Chapter 1318: Negotiation and Contract Intervention
Zong Shen couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.
He could probably guess what Grand Duke Jonathan was thinking.
Before awakening, he actually didn't care that much about the giant city he actually controlled.
It wasn't because the giant city was worthless, but because he lacked the corresponding knowledge at the time.
Now that he has awakened, he also has many privileges.
On this basis, the more territory there is, the greater the advantage.
At this time, he was definitely not willing to give up a huge city in exchange for Prince Carter.
His own ambitions have grown, and he has privileges and redemption as the foundation for further expansion.
Aside from family ties and Prince Carter's status, Grand Duke Jonathan really doesn't need to care too much.
To sum it up, it’s a huge city that I can’t bear to leave.
With this thought in his mind, Zong Shen had no intention of giving in verbally.
"Hmph, there are still many giant cities under the actual control of His Excellency the Grand Duke."
"If you give up one today, sooner or later you can win back a few more from the hands of other grand dukes and neutral nobles."
"You should understand what changes have happened to you."
Their dialogue is largely unsilenced.
Because Archduke Jonathan's personal guards treated the Archduke himself, a similar loyalty system emerged.
And Mai Yi Raven, who was beside Zong Shen, heard it clearly.
He was a little confused at first, but he soon noticed something from the verbal exchange between the two.
"Damn Jonathan Pendragon actually became a lord?"
He couldn't help complaining in his heart.
Yes, he had no idea what Aboriginal awakening was.
I thought it was Grand Duke Jonathan who already had the status of a lord.
In fact, this understanding is correct.
However, neither Zong nor Grand Duke Jonathan had the intention to explain anything to him.
Grand Duke Jonathan, who was sitting in his original seat, couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing Zong Shen's words.
It has to be said that Zong's operation of avoiding talking about the key points and painting the cake for him is indeed somewhat effective.
Grand Duke Jonathan couldn't help but feel a little moved.
At this time, Zong Shen added while the iron was hot.
"As long as Prince Carter is still there, you have the possibility of conquering those neutral nobles without a fight."
"But if you participate in the fight for the king in your own name, it won't be so legitimate."
"So it is much better to control Prince Carter than to stand on the stage and fight hard."
"Just don't let this guy take charge. He will only delay things."
"Anyway, when the overall situation is decided, it won't be up to them who is the king and who is not the king."
There was a hint of persuasion in Zong Shen's tone.
As he spoke, he touched Carter gently with his toes, his words not concealing his contempt.
In fact, this was done intentionally by someone.
Regarding Prince Carter, Grand Duke Jonathan still had a hidden pain in his heart that he was taking the spotlight.
Properly belittling Prince Carter will only make the other party feel inexplicably comfortable.
And what he said was true.
After thinking for a moment, Grand Duke Jonathan slowly raised his head.
He looked at Zong Shen, and the first words he said made Zong Shen feel a little embarrassed.
"You must be a figure among the lords!"
Zong is more than just a figure, he is already an absolute T0 boss among the lords.
It took only about two months for him to bargain with the Duke of the Kingdom in this camp.
And the bargaining chips turned out to be a huge city and the prince of the kingdom.
Regarding his current achievements, Zong Shen actually doesn't have too many conceited thoughts.
I am able to reach my current heights thanks to the wonder of my little assistant.
The second thing is that he is quite up to date and can seize development opportunities.
Therefore, he is not the kind of conceited person who puts his eyes higher than his head.
Of course, Zong Shen is full of confidence in the future.
He did not explain anything, but quietly waited for the final reply from Archduke Jonathan.
Grand Duke Jonathan was absent-minded and really didn't care whether Zong Shen answered him.
At this time, he was considering the pros and cons.
After about two or three minutes, he made a decision with a frown on his face.
"I can't give you a huge city."
"But I can give you 10 million people."
"There are no more than 500,000 Avalon regular troops."
"The military types and levels will be allocated according to the standard giant city-level garrison."
Grand Duke Jonathan said with a somewhat reluctant expression.
Zong Shen shook his head.
"not enough."
"You don't have to have the giant city."
"Give me a population of 20 million, with an appropriate ratio of men to women, and ages between 16 and 45."
