This Lich Requests More Remuneration-Chapter 214 - 196 Facilitate Negotiations (Two in One
Chapter 214 -196: Facilitate Negotiations (Two in One 6000 Words)_3
Chapter 214 -196: Facilitate Negotiations (Two in One 6000 Words)_3
The main reason is still the difference in beliefs of the Fury Tide Kingdom.
The Lord of the Storm advocates for violence and plundering everything, destroying all enemies, while the Father of the Oak emphasizes balance and the natural cycle.
The two are inherently in conflict in their doctrines, and the way the two nations conduct themselves is also entirely different.
The Druids consider the natural environment in everything they do, even controlling their diet strictly, to avoid excessive plunder that would harm the forest.
The Fury Tide Kingdom takes whatever they can get, even regularly summoning tsunamis to capture all the fish in one swoop, throwing them onto the shore for easy harvest.
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This practice has led to the extinction of several coastal fish species, which the Druids have openly condemned.
Of course, the Fury Tide Kingdom doesn’t care about such things; if the fish species go extinct, so be it—it doesn’t concern them.
Since then, the Emerald Dream Forest has not welcomed the Children of the Storm, and the Fury Tide Kingdom has also been very annoyed with these Druids who always criticize their ways.
The Fury Tide Kingdom relies on the sea for food; if there were various restrictions on fishing, would they still be able to eat?
Both sides have their reasons, and both have their positions.
This is a conflict of beliefs, which is more troublesome than mere conflicts of interest because interests can be yielded, negotiated, and mutually beneficial, but beliefs cannot. Acts of desecration bring divine punishment, with consequences far more terrifying than Laine showing up at the door.
Brandir said to Amberser with utmost seriousness, “Our stance in the Emerald Dream Forest has always been consistent. If you can’t change that crude behavior of destroying the natural balance, we cannot collaborate.”
Amberser wasn’t disappointed and continued, “What about a non-aggression military pact? Such cooperation shouldn’t violate your doctrines, right?”
Brandir frowned. While it sounded reasonable, he couldn’t agree to it outright. After removing Katherine’s influence and calming down, the intelligent Brandir finally demonstrated the intelligence expected of him.
It was highly unusual for the Fury Tide Kingdom to suddenly send an Envoy for negotiations.
Although the Fury Tide Kingdom’s feud with Laine was deeper if Laine wanted to attack, he would have to cross the Emerald Dream Forest first. This meant that the Fury Tide Kingdom could wait for Laine to clash with the forest, watch the drama unfold, and then persuade the Druids with threats and incentives, increasing the chances of a successful collaboration.
However, the Fury Tide Kingdom didn’t do that and instead sent a distinguished Envoy before Laine made his move, apparently with sincere intentions.
But Brandir didn’t believe it was genuine and began to ponder what trouble the Fury Tide Kingdom might have encountered that made them so eager for negotiations. If he could grasp this point, perhaps he could gain more leverage at the negotiating table and make the Fury Tide Kingdom concede more benefits.
So Brandir started to beat around the bush with Amberser, casually shifting the conversation halfway through to the cultural and scenic aspects of the Fury Tide Kingdom, pretending to be very curious and trying to subtly figure out what was happening there. Amberser parried every move, spewing gibberish at every opening.
Since he didn’t really understand the Fury Tide Kingdom, all the details were made up on the spot, leaving Brandir more confused as the conversation progressed. As for Airel, she hadn’t spoken again since Brandir apologized but listened very carefully to the dialogue between the two, committing every word to memory.
Even though what Amberser said was riddled with errors, Airel still believed it was intentional, surely with some underlying significance.
As expected, after a long conversation, Brandir couldn’t find out any useful information. Instead, Amberser’s counterquestions inadvertently exposed quite a bit, for instance, that the Druid Council had thirty-six members, thirty of whom were Druids, with the remaining six being representatives of races such as Goblins, Centaurs, Orcs, Giants, and so on.
Because the Druids held the overwhelming majority, they decided on matters large and small in the Emerald Dream Forest; other races were protected by the Druids but could also be said to be ruled by them to some extent.
The Goblins that Amberser had previously encountered had been pushed to the periphery of the Emerald Dream Forest because they couldn’t accept the Druids’ increasingly strict rules to protect nature, and they were left outside the Dreamweave Barrier.
Meanwhile, Amberser deduced something from a few trivial messages.
It seemed that the Druids were still unaware of the lurking dark force; at least Brandir didn’t know, and the Emerald Dream Forest hadn’t been affected by this force.
Although this information was crucial, he couldn’t find out anything about the Dream Entering Ceremony; the man was tight-lipped, so they would have to resort to less honorable methods.
After discussing the situation of the various continents with Brandir, Amberser suddenly changed the subject, saying, “I heard that the Elf Queen from the Silvermoon Tribunal is also visiting the Emerald Dream Forest; our Princess wishes to meet her. I wonder if Master Sunda could pass on the message?”
As soon as Katherine was mentioned, Brandir became tense.
If Amberser had said he wanted to visit Katherine, Brandir would have outright refused, wishing that all the men in the world would stay away from her. But with Airel wanting to visit Katherine, Brandir found it difficult to refuse.
A Princess visiting the Elf Queen was entirely reasonable, and if he objected, what would Katherine think if she found out?
But Brandir felt there was something fishy about this Child of the Storm in front of him; he exuded an aura that made Brandir very uncomfortable. With this sudden request to visit, was there some sort of plot at play?
