Chapter 238 – Chapter 22 – Taking a Breath
“Greetings to the Demon King of the East.”
The envoy said to have come from the Western Union bowed deeply.
Looking at that scene, I want to break both legs and tell them to kneel properly.
Even now, if Yulia puts her mind to it, she can push the West out of the way.
I just chose to put as little burden on the east as possible, so I’m holding on to the perfect time and justification after preparing more thoroughly to blow like a storm.
However, if you ask if the Shinigami’s actions were completely wrong, then it wasn’t.
It’s a little embarrassing, but it’s right to see that the East and West are still on an equal footing in the current continental situation.
In the Continental War, the first to admit defeat was the East, not the West.
Even if you didn’t have a particularly unfavorable clause in the agreement, you lost anyway.
So, from the west side’s point of view, I still haven’t felt the part where I have to bow down and enter.
That’s why Klaus decided to just leave the old man and the head of the Western Union behind him, who were still looking down on the East and the Demon King.
“Come on. It must have been a lot of hard work coming a long way.”
“No. It was really comfortable to be treated well from the border.”
Still, it doesn’t seem like it’s a hobby to walk around stiffly.
Judging by the way she smiled and bowed her head at Yulia’s words, it seemed that she had come after hearing such an order to bow properly and give strength to her neck appropriately.
“Rather than that, he suddenly became a death god. I don’t remember anything like this ever happening.”
“Ah. Actually, it is a very urgent matter, so I came here. If you feel rude…”
“Not to that extent. Let’s hear why we came this far.”
Then the envoy from the west bowed his head and began to tell me about his business.
“This resumption of trade seems to rekindle the atmosphere between the West and the East, which had been hardened so far, so I am very welcome. Because of this, the West will be able to open their eyes to more beautiful handicrafts, and the East will be able to enjoy a more prosperous life.
“Thank you. Even if it wasn’t so, I was willing to accept the resumption of trade and even send a gift.”
“No. The gifts are more than enough and overflow from those sent before.”
The gift was something Klaus sent right before the resumption of trade, that is, a bribe.
It’s not even a matter of resuming trade if you convince a few heads of the Western Union anyway.
Even if I gave them a handful of beautiful jewelry pieces, they would listen to everything they said about their sister and brother-in-law.
Even Klaus boldly gave the bribe openly, calling it a gift.
It didn’t just mean to take good care of it, but to some families who sent gifts from the East, it was also a symbol of their strength and authority.
Even the Demon King knows that they are in the real world, so take care of yourself in the West as well.
I could have noticed something like this.
“Rather, he said he wanted to give a gift from the West. Therefore, I would like to send 5 carts of wheat and 5 carts of barley to the eastern side as gifts, respectively, so please accept it.”
From the god of death’s words, Julia intuited that Klaus’ prediction was correct.
Dongbu reached out first, so they extend their hands accordingly.
I tried to take advantage of the confusion, but it was Dongbu and the Demon King who cleaned it up in just two months.
If you stir up hostility for no reason, it will only give you a good cause, so first of all, coax you.
This was West’s current direction, and Klaus’s prediction.
How could it be so accurate, Yulia drew a slight smile on her lips as she muttered to herself.
“I must thank the Western Union for their kindness. That must be quite a lot.”
“The east side gave me such a favorable atmosphere first, so how can I stay still?”
“Make sure you receive the gift you are going to send. Be sure to say thank you.”
“Is it possible?”
When a satisfied smile bloomed on the corner of the devil’s mouth, the god of death also smiled.
It seemed that the real story would start after this.
“His Highness the Demon King. That trade. The West side is thinking about what it would be like to use this opportunity to resume the food trade that had previously been cut off.”
“Ah. Come to think of it, if the East used handicrafts as trade items, the West was food, right?”
“That’s right. Wouldn’t it be necessary for each other to maintain trade for a longer period of time? If the surplus production of the West goes to the East and becomes a small profit, many people in the West may also be able to abandon their antipathy to the East.”
It’s not wrong, if you get caught in the problem of eating and living, you can’t be extreme naturally.
If there are more people who benefit from trade with the East and feed their families, they will vehemently oppose a war even for the sake of their lives.
The heads of the Western Union argued for trade expansion for that very reason.
It’s pretty beautifully packaged for something that only bothers us about the flow of our western money.
Shouldn’t there be some balance between the losses and gains between these huge groups and groups?
They were asking Yulia and the eastern part like that.
“Certainly the western side seems to be right. If not, let me do it.”
“Oh, really? Thank you, Your Highness the Demon King. Sincerely…”
“But it won’t be unlimited like before.”
“Yes?”