"I want 1.2 million soldiers, including the corresponding knights."
"Give me another 5,000 craftsmen. At least they should start as apprentices."
"In addition, there must be no less than 50 senior craftsmen, any type of technology is acceptable."
"In the end, there will be 20,000 spell casters of no less than third level."
"There must be at least 1,000 Dragon Mages, and the number of sixth-level mages among them should not be less than 200."
"There must be three seventh-level magisters for the finale."
"Besides, give me a few more sixth-level space mages."
It was not until Grand Duke Jonathan relented that Zong Shen made his clear request.
He said as if making a list, and the veins on Grand Duke Jonathan's forehead jumped.
What follows is serious bargaining.
It took more than an hour to get the results.
Zong Shen almost refused to give in.
Archduke Jonathan made only one condition.
That is, the 1.2 million soldiers do not include any legendary strong men.
But the spell casters are willing to give a sufficient amount, including the magister.
You must know that magisters are not popular in all departments. It is very common for some unpopular elemental magisters to be on the bench all year round.
But when it comes to how to ensure that the other party fulfills its promise.
Both sides were in trouble.
I am afraid that the other party will break the contract.
Moreover, after the terms were negotiated, Archduke Jonathan showed a hint of malicious intent in his eyes.
He seemed to intend to use force to suppress Zong Shen.
Zong was already prepared for this.
If something goes wrong, he will open the demigod-level [Space Travel Gate].
The energy shield protects against the outside but not the inside, and the energy level of the shuttle gate is enough to open a passage.
By then, including Xue Bing, who has semi-god-level combat power, as well as the legendary strong men currently in the territory.
Coupled with the transformed Zong, it is enough to disrupt this barracks.
You must know that although the army summoned by Archduke Jonathan has one or two hundred legends and several demigod-level guardians in name, it cannot be concentrated in only one camp.
In addition to the camps scattered around, many others are fighting with the army.
Yes, the battle here in the giant city of Lentax has never ended.
There are just fewer large-scale battles.
But collisions between 100,000-level troops happen almost every moment.
Therefore, Archduke Jonathan's points continue to grow.
However, there was some tension between the two sides.
The lord system suddenly sent out a two-way prompt, asking them to sign a system contract.
This act of interfering seems to be a clear interference and guidance.
Zong Shen actually didn't want to follow the advice of the lord system.
But when he was about to choose to refuse, he saw an additional prompt.
[This decision may lead to serious changes in the prologue of the struggle for hegemony in Avalon]
【Please choose carefully】
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What serious changes mean is that the Kingdom of Avalon may fall into total turmoil in advance.
This is not in Zong's interests.
He needs a period of relative peace in the territory to absorb resources.
Rushing to usher in chaotic changes will only lead to indigestion in the territory.
Because the development of territory is not like the improvement of personal force, which can be achieved overnight and receive positive feedback quickly, but requires sufficient construction and development cycles to progress in cycles.
Even if the choice is before him, Zong Shen still has to start from the optimal solution.
Facing the prompt, Grand Duke Jonathan's face was filled with uncertainty.
Zong Shen knew that his prompts were different from his own, but the general idea was definitely the same.
This is because the lord system is worried that the fight between the two stupid young men will cause things to deviate from the development, so they proactively jumped out to be the peacemaker.
It's just that nothing is absolute, and they still have the right to choose.
As long as one of the two people refuses to agree, the contract will not be concluded.
But if the agreement is successful, they must abide by it, otherwise they will be severely punished.
Inadvertently, Archduke Jonathan raised his head.
His eyes collided with Zong Shen.
The two obviously didn't speak, but they seemed to have a strange tacit understanding.
"agree."
"Agree to the conclusion of the contract."
They said almost in unison.
Suddenly, two contracts appeared in their minds.
After checking the terms, they left a trace of soul imprint as proof.
The two parties agreed that Archduke Jonathan would hand over sufficient population and soldiers as required within two months.
Among them are four sixth-level space masters who will be delivered first.
At the same time, Prince Carter was taken away by invisible forces and was delivered after the contract was completed.
The contract is not fair because there is an inherent concept of fairness in this transaction.
