299 Battle of Wits

Originally, the negotiations should have been held in the palace or the Shogun’s office. However, Rody’s battle with the Hakone Serpent had turned both to dust. As a result, they had no choice but to negotiate at a large home with a courtyard.

The course of the negotiation was unusually simple. The Sauron Kingdom had gotten everything they wanted with little to no effort. The only thing that was of value was the ironwood resources. Whoever became Shogun on that piece of land was insignificant.