Count Wein couldn't raise any objections to Xu Yi's conditions.
Because after the two sides started fighting, the New Flyer's losses were bearable and they could find other ways to solve their problems, but he couldn't make up for his losses.
Because he had defeated Count Fran and the other lords, he had over thirty thousand soldiers under him. Just in terms of soldiers, he was one of the lords in the Principality of Constantine second only to Duke Stantine.
And in terms of battle strength, he might even surpass Duke Stantine.
But after fighting with the New Flyer, he found that he couldn't do anything to the New Flyer.
It was fine if he couldn't break into Xu Yi's territory, but he couldn't even completely seal off the New Flyer. He couldn't do anything to the New Flyer's destruction team.
The five hundred human guards led by Hart were invincible in Wein's territory. In just half a month, Count Wein lost several thousand elite soldiers as well as many important supply points.
If the two sides continued like this, Count Wein believed that he would one day be worn down to death by the five hundred New Flyer guards.
And the most important loss from fighting with the New Flyer was that he couldn't obtain any military magic machine supplies from the New Flyer.
While fighting with the New Flyer, the four lords from the south were still attacking Count Wein's new territory.
At the beginning, Count Wein could easily block them and even counterattack.
But after a few emergency orders, Count Wein found a serious problem.
Because of the war with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, they had lost their supply of military magic machines. Adding in the large consumption from the battle, the military magic machines in his subordinates' hands couldn't last for long.
According to his estimations, the supplies in his hands could only last for a week at most.
Unlike him, the other four lords had long stockpiled a large number of military magic machine supplies.
Every time he thought about losing the military magic machines while the four lords could still use them, Count Wein's heart was filled with a chill.
He knew better than any other lord in the Principality of Constantine just how much the military magic machines could increase the fighting strength of his soldiers. Once this happened, his subordinates definitely wouldn't be able to stop the attacks of the four lords.
If he couldn't get any more military magic machines, he could only retreat in defeat. Not only would he have to give up all his newly conquered territories, but … No, those four lords definitely wouldn't stop. They would definitely continue to attack until he was completely defeated.
Count Wein was very clear about this situation, so even if Xu Yi didn't come to negotiate with him, he already had the idea of negotiating with Xu Yi.
Although Xu Yi's conditions were excessive, it was undoubtedly much easier to accept compared to the fate of having all his territories taken over by the four lords and then being defeated and killed.
Not to mention that when Xu Yi gave these requests, he also gave Count Wein a condition that he never would have thought of, but also one that he dreamed of.
As long as Count Wein agreed to Xu Yi's conditions, then the New Flyer would prioritize New Flyer's Wein as an important partner in the future. They would provide him with all sorts of military magic machines and access to the newest military magic machines that New Flyer had developed.
After hearing this condition, Count Wein's anger towards Xu Yi's various conditions instantly dissipated. He didn't think too much and agreed to all of Xu Yi's conditions.
Because Xu Yi's so-called 'important partner' meant that when Xu Yi provided military magic machines to all the lords in the Principality of Constantine, he would prioritize Count Wein and put the other lords behind.
This meant that Count Wein would once again have an absolute advantage in terms of equipment when facing the other lords.
And as long as he had an absolute advantage in terms of military magic machines, the other lords in the Principality of Constantine wouldn't be his match.
As long as he could defeat all the other lords in the Principality, what was the point of agreeing to Xu Yi's conditions?
Thus, Count Wein and Xu Yi had a pleasant discussion and confirmed the contents of the ceasefire agreement.
According to the terms of the armistice agreement, after both sides stopped, Count Wein would cede close to six hundred square kilometers of land to Xu Yi as compensation. Moreover, he would have to leave behind all the citizens of this land, which would be ceded completely.
After obtaining this territory, Xu Yi's private territory would become a very long and narrow strip of land in the north of the Principality of Constantine.
This territory was connected to the Endless Sea to the west, and the Principality of Constantine and the Kingdom of Ruhr to the east. If one looked at it from a map, it would be like a hat covering the Principality of Constantine's head, covering the road to the north from the Principality of Constantine.
However, Count Wein didn't really care about this.
The Principality of Constantine had always been sealed off due to its geography. It had very little contact with other countries on the Sines. Even if the road to the north was completely sealed off, it wouldn't affect Count Wein at all.
