Episode 8 Episode
5. Selling future technology (2)
A moment of silence passed. Yuma looked at Poin with a calm expression, and Poin wiped his forehead with a distraught face.
From the moment he told his escorts to bring Yuma, he had already completely taken the initiative in negotiations.
“Oops… you’ve got a good bite.”
“Let’s raise the top with me. First of all, let me get rid of the charges.
Go find Haiwan Woods, an elder of the Knights. You will need gambling funds.”
“You mean gambling?”
“yes. I’m pouring money into the gamblers on Povian Street. At the same time, bribe the management of the Phobian Street gambling house so Lord Haiwan can have some fun.”
It was getting closer and closer, so Pouang touched his forehead.
“Isn’t it impossible for my escorts to kill Yuma-sama even now?”
“It’s a bunch of people. To tell you one thing, I like Puang. Let’s suffer together.”
The Povian family, who are Kyle’s 3rd family and produce the chief wizard of the imperial family every time, were good at magic as well as deceit.
Haiwan Woods was an honorable Imperial Knight, but now he was just an old man addicted to gambling.
The body of the old Swordmaster, needlessly healthy, was still eating up the Woods family’s granary.
In the end, he even sold his treasured sword and gambled to become the subject of a dishonorable proverb.
From the perspective of the Woods family, it was an issue that could not be disputed with the great aristocratic Po Bian family.
“haha.”
“Look forward to that dejected laugh that will soon turn into a genuine laugh.”
Yuma put a cut fruit in her mouth and chewed it.
Poin felt as if he had stepped into an unknown depth, but he was certain that the devil in front of him wanted more than just money.
As long as he could earn money, there was nothing wrong with him. Above all, he had no choice.
The door to the room of an unusual commoner boy was controlling the fate of the entire Puang Merchant Merchant in an instant.
The work proceeded in an instant.
It was easy to win favor with Haiwan Woods.
Fuang approached Haiwan with a gift of a decorative sword and armor, uselessly adorned with jewels.
With the obvious words of reward for business to an honorable knight who devoted himself to the well-being of the empire.
“It’s such a trick. what do you want?”
“May I ask if there is a report about a commoner who attempted to murder Mero to the garrison or knights?”
“Amero. Just hearing the name makes me uncomfortable. I heard that the scum was whining about being beaten by a commoner a while ago.”
“Actually, the culprit is my nephew. I heard the news that he died in the war, but I couldn’t take care of him. Baron Louie said that Yuma’s mistake was that Lord Mero had killed the little girl… “There is nothing more to say. Let’s talk about it at the council of elders. I hope to see you again soon. I tend to change my armor and sword often.”
“thank you.”
Buying off the management of the Povian family’s gambling house was even simpler.
When he received the three gold coins, he blew on Lord Woods to win all day that day. Originally, it was Lord Woods’ turn to win.
“The reason we bought the management of the Povian family gambling house is to make our presence known. Nobles are always waiting for merchants who put money through the back hole.”
“That’s right, I know it well…
” Then wait a little bit.
Sooner or later, I will get tired and the message will come first. As for the Arch Mage to manage our fields, Cahel Povian is perfect.”
“I don’t think the Povians would take care of me just because I gave some money…
“You just need to give a lot, not a little. So that I can’t help but take care of it.
More than anything, we need Cahel Povian.”
As expected by Yuma, Pouang was invited to the Povian family’s dinner a few days later.
Although the dinner was not personally prepared by the family head, Pouang was able to meet numerous nobles.
Some of the nobles who had made a few deals even gave Fuang pretending to know first. I wondered if he was a merchant with deep connections to the Povian family.
Cahel Povian was an old man in his sixties, sitting alone in a corner of the banquet hall drinking wine.
Adopted by the Povian family thanks to his natural talent for magic, he had no power within the family even though he was an Arch Mage.
Puang approached him and greeted him.
“It is an honor to meet you, Arch Mage Cahel Povian. My name is Puang, the merchant.”
“If you need the power of the Povian family, go find the others. Stop bothering me and get out of here.”
“The only person I want to see here is Sir Cahel. I have nothing to do with those who only believe in blood and show off.”
It was the line Yuma had given him, but Pouang thought about it several times before speaking it.
It was because it would not be strange if he was sentenced to summary execution for blasphemy.
