The next morning, the elders were all prepared. They set up a simple long table in the village square, waiting for the people from the military camp to come and negotiate. Compared to the previous ambush, everyone was more prepared this time. A group of elders stood there with weapons in hand, while Henry sat at the negotiating table, waiting for the other party to arrive.
"Where did Huailin go?" Red Moon asked curiously. Li Huailin hadn't returned since he left yesterday. Now that the negotiation was about to begin, he was still nowhere to be seen.
"Who knows? Didn't he say he was bored yesterday? Maybe he didn't want to do this mission," Jade Emperor said.
"No way. Even if he doesn't want to do it, he should at least let us know. Let me ask him remotely …" Just as Red Moon was about to contact Li Huailin, an elder ran over.
"Henry, Henry, they're here," the elder reported immediately.
"They're here? How many people? "Henry asked immediately.
"Same as yesterday, a dozen or so."
"Okay, we'll wait here." Henry nodded slightly, then continued to sit with a serious expression. After all, he was the one who rejected their proposal the other day.
Seeing that the negotiation was about to begin, Red Moon temporarily put down her long-range communication and paid attention to the situation here.
Soon, a dozen soldiers appeared in the village. Just like yesterday, the leader was still Cerwin. This group of soldiers didn't bring weapons this time. Instead, each of them carried a large box.
"Good morning, villagers." Cerwin was still very sincere. He said to the group of fierce-looking villagers, "By the way, this is a small gift from us. I hope everyone can accept it. Of course, let me say that this has nothing to do with our conditions. It's just a compensation for the trouble we've caused you recently. No matter what the result is, please accept it."
Then, Cerwin clapped his hands. Shortly after, a few soldiers brought gift boxes to the elderly and handed them to them. Although they didn't know what was inside, the elderly's expression turned better.
"Right, there's one more thing I want to tell everyone. Yesterday, after we returned, we held another meeting. After giving it some thought, we realized that 200 Gold is still too little. After all, everyone has lived on this land for so many years. If we ask everyone to move away with so little money, we won't be able to live with ourselves. Hence, after some discussion, we've decided to give everyone a one-time subsidy of 300 Gold to move out of this place," Cerwyn continued, striking while the iron was hot.
"Three hundred Gold?" The elderly cried out in surprise once more. 300 Gold was truly a lot. Yesterday, when it was 200 Gold, many people had already been tempted. Now that it had increased by 50%, even more people were tempted.
However, they had promised Mrs. Vesna that they would fight to the end. Although they were tempted, what could they do?
At that moment, an old man stood up and said to everyone, "Everyone, please listen to me."
"What's wrong, Cerwin?" everyone immediately asked.
"Everyone … I'll be straightforward. I can already feel the sincerity of this officer and his troops. Don't you think so? I think it's time for us to stop fighting. Don't you think so, everyone? "Fan Isco said to everyone in the room.
"Eh? Cerwin, what are you talking about?! " One-armed Sadra snapped angrily. "Have you forgotten Mrs. Vesna's words?"
However, Sadra was the only one who spoke. The other elders were a little hesitant.
"You guys …" Sadra was at a loss for words as she looked at the silent elderly.
"Everyone, do you think this method is acceptable?" Cerwyn asked immediately after finding the right time.
"…" The crowd fell silent. Everyone had been convinced. However, since they had promised Mrs. Vesna, they didn't know what to do.
"Wait …" At this moment, a voice came from the back of the crowd. The quiet scene immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Huailin?" Red Moon immediately discovered the person who had appeared. It was Li Huailin, who had disappeared yesterday.
"Oh, you must be a mercenary hired by the villagers. May I know what you think?" Cerwin asked as he noticed Li Huailin's expression.
"Ah, I don't have anything else. I just want to tell everyone about what I saw yesterday," Li Huailin said. Li Huailin said, "Old man Fanske, you've really jumped out at the right time. It's just like what we agreed on …"
"What do you mean by that?" Fanisco immediately panicked and tried to defend himself.
"Yesterday, I had nothing to do, so I walked around the village and saw Uncle Fanske whispering to a young man. They were talking secretly. I thought it was strange, so I asked the young man to come and talk to him. I didn't expect the young man to be Fanske's son," Li Huailin said.