Moreover, this territory was only given to Xu Yi. It still belonged to the Principality of Constantine in name. If the Principality of Constantine wanted to enter the Black Rice Wasteland through the north, Xu Yi had no reason to refuse.
Then again, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce's manpower was limited. It wasn't a problem to defend the previous territory, but to defend this long and narrow territory that didn't have a natural moat to defend, it was impossible.
Thus, Count Wein was very relaxed when he signed the ceasefire agreement.
From his point of view, even if Xu Yi asked him to leave all his citizens behind, it wouldn't be a threat. On the contrary, it might even be a failure.
Count Wein knew the situation of the people in his territory very well.
All the men in the territory who could be used to fight had now been recruited into the army. Most of the people left were the old, weak, sick, women, and children. They wouldn't be of any help to improve the combat strength of New Flyer. They would only be a burden.
If Xu Yi left these useless people behind, it would only increase his burden.
When Xu Yi left, Count Wein even pretended to tell Xu Yi with a heavy expression on his face. He asked Xu Yi to treat the people he left behind well.
When Xu Yi agreed, Count Wein couldn't help but snicker in his heart.
Did Xu Yi really think that he took advantage of the situation?
What a joke!
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"I think Count Wein must think that he took advantage of the situation." Xu Yi handed the ceasefire agreement to Kennard.
"This fellow who only thinks about war definitely didn't think that I didn't want this territory and these people for war."
"How could a fellow like him understand sir chairman's thoughts?"
Kennard laughed and took the ceasefire agreement. He carefully read it and nodded, "Very good, sir chairman. This way, your territory can be connected to the Black Rice Wasteland and the Moon Shadow Tribe. Moreover, the easternmost part can be connected to the Kingdom of Ruhr.
As long as the Stru Road is completed, our company's products can easily enter the Kingdom of Ruhr and other places on the continent. "
"This isn't the most important thing. Now that the situation in the Lampari Kingdom has changed, the biggest obstacle our company met before no longer exists. There isn't a problem in transporting goods on the continent and it's much more convenient to go through the Lampari Kingdom.
The most important thing in requesting this territory is to connect the Black Rice Wasteland with our current territory. That way it'll be much easier to develop. "Xu Yi said.
Hearing Xu Yi mention the situation in the Lampari Kingdom, Kennard looked at Xu Yi with a strange expression. After hesitating a bit, he asked, "Sir chairman, why aren't you willing to participate in her majesty Seveni's coronation?
Our company will definitely have deeper cooperation with the kingdom in the future. Using this chance to deepen our relationship with her majesty will be very helpful to us. "
Xu Yi turned to look in the direction of the Lampari Kingdom before slowly shaking his head, "Just treat it as me being willful this time."
Hearing the complicated emotions in Xu Yi's voice, Kennard's expression changed. He looked at Xu Yi and revealed a smile.
"Alright, it's rare for sir chairman to be willful, so I don't have anything to say."
Xu Yi patted his shoulder with a smile, "Alright, I can be willful in this aspect, but I can't be willful in your matters.
It's getting late, you should quickly pack up and go back to Anvilmar.
Count Eren must be waiting for you to reunite with him. If I keep you here, Eren Count will definitely blame me. "
Kennard shook his head, "Sir father has always supported me staying by your side. Even if I don't go back to celebrate new years with him, he won't say anything.
The one who really hates sir chairman is Sophia … … "
Hearing the name "Sophia", Xu Yi revealed a bitter smile.
"Isn't Sophia already engaged? Help me persuade her to just treat me as her fantasy. It's best if she completely forgets about me in the future, that would be better for her."
"If she could just forget, then things would be much simpler." Kennard softly sighed.
"Sir chairman, I understand Sophia's personality very well. She places more importance on the things she cares about than normal people. If she does something surprising because of this, it wouldn't be strange."
Xu Yi looked at Kennard with a puzzled expression, "What does she want to do?"
Kennard shook his head, "I can't guess.
I'm just reminding you of this possibility. "
Xu Yi thought for a bit before frowning and shaking his head.
Not to mention him, most people in this world could not guess what this little girl was thinking.
But no matter how bold Sophia was, what could she really do?