Silver Dragon: From Shell to God

Chapter 358 The offers from various empires.

"Respected Silver Dragon, the enlightener of wise creatures. You are a star in the sky. On behalf of the Hettings Empire, I would like to express my respects to you."

An envoy from the Cloud Palace had already come to Yaden, and she was obviously the fastest among the ambassadors.

As one of the world's top ten nodes, the importance of the Golden Waterway is evident.

As long as the neck is stuck here,

Basically, it can intercept 30% of the ship traffic between the two coasts and the Northern Storm Ocean.

So its importance is self-evident.

In the absence of demigods, there is not much difference between the top ten empires, even the high-level empires and ordinary empires.

Everyone has the ability to grab land or influence the place in front of them, and still has the advantages of certain areas and the right to speak in the world.

The five superior empires can extend their voice to every place.

In different regions, the voice of the major empires varies.

In the Golden Waterway, especially in the Chaos Islands, the Ryan Empire is naturally sandwiched on both sides, and the Magic Machinery Empire has slightly more power.

It's not like other forces haven't tried to get in, but the pie is so small that everyone can't get enough. So even though the major empires are fighting each other, there is still a tacit guarantee. Keep the scope of the internal fighting within a reasonable range so as not to lose money completely. After all, everything they do is to make money, so they will clear the field first. If other forces want to take advantage of the opportunity to get in, they will also unite.

There are also empire-level forces among the ten major nodes, which were targeted and expelled by several other major forces at one time.

In politics, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends. If you hold grudges, you will find that the whole world is full of enemies.

The policies of the ten great empires are so short-sighted and they only care about interests. They want to extend their tentacles to all parts of the world. Each empire is like a giant tentacle monster, demanding resources from all over the world without any purpose.

Such an aimless policy can be carried out only because their other enemies are the same.

It's like the south of the world.

There is almost no force taking root in the Hattings Empire, especially near the Far South Ocean.

The Nimantan Islands, which had been found with great difficulty near the South China Sea, were completely destroyed by a tidal wave caused by the Shark Empire, and ten years of hard work were wasted.

They were repelled to almost zero by two empires rooted in the ocean and established by various fish monsters.

But after the alliance between the Hatings Empire and the Finks Empire, the entire North Sea had all the younger brothers of the Demon Fish Empire and the Shark Empire removed! The entire North Sea and most of the two-coast sea were racecourses and private lands of the two empires.

"Legend? Interesting."

Arden looked at the ambassador of the Hastings Empire who appeared in front of him with an interested look on his face.

The ambassador was being stared at directly by a terrifying dragon, but he did not feel timid at all and remained quite calm.

This is a legend, and a rare female legend! She actually serves as an ambassador of a country.

Although calm on the surface, Arden was already beginning to feel a headache because of the terrifying background of the Hastings Empire.

You know, there are important places like the Chaos Islands all over the world.

The envoy representing the Hettings Empire actually arranged for a legendary strongman to personally take the position. Is there anything more representative than a legend? This is too rich. Which family doesn't worship legends? How can they let a legend do hard labor!

Although Arden's words were exaggerated, they also proved his envy.

The life of an envoy of a country is very comfortable, but there are also many things to do. But for these legends who only need wealth and resources, it is a skill for them to take the initiative to take on big things.

"Why? Your Majesty, do you find it incredible that a little girl like me has also cultivated to the legendary level?"

Looking at Arden's surprised eyes, Countess Alice of Hattings, who appeared to be an innocent and well-behaved aristocratic girl, spoke naively and romantically.

It would be nice if we could ignore the accessories that exude the scent of mithril and the pair of pure white eyes.

She clasped her hands behind her back, and her face suddenly turned from its original rosy color to pale, like an ordinary girl who saw a terrifying monster and then realized the fear belatedly.

Arden looked at this scene without feeling anything.

His mind had already begun to dig out the little information he had about Hastings in the Chaos Islands.

As an empire dominated by aristocrats, Hastings can be said to be the oldest among the five high empires.

Especially after the beginning of the Age of Discovery, this ancient and slowly declining kingdom was the first to realize the importance of the ocean.

The nobles bravely eliminated the original corruption and successfully spread their glory and flags all over the world.

Countess Alice, a powerful second-level legendary being, a human female legend who is less than 200 years old.

It is said that his ancestors have some blood relationship with the current royal family of the Hattings Empire.

"Envoy, stop talking nonsense. You are visiting the Silver Dragon Kingdom on behalf of the Hettings Empire. What exactly is the matter?"

After reviewing it for a while, Arden asked with a probing look in his eyes.

Alice covered her mouth with her left hand and seemed to chuckle.

The legendary strong man, who remained young and energetic at this moment, spoke with a smile.

"Now, the Seven Color Kingdom has undergone a great change. For the sake of world peace and the stability of the Twin Islands, every nearby kingdom should shoulder its responsibility. We hope to gain the support of His Majesty."

