Originally, with the sky-level female mage following him, the Marquis of River could still be more assertive, and at least he could gain more benefits in negotiating terms.

But he didn't expect the female mage to suddenly fly away without saying hello. His own combat power was far inferior to that of Sean. The Marquis of River had no choice but to say in a low voice:

"I'm sorry Sean. Lucas led troops to invade your territory some time ago. The main reason was that he was induced by Brody Mill. Viscount Mill has coveted your territory for a long time. I express my sincerity to the residents of River Beach Town for this.

My apologies..."

"OK OK!"

Sean waved his hand indifferently: "If you don't talk about this, we are all adults, let's talk about compensation."

Matthew, who was standing nearby, suddenly turned around and said, "But Sean, you are only seventeen years old, still underage."

Sean: "...Okay, we are no longer fifteen or sixteen years old, let's get down to business. What do you think of war reparations?"

The Marquis of the Rivers replied:

"This invasion has indeed caused heavy losses to Hetan Town. You should be compensated, but I have a condition."

"condition?"

Sean's expression did not change: "What are the conditions? Let's talk about 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 it after we finish talking about compensation."

Sean organized 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 will no longer pursue it. From now on, Water Pine Town will be temporarily under my management until the Archduke sends a new lord.

, I will hand over the territory to him again, and the expenses of managing the territory will be temporarily taken care of by me."

The Marquis of 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, Marquis River also glanced at Sean in his heart.

Sean's words quietly took away the control of Water Pine Town and made it seem like he was losing money.

As for the new lord sent by the Grand Duke, haha, the Grand Duke is already under house arrest!

Of course, the Marquis of Rivers will not expose Xiao En. Anyway, Shuisong Town did not belong to the Rivers family before, so just pay it.

...

Seeing that the Marquis of Rivers recognized his control over Water Pine Town, Sean felt much better and continued:

"As for your compensation to me, you have to calculate my losses first."

Sean took out a small note-taking notebook from his backpack, flipped through it and said:

"The biggest loss is my property in Jon City. You blocked my property, resulting in the loss of all goods worth 30,000 gold coins in the warehouse. You must compensate me for this part."

Jessica, who was standing behind the Marquis, couldn't help but said:

"But Your Highness Sean, this part of the goods was robbed by 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 Sean Industrial's warehouse was robbed, she went to the gang's headquarters.

But the gang's warehouse was also looted, 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" as an excuse. 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:

"Your Highness Sean, I am willing to compensate you in full for this batch of goods."

"very good!"

Sean nodded with satisfaction: "This batch of goods is about 30,000 gold coins. My store has been closed for nearly two weeks, which has cost me nearly 10,000 gold coins. Plus the military expenses I spent during the war, I will be compensated 50,000 gold coins.

Not too much at all, right?"

"this......"

The Marquis of Rivers thought for a while and found that the price of 50,000 gold coins was a bit higher than he expected, but it was still within the range he could afford.

So he agreed directly:

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

"It depends on whether the terms of your contract are reliable or not." Sean smiled.

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

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

...

There are no traps in the terms of the contract, but the last one is a bit intriguing.

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

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

Sean smiled: "Isn't 'three years without starting a war' too long? How about changing it to one year?"

"No, this is my bottom line."

The Marquis of Rivers shook his head resolutely: "If it were changed to one year, I wouldn't be able to sleep well at night."

"I want 50,000 gold coins in exchange for three years of peace. I'm at a huge disadvantage... How about changing it to a situation where both sides can't use sky-level warriors to participate in the war within three years?" Sean asked.

.

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

The quantity and quality of our own gold-level warriors far exceed those of the other side, and the gold-level warriors cannot fly and are restricted by the army.

Unless a strong saint suddenly appears in Sean's territory, he will definitely win!

A strong man from the holy realm? 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, Sean confirmed that it was correct and signed the contract with Marquis of Rivers.

“A pleasure to work with!”

“A pleasure to work with!”

The two sides shook hands.

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

In the past few days, he would dream about the huge sky terrace dragon crashing into the city wall of Yohn.

Now that the contract has been signed, this nightmare is finally gone!

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

After all, if a noble breaks a 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 desperate, no noble will break the contract.

...

Sean looked at the contract in his hand with satisfaction. He got 60,000 gold coins from the female mage. The Marquis of Rivers got another 50,000 gold coins... By the way, there is still a sum of money that has not been withdrawn!

So Sean said:

"Lord Marquis, I still have a group of prisoners in my territory. Can you tell me which ones need to be redeemed?"

As Sean spoke, he took out the list of prisoners from his backpack and handed it to the Marquis of Rivers.

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

1,000 gold coins for Zam and 5,000 gold coins for the Countess.
Chapter completed!