Chapter 10 Negotiation (5)
Ella was speechless. With the importance of these knights, it was inevitable to exchange them for them. She was just deliberately devalued their value for greater benefits. But Bjorn pointed out the importance of these knights to her, and she could not refute it.
"If those knights could calm down, I would just send a few entourages to investigate..."
Ella complained in a low voice. The knights were impulsive and lost the advantage she had finally obtained.
But no matter what, it is still a bit too much to use the knights to exchange for the marching food and grass. What is important is not the value of the food and grass, but the fact that Bjorn's army has gained the food and grass again after obtaining the food and grass. He said he retreated, but who knew whether he would continue to attack Winchester.
Ella decided to work harder.
"Let me give you food and go back, do you want me to turn my back on my covenant with England?"
"Borrow? If the Knight King is present, he may make a bold choice. But the Knight King is not there. For any remaining Englishmen, it is a fair deal to exchange the armistice agreement for important knights. You are the only one who doesn't want to. Do you want to betray allies and let all these knights die under the city wall?"
"Don't think of using this kind of trick to deceive me. Putting you back will bring endless troubles to England!" Ella said, "You are the son of Ragner. After Scotland and England, your target is of course the pirate kingdom. Instead of letting the Swedes bleed at that time, it's better to clean up you now! If you want to attack the city, then attack with you. Hostages can only be used to exchange hostages. A knight exchanges ten Aztland warriors, and a entourage exchanges two Aztland warriors. I can only give in to this level at most!"
"King of Sweden. You misunderstood me."
Bjorn said without changing his face:
"I still think that my father raised an army to attack Zeland. Whether it was Sigged or Hestein, they were vassals protected by my father. When the two sides had a conflict, even if they were biased because they were sons, they should have interfered in the conflict, rather than sending troops to conquer the other side in the name of the heroic king after one side failed. This is contrary to the ancient and sacred law. There are so many lords in the Pirate Kingdom, and only my other two brothers responded to my father at the beginning. This is the reason. He died because of this, and he committed his own sins, and I had no intention of taking revenge."
These words shocked everyone present to open their mouths. If it were someone else, Ella might not believe this statement, but Bjorn assassinated Ragna when the balance of war tended to Ragna, and the credibility suddenly increased a lot. She looked at the young man in front of her who didn't know if he could be considered an old friend and asked, "Then are you now?"
"I have no idea of revenge, but this does not mean that I admit that the throne should belong to Hestein."
"Are you here to seize the throne of the Hero King?"
"Yes, as Ragna's son, I have the right to fight for the position of the King of Heroes. This is a battle for the throne, and it has nothing to do with Sweden. Unless you make up your mind to help one of them."
"Sweden was once the direct territory of Ragna, and you are going to take it back?"
"I had this idea before I came back. After all, you were from the Qiqiu Empire and were once our slaves."
Speaking of this, Bjorn raised his head high.
"But Ella, you have developed Sweden very well. The first thing I have come back to inquire about Sweden's intelligence. The city walls, the roads, the canals, and the developed trade. In a few years, Gotland will become the pearl of the Baltic Sea like Paris and Cordoba. The Pirate Kingdom has always spoken with strength. You are qualified to be the lord of Sweden. I become the hero queen, and you will still be the king of Sweden. And I will give you a higher status and let you help develop other places in the hero kingdom - I promise."
When he said this, Bjorn's tone was completely like a hero king.
"I could have caught the maid beside you," he continued. "But I put her back. That's my sincerity. Because I don't think there is any need for me and you to have a conflict here."
"Amy, you-?"
Ella cast a questioning look at Amy. Seeing Amy nodding, she felt a little heartbroken.
"Well, Bjorn, you convinced me." She replied, "I don't think you can become the hero king, but consider all factors and repay you for replacing Amy's kindness. I agree to your request. Return the captive knights and entourage to us, and I will give you fifteen days of military rations. Then you and I will sign a truce agreement."
——Anyway, I won’t lose anything, Ella thought.
The food and grass were made from England, and the armistice agreement was the agreement between her "Aira" and Bjorn. Think about it carefully, the Knights' troops were attacking Scotland. When Bjorn returned, his Scotland was probably gone, and it was not his turn to threaten the pirate kingdom. It would be better to use the food and grass of England to make Bjorn give up the siege, and there would be no objection in England. This is a good thing that is hard to find even with lanterns.
Since the transaction was completed, the tense nerves of both parties relaxed.
"But then again, Bjorn, your eloquence is much better. I don't think you are like this." Ella said, "Did you learn it from that Aztland? What kind of place is that?"
"Aztlan? The people there use stone weapons and tools, without wheels or iron. There are a lot of gold, very, very much gold, several times more than the gold owned by any empire in this continent."
"Stop lying." Amy couldn't help laughing behind her, "We've seen Aztlan's messengers. They use a kind of small bean as money. How could there be gold?"
Bjorn shook his head: "You are talking about cocoa beans, right? They do use this as currency. But this is not because of the lack of gold, on the contrary, because there is too much gold in them! Scarcity is precious, and too much gold has led to the value of Aztland's gold and bird feather jewelry, which cannot become currency!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "Wait...wait!" Ella's ears erected, "Where is that Aztland? How should I get over?"
"After my father passed away, I had nowhere to go, so I had no choice but to venture into a voyage to find Wenlan. I set out from Scotland to Iceland, and then from Iceland to Greenland, which was the route Hestein's father had taken before. I killed a few white bears in Greenland to replenish food and continued westward, but I encountered a storm and the route was deviated. After several days, I floated to a small island, where I met the Aztland people who were exploring on a ship like me. I followed them westward and soon saw the mainland, but there were desolate lands, and there were only a few migrating tribes living around. We headed south along the coastline of the mainland, and after a long time, we arrived at the Aztland Empire."
Bjorn said while Aira recovered the route in his mind. Bjorn's first half of the route was the same as Hestein who went out to explore the sea. Hestein used half of the pirate kingdom to establish a transit station in Iceland and Greenland, and then continued to travel westward. The continent he found should be the same as Bjorn. Hestein's news about the powerful countries in the south are likely to refer to Aztland.
Bjorn slapped his butt and stood up, saying that the negotiations ended here.
"I originally wanted to rely on the power of the Aztlans to regain Scotland. But they really have no use at all. Except for Izkoatel, all the Aztlans have fallen into your hands, so let's do it. I have no bargaining chips to exchange for them."
Before he finished speaking, a slight shaking suddenly appeared on the earth.
"Earthquake? No, it doesn't look like an earthquake..."
Bjorn looked in the direction where the vibration came with a serious expression.
Chapter completed!