At dawn the next day, the captured barbarians were released.
Not long after, Arthur, who was calculating the time, also left the city. He wanted to negotiate with the gathered barbarians after they reached the southern jungle.
Joly finally accepted Arthur's decision to go to the negotiation, but he hoped that Arthur would bring some personal guards with him. However, Arthur rejected the offer on the grounds that the Barbarians were really going to harm him and that his personal guards would be of no help. In the end, Arthur left with only a few guards.
"Stop! Who are you?"
Arthur and a few guards traveled for a day and arrived at the southern forest. As soon as they entered the forest, they heard a voice with a heavy accent.
"I am the master of Gomir City. I am here today to pay a visit to the Great Elder of your tribe!”Arthur glanced at the dense forest and saw a burly man holding a spear and looking at him warily. The branches in other places were shaking. There were obviously barbarians in the dark.
According to the intelligence, the barbarians were made up of many tribes scattered in the Xingling Mountain Forest. The leader of each tribe was the Great Elder.
Hearing Arthur's words, the forest was in a panic. Not long ago, the captives of Gomir City were released. Was there some conspiracy?
The branches shook. Through the dense forest, Arthur saw pairs of surprised eyes. After confirming that there were only a few of them, one of the barbarians who was in charge of guarding the place showed up. He walked to Arthur and looked at him suspiciously." You said you are the master of Gomir City. What proof do you have?"”
"How dare you! Who in Gomir City dares to impersonate my lord!”Before Arthur could say anything, the guard behind him started scolding him. Arthur was the person who had brought them great changes and a better life. They had to respect him.
The barbarian who spoke was furious when he was scolded by the weak guard. However, he quickly reacted. This young man in front of him should be the master of Gomir City as they said. This was not something he could decide.
"Alright, you guys wait here. I'll inform the elders!”After saying this, the barbarian turned around and left.
After being stared at by the barbarians hidden in the forest for a long time, the barbarian man who had gone to deliver the message reappeared. Without saying anything else, he led Arthur and the others deeper into the forest.
Shabby tents began to appear in the dense forest. From time to time, people would come out and look at them curiously.
After walking for a while, they stopped in front of a large tent.
The tent was supported by many wooden poles. Judging from the newly cut marks on it, it was obvious that the tent had been set up not long ago.
"Great Elder, the guest has arrived!”The barbarian man bowed respectfully to the tent.
"Please come in!" A deep voice came from the tent.
Arthur stepped forward, and the man who led the way stepped in front of the guard behind him.
"You!" The guards glared at him.
"Alright, you guys stay here.”
After giving the order, Arthur lifted the tent curtain.
However, he did not expect that as soon as he lifted the curtain, a gust of wind blew out. Arthur subconsciously threw a punch.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the person was sent flying back.
It was only then that Arthur saw the figure that was attacking him. It was the barbarian man that he had knocked out with three slashes.
At this moment, he was beaten to the ground. His eyes were filled with anger and his face was red. He was about to get up and rush forward again.
"Alright, stop it, Shan Jun." A deep voice rang out once again. This time, the owner of the voice also came forward.
The owner of the voice was not very tall. He was considered short among the barbarians. There were many wrinkles on his face, but his hair was black and his eyes were very lively.。
"I am Shan Jin, the Great Elder of the Southern Jungle Barbarians. A few days ago, my son brought some people to visit your city. Thank you, Sir Arthur, for your generosity and hospitality. Gomir City has been reborn. I've long heard of Sir's reputation. Unfortunately, Sir has always been like a divine dragon. I've finally seen him today. Indeed, he deserves his reputation.”An energetic old man came up to him with a smile, followed by three other barbarian elders who were over 60 years old.
"I have long heard of Elder Shan Jin's reputation. Our families are neighbors, so I have been unable to pay you a visit.”Arthur smiled and took a big step forward to hold Shan Jin's rough hand.
"Please!"
"Please!"
After being glared at by Shan Jin, the soldiers reluctantly left the tent. Arthur and the elders entered the tent.
The few of them sat down and exchanged pleasantries. The Great Elder Shan Jin introduced the other elders to Arthur.
Everyone talked about the local customs with a smile on their faces. They talked in circles, and no one mentioned the purpose of Arthur's trip.
Arthur didn't want to waste time like this." Elder Shan Jin, forgive me for being blunt. The southern forest is rich in resources, wood, herbs, and minerals. However, you barbarians have to go out and plunder because of the lack of food in winter. You and I are neighbors, but each of us suffers from this kind of thing every year. This is something that no one wants to see. Have the elders ever thought of solving this problem from the root?”
Arthur's words made the elders unhappy, but after hearing Arthur's last words, they fell into deep thought.
Shan Jin looked thoughtfully at Arthur and the elders." Sir, you captured our people with your martial arts, but you let them go without any harm. Now that you've come to visit us, I'm sure you have some good ideas. Why don't you share them with us?"”
Arthur straightened his body and glanced at the elders. When they all looked at him, he said slowly," The barbarians 'winter hunt is for food. If you are willing to join Gomir City and accept my control, then all the problems can be solved. The resources in the southern forest were definitely more than enough to exchange for survival supplies. Once this problem is solved, I believe that the Barbarian Race will be able to grow stronger quickly.”
Arthur's words moved the elders, but they also had many concerns. How were the foreign races at the borders of the empire treated? They were afraid of such a situation, so they hid in the dense forest and refused to go out even if they lacked food and clothing.
"I promise you that in my territory, the barbarians will receive the same treatment as the people of the Empire, including laws, policies, rights, and obligations. In other words, after ten years of cultivation, the land obtained would have permanent farming rights. The government would provide loans and housing policies that applied to the barbarians.”
Arthur's words made the elders even more tempted. Then, Arthur threw out the big killing weapon he had prepared.
"Barbarians can join the army as they wish, and their own warrior territory will be reorganized and exist independently. I only need them to obey my orders on the basis of not harming the barbarians 'own interests. In addition, if you are willing to leave the forest, I can arrange a place for you to live on the plains outside the forest. Of course, if you are willing, you can also move to any part of the territory. Moreover, the Great Elder is very experienced. I hope that you can participate in the management of the territory.”
As soon as these words came out, the few elders were a little excited and their faces were filled with joy. Even Shan Jin, who was as calm as a mountain, was moved. The barbarians had worked hard for generations to live a comfortable life in the forest. Now that Arthur had proposed such a generous condition, which was not excessive at all, he was even afraid that the common people would hear about it. He was afraid that they would ignore the tribe and follow Arthur to Gomir City. Who would not want to live a better life?
"Milord, this is an important matter. We need to gather the elders and elders of the tribe for a discussion.”Almost without hesitation, the few of them, including the First Elder, made a decision.
"No problem." Arthur nodded with a smile. He could almost see the result of the discussion.
In the corner of the tent, Arthur smiled as he watched the white-haired old men walk in from time to time and join the discussion in the middle of the tent.
There was almost no objection. The desire for a better life overwhelmed everything. It did not take long for the important figures in the barbarian tribes in the southern jungle to agree to Arthur's conditions.
However, the Barbarian Elders wanted to sign a written agreement.
Arthur gladly agreed to this request. He wasn't trying to lure the barbarians into his territory. What he said was the truth. Not only that, but Arthur also proposed to carve the contents of the agreement on a monument in the central square of Gomir City.
The elders of the Barbarian Tribe were more reassured by Arthur's sincerity.
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