Wikikona was finally enraged, a green glow flashed in her hand, and a long bow of brown color emitting a colorful light was aimed at Xiao Xun. The short arrow emitting starlight on the bowstring was ready to be fired!
Xiao Xun walked over, calmly pushed aside the bow and arrow in front of him, and said with a smile, "How about I give you fifty thousand elven female slaves?"
In terms of beauty, the price of each elven female slave ranged from ten gold coins to thousands of gold coins. Fifty thousand elven female slaves were definitely not a small sum.
This amount of gold coins was nothing to the quasi-second-in-command of an empire, but it was different for the elves.
Most elves lived in forests, with a small number of sea elves living in the ocean. Therefore, in this situation, Wikikona, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen so much gold!
"Your Highness Swain, are you telling the truth?" Wikikona hurriedly put away her bow and arrow, asking him in disbelief, "Are you really going to give me fifty thousand elven female slaves?"
Xiao Xun, however, had grasped Wikikona's lifeline. What was the greatest wish of the elves? To restore their kingdom!
Xiao Xun retorted, "Do you think someone as busy as me needs to waste my breath talking to you here?"
Fifty thousand elves, coupled with the elves' talent for archery and the night, Xiao Xun was almost giving her fifty thousand elite troops!
At this moment, he added, "Of course, if you need them, I can also provide fifty thousand sets of armor and weapons..." Elven female slaves could be bought with money, and for equipment, the imperial armory could solve it.
"Your... Your Highness Swain."
Although Wikikona was so excited that she stammered, she had not lost her mind. Xiao Xun had paid a price that she considered astronomical, so what he wanted would definitely not be small!
"What do we elves need to pay!"
"What price do we have to pay?"
Seeing that Xiao Xun remained silent for a long time, Wikikona, fearing that he would go back on his word, gritted her teeth and threw out her bargaining chip, "If the elven kingdom is successfully restored, then our elven kingdom can become a vassal state of the Shengduo Dynasty!"
In Wikikona's opinion, what Xiao Xun was giving the elves was enough to destroy a small country. Such a large amount of resources could definitely not be provided by Xiao Xun alone. It was likely given by Empress Celes to the elves, and supporting the restoration of the elven kingdom was also very likely Celes's intention.
Therefore, she proposed making the elves a vassal state, an almost treasonous suggestion, in exchange for the Shengduo Dynasty's support!
However, it was a pity that Wikikona completely misunderstood Xiao Xun's intentions. This was completely a spur-of-the-moment idea by Xiao Xun, and he had not discussed it with Celes beforehand.
Wikikona did not understand the extent of Xiao Xun's power, nor did she know the wealth of the Holy Roman Empire. Thus, she mistook these resources as something only a country could provide, and elevated this personal transaction to the level of national politics!
Xiao Xun understood that Wikikona mistook him as negotiating with her on behalf of the empire. However, this misunderstanding was too perfect, so perfect that it inspired him to think of a new plan. Duke Swain's opportunity to earn merit had arrived again!
"Becoming a vassal state of the Guangyan family is unnecessary. Our Majesty respects the dignity of the Elven King!"
Xiao Xun narrowed his eyes and continued, "We only wish to form an alliance with the future Elven Kingdom!"
Xiao Xun was guessing Empress Celes's thoughts. After becoming a vassal state, although it was equivalent to selling the elves to her, the price she had to pay was also huge: responsibility for security, economic support, provision of protection, training of talent... With so many conditions combined, Celes would likely not agree.
After all, all their efforts were currently focused on dealing with the undead army, and they could not spare any strength to manage elven affairs! Even if they really won one day, the orcs in the north and the lurking Winter Clan were not to be trifled with. The three parties would eventually have to continue fighting.
Therefore, an alliance was the best choice, and the most likely choice for Empress Celes!
The elves were all very simple. Wikikona sincerely thanked him, "Thank you, all elves will be grateful to the great Shengduo Dynasty!"
