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Chapter 1049 - 1049 146 The Chosen Peace Faction

1049: Chapter 146: The Chosen Peace Faction 1049: Chapter 146: The Chosen Peace Faction Just as before, it was a matter of bargaining, but this time the representatives of the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent adopted a much more humble stance.

Aside from uprooting an entire nation, which was truly impossible, all other issues had become negotiable.

“Respected One, we have made so many concessions, please retreat a bit as well so that we can have something to report back!”

Marquis Krasner spoke with a mournful look.

Indeed, there was no choice, as seven days of delay had cost the Black Forest Kingdom another province.

The losses at the front exceeded one hundred and fifty thousand, including three Standing Armies which were also left crippled, while casualties among the poor were incalculable.

The immense losses left the War Faction in the Black Forest Kingdom speechless.

They were truly out of options, the enemy’s advance quickening.

The Elf Race provided long-range firepower, while the Alien Coalition was responsible for storming cities; such a combination was simply perverse.

With underlings being cannon fodder, the clan members not needing to charge into battle, Elves without concerns grew fearless in war.

This change terrified the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent, who hastened the negotiation process, fearing that the Elf Race would change their original plan and annihilate them instead.

“Respected One, Marquis Krasner is right.

How about this?

We could turn these disputed areas into a buffer zone.

Officially, neither side maintains armies there, but discreetly, we both manage it together.

The buffer zone would be completely open, allowing free trade for all.

That way, your Alien Coalition would be connected through the buffer zone, and we could also have an explanation for the Human Alliance!”

Count Bruno suggested bravely.

To carve out a buffer zone from one’s own territory and hand it over to joint management was surely a surrender of sovereignty.

But there was no alternative, as the unification of the Alien Coalition had almost become an established fact.

If nothing could stop it on the battlefield, it was even less likely at the negotiation table.

The Black Forest Kingdom was disheartened by the enemy’s blows, and the Dante Kingdom and the South Coast Kingdom were similarly ravaged by the Alien Coalition Army.

Every day the negotiations dragged on, tens of thousands paid the price with their lives.

In fact, there were many instances of loss of sovereignty.

The three countries not only had to pay hefty war reparations but also had to cede large chunks of territory.

The regions they refused to concede were strategic locations; once given up, the ones to be encircled wouldn’t be the Alien Coalition but the three unfortunate countries themselves.

Even if the three countries could endure the painful cessions, the Human Alliance could not tolerate being divided north and south, consequently falling into strategic passivity.

It seemed like a display of hardship, but in reality, it was laying the cards on the table.

If it touched upon the bottom line of the Human Race, the war would become a fight to the death.

The situation seemed favorable for the Alien Coalition, but they knew their own state of affairs; what was hollow would ultimately remain hollow.

The Allied Human Army was amassing, and once this new force joined the war, the Alien Coalition’s favorable position could be quickly destroyed.

The balance of power between the Human Race and the Alien Coalition had been disrupted since the fall of the Half-Orc Kingdom.

The demise of the Cannibals further widened the gap in strength.

The Alien Coalition had been active too, wiping out the Warhammer Kingdom and many smaller nations on the Northern Continent, but the Ancient Heritage Alliance had been ruined by the Alpha Kingdom.

From the performance on the battlefield, only the Elf Race of the present Alien Coalition possessed a comprehensive strength entering the mainland’s top tier; the Dwarf Kingdom performed well but was merely close to the first tier.

The Orcs’ strength was commendable, but with the Alpha Kingdom stubbornly holding out on the Northern Continent, they couldn’t be counted on.

The Stone People Race, the Three-eyed Race, and the Troll Clan rode the momentum of the Coalition; they had been suppressed by the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent before the arrival of the Elf Army.

In an all-out war with the Human Race, it was estimated that the Three Major Alien Races would be neutralized by the Central Continent nations.

The South Continent’s Human Race forces would still need to be dealt with by the Elf Race and the Dwarf Race.

Of course, among the Alien Coalition was the Ancient Heritage Alliance, but that was just an addendum.

The strength behind the scenes couldn’t be calculated, but from the visible forces: the combination of Elf + Dwarf was likely slightly inferior to the Clergy + Frank Kingdom + Iberia Kingdom.

Even if they managed to race against time and destroy the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent before the arrival of the Allied Human Army, weren’t there still three declining Human Kingdoms in the South Continent?

Even the weakest Human Kingdom, being in the third tier, would have an edge over the greatly weakened post-war Stone People Race, Three-eyed Race, and Troll Clan.

Of course, these were theoretical figures; in an actual fight, it would all depend on performance on the battlefield.

The most typical example was the Three Kingdoms in the Central Continent, which despite their substantial national strength, could only exert a fraction of their potential.

“Look at what you’re saying, as if we, the coalition, were inconsiderate.

If you don’t want to exchange territories, why make it seem so difficult?

Enough, I will also, on behalf of the coalition, take a step back.

Let’s deal with these contentious areas in this manner.

To follow through on my kindness, I’ll give you another big favor and we’ll no longer demand the land ceded by your three countries.

But having helped you so much, surely you should show some appreciation?”

Derris’s seemingly amused words caused the faces of the three to turn ashen instantaneously.

They dared not touch a pie that fell from the sky.

As enemies, all sought every opportunity to diminish the other’s strength.

Who would willingly give back meat that had arrived at their mouth?