"What?!" The elderly were not idiots. Hearing Li Huailin's words, they immediately understood something. "Cerwin, you!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! " Cerwin immediately said. "My son came to me yesterday. He owes me a lot of money and needs some money. After hearing about this, he asked me to persuade everyone to accept the subsidy. I'm very sorry!"
"You!" One-armed Sadra, who was a little hot-tempered, went up and grabbed Cerwin. "How can you face us? How can you face Mrs. Vesna?"
"I'm really sorry! I'm very sorry! "Cerwin immediately knelt down and said," Please forgive me … "
"Alright, mister. Actually, you were also used," Li Huailin said. Li Huailin said, "I asked your son. He didn't know about this, but someone told him about it yesterday. He happened to be short of money, so he came back to find you. As for the person who told him …"
Li Huailin said, then looked at Cerwin.
"I didn't know about this," Cerwin said immediately.
"This is the condition you proposed yesterday. Only the villagers and you know about it. You're saying that it wasn't you?" Li Huailin asked with a smile.
"It really has nothing to do with me. Maybe it was leaked by our soldiers when they were chatting. I'll be strict with the rules. This kind of thing will never happen again," Cerwin said calmly. "By the way, what's everyone's reply?"
"…" A group of villagers looked at him angrily. Although he denied it, anyone with a brain knew what was going on. This really made the villagers very angry.
"Alright, alright. Everyone, don't be angry. Calm down and think about it. Our conditions are very sincere. How about this: we'll discuss it for another day. We'll come back tomorrow morning to ask for your decision, okay?" Cerwin bowed and left with his soldiers.
After Cerwin left, the villagers were confused. Meanwhile, Cerwin was still kneeling on the ground. Everyone subconsciously shifted their gazes to Henry.
Henry was at a loss. To be honest, 300 Gold Coins was already a lot for him. However, the land, the village … He didn't know what to do.
"I didn't expect them to use such a despicable method. We must be careful in the future," One-armed Sadra said to the villagers. She was a staunch opponent of Cerwin.
"That …" An old lady suddenly said, "Sadra, I think it's a good idea to reconcile with them."
"What?" One-armed Sadra said in surprise.
"Don't you think so, husband?" The old lady was startled by One-armed Sadra's aura. She immediately tugged at an old man beside her.
"Mhm …" The old man thought for a moment before nodding. "I think so too …"
"They lied to us!" One-armed Sadra immediately said.
"It's not a lie. Their methods were just a little inappropriate," the old man said. "If it's 300 Gold Coins, each of us can get around 3 to 4 Gold Coins. My daughter isn't living well in the city right now. With this money, I think …"
"That's right, that's right." Another old man said, "Everyone has worked very hard this time. Through our efforts, we've succeeded in negotiating with them. Now that we've received 300 Gold Coins, isn't this a victory? Under normal circumstances, they could've just killed and buried us all. Now that we've obtained 300 Gold Coins, and we've confirmed that we're bound to each other, isn't this a wonderful thing? "
"That's right, bound to each other." Another old man nodded. "This time, indeed. It feels good to work hard together. Through this crisis, we feel that we've come to understand each other a lot more. This is even more important than money. Don't you all agree?"
"Yes! That's right, that's right! "The group of old men immediately agreed. They then applauded one after another.
"Mhm …" Henry nodded. "Since that's the case …"
"Good, very good." Li Huailin suddenly stood up and said, "I admire everyone's way of thinking. In that case, this matter will be handled as such. Guild Leader, there's nothing else for us to do anymore. We can go back now."
"Eh? That's it? "Red Moon asked.
"As long as they say it's acceptable, it's fine. Right, everyone?" Li Huailin said.
"That's right. There are things in this world that are more important than money. We've already confirmed it with each other." The old men smiled and nodded.
"Mhm …" "Yes …" The old men were convinced by themselves. Even One-armed Sadra, who had always advocated for battle, reluctantly nodded.
"Mhm, mhm, mhm …" Li Huailin stood in front of the group of old men, smiling as he nodded. "Look at these people's satisfied expressions. Sure enough, this is the expression of people who have returned from camping and had a good time. After being domesticated for a long time, humans will become like these parasites. "
"What? Parasites? Are you talking about us?" One-armed Sadra had the most violent temper. He immediately jumped up.
"Is there anyone else other than you?" Li Huailin said. "You bunch of trash. Listen up. All of you are trash."
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