Chapter 125

The two talked for more than half an hour, but in the end neither got what they wanted.

Catherine is not good at negotiating.

In the past, whenever she needed to argue with someone about something, as long as she said a few words in a gentle tone, most of the negotiating opponents would give in.

If you frown and show an embarrassed expression, the other party will make greater concessions.

Catherine is also very clear that this advantage comes from her beauty, but she has become accustomed to it over the years and is used to facing people who are easy to "persuade".

And now, she met Amber Xiu.

Obviously, the lich was also affected by her charm when they first met, so why is there no effect now? Amber Xiu maintained a polite smile on the surface, and his eyes were also looking directly at Catherine. In fact, he was trying to restrain his external perception, just listening to what she said, and trying not to "look" at her.

Amber thought he was a very good negotiator. After mastering the ability to read micro-expressions, he could easily see through the inner feelings of living people with an accuracy rate of up to 90%.

But when he met Catherine this time, Amber discovered that this trick only had side effects.

Catherine was indeed easy to understand; the Elf Queen was not good at hiding her thoughts.

But when Amber Xiu saw her embarrassment and uneasiness, he actually began to soften his heart and almost even said that she would give him a discount.

This elf queen is so outrageous that she can even charm liches.

This made Amberxiu realize that he had met a real opponent. When Queen Catherine sat at the negotiating table, she was like a talented player who could defeat opponents with her strength. No matter whether she knew the negotiation skills or not, as long as she sat there and smiled slightly, or frowned slightly, her opponent would be completely unable to resist.

A technical player like Amber was suppressed by the opponent's strength and had to restrain his perception. On the surface, he was looking at Catherine, but in fact he only listened to her voice and kept reminding himself that gold coins are true love.

Without the ability to read micro-expressions, the effect of chatting with the other person by just listening to the voice will naturally be much worse.

The result was that the negotiations became a stalemate, with neither side getting what they wanted.

Catherine didn't care how much the ransom was, she just wanted to get the principle of the magic seal without attracting Amber's attention.

Amber Xiuzhuang didn't know that the ransom plan was being promoted crazily. The treatment plan for magic addiction disease could not be sold so cheaply. The ransom for the captives was actually a deposit of good faith.

Amber Xiu couldn't hold on any longer and could only say to Catherine: "It seems that we haven't reached a consensus for the time being. It's almost dawn, Your Majesty, you should go and have a rest. The formal negotiations will start soon. I hope we can reach an agreement smoothly by then."

Catherine was indeed a little tired. She didn't expect that this lich was so stubborn. Plus, she was exhausted from the fierce battle last night. She could only nod in agreement.

As a result, she slept for a whole day. When Catherine opened her eyes, there were several elves standing beside her with worried expressions.

As soon as they saw Catherine wake up, they asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

Catherine said doubtfully, "I'm fine."

"But, Your Majesty, you slept all day."

Catherine stretched and suddenly found herself refreshed.

Catherine said in amazement: "It's amazing. I haven't had such a comfortable sleep in a long time."

In recent years, due to the pressure of magic addiction, Catherine has hardly been able to sleep well for a single day. She always has nightmares, and her dreams are full of horrific scenes of the destruction of the elves.

But today was different. It was as if all the pressure that had accumulated before evaporated during this sleep, making Catherine feel like she was reborn.

The elves looked at each other in bewilderment. Many of them had not slept well last night. After all, this was the lich's castle, and who knew if some severed hands or rotten spiders would crawl onto their beds at night.

I didn't expect that Her Majesty the Queen could sleep all day without being affected by the environment. Is this a legendary strongman? Compared with Her Majesty the Queen, they are still far behind.

Catherine looked out the window at the sun setting, feeling full of energy. She ate some of the dry food she brought with her and prepared to talk to Amber about the issue of prisoners. Catherine summed up the mistakes made during yesterday's negotiations and felt that she would definitely be able to find a breakthrough today.

However, when Catherine found Amberxiu again, she discovered that there was one more person.

In Amber's laboratory, in addition to the lich who transformed into a black-haired boy, there was another beautiful woman with skin as white as snow. This woman had a similar temperament to Catherine, and Catherine could tell at a glance that this lady should also be a high-ranking official.

"Your Majesty Catherine, you are finally awake." Amber greeted her warmly, and then introduced her: "Let me introduce you, this is Lady Rose, the queen of the Underdark."

Withered Rose gave Catherine a polite smile, but there was no smile in her eyes.

Catherine tried hard to be polite, but she was very surprised inside.

Withered Rose, the Queen of the Undead in the Underdark. Although Catherine had never seen her, she had heard of her name a long time ago.

Because the kingdom of the Withered Rose was built next to the underground mercury sea, she was also known as the Silver Queen. The power and cruelty of the Withered Rose were known throughout the nine kingdoms.

What does this lich mean by inviting the Rose Queen here? Amberxiu specially invited the Rose of Withering to help.

