Quadruple split

Game time PM14:50

Violet Empire, Royal Capital Salamun, Mercury Garden

"One and a half million gold coins? Dieyan City and its surrounding territories!?"

The big furry tail behind Lewen was frightened on the spot. This rare political talent in the Fire Claw Territory shivered on the spot for a long time and did not recover. The elegant and delicate white face was turning blue and purple, as if it was a sudden death. Neon tube with poor root contact.

Futaba, who had just returned from the Purple Nine Hall, nodded, took a sip of the magic cocktail potion that he had concocted through learning alchemy, and leaned against the long table in the study room and reminded lazily: "There are also support for trade and tax exemptions. , support manpower and other messy things, and even if that guy survives this disaster, he probably won’t cause trouble to the Fire Claw Leader again, what do you think?”

"Well……"

Lewin, who finally recovered from the shock, swallowed, then stiffly twisted his neck and turned to his colleague who had been silent since just now: "What do you think, Cassie?"

The latter thought for a moment, then closed his eyes without saying a word, pulled up his mask, and breathed gradually evenly.

"Even if you can't figure it out, don't use sleep to escape, you bastard!" Levine, who knew the temper of his companions well, cursed in a fit of laughter and tears, and then took several deep breaths on the spot, barely calming down before turning to Futaba again: " I don’t know whether I should obey reason or emotion. Compared with other territories, our Fire Claws are indeed far behind in some aspects. If the Marshall family can fulfill their promise, then we have no reason to refuse. After all, the past Tragedy and future development are two different things. Although I am not a qualified counselor and my political sense is not sensitive, I can still analyze the pros and cons, not to mention... just as you expected before, The investigation team failed. Although some clues were found, those meager evidences were of too little weight for a behemoth like the Marshall family..."

Futaba raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Well said, it seems that it is not an accident that you are able to reach this position. Grand Duke Xiluo's vision is actually quite good, very good. After saying this rationally, let's talk about it. It’s about sensibility~”

"I don't want the blood of my tribe to be shed in vain!" The thin half-orc of the Fox Tribe clenched his fists with dizzy eyes and let out a low roar: "Last year alone, a total of two thousand civilians from the Fire Claw Territory disappeared for no reason. Six hundred and forty-three! Seven hundred and eighty-one warriors died at the hands of those 'unknown bandits'! According to the information left by Mr. Ned, more than 80% of them were directly related to the Marshall family's slave-catching group, and were Among the slaves imprisoned, hidden in the Marshall Territory, and the slaves transported outside the empire through various channels, the ratio of Fire Claw Territory people to all other slaves combined is one to one! Our compatriots have become devoid of dignity. Gladiators are provided for people's entertainment, turned into experimental materials that are worse than death and tortured, turned into sacrifices in blasphemous rituals and die with eyes open, turned into playthings for those who dehumanize people and are miserable! Even the bones are used as materials and used as waste. ', what past tragedies, what future developments, after learning all this, my only wish is to kill all the Marshall family, leaving no one alive! That bloody olive branch does not mean peace, To take it would only make us humble and lowly, and make the death of the victim worthless.”

Futaba took a sip of the potion expressionlessly, nodded slightly and said, "It can indeed be said to be very emotional."

"I agree with what LeVine just said."

Cassie opened her eyes that had turned blood red at some point, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Profits cannot bring them salvation, nor can they bring us salvation. Blood debts must be paid with blood."

"Well, that's very well said. Very good."

Futaba clapped her hands vigorously, narrowed her eyes slightly under the lenses that reflected the cold light, and smiled: "Now, Cassie, if you go to assassinate Buffy Marshall now, what is your success rate?"

The cold beast elf didn't hesitate at all, and immediately returned without hesitation: "Not at all."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. Although Cassie Kamaita is the head of the Shadow Intelligence Force of the Fire Claw Territory and is also a highly skilled assassin, asking him to directly kill the Marshall Archduke now is tantamount to wishful thinking. You need to know what happens later. Not only is he a powerful magic swordsman in his own right, but he also has a large number of life-saving tools on his body. The guards around him are all top-notch masters from the Mercury Guard, not to mention Cassie, even those from the Fire Claw Clan. Several blind swordsmen who are recognized as the most powerful would probably be unable to do anything to each other even if they took action personally.

