Chapter 560： Negotiation (below)

"Lord Count, you can reject the Troll Emperor."

After listening to the advice of Bachelor Dawn, Collin frowned.

If it's just to reject Okamoto's proposal, why does Colin need to find Bachelor Dawn?

Colin believed that it was impossible for Bachelor Dawn to not understand this truth, so there must be a follow-up to what he said.

Colin didn't intervene, drinking his coffee while gesturing for Bachelor Dawn to continue.

"Yes, you can reject the Troll Emperor first and see his reaction." Master Dwayne suggested, "If he reacts strongly and even offers more generous conditions, then the assassination of Squinn is a trap. ."

Colin frowned and said, "Then what? What if Okamoto overweights? We'll agree?"

"No." Maester Dawn shook his head firmly and said, "You must always refuse, no matter what conditions the Troll Emperor gives."

"Then we give up this opportunity completely?"

"Of course not," Maester Dawn explained with a smile, "I know you don't want to miss this opportunity to solve the threat to the north once and for all. But the problem is, since the trolls have set their traps, we can't be silly. Jump inside.

We must take the initiative into our own hands! "

"How to take the initiative?"

"First of all, we must reject the proposal proposed by the Troll Emperor."

Colin immediately understood and said, "You mean, it's not that we don't kill Squin, but that we can't act according to the plan given by Okamoto?"

"That's right." Maester Dawn nodded and continued, "Rejecting the Troll Emperor is to paralyze them and make the trolls think that we have given up on this assassination, but in fact, we can find better opportunities ourselves, to complete this assassination."

"What better chance?"

Bachelor Dawn smiled slightly and said, "Lord Earl, do you know what day May 8th is for trolls every year?"

Colin shook his head.

"On this day more than 3,000 years ago, the first-generation White Wolf Witch King received the oracle of the God of War on the top of the holy mountain of the Troll Empire and founded the White Wolf Church.

Therefore, every May 8th is the 'God's Day' of the troll family.

According to custom, the White Wolf Witch King will personally go to the top of the holy mountain to hold sacrifices.

And this holy mountain is near the original Troll King City! "

Colin raised his brows and said, "You mean, we can kill Squinn while he goes to the Holy Mountain to worship him?"

Bachelor Dawn nodded and said, "That's right. The benefits of this are very obvious.

First of all, you directly rejected the Troll Emperor's proposal before, so they may not think that we have not given up;

Secondly, even if the trolls are still on guard, the holy mountain of the White Wolf Church is located near the former site of the Troll King City, and the geographical location there is obviously more favorable to us. "

Colin nodded in agreement.

Indeed, when the trolls moved their capital, they couldn't move the holy mountain away.

It's far from the center of the troll empire today, and it's not the home of trolls.

If Colin followed Okamoto's proposal and led the blood cavalry army into the Troll King City to kill people, even if the trolls had no army that could match the blood cavalry army, there would still be millions of civilians in the Troll King City.

If they are instigated, they will definitely bring great trouble to the blood cavalry.

Once the blood cavalry is involved, Colin will become the hunting target of Paladin Otto.

But it's different near the holy mountain.

It was far from the center of the troll empire today, surrounded by endless ice fields, and Squinn would only go with a small number of guards.

In this case, even if the paladin Otto really escorted him, it would not pose a threat to Colin.

Because paladins are not gods, in front of an elite cavalry army like the Blood Cavalry Army, they can only temporarily avoid their peaks.

Of course, the paladin was bent on leaving, and the blood cavalry could not keep him.

But if he really wanted to assassinate Ke Lin, he would also be surrounded by the blood cavalry army and be consumed to death.

Therefore, as long as Squinn dares to go to the Holy Mountain to worship this year, then Ke Lin will lead the blood cavalry army to intercept him, and he will definitely be able to kill him.

Then holding Squinn's head, Colin can completely ask Okamoto to fulfill his previous promise.

Even if he has clearly rejected Okamoto's proposal for cooperation, he is not worried that Okamoto would dare to refuse to pay the corresponding price on this ground.

After all, Okamoto's son was still in Winter City as a pledge, and with that blasphemous oil painting as a handle, Colin wasn't worried that Okamoto wouldn't give in.

In this way, the strategy of Bachelor Dawn is indeed very good, safe and effective.

However, Colin was not satisfied with this.

"How many troops do you need to besiege a sanctuary?" Ke Lin suddenly asked.

Maester Dawn thought that Colin was worried that the blood cavalry would not be able to deal with the paladin, so he comforted: "Lord Count, you don't have to worry, facing an elite army like the blood cavalry, if the paladin Otto does not withdraw in time and falls into a siege Among them, they will definitely be consumed to death!”

Colin shook his head and changed his question again: "Is there ever a record of the army besieging and killing the strong in the sanctuary?"

Bachelor Dawn thought for a while and said, "Under normal circumstances, the strong in the sanctuary will not let themselves be surrounded by the army. However, there was indeed a paladin who was besieged and killed in the history of the empire."

"Who?"

"The Duke of St. Chapman."

"The guardian of the empire? The one who surrounded him was..."

"That's right. It's the Knights Templar." Bachelor Dwayne said solemnly, "The Duke of St. Chapman could have escaped in time, but for the sake of his family, he could only stay and fight with the Knights Templar.

As a result, he was consumed to death by the Knights Templar.

Of course, the Knights Templar also paid a heavy price for this. Most of the 3,000 Knights Templar died in battle, and the rest were all wounded. "

Colin nodded, lost in thought.

Bachelor Dawn added: "Sir Count, although the blood cavalry today is not as powerful as the Knights Templar, it is more numerous, and has the advantage of a geographical advantage like the sky ice field, which can give full play to the cavalry charge. Fighting power, if Paladin Otto is not stupid, he will definitely retreat."

"What if I don't want Otto to retreat voluntarily?" Colin's eyes shone brightly. "With fewer soldiers, will it give him a hope of defeating me?"

Bachelor Dawn was horrified finally understood Colin's real plan, but he immediately persuaded:

"Lord Count, you are playing with fire! The terrifying power of the sanctuary must not be underestimated!

Your own safety cannot be guaranteed without a large enough army to accompany you!

Why are we so aggressive when we already have a more secure solution? "

Colin looked at the excited Master Dawn, smiled and reassured: "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, if I don't have enough confidence, I won't take risks easily."

Master Dawn was relieved, but he reminded again: "Lord Earl, I know you want to completely solve the threat of trolls, but this kind of thing must not be rushed.

Moreover, we must be cautious when it comes to the strong sanctuary, after all, they have exceeded the scope of mortals, and we must maintain enough awe. "

"I understand." Colin nodded and stood up from his seat, indicating that the discussion was over.

Bachelor Dawn understood, and said no more, then got up and retire.