The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1815 The Deal Between the Heavenly Alliance and the Dragon Clan

Bai Mo is Lin Chen's senior brother and is now a disciple of the Hundred Tribulations Sect. Lin Chen naturally sides with the Hundred Tribulations Sect, but his interests are not entirely the same as those of the Hundred Tribulations Sect.

His biggest demand was to rescue Bai Mo; everything else was negotiable.

Only when both sides reach an agreement can there be a possibility of a peaceful exchange of hostages, which is why Lin Chen stepped forward.

If we let them continue this tit-for-tat approach, things might really break down, and then negotiations will be much more difficult.

Seeing that both sides were considering it, Lin Chen continued, "Ms. Meng just said that she is willing to pay a ransom for Miss Meng as her aunt, which I think is feasible."

"In addition, both sides suffered casualties in the conflict. Given that the dragon race and the human race are inherently in constant conflict and fighting, the casualties on both sides will not be investigated."

"My final request is one I'm making as a special envoy of the Celestial Palace. I hope the Dragon Clan can provide information about the Heavenly Dao Alliance. We don't object to your transactions with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, but if you ally with the Heavenly Dao Alliance to fight against the Celestial Palace, then your Azure Dragon Clan will be an enemy of our Celestial Palace, and you will have to bear all the consequences."

After Lin Chen finished speaking, he spread his hands and said, "These are my suggestions. Both of you can consider them and discuss them to see if you can accept them."

Both men were looking at each other, but no one voiced strong objections.

After a moment of contemplation, Meng Shuyu said decisively, "I agree. The spiritual vein will be jointly owned and used. Forty percent of those who enter the cultivation will be from the Dragon Clan, and sixty percent will be from the Human Clan. The extra ten percent will be the reward for the Hundred Tribulations Sect's discovery of the spiritual vein."

Lin Chen turned his head and looked at Xi Junshan.

Xi Junshan thought for a moment and finally nodded in agreement: "I have no objection in general."

No one is born liking to fight, to kill or be killed. Who wouldn't want to use spiritual veins peacefully?

Lin Chen secured an extra 10% usage rights for the Hundred Tribulations Sect, which can be considered objective and fair.

Why is it that the Hundred Tribulations Sect doesn't have the strength to completely control the spiritual veins?
Conversely, the Rock Tribe is in a similar situation. Neither side has the strength to conquer the other, and both sides have hostages in the other's hands, making them hesitant to act for fear of harming the other.

The spirit mine was discovered by the Hundred Tribulations Sect, and the Rocky Tribe is already considered to have made a profit by obtaining 40% of it.

Both sides generally agreed, and the next step was to discuss the details. Since they were both important figures, they wouldn't fuss over trivial matters. Meng Shuyu readily offered a very generous ransom.

Lin Chen's demand for ransom, but not compensation for those who died in battle, was a way to give both sides a way out.

Meng Ke's noble status and Meng Shuyu's willingness to pay the ransom demonstrate the family's high regard for her. This ransom, in effect, is compensation for the sect elder killed by the dragons during the first attack. If it were simply called compensation, Meng Panshi would have something to say: "You have to compensate for the dead, but what about the people who killed me? Shouldn't they also compensate for that?"
If you keep going like this, things will get complicated.

Like Lin Chen, Meng Shuyu's interests largely align with those of the Panshi tribe, but they are not entirely aligned.

Lin Chen wants to save Bai Mo, and she wants to save Meng Ke.

As for the Hundred Tribulations Sect and the Rocky Tribe, as long as they can reach an agreement, that's fine. Meng Shuyu doesn't care who gets more or less benefit, and neither does Lin Chen.

Lin Chen understood this point, which is why he focused his negotiations on Meng Shuyu. Sure enough, Meng Shuyu readily agreed.

After the two sides had finished their discussion, Lin Chen said, "Ms. Meng, can you tell me about the Heavenly Dao Alliance now?"

Meng Shuyu replied, "The Dragon Clan and the Heavenly Dao Alliance did indeed have a secret deal, because they offered something that the Dragon Clan needed, but we did not agree to cooperate with them to deal with the Immortal Palace."

“The Dragon Clan has always been independent and will not submit to the Celestial Palace, nor will it submit to the Heavenly Dao Alliance. We have negotiated with them and ultimately traded on an equal footing.”

"If the Celestial Palace is willing to trade with the Dragon Clan, the Dragon Clan will also welcome it without hesitation."

Her last sentence was naturally a statement, indirectly telling Lin Chen that they had not allied with the Heavenly Dao Alliance and had no intention of dealing with the Immortal Palace.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Dragon Clan had formed an alliance. The Dragon Clan's power was extremely strong; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to occupy a third of the continent.

Lin Chen asked, "Could you describe the transaction in detail? Also, do you have information about their identities and their hideouts?"

After pondering for a moment, Meng Shuyu said, "What they brought out was a kind of immortal fruit prepared using special methods from a high-level immortal realm. It greatly helps the dragon race to transform into human form, making the transformation more thorough and pure, and making the path of cultivation easier in the future."

“What they want are the prisoners we captured during our battles with the human race, specifically those at the True Immortal level or above. Our dragon race and the human race have been constantly at war, so we naturally have quite a few such prisoners. If we can trade them for something useful to our dragon race, we are naturally willing to make the exchange.”

captive?

Lin Chen asked in confusion, "What are they going to do with these prisoners?"

Meng Shuyu shook her head: "I don't know, but I suspect they must have some means to make these prisoners obey their orders and become their fighting force..."

(End of this chapter)