I, Emperor Ursus!

In the end, he murmured with a smile on his face, and the corners of Dubin's lips twitched incessantly agreeing to Nicholas' request. There was really no way to argue with Nicholas. She really didn't know how to answer Gula's question, she couldn't play a rascal like the emperor Nicholas.

"Hmm! That's what it sounds like~ This cooperation is about mutual benefit and win-win results. Very good, this matter is settled like this, and I will immediately send someone to draft the contract."

And in an instant, Nicholas' originally irritable face burst into a smile.

"Oh! Also, you Rhodes Island will also pay for the food expenses of the drivers and guards I sent over, and I hope Rhodes Island will reward them well. You can only do things if you are full of food and drink. You think this is the truth~ ?”

Seriously emphasizing this point, Nicholas smiled even more, a particularly sunny smile.

"..."

At this moment, Du Bin and Huang's faces turned dark.

{This emperor... really has no integrity! ! ! }

This is the common thought between Du Bin and Huang Jiji.

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Chapter 26 Chapter 24: Casimir's Ambition

"This is the request made by our emperor. Casimir will increase half a year's offerings to our Ursus Empire by half, and at the same time must give us 4 tons of wood from the Ursas Empire every month. Are there any objections!?"

In the Casimir Palace, after announcing the edict written by Nicholas himself, Suvorov, who is the general of Ursas, looked forward with a blank face and sat on the throne, that is, Cassie, who is only 17 years old now Mir Emperor Wladyswar and his minister Lermontov.

"At the same time, if Casimir wants to buy our Ursus Empire's military supplies, as long as Casimir is sincere, our Ursus Empire can also agree to this demand, and our Ursus Empire will all retreat and station in Casimir The army will no longer interfere in Casimir's internal affairs, this is exactly the condition of our Ursus Empire."

Without the slightest respect, let alone the slightest respect, maintaining an indifferent tone from the beginning to the end, Suvorov said coldly, without giving Wladyswar any face at all.

"Well, thank you Suvorov for coming to inform me of this information. Please wait for the general to allow me to discuss it with my ministers. I will reply to General Suvorov in the afternoon."

But even so, Wladyswar still maintained a smile and preached in harmony with Suvorov, as if he was the minister and Suvorov was the king.

This is why weak countries have no diplomacy.

Especially the current Casimir royal family, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is empty-handed. After the battle between Ursus and Casimir Kirholm, the Casimir royal army has almost lost countless lives and has little vitality. Not only the former Casimir king Ulaszlo died in battle, but the famous Casimir general Gasos was personally escorted to the Victory Square in Moscow Fort, Ursas, and had his head beheaded.

It can be said that after this battle, the Casimir royal family was directly reduced to a vassal state of Ursus, and even the royal family was controlled by the Ursus army, and life and death were only determined by Nicholas' words.

"That's fine, then I'll wait for King Wladyswar's reply, and see you later."

Hearing what Wladyswar said, Suvorov didn't say anything more, and after handcuffing with Wladyswar, he turned around and walked.

Witnessing Suvorov's departure in the end, Vadiswana's face, which was originally filled with a warm smile, twisted into a ball and became extremely hideous in an instant. At the same time, the frequency of breathing became rapid, panting heavily. Clenched hands tightly.

"This Ursus, bully me Casimir!!!!!!"

Then, as if venting, he threw the tea cup made of beautiful jade on the ground with a loud "bang" sound. Wladyswar roared angrily on the spot, and was really very angry by Suvorov's behavior. The king of a country was forced to speak by a foreign general, which not only insulted him, but also insulted his country.

In some respects, there is also a factor of Wladyswar's age. A 17-year-old boy can be said to be the most emotionally sensitive stage in his life, especially as an emperor, which seriously strengthens Wladyswar's self-esteem, let alone his biological father. It was killed by Ursas, and he was angry when he mentioned Ursas, but he was so despised by Suvorov, how could he not be furious.

Unexpectedly, he is very motivated, and he is not someone who just waits to die.

"King, please calm down. For now, we should discuss the agreement Nausas gave us."

Seeing this gesture of Wladyswar, Lermontov, who is one of Wladyswar's subordinates, hastened to persuade him that he didn't want Wladyswar to be entangled in meaningless things in this regard.

In fact, I didn’t want to be heard by Suvorov, so as not to spread it to the ears of the current Emperor Nicholas of Ursas and kill Vladyswald, otherwise his position as a minister would be turbulent and uneconomical, in order to control Vladimir even more. Diswar, the teachers he prepared for Vadiswar were all useless people, and he wanted to train him into an irritable emperor, with an unintelligent head and a very honest personality.

There is no sympathy for the king at all. After the former Casimir King Ulaszlo and Ursas garrisoned troops, Casimir's politics has long been reformed. Almost many Casimir ministers have certain connections with Ursas. With the turbulence of Casimir, he made a lot of money, the officials have not changed, and the money has increased, and he does not miss the era of clean and honest rule by Ulasto at all.

patriotic?What a joke, what country do you love? If you have money to make, why should you be patriotic?

