Li Shuyi, who was standing behind Bai Xiaowen as his personal bodyguard, had been beating a small drum in his heart.
Bai Xiaowen's attitude in front of the matriarch of the tribe … seemed a little too arrogant.
This was not in line with Bai Xiaowen's usual style. In Li Shuyi's impression, Bai Xiaowen was the kind of person who did not care about his reputation and only cared about practical benefits. Bai Xiaowen should not have angered the leader of the Spiritual Realm in order to show off, causing the development of the plot to change.
Bai Xiaowen's thoughts went deeper.
In Bai Xiaowen's opinion, in the Drow society where women were superior to men, the status of men was extremely low. His negotiation with Matriarch Cynthia would be looked down upon by the matriarch.
Under such circumstances, blindly compromising would make the other party look down on him, which would do more harm than good to the negotiation.
Bai Xiaowen's arrogant attitude could only lead to two extremes. The first was that the other party would become angry and start a fight, causing the negotiation to break down. The second was that Matriarch Cynthia realized that Bai Xiaowen's negotiating attitude was tough, and would restrain the way the Drow dealt with men.
The first possibility could be ruled out. As long as Matriarch Cynthia was not a complete idiot, she would not fight for the tribe's future based on personal feelings.
Bai Xiaowen crossed his arms and observed Matriarch Cynthia with interest.
Matriarch Cynthia's expression was uncertain.
"Human, do you have a way to help the tribe? Tell me. "
"Now the Knosolis tribe should be trapped by the Plague of the Dead. I want to confirm something first … Is the method you used to fight against the Plague of the Dead completely ineffective, or is it only partially effective? What is the specific situation? "
Matriarch Cynthia said patiently, "It can only have a suppressive effect. The Plague of the Dead this time is very violent … Some experimental subjects did not survive the night, and the plague virus in their bodies broke out, turning them into the Plague of the Dead. The original plague virus had an incubation period of at least half a month. Even if the virus broke out, there would be a slow transformation process, but it's completely different now. "
"That's normal. Times are changing and technology is advancing …" Bai Xiaowen stared at Mother Cynthia. "How effective is your method of suppression? How long can it suppress the plague virus? "
"I don't know …" Matriarch Cynthia was a little irritated. She suppressed the anxiety in her heart and said, "At present, the clansmen who have been injected with the spider's poison have not shown any signs of turning into the Undead of Pestilence, but the virus has not been expelled. Two priests who studied the virus made a prediction that the suppression time will not exceed a month. "
"I understand."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said, "My method of helping the Knosolis tribe is to create the antidote."
"Antidote? Human, do you know what you are saying? If the Plague Lord's virus could be cured so easily, he would have been devoured by us a long time ago! "Matriarch Cynthia clearly did not believe him.
"There's no benefit in lying to you on this point. In fact, my territory was once invaded by the Undead Plague. Just two years ago, the Plague Lord sent out a large number of plague spreaders to join forces with the Sinful Dominion survivors to wage war against me. But in the end, the chief of the Sinful Dominion survivors was killed, and my territory was saved. "
Matriarch Cynthia's expression softened, but she thought of something and said dejectedly, "We could have cured the plague virus two years ago! But now, the Plague Lord has improved the virus. It has become more violent and the time it takes to break out is shorter! It won't be so easy to cure it. "
"For the plague virus, the scholars under my command took less than a week to complete the formulation of the antidote."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "With this foundation, it shouldn't take too long for him to formulate a new antidote for the new plague virus."
After Bai Xiaowen threw out this shocking piece of news, he began to monitor Matriarch Cynthia's subtle expressions.
When she heard the news, Matriarch Cynthia's eyes suddenly narrowed, and her breathing stopped for about two seconds. Her fingernails even turned white from the subconscious exertion of force.
Although Matriarch Cynthia forced herself to regain her composure after a moment of shock, acting as if she was not at all shocked by Bai Xiaowen, Bai Xiaowen knew that he had gained the upper hand in the negotiation.
The first step in the negotiation was to tell the other party what he could do, and accurately grasp the importance of him in the other party's heart.
Next was the second step, which was to ask the other party to do something.
"Speak, what do you want me to do?"
Matriarch Cynthia was indeed smart. Without waiting for Bai Xiaowen to speak, she threw out the question directly.
"I want an alliance."
Bai Xiaowen said, "To be precise, an alliance to attack the Plague Lord's forces from both sides … You need to do two things."
"First, convince the other tribes of the Drow Elven Empire to wage war against the Plague Lord in the Underworld."
"Second, lead the elite army of the Knosolis tribe up north and crusade against the Sinful Realm."
Matriarch Cynthia was shocked. She did not expect Bai Xiaowen to have such great ambitions. She could not help but say, "No …"
"Before you refuse, I suggest that you think about your own situation," Bai Xiaowen said calmly. "Matriarch Cynthia, do you have a choice?"
"This is too crazy. It's completely beyond my ability," Matriarch Cynthia said bitterly.
Mother Cynthia said bitterly, "The Empire is not as monolithic as you think. Every tribe has their own plans. I don't have the ability to convince the other tribes to declare war on the Plague Lord when the future is uncertain … "
"That's too bad." Bai Xiaowen shrugged.
There was a trace of ruthlessness in Matriarch Cynthia's eyes. She was at her wit's end. If she could not reach an agreement with Bai Xiaowen, she would not hesitate to use force to coerce him.
"Let me remind you, Matriarch … My companions and I have the ability to leave this plane at any time." Bai Xiaowen opened his palm, and the Town Portal Scroll emitted a slight wave of psionic power. "If I didn't have a backup plan, I wouldn't have dared to bring only one person to visit the Drow Elven Matriarch."
Matriarch Cynthia was at her wit's end. She slumped back on the main seat and sighed. "You win! Lord Dior S Kail Bloom, I can accept your second condition! As for the first condition, I can only promise to do my best. I'm not sure if I can succeed. "
"Deal."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and nodded. He did not expect Matriarch Cynthia to persuade the entire Drow Elven Empire to participate in the war. The second condition was his ultimate goal.
With such a powerful Drow tribe, the safety of the Northern Region would not be a concern in the short term.
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