Fortunately, Cantory was not infuriated, and remembered to implicate the entire Breezy Plains when he criticized the Tower of Gold. He was not only criticizing the Tower of Dusk, but also trying to push the Tower of Dusk against the entire Breezy Plains. Look, the Gilded Kingdom came to negotiate with you with sincerity and a desire for peace, but the Tower of Dusk's actions are pushing you into the vortex of war.
According to Cantory and the others' expectations, the representatives of the various forces would definitely stand up and criticize the Tower of Dusk for not considering the overall situation after they said those words. However, they did not expect the reality to be so different from their speculations. After hearing the news, the representatives of the forces not only did not glare at the Tower of Dusk, but instead looked at them with pity and mockery in their eyes.
I knew it, given the temper of the president of the Tower of Dusk, he definitely wouldn't just leave. This time, it's the Gilded Kingdom's turn to be unlucky! In the conference hall, almost all the representatives of the forces had the same thought. They had a good understanding of Lin Li's means, and some of them had even experienced it personally. They knew that although the young president of the Tower of Dusk was not a vengeful person, those who offended him and the Tower of Dusk would not end up well.
Of course, on the other hand, those forces also hoped that the relationship between the Gilded Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk would be worse. Although they would not really go to war, they should at least be on opposing sides. That was the only way for forces like them to gain more benefits. After all, the days of being subservient to others were not very comfortable.
Faced with Cantory's question, Lin Li still had a nonchalant expression on his face. After leisurely sitting in his seat, he calmly said, "Is it difficult to understand? If the negotiation doesn't come to an agreement, we will be enemies. Isn't it normal to attack an enemy's battleship? Envoy, you're really making a mountain out of a molehill. "
What!? Making a molehill out of a molehill?
Hearing Lin Li's answer, Cantory was so infuriated that he almost vomited blood. The loss this time could no longer be measured in gold coins for the Gilded Kingdom. Putting aside the value of the battleship that was attacked, the resources transported on the battleship were all rare magical metals and other resources that were very important to the Gilded Kingdom.
"President Felic, we originally came with sincerity, but your behavior has exceeded our tolerance. Regarding this matter, I hope that you can formally apologize to us and compensate us for our losses. That way, there might still be a possibility for us to continue negotiating. Otherwise … "Seeing that Cantory was already flustered from anger, Nasri, who was at the side, had no choice but to stand up and ask for an apology and compensation from the Tower of Dusk according to the results of the discussion yesterday.
Lin Li sat there without moving, and simply glanced at Nasri. With some mockery in his tone, he said, "What you said is a bit ridiculous. Since we're enemies, we naturally have to rely on our own means. Since you're unhappy with us attacking your battleship, you can mobilize your men to attack the Tower of Dusk. As long as you can attack the Tower of Dusk, believe me, you will definitely gain more than you lose this time. "
How could there be such a person in this world? How dare he instigate others to attack his own base!? Lin Li's answer immediately made the people of the Gilded Kingdom freeze on the spot. No one expected the Tower of Dusk to be so tough and unreasonable.
However, were they really going to attack the Tower of Dusk? Elder Jorre couldn't help but smile bitterly. It wasn't that the people of the Illuminati hadn't coveted the Tower of Dusk before. Previously, when the people of the Geresco City Guild of Magic attacked the Tower of Dusk, they were the ones who instigated it. However, in the end, even though the president of the Tower of Dusk had not returned and the Sky Castle had not appeared, the Tower of Dusk still managed to shut everyone out with their inconspicuous power. That alone was enough to show how strong the defensive power of the Tower of Dusk was. Besides, the Tower of Dusk now had a Sky Castle and a president who was in the Sanctuary-realm!
The attitude of the Tower of Dusk was very clear. If they were indignant, they could come and hit them. Clearly, it was impossible for the Gilded Kingdom to use this incident to make the Tower of Dusk take a step back. Hence, just as Cantory was about to retort angrily, Elder Jorre pulled him back at the right time, and said to Lin Li, "President Felic is right. If we can't come to an agreement after a day of negotiation, we'll be enemies. In that case, I hope that we can reach an agreement in the following negotiations, lest something bad happens in the future. "
Damn it, did I hear it wrongly? Are the people of the Gilded Kingdom giving in just like that? You're also a dignified envoy of a major overseas nation, okay? Why did you give in after just a few words of protest!? Elder Jorre's words made everyone in the conference hall unable to believe their ears. How could the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati do something so humiliating and humiliating!?
Facing the strange gazes of the people in the conference hall, the people of the Gilded Kingdom could only pretend that they did not see it. They temporarily put the matter of the Tower of Dusk aside, and began a formal negotiation. However, although they had been slapped in the face by the Tower of Dusk, the Gilded Kingdom did not make any concessions in terms of the conditions of the negotiation. The conditions that they offered were still as harsh as the first time, and they wanted to purchase the resources of the various forces at an extremely low price.
This time, although the conditions of the Gilded Kingdom were still harsh, the representatives of the various forces did not react as intensely as before. Instead, they took the conditions seriously, and began an intense negotiation with the Gilded Kingdom. In particular, with the matter between the Tower of Dusk and the Gilded Kingdom, the representatives of the various forces also knew that the Gilded Kingdom did not want to start a war easily, and that they had to negotiate because of the harsh conditions.
Although the forces of the Breezy Plains had always been a little xenophobic, they were now not very resistant to the Gilded Kingdom's entry into the Breezy Plains. The main reason was the existence of the Tower of Dusk, which was a rapidly rising and powerful force that only forces like the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati had the power to keep it in check. The forces of the Breezy Plains did not want to submit to the Tower of Dusk again, and thus live a life of subservience.
