Book 9: Chapter 5
Freya didn’t say that just to frighten me. These two mothers started a long and brutal war back then for a child. Mothers are naturally crazy when it comes to their children, so it’s even crazier when it comes to my two moms, who also have the power of rulers.
In order to avoid the war, I sent both of my moms an invitation, inviting them to Troy City. I’m not doing this out of consideration for the two races, alone. The main reason I’m doing this is for the sake of Troy City. My only capital at current is Troy City. If business in Troy City dies, then the city will be history. As I have no way of planting food crops and feeding myself in the city, I must ensure that the harmony between both sides is maintained in order to ensure the safety and livelihood of my city.
Now I need to wait for my moms arrival. Mommy Vyvyan will be able to get here quickly. She could essentially come here immediately after seeing my letter. Mommy Elizabeth, on the other hand, will take a long time. I have no time for breathers at the moment. The lord of Socina City, Karana, sent an envoy over to confirm our trade agreement.
Karana definitely managed to get her hand on the metal. According to the initial agreement made in the desert, Karana should be providing us the metal at the lowest price while we provide them with our elven dye we manufacture. Of course, we’re the ones who’re going to be determining the price. As the elders in her city were defeated by her, the money of the bankrupt elders now belongs to her. Karana is now at the apex of power. Nobody else in Socina City can question her power any longer.
Our two cities are both getting what we need from each other, one, due to our agreement in the desert, and two, because we have a good impression of each other. Karana doesn’t feel successful; she doesn’t think that I handed her the map as a result of her successful planning. What she feels is gratitude toward me for me handing it to her. Honestly, she’s not wrong there, for if I called for Vyvyan at the time, she would be empty-handed. However, Karana’s humble attitude gave me a particularly good impression of her.
Karana, Nara and I are a very complete chain with common interests. The three of us get what we need from each other and have what we need to use each other. It’s also precisely because the two of them trust me and look forward to my accomplishments that not only were they not affected by the vassal state clean up, but were even rewarded.
Loyalty will be repaid; though, I wasn’t the one that repaid them.
I went with the envoy to the planting area we had finished partitioning. I haven’t seen what the colony’s sugar cane and tobacco plantations were like, but after seeing this neat and orderly planted dye crop, as well as the humans and elves working, I presume that the colony resembles this. However, it appears that the relationship between the elves and humans here isn’t too shabby.
The envoy gave a satisfied nod, “You live up to your reputation, Your Majesty. Troy City is the only place where one could see a human area manufacturing elven goods. As long as we mutually trust each other and are honest with each other, I believe that there will be no issues. I am just a representative, but I dare say that if our Lord Karana was to see such an orderly planting area, she would definitely immediately extend the agreement for a fixed number of years.”