Reaching an Agreement

This was something Fran had been very concerned about ever since she arrived in this room: why was Tristan, the Proxy of the Deity, also here?

Previously, although she had guessed that Tristan had some contact with the Alliance, she thought that their cooperation was only about helping Ophelia to the Trial of the Sun and conveying Fran's message.

But Tristan was right there, sitting in this room, making Fran realize that his relationship with the Alliance was probably not as simple as she had expected.

After all, it's highly unusual to need an Proxy of another Deity to come here when discussing such a sensitive issue.

Fran had reason to suspect that there were things she didn't know about.

She looked at Ophelia, knowing that if the other didn't give her a satisfactory answer, she might immediately call upon the Lord of Radiance to take her away.

Ophelia's expression softened, and with a smile, she explained to Fran:

"No, you misunderstand. I admit, he is indeed the Proxy of the Star-Engraved Turtle, and he has a deep cooperative relationship with us..."

Fran raised an eyebrow but remained silent, while Ophelia continued:

"However, our cooperation is limited to cooperation between Proxy..."

Fran frowned, already guessing why, which made her unable to resist touching the necklace around her neck a couple of times.

"The Star-Engraved Turtle, the Deity Tristan worships, did not actually agree with our proposal, but He did not prevent Tristan from cooperating with us."

Fran focused her Mental Power into the necklace and slowly spoke in her mind;

"Let me ask you one more time, are you sure you can agree to the Alliance's conditions? There seems to be one..."

Before she could finish speaking, the voice of the Lord of Radiance rang in her mind.

"I'm absolutely certain, Fran, I can tell you that I don't really care about the opinions of other Deity anymore, because I've already offended them all..."

"So you don't need to worry about what other Deity will do, because we are not like them."

"Just focus on this negotiation and get more benefits for us. Don't think about all this..."

Fran raised her head, tapped the table lightly, and spoke slowly.

"That's a good reason, I can accept it..."

Fran could indeed accept this reason. After all, in the Spirit Realm, the reputation of mages was probably similar to that of the yellow-robed man she had seen before, and few Deity would be willing to cooperate with the Alliance.

In this situation, it's a personal matter for an Proxy of Deity to be willing to cooperate with the Alliance.

However, in the end, the Deity have to do the work. If the Deity are unwilling, then there's nothing Ophelia and the others can do.

Fran skipped that topic and changed the subject.

"What exactly is that realm you're asking us to occupy? And which Deity currently occupies it...?"

Ophelia smiled and then said:

"This realm is not occupied by one Deity, but by three Deity..."

Fran's brow furrowed even more deeply. Ophelia noticed the change in Fran's expression and quickly said:

"It's pretty much as we agreed back then. We'll be responsible for organizing the forces to attack this territory; you just need to provide the people to occupy it..."

Ophelia took a document from a mage beside her, then handed part of it to Fran, and slowly said:

"This is the basic information about that realm, its defensive forces, and the specific identities of the three Deity."

Fran turned to the first page and saw an old acquaintance— the Goddess of Ocean Currents.

"Why is this Goddess of Ocean Currents everywhere..." Fran couldn't help but want to complain.

She never expected that she would encounter followers of the Goddess of Ocean Currents after arriving here.

Actually, when she was in Snow Bear Territory, she thought she wouldn't have any contact with the Church of the Goddess of Ocean Currents for a while, but she never expected to encounter them again in the Spirit Realm.

Even if she encounters them again during the Trial of the Sun, it wouldn't be a problem. So why does she have to run into their followers now?

Moreover, her contact with the other party wasn't friendly; it was more likely to create enmity...

Fran may have been complaining, but the Church of the Goddess of Ocean Currents only made her change her expression slightly.

Ultimately, her true identity is still that of a mage in the Alliance, and she is still in the Northern Lands Society.

The Church of the Goddess of Ocean Currents's influence is mostly located along the coast. In the Alliance where few provinces are near the sea, she really doesn't need to worry about retaliation.

If the other side really wants revenge, they should project their power beyond the Alliance first...

Fran continued reading, and the next two Deity were not Deity Fran had encountered before, nor had Fran ever seen their Proxy.

"God of War" and "Great Deer of the Forest"

These are two Deity about Fran doesn't know much. She basically only knows that these two Deity, like the Goddess of Ocean Currents, have enormous power in the Material Realm.

