Before long, the negotiations began.
At the outset, when Lin Zhen presented the conditions Lin Fan had proposed, Valeri naturally refused.
After all, with even a little thought, one could more or less figure out the purpose behind Lin Fan's condition.
But now, it was the Tailo Empire that was anxious, while the Azure Dragon Alliance was not anxious at all.
Lin Zhen even made it plain: if we intervened, we would directly face the two great empires. If you were unwilling to leave behind five legions, then we might as well not intervene.
Valeri had no retort to that, because there was nothing wrong with Lin Zhen's reasoning.
But Valeri was equally unwilling to simply agree to it.
And so, the negotiations reached a stalemate.
Until half a month later.
Unable to withstand the pressure of being besieged by the two great empires and nearly twenty civilizations, Valeri lowered his head.
He agreed to leave behind five Main Legions under the Alliance's command, while also ceding nine universes from Dorando to Black Radiance in exchange for the Azure Dragon Alliance entering the war and maintaining a united front with the Tailo Empire.
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The final month of Federation Year 485.
Another ten days had passed since the Tailo Empire and the Azure Dragon Alliance reached their agreement.
Only a few days remained until the deadline set by the two great empires.
During this time, Valeri continued contacting the emperors of the two great empires every day.
And what did he say after getting in touch with them?
Naturally, he begged for mercy.
He acted as spineless as possible. As Valeri had said in the audience chamber that day, he even knelt and begged for forgiveness. So long as the two great empires could ensure the survival of Tailo civilization,