He was Zong Shen's plan to carry out unilateral blackmail or exchange by taking advantage of Prince Carter's special identity.
But for Grand Duke Jonathan himself, those conditions were almost the bottom line for his willingness to exchange for Carter, because Zong Shen was right.
The status of a prince is still valuable.
This will go a long way to win over and intimidate those neutral nobles.
Giving only the population would not result in the loss of the foundation of the giant city. As long as the foundation of the city was there, he could gather the population from nearby states, villages, and settlements.
It can also open up the shelter of refugees.
As long as the foundation is in place and you put in some effort, there is still hope that you can regain your strength.
But if the entire city is handed over, it will be completely gone.
Just like the current giant city of Lentax, it is more than a little difficult to rebuild.
For Mr. Zong, this exchange was a pure profit, and there was nothing to hesitate about.
He himself planned to use Prince Carter in exchange for benefits.
There was no point in keeping Carter in his hands, and he couldn't use his identity as a prince to plot anything.
And he doesn't need Carter, a pseudo-prince with whom he has a personal relationship.
In the territory is Alanna, the legitimate successor of King Arthur, that is, Anne Pendragon.
If this card is played well, it will definitely be much easier to use than Prince Carter.
To sum up, replacing Carter is the best choice!
After the contract was concluded, Archduke Jonathan basically had ideas in his mind but did not dare to take any action.
The two parties agreed to hand over the first batch of people in half a month.
The location is not here, but in the giant city of Dapos, which is relatively close to here.
Zong Shen did not intend to further expose the location of the territory. He didn't know whether Grand Guild Jonathan would send people to investigate the surrounding area, but it didn't matter. At least on the surface, he had to go to Jackdaw Valley.
In addition, Lentax Battlefield is an event.
And it goes both ways.
To put it bluntly, the lords involved and Grand Duke Jonathan will be tied here like being put on a dog leash.
This event is not like previous limited time challenges, it does not set a specific deadline.
In other words, the two sides may be fighting here for a while.
At least until Lentax's battle ends, Archduke Jonathan will definitely not be able to deal with him.
Regarding this, Zong Shen is quite confident.
There is no possibility of accidents in itself.
If Grand Duke Jonathan is not wise, he will really be distracted and start a war with Zong Shen.
Then he will be dragged into the quagmire of a two-way war.
You can't get many points here, and you may not be able to get a bargain with Zong Shen.
Of course, this is just from the basic perspective of the game.
There are many variables.
Zong Shen was too lazy to think about this kind of thing, and soldiers came to cover up the water and earth.
The fight between him and Archduke Jonathan meant that both sides suffered losses.
But in comparison, the Grand Duke must have suffered more.
After the population handover was settled, Zong Shen left with the sixth-order space masters.
Space mages are already rare, and those who can reach the sixth level are even rarer.
And it is different from those unpopular elemental spell casters.
The practicality of the space system is unquestionable.
Large-scale long-distance marches to open transmission channels require the cooperation of multiple space mages.
So these people can be regarded as the treasures of Grand Duke Jonathan.
However, with the Grand Duke’s background, he must have more than just these space masters under his command.
Since they were transferred through authority, these space masters were directly brought under Zong Shen's command.
It’s just that the initial loyalty is only 60 points.
But it's enough for someone like Zong.
They have mastered several ways to create long-distance space transmission channels.
However, even though it is a long distance, it cannot be compared with the passage opened by divine sacrifice.
Horizontal space passages of tens of thousands of kilometers can still be opened.
The most important thing is that with the sixth-level space mage, you can try to liberate Gu Tian from the special isolation.
Gu Tian is his designated leader of the undead.
As for whether Gu Tian will join the territory after coming out, he is not too worried.
Now that the preparations are almost done, it believes that Gu Tian will make the most appropriate choice.
But if Gu Tian is unwilling, Zong Shen can only take some special measures.
In the past, he was not necessarily completely sure that he could conquer Gu Tian.
But today is different from the past, Zong Shen still has many ways to conquer it.
Gutian has great development potential. If cultivated properly, it has the potential to rule the undead of the entire continent.
And Zong Shen who directly controls him is equivalent to having a super undead army.