This is not the real world where self-protection measures are extremely thin except for bodyguards, surveillance, banknotes and bulletproof vests. In a sinless continent where alchemy props, magic scrolls and other defense methods are endless, it is extremely difficult to assassinate a high-ranking person who cherishes his life. For difficult things, even qualified adventurers, mercenaries, and wealthy businessmen will prepare a lot of life-saving measures for themselves, let alone a high-ranking grand duke like Buffy Marshall who has dirty hands.

So Cassie said very bluntly that she couldn't handle it.

"That's right, we can't kill him."

Futaba shrugged, and then asked Lewin: "So, if you ignore the opinions of other lords and directly launch a war against the Marshall Territory, what are the chances of your Fire Claw Territory winning?"

The latter, who was well aware of the power gap between the two sides, shook his head dejectedly: "Twenty percent, war is about fighting for money, fighting for heritage, and fighting for high-end combat power. Although our Blood Claw Guards and Blood Flame Mage Group will never be better than their Mercury Guards and The Ice Curtain Mage Group is so weak, but in other aspects..."

"Don't talk about competing, you won't even get ashes." Futaba sneered, raised his eyebrows at the two of them and said: "Then you two tell me now, in addition to convicting the Marshall family at the highest level of the empire, you can unite with other lords to form a group. Besides beating, is there any other way to realize what you call blood debt? Kill them all?"

The orcs and beast elves with bloodshot eyes were silent.

"I have promised the Marshall family's 'compensation' on behalf of the Fire Claw Leader." Futaba lazily stretched his petite body that was exactly the same as in reality, slid down from the edge of the table, and walked to the two of them. He said softly: "You should also understand that this is the smartest choice. I think even Chief Xiluo should be able to understand my good intentions."

Cassie's face looked a little pale, but he couldn't say a word since he had listened to Lewin's analysis before.

The latter drooped his shoulders as if all his strength had been drained. After a while, he nodded with difficulty and said: "I understand, Miss Shuangye, I will feedback this news to the chief as soon as possible. This decision... Think of it as something you and I did together."

Lewin is a sensible person, otherwise he would not have made the statement that "rationally, there is no reason to refuse" before. He knows that Futaba is still an outsider to the Fire Claw Leader no matter what. Chief Xiluo gave her a lot of say, but the burden of accepting the 'compensation' from the Marshall family on behalf of the entire Fire Claw is still too heavy, and this is definitely not a credit. Most of the Fire Claw leader knows the ins and outs of the matter. For a senior executive, accepting this blood-stained olive branch is definitely an insult!

If this is the case, at least Ms. Futaba, who has been helping the Fire Claws wholeheartedly, cannot bear the responsibility alone.

Levin thought so, so he made a decision resolutely. He was going to take all the blame on himself in his reply to Xiluo. To be honest, he was really grateful to Futaba, thank you She agreed to the matter without discussing it with herself...

For Levin, who is still relatively rational after all, he actually knows very well that agreeing is the best choice, and the person who really makes the judgment is Futaba, which invisibly reduces his psychological burden. Simply In other words, it gave Levine an excuse to escape and comfort himself.

At least this decision was not made by me...

A voice deep inside spoke with ease and relief.

Levine turned around and walked out the door while laughing self-deprecatingly. Of course, he had to take most of the responsibility on himself, because the girl behind him who had been the backbone during this period had already solved the biggest problem for him. .

Even if you are looked down upon by countless people, it is still better than not being able to overcome the hurdle in your heart.

Then……

"Hey, what are you going to do?"

