

Things would be much better if Josephine could help negotiate.

That then becomes a “discussion of internal church affairs.”

But the prerequisite is that Josephine will not secretly change the content of the negotiation, otherwise Chu Yan will suffer in silence.

"can."

Chu Yan thought about it briefly and nodded decisively.

Hearing his decisiveness, Theresa was even more surprised. How dare he hand over such an important negotiation to someone else?

There was an imperceptible smile of relief on Josephine's lips because she felt Chu Yan's trust in her.

The female cultivator remained calm and asked deliberately: