Chapter 158 Tough Conditions

A week later, a team escorted by dozens of knights and warriors appeared outside the city of Saar.

This is also the first guest that Sarling came from the outside after being completely blockaded by the Colinworth family for several weeks.

At present, the attack on the business group with the disguised horse thief is intensifying, and the impact is increasing. The Colinworth family can't bear the pressure from all sides.

In front of the iron fact, Viscount Mailer can't refute it. It can't be said that the family knight and the territorial guard soldier suddenly went crazy and ran to be a horse thief.

So the appearance of this group of visitors did not surprise Leon at all.

To be precise, he is waiting for the arrival of the other party.

What Leon didn't expect was that the leader of this team was the Earl of Astin, the highest administrator of the Grey region!

Count Astin came to Sal City as a mediator, which was his first visit to New Sal.

The count's intention was very clear, and he hoped to calm the situation. After all, the open fight between Salling and Colinworth and the scandal of the Colinworth family put the count under great pressure.

Also came to Sal City with him was Christina. There is no doubt that the priestess of the church came to support Leon. Although there was no ventilation in advance, Leon could easily see the meaning of praise and support in the eyes of the swan priest.

To catch and annihet the stolen goods, Leon led the Thunder Beast Battalion to almost completely annihet the so-called horse thief group, which not only broke the predicament and the rumors against Sal's collar in one fell swoop, but also gave the Colinworth family Mei a heavy blow.

This is absolutely good news for the Gly Church, which has always supported Leon. At least their investment in Sal's collar will not come to nothing.

And through this incident, Leon also strongly demonstrated his ability to his supporters.

The business group was held in the council hall of the lord's mansion.

The Earl of Astin was also very straightforward and directly gave Leon the conditions of the Colinworth family.

With 500,000 gold coins and 300 first-class horned horses, the Colinworth family promised that there would be no trade blockade against the sal territories in the future, and the business groups and mercenaries going to the sal territories would be allowed to pass freely in their territory.

As a condition, the Colinworth family hoped that Leon would give up his statement and release all the prisoners to calm the situation.

"That's not enough..." Leon said without hesitation: "Compared with the despicable measures of Colinworth against Sal, if you just pay such a price to cover up the past, Count Astin, please forgive me for not being able to agree!"

Just kidding! Just 500,000 gold coins want to make a big deal. Leon is not so stupid, and he doesn't want to sell the face of Count Astin.

Leon's refusal made Count Astin look a little ugly, but this was also what he expected.

Count Astin doesn't like what he is doing at all. He has a bad impression of Leon. If it hadn't been for Viscount Mailer's relationship and the pressure from the upper levels of the province, he would never have been interested in this trip.

"Baron Leon, I hope you can understand that if this matter is really big, it may not be good for you..." He said with a straight face, "But I can listen to your opinion. I am willing to be a mediator between your two territories in a fair and neutral capacity."

This is pure nonsense. It's really going to be a big deal. Count Astin can't eat it himself.

Of course, Leon won't expose this. He asked Rose to bring a map and spread it on the table.

This is a large map of the Glay area. The Sal, Colinworth and other territories are all clearly drawn on it. Leon took a quill and circled a place on the Colinworth collar.

"I don't need gold coins, and I don't need the Collinsworth family to make any promises, because I don't believe in their promises..." Leon pushed the map to Count Astin: "As long as the Collinsworth family cede this land to Sal, this matter will be over!"

cede territory! Count Astin was shocked, and his eyes immediately fell on the map.

The dark red ink drew a shocking figure on the map, which was connected to the Sal collar and cut the northern territory of the Colinworth collar with blood!

Although the area of this territory is only one-seventh or less of that of the Corinworth Territory, it is bordered by the Iron Furnace Fort in the north and the Glee City area in the east, and its location is very important.

The Earl of Astin instantly understood Leon's idea. As Leon himself said, he didn't want to believe the promise of the Colinworth family at all and asked the Colinworth family to give up a channel.

If this territory belongs to the Sal's territory, it will be impossible for the Colinworth family to block the Sal's territory again in the future!

"It's impossible. No lord will cut off his territory!" The count couldn't help shouting.

