Farming in a Parallel World and Becoming a God
Chapter 907 - 569 Aren’t You Afraid of Overeating?

Chapter 907: Chapter 569 Aren’t You Afraid of Overeating?

"Mobilizing the population from our cities for migration, isn’t that simply draining our blood? It’s even more shameless and despicable than asking for war reparations. We absolutely disagree with such terms."

The city lords and mayors unanimously rejected the terms proposed by Gaven, except for the retreat and protection of their properties which did not raise much objections, as those were inevitable items without which no agreement could be reached.

The Court Archmage waited until their arguments subsided considerably before he spoke, "I am merely conveying the other party’s demands. Gentlemen, why not discuss and come up with suitable terms that I can relay back to them?"

The city lords discussed again, and finally, the mayor of West Gate City, Siegel, concluded, "As long as they are sincere about leaving this place, we have no objections to their first and third propositions.

However, concerning the second point, the ownership of Efanso, we cannot agree to his opinion. This is a matter for Giant Dragon Coast alone. Even if it’s not us Giant Dragon Coast arranging manpower, it should at minimum be up to the free will of Efanso citizens, not manipulated by him. And as for whether to initiate war, likewise, that should be our free right at Giant Dragon Coast, not for him to meddle.

For the fourth item, we can only agree to half. We can ensure their normal trade caravans and the entire route are not disrupted, which is ultimately beneficial for us too. But regarding the ownership of Giant Plains, we cannot acknowledge. We can only guarantee not to initiate attacks on Blood Gorge City. Once those hobgoblins step half a foot out of the Giant Plains, we have the right to deploy our troops against them.

The fifth item, we also cannot agree to. Citizens are the foundation of a city. If we let them lure our citizens away, it would be like digging our own grave. We can only allow them to take away those citizens who had previously sided with them and Efanso citizens who are willing to go with them. We won’t allow them to recruit a single additional migrant in Giant Dragon Bay.

The sixth item, the price is too absurd. We can only gather a million to give them, as a fee for them to eradicate the Necromancers in Efanso."

Of course, the Court Archmage was not running back and forth between the two sides, but rather gathering both sides together once they reached the basic intention for negotiation, letting them struggle for benefits through verbal duels, while he only acted as the final witness.

Both parties employed all their tactics, stating facts and reasoning, threatening and tempting, never yielding an inch when it came to their own interests. Especially the attitude of the Conqueror Army was exceptionally tough, frequently giving off the impression, ’If you’re not sincere, we’ll just stay in Efanso. If you have the ability, come take it by force,’ frustrating the leaders of the Giant Dragon Coast Allied Forces.

If they had the ability to do so, they would not be haggling with Gaven here; they would have already taken action.

Gathering fifty thousand troops was easy, turning them into combat-ready soldiers was difficult, and transforming them into a formidable force capable of storming fortresses was even harder, especially when facing an army that had won two battles in a row.

To showcase their military strength, the Conqueror Army frequently brought out their Transcendent Battle Group for drills.

The Treant Brigade, massive and powerful, each one was a mobile siege engine.

The Golia Brigade, unbeatable in land warfare, no army could withstand their leap attack tactics.

The Hobgoblin Giant Brigade, they didn’t need to do much, just standing there was enough to intimidate and break the will of most ordinary soldiers with their terrifying body type.

Aidan, leading Tempus’s followers on white stallions, constantly roamed around the outskirts of Efanso, their deep implication causing countless people to shiver, completely lacking the courage to confront the Conqueror Army.

Such negotiations were never decided by who could articulate better, but by who held the military advantage.

Those with the military advantage pressed hard at every step; those at a disadvantage naturally fell back.

In the end, the focal points of their contention were two aspects: population and money.

"To prove our sincerity, we’ll take another step back. We won’t directly recruit migrants from your cities anymore. Gather ten thousand migrants from all your cities for us, that should suffice, right?" Gaven said in a tone as if he had made a great concession.

"This isn’t migration; this is shameless kidnapping. How is this different from those slave traders buying and selling people?"

"We absolutely disagree with such a shameless demand."

"On this matter, we will definitely not back down."

The city lords and mayors of Giant Dragon Coast indignantly denounced.

"Since you consider this to be a trade of people, then open up the cities and let us recruit ourselves. Let’s see whether your policy can keep those citizens, or if they are attracted by my policies to follow me," Gaven sneered, "Why the silence? Are you afraid? In this matter, you all have the advantage. As long as you are not too harsh on your own citizens, as long as they can survive, no one will leave their homeland, their birthplace. Ten thousand migrants is my bottom line. If you can’t even achieve this, then don’t blame me for playing out of the box. Trust me, I can take even more migrants from your cities."

Gaven’s confident demeanor sent chills down the spines of those city lords and mayors.

In these days, they had fully experienced the difficult nature of him and the Conqueror Army he led, especially his talk of playing out of the box, which was truly unconventional.