Andre stood up slowly, and calmly said to everyone, "100 years have passed, and the Norland Continent now is different from before. The peace treaty that was drafted back then is no longer applicable. The Roth Empire requests to redistribute the territories according to each race's power."
The various representatives had different expressions when they heard that, and no one said anything for a while.
Meg looked at Andre, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If one were to judge Andre from a historical point of view, he would definitely be considered a wise ruler. During his 30-odd years on the throne, the Roth Empire was prosperous and its people were at peace. Their national power had increased rapidly, and they had trained their soldiers and trained their horses. They had also nurtured a large number of powerful magic casters.
On top of that, he was also an ambitious ruler. He kept a low profile and waited for the right time to fight for more territories and living space for the Roth Empire and the human race during the peace treaty.
During the racial war back then, the human race had paid a terrible price before they finally obtained the right to sit in the peace treaty.
However, because they were weak, they obtained a piece of barren land in the end.
It was the human race who used their own hands to turn that barren land into fertile farmland, and built many cities.
Given the human race's current rate of reproduction, the Roth Empire's current territory was indeed not enough. Given his current power, it seemed reasonable for him to request for more territory.
If that was the case, Meg might not stop the human race from expanding. That was reasonable.
However, Andre wasn't someone who would be satisfied with just having enough land for the human race to thrive. What he wanted was for the world to bow down to him. If he wanted too much, he would naturally cross the bottom line of the various races, and the war between races would start again.
Louis looked at Andre with a frown, and said, "Andre, the most urgent thing now is to resolve the threat from the devil. As for the redistribution of the territories, we can discuss it later. First, we have to let the various races of the Norland Continent let down their guard, and really work together."
"To the Roth Empire, the most urgent thing now is to redistribute the territories." Andre looked at Louis with a mocking smile. "To you giant dragons, 100 years is just a blink of an eye. You were the ones who signed the contract back then, and you are still the ones sitting here now. You can wait, but I can't. After another 100 years, it's hard to say if the Roth Empire will still exist in this world. I'm not signing this contract. "
Andre's forceful and reasonable request caused the entire hall to fall silent.
"As expected, the older the ginger, the spicier it is." Meg looked at Andre with a serious expression.
Louis was stumped by Andre's words. For a moment, he didn't know how to retort.
He was indeed present at the peace conference 100 years ago, and he was also one of the people who drafted the treaty. There were many familiar faces among the representatives of the various races present today, such as the King of the Dwarves, the Goblin Chief, and Helena …
If Bruno hadn't been killed by Alex yesterday, he would be sitting here now. It was he who signed the contract as the forest troll's representative.
The lifespan of a human was too short. A few decades would pass in the blink of an eye for a giant dragon, but for a human, it might be the length of a complete life.
The king of the Roth Empire who had signed the agreement on behalf of the humans was already Andre's ancestor. Andre might already be dead in 50 years, let alone 100 years.
It was reasonable for Andre to refuse to sign the contract.
None of the representatives were in a hurry to speak. They were afraid that Andre and his Roth Empire would set their eyes on their territory.
"So, you're planning to restart the racial war?" Mag asked Andre. He didn't keep quiet anymore.
"No, this is not my choice." Andre looked at Mag, and said, "All I want is a piece of land where my citizens can thrive. There are still many pieces of land like this on the Norland Continent that have been abandoned. What the Roth Empire wants isn't much, and it's not too much."
"You know very well that no race will give their land to you. Aren't you trying to snatch the land from the other races by saying this?" Douglas said coldly.
"I'm not ambitious, and I don't want the land of the other races. I only want half of the land that has been abandoned by the dragons," Andre said calmly.
"I think you're dreaming. How dare you set your sights on the giant dragons!" Isaiah the tyrannosaurus dragon roared angrily as he glared at Andre with his bell-sized eyes.
"The land under Dragon Island is all abandoned. Back then, the giant dragons occupied Dragon Island and took the most fertile land on the Norland Continent for themselves. If the giant dragons really want to form an alliance with the Roth Empire to fight against the devils, why won't you give up a piece of land that's useless to you?" Andre asked with a smile.
"What if we don't agree?!" Louis said in a low voice.
"Then I can only expand outwards in order to let more of my people survive. As for whether it's to the west, east, or south, I can't be sure, and I won't make any guarantees." Andre was still smiling.
The orcs' representatives who were in the northwest of the Roth Empire's capital changed their expressions. Helena frowned. The Wind Forest was in the east of the Roth Empire.
The three giant dragons also frowned.
Andre's threat was very obvious. The Roth Empire couldn't possibly attack Dragon Island, so he stated his target very clearly.
Regardless of what the Colossal Dragon Tribe says, I'll just attack the other tribes next to me.
It was a barbaric yet effective method.
"I think you should know that the giant dragons, goblins, dwarves, orcs, 108 tribes, Chaos City, Night Elves, and other races and forces have formed a peace alliance yesterday. Once you attack the allies of the peace alliance, the Roth Empire will have to face the peace alliance, and not one of your neighbors," Michael said in a low voice.
"That won't affect any of my decisions," Andre replied calmly.
"Andre, do you really want to make the whole world your enemy? Is your Roth Empire really so powerful that it can stand against the whole world? How arrogant! "Louis said.
"From the fact that you can't wait to form the so-called peace alliance, the current Roth Empire does indeed have the capital to do so." Andre nodded as he looked at the representatives of the various races with a mocking expression. "So, what makes you think that an empire that requires all of you to unite against should continue to hole up in the most barren land on the Norland Continent and allow all of you to continue reaping the fruits of your labor? Who's the arrogant one? "
"Brilliant." Even Meg couldn't help but want to give Andre's speech a thumbs up. His logic was flawless.
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