Ceasefire

The Grand Sultan stared intently at the Red Dragon, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Keosius —what exactly do you want?"

Without a doubt, he was at a significant disadvantage in this negotiation.

Moreover, he had to admit that the Red Dragon had an exceptionally good chance of winning.

The Fire Giant Kingdom is currently in a critical situation, and the intervention of any external force could lead to irreversible consequences—let alone a giant dragon.

Keosius nodded slowly and said with a smile, "Very good, Your Majesty the Grand Sultan, it seems you approve of my second proposal."

The Red Dragon flapped its wings and sighed deeply, as if in a solemn manner.

"Sigh, wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner? I've always believed that if something can be resolved at the negotiating table, there's no need to make a big fuss about it."

He paused, then said, "Unfortunately, your men don't understand this."

With the blessing of the "Eloquent Speaker," his words were surprisingly persuasive. Unfortunately, the Grand Sultan, a being of Quasi-divinity, was not affected by charisma.

After hearing Keosius's words, the Grand Sultan's eyes blazed with barely contained rage. He said in a low voice, "Enough! Keosius!"

"Your hypocrisy disgusts me! State your terms and get out of the Fire Elemental Plane!"

Keosius wasn't angry at the insult; instead, he almost laughed.

However, he didn't want to really anger the Grand Sultan and have a being with Quasi-divinity fight him to the death, as that would be a loss.

So the Red Dragon nodded slightly in a rather polite manner, and then extended a claw.

"One hundred wishes a year—that shouldn't be a problem for you, who have tens of thousands of Fire Giant as your subjects and rule over most of the Fire Elemental Plane."

"Are you kidding me?!"

The Grand Sultan was first taken aback, then enraged.

In a fit of rage, he slammed the illusory scepter into the ground, instantly creating massive craters in the wasteland, with fiery cracks spreading outwards from the scepter.

The earth trembled under his rage, and the firebirds that roosted on the wasteland took flight in panic.

How dare he make such a request!

It's important to understand that not every Fire Giant possesses the ability to make wishes. Only Fire Giant powerful enough to attract the attention of the plane's consciousness can obtain this ability, and Fire Giant with three wishes are extremely rare.

He rules over hundreds of thousands of Torch Zero, including several thousand Fire Giant Malik, yet he only casts nine hundred Wish Spell each year.

However, this is already extremely frightening.

The Fire Giant ' Wish Spell enabled them to gain the support of the Demon Lord and the Elemental Prince, making them the main rulers of the Elemental Plane and earning them the reputation of being "gods and monsters" among mortals.

These wishes were precious even to the Fire Giant Grand Sultan.

This giant dragon actually asked for a hundred wishes!

What the other side paid was merely the so-called "ceasefire" and "non-interference in the war," which were almost costless.

"Wishful thinking!"

"The Fire Giant Empire will never agree to such unreasonable conditions. If you're just trying to provoke me, then let's start a war!"

Although the Grand Sultan was furious, he remained rational. If the dragon really got involved, he would have no choice but to sacrifice some of his trump cards.

Keosius's expression remained unchanged, without even a trace of disappointment in his eyes. He stroked his chin with his paw, thinking, "So it really wasn't possible."

He had no intention of actually going to war with the Fire Giant Empire.

This kind of country, which has existed for thousands of years, has a monarch who is a Quasi-divinity. If a real war were to break out, the Embers of the Burned Empire, which is still in the development stage, would not be able to withstand it.

The conditions he just proposed were purely for the purpose of gaining more benefits; in my previous life, it was called the "demolition effect."

Make a difficult request first, and then make a more easily achievable request to make it easier for the other party to accept.

Thinking of this, Keosius said with a hint of apology, "Your Majesty the Grand Sultan, it seems I have been somewhat presumptuous."

"How about this, fifty wishes every year, and I'll also provide you with a batch of weapons."

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After a long silence, the Grand Sultan spoke again, "Red Dragon, your greed far exceeds my imagination. Even the Demon King would not ask me for one hundred prayers every year."

"Well then, Your Majesty the Grand Sultan, I will only present you with three conditions."

Keosius gazed at the Grand Sultan, his tone firm and powerful. "First, provide the Embers of the Burned Empire with twenty-five wishes each year for at least ten years."

"Secondly, purchasing large quantities of elemental ores from the Klaubo Wu Military Industrial Group will bring us revenue equivalent to five million Ginar."

"Third, make the three cities of Brass Fortress, City of Pig Iron, and Black Iron City into concessions of the Embers of the Burned Empire, subject only to the Empire's jurisdiction."

"And this is my bottom line."

"If you can't even agree to this, then it only shows that you have no sincerity in ceasing hostilities. In that case, I will have no choice but to support that Holy Flame Prince."

The Red Dragon's pale golden eyes gleamed with firelight, reflecting the Grand Sultan's enormous and majestic figure.

"Presumptuous!"

"Red Dragon! How dare you speak to my lord like that!"

Before the Grand Sultan could speak, Ismail stepped forward and angrily accused him.

But Keosius ignored him.

He was simply waiting for the Grand Sultan's response. In the Red Dragon's view, the Pasha, who had now lost most of his power, was not qualified to participate in the negotiations.

The Grand Sultan was still deep in thought, seemingly weighing the pros and cons and considering whether to accept the terms.

Ismail glared at the enemy, and one by one, Fire Giant soldiers were summoned by him, drawing their bows and aiming at the Red Dragon.

The imperial army came up behind Keosius, raised their weapons, and silently aimed at the giant hundreds of meters tall in the distance.

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The already scorching air suddenly became tense, as if it were about to explode at any moment.

That's enough.

"I promise you."

The Grand Sultan spoke with a somber expression, enunciating each word clearly.

At this critical juncture, there's no need to provoke an Ancient Dragon for the sake of such a small loss of power.

Keosius immediately grinned, nodded to the red giant in the distance, and showed an expression of great joy. "Excellent, Your Majesty the Grand Sultan."

"By signing this contract, this matter will be completely over. The hatred of the past will be completely dispelled, and the Fire Giant Kingdom and the Embers of the Burned Empire will join hands to move towards a bright future."

The Red Dragon gently waved its claws, and the power of the Elemental Plane authority it had just obtained descended, with flames forming magical runes with contractual properties in mid-air.

Upon seeing this, the fire giant Pasha Ismail trembled with rage, yet dared not utter a sound.

This was originally his power! "Come, Your Majesty the Grand Sultan."

Keosius a thought, the Flame Pact appeared before the Grand Sultan's projection.

The red giant extended his finger, imbuing the contract with his will.

"Buzz—"

Crimson lights flickered, and even the essence of the plane pulsated, witnessing the establishment of the contract.

The Grand Sultan's expression was extremely gloomy. He almost gritted his teeth as he said, "In the long span of thousands of years, I have seen all kinds of dragons, but you are the most greedy dragon I have ever seen."

Keosius nodded to the other party again and said with a smile, "Your Majesty the Grand Sultan, thank you for your praise—this is nothing more than the essence of a Red Dragon."