The Witcher: Son of the Planes.

Oss Empire, Council Hall.

Sitting in the center is His Majesty the Emperor Otlan of the Os Empire, behind him is the Oreo Envoy, on the left is the third prince Rodman of the Milan Empire and the second prince Bruce of the Bourbon Empire; on the right is Princess Charlotte of the Elf Envoy, Elder Mithel, Knight Beruk of the Listan Knight Alliance, and Knight Corvis behind him.

Before the meeting, at Charlotte's request, Colin also attended the first meeting as Listan's accompanying personnel.

"Everyone is here, let's start." Otlan spoke first.

"As early as several years ago, before the Orcs' coalition had any intention of invading my Ethel Forest, we sent out a signal for help to your three empires. But until recently when we fought against the Orcs' coalition, you had no intention of sending troops. I would like to ask the three allies, has the alliance agreement we signed been unilaterally terminated by you three?" Mithel spoke first.

"Of course not. The alliance agreement is still valid, and we agree to send troops. We are just not ready yet. However, we can provide some combat resources first." Rodman of the Milan Empire said.

"It's the same on our side. You also said that the orc coalition has just arrived near your Ethel Forest and the battle has just started not long ago. You said before that they have the intention to invade. We also need to conduct some investigation before making the next decision. We can't rashly launch an attack, right?" Bruce of the Bourbon Empire also said.

"Do you in the Oss Empire think so too?" Elder Mithel continued to ask.

"We, the Oss Empire, firmly agree to send troops, but for many years the three empires have been advancing and retreating together, and have not yet reached a unified opinion. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you." Oreo replied.

"I think now is not the time to dwell on the past, but to discuss whether you can reach a consensus to send troops now." Beruk continued.

"Yes, I am here with Princess Charlotte this time to represent the sincerity of our elven race. We hope that your three empires can join hands and resist the invasion of the orc coalition with us. The previous few times you encountered the invasion of the orc coalition, we sent troops very happily. I hope you will not let the alliance agreement become a piece of waste paper." Mithal continued.

"I heard that Listan brought a lot of troops this time. I think he is confident of winning this war." Rodman suddenly said maliciously.

"We, Listan, are only here to help at the request of our allies. The Agri plane is your Agri plane. We still need your joint efforts to resist the orc coalition." As the person in charge of the Agri plane base, Beruk easily avoided Rodman's language trap.

"Oh, I thought Listan had something else in mind."

"Today, the five of us have gathered here to discuss whether to send troops, and not to bring up other topics," said Otlan.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we in the Milan Empire have no other intentions," said Rodman.

Otlan was not so confident about Listan, but it was obvious that this was not the time to discuss this.

In the following period of time, the five parties were still arguing and no conclusion was reached.

Colin stood behind Beruk, feeling a little fed up with what he had heard. At all times and in all worlds, there were always people who were pulling one's leg. Unifying thoughts was a big issue, and it was quite difficult. Hey, it would probably take several days of wrangling.

As expected, no conclusive decision was made at all on the first day of the five-party talks. The Elf Delegation and Listan hoped that the three empires would immediately send troops from the border where the Os Empire and the Orcs met to jointly attack the Orcs.

However, the Milanese Empire and the Bourbon Empire hoped to provide some war resources to support their allies on the grounds that they were temporarily unprepared. The Ottoman Empire agreed to send troops, but under the premise that the two human empires did not agree to send troops, it did not dare to rashly send out its main domestic army. In case of excessive consumption, it would be a problem if the two countries robbed its home.

The Elf Kingdom was actually very clear about the attitudes of the three major human empires before they came, but they did not expect that even after the delegation arrived, they still had the same attitude. Charlotte could no longer bear it, and she missed the next few days of talks on the grounds of poor health, and let Elder Mithal represent her in negotiating with them.

Charlotte got away, and Colin was even less interested, so he stopped following her. However, Kovis kept following Beruk and did not miss a single meeting.

"Why are you humans so complicated in your thinking? We are allies, and joining forces to resist the orc coalition is a good thing for everyone. Why are you making so much trouble and procrastinating?" Charlotte asked Colin.

"Well, every party hopes to maximize its own interests, and this time the Orc Alliance did not target the human kingdom. The Milan Empire and the Bourbon Empire are of course not in a hurry. This is because they have signed an alliance agreement with you. Otherwise, they would not provide you with any war resources." Colin thought for a while and said.

"This time it was my mother who realized earlier that the Human Kingdom might be arguing and not sending troops, and asked Listan for help in time. Otherwise, the orc coalition would break through the Ethel Forest and attack Siyue City, and our elves would be finished. If we are no longer capable, then the Human Kingdom will be next. Can't they even think of this?"

"It's not that I can't think of it, I'm just hoping for the best. Maybe the orc coalition can't reach your Siyue City, and maybe the Os Empire can't stand it anymore and has to send troops to support you. If the Os Empire and your elves and the orc coalition are all defeated, the two countries may be able to gain a lot of advantages from the Os Empire."

"Hey, how can you think of so much? You humans have complicated minds. Oh, right? Did you also plan for your four wives in the same way?"

"I..., why are we talking about this? Aren't we talking about the war?" Colin was speechless. The little girl's thoughts were too jumpy.

"I am also a woman, and I just can't imagine how those wives behind you would agree to marry you when they knew you had a wife. It must be some conspiracy on your part. Humph!"

"I said, that's true love, understand? Don't act like you humans are all conspirators. I'm very sincere and honest, okay? I've known you for a few months, have I ever lied to you?"

"Didn't you join Listan's mercenary team as a knight's squire? How come you're a wizard now? If this isn't cheating, what is?"

"..., this can at most be considered as me hiding my identity, but it can't be considered as cheating."

"I don't care. You're a liar anyway. You just don't have the chance to deceive me."

"Never try to reason with a woman. You'll never win." This was the only thought in Colin's mind as he was speechless.