Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

”It could be said that there is, and it could be said that there isn’t.”

Yang Yu smiled as he walked into the meeting room, casually found a spot, and brought out chairs from his System for his companions to sit down,

”Overall, our Envoy Team, when facing the Luo Ze Empire’s envoys, chose compromise and concession more often...

Of course, their reasons have been stated in the record.

I can understand their reasons...”

Although the envoy ministers still had expressionless faces, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts.

However, it was at this moment that Yang Yu’s tone shifted,

”I can understand, but that does not mean I can accept such a result.

To me, the prisoner exchanges that they conducted in the past are equivalent to signing treaties of surrender and national humiliation.”

With a ”snap,” Tu Fen and Se Ling stood up, slamming the table in unison—what Yang Yu had said was a direct insult to their previous efforts!

”Do you know how hard we worked?

Why would you so easily dismiss our efforts?

Do you know we racked our brains to gain more benefits for this country?

If you have no idea…”

Minister Ming Dalak sharply rapped on the table, interrupting Tu Fen’s voice.

”Be quiet and let him finish speaking.”

Tu Fen and Se Ling exchanged glances before slowly sitting down, folding their arms with dissatisfaction and unconsciously showing hostility toward Yang Yu.

”Minister Potato, can you tell us why you would say that?”

Ming Dalak asked indifferently, as if the previous disagreement had never happened.

Yang Yu had been thinking about how to persuade most of those present, but now that Ming Dalak has arrived, it saved him the trouble of beating around the bush.

As for why the Prime Minister appeared here, Yang Yu could roughly guess and didn’t need to ask.

”Our negotiation team didn’t appear strong enough, lacking a proactive spirit.

The Prime Minister must already be aware of all aspects of this year’s winter offensive.

From what I’ve come to understand this year, humans have always been scheming to exploit the rules, while we have been unilaterally complying with them.”

Taking out a clean sheet of organized paper, Yang Yu passed it to Iyas, who delivered it to Ming Dalak,

”This includes the aspects I’ve noticed that could improve our stance at the negotiation table, as well as one very important suggestion, I ask Prime Minister Ming Dalak to review it.”

Ming Dalak received the paper passed by Yang Yu, instead of scanning each item, he started reading from the last suggestion that Yang Yu had given.

After finishing, Ming Dalak couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth high.

”It’s really unexpected... It looks like I won’t need to enter the fray myself. Proceed as you’ve suggested. I’ll leave this negotiation to you.”

The room fell silent, and the envoys present couldn’t believe that Minister Ming Dalak would say such a thing.

Could it be because Potato Thorn was standing with two elves, and as an elf himself, Minister Ming Dalak was showing favoritism to Potato Thorn?

”Prime Minister, is that really wise?”

Tu Fen wanted to challenge Ming Dalak’s decision but couldn’t quite find the grounds to do so at the moment,

”This is our duty. We were personally appointed by Emperor Wanzhangshi. Isn’t it inappropriate to let this stranger take charge of the negotiations?”

”Emperor Wanzhangshi has given me full authority over this matter.

Moreover, since I am here, I will witness everything to the end.

If he says anything improper during the process, I will stop him in time.”

With one sentence, Ming Dalak silenced any voice of doubt the other envoy ministers could have raised.

The reason these envoys were here to oversee the prisoners and conduct prisoner exchanges was that Ming Dalak was too busy to handle every case personally.

Ming Dalak’s presence here showed the importance he placed on this slave exchange.

Every time the Envoy Team prepared content for negotiation, they submitted it to Ming Dalak for approval, to know beforehand what the upper levels could accept. On this basis, they would slowly try to gain as much benefit for Wansheng Country as possible.

Now that Ming Dalak himself had arrived, they had lost their decision-making power, at most they could only offer opinions on the side.

With Ming Dalak transferring the leading role in negotiations to Yang Yu, they had no way to intervene.

They only hoped that Yang Yu wouldn’t cause any trouble and that he would listen to their suggestions.

”I understand. I respect the Prime Minister’s choice. With the Prime Minister here, we believe nothing will go awry. Can we now discuss our exchange proposal for the Luo Ze officers?”

Regaining his composure, Tu Fen raised this topic.

Yang Yu then took out another list and handed it to Iyas, who passed it to Ming Dalak.

Ming Dalak glanced over it from beginning to end and said:

”Acceptable, a good proposal.

Ambassador Qing Zhu, proceed as General Potato has outlined to draw up the exchange list, and make sure you send it to the giant dragons through the Special Magic Array before eight o’clock.

Just do it this way; there’s no need for doubts, and don’t let the information leak ahead of time.”

Taking the price list Yang Yu had prepared from Ming Dalak’s hand, Qing Zhu opened it, paused for a moment in surprise, then quickly closed the paper,

”I shall obey the Prime Minister’s command. Once it is prepared, I will send it straight to the giant dragons. The Luo Ze Empire must also be close to making their decision.

Please rest well, Prime Minister, and prepare for the first face-to-face meeting the day after tomorrow.”

After speaking, Qing Zhu hurried off to take care of the business Ming Dalak had entrusted to him.

Shortly after, Qing Zhu prepared the exchange list as Ming Dalak requested, and ran to a nearby gigantic spherical object, affixing the list to the gray sphere.

In just a moment, the list sunk into the gray sphere, which then displayed a string of text:

”The exchange list prepared by humans is complete. Would you like to receive it?”

Without much hesitation, Qing Zhu pressed confirm, and soon the exchange list prepared by the Luo Ze Empire emerged from the gray sphere.

At that moment, in the Dragon God Evaluation Country.

On the surface of a gray sphere appeared the exchange list prepared by Wansheng Country.

A young man with arms covered in red dragon scales, a large Dragon Horn, and a thick Dragon Tail waved his arms, and the details on Wansheng Country’s exchange list appeared before his eyes.

After reviewing everything on the exchange list, the young man showed a meaningful smile and muttered to himself:

”It seems this war is gradually taking a more interesting turn.”

With a wave of his hand, text appeared on another gray sphere in the Luo Ze Empire Beastmen Prisoner Camp:

”The exchange list prepared by the Beastmen is complete. Would you like to receive it?”

The guarding soldiers confirmed, and the Beastmen’s exchange list shot out from the sphere.

Having barely glanced at it, the soldier sensed something was wrong, hastily grabbed the exchange list, and ran to the Luo Ze negotiation team.