Chapter 93 Applying Pressure, Being Alone, Negotiation... May Human-Century Friendship Last Forever!
For the next five days, Qin Fang stayed outside the city of Buri. He would immediately follow any disturbances or centaurs leaving the city.
Most of the time he didn't kill anyone, he just beat them up and drove them back to the city.
But sometimes they kill some people, leaving a few alive to deliver a message.
When killing someone...
That is, after Luffy went crazy and led people to find him.
Yes.
During this process, Luffy naturally went crazy and led his men to search for him.
However, Qin Fang, who had already made his plans, did not intend to confront Lelouch head-on.
They couldn't kill Rulfo, and if they killed too many centaurs, it would only fuel their shared hatred of the enemy.
His current goal is to isolate Rulf.
So once Lelouch leads his men out of the city to search for him in vain, he will ruthlessly kill the next wave of centaurs who leave the city.
Equating 'Luffy leaving the city' with 'the boss committing murder'.
However, three days later, no centaurs dared to leave the city at all.
The atmosphere in the city grew increasingly heavy.
Sadness, anger, irritability, fear...
A mixture of emotions coalesced.
Yet there was nowhere to vent.
On the fifth day, the scene Qin Fang had wanted to see finally arrived...
...
"Sevier, what do you mean?!"
Inside the city of Bri, Rulf stared at the blond man before him with bloodshot eyes.
Behind Rulfo and Sivi, a number of centaur professionals gathered, creating a sense of impending confrontation.
"Luluf, that's enough."
Sevi looked at him expressionlessly: "It's time to end this farce."
"A farce? So many of our people have been sacrificed, and you call it a farce?" Rulf's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
"Yes, a farce! A tragic farce. A tragic farce caused by your own selfishness!"
Sevi retorted without hesitation, glaring at the enraged Rulf through gritted teeth: "The ceasefire agreement among the three races is the general trend. You ignored the backdrop of the ceasefire agreement and insisted on attacking humans and that boss of Paradise. But after you took action, you were unable to clean up the mess, causing the entire Buri race to suffer from fear and carnage because of you, resulting in heavy casualties among our elite warriors and people! ... Rulf, because of your selfishness and incompetence, you have already killed many of our people. I can no longer stand idly by."
Sevier's merciless reprimand made Rulf's face turn red, then white, then black, then blue, with the veins on his fists bulging incessantly.
"So what do you want?"
“I propose that we temporarily suspend your position as the governor of Bri City, and then we should resume negotiations with the humans.”
"You want to seize power?!"
"No, I just want to save the city of Buri and my people from the brink of danger!"
"You must submit to humans! You coward! You are unworthy to be a member of my people! You have betrayed your tribe!"
"Luluf, get this straight, the ceasefire agreement is the only way forward! What you're doing now is a betrayal of your people! Do you know that your actions might trigger a larger conflict? And then more innocent members of your people might be dragged into this war that should never have happened! ... Damn it! You really are just as that boss described, reckless and stupid, selfish and indifferent! You only care about yourself, you have no regard for your people at all!"
"Sevier, you!"
"Alright, I don't want to talk to you anymore, you war maniac! According to the laws of the tribe, as the Vice President of the Council of Agreement in Brie, when a city's leader does something that seriously threatens the survival of the tribe, the Council of Agreement has the right to temporarily remove the leader from office by vote and report to the council for a final decision. Now, as the Vice President of the Council of Agreement, I formally propose a resolution—to abolish the position of leader of Brie and President of the Council of Agreement! Let the vote begin!"
After Sevier finished speaking, the room fell silent.
Many people looked at the centaur tribesmen around them.
They remained silent.
Luffy quickly looked at them, his eyes bloodshot: "Linta, Angel... don't be influenced by Sevi! He's a schemer who wants to seize power and submit to humanity!"
If anyone saw the centaur named Linta, they would recognize him... as the father of the boy named Morty, who was the first to be released by the boss five days ago.
After a moment of silence, he calmly said, "I second that."
Rufu's expression changed drastically.
Another centaur named Ange beside him said in a deep voice, "Lord Leluff, stop... I second that suggestion."
“Too many of our people have sacrificed their lives during this period, and they should not have been sacrificed… I second that proposal.”
An aged voice rang out; it belonged to an elderly centaur, thin and frail, looking terribly old.
"Uncle Qiao, even you?"
Luffy looked at the old man in disbelief, his eyes showing the shock of being betrayed.
The aged Joe looked at Luffy and sighed softly: "Little Luffy, the survival of the race is the first priority... I think you should understand this."
As Joe spoke, more and more people followed suit.
"I second that."
"I second that."
Without exception, they all supported Xivi.
Rufu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
Unbeknownst to him, he had become a lonely figure!
