LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 27 Lovemaking is difficult (2)
Maroon Kingdom.
Situated in the center of the second continent of Arcadia, this small and medium-sized kingdom was gaining enormous profits as a transportation hub that brokered trade with neighboring countries.
“Selling spices brought directly from Paquel Kingdom!”
“Cheap cheap! Look at the rare glass ornaments of the Gael Federation!”
“The convoy to the Harmel Empire departs today. Merchants who will accompany you, gather quickly!”
Rare items gathered from all over the continent, rich resources buried in the Maroon Kingdom, and luxury equipment created by artisans were the main economic driving force that fed the Maroon Kingdom. And recently, strange rumors were spreading among merchants from all continents who gathered in the Maroon Kingdom.
“Did you hear that rumor?”
“What rumors?”
“The atmosphere between Maroon Kingdom and Paquel Kingdom is unusual these days.”
“Aren’t those two enemies of each other? What's new.....”
As enemies of the undead from a long time ago, they grind their teeth and sharpen their knives and hate each other. It wasn't that surprising, so they snorted and took it lightly, but some merchants took it seriously.
“No, something really strange this time. This time, the quantity of weapons sold in Maroon Kingdom has been drastically reduced. And just looking at the skyrocketing grain prices, doesn’t it seem like they are preparing something?”
Grain prices have skyrocketed recently. Watching several large merchant guilds sweep away the supply itself, no matter how you look at it, the atmosphere of suspiciousness continued to flow among the merchants, but not many were convinced of war yet.
“so? So, are you going to change your business to munitions at this point? Throw away all the distribution networks you've built up until now and turn to war. Pass your customers over to me.” “Does that make sense? I mean, it's just weird.”
Merchants who can't waste money relying on intuition about things that aren't even sure. So most of them just watched without doing anything, but a very small number of merchants were busy working behind the scenes without anyone noticing.
“Supra Lord! We have decided to exclusively sell all wheat produced in the Bile Manor to us.”
“What about the Aurel estate?”
“We haven't given a definite answer yet, but the lord is positive about our proposal. There seems to be no problem.”
“Yeah... I don’t know until I sign the contract, so pay attention. Keep an eye on the movements of the other upper ranks as well.”
“All right.”
The guild that monopolized grain by going around the territories called the granary of the Maroon Kingdom was called the ‘Giem Merchant'.
“That... Bocchan, no, the lord of the upper ranks.”
“what?”
“The price of gold has risen so much that it is difficult to buy funds. First of all, I think we need some time to expand the scale.”
Virtual Reality Arcadia.
There were many people who smelled money in this game that people all over the world are enthusiastic about, but it was none other than the Korean conglomerate ‘GM' that actively jumped into it.
“Stop talking nonsense! Even if you lose money right now, once you increase the scale, you can eat more profits than that. If it's hard, you can ask your father for additional funding!”
“That's because the president doesn't see it that well either.....”
Choi Jae-gyu, the youngest son of the current GM chairman.
Since he was young, he has been treated as a naughty boy and trouble maker, and is at the bottom of the succession list. After repeating his dissolute life until now, he came to his senses and tried to do anything, but there was no position to entrust to him, who had already gone out of his way.
“How many positions have you thrown away so far? Head of Business Division, Commerce Department Manager, Team Leader. Do you know what your reputation is in the company because you said you would do it every time and ran away after making all sorts of fuss? There is no place for you to work at our company from now on!”
Coincidentally, Arcadia started service in Korea at the time when the chairman instructed them to find a job at another company if they wanted to work. Jaegyu was able to gain a great realization by playing Arcadia by chance.
“It's here!”
A world so realistic that it can be called another world and enthusiastic people around the world. And the price and trading volume of gold soaring endlessly. Looking at it, Jegyu smelled a huge and strong smell of money that he had never smelled before.
“ah! If you decided to support me, you should do it until the end. Well, I'm already saying how much you helped me!”
“Already... only the invested funds are 8 billion.”
“.....”
Jegyu kept his mouth shut as if he was slightly embarrassed by the amount of money beyond his imagination. It was because it was good to see his father, who is unfamiliar with the game, getting angry at the fact that he spent 8 billion won in less than two months.
“But, this work is very important! You know that! If this goes according to plan, what a profit it will make!”
“I agree with that.”
A member of the GM's family nested in the estate of the Duke of Bergen. Using the gold acquired by investing a huge amount of cash, the GM upper management team, which grew faster than anyone else and caught the eye of the duke, got an opportunity like heavenly luck.
“According to what I hear these days, you are the fastest-growing guild in our territory.... I need a guild with less fame like you.”
Suddenly, Jegyu is called by the duke. The duke gave instructions to him who was brought without knowing why.
“A war is about to break out soon. It is inevitable in order to resolve that deep-rooted grudge and make the Maroon Kingdom richer and stronger. And in order to do that...” A
top tier that will cut off as much grain supply as possible to flow into the Pakel Kingdom and stock up on grain in the Maroon Kingdom without attracting the attention of other upper tiers as much as possible. The Duke of Bergen singled out GM's top for such a role.
“Buy all grains as much as you can, regardless of means. Get the price right. All you have to do is move quietly and unnoticed.”
