Forio looked at Wang Xikui and snorted coldly:

"With our fight at this point, is there still a need for negotiation?"

Wang Xikui's expression remained unchanged, he pointed behind him and said:

"If the lord is unwilling to negotiate, we can continue to fight with you, but we can't say whether we will fight with your family or the six families."

Forio was furious. He stood up suddenly and was about to say something when he heard Wang Xikui's salty voice:

"Your Excellency, my words have been brought here. As for what to do, it's all up to you."

Wang Xikui turned around and left without paying any attention to Forio.

Forio frowned, he didn't believe Xu Kuang dared to despise him so much.

But the facts are facts. He, Forio, suffered a huge defeat at the hands of Xu Kuang. How could Xu Kuang give him a good look?

The steward asked tremblingly:

"Master, what should we do now?".

Forio rubbed his head in pain. He understood that two consecutive defeats had made it impossible for the lords to trust each other anymore. If he persisted in going his own way at this time, Balsam Melon Ridge would most likely have to face Xu Kuang alone.

He was silent for a long time before slowly speaking:

"Go, I'm going to negotiate. I'll write a letter and you can send it to Orange Town immediately."

The housekeeper's eyes widened and he asked:

"You still want to go against Xu Kuang?".

"How can I not avenge my father's murder?"

…

The housekeeper led a group of people to leave Balsamic Melon Ridge and headed straight for Orange Town. Little did he know that everything had fallen into the eyes of the scouts from Mushroom Ridge.

Xu Kuang looked at the several reports sent by his subordinates, frowned slightly, and murmured:

"Is it possible that this Forio still wants to fight again?".

Chen Xiaohu took the tip, thought about it carefully for a moment, and said to Xu Kuang:

"Lord, I don't think so. This Forio has no strength to fight anymore. If I had a choice, I would choose to hold you back through negotiations, secretly develop strength, seek reinforcements, and wait for an opportunity to make a comeback."

When Xu Kuang heard this, he thought it made sense. He looked at Chen Xiaohu with admiration and said:

“In your opinion, what conditions should we put forward in the negotiations?”.

Chen Xiaohu thought for a long time before slowly speaking:

"These lords are all slaves of profit. For the sake of profit, they will even fight us to the death. Therefore, our conditions cannot push them to a dead end, nor can we ourselves suffer."

Chen Xiaohu said without hesitation:

"I think we must first adhere to a principle. The land that originally belonged to Moguling must be returned and the rent must be compensated."

Xu Kuang nodded after hearing this.

"The second is the compensation for this battle. After this battle, the crops we lost, the houses that were bombed, the soldiers who died, the people who were accidentally injured... all of these must be counted on the heads of the lords. ".

Xu Kuang sat up straight and looked at Chen Xiaohu quietly.

Although the victory in the battle made him happy, cultivating a talent with his own hands gave him an even greater sense of accomplishment.

Chen Xiaohu thought for a moment and said to Xu Kuang:

"And I think the amount of compensation for each lord cannot be equal, so as not to push everyone to the point of desperation. But for people like Forio who are eager to buy time, we don't have to be soft-hearted. We can help He tailors a specific compensation plan, which can include but is not limited to ceding territory, relocating people, doubling rent compensation, etc. Anyway, his purpose is to delay time, but our purpose is also to delay time, which coincides with each other." .

Xu Kuang slammed the table and said to Chen Xiaohu:

"You and Grandpa Ryan are responsible for this matter. Grandpa Ryan is responsible for the specific calculation of the amount, and you are responsible for the overall scheduling. In terms of authority, you are greater than Grandpa Ryan, so feel free to do it. No matter what you do, I will not blame you. ."

Chen Xiaohu stood up, saluted Xu Kuang, turned and left.

Xu Kuang looked at Chen Xiaohu's back and breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly remembered the two magicians who were still in prison, and quickly asked someone to bring them out.

Xu Kuang started to use the favorability function to check the two people's favorability towards him.

Ke Lan's favorability towards him is forty, and the number is displayed in yellow.

However, Xiao's favorability towards him is 70, and the number is displayed in blue.

Xu Kuang immediately understood that Xiao should be sincerely attached to him.

Xu Kuang said to Ke Lan:

"I have wronged you these days. When your lord comes, you can go back with him."

Ke Lan looked at Xu Kuang doubtfully and asked:

"Is the battle over?".

Xu Kuang did not answer him, but waved his hand to let him go.

Although Ke Lan had no choice but to leave.

Xu Kuang looked at Xiao and asked:

"Are you a fire magician?"

Xiao nodded his head, still a little excited in his heart. He understood that Xu Kuang was about to reuse him.

Xu Kuang thought for a moment and said to Ke Lan:

"I'm going to open a magic school, can you be the teacher?".

Xiao opened his eyes wide and looked at Xu Kuang in disbelief.

Xu Kuang was a little embarrassed when Xiao saw him, and he asked:

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?".

Xiao said quickly:

"As expected of your lord, I have never heard of any lord opening a school in his own territory."

Xu Kuang was a little unhappy:

"Stop talking nonsense, can you.".

Xiao responded quickly:

"Yes, yes, it's very simple to just teach a group of children to be enlightened.".

Xu Kuang nodded and said to Xiao:

"Your salary is the same as that of the company commander for the time being, but this will not be calculated until you take office."

Xiao didn't expect that he, a prisoner of war, would still get a salary. He wanted to kneel down and kowtow, but found that Xu Kuang had already left.

"Xiao's favorability towards you has increased by 10 points.".

Xu Kuang raised the corners of his mouth and turned around to go to his laboratory.

It is said to be a laboratory, but in fact there are only a few sets of tables and chairs inside, but it is enough.

Not long after, a group of people came to the laboratory carrying a two-meter-high stone tablet.

Xu Kuang immediately began to use magic power to outline some formations on the stone tablet.

What Xu Kuang wants to do is to test the stone. He plans to open some schools to teach these students basic subjects and additional subjects according to their aptitude.

The basic subjects are naturally literacy, arithmetic, history, and politics. The additional subjects are to allow students to learn the three professions of magic, martial arts, and priests based on their qualifications.

There are records in Five Years of Priest's Three Years of Alchemy about how to make test stones for the junior high, middle and high levels. What Xu Kuang wants to do is the primary test stone.

This thing is not difficult to make, but it is troublesome. Xu Kuang spent a whole day and consumed two tubes of mana, only to draw a third of the mana.

But what is surprising is that Xu Kuang's experience has increased by more than 2,000.