326 Peace Talks?

When Su Ming heard Count Ottle’s question, he first chuckled softly before he sat down in front of him.

“If that’s what you think, then I can only tell you that your guess is not wrong.”

Su Ming’s ambiguous words immediately made Count Ottle frown. There was a slightly puzzled expression on his face.

“Since things have already become like this, please let me die knowing what the truth is.”

Su Ming cast a glance at Count Ottle, who was standing before him. There was neither joy nor sorrow on his face. In fact, not many emotions could be seen on his face.

“The truth of the matter is not far from what you think, but if you don’t send someone to follow us…”

“My tribe will not attack you.”

When Count Ottle heard Su Ming’s words, the expression on his face became slightly complicated.

Obviously, he did not expect that it was his greed that caused the collapse of the situation he controlled.

If he had not done so, at least there would not have been any problems with the mining here.

When he thought of this, Count Ottle lifted his head in slight dissatisfaction and looked at Su Ming, who was standing before him. He asked in a probing tone, “With the current situation, is there any room for us to negotiate?”

“The resources here are abundant. If you want a portion of them, I can give it to you.”

When Su Ming heard Count Ottle’s words, he could not help but chuckle softly.

Su Ming stood up from his seat once again and walked to stand before Count Ottle. He squatted down, and there was a probing look on his face.

“Are you sure? If Duke Lincoln, who is backing you up, finds out what you’ve done, he won’t let you off, right?”

According to Duke Lincoln’s current plan for rebellion, he would not tolerate any mistakes in his plan.

The failure of Count Ottle’s plan would definitely cause a reaction.

When Count Ottle heard Su Ming’s words, he seemed to have thought of something as well, and his gaze could not help but tremble.

There was a bit of fear in his eyes, and his body trembled slightly.

“I know… I know the consequences, and that is why I’m trying to negotiate with you.”

“Now that we are well aware of each other’s situation, can we have a frank and open talk?”

When Count Ottle said these words, his voice sounded extremely urgent.

Clearly, when he realized that Su Ming did not stop him from saying what he wanted to say and instead left him some leeway, he began to think that he was lucky.

As long as he could reach a good deal with Su Ming, then he might not have to bear the most terrifying consequences.

After all, Count Ottle was well aware of how ruthless Duke Lincoln was.

When he thought of this, Count Ottle lifted his head again and looked in Su Ming’s direction with a tense gaze.

When Su Ming received his gaze, his expression did not change at all.

His expression only made Su Ming even more certain of the guesses in his heart.

“Why should I talk to you?” Su Ming’s voice was very calm, but at the same time, there was an incredibly strong sense of pressure in it, as if he was born to be in a superior position.

When Count Ottle heard his question, he was stunned for a moment.

Once he came to his senses, he lifted his head with a slightly dazed expression and looked at Su Ming.

Clearly, he had not expected Su Ming to give him such an answer at that moment.

‘Isn’t… Isn’t he attacking our resource point for our resources?’

‘I’ve already shown that I want to negotiate with you, and I’m willing to give up a lot of benefits, but you’re still like this?’

Thinking of this, Count Ottle seemed to suddenly understand something, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

He lifted his head in shock and stared at Su Ming in disbelief for a while before he took a deep breath.

He looked at Su Ming and said in an incredibly serious tone, “You need to understand one thing. Being too greedy will lead to your own destruction.”

“My current situation is proof of this. And if you’re too greedy, you’ll end up like me!”

Count Ottle seemed to have understood something. His tone was serious, and his eyes even had a bit of aggression.

Su Ming cast him a glance and a faint smile appeared on his face. “Oh, really? If I’m too greedy, what will the consequences be? I’m very curious, why don’t you tell me?”

Hearing this, Count Ottle snorted coldly and his face turned cold.

“I know what you’re thinking. You greedy people want to monopolize this resource point, right?”

When Su Ming heard Count Ottle’s words, he did not immediately confirm it. Instead, a smile that did not express his opinion appeared on his face.

However, when Count Ottle saw his reaction, he was even more certain of his judgment.

“I knew it! You bunch of damn greedy people!”

Swish!

The two elven guards standing on the side of the referee immediately drew out their long swords and put them on Count Ottle’s neck.

Count Ottle immediately fell silent, and the expression on his face suddenly became panicked.

Seeing that the two of them did not make any further moves, Count Ottle finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But even so, he did not dare to move at all.

He gulped and lifted his head slowly to look at Su Ming, who was standing before him.

“You… What are you trying to do?”

Su Ming cast him a glance and said calmly, “I’m not trying to do anything.”

“I’m just curious, what do you want to do? Don’t you understand the current situation?”

“You have no right to choose, nor do you have the ability to blame us. Do you understand?”

When Su Ming said these words, it was clear that both his tone and expression were extremely calm.

However, a faint killing intent still slowly seeped out from his body.

The pressure of this killing intent was extremely strong, causing Ottle to involuntarily take a step back.

However, it was this one step back that caused his neck to rub against the blade behind him.

First, it was an ice-cold touch, followed by a warm feeling.

Count Ottle’s pupils suddenly shrank. Almost in an instant, he had understood one thing.

His neck had been slit open!

“You! What do you want to do?”

Count Ottle’s tone was flustered. This was the first time he had shown such a frightened attitude, and he was not as gentlemanly as before.