The hand of the powerful ruler of the Maroon Kingdom. It was certain that it would be accompanied by huge profits, so Ja-gyu could not refuse it. No, rather, it was something to beg for to be entrusted with this task even if he did not ask.
“therefore! Say good-bye to your dad and ask for more funding! You won't have to pay it back later!”
“I will do that.”
His assistant who bows his head and closes the connection saying he will. While waiting for an answer from his father, the chairman, Jegyu thought about the future.
“The profit to be made after disposing of all the stockpile of grain is also profitable... but if the Duke of Bergen comes to power...” The
royal family of the Maroon Kingdom became a scarecrow because of the decrepit king. Jaegyu smiled as he imagined the many benefits that would return to them once the Duke of Bergen came to power.
The Maroon Kingdom, which serves as a transportation hub and a link between continents. The GM upper class will make the most of this geographical advantage and grow faster than any other upper class.
And someday, I will prove it to everyone with phenomenal profits. That he was not just a prodigal idiot, but a member of the able Royal Family.
* * *
While Jae-gyu was drinking a bowl of kimchi soup, Jae-young was having a meeting with Count Boroken.
“So Baron Mikhail sent you?”
The drawing room of Count Boroken. I came with a recommendation letter, but Count Boroken opened it and read it, looking at Jaeyoung with strange eyes and saying,
“But why did Baron Mikhail send you to me?”
A question that comes in without blinking. Jaeyoung shrugged his shoulders and answered the question indifferently.
“I don’t know. Did you just want to go?”
Couldn't you explain in detail to him, ‘How can you make 10,000 slaves by sitting still if you cheat?' Jaeyoung avoided an immediate answer because he couldn't bear to say why Baron Mikhail was so impressed with him.
“Baron Mikhail said that since you are competent, you should listen to various advice to prevent this war.”
“is that so?”
Jaeyoung kept quiet because there was no way to know how Baron Mikhail described himself in the letter of recommendation. Then Count Boroken asked Jaeyoung with eyes full of questions.
“I think I heard about the situation from Baron Mikhail.... Do you have any good ideas in mind?”
“Uh...”
Jaeyoung couldn't answer his question because he hadn't really thought about it. No, I thought of many things, but all of them were contemplations on ‘how to make the situation worse', so there was no plausible plan to suggest to him.
“I know that the prince is too young to make any sense, and most of the nobles are sticking together with the Duke of Bergen, but is that correct?”
“Yes.”
A prince who is only 8 years old now. It is impossible to hold back older men sitting on the throne at an age when they would be sitting and playing with toys, fighting for power and arguing with each other. Isn't it a fantasy of the Middle Ages, not a joke given by class? That's why the royal faction of Earl Boroken had no choice but to be pushed back.
“First of all... there is an easy way and a hard way...”
“The easy way?”
Earl Boroken asked with a bright face when he said there was a way. Jaeyoung cut his throat with his hand and said.
“I heard that the Duke of Bergen is the main culprit? Originally, any organization will collapse without the top head.”
“Does that mean... to kill the Duke of Bergen?”
“Yes?”
At those words, Count Boroken laughed with a clear expression of disappointment on his face.
“Do you think assassination is that easy? Even the troops escorting him are a mixture of master-class knights and wizards, and he is thoroughly vigilant anywhere 24 hours a day, but if the assassination attempt fails...
” Jaeyoung said in his gaze.
“Am I going to do it myself?”
“...you?”
“yes.”
“.....”
Earl Boroken couldn’t bear to speak as if that statement was more absurd. He looked at Jaeyoung with the look in his eyes, ‘Are you serious?', then cleared his throat and said cautiously.
“Don’t get me wrong, listen. I don't think you can even brush the duke's collar, so how the hell are you going to kill him?”
Count Boroken, who has risen to the ranks of Master. In his eyes, who had risen to the rank of count thanks to his excellent swordsmanship, Jaeyoung was just a normal person. No, not exactly the level of a normal adventurer.
“why? Do you think you can't?”
Jaeyoung with a serious expression as if he was sincere. Count Boroken, who looked at his eyes for a moment, stood up and said.
“Follow me.”
The place where Count Boroken took Jaeyoung was none other than the gymnasium in the backyard. Standing there facing each other, Count Boroken threw a sword at him and said,
“If you're that confident, prove it in sparring with me.”
A count who is a sword master. Even though he had not long since reached the level of a master, Count Boroken, who had been given the title of shield of the Maroon Kingdom, intended to make Jaeyoung feel for himself how futile his plan was.
Jaeyoung looked down at the sword he handed him and suddenly muttered. A bright light began to surround his body.
“Yaso, the wandering knight of the river god.”
Whoops.
“This... what is this?”
Count Boroken was astonished when he felt that Jaeyoung's momentum in front of him had completely changed. He, who did not seem to have held the sword properly, stood with the same momentum as a well-forged sword. And Jaeyoung naturally fixed the sword and said, like a person who has been with a sword all his life.
“5 minutes.”
“what?”
“Let’s finish it in 5 minutes, because it runs fast.”
“What the hell is that...!”
Chanang.
Jaeyoung's sword flew at an invisible speed. Count Boroken, who instinctively blocked the blow, was busy blocking his attack even after that.
‘This is nonsense...'
The Count brought him to the parade ground with the intention of making him feel the coldness of this world. But he didn't know that this world was so cold that even a sword master couldn't help it.