Chapter Thirty-One: The Crappy Cobra
Longinus's face was slightly stunned, and he looked at Cobra, who looked like a super brainless fan in front of him, and was unable to react.
"Is this guy really the future king of Alabastan?" Although Longinus expressed doubts in his heart, his face still maintained a warm smile, "Prince Cobra, I..."
"No, don't call me Prince Cobra!" Cobra said excitedly, "You can call me Cobra or Xiao Kou Xiao La, but don't use honorific words!"
Longinus' body shook slightly, almost suspected that this guy was gay, but his strong concentration still made him say calmly, "Okay! We all take a step back. I'll call you Cobra. Don't say anything 'you', just call me Longinus!"
"Is this really OK?" Cobra trembled all over, his face excited. His appearance made Longinus suspect that he would faint the next moment.
Seeing Longinus nodding without any trace, Cobra took a deep breath and said, "Major Longinus, I really admire you very much. When I saw what you said in the newspaper two years ago, it was the famous saying you said when you defeated the Bloodblade Pirates. Power should be the servant of justice."
"After that, I finally found the meaning of my existence in the muddy days, which is to use the power given to me by the people to seek greater happiness for them!"
Longinus instantly switched to the kind personality and said earnestly: "You did it right. Power and power are monsters that cannot be released from the cage. Only by restricting justice and truth can they be avoided."
After receiving Longineus' affirmation, Cobra was even more excited, but was a little sad, "It's a pity that his father refused to listen to my advice at all. The country has been fighting for years, and although its status and power have continued to expand, its economic situation has long fallen below the freezing point, and the domestic war-weariness has reached its peak. Now Alabastan is an explosive on the edge of a volcano, and it may blow this country to pieces at any time."
"So, you mean..."
"I hope Major Longineus, you can help me save this country that can be destroyed at any time!" Cobra said hurriedly.
"You want to take power from your father?"
"Ah? No, Major Longinus, you misunderstood!" Cobra waved his hands repeatedly and explained, "I hope you can use the idea of justice to influence my father who has lost his eyes by war and destruction!"
"Influence..." Longineus twitched speechlessly. According to Brigadier Adkin, the current king of Alabastan is a sinister and cunning old man. Such a person will be "influenced" by the concept of "justice" unless it is almost the same in a dream.
But Longinus did not directly deny it, but asked in a tangled manner, "Do you have any more detailed information that will allow me to gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations and make your father give up his plan to continue the war because of 'guilt'?"
"Does your father feel guilty? Does contacting the pirates count?" Cobra said ignorantly.
Seeing Cobra suddenly throwing such a explosive deep-water bomb, Longinus couldn't help but take a breath. It seemed that this guy was really a good guy!
Although it is impossible to defeat a king just by hiring pirates, it will be a good bargaining chip at the conference if it works well.
Longines said calmly: "Yes, tell me the information in detail."
"Okay. I have said before that the war-weariness in China has reached a great decline in the combat effectiveness of the army. In the early stages of the war, we were actually in a backward situation, so my father secretly contacted the Frantic Pirates, Heart Pirates, and Flag Pirates, allowing those pirates to disguise themselves as troops to participate in the war, which saved the situation of retreating step by step."
"Combining with one pirate is tantamount to seeking a skin with a tiger." Longines said concisely.
"Well! I think so too. Those pirates who are not full will one day target Alabastan and this country that looks powerful but is actually dilapidated!"
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Due to the ongoing women's wars at the banquet, the dinner quickly ended in a mess.
The four countries peace talks that were supposed to be tomorrow were put on this night because of the strong demands of the Alabastan king.
In the spacious and open hall, the politicians and nobles of the four countries stood behind their royal families, and the navy represented by Brigadier General Adkin sat at the forefront of the palace, facing the royal families of the four countries.
"Okay, let's start talking freely now. Although the navy's position is to remain neutral, I still hope that the kings can reach a reconciliation based on the concept of peace."
After looking around for a week, the King of Alabastan, who was sitting near the left, raised his neck slightly reservedly and said, "Since everyone is so silent, let me throw away the bricks and jade. In order to launch this war, our kingdom has invested a lot of manpower and material resources. To end this war, we must at least fill the losses!"
"So, our Alabastan desire is very simple, that is, you three countries will compensate us 10 billion Baileys. As for how to distribute this 10 billion Bailey, it is your business."
"It's ridiculous, I think you have no sincerity to negotiate with each other for one hundred billion Bailey's war funds." King Crete slapped the table angrily and scolded directly.
"Don't be so anxious, I haven't finished it yet. Given that our country's absolute leading position in the current war, ending the war will damage a large part of our vested interests, I have the right to demand that a province be stolen from your respective kingdoms as a trophy, while maintaining the territory that has already occupied it."
"After all, even if I am the king, I will have to bear quite a lot of pressure!"
"But, in order to show my generosity, I can not specify which province to let you choose freely. Well, you can now praise my kindness!"
"Dear King Alabastan, I really can't see any sincerity in your words about peace talks." King Hiska also frowned and said toughly, "If you really come with the will of peace, we will serve wine to entertain friends, but if you want to threaten and provoke with a new round of war, the heroic Heska people will also raise their hunting rifles to drive away the jackals!"
"Hmph! Two kings, in the face of the choice of survival and dignity, I think you will make the right decision."
Seeing that the peace talks were in a fierce stalemate from the beginning, it seemed that it was about to evolve into the prelude to the outbreak of the war, Brigadier General Adkin quickly whispered to help, "Langhinus, hurry up, I can no longer control the situation!"
Longineus took a deep breath, when did you control the situation, why did I know nothing?
Chapter completed!