It's an honor for Casimir to be Ursus' dog!

"Well, Lermontov, what you said is reasonable, then tell me, what is the purpose of this Ursus who suddenly said that he would withdraw his troops and sold us weapons?"

It's a pity that Wladyswar didn't know it. Almost all of his contacts were controlled by Lermontov. He thought Lermontov was one of the few loyal ministers of Kasimir now. I am very pleased with such subordinates as Husband.

"The king, I think, has no intention."

How could Lermontov really answer, tell some truths, Vladysva will think of troubles for him from time to time, then he just say some lies, anyway, Ursas really wants to think about Kasimir, Then who can stop it, it's not about being hammered by Ursas.

"King, think about it carefully. Although Ursas has recently occupied my territory in Casimir, he has not been asking for much benefits. It has long been a bad deal for Ursus. Now retreating can save money. Military expenses, and they can ask for more benefits, why would they not do it?" Lermontov spoke nonsense casually.

"But don't I, Kasimir, have to pay more? Isn't it worthwhile?"

Just asking in confusion, Wladyswar obviously couldn't hear it, he didn't understand some military and economic knowledge at all, how could he understand politics.

Lermontov, who had heard it, scolded "pig's head" secretly, and questioned whether he could be a little more stupid for the takeaway of trading materials for sovereignty, which is a guaranteed profit.

"King, how could this happen? On the contrary, King, this is the opportunity for our Casimir to rise!"

The more stupid Wladysvar was, the happier Lermontov was. He pretended to be generous and said, and Lermontov's expression suddenly became filled with righteous indignation.

"What do you mean!?"

So that Wladyswar, who was listening, immediately asked excitedly, eager to hear what Lermontov would say.

"King, if you think about it, if Ursus withdraws, won't we Casimir won't be suppressed by Ursus again, and the royal army that belongs to you, the king, finally breaks free from Ursas' shackles. During this period, you, the king It can completely revitalize Kasimir and let Kasimir re-emerge in the world of Terra." Then, Lermontov spoke with eloquence.

Of course, only Lermontov knew well that he actually agreed with Ursus’s plan to withdraw troops, just because he felt that this would stabilize his power. No matter what, Ursas would still be Ursus, not Casimir. Man, he could have asked Wladyswar to step down one day, and he didn't want the possibility of such a threat.

"Yes, yes, this is what I want!"

Later, just as Lermontov thought, upon hearing his words about 'rising', Wladysvar's youthful blood rose a lot, and he spoke excitedly, feeling that Lermontov's words really made sense.

"It's just, Lermontov, as I remember, we don't have enough wood in Casimir, especially since Ursas also requires us to provide 4 tons of wood every month, which is not a small amount."

However, thinking of this, Wladyswar asked anxiously, and there was still some basic common sense.

"King, in fact, we have a territory in Casimir, I think it happens to alleviate our crisis, and the king, this territory has always refused to pay us any taxes, and has repeatedly rejected our requests, and even wants to secede Our control has a tendency to be independent!"

Lermontov quickly replied that he had expected Wladyswar to ask this question.

"What? Dare to break away from my control, which place is it? It's so bold! I must send troops to suppress these people who troubled Kasimir! Lermontov, tell me, where is my Kasimir?"

Wladyswar, who was listening, was taken aback, and asked angrily. As a king, he would be annoyed when he heard that there was even a place to rebel.

Although Vladyswar did not know that the place Lermontov mentioned had no tendency to independence at all, it only paid taxes and never agreed with Lermontov's development requirements, and Lermontov, who made less money, complained about Heart.

"Back to the king..."

Afterwards, the corners of his mouth were quietly raised in joy of having succeeded in his idea, and Lermontov bowed and replied.

"It's the border between our Casimir and Ursas, Waipawa Forest!"

...

At the same time, on the other side, in the Waipawa Forest, a group of people happened to be having a meeting.

And different from the Casimir Palace, the conference room opened by this group of people can be said to be in a primitive style without any modern facilities. The furniture, the structure of the house, etc. are all made of wood, so The clothes I wear are still close to the overall green color, as if they are integrated with nature, showing the demeanor of being close to nature.

Without exception, they are all old people. Except for the guards waiting outside the house, there is no young man. They are the elders who manage the Waipoua Forest. They are elected by the highly respected people in the Waipoua Forest. There are three people in total, Mohama and Shali Khan, Angus.

However, high morals and high prestige belong to high morals and high prestige. To put it bluntly, it is generally related to age. As long as you have lived in the Waipawa Forest for a long time and have certain skills, which prestige can not be bad, and you can get the position of the Presbyterian Council with a little bit of competition. On the surface The three are the three leaders who lead the Waipawa Forest. In fact, they are the three longest-lived old men in the Waipawa Forest, and they have no unique insights.

In addition, the Waipawa Forest has no education system and has not participated in the war since the original Casimir royal family, so that the inside and outside of the Waipawa Forest have not had much contact with the outside world, and their own race is enclosed in the forest.

