Doctor Player Chapter 348
Rashid said worriedly.
“Probably because of the work in Cherman Kingdom. It’s because the forces supporting Her Highness are no longer at the level of laughing at them.”
“….”
Raymond kept his mouth shut.
Yes.
Raymond already has the support of the King’s faction and the Princess’ faction. However, since he received the support of the Cherman Kingdom, a vassal state, he went against their wishes.
Then Lawrence asked as he poured tea into his cup.
“What are you going to do, Raymond?”
“What do you mean?”
“The message they are sending you is one. They are asking them to bow down and come in.”
“….”
Raymond kept his mouth shut.
“You have two choices. The first is to bow to one of the two. I honestly don’t see this as bad either. As you said last time, if you’re just going to work as a healer. It wouldn’t hurt to have one of the two as protection.”
“majesty!”
Rashid said in surprise.
But Lawrence said it without wavering.
“You have to look at reality. It’s very difficult to go against them here in the Peninsula Kingdom. Besides, if you just want Raymond to work as a healer, you can’t force him to fight them.”
“….”
“Even if you join hands with either of them, there won’t be a big obstacle in your activities as a healer. Although the other one will hate it.”
It was not wrong.
But Raymond, who was still, asked.
“What other options are there?”
“That’s obvious.”
Lawrence laughed.
“I will fight them and win. Now you have only two choices left.”
Raymond’s face hardened.
fight.
It wasn’t what Raymond had hoped for.
but….
The image of an empty banquet hall came to mind.
Thinking of that scene made me want to give Rodrigo or Gideon a shot.
“Anyway, let’s not go. I want you to stand up against the people of the Peninsula Kingdom for the sake of them, but it would be difficult to force such a thing. Think carefully.”
Left alone, Raymond frowned.
‘Damn you have to fight? It’s so hard to earn money!’
As many have said, he came to the Peninsula Kingdom to make money.
But why is it so hard?
‘Just let me make some money. You bastards!’
Raymond growled.
Thinking of the two bad guys made me angry.
I really wanted to trample both of them.
But then, an unexpected voice was heard.
“Your Highness has a guest.”
“who?”
Elmud said with a hard face.
“I am Marquis Rodrigo.”
* * *
“Meet Your Highness, nephew!”
As always, Marquis Rodrigo greeted with a friendly smile.
But Raymond couldn’t help but smile.
“What are you here for?”
“Hmm. I’m very happy with His Highness, my nephew, but His Highness doesn’t seem to be like that. It is very sad.”
Marquis Rodrigo made an exaggerated face, but Raymond showed no reaction.
Unlike usual, he just had a hardened face.
‘He must have come to appease me and threaten me. I have to show a strong side.’
Fortunately, with the help of the heart of steel and how to deal with the truth, he was able to put on a firm face in front of Marquis Rodrigo.
In the end, Marquis Rodrigo shrugged and got to the point.
“It seems that you were very sad about the last banquet. Actually, I have something to tell you.”
“What is?”
Marquis Rodrigo spoke softly.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if something sad like the last banquet happened again? So please allow me to support your nephew, Your Highness.”
“…!”
“Over the past several months, I have greatly admired the appearances of His Highness, my nephew, in the Peninsula Kingdom. It was indeed the blood of the sister he respected. So, I beg you, please allow me to support Your Highness.”
Raymond’s eyes softened.
As expected, the business was as expected.
support.
The word was support, meaning to come under oneself.
“Of course, I know that Your Highness’ nephew has outstanding abilities. However, there are some things in the world that are too daunting to do alone. I will become your nephew’s wings.”
Marquis Rodrigo was still smiling.
But his eyes were shining eerily.
Raymond had a hunch.
If he refused here, he would be completely estranged from Marquis Rodrigo.
‘It’s not just Marquis Rodrigo. It’s the same with Grand Duke Gideon.’
In the end, I was at a crossroads of choice.
Did you go under one of the two?
Or against both.
The situation of tug-of-war between the two has already passed.
‘I have to think carefully.’
To be honest, I wanted to tell both of them to quit.
But I had to make a cool decision.
Fighting the two did little to no gain, and the loss was far greater.
Perhaps, at best, the foundations of the Peninsula Kingdom could have been completely lost.
‘On the other hand, if I hold hands with one of the two, I’ll be able to get a strong back.’
Even though you’ll end up cheating with the other, it might be better to fight both of them.
but.
‘Is it really to my advantage to hold hands with one of the two?’
Raymond basically asked.
‘Their purpose is obvious. They’re trying to use me.’
It may be beneficial right now.
