Travel to another world and continue to be a boxer

Chapter 194 Border Negotiations

"What are you talking about, Lord Viscount? I only made concessions because His Majesty Surut and Minister Bartello strongly wanted the south to belong to Phrygia. What's the problem with that?"

"No, our country has no objection, ... This is also for the sake of maintaining good relations with your country, and ..., Your Majesty does not intend to impose demands on the one hand..."

"My father, the King, once said, 'I wish for the peace of the people.' I know that your Majesty's wishes are the same for the people of the east and the north. I believe that satisfying Phrygia's demands will contribute to the future peace between the two countries."

Viscount Masfitin responded to the king's words vaguely. This part was already discussed in advance by Albert and Klein.

"Your Majesty Albert is indeed famous. I am deeply moved, but I think that as fellow travelers, we should both benefit equally."

“Even so, our country has just taken a huge step forward in development. This war is not for expansion, but to eliminate the surrounding unrest. With this in mind, our country will not consider the issue of profit.”

Viscount Masfittin could not understand Klein's intentions. He was not a fool who would take Klein's words at face value. However, he could not understand Holzlein's purpose.

Hope looked to the north, could it be because Holzlein had already grasped the current situation of the orc settlements? There was no doubt about it. There were magic boxers in his camp. He might be able to convey this information to them in detail.

However, even so, he did not think that Holzlein could achieve the same thing as Phrygia in the north. That would require the presence of orcs. In Holzlein, where discrimination against orcs is deeply rooted, this is unlikely to happen.

So there could be other reasons. Did they discover a promising mineral vein? This possibility was hard to imagine. Like Phrygia, Holzlein had long been cut off from Treba. Of course, Holzlein might have had spies, but such a large-scale investigation could not have been conducted in secret.

By the same token, he didn't think there was anything else hidden in the north. If there was anything at all, it would probably be the Magic Fist's ability to investigate before sneaking in.

But Count Steiner had heard from Tullio about the situation in Treba, and there was no news of any investigation being carried out.

Various possibilities emerged in Viscount Masfitin's mind, but he could not come to a conclusion.

(Could it be!)

Masfitin thought of a possibility.

Is the south empty? Because no one from the capture team sent from the south has returned yet, the situation in the south is unclear. What if most of the people in the south have fled to Holzlein? Is it just a piece of abandoned farmland?

If there was indeed such a movement, then Phrygia should have also received intelligence. Masfitin was confused and could not imagine it. However, Klein himself would eliminate this possibility.

“Ah, I forgot. In fact, there are also many refugees flowing into Holzlein from the south of Treba.”

(Is that so?) Masfitin thought. He was almost forced to accept a proposal that included only bad farmland.

"Even so, I don't think the numbers are that great. These people have already cleared the land and settled down in our country. But if there are people who want to return to the land they are familiar with, can we accept them to settle in Phrygia?"

"Well...! Well, I'm a little hesitant, but is that okay?"

"If I want to, I can do it, whether it's good or bad, right?"

“Just as you said.”

"Your Majesty, can you show some mercy?"

Viscount Masfittin fell into deep thought, his face sometimes blue and sometimes red. Seeing this, Dorrisden came to rescue him.

“While I’m not particularly good at diplomatic debate, I understand that the situation is slightly different. I would appreciate it if you could be frank with me on this matter.”

"Well, even so I am not lying. It's just that if we are really pursuing completely different things, then it would be a good thing for each of us to be satisfied."

"Your Highness Klein, please tell me what Holzlein wants. If I return without such judgment, I will embarrass myself in front of His Majesty. Please..."

Viscount Masfelding had completely capitulated. If he had followed Holzlein's wishes and returned home, and then been told Holzlein's true thoughts afterwards, he would inevitably be accused of incompetence.

“It’s not something that’s hard to understand.”

Although I'm not being secretive, it's still a bit embarrassing to reveal the truth about Holzlein.

"Ye Kai... is said to have learned from the magic boxer that the people in northern Treba have started to cultivate various technologies. If we can directly take over these lands, it will be beneficial to Holzlein's future interests. Although this is a long-term plan."

"I see."

“Do you understand?”

Dorrisden and Masfitin bowed their heads in thanks.

“There is one more thing to consider.”

At a meeting that was dissolved and proposed to negotiate with the country, Viscount Masfittin handed Klein a document and kept it.

“This was received from Magic Boxer.”

Viscount Masfittin took the document, and Dorrisden also paid attention to it.

"Declaration - From now on, in Holzlein and Phrygia, if it is discovered that citizens of the old Treba Empire who do not hold the war responsible are discriminated against or exploited at the national level, or if they deliberately turn a blind eye to this, I, Ye Kai, will take personal and severe measures. I hereby declare. - Ye Kai"

“Ah! This is it!”

"This is just a copy. Please accept it. It means exactly what it says. Although it is only a personal statement, our country will give him the signature and seal of His Majesty on this copy. As for what action Phrygia will take, we will leave it to them."

"Your Highness is so cruel and merciless..."

There is no doubt that this document clearly expresses the wishes of the Magic Boxer and cannot be ignored.