“Isn’t our eastern part also sending the minimum amount of handicrafts as trade items? I’ve heard that the West is trying to somehow improve handicraft technology. In order not to waste the efforts of those technicians, I don’t think too many things from Dongbu should be included. It’s the same reason. The East is also making efforts in a way that does not cling only to food trade with the West.”
“I-that’s…”
“I took this measure because I knew the situation in the West. Does that mean we can allow unlimited trade? I’m doing this because I don’t know what kind of chaos will come to the West.”
The messenger knows what happened after the handicrafts from the east came in.
It was a crafting method that Western engineers could not accomplish even if they did all sorts of things.
The technicians in the east were doing it so easily as if they were eating a meal.
The work of making sure that there is not a single impurity inside and reflecting more light when receiving light.
To the engineers of the West, it was like cutting-edge technology that still had a long way to go.
On the other hand, the jewels brought in from the East were incomparably more beautiful than those from the West.
All the nobles who said they had some money rushed in and robbed it cleanly.
It was so crazy that even the most noble families were dumbfounded for not being able to find handicrafts.
‘If you unleash the handicrafts indefinitely, most of the noble families will have the eastern jewels by the middle. In the meantime, how much money will flow to the East?’
The problem won’t stop there.
If the nobles stopped buying jewels like that.
They will shift their attention to wealthy commoners by lowering prices in the name of freedom of trade.
He said that this is the handicraft of the East, and that the nobles have one of each.
Why do nobles hang themselves on jewels? Because it’s beautiful? Because it’s expensive?
The answer lies in scarcity. There is no you, there is only me Even if you are, in this form, compared to mine, your class doesn’t match at all.
Would the aristocrats be patient if they thought that commoners carried such jewels?
It was clear that he would not be allowed to carry handicrafts at all costs.
‘What am I going to do with the confusion and social discontent that will arise there?’
Originally, it was right to shake the weak point of the eastern side.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that even in similar stories like this between the West and the East in the past, it gave the West an advantage.
Except for salt and food, the most important thing that once again had an advantage compared to the East.
That menacing weapon could no longer be used by the West.
Originally, the old strategy was to salt the food trade so that it could not be touched.
However, the news that a huge salt mine was discovered in the East not long ago shocked and annoyed the West, who was trying to use that strategy.
Let’s think positively, didn’t you think about the possibility that Dongbu wouldn’t accept it at all?
The salt problem has been resolved long ago, and the expectation that the eastern chaos will spread is completely wrong.
In just two words, everything is stable and spurring growth.
It would have been a big deal if I was distracted at this timing and the sharp momentum headed west.
“If so, how far can we trade food?”
“You can see that. The food situation in the East is not as relaxed as in the West.”
Yulia deliberately exposes their weaknesses.
It meant that we must not be vigilant or nervous because there is definitely something we are lacking in.
“Me and… This is just a word for you.”
“What is it?”
“There is a silver mine in the place where the territory of the fairies meets the territory of His Highness the Demon King. However, they said that they crossed the boundary while mining, but I was wondering if that part was well organized…”
“It went well without any problems. That’s a story to share with the manager and owner of the mine, not you. Why are you guys suddenly interfering?”
The reason is obvious, to catch one case and somehow try to get some bean curd.
Although they are once united under the name of union, humans, fairies, and beastmen are wary of each other.
When the power of one side grew too great, the other two races would join forces to suppress the other in opposition.
It could be said that this is the wisdom of the three races, but the damage always outweighed the benefits.
The reason why they couldn’t reconcile even though there were powerful enemies called demons in the east right now.
It was because their inclinations flowed so steadily in the direction the Creator God had set.
“If it worked out well, welcome. There was no other meaning, so don’t misunderstand, Your Majesty the Demon King.”
“Good luck, then. I wanted to blush with the Western Union again.”
“I hope you know that about this trade expansion.”
“It was hard. I will allow you to rest here at the Devil Castle today and leave tomorrow.”
“I am just grateful for the mercy of Your Highness the Demon King.”
After that conversation, the person from the West withdraws.
Immediately after, Klaus sneaks in through the side door.
“How is it?”
“You were right. The purpose seems to be to pass the time. It is impossible to organize the inside while standing in opposition to the east, so let’s give up what we have to give and stabilize the inside first, it was like this.”
“It would have been the best way for them. I thought the turmoil in the east would last for several months, but I couldn’t help but feel nervous when I heard that it was all over in just two months. At any chance, Dongbu attacks again, taking advantage of their gap? They even gave the only shield to the East with their own hands?”
“I don’t understand. Didn’t the high-ranking people in the West even think about that? If you are driven by your immediate greed, you will see yourself tumbling down a cliff in the future, right?”
At that, Klaus thought for a moment, then he smiled and said:
Others thought it was the best.
Inevitably, there are limits in this world, and they are simply faced with the limits set by someone who created them.