But is that really the case in the long run?
In the worst case, the two may get caught up in a fight. No, in the end it will definitely be like that.
That was absolutely not what Raymond wanted.
And there was a fact that Raymond took more seriously than anything else.
‘It could be one of the two black men. But I can’t hold hands hastily.’
The Mage Tower and Raymond suspect that their dark side could be Marquis Rodrigo and Grand Duke Gideon.
Of course, this is just speculation.
But it was necessary to be careful.
‘What if I held hands with one of the two and had a connection with them? I’m doomed.’
After organizing my thoughts, I opened my mouth.
“I will refuse.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
Marquis Rodrigo’s smile hardened.
It was a look that I didn’t expect rejection.
Marquis Rodrigo spoke softly.
“Think again. I can give wings to my nephew, His Highness.”
“sorry. I don’t want wings that others give me.”
“….”
Eventually, the smile disappeared from Marquis Rodrigo’s face.
“Are you trying to join hands with Grand Duke Gideon? That’s an unwise idea. He is extremely arrogant. Your Highness will not be hospitable to your nephew.”
“No, I do not intend to ally with Grand Duke Gideon.”
“then?”
“I will go my own way. No help from either of them.”
“….”
Marquis Rodrigo cleared his throat.
“Your Highness, nephew. I respect your aspirations, but it will be difficult to achieve your goals alone here in the Peninsula Kingdom. These words… …It’s embarrassing to do it yourself, but the Peninsula Kingdom is dominated by this Rodrigo and Archduke Gideon.”
Raymond nodded.
It was not wrong.
If you include the forces of Rodrigo and Gideon, it was close to 80% of the peninsula’s political and business world.
If those two were hostile, nothing could be accomplished in the Peninsula Kingdom.
but.
“There is no need for me to obsess over the Peninsula Kingdom.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“You seem to be misunderstanding something. I am a healer. I just wanted to help the Peninsula Kingdom, but I can’t help it if they refuse. It is not me who regrets it.”
Yes, everyone is mistaken, but he is not trying to get the Peninsula Kingdom.
he was a healer
What he’s trying to do is help patients with medicine and other medical products.
…Of course, it was for money, but it was so on the surface.
If he refused his help, the regret was not Raymond, but the patients of the Peninsula Kingdom.
“I know that many aristocratic patients are already interested in the product I am about to introduce. But if it comes out like that, there’s nothing you can do about it. I have no choice but to give patients elsewhere other than the Peninsula Kingdom a chance first.”
“…What are you thinking?”
Raymond looked straight at the Marquis Rodrigo.
“We intend to give the patients of the Free Cities Association a chance first.”
“…!”
“There must be many patients who need my help there.”
‘The reason I came to Peninsula Kingdom is to make money. If you guys interfere like this, I can make money elsewhere.’
question here.
Why are there so many rich people in the Peninsula Kingdom?
The answer lies in the international situation.
The Crusader Alliance Empire and the Iron Empire have been enemies for hundreds of years, and commerce is prohibited.
In other words, the main trade target of the Crusader Federation Empire is the Free City Alliance.
And the Peninsula Kingdom is the closest country to the free city alliance.
That’s why he built up enormous wealth by brokering trade between the Crusaders’ Empire and the Free City Alliance.
So where is the richest place on the continent?
It is the Free Cities Association.
The Free City Alliance had more wealth than the Peninsula Kingdom.
And the Peninsula Kingdom and Free City Alliance were completely open to trade, so it wasn’t difficult to advance.
‘To be clear, what I regret is not me, but the patients of the Peninsula Kingdom.’
Patients in the Peninsula Kingdom will be sucking their fingers and watching Raymond’s products be sold to the Free Cities Alliance.
Of course, that didn’t mean that Raymond would completely give up on the Peninsula Kingdom market.
‘The Peninsula Kingdom needs to succeed in the Free City Alliance and return. Things will change after I succeed in the Free Cities Alliance.’
There are two products for conversion prepared by Raymond.
Hair Loss Treatment!
Anti-wrinkle agent!
These two products will be sensational in the Free Cities Alliance.
Then, will the nobles of the Peninsula Kingdom just watch it?
‘I’m going to try to get both products somehow. Even through the Free Cities Association.’
For reference, the most culturally powerful countries in the Crusader Federation Empire are the Peninsula Kingdom and the Holy Rosette Kingdom.
But what about the continent as a whole?
It is, without a doubt, a free city association.
The Free City Alliance has accumulated enormous wealth by intermediary trade with the Holy Empire of the Iron Empire of the Crusade Federation Empire in the middle of the continent.
