146. Foresight
"The devil will not take the initiative to violate the contract. We abide by the contract. I will obey your mission until your life is over or... your wish is fulfilled."
"What if I'm in danger? Will you protect me?"
"I will if you order me to," Alfred replied.
This sentence can also be understood to mean that if you don't order it, he won't.
"I really can't understand demons..." Hetekla said, "As far as I know, some demons tempt humans to fall and then take their bodies. You look different."
"Demons are divided into factions. The guys in the Temptation faction are often timid low-level demons, while the demons in the Contract faction are mostly high-level demons. They have a long life to provide squandering, even if you die without fulfilling your wish.
It only lasts a hundred years, which is negligible in terms of our life span. And the soul that has been influenced by the devil for a hundred years is tempting to think about."
Alfred looked like a pervert after seeing a beautiful woman, with a longing expression on his face.
"Don't look at me like that, it's really unpleasant."
"Follow your orders..." Alfred obediently moved his eyes away, but a faint "evil smile" came out.
"I heard that the giant dragon also made a contract with its dependents just like you."
"You mean dragons? They are a bunch of annoying guys. They don't understand the name of the contract, but they abuse the vocabulary of the contract, making it difficult for the devils to do business now. However, there are some exceptions. The level distinctions in the dragons are much better than those in the devils.
It’s even more complicated, and there are some existences that even demons are afraid of.”
"What about...that evil dragon?" Hetekla said with lingering fear.
"If you have to be so worried, why don't you just ask me to kill it? Although I don't know its strength, as long as it is a young dragon, I still have confidence."
Alfred slapped the board and said, his words showing confidence.
As a high-level demon, he is a powerful demon even in the demon world. He has enough strength to feel confident.
"I hope you won't hit your feet then..."
Thinking of the strength of the evil dragon, Hetekla felt distrustful of the demon who showed extraordinary strength.
"Now is not the time, I need an excuse."
Alfred did not dwell on Hetekla's words, but instead opened up a new topic.
"Why don't you be a king yourself and build a kingdom. With my help, it won't be difficult. You will become a legend after your death. Many of the heroes in your human stories became with the help of demons. You
Don’t you think about it?”
"Don't try to mess with my faith!"
Hetecla issued a warning with a stern tone.
Alfred felt that he had said something wrong. His contractors were all kinds of strange guys, and there were even stranger ones. Who would choose such an extreme method as the devil if they were not strange or had deep hatred?
Woolen cloth?
There is a very important thing happening recently. The fruit is about to mature.
An important fruit comparable to gold coins, it can earn Joel a lot of gold coins. When it was about to mature, Joel stopped everything and came to check it out.
"How's it going?" Joel shook his dragon's tail.
"According to your method, the fruit is indeed about to mature. Even now... I still can't believe it." Tim's words were full of admiration.
Originally, the growth cycle of sand fruits is biennial, not to mention that these sand fruits are cultivated from scratch. Tim's biggest expectation is that once in three or four years, the situation will be good, but in just a few months
From the time he completed the fruits that took three to four years to harvest, the abilities Joel displayed were always surprising and unexpected.
"How long will it take before they can be exchanged for gold coins?"
"They will take about ten days to mature, and then they can be exchanged for gold coins. But there is a problem."
"..What's the problem?" Joel asked seriously.
He valued gold coins very much and was very concerned about this issue.
Because according to what Tim said, these ripe sand fruits can be sold for hundreds of thousands of gold coins when converted into gold coins. Such a large amount of property made Yoel unable to ignore it, and he was even excited.
"..We need to find someone to trade with."
"Is there any problem? Although Raushka has disappeared, according to my investigation, it does not seem to be the only city that trades with orcs. I think it will not be too affected." Crassus proposed.
own point of view.
Tim sighed, "After the last human army was defeated, some information was leaked to their city, such as the owner of the Sha fruit is the evil dragon. Now it's not just the trade of Sha fruit, but also ordinary food."
They are unwilling to trade with the orcs. The tribe relies on the methods passed down by Lord Joel and cultivates short-term crops to be self-sufficient."
"There's nothing I can do about it. I can't surrender when they invade and say, 'Please give me gold coins.'" Joel said helplessly.
"There is no other way... I can only plan a big one."
Joel waved his paw.
Tim asked strangely: "What do you mean?"
"Forced buying and selling..." Joel patted his chest.
Tim was stunned and asked strangely: "If that's the case, why not just rob?"
"It's a good idea, but the dragon has principles." Yoel replied naturally. Of course, he would not admit that he had ignored this point.
Tim nodded suddenly.
"Since you raised this issue, there must be a solution."
"This requires the use of Elena."
"Elena?" Joel looked at Tim strangely. Elena was not just a "slave" responsible for cleaning scales and gold coins. She also had the ability to conjure gold coins?
"Her identity as the daughter of Duke Tobias can provide us with convenience, so it is most appropriate for her to be responsible for the transaction."
"Oh, is that so? Then leave it to her. This matter will also be left to you. You are responsible for assisting."
Joel agreed to Tim's proposal, but in fact he didn't understand what Duke Tobias was at all, nor did he know the meaning of Tim's words. He only vaguely remembered the word Tobias, as if it appeared on the other end.
The adult dragon's real name is in. But I don't understand it, and it doesn't affect Yoel's decision-making at all. He leaves full power to Tim.
"I don't think it's appropriate." Crassus objected.
"Why?" Joel asked.
"...I don't think her credibility is high. She has been close to humans several times. If you let her trade, you may suffer property losses."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Joel threw the question to Crassus.
"Someone needs to supervise, and I think the task can be given to McGee." Crassus said.
"As expected of Crassus, your intelligence impressed the dragon, just as I originally expected."
As a qualified commander, you cannot leave aside the credit you deserve, and it is also necessary to let your family members see your unfathomable side.
"Where is your praise? Foresight and wisdom are the words to describe your Excellency." Crassus praised Joel with the greatest respect.
"So, where's Mikey?"
Chapter completed!