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Chapter 144 - 131 We Negotiate in Person_3
Chapter 144 - 131 We Negotiate in Person_3
Chapter 144: Chapter 131 We Negotiate in Person_3
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It all depends on what Xiao Pengthian has in mind now.
If Xiao Pengthian agrees, North City will then have more Barbarian Tribe soldiers. When it comes to combat on the plains, it will be much easier to locate the other tribes of the Barbarian Tribe.
Before long, Lu Chen appeared before Xiao Pengthian.
At this moment, Xiao Pengthian was evidently in much better spirits compared to before. Although his hair was still a mess, he looked much cleaner overall.
The jailer had granted him the best treatment available in the prison, a luxury those Barbarian Tribe captives outside couldn’t enjoy.
When Lu Chen arrived, Xiao Pengthian simply lifted his head to glance at him. He didn’t rise from the bed but instead lowered his head and continued lying on his side, his eyes slightly closed, as if he were asleep.
Lu Chen asked indifferently, “General Xiao, what have you decided?”
Xiao Pengthian didn’t answer directly but instead said, “I can’t guarantee that everything you’ve said is true, nor can I guarantee that you will keep your promises.”
If it were anyone else from Great Sum proposing that condition, perhaps he might have believed it was possible, but the offer to make him the Sky Wolf King came from the North Prince.
How could he dare to trust a North Prince who had feigned incompetence to deceive the Barbarian Tribes and ensnared the three hundred thousand strong Barbarian army all at once? The North Prince’s schemes ran too deep.
Although the North Prince was only sixteen or seventeen years old, the current Xiao Pengthian couldn’t dare to treat him as a child. If he viewed the North Prince as just a petty child as before, his Sky Wolf King tribe might suffer calamitous destruction.
It sounded as though the North Prince had rejected his proposal, but Lu Chen, through Xiao Pengthian’s loyalty level, discerned the inner turmoil in Xiao Pengthian.
Name: Xiao Pengthian
Status: Great General of the Barbarian Tribe Sky Wolf King tribe, prisoner of North City.
Strength: Grandmaster Realm (Sealed State)
Loyalty: 60
Xiao Pengthian’s loyalty had reached a usable level; he must certainly want to agree to the proposal. After all, a stable life was something the Sky Wolf King tribe had always desired.
If it weren’t for the stability of life, to avoid starvation and the cold as before, they wouldn’t have led three hundred thousand troops to attack North City this time; that was their primary goal.
If Lu Chen truly agreed to allow the entire Sky Wolf King tribe to relocate to North City and settle down and also teach them how to cultivate, he would definitely agree.
But the key point was that he didn’t trust the North Prince.
The North Prince’s cunning was too profound. Xiao Pengthian, who had been outsmarted once before, was naturally very cautious.
At that moment, Lu Chen said, “I have come today not only to ask about your decision but also to share some news with you.”
Xiao Pengthian asked with curiosity, “What news?”
“Your queen is planning to meet with me to negotiate. She wishes to exchange horses, cattle, and sheep for the release of your Barbarian Tribes’ soldiers and you.”
“General Xiao, do you think I will agree?”
Hearing this, Xiao Pengthian’s mind went blank for a moment.
But he quickly calmed down because he had already anticipated that the queen would do this. Now, besides negotiations, they had no other option.
If it were anyone else from Great Sum, there would be a very high chance for negotiations, and maybe they could indeed exchange some horses and livestock to retrieve some Barbarian Tribe soldiers.
But they were facing the North Prince!
Xiao Pengthian could tell that this young man’s eyes revealed immense ambition; he might not agree.
No! Rather, he definitely wouldn’t agree!
If the North Prince was willing to negotiate, he wouldn’t have offered Xiao Pengthian the position of the next Sky Wolf King.
Seeing that Xiao Pengthian remained silent, Lu Chen continued, “During these negotiations, I will take General Xiao with me. I believe that after the negotiations, General Xiao will immediately make a decision.”
Xiao Pengthian frowned.
Take him along?
What was the intention behind that?
Could it be that he was to be used as a bargaining chip to threaten the Sky Wolf King tribe?
Just as Xiao Pengthian was about to speak, Lu Chen already turned and left.
Lu Chen’s main purpose in visiting the prison was to personally deliver the news to Xiao Pengthian, without the intention to waste too many words with him.
The annexation of the Sky Wolf King tribe was a foregone conclusion. In the end, the Sky Wolf King tribe had no choice, unless they decided to seek shelter with other Barbarian Tribes. Otherwise, once the negotiations ended, Xiao Pengthian would have no choice but to agree to their terms.