"Prince Abbas?"
Colin frowned in confusion. Clearly, he was not familiar with this troll prince.
"Yes." Prince Okamoto saw Colin's confusion and immediately explained, "He is Prince Dongfang of the troll empire and a member of the Walkin family. He has the right to inherit the throne.
Moreover, I've already been eliminated among the four princes of the empire. Prince Otto of the North is focused on pursuing the path of a warrior and has long since said that he has no interest in the throne. Therefore, in terms of ability and experience, Prince Abbas is the most promising candidate to become the next troll emperor. "
Colin rubbed his chin, his expression unreadable.
He keenly noticed that Okamoto had only mentioned three princes and left out Prince Morowe.
This Prince Morowe had followed Modo II out of the city and tried to assassinate Colin. Fortunately, Colin had Charles as a shield and a group of troll captives who had been turned into blood thralls. That was how he managed to avoid the assassination.
However, that Prince Morowe was indeed valiant. He had killed almost a hundred troll captives. After all, these captives were professionals that Colin had picked out from an army of a hundred thousand. Even so, if the Black Cavalry had not arrived in time, Prince Morowe might not have been able to kill them all.
Unfortunately, this valiant prince had been shot into a hedgehog. Colin had heard that he was still breathing. The vitality of a grade five warrior was truly tenacious.
However, it was clear that Okamoto hoped that Colin could help him eliminate this candidate.
Colin did not make a clear statement about this. Instead, he asked, "Then why do you say that Prince Abbas would be a more satisfactory successor to the throne?"
"Because he is a firm 'peacemaker'. He advocates for friendly relations with the Northern Frontier and mutual benefits, not military confrontation like now."
Seeing that Colin did not seem to believe him, Prince Okamoto added, "Lord Viscounts, this Prince Abbas has a total of three lovers. All of them are humans and have a bunch of half-troll illegitimate children.
However, he and his troll queen consort have no children, and their relationship is extremely cold. "
Colin couldn't help but laugh inwardly. This Prince Abbas was actually a "human fetish". If that was the case, he would indeed improve the relationship between the Troll Empire and the Northern Frontier.
"Then how can I ensure that Prince Abbas successfully ascends to the throne?"
Prince Okamoto's eyes flickered as he said sinisterly, "Lord Viscount, right now, Prince Abbas is already the most likely candidate to ascend the throne in the Royal City."
"Is that so?" Colin understood what Prince Okamoto was implying.
The so-called 'most likely candidate to ascend the throne within the royal city' meant that there were other candidates outside the royal city who were more suitable than Prince Abbas.
Clearly, the most suitable candidate for the throne was Prince Molvey, whom Prince Okamoto had purposely ignored.
It seemed that among the troll leaders, the forces that were hostile to the Northern Frontier were still stronger than the forces that were close to the Northern Frontier.
"Okay, I'll make sure that there are no other candidates more suitable for the throne in the royal city."
"Thank you, Lord Viscounts!" Prince Okamoto bowed again and said, "Lord Viscounts, I came to see you this time with the mission of making peace."
"Making peace? Sure, I've been wanting to make peace for a long time, but Modo II didn't agree to the terms. Otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated to this point. "
"What terms do you have?"
Colin then told King Modo II about the terms of peace that he had discussed with him earlier.
Prince Okamoto's mouth twitched as he thought to himself, No wonder Modo II wanted to kill you. These terms are not sincere at all.
"Lord Viscounts, if I go back with this agreement, I'm afraid that I'll be torn apart by the angry troll nobles."
Colin smiled. He knew that his terms were indeed too harsh.
However, those terms were meant to provoke Modo II so that he would make the first move. It was a plan to blame the troll for ruining the peace talks. Colin also knew that Modo II wouldn't agree to these terms.
"Okay, then tell me what terms you're willing to accept."
Then, the two bargained intensely and finally reached an agreement with great difficulty.
There were four main terms in the modified agreement:
First, the Troll Empire promised to maintain the current 50,000 regular army and not expand the army.
Second, they would compensate the Angele family 5,000,000 gold coins for their war losses.
Third, they would send 100,000 young and strong troll slaves to the Angele family over a period of five years.
Fourth, all caravans with customs documents issued by Icestone City would enjoy the preferential tariff reduction policy in the Troll Empire.
Of course, in exchange, Colin would return Modo II's body and lead the Black Cavalry out of the Troll Empire.
Such an agreement was undoubtedly a huge humiliation for the Giant Demon Empire.
However, they had no other choice right now.
Although the Black Cavalry couldn't take down the Troll Empire, if such a cavalry army rampaged through the Troll Empire, it would bring unbearable losses to the Troll Empire.
However, when Prince Okamoto brought such a peace agreement back to the Troll Royal City, it still aroused the anger of the Troll nobles.
In the meeting hall, the Troll nobles were arguing. They were all cursing Colin's greed and criticizing Okamoto's weakness.
Facing the criticism, Prince Okamoto said expressionlessly, "Everyone, if you know how ridiculous the terms Colin proposed to His Majesty Modo II were, then you'll understand that I've really tried my best to negotiate this agreement."
As he spoke, he recounted the original peace agreement.
Now, the voices of criticism were much quieter.
Then, Prince Okamoto bowed to Prince Abbas and said, "Uncle Abbas, you're now the most respected person in the Troll Empire. What do you think of this agreement?"
Prince Abbas was very satisfied with Okamoto's respectful attitude, but he still shook his head slightly.
"Okamoto, I know you've done your best, but these conditions are simply a humiliation to the Troll Empire, especially the first condition that restricts the expansion of the army. If you agree to it, won't the Empire forever lose the hope of rising?"
"Uncle, I really can't get Viscount Angley to make any more concessions. However, if you talk to him, perhaps there's still hope. "
"Oh? Why? "
"Because Viscount Angley thinks that you're the most likely candidate to inherit the throne. If you talk to him personally, perhaps he'll give you some face."
Hearing this, Prince Abbas felt a little smug. Being able to gain the recognition of the enemy was a kind of glory.
However, he did not dare to meet Colin in person. What if he was killed by Colin as well? Prince Abbas felt that he was only a step away from becoming the Great Demon Emperor. He did not want to take the risk at such a crucial moment.
"Ahem, how about this? I'll send an envoy to meet Viscount Angley on my behalf and get a decent agreement for the Troll Empire."
Hearing this, the Troll nobles immediately praised him.
Prince Abbas accepted the praise with a flushed face, as if he had already ascended to the throne.
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