"Don't thank me just yet. I haven't finished stating my conditions,"
Xiao Xun said with a serious expression, "I require that the location for the establishment of the Elven Kingdom must be to the west of the Winter Clan! If my country goes to war with the Winter Clan in the future, the elves must cooperate with my country to attack them from both north and south."
"This..." Wikikona hesitated. Establishing a country to the west of the Winter Clan was not a problem, but participating in the war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Winter Clan made her have to consider it more carefully. After all, the Winter Kingdom was also one of the highest combat power countries on this planet. Tydarell, known as the God of Magic Emperor, and his vast imperial power were definitely not something a small elven race could deal with!
Xiao Xun clearly understood Wikikona's concerns, so he said, "Of course, the Winter Kingdom will not know that our two countries have formed an alliance! So you don't have to worry about retaliation!"
"If we join the war against the Winter Clan, what about the safety of our elven race?" Wikikona was somewhat shaken. After all, restoring the kingdom was the lifelong dream of all elves. Even at the risk of offending the Winter Empire, they had to take a gamble!
"If you join the war! Our country will guarantee your safety!"
Xiao Xun continued to entice Wikikona, but this was completely an empty promise. Once the Winter Clan really intended to destroy the future Elven Kingdom, the Holy Roman Empire would have almost no way to support them.
After all, the Winter Empire's territory spanned tens of thousands of miles, crossing two continents. Its east bordered the sea, and its south was the territory of the orcs.
Wikikona also understood that Xiao Xun's words were empty promises, but the word "restoration" attracted her too much. "Okay! We agree!"
As the elven king's right-hand man, Wikikona understood her king very well. Even if the Elven King were here, he would definitely agree to Xiao Xun's conditions. Therefore, her acceptance of this condition was equivalent to the entire elven race accepting it.
"The most important matter has been decided. Let's talk about other things!"
Xiao Xun's current demeanor was like that of a shrewd businessman, squeezing the benefits brought by the elves. "As everyone knows, elves are the most talented archers on this planet. I presume your Elven King has many advanced archers under his command?"
Wikikona said proudly, "Of course, our elven archers are unparalleled in this world." She did have grounds for pride. The elves had a natural sensitivity to bows and arrows, and their eyesight was excellent, making them the best snipers in the magical world.
"Are you asking for archers from our tribe to join the Phoenix Army?" Wikikona misunderstood Xiao Xun's intention again and said with a frown, "We can agree to this condition, but I haven't brought many people with me this time."
"No! I don't want you to join. I've established a military academy north of the city and hope the elves can provide me with the best archery coaches!" This was Xiao Xun's original intention. The remote combat capabilities of the Holy Roman Empire's army were too poor.
Wikikona readily accepted this suggestion. The elves lacked everything but excellent archers! Moreover, she had heard when she came that the treatment at the military academy was very good.
"No problem, I will have the five best archers from my elven race join the military academy."
"That's good. In that case, I have nothing else to discuss!" Xiao Xun bowed slightly to Wikikona. "I'll leave first. His Majesty needs to summon me."
Wikikona also bowed, but her bow was deeper than Xiao Xun's. "Thank you, Your Highness Swain, for your help. Please take care."
It was lunchtime. Since the war began, the Empress had been having lunch at the Fire Shield Divine King's Palace, and today was no exception.
As soon as Xiao Xun walked up to Celes, she said, "Why did you take so long? Did you send away that 'beggar'?"
Xiao Xun was stunned. "Beggar? You mean Wikikona of the elves."
Celes said grumpily, "Who else but her."
No wonder Celes herself didn't meet him and asked Xiao Xun to meet her. It was for this reason.
However, after Xiao Xun told her about his discussion with Wikikona, Celes looked at him with newfound respect. "I didn't expect this! You have the demeanor of a shrewd businessman. No wonder you could become the CEO of the Dragon Pool Group. I knew those people had sharp eyes."