Hearthstone Farm Lord

Chapter 349 Signing the contract (thanks to LII for the February ticket)

Originally, there was a sky-level female mage following him, but the Marquis of the River could be a bit tougher, at least he could win more benefits in terms of negotiation conditions.

But I didn't expect the female mage to fly away suddenly without saying hello. His own combat power was far inferior to Xiao En's. The Marquis of the River had no choice but to say in a low voice:
"I'm sorry Sean, some time ago Lucas led troops to invade your territory, the main reason was induced by Brody Mill, the Viscount Mill coveted your territory for a long time. I express my sincerity to the residents of River Beach Town sorry."

"alright, alright!"

Sean waved his hand indifferently: "Let's not talk about this, we are all adults, let's talk about compensation."

Matthew who was standing next to him suddenly turned his head and said, "But Sean, you are only 17 years old, and you are still underage."

Sean: "Well, we are no longer fifteen or sixteen-year-old children, let's get down to business. What do you think about war reparations?"

The Marquis of the River replied:
"This invasion has indeed caused heavy losses to you in River Beach Town. Compensation is due, but I have one condition."

"condition?"

Sean's expression didn't change: "What condition? Let's hear it."

The Marquis of Rivers smiled and said: "That's right. After all, we both belong to the Yohn region. We both prosper and suffer. I hope that both of us can sign a 'Friendly Alliance Contract' to achieve equality, mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence."

"It's interesting, let's talk about compensation after we finish talking about it."

Sean sorted out his thoughts and said slowly:
"Let's talk about Brody first. Brody is the main culprit in this war of aggression, but he is dead, so I won't pursue it anymore. From now on, we can manage Shuisong Town temporarily, and wait for the Grand Duke to send a new lord. , I will hand over the territory to him again, and I will take over the expenses of managing the territory."

The Marquis of the River and his daughter Jessica looked at each other, nodded and said:
"Okay, then Shuisong Town will be under your management for the time being."

At the same time, the Marquis of the River also glanced at Xiao Engao in his heart.

Xiao En took away the control of Shuisong Town without saying a word, and said that he seemed to be losing money.

As for the new lord sent by the Grand Duke, hehe, the Grand Duke has already been placed under house arrest!

Of course, the Marquis of Hehe would not expose Xiao En, anyway, Shuisong Town was not owned by the Hehe family before, so if they lose, they will lose it.

Seeing the Marquis of the River admitting his control over Water Pine Town, Sean felt much better, and continued:

"As for your compensation to me, I have to calculate my loss first."

Sean took out a small notebook with notes from his backpack, flipped through it and said:
"The biggest loss is my property in Jorn City. You blocked my property, resulting in the loss of all goods worth 3 gold coins in the warehouse. You must pay me for this part."

Jessica, who was standing behind the Marquis, couldn't help but said:
"But Your Highness Xiao En, this part of the goods was snatched by the gangsters in the city."

"Just grab it back." Sean interrupted her directly:
"Youn City is your territory, how can you let a few gangsters ride on your head?"

"This"

Jessica didn't know what to say.

On the day Xiao En's industrial warehouse was robbed, she went to the gang's resident.

But the gang's warehouse was also ransacked, and God knows where the goods went.

The Marquis of Rivers was naturally aware of the situation that day, but he would not point out that "the gang's warehouse was also looted". This would appear to be insincere and would only cause the negotiation to break down.

So the Marquis of the River stopped Jessica who wanted to tell the truth, and said to Sean:
"His Royal Highness Sean, I am willing to fully compensate you for this batch of goods."

"very good!"

Sean nodded with satisfaction: "This batch of goods is about 3 gold coins. My store has not been open for nearly two weeks, and I have lost nearly 1 gold coins. In addition to the military expenses I spent during the war, I will be compensated for 5 gold coins. Not too much at all, right?"

"this."

The Marquis of Rivers thought for a while and found that the price of 5 gold coins was a bit higher than he expected, but it was still within the range he could afford.

So he directly agreed:

"Okay, I promise you! But we must sign the 'Friendly Alliance Agreement' before I can hand over all the gold coins to you."

"It depends on whether the terms of your contract are reliable." Sean laughed.

The Marquis of the River waved his hand, and an attendant behind him immediately handed over a contract to Sean.

Matthew was afraid that Sean would suffer, so he came over to discuss the terms of the contract with Sean in detail.

There's nothing pitfall about the terms of the contract, except for the last one which is a bit intriguing.

The last clause stipulates that within three years after signing the contract, the two parties cannot declare or launch war against each other in any form.

It turns out that the Marquis of the River is for this!

Sean smiled: "Isn't it a little too long for 'three years can't start a war', or should it be changed to one year?"

"No, this is my bottom line."

The Marquis of the River shook his head resolutely: "If it is changed to one year, I won't be able to sleep well at night."

"I want to exchange 5 gold coins for three years of peace, and I'm at a disadvantage. How about changing it so that the two sides can't use sky-level powerhouses to participate in the war within three years?" Sean asked.

The Marquis of Hehe's eyes lit up, and he nodded hurriedly: "Okay, that's it!"

The number and quality of the gold rank powerhouses of one's own side far exceeds that of the opponent, and the gold rank powerhouses cannot fly and are restricted by the army.

Unless a powerful sanctuary suddenly appeared in Xiao En's territory, he would win for sure!

Sanctuary powerhouse? How is that possible?

The Marquis of the River shook his head, and ordered the clerk to start drafting the contract.

After the contract was drafted, Xiao En confirmed that it was correct, and signed the contract with the Marquis of the River.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The two sides shook hands.

Now that things have come to this point, the Marquis of the River finally heaves a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, in his dreams, he would dream of the huge sky terrace dragon crashing into the city wall of Jorn City.

Now that the contract is signed, this nightmare will finally dissipate!

As for whether Sean will break the contract, the Marquis of the River thinks Sean will not.

After all, if a nobleman breaks the contract, no one will be willing to sign a contract with him in the future, and many opportunities will be lost.

Unless the situation is exhausted, no nobleman will tear up the contract.

Sean looked at the contract in his hand with satisfaction, and got 6 gold coins from the female mage, and the Marquis of the River is another 5 gold coins. By the way, there is still a sum of money that has not been proposed!
So Sean said:

"Master Marquis, there are still a group of captives in my territory, which ones do you want to redeem?"

While talking, Sean took out the list of prisoners from his backpack and handed it to the Marquis of the River.

The most valuable on the roster are of course the two gold rank powerhouses, Zam and the Countess of Steam.

Zam 1000 gold coins, Countess 5000 gold coins.

There are still a pile of bronze and silver and some ordinary soldiers left, but these can only be small money to Sean.

(End of this chapter)