Catherine's charm ability was too strong, and even a money-hungry lich like him was seriously affected. It seemed that his soul was still male, so the charm effect was particularly strong. If the negotiations continued, mistakes would easily occur. If the money that could be earned was not earned, it would be a loss, which was like a slow slicing for Amber Xiu.

Because he didn't want to regret it, he specially invited the Withered Rose over.

This person is also a lich, and her soul is female, so her resistance to Catherine's charm must be higher than hers. Anyway, she can't enjoy all the benefits of the elves, so she must share the cake with the members of the Mourning Poetry Society, so she simply lets the Withered Rose to negotiate for her. Anyway, Amber's bottom price has been revealed to the Withered Rose, and she believes that this undead queen will not cheat her own people.

Catherine said to Withered Rose politely, "It's Sister Rose. I've heard of your name a long time ago. You built a kingdom of the dead from scratch. I admire your achievements very much."

Withered Rose also said politely: "Sister Catherine is too polite. You are the queen that all women admire the most."

"Sister Rose is a friend of Master Ultraman? It seems that my visit has disturbed your party."

"No, it is precisely because of your arrival, sister, that he asked me to help a little. Regarding the matter of the elf captives, I can make the decision. Sister, just talk to me."

Catherine glanced at the withered rose and thought to herself, the old king's intelligence was indeed correct, these two were members of the same organization. Otherwise, it was just a matter of a few elf captives, how could the undead queen come to negotiate with her in person.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Catherine didn't want to negotiate with the Rose Queen. She had already thought of how to deal with Ambersu, but all her preparations were wasted when she suddenly changed people.

"Master Ultraman, are you doing this because you think I was rude yesterday and that's why you're giving the initiative in the negotiations to someone else?"

Amber smiled and said, "Ms. Rose is not someone else. I am completely relieved to leave it to her. Of course, it is not because of any contradiction in yesterday's communication. It is just because I have some personal matters today and cannot stay in the castle, so I asked Ms. Rose for help. She can fully represent me, and the decision she makes is my decision."

Although Catherine didn't believe Amber's excuse, she couldn't find any other reason to refuse.

Time was running out, and she couldn't say she would wait until Amber was free to talk about it. Who knew how long he would delay?

Catherine said: "In that case, I hope I can reach a consensus with Sister Qiangwei today."

"Of course, as long as the price is right. Sister, you heard what he said. This time, I represent the interests of both of us. I think we can adjust the price you agreed on yesterday."

"Let me correct you. We didn't reach an agreement yesterday, so there's no price to discuss. 20 million gold coins for a prisoner's ransom is absolutely impossible. This price is not sincere at all."

"The elves won't care about these mere tens of millions of gold coins. The wealth accumulated by the elves is enough to buy out all nine kingdoms. This is something everyone on the continent knows. What you said, sister, is too insincere."

"Just because you have money doesn't mean you can spend it recklessly. This is all the wealth accumulated by the elves over the generations. I am just looking after it. I have no right to agree to such an unreasonable price on behalf of the elves."

"But delaying it will be even more disadvantageous to you. After all, we undead cannot feed humans. These elves need extra food every day, and the cost is constantly increasing. If we delay it any further, the price will only get higher."

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The only two queens on the continent sat opposite each other at this time, with smiles on their faces and calm tones, but the content of the conversation was heading towards a breakdown.

However, whenever the talks were about to stall, both sides would tacitly take a step back and talk about issues such as governing the country and dressing. Once the atmosphere had eased, they would start a new round of confrontation.

Amber listened for only a short while, and then left the room decisively. The withered rose behaved very well, as if it was not affected by Catherine at all.

If Amberxiu continues listening, he might not be able to help but speak up for Catherine, and then the Withered Rose might break off its cooperation with him.

Leave professional matters to professionals. Amber Xiu does have something to deal with today.

Because the dwarves sent a message that traces of hell demons had appeared again near the ruins of the Alchemy City. If the dwarves had not already built a temporary camp, these demons would probably choose to attack directly.

This situation is not right. The frequent appearance of hell demons should not be simply because someone opened the gate of hell. It should be that a lord in hell is preparing to invade. If we don't solve this culprit, I'm afraid we can't completely solve this demon invasion.

But the lords of hell possess power close to that of gods, and their real bodies are hiding in hell. If they were really that easy to destroy, they would have been slaughtered by the gods long ago.

Amberxiu certainly cannot defeat the Lord of Hell alone, he must borrow more powerful forces.

"If I announce to the public that the Lord of Hell is slaughtering humans, will the Ryan Empire send troops? Moral kidnapping should have a good effect on moral paladins..."

With all kinds of deceiving plans running through his mind, Amberxiu flew towards the ruins of the Alchemy City. No matter what, he had to capture a few demons first and find out which lord of hell was causing the trouble.

I overslept, sorry for the late update, sorry

(End of this chapter)