Futaba stopped Lewen who had already walked to the door. The girl who had been looking serious just now raised the corners of her mouth slyly: "We've finished talking about Xiaona's compensation. Now we should talk about how to continue settling the accounts~ "

Levin turned back in shock: "Settling the account!? What do you mean..."

The unsmiling beast elf also took a breath of cold air and was almost suffocated by his own mask.

"Nonsense, do you two think that the reason why I am here is to seek benefits for the Fire Claw Leader?" Futaba walked around behind the table and sat down on the chair that was obviously a bit too big for her, with a look in her eyes. After a moment of extremely unsettling madness: "This lady is here just to have fun with the Marshall family. Don't you think that I would be satisfied just letting them bleed a little bit? Haha... Regarding the capture and trafficking of slaves, For them, 1.5 million gold coins is nothing. For them, whose territory is one-third larger than that of Fire Claw, the small area of ​​Dieyan City is nothing. Compared with those jointly sanctioned by other lords, It doesn’t matter if you lose face when it comes to dividing the foundation, don’t make any mistake, you two, if you just let them go like this, I won’t be satisfied even if you are satisfied.”

Lewen was completely confused. He walked back in vain with his tail wagging, and looked at Futaba with a blank look on his face: "Then you promised him before..."

"Oh, why don't I agree?"

Futaba sneered and put his feet on the table without any image: "If I don't agree to them, it will be over? If I don't agree to them, the whole family will die? If I don't agree to other lords, they will be determined to help us. You know? You never dreamed like this. Don’t take advantage of the bastard, you know? Since he gave it, why should we not want it? Buffy Marshall brought the meat to the mouth of the Fire Claw leader in the spirit of hush money. But who said you have to shut up after eating meat? Silly fox, don’t open your mouth. Don’t talk to me about the rules of the game. I have never played a game according to the rules in my life. Of course, I am indeed a People who do what they say..."

Levine and Cassie looked at each other, and both found a confused gleam in each other's eyes.

"I said before that if I want to kill his whole family, I will kill his whole family!" Futaba showed a sweet and lovely smile, then stretched out his index finger and pointed his cheek and whispered: "But I just agreed to what Duke Marshall wanted. I have a desire to 'compensate', but I have never said that I have given up my plan to kill his whole family~~"

The two brothers across the table suddenly felt that the air around them was a little cold.

The girl blinked her eyes, and three small question marks composed of the elements of fire, water, and wind appeared above her head with a pop. Her face was full of innocence: "Is there any problem?"

"Um, Miss Futaba..."

Levin subconsciously hugged his tail and asked softly: "Didn't the Marshall family escape this disaster? Although I don't know how they did it, the investigation team still couldn't find conclusive evidence. ."

"Yes, I already guessed this yesterday. Since the Violet Royal Family did not send someone to convene a supreme meeting as soon as they got the news, there must be something wrong with the investigation team." Futaba yawned absently. , slowly changed to a more comfortable position and leaned on the back of the chair: "I admit that I made a few small mistakes before because I was in a bad mood, but the situation did not develop to the worst after all, such as investigating The whole thing was empty and I didn't even find a hair, that's enough."

"What's enough?"

"The opportunity is enough for us to hit them with the second blow. Even if we still don't kill them, we will at least beat him to pieces, and then wait for the opportunity to hit the third blow." Futaba smiled and said to the two of them slowly. Said: "Don't be frightened by the enemy who can take a breath for the time being. The suspicion of the Marshall family has not been washed away. Otherwise, that guy would not have shown favor to me like this today. The previous unexpected appearance was obviously caused by the intervention of a third party." , I have already seen it at the meeting just now, Buffy Marshall also just learned the results of the investigation, and the land cessation and compensation was a temporary move, not a planned move. "

Cassie looked at her eyes, nose, mouth, and heart. Although she looked cool, she obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

Levine is a little better, but he can just barely keep up with Futaba.

Futaba sat up straight and assumed the posture of Commander Ikari...

"Okay, to put it simply, I have a good idea and a few bad ideas. Come here and listen carefully!"

Chapter 320: End