The next day, the Human Race's envoys arrived at the main city of the Demons. After the order for the peace talks was issued, some of the Human Race's troops began to enter the city. Of course, it was only a small part of it. The main purpose was to build a temporary teleportation array to send the envoys over. The majority of the troops were still waiting outside the city. Argos, which was floating above the main city of the Demons, was also the most dreaded place for the Human Race. From the mouths of several Demons, they had learned about the power of Argos and had reported it to their superiors. This thing was really a headache for the Human Race, so in an uncertain situation, the Human Race was still in a state of extreme nervousness and vigilance.
However, the Undead on this side were very cooperative. In fact, the Human Race could feel the sincerity of the Undead. As soon as the Human Race entered the city, the Undead on this side stopped robbing the city. Although they could continue robbing before the peace talks started, the fact that the other side stopped was a sign of their attitude. The other side really wanted to negotiate, but the reason was still unclear.
At this time, the chief envoy, Li Huailin, and the deputy envoy, Su Lan, had arrived. Both of them had received the general contents of the agreement from the think tank. But of course, these things were exorbitant. It would be strange if the other party agreed directly. In fact, everyone's impression was that this meeting would last for a long time. Li Huailin knew what was going on with just a glance, but he didn't care. He basically knew the main distribution method in his heart. This meeting was also under his control, so basically reaching an agreement was not a problem. Now, Li Huailin's attention was still on Su Lan next to him.
Originally, he wanted to ask Su Lan, but it was difficult to see her because she was a member of the royal family, and she was also a woman. It was very troublesome. Even if Li Huailin could enter and leave the palace freely, it was still impossible for him to directly go to the Princess Royal's room. That was why Li Huailin found her here. Now, the two were making the final preparations before the first negotiation in the preparation room. It was a good opportunity.
"240 million gold coins definitely won't do." Su Lan, on the other hand, was seriously analyzing the draft treaty. Everything else was fine because the undead didn't have the time to care about the Demons. However, the war reparations involved the interests of the undead. After all, the Demons only had so much money in total. If they compensated the humans, the undead would be gone. So, this was definitely the focus of the debate.
The compensation proposed by the humans was 200 million gold coins. Of course, the Demons did not have so much money, so they had to pay it off in 30 years. Including the principal and interest, it added up to more than 240 million gold coins, which was almost 8 million gold coins a year. The Demons' income last year was 17 million gold coins, which was almost half of that. This was almost all the Demons could come up with. If it was deducted any more, the country would not be able to maintain it. Therefore, according to this treaty, it was tantamount to saying that the Undead would have no money to take. The Undead would never agree. This was something that everyone knew. Therefore, this was just a condition from the Human Race. They would definitely discuss it later.
"Su Lan, I have something to ask you," Li Huailin said as he walked over.
Su Lan frowned. She was concerned about how Li Huailin addressed her. In fact, Li Huailin should have called her Princess Royal or something else. Calling her by her name was too arrogant. Although she knew that the Duke of Aquitaine called his brother by his name, calling a girl by her name …
"Don't worry. I won't disturb you." Before Li Huailin could say anything, Su Lan said, "I've learned something from the previous battle. I'm not an excellent commander. An excellent commander needs rich experience and unparalleled talent. I used to think that I had both, but I was wrong. I'm nothing compared to you. However, I also want to do something for my family. I think this might be suitable for me."
Su Lan waved the document in her hand and said, "So don't worry. I'm here to learn. I know that I'm not at this level yet. I also know that you are very powerful, more powerful than anyone I've met. So, I can only learn from you now. Don't worry, I know where I stand."
"No, no, no …" Li Huailin did not care about this at all. The entire meeting was under his control. Therefore, whether Su Lan caused trouble or not, she would listen to him. It did not matter at all. Li Huailin mainly wanted to ask about the secret treasure. "I want to ask you something personal. It has nothing to do with the negotiation."
"Huh? Personal? " Su Lan was slightly taken aback. This was really strange. The negotiation was about to begin, and Li Huailin was asking about her personal?
"How old are you this year?" Li Huailin suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Su Lan was stunned. She had thought about all the questions, but she had never thought about this question from Li Huailin. What was going on? Why did he ask her how old she was?
"Huh? Is this question that hard to answer? "Li Huailin asked in confusion.
"Why are you asking this?" Su Lan did not know why and asked curiously.