"After the deal is done, 20% of the 5% shares of the Golden Waterway owned by the Seven-Colored Kingdom can be ceded to the Silver Dragon Kingdom. There are also 20 gold mines and two magic crystal mines, a large metal vein, and a tiny rare metal mine on the territory of the Seven-Colored Kingdom. You can consider handing them over to Your Majesty."

One sentence at a time.

Every time Alice uttered a word, Arden felt frightened. Although he scoffed at the so-called peace, after all, if the empires hadn't been making trouble, the world would have been stable long ago.

But, he still felt sorry for the huge and heavy "money".

The Hettings Empire is one of the best in diplomacy, especially on the entire planet of Modo.

Initially making their fortune in navigation, they now have underground bases all over the world.

Through the skillful manipulation of the sleeves and the invincibility of everything, this money strategy targets the inner heart of people.

When it comes to representing the country's diplomacy, Ambassador Hastings is always in high spirits wherever he goes.

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As this seemingly clever earl, who was only pretending to be stupid but was actually quite powerful, and as Arden had expected, had already inquired about his reputation in advance and won over several of his ministers, the wealthy earl who launched a financial offensive left.

Arden shook his head.

Actor.

This was his evaluation of Alice, who was also an ambassador, a noble, a legendary figure, and disguised as an ordinary girl.

Once the power becomes large, people's hearts will be scattered. Everyone will have different interests and demands, and the country's officials will be divided into several different factions.

During this period of time, Arden has been observing the situation in the Seven-Colored Kingdom and the surrounding areas. According to his understanding, this countess can be said to be a true gifted daughter of heaven.

And quite rich.

Since his father's death, he not only supported his earl family in a short period of time, but also inherited large tracts of land and precious heritage. He is well-known for his generosity among the nobles.

By spending enough gold coins, she made a name for herself throughout the Chaos Islands and gained more benefits for the Hastings Empire.

Before Alice came to Arden, she had already learned about Arden's personality and past behaviors through special channels, so as to find a way to negotiate with Arden.

After arriving, he behaved politely, and knowing that Arden was a dragon who would only respond to soft words and not hard ones, he did not make any threats, but only tried to conquer Arden with shiny gold coins.

This is the quality that a diplomat should have, being able to accurately grasp the minds of the negotiators and successfully achieve one's goals.

But at the same time, Arden had long known this extraordinary countess.

It can be said that she is one of the people behind the current chaos in the Colorful Kingdom.

He had a sour face, so the countess couldn't tell what he was thinking.

Arden did not comment on the conditions proposed by the Countess, but just said to postpone it for the time being.

The sudden arrival of the Countess was beyond Arden's expectations.

Although the initiative was taken away by the countess, Arden did not completely lose the upper hand in the negotiations.

Since she is here, there should be other envoys coming later.

after all.

Arden thought of this, and a faint light flashed in the huge dragon's eye.

The cake is so big.

The three empires may have discussed some negotiations before, but as the actual negotiations progressed, differences in interests would eventually arise.

Politicians' personal ideas, national policy changes, and the gap between actual and expected ideal policies will all affect real changes.

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The facts turned out to be just as Arden had expected.

Apart from the fact that he himself looked down upon it, and yes, he also "hated" his identity as a dragon, for the sake of political correctness, he did not dare to approach the envoy of the Sea People Empire.

The envoys of the four empires that have taken root in the Chaos Islands.

Now they are representing the empires behind them and have begun political diplomacy on the Twin Islands.

He also set his sights on Arden.

"In that case, then, Your Majesty, we have a deal."

Remote communication ends.

There was a hint of surprise on Arden's face, and then a hint of stiffness and pain, which immediately returned to normal as the enthusiastic fat man's face disappeared from her sight.

Arden sat thoughtfully on the throne that was built specifically for him. It was so huge that it was unimaginable, a throne that could accommodate a fifty-meter-long dragon. His dragon claws lightly hammered the ground.

Remote transmission technology, envoy of the Magical Machinery Empire!

Behind the four major kingdoms, except for the Seven-Colored Kingdom, there is currently only one Finks Federation supporting it, and the remaining three have empires behind them.

And how could the Magical Mechanical Empire, across the sea, accept this outcome?

As one of the empires that also has garrisons in the Chaos Islands, it can be said that in the past, as the latest high empire to rise, they have gained the least benefits.

(The Magical Machinery Empire was originally only allowed to station 3000 soldiers and horses at most in its camp on the Chaos Islands, but the number has recently exceeded 5).

Therefore, after Emperor Nicholas I gave the order, the Mechanical Empire, which had been impatient for a long time, immediately extended an olive branch.

Compared with the conditions offered by the Demon Fish Empire and the Ryan Empire.

They are not on the same level at all, and it really made Yaden's heart move.