Even on the mainland, these two Deity ' Sect are quite influential, both capable of producing Fourth Order Profession.

The God of War is the state religion of the Tuzes Empire, located halfway west of the Alliance. Fran doesn't know much about the specifics because it's too far, and the Alliance probably wouldn't bother dealing with such a distant power.

The Great Deer of the Forest was a Deity Fran had learned about from the Adventurers Guild, and half of the Druid tribes worshipped Him.

However, as mentioned before, of the three Deity ' Sect, the one closest to Fran is the Sect Sect the Goddess of Ocean Currents. Therefore, after reading the information, Fran's expression did not change at all.

She looked up and asked for some details.

"When the time comes, how should we send people to take over this territory..."

Ophelia shrugged, as if it didn't matter, and said:

"It's up to you. Those who want to join our attack can come over, or you can send people over after we've conquered this territory..."

Fran frowned. She knew what Ophelia meant; it was quite obvious that the other woman didn't care about this at all.

She had originally intended to argue with them about this, since they might do something underhanded after occupying the territory, and might not allow their people to join the attack.

"We will send people to join you in the attack. Upon encountering the enemy lord, we will immediately begin the lord conversion ceremony..."

Fran would naturally have to send people to attack with the Alliance mages, but she wouldn't be the one to go; she wasn't even qualified to be a lord of a realm, so her going would be pointless.

However, within the Radiance Domain, those Monsa people, who are equivalent to the Spirit Realm beings, can go there. At that time, the Lord of Radiance can send Lyle or other people who have been empowered by Him.

Fran then asked:

"And after we conquer the realm? What will we...?"

"We will send Battle Mage Corps to defend against it; this will be written into the contract, so you don't need to worry..."

"What about the distribution of the Spoils of War...?"

"We'll split the assets we can take with us 70/30; what we can't take is yours..."

"Block splitting within the boundary..."

"We don't care about that..."

Based on the information she had, Fran confirmed some details of the cooperation with Ophelia.

What surprised Fran the most was that Philly was ridiculously easy to talk to.

No matter what she asked for, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, the other party would agree immediately, which puzzled her.

Is this a valid negotiation method?

Furthermore, everything negotiated here will ultimately be written into the contract, and then you'll have to consider whether you have the power to break it...

However, this also made Fran realize something: the other party didn't seem to be very interested in anything from this realm.

What the other side is truly interested in is having the Lord of Radiance send people to occupy this territory after they have conquered it.

Fran lowered her head slightly and carefully examined the documents in her hand. By now, she had no further thoughts and felt she had said everything she could.

Most importantly, the other party basically had no objection to what she proposed; they just kept nodding.

"Do you have any questions?" Fran asked the Lord of Radiance inside the necklace.

"No, I think you've asked quite a lot of questions..."

Fran raised her head, hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and said:

"I have a question for you now: you send someone over, and that person gets sabotaged by the other side. What impact will that have on you?"

Fran feared this most. If the Alliance's target was the Lord of Radiance, she would be at a huge disadvantage. She wouldn't even dare to spend the things the Alliance had promised her...

"No, Fran, you don't need to worry. I know what they ultimately want, but I can't tell you..."

"All I can tell you is that this is a very good deal. You can use these things to develop your Sect in the Material Realm and also enhance your own strength."

"And if they could influence me, who is far away in the Astral Realm, then it would be even more impossible."

"Even if they can influence me, what's the point of influencing a Deity who doesn't even have much power in the Spirit Realm?"

"Goddess of Ocean Currents, Lord of War... if they could influence just one of these Deity, they would gain far greater benefits in the Material Realm than they do here."

Fran tapped the table, remained silent for a moment, and then said to Ophelia:

"I have no further questions. When should we sign the contract?"

Her words brought smiles not only to Ophelia, but also to the mages around her, and even Tristan, as if Fran had made the right decision.

"In three days, you can bring those Spirit Crystal over then. This is the Alliance's Law Domain, and there are some things that even we cannot disobey..."

Fran nodded. She trusted the other party because she could sense that such an effect was present in the law spells being cast here.

After Fran left, the red-robed man sitting in the corner raised his head, while everyone else in the room, including Tristan, lowered their heads and said in unison:

"Tutor..."