"Marshal!" As he was walking towards the elves' guest hall, the temporary foreign minister, Dimatri, came over and said, "I'm sorry, Marshal. I didn't expect them to send an ambassador so soon. I didn't know until they arrived at the city gate."
Dimatri was also someone Li Huailin had recruited from the 2nd Division. He hadn't paid attention to diplomacy at the moment, so he hadn't appointed a Minister of Foreign Affairs at the beginning. He had only been in office for a short period of time, and he hadn't even taken over the business yet, so Li Huailin didn't blame him.
"What are the elves doing here?" Li Huailin asked.
"They're probably here to see what you're planning. After all, we're neighbors, and they want to know your attitude towards the elves," Dimatri said.
"Attitude? I was just about to meet them," Li Huailin said.
"Marshal, are you really going to meet the elves in person?" Dimatri suddenly asked.
"Huh? Why? "Li Huailin asked curiously.
"In fact, according to the rules, I should be the one to meet them and bring them to you," Dimatri said. Dimatri said, "If you meet them in person now, it's a little self-deprecating."
"F * ck, why didn't you say so earlier? Forget it, I'm not going to negotiate. It doesn't matter who I meet," Li Huailin said.
With Foreign Minister Dimatri and Misty Rain, Li Huailin and the others came to the guest hall on the right side of the Duke's Mansion. As soon as they arrived at the door, they saw several of his soldiers standing there. Beside them were some elven soldiers in green cloaks. They were all female, and they looked like elite soldiers.
The human guards next to them peeked at them from time to time. After all, they had never seen such beautiful girls. The elven soldiers were arrogant, and they didn't even look at them.
"Stand up, the Duke is here to meet the elven ambassador," Dimatri stepped forward and said.
The soldiers on this side immediately stood at attention, and the elven guards on the other side immediately looked over. Seeing such a young Duke, all the soldiers were stunned.
Soon, the door opened, and Li Huailin and the other two walked in, while the other soldiers stayed outside. There were two elves behind the door. When they saw Li Huailin come in, they were stunned. Then, they suddenly thought of something. The one in front immediately stood up and said, "Archduke Aquitaine, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Li Huailin looked at the two elves. The one in front was wearing silver armor and a green cloak. Coupled with the elven face, this woman was definitely the one with the highest score that Li Huailin had ever seen. Li Huailin noticed her name, Selina Cuifeng. He didn't know why it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember.
The other one was slightly weaker than Selina. After all, with a beauty like Selina standing in front, it was hard for the people behind her to stand out. Li Huailin thought that she should be Selina's adjutant or something. He looked at the NPC's name and saw that it was Winnie.
"I'm the captain of the Silverwind Guards, Selina. This is my adjutant, Winnie. I'm very happy to be the ambassador this time," Selina took the initiative to introduce herself.
"Silverwind Guards?" Li Huailin felt that it was a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Silverwind Guards?" Dimatri immediately reacted, and said with a little surprise.
"You know about them?" Li Huailin asked in a low voice.
"Of course, Marshal. The Silver Wind Guard is the most elite troop of the elven race. There are a hundred thousand people in the legion, and every soldier is basically the best of the best," Dimatri replied in a low voice.
"The elite troops of the elves?" Li Huailin touched his head and said, "Are they stationed near us?"
"Not very near, but not very far either. They are stationed near the main city of the elves," Dimatri said.
"Captain Selina, is it? What's the purpose of your visit this time? "Li Huailin roughly understood the information, and then turned to Selina and began to ask.
"This time, the Archduke of Aquitaine has been appointed to the Lancaster region, which borders the elves' territory. Her Majesty wants to ask the Archduke of Aquitaine's policy towards the elves in the future. Should both sides continue to trade, expand or reduce the scale of trade, or form a military alliance, and if one side is attacked, the other side must send troops to help. What does the Duke think about this?" Selina said very politely. Although she was polite, she was not fawning at all. She was here to negotiate on behalf of the Elven Queen, and she could not let the elves down.
"Oh, that's not a problem, but before that, we need to solve a big problem," Li Huailin said.
"Please say it," Selina said immediately.