This is exactly the shortcoming of the barbaric area. They have considerable abilities, but the system of the political system is no different from that of a newborn baby. Pride and arrogance are the normal state of barbarian people.

"Hahahaha! Just now I got the news that those Ursas cavalry who were eyeing us have withdrawn from the outskirts of the forest. Sure enough, that pedantic Ursas dared not attack us. This place is our land. Dare to To fight in our forest is to die!"

Then, as if to show what he did, Mohama laughed heartily right after the meeting, and directly stated his contempt for Ursus, not taking Ursas seriously at all.

"That's right! It seems that you are still thoughtful. I thought the Ursus Empire was capable, but it turned out to be a coward, not worth mentioning! You see, the Ursus Empire can be scared away by us, I think Who else dares to provoke us in the Waipawa Forest! Even Ursus is afraid of us, so why should we be afraid of Kasimir's stupid royal family! They want us to open the forest like Ursas, shameless!"

Welcoming Shali Khan's approval, I was still worried about whether the Ursus Empire would retaliate. Seeing Ursus withdrawing troops, I was instantly happy. I couldn't help agreeing with Mohama, who personally beat up the Ursas diplomat. , I feel that toughness is the theme of diplomacy, and only by holding back an inch of ground can others look up to the Waipoua Forest.

"...I said when did you two get so nostalgic? If you have time to talk about things that have passed, why not talk about the guard who was infected by protolith disease in our Waipawa Forest."

Angus frowned slightly and said in a deep voice. He already knew that the withdrawal of Ursus troops was yesterday, and now Mohama talked about it, making it look like boasting. As the convener of this meeting, he couldn't help but feel a little bit unhappy.

In his heart, he also recognized the words of Shali Khan and Mohaka. He underestimated Ursas, and even more underestimated Kazimir who was defeated by Ursas. Export.

"The guard of the infected? You mean the guard named Meteor? How did she get infected with the raw stone disease? I want to find out." Sha Lihan asked, and when he heard the word "raw stone disease", his expression suddenly changed. A lot of dignified.

Because in the Waipawa Forest, infected people are indeed too rare, and it has not happened for many years. Shali Khan is really concerned about the sudden appearance of an infected person.

"There is a small origin stone by the stream. She accidentally ran into an infected person while washing clothes. We have dealt with that little origin stone, so don't worry too much." Angus replied indifferently.

"How did the origin stone appear?" Sha Lihan couldn't figure it out.

"A natural disaster occurred in a desert not far from the south of our forest. It is estimated that some scattered rough stones fell into Lake Danzig and finally flowed to us. Because rough stone disease has not occurred for a long time, this is also the first case we have encountered, so I just want to ask your opinion." Angus explained softly, explaining why he values ​​it by the way.

"Isn't it all right to send her out of Waipawa Forest?"

Mohama didn't take it seriously, and said his plan without hesitation.

"It's not right, she is our guard no matter what, so we really want to drive her out like this..." Shali Khan was a little hesitant about this, no doubt Mohama's decision was very paranoid.

"What can we do then?"

As a result, Mohamma asked sharply.

"I said, are the two of you stupid? If we don't send her out, do we want our other guards to get infected? Don't forget that infected people will explode themselves. What if there are other people at that time!?"

Shali Khan and Angus had nothing to say with just one word, and they looked at each other, hesitating.

"I agree."

After thinking for a while, Shali Khan thought that what Mohama said was quite reasonable, and the situation could not be allowed to continue to get serious. The previous cases where the guards became infected were all sent away.

"Okay, I agree, send her away politely, and give her some property by the way, so as not to be sad outside."

Immediately, he and Shali Khan agreed to Mohama's proposal. In essence, Angus had this wish. He just wanted to hear if Mohama and Shali Khan would have any other suggestions. It seemed to be what he thought. almost.

"Let's disband then, I'll go and notify the guard personally, and you can go on with your own business."

Immediately afterwards, announcing the end of the meeting, Angus paced out of the door, followed by Shali Khan and Mohama, who confirmed the results of Meteor and would not stay for long. Many meetings in Waipawa Forest That's it, for one or two important things to discuss.

"Ah! It's finally over~"

So, waiting for the end of the meeting of the three elders, the guards who had been daring to move finally had time to take a break. They stretched their stiff muscles and exhaled lightly, chatting and laughing about the next day when the working hours are over. intention.

Unlike many guards who rested in place after work, a gray-haired girl silently put away the modified crossbow and walked straight to the forest without talking to anyone. As if walking alone, not integrated into the group.

"Hey, forest guard, do you want to go together..."

During the period, a female guard who was about the same age as the gray-haired girl tried to wave to her, intending to invite the gray-haired girl to the party that will be held later.

"Oh, why did you invite her? It's not like you don't know that she likes to be alone, so let her stay and let's go to the party."

But another guard beside the female guard unhappily shook his head to express his disapproval. He glanced indifferently at the direction in which the gray-haired girl was leaving, and didn't care much about the gray-haired girl. Most of the guards were the same. The gray-haired girl who left alone without much response has long been used to it.