Connie's stance was very firm.
If the Roth Empire didn't immediately respond to the invasion of the Twilight Forest and give appropriate compensation, perhaps the war between the orcs and the Roth Empire would happen earlier than the invasion of the undead army.
This seemingly weak young lady's first target was the powerful Roth Empire after stabilizing her position as the great chief of the orcs.
Of course, a woman who could kill Auster and take over the Aug Tribe was naturally not to be underestimated.
Everyone looked at Andre. As the king of the Roth Empire, he could make any decision on behalf of the Roth Empire.
Everyone also thought of something else. If the orcs were under Auster's control now, then the orcs would be absent from this meeting today. Moreover, they would attack the Roth Empire at the same time as the meeting, paying blood for blood.
In comparison, Connie was already considered a calm ruler.
Meg looked at Connie with admiration. This lass's ability to control the situation was not bad. She could already control the situation without pulling any strings.
Andre also stood up. He looked at Connie and nodded. "I deeply regret and apologize to the orcs who died so tragically. This was caused by the devils. My son Josh lost his soul, and the families of my court officials were exterminated several times. From this, one can see how cruel and dangerous the devils are.
Of course, the Roth Empire cannot shirk its responsibility for this. I am willing to apologize to the orcs on behalf of the Roth Empire, and I am also willing to make some compensation to comfort the dead orcs.
"However, I hope that the orcs can fight the devil and the undead army together with the Roth Empire to avenge the innocent orcs and protect the remaining orcs."
"This … is a little overwhelming." Meg was a little shocked.
Andre's words were very good at pushing the blame. Anyway, this had nothing to do with him or the Roth Empire. It was all the devil's fault.
Because of the devil, he lost a son, a few officials, and a batch of brave soldiers.
As a victim, he was willing to make some compensation to the other victim.
But more importantly, the two victims should work together to fight the devil and take revenge together.
Look, in just a few words, a war-persecuting country became a pitiful little country.
Moreover, it was reasonable and hard to refute.
In comparison, Connie's previous words were neither painful nor itchy, and even seemed a little unreasonable.
Connie was slightly taken aback, and a hint of anger appeared on his face.
In terms of negotiation skills and words, she was naturally far inferior to an old fox like Andre.
It was only after she had communicated with him several times over the past two days that she was able to grasp the message so firmly.
Now that Andre's words were neither light nor heavy, he had diverted the problem and cleared the responsibility. Clearly, he didn't want to take on too much responsibility.
However, this was unacceptable to the beastmen.
Although she was now the great chief of the orcs, she still had to seek justice for her dead tribesmen if she wanted to convince the masses, even if she didn't start a war with the Roth Empire.
"The devil is our common enemy, but the butchers who killed hundreds of thousands of orcs don't have any remorse now." Connie said in a low voice, "We only have three requests. First, hand over the generals of the three armies that invaded the northwest in the previous war to us orcs. Second, compensate the orcs with a compensation of 1,000,000 copper coins per person. Third, promise to hand Josh over to the orcs after we capture him."
"I can agree to the second and third request. Even with a compensation of 1,000,000 copper coins per person, it will be difficult to compensate the innocent orcs who died tragically. As for Josh, who has lost his humanity and was manipulated by the devil to commit all these sins, I will also hand him over to the orcs for punishment. "Andre nodded with a serious expression.
"However, the soldiers were following orders. Josh should be the one to bear the responsibility for this, and not the soldiers. This time, the Roth Empire will gather all the armies to go up north to stop the undead army. The Northwest Army will be the vanguard to go up north to fight for the Norland Continent.
"Therefore, I can't agree to your request of punishing the soldiers. I hope you can understand."
Connie looked at Andre and fell silent.
The hall also became quiet.
Both sides had their own standpoints, but they both hoped to stick to their positions.
Meg frowned. It was understandable that Andre wanted to protect the soldiers of the Northwest Army. Just as he said, the soldiers were following orders. Being able to follow orders was a sign of strict military discipline. Fighting all the way to the Aug Tribe also showed the strength of the Northwest Army.
If Andre handed these soldiers over to the orcs to be punished, it would definitely chill the morale of the soldiers, and even cause the morale of the army to be unstable.
Even if Josh was controlled by the devil, the second prince was the one who gave the order, and he was using the king's name.
On this matter, Andre would definitely not give in.
As for the orcs, they needed an outlet to vent their accumulated anger. If Connie couldn't balance the internal conflict, her position as chief would be unstable.
It was a difficult stalemate.
However, this was also within his expectations.
However, they didn't have much time left. Xi had sent him the news of Cthulhu and the undead army's gathering last night. The undead army's numbers were increasing rapidly, and it was obvious that they were gathering. They might be heading south soon.
If the orcs and the Roth Empire continued to argue about the war reparations, causing the peace treaty to be unable to be signed, the undead army might have already headed south while they were still in the meeting.
Meg stood up and looked at Connie and Andre. He said in a low voice, "Once the undead army heads south, we will have to sacrifice a lot of lives to stop them. This number will far exceed the number of people who died in the conflicts and wars between the different races in the past 100 years.
We don't have much time left, so I hope that both of you can put aside your hatred for the time being and focus on the war that we are about to face.
"I know you have seen the photostone, but you might not know how powerful that devil is because you haven't really seen it.
"But you've all seen the devil that was sealed outside Chaos City. The devil that escaped the seal is even stronger. At the very least, I don't have any chance of winning against it. I don't even have the confidence to fight it and buy time for the spell formation masters.
"As for the million-strong undead army, they don't feel pain and have no life. They don't fear death, they don't know fatigue, and they don't need to be replenished. If we want to stop them from heading south at the border of the icy plains, we will have to pay a terrible price."
"The number of orcs who died is not just a number." Connie looked at Meg.
Meg nodded, and said, "I know, but if we don't react quickly, there will be more families who will lose their husbands, children, and even everyone."
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