"The problem of Keimler region." Li Huailin said calmly. Keimler region was the problem that Li Huailin had seen with dotted lines. He heard that mining there was simply a robbery, so Li Huailin naturally wanted to fish for it. Moreover, in the current situation, all the farmers in his territory were empty, and they had no money. Wouldn't it be a win-win situation for everyone?
"What?" Selena was shocked. The Keimler region wasn't a problem that could be solved in a day or two. About a hundred years ago, about 30 years after the empire was established, the 30-year war between the empire and the elves finally came to an end. Both sides divided their territories, and there were basically no problems. Only the Keimler region hadn't been settled.
There were about 6,000 elven civilians living in Keimler region. This had been their territory for generations, and they were unwilling to leave. In fact, this place was the territory of humans in ancient times. Humans even built cities on it, but it was now abandoned. The elves moved here later, and settled down here.
Soon, this place became the fuse of war between the two countries. The humans wanted the Mithril mine, while the elves wanted the land. Both sides were in a standoff.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, the human king, Lesar, realized that the war between both sides could no longer continue. If the war continued, other countries would benefit from it, so he took the initiative to give up mining. In the end, Keimler region was nominally in the human territory, but in fact, the elves lived there. The laws of the elves were also implemented, and the taxes paid were also paid to the elves.
This problem had actually been raised by a human minister a long time ago. Could they just mine and not live there? However, the negotiations with the elves were to no avail. Because the elves objected to such acts of destroying nature, and believed that it would affect the local residents, their attitude was very firm. Once again, they forced the humans to the point of declaring war, and the humans retreated a second time.
After this incident, no one mentioned this matter for close to a hundred years. The situation in Kemel had become a tacit agreement. Selena didn't expect that the Duke of Lancaster, who had just taken office for a few days, would dare to mention this matter.
"The Duke of Aquitaine is going to mention Keimler region? That's not very good. " Selena wasn't as happy as before. The problem in Keimler region was a fundamental problem, and the elves would never hand it over.
"Not very good? In fact, I'm just informing you. Don't say that I didn't remind you. I'll send people to Keimler region to mine in three days. Keimler region is within my territory, so I don't need to inform you. However, considering that there are elves in there, I'm informing you in advance to avoid any trouble. Hurry up and take them away. Don't cause me trouble, "Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Avoid any trouble? Looking for trouble? "Selena snorted." I wonder what big matter His Grace is talking about. "
"It's nothing. It's just what you're thinking," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Archduke Aquitaine, you have to think this through. If you continue to harp on the matter of Keimler, something big might really happen. It's impossible for us elves to take a step back in this aspect. If you continue to persist like this, it might be … war between us," Selena said.
"So that's how it is." Li Huailin nodded. "Then let's do it this way. On behalf of Lancaster Duchy, I hereby declare war on the elven kingdom."
"What!" "What!" "What!"
It wasn't just Selina. Even Misty Rain and Dimatri were shocked. What was going on? They hadn't even talked for ten minutes, yet the two sides had already declared war?
"Duke of Aquitaine! Are you serious? "Selena stepped forward and asked.
System Notification: You have declared war on the Elven Kingdom of Lorien on behalf of Lancaster Duchy. Confirm?
Warning: Confirming the declaration of war will result in many irreversible situations. During the war, you and the Elven Kingdom of Lorien will be on opposite sides until the war ends. Please consider carefully.
"Confirm." Looking at the red prompt box, Li Huailin clicked confirm.
System Notification: Lancaster Duchy officially declares war on the Elven Kingdom of Lorien.
System Notification: Lancaster Duchy has declared war on the Elven Kingdom of Lorien.
System Notification: …
System Notification: …
In an instant, Selena and Ask Your Name turned hostile red. Selena immediately waved her hand and said, "Since the Duke of Aquitaine dares to do this, then prepare to receive the wrath of the Elven Kingdom." After saying this, Selena was about to slam the door and leave.
Li Huailin stood up and said, "Captain Selena, I'll say this one last time. I don't like to beat people to death. If you don't want something big to happen, then do as I say. Otherwise, no one will be able to bear the consequences."
"The Duke of Aquitaine is so muddle-headed. Let's meet on the battlefield." Selena obviously didn't listen to him. She slammed the door and left.
"Really …" Li Huailin facepalmed. "Something big is going to happen again."
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