Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1789 Preparations for War Negotiations
Outside the secret room, among the people in the Seven Towers, only Badigal was relatively calm. After all, the other party had already revealed his identity when he raided Prince Serre.

Although he felt at the time that it might be difficult to end later, it was his decision to continue and even bring Serre back after some weighing.

"Everyone, because of Prince Serre's special status, maybe Cormanthor won't let him go easily. This is our only chance."

What Badigal said does have some truth, but in this case, will Cormanthor remain rational and negotiate with Netheril?
Even Badigal might not be sure, let alone the others. Harris' face was wrinkled at the moment, and he was staring at the motionless Prince Searle in the secret room.

At this moment, someone suddenly said: "If this Prince Serre is really related to some secret plans of King Eliser, then even if we send him back, the other party may think that we have learned some secrets. In order to stabilize the country, the other party may not use this as an excuse to provoke disputes between the two countries."

"No, I don't think it should be considered a secret."

It was Randall, the contemporary controller of Moraine Tower, who was speaking. After meeting Prince Sel, he remained silent. This was the first time he spoke:

"Prince Serre's identity is here. Can't those high-ranking families see Eliser's thoughtfulness? Maybe they are very happy to see the emergence of a stable royal crown family!"

The crown king of the elven kingdom is of course jointly elected by all the families, but if a certain family or department does things fairly and makes all parties more satisfied, or if it is replaced by another family, it will cause a lot of dissatisfaction.

So what's the problem with letting the crown king's title be passed down to only one family?

After all, a consensus has long been formed in the world of elves that Crown King is not an absolute ruler, but more like an external speaker or an internal arbiter.

Randall's words reminded Badigal that Prince Serre might not be a strong enough bargaining chip. Of course, it was still many times heavier than ordinary upper-ranking family members.

"What Randall said makes sense, but we still need to prepare for war. Of course, our main goal is not to start a war with the opponent, but to recover the Nether Scroll!"

After setting the tone, Badigal looked around for a week and saw that everyone had no opinion, so he continued: "Prince Serre, we can not make it public for the time being, and we will make Limox public when Cormanthor investigates it. The bottom line of the negotiation between the other party is to ask the other party to hand over the remaining Nai Shi scrolls, and further, to ask the other party to admit the theft and make due compensation. As for what means we will use to achieve the goal, I think-"

Speaking of this, Badigal hesitated for a moment, but he still expressed his opinion firmly: "Including but not limited to the public trial of Prince Serre, and even war!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Harris showed a terrified expression, let alone a direct war, even a public trial of Prince Searle, he felt very dangerous.

The elves have the best face. After this kind of thing is done, even if there is no direct war, the relationship between the two countries will drop to freezing point, and it will be difficult to ease it.

"Badigar, let's forget about the public trial. What's the difference between raising this kind of thing and war?"

Harris is used to being conservative, especially when it comes to elves, he is conservative and flattering, but this time, even Hadlaine, who has always disagreed with him, expressed his support for him:
"Harris is right. The situation in the Northland is unclear right now. It's better not to over-stimulate Comanthor."

"I agree with Hadleyn's opinion. The assassination of the Great Elder Evereska is very unfavorable to Netheril. Stabilizing Comanthor will help stabilize the position of the small country alliance. This is the long-term benefit. "

Then, one counted as one, and the rest of the controllers tried to dissuade Badigal.

Badigal can only accept this in silence, without the support of others, even if he wants to have a public trial, he can't do it, but another way of thinking, as long as the negotiation goes well, there is no need for a public trial, let's take one step at a time!

Thinking in this way, Badigal immediately proposed: "Harris, you have dealt with the elves more, and I will leave the negotiation to you. Remember our bottom line and requirements. As for what means to use, let you use it yourself , but one thing, once it is determined that there is no possibility of continuing the negotiation, I must be notified in time."

In this regard, Harris said seriously:
"I understand that even though sometimes I can't understand your thoughts, I always remember that I am a human being and a member of the Seven Towers."

The others didn't have any opinion on Badigal's decision, they just silently prepared for the worst in their hearts.

……

"That's it, go get busy first, I have to go out for a while."

After everyone left, Badigal took one last look at the motionless elves and dwarves in the secret room, turned around and left without hesitation.

……

Ascor, Arena of Courage.

Alicante's investigation has come to an end for the time being. He has found some clues. Although there is no direct evidence, it is enough for him to figure out the identity of the attacker.

After beating the dwarf again, he led the team to continue the investigation.

In the rest room, the Hammer Warrior Gru and the King's Envoy both looked unhappy. Anyone who was humiliated in public as a small person who could be driven at will would not be too happy.

"Messenger, I'm afraid this matter will not be easily understood!" Gelu was both angry and worried.

On the contrary, the king's envoy, although his face is not very good-looking at the moment, he can still analyze calmly: "Don't worry, he did this for me to show, as long as Danzo supports Comanthor on the ancient fortress, they will not pursue anything, After all, it wasn’t our fault in the first place, it just happened to be chosen here by the attack.”

"But supporting Cormanthor's participation in the battle for the ancient fortress, will it violate our consistent position in the past?"

"Have you figured it out? Not bad!"

The messenger was half joking, but Gelu was not in the mood to respond at the moment, and just raised his voice, "Uncle, I'm talking about serious things!"

"What I'm talking about is serious. Don't worry, King Pasteur is wiser than you and I imagined. He will definitely make a choice that is more beneficial to Danzo."

"What will the king do?" Gru asked.

"Of course Wang did what he was supposed to do."

The messenger did not answer directly, but changed the subject and asked Gru, "Do you know which is the most prosperous city in the Northland?"

"Cormanthor? Or Tavimansa? Or Everesca?"

"Neither." The envoy shook his head, "What you're talking about is just the prosperity of the city itself, but what I'm talking about is the prosperity of trade with its surrounding areas. Guess what?"

With such an obvious reminder, Gru just didn't like to think, and he wasn't really stupid, so he immediately said affirmatively, "Could it be Asker?"

(End of this chapter)