Poin let out a deep sigh inwardly as to how he had come to obey the orders of a 16-year-old commoner boy.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! A madman.”
When we talked about manufacturing and managing magic crystals, Kahel readily accepted.
Being able to use magic stones freely was a blessing that no wizard had ever enjoyed in the history of the Empire.
Cahel, who was always ostracized and persecuted for being adopted, had no intention of sharing this information with the Povians.
Not only to the Povian family, but to anyone else.
Because Yuma knew that fact better than anyone else, she did not hesitate to reveal the secret of the Magic Stone.
On the surface, it was a good thing for both the Povian family and Cahel.
The Povian family would send the troublesome Pyeongchul old man far away, and Cahel could concentrate on research without having to worry about the Povian family.
Puang decided to sponsor five magic stones every month to the Povian family.
One of the five originally belonged to Cahel, an elder, but he took the share of Pyeongchul Cahel, who had gone to another country from the Povian family, so he couldn’t do anything about it.
The Phovian family also did not know that Cahel could use the magic crystals that would be harvested from next year like crazy.
“Looks like the picture is almost finished. Let’s see, there’s no other country like this to grow a field of magic stones. Let’s borrow the land of Puang Nim Matan Kingdom.”
“If it’s the Magic Kingdom…
“It’s a kingdom famous for the ‘Black Wolf’.”
“I know. Isn’t the Magical Kingdom implementing a policy that is extremely reluctant to interact with the outside world? It’s been a long time. Everyone has a strong tendency to be exclusive, so I couldn’t break through that route either.”
The Matan Kingdom itself was like a heavenly fortress.
The land mass was small and narrow, but the Egon Mountains surrounded it, and the road leading into the kingdom was very difficult.
It is the only kingdom that has not faltered despite the empire’s many attempts to conquer it.
Most of the people of the Kingdom of Magic were naturally brave and strong enough to have the saying, ‘Never brag about your fist in Magic.’
Although the country is small, it has produced more master-class drones than most countries.
From the perspective of the Kyle Empire, it was also a country like a small thorn pierced through the soles of the feet for a long time.
If you start a war of conquest, it will not break at all, and because of the Egon Mountains, magic bombardment is not easy, and the people, regardless of warriors and ordinary people, get hit.
It was a country that could be conquered enough if I put my mind to it.
However, the calculation that the loss was excessive compared to the gain was dominant.
The land was not fertile and the natural resources available for extraction were not overwhelming.
If he could dominate the magic bullet warriors, it was worth taking all the damage.
However, it was obvious that the warriors of Matan would choose death rather than become the chess pieces of the empire.
“It would be the best if I could cultivate magic stones in the Magical Kingdom.
It is the safest place from the eyes and interference of the Empire. But how do you rent the land there? If you say that you are a merchant from the empire and ask for land, you will probably want to cut the ground first.”
“The land is rented through the ‘Black Wolf’.”
“yes?”
The Black Wolf was the world’s strongest mercenary.
An ideal mercenary group who prioritizes the safety of the motherland in wartime situations, but in normal times takes on various dangerous requests.
It was safe to say that the Black Wolf was a warlord that gathered all of the elite warriors of Magic.
‘If it wasn’t for them, during the Dragon Horse War, magic bullets would have completely disappeared from the map.’
Although they were unable to show their true value during the Dragon Horse War due to vice-captain Kagor’s betrayal, the Black Wolf showed tremendous potential enough to stand up to the Demons and prevent the destruction of the Demons.
“You keep bringing out graves. It is difficult to understand.”
“Why is Puang collecting money?”
Yuma actually knew why Puang was making money.
Among the numerous merchants in the empire, it wasn’t just because he was resourceful and principled that he came to visit Pouang.
“There is no reason to make money from merchants. Just as there are people who like swords and wield them every day, there are people who like magic and do research every day, and there are people who like pictures and just draw, I just want money.”
No matter who asked why Poin needed money or why money was good, he always answered like that.
“The Black Wolves are mercenaries because they like mercenaries. Do you know what is most important to mercenaries?”
“money? honor? strength?”
“It is a request. It’s something that can’t be done without you. Please help me! It’s the same request.”
“Haha…
“Let’s leave a request to the Black Wolf.”
“What kind of request can I entrust? And how?”
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