Chapter 2346: Diplomatic Preparations

Chapter 2346: Diplomatic Preparations



Rui felt a weight wearing down on his shoulders.

He knew the stake of the meeting.

The Kandrian Empire needed to secure the Shionel Confederation at any cost.

Not that defeat was absolutely written in stone with no recourse if they didn't, of course. However, it would mean that the Kandrian Empire could potentially fall into a losing spiral as the enemy alliance would gain more momentum toward their goal of securing the Martial capital needed to avoid a pyrrhic victory.

He needed to succeed, no matter what.

He had spent the previous day thinking about what he could say that could undermine the Britannian prime minister's case to the guildmaster. However, it wasn't easy to predict a man as able as him. If anything, he wasn't sure whether the man was predicting his strategy and tactics instead. The prime minister certainly had far more experience in this domain than Rui did, and it was possible that he could estimate exactly where Rui was going to go with this approach.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This made Rui a little paranoid on whether he should go with what seemed like the best option to him if it was indeed predictable by the Britannian prime minister.

Rui understood his father's broader message. "He has nothing left to offer, and he has nothing left to threaten with."

The prime minister had already threatened total destruction or imperial dominance at best.

What more could he say to threaten the guildmaster?

If that didn't work, then the alliance was in deep trouble.

"He will instead focus on tearing your position down," Emperor Rael explained astutely. "You need to ensure that you don't allow him to do that. You cannot allow him to make the entire conversation about the flaws of our position. You cannot allow yourself to be on the defensive. If he attacks our position, then defend by attacking his position. The shortcomings and flaws of his position must not be allowed to escape the spotlight."

Emperor Rael gave him several more tips on how to handle the conversation.

"Be open-minded," Emperor Rael advised. "I cannot instruct you on what to say and do in each and every situation, so you will need to remember that the end outcome is to secure the Shionel Confederation's alliance. Nothing else matters; it doesn't matter what you have to say as long as it helps in the direction of that outcome. You can rest assured that Edward is of this mindset as well."

Rui nodded. "Understood. I will keep that in mind."

Rui prepped for the discussion as well as he could as he solidified his diplomatic approach to the joint meeting.