Hence, during this negotiation, the representatives of the various forces also showed a certain amount of sincerity, but because the conditions of the Gilded Kingdom were really unacceptable, there had been no way to reach an agreement. If the conditions of the Gilded Kingdom could reach a range that they could accept, there would probably be a result soon.
However, the Gilded Kingdom did not want to pay too much of a price. In their opinion, sitting down with the bumpkins of the Breezy Plains was already giving them face. Others who wanted to suck up to the Gilded Kingdom and the Illuminati would not have the chance to do so. Hence, the Gilded Kingdom refused to budge on the price of the acquisition, and merely promised some benefits such as convenience in maritime trade.
However, the forces of the Breezy Plains were only a minority of the forces along the coast, and most of them were forces on land. The resources were their foundation, and maritime trade had nothing to do with them at all. Even for the forces along the coast, maritime trade had never been the main source of income, and the benefits that the Gilded Kingdom had promised were basically meaningless.
Of course, the forces of the Breezy Plains did not really want gold coins. If they really wanted gold coins, they would not need to give up the resources in their hands at all. As long as they had the resources and minerals, the gold coins would naturally flow in like a tidal wave. Since the Gilded Kingdom was unwilling to offer gold coins that were worth the value of those resources and minerals, the forces naturally had to make up for the difference in other aspects.
It was just like the convenience of maritime trade that the Gilded Kingdom proposed. Although the forces of the Breezy Plains did not need the convenience of maritime trade, the resources that the Gilded Kingdom possessed were not limited to that. For example, other commercial contracts, a large number of manufacturing needs, and some unique technologies of the Gilded Kingdom were more attractive than gold coins.
However, the attitude of the Gilded Kingdom was very tough, and they either said that the technology was a top secret of the kingdom, or that it would harm the interests of the merchants of the kingdom, and so on. In short, they firmly rejected the requests of the forces of the Breezy Plains.
Negotiations were always back and forth. You add a little, I subtract a little, and finally reach a result that both parties could accept. However, the Gilded Kingdom did not want to give up a single gold coin no matter what. The forces of the Breezy Plains continuously lowered some of their demands, but no matter how much they lowered their demands, they couldn't possibly hurt their foundation.
After some meaningless wrangling, the focus of the negotiations was once again focused on the Gilded Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk. The various forces of the Breezy Plains wanted to see the attitude of the Tower of Dusk, and hope that the Tower of Dusk could stand up and make the Gilded Kingdom make concessions in order to fight for more benefits for them. On the other hand, the Gilded Kingdom could also tell that those forces were all waiting for the Tower of Dusk to set an example. As long as they could take down the Tower of Dusk, the other forces would actually be easy to deal with.
"President Felic, I can understand that the Tower of Dusk attacked our battleship because we were enemies at that time, but since we are sitting together to negotiate now, shouldn't the Tower of Dusk show some sincerity?" At this moment, Cantory had already calmed down a lot. Although he was still thinking about how to settle scores with the Tower of Dusk in the future, he did not show any emotions on his face.
Lin Li glanced at him calmly, and said with some amusement, "Oh? What do you mean? What do you mean by sincerity? "
"First of all, I hope you can return the goods and compensate for the damage caused by your attack on our battleship. In addition, you also have a battleship that originally belonged to us. No matter who gave it to you, I hope you can return it as well. " It was only at this moment that Cantos finally said what he had long prepared according to what they discussed yesterday.
It didn't matter if he did not apologize. Since they were enemies, it was inevitable that they would attack each other. However, since they were now sitting down to negotiate, they had to show sincerity, and the issue of compensation had to be discussed. The Gilded Kingdom was still hoping to use the issue of compensation to get the Tera Mine from the Tower of Dusk. Hence, they naturally wouldn't let it go just because of what Lin Li said previously.
"Of course, it's not that we can't discuss this issue of compensation. As long as you can transfer the two mines in your hands according to our conditions …"
Cantory's tone was very confident, because he knew that if the Tower of Dusk was really tough, they wouldn't have come here to negotiate. Clearly, they didn't want to go to war with the Gilded Kingdom. The Tower of Dusk had the Ashen Warlock backing them up, but the Gilded Kingdom had the Illuminati. No matter how arrogant the Ashen Warlock was, would he really go against the powerful Illuminati for the sake of the Tower of Dusk?
However, just as Cantory got to the point, Lin Li stood up quietly, and left with his men without saying a word to anyone.
"This …" Before Cantory could finish speaking, he didn't expect Lin Li to leave again. He was immediately at a loss for what to say, and his face turned red in the blink of an eye.
Lin Li and the others left without hesitation, but the people in the conference hall were really dumbfounded. Even a fool could tell that the young president of the Tower of Dusk didn't take the negotiation to heart at all. He didn't care whether it was peace or war, but be it the Gilded Kingdom or the forces of the Breezy Plains, none of them dared to negotiate without the Tower of Dusk.
Cantory sat there awkwardly, and it took him a long time to snap back to his senses. He wanted to curse, but he didn't know what to say. The performance of the Tower of Dusk made him feel a deep sense of frustration, and he was completely at a loss for what to do.
Although the Gilded Kingdom had a strong deterrent force, they were well aware that it was impossible for them to really wage a war against the Breezy Plains. Putting aside the powerful Ashen Warlock, even the Ledin Kingdom and the Felan Kingdom couldn't sit back and watch the Gilded Kingdom invade the Breezy Plains.
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