Sevi said with a grim face, "Then, the thirteen members of the Council of Agreements have passed a resolution by a vote of 12 to 1 to temporarily remove Ruluf from his positions as Commander and Chief Judge of the Council of Agreements in Brie. Ruluf, I am now formally informing you that you have been temporarily relieved of your duties as Commander and Chief Judge of the Council of Agreements in Brie. The official document will be issued tomorrow. From this moment on, you no longer have the power to allocate military and political resources in Brie. This power will be temporarily assumed by me... Sevi, Deputy Commander of Brie and Deputy Chief Judge of the Council of Agreements. Do you understand?"
Rulf stared at Sevier in disbelief, then fixed his gaze on him intently: "Vera's grudge... you're not going to care?"
Upon hearing Vera's name, Sevi's face contorted instantly, and he roared furiously, "Don't you dare mention her in front of me! You don't deserve it! Do you understand? You don't deserve it!! If it weren't for you, Vera wouldn't have died! Would she have died?!"
"The boss killed her!"
"No, you killed her! Your selfishness killed her!"
Luffy opened his mouth wide, but couldn't utter a single word.
Sevi glared at him angrily, then closed his eyes after a long while. He didn't want to argue with Rulf anymore: "Alright, let's go to the Council of Agreement and discuss what's next..."
"I will never yield to the boss! Never!!" After a moment of stunned silence, Luffy suddenly roared.
Sevi said calmly, "Then do whatever you want, but I will inform the humans that you are no longer the commander of my city of Bri. If you continue to use any extreme methods to target humans and damage the relationship between the race and humans... then I will exercise the power of the Chief Justice to expel you from the race. Rulfo... although you killed Vera, you were once my friend... don't force me to do this."
"What?!"
Rulf stood there dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. He couldn't believe that Sevi would say something like expelling him from the tribe in public...
For the centaurs who traveled across worlds and came to this world far from their homeland, this was undoubtedly the harshest punishment...
There is none other than this!
Sevi and the others left.
The centaur warriors on the scene watched from afar as Rulf looked utterly dejected.
After hesitating for a moment, they also quietly left.
Only Luffy remained, standing there blankly in the night.
...
"Oh? You mean... the centaurs have asked us to restart negotiations?"
Qin Fang received this news from Yu Qianqiu.
Yu Qianqiu was very excited: "Yes! It was Xivi who contacted us... He is the deputy commander of Bri City, second only to Rulf in rank. And he also brought news... Rulf has been dismissed from his position as commander. He stated that the ceasefire agreement is the general trend for both races, and Rulf's actions have seriously undermined the ceasefire agreement, for which he deeply regrets..."
After saying all this, Yu Qianqiu let out a long breath, and then said with gratitude in his voice, "The director and I both know how much effort you put into this... On behalf of the millions of people and tens of thousands of professionals in Tieya City, thank you."
The Combat Division has a dedicated intelligence team composed of assassins. Although the city has been under lockdown for the past few days, the intelligence team has been active.
Qin Fang's actions could not be kept secret from these intelligence groups; they had already reached the ears of Yu Qianqiu and Shen Changyuan.
Qin Fang paused for a moment upon hearing this before saying, "I caused this mess, so naturally I should take responsibility for handling it properly... It's just a pity that many people still sacrificed their lives..."
When the topic of sacrifice came up, Yu Qianqiu fell silent.
But soon, she said softly, "We had no choice in being born into such an era. Rulf is not an isolated case. Sevi makes it sound very nice, saying that the ceasefire agreement is the major premise... but in fact, Sevi and Rulf used to be so close that they were like brothers. His hands are also full of the blood of my Xia people! It's just that now, under your influence, he has to make a choice that is more beneficial to his race."
"And their sacrifice was not in vain... After this, the centaurs will definitely be much more restrained, and we can stand taller when we go out in the future! Their sacrifice has forged our backbone."
This statement silenced Qin Fang.
After a moment of silence, Yu Qianqiu suddenly said, "We've arranged to go to the city for negotiations tomorrow, and they've invited you to go too... What do you think?"
After thinking for a moment, Qin Fang said, "I will go, but I won't show my face. Let the professionals handle the negotiations. I trust Director Shen won't let me down."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qianqiu knew that Qin Fang was still unwilling to make a public appearance, but he did not force him.
The two chatted for a couple more minutes before hanging up.
...
Next, humans and centaurs held three days of negotiations, ultimately reaching a friendly agreement.
The centaur are willing to contribute their three exclusive dungeons to share with humans, fully demonstrating their friendly attitude towards humanity.
The bosses of the Celestial Serpent Realm were willing to split themselves in two and give them to humans, in order to make up for the mistakes made by their former leader, Leluff.
Shen Changyuan shook hands with Xivi with a smile, signifying the enduring friendship between humans and centaurs.
This scene was captured by a camera and spread across the Iron Teeth City network.
...
Qin Fang, who was in a state of absolute invisibility, let out a long breath after witnessing this scene...
The situation in Iron Teeth City has been temporarily resolved.
But this...
It's only 'temporary'.
He looked at the panel.
He hasn't specifically leveled up in the past few days, but his level has already reached level 7.
Unfortunately, at level five... he didn't awaken any professional skills.
"Looks like I'll reach level 10 soon."
He was thinking to himself.
(End of this chapter)
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