For an aristocratic lord and his family, nothing can be more important than his own territory, and the sacred and inviolability rules of the autonomous territory are clearly recorded in the kingdom's code.

In the past, it was not without a lord who had no choice but to cede his territory, but this was often the beginning of the decline of a family. Once ceded, there was a second time. The Earl of Astin really couldn't think of a reason why Viscount Mailer could agree to this condition.

"Then another lord..." Leon knocked on the table and said lightly, "If I submit a complaint for arbitration to the Ugru Senate, based on the evidence I have so far, I think the elders will be willing to convene a council of elders to decide the fate of the Colinworth family."

"Count Astin, since you are the mediator, please convey my request to Viscount Mailer. I am very sorry that he can't come in person."

Originally, such a negotiation could not be without the presence of Viscount Mailer, but Viscount Mailer hated Leon to the bone, and he was afraid that he could not control his emotions and was completely deadlocked, so he handed over the full power of disposal to the Count Astin.

Reon's words are hitting the point of Count Astin, or to be precise, the lifeblood of the Colinworth family. Only the Senate has the right to deprive a lord of his territory.

Once this matter comes to the Senate, Count Astin will have to stand on the side.

It is foreseeable that in the end, Leon and Salling will never have any trouble as the victims, but the fate of the Colinworth family is unpredictable.

"This territory is not very big. I think Baron Leon's requirements are very reasonable..." Christina, who had been sitting next to the scene, suddenly poked her head and looked at the map and said, "Count Astin, you can completely let the Colinworth family think about it."

Only then did Count Astin remember that there was a temple staring at him. Leon poked the matter to Tomond, and in Ugru, he was supported by the high priest Farns.

Leon can be said to have the ability to break the sky!

Thinking of this, Count Astin's mood immediately became much calmer. He nodded and said, "Okay, then I will convey Baron's request to the Colinworth family, and they will make the final decision!"

Old friend, it's not that I don't want to help you, but that you did a really bad job this time! The count thought silently in his heart.

Leon, it's really cruel!

For the first time, Count Astin was afraid of Leon in his heart.

On the same day, Count Astin temporarily lived in Saar City, and he did not plan to go back if he did not solve this matter.

Three days later, representatives of the Colinworth family arrived in Saar City.

After receiving the news from Count Astin, Viscount Mailer was so angry that he almost smashed everything in his study and roared to fight with Leon.

But when the viscount calmed down a little, he sadly found that he had no choice. If things were not calmed down quickly, if he really wanted to make trouble to the elders of Ugru, the price he would have to pay at that time was probably not just such a territory.

After a night of painful thinking, Viscount Mailer finally made a choice and agreed to Leon's request.

And it was his second son Zok who sent Sal to lead, and only the viscount himself knew the meaning.

Under the auspices of Count Astin, with the Lord of the Church of Cristina as the co-witness, Leon and Zock officially signed a territorial transfer agreement, and from then on, an important territory of Corinworth's territory was transferred to the territory of Sal.

As a result, Salling gained a fertile grassland area and the most important access to the outside world. Since then, Collinsworthling has been able to blockade Salling in commercial trade.

As a condition, Leon released all the prisoners and returned the remains of all the war dead, including their weapons and equipment. The horse thief storm officially came to an end.

It's just that for Colinworth, their troubles are far from over, and the business groups and mercenary unions that have suffered losses also need to pay compensation and negotiate.

But that has nothing to do with Leon.

After the calm, merchants and mercenaries returned to Saar City. All the closed shops reopened, and Saar City soon returned to its original bustle and bustle.

Just as Leon was about to leave for the Everglades, the business group he sent to the north to open up the business road more than a month ago returned smoothly!

The general manager of the business group, La Zili, and 200 elite guards were all safe and sound. They successfully opened a northward passage in the north of the Saarland. They not only entered the western province, but also finally arrived at the capital of the western province.

It's hard to say a few words about the hardships of this journey. He has lost a lot of weight and is much darker, but he looks energetic, and his eyes are full of self-confidence.

All the goods he brought were sold out, and he returned a whole 150 tigers and lions for Sal's tie!

(to be continued)