Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 280 All

Mei's answer satisfied these noble lords. They nodded one after another, apparently acknowledging the authenticity of this stc.

"We have one more condition!" Another nobleman spoke up. "You carry two stcs. If we decide to help you, both stcs will belong to us if you succeed. If we fail, we must choose a stc ourselves."

"Sure." Mei answered simply.

So even Howard couldn't hold it anymore. These nobles had not paid anything in this meeting, but the interests had already been divided.

"Everyone, can I talk about my request now?" Mei asked politely.

No one objected, so Mei continued, "I need you to organize two teams. One team will rescue my people and yours who are trapped, and the other team will assist me in the attack and be responsible for sending me to the orcs' lair."

"And me!" the nun said. "I'll go with you."

"Count me in," Howard added.

"Mr. Howard, this action will be very dangerous. You..." Mei wanted to persuade Howard to give up the idea, but when she saw Howard's gaze, she stopped. Then the Eldar gave Howard a very faint smile: "Okay, I respect your choice."

Howard, the sudden appearance of this human, triggered a lot of discussion among these nobles, but no one delved into Howard's identity. After all, in their opinion, the benefits were enough, and this human was just an insignificant little person. If he wanted to die, let him go.

"As long as my people can get out of this predicament, you can get the stc I promised you. If I finally get what I want, you can get another stc." Mei then said to the nobles.

"What you want is that energy source!" At this time, a noble finally reacted.

Mei also admitted it frankly.

"We want a share of that energy source too!" another noble shouted.

"My Lords, this energy source will only bring you trouble and disaster. Leaving it to us is the safest option. Moreover, the reason we are willing to give you two STCs is as compensation for us taking this energy source."

Mei's words sparked another discussion. Most of the nobles felt that what Mei said made sense, so they nodded one after another, seemingly agreeing with the elves' distribution plan.

But at this moment, Sir Orlaine, who arrived at the meeting room last, stood up:

"Everyone, don't be fooled by this elf!" Orlaine's voice was deep, and the fat on his body was trembling as he spoke.

"Everyone, please think about it. Who was the first to ask for this energy source? It was the Mechanical Sage! Now even the Eldar want it, and are even willing to exchange two STCs for it! Doesn't this just prove that the value of this energy source far exceeds two STCs? You can all see how stingy the Eldar are."

After Sir Orlaine's instigation, the nobles who were about to make up their minds hesitated again.

Sir Olaine continued his speech: "Two stcs may seem like a lot, but if you divide it among everyone here, ladies and gentlemen, how much value do you think the stcs can bring to you after being divided so many times?"

Mei still didn't show any unusual expression despite the human's inconsistency. She even put on a polite smile and asked Sir Orlaine, "So, what distribution plan do you prefer?"

"I propose! If this succeeds and we recover the energy source, we can give up the two STCs—but we must give us half of the energy source." At this time, Olaine finally stated his intention: "And if this operation fails, you will need to pay us one STC as compensation."

After a long silence, more and more nobles present agreed with Orlaine's plan, and it was finally passed with an overwhelming majority.

"Miss Eldar, as you can see, this is our final condition." Orlaine said, and after that he even bowed to the Eldar before sitting down.

Orlain was extremely proud at this moment. If he had not been smart and wise enough to see through the tricks of the elves, these nobles present might have been fooled. By then, they would be happy holding these two stcs, while the elves would have already taken away the truly valuable things.

The nun could no longer bear to look at these nobles. She suddenly understood what Howard meant by "insects".

Now she even hoped that Mei could reject this rude regulation. Of course, this did not mean that she was willing to harm the interests of the empire. On the contrary, the nun had seen through it. These insects could not represent the interests of the empire at all. They only cared about their own interests.

Even if they get half of the energy source, will they contribute their research results to the empire? No! They will firmly grasp the results of the research and use them to feed their own greed.

She even hoped that this Eldar could give these nobles another psychic shock, but this was exactly the manifestation of her being completely out of shape.

Mei's previous display of strength was ultimately intended to express sincerity. Her strength was stronger than that of these humans, but it was not enough for her to accomplish these things alone. She needed the assistance of these humans.

And for various reasons, she couldn't use force against these humans, not only because of Howard, but also because of the rules that the Death Army had always adhered to.

Of course, these nobles also saw this, so they were so unscrupulous.

"I agree."

Mei gave her answer.

The nun felt a little tired for some reason.

She suddenly hoped the Eldar would play some games of words. For example, give the humans half of the energy source without specifying who it would be given to. Collaborating with Vek'lor on research wouldn't be a violation of the contract, and letting the Mechanical Magos study it would be better than letting these bugs get it.

This time the utilization and distribution finally satisfied these parasites, so in addition to being happy, they finally decided to listen carefully to the requirements of this elf.

"My request remains unchanged. I still need two teams, one to rescue my people, and one to attack the core of the orcs' lair."

"How many people do you want?" At this time, a noble finally asked this most important question.

Mei looked in the direction of the Governor. Before the meeting, the humans and the Eldar had already made preliminary estimates and calculations on how many soldiers were still available in the fortress and how many soldiers were needed to achieve these strategic goals.

And Mei also gave the answer after calculation:

"All."