Merlin - The Great Gifter

The training of this day has dragged on. Many young warriors wanted to try their hand at fighting Lilian. The heroine of the event was very happy. Constant fights with various opponents helped to get rid of imperfections and polish her fighting style. After an hour, she threw away the stick and began a melee fight. The warriors surrounding her could not understand how she was doing it. Even the best fighters finally get tired and Lilian does not. It was very strange, especially since she did not have Shu's aura on her.

Meanwhile, in the tent of the elders, two mediators, stripped of blue robes with a golden emblem in the shape of an island, came and bowed their heads in the direction of an elderly three.

"On behalf of the Prince of Neptune the Second, we send greetings to the noble council of the elders."

"Give me these precautions and tell me what you have to say"

"Heh, we understand that the council has a lot on our heads but we have to greet you, forgive us"

"Iron Whip and Nine Islands are not allies or friends, even if we both hate the Empire does not mean that we have to get closer"

"Of course, of course, the Prince sent us to discuss the situation in the Green Silver Mine."

"Speak on"

"We all want it, but why fight for it, it's just a bit of Green Silver, so the prince offers a deal." The diplomat pulled out the map and spread it out.

"Your army is here, you conquered the Red Lion under the Empire's nose but, you have two more weeks to go to the mine. We bribed Fishborns from Green Fish, without any loss we marched through the city and stayed one week to the Green Silver Mine. Here is what we propose: We will give you 25% Green Silver which mine will produce in the future and 40% which we will get when conquering the mine what do you think about it? You won't lose any people and get free privileges "

"He annoys me, kick him out"

One of the guards began to go towards the diplomat.

"Elder wait! It's just a preliminary proposal, we can negotiate."

One of the elders got up and went to the map.

He tapped his finger on the map, folded it and handed it to the negotiator. He smiled and said:

"You better be prepared, because in two weeks this Mine will be ours. Warriors take him out."

"You will not keep it without our help. The Imperial army is already going this way and your supply line is weak, it is enough that they will start a siege and thwart you with hunger" shouted the thrown out negotiator.

The elders looked at each other and one of them replied: "Tell the Prince, next time let him send a serious offer, because that one was ridiculous. I do not know what they think of us on the Nine Islands, but if they think that we are a bunch of idiots they will be disappointed. Fu*k off, people like you makes me to kill someone."

When the messengers were led out, the elders began to consult. "One is right, we have no supplies to keep the mine, they control the city of Green Fish and don't lack supply. We do not have any allies in these lands. And any supply line from Great Step is a joke."

"We never intended to occupy this area, the Great Step is our home and our roots are there"

"I know, I know, I do not like the fact that they try to manipulate us, and even 100% of Green Silver does not satisfy our needs, let alone 25%"

"We have to prepare for the worst, let's get Silver and the rest we will worry about later."

"We must win firstly"

"Indeed, the Islanders will have a week to export Silver, it's not enough time, not enough for them, hahahha"

"Do not share the skin on a bear while it is alive, and what if we do not win?"

"You always see everything in black, how could we lose"?

"A lot of water has passed since our last war in the east, a lot could have changed"

"Phi, even you do not believe in last sentence, just talk to me to get me upset, our warriors are invincible, Shu leads and protects us, we would have conquered this land long ago if it were not for the enemy in the west."

"Maybe yes, maybe no. As for the mine, there is a grandfather of that girl, we could use such an expert"

"Yes, it would be good if he did not die during the fight"

"If he dies, that's his fate. Let's leave it and let's get back to more important matters. Let's send someone to the City of Yellow Bear, they do not like the imperial ones, and a deputy to the City of the Purple Owl would let us examine their intentions."

"The next battle, the Green Silver Mine."