"Oh, for reference." Li Huailin said. The main thing was that it happened 14 years ago. Li Huailin looked at Su Lan. She was about 24 to 30 years old. Li Huailin also had to consider her age at that time.
"Reference?" Su Lan was slightly taken aback. Then, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of something. She remembered that her brother had joked with her about marrying her to Li Huailin more than once. Because of this, she had thought about it herself. As a member of the royal family, of course she knew what her marriage was all about. She was also mentally prepared. In fact, she was very willing to be the object of a political marriage. This was a way for her to contribute to her family. She was very happy.
As the eldest princess and the younger sister of the emperor, she knew very well that according to her status, there would only be two forms of marriage. One was to marry the leader or crown prince of another country to strengthen the friendship between countries. The other was to marry a minister in her own country. Of course, it was for the stability of the country.
All in all, the most likely person for her to marry now was Li Huailin. Because the human race was very powerful now, it was not possible for a marriage to strengthen the alliance. Moreover, Li Huailin, the most powerful minister in the country, was only a friend of the emperor. This was too ridiculous. Therefore, all the ministers in the human race agreed that the royal family would definitely marry Li Huailin. The best candidate was, of course, the eldest princess Su Lan. Otherwise, they would have to wait until Anthony gave birth to a daughter and raise her for a dozen years before getting married.
Su Lan was also very clear about this. Recently, she had been collecting information about Li Huailin. She even went to see Li Huailin in person. However, the first time they met, she was not in a good state. In fact, Li Huailin had proven himself, but Su Lan had lost a lot of face. This made the proud Su Lan unhappy, but at the same time, she also had a question. Would he look down on her? After all, she was so useless.
In fact, just like what Su Lan was worried about, Li Huailin did not mention any marriage plans with the royal family. Instead, he seemed to have married someone else. This gave Su Lan a headache. She really wanted to directly tell Li Huailin that he would definitely marry her. Otherwise, how could she not be worried about him? However, this was just a thought. She could not directly tell Li Huailin that, otherwise, how could she not be worried about him? Of course, this was just a thought. She could not directly tell Li Huailin that, otherwise, it would be too shameful. Therefore, she decided to wait, because she felt that a guy like Li Huailin would understand by himself.
Therefore, Su Lan thought a lot about today's situation. First, Li Huailin did not call her eldest princess, but directly called her by her name. Then, he asked her personal questions, especially about her age. Su Lan felt that this was very obvious, he was hinting at this.
"I am 23 years old this year," Su Lan answered after thinking for a while. Su Lan lied. She was 24 years old this year, but she had investigated that Li Huailin was 23 years old this year. According to the common view of humans, it was taboo for a wife to be older than her husband. Su Lan directly said that she was one year younger. Anyway, there were not many people who knew her real age. Her brother, sister-in-law, and the like would definitely not go out of their way to report her.
“23？” Li Huailin looked at Su Lan. She was a little younger than he had imagined. He calculated in his heart. 23-14 = 9. In other words, this guy was only 9 years old at that time. Li Huailin could not even remember his memories of when he was 9 years old, so there was probably no hope.
"What's wrong? Don't I look old? "Su Lan was very concerned about the look in Li Huailin's eyes, so she immediately asked.
"Oh, no, you look quite mature," Li Huailin said.
"What do you mean?" On the other side, Su Lan was a little unhappy. Was he saying that she looked a little old? She touched her face subconsciously. Really?
"Oh, don't mind me. I actually wanted to ask you about this." As Li Huailin spoke, he took out his notebook and directly flipped to the page with "Unparalleled". "Have you seen this thing before?"
"Huh?" Su Lan was slightly stunned. Then, she looked at the thing in the notebook. Suddenly, her whole body trembled, and then she seemed to suddenly think of something.
Su Lan had such a big reaction. From her expression, Li Huailin could tell that Su Lan knew about this gem, and seemed to know a lot about it.
Before Li Huailin could ask, Su Lan immediately said, "You want to get this? So that's how it is. So there's this trick. Now all the problems have been solved. It's really a good plan! "
"Huh? What good plan? "Li Huailin was completely dumbfounded. What kind of plan did I come up with? There was none at all. What the hell was this guy talking about?
"Understood. I will try my best to cooperate with you. After the discussion, I will talk to my brother about this," Su Lan said, still minding her own business.
"Huh?"
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