I can see emperor stats-Chapter 29
blue dragon top
At a distance of about a week by sea from the eastern port of the continent where the empire is currently located, there is a new land that the people of the continent generally call the Eastern Continent.
Even two hundred years ago, despite the distance between the continents being quite close, these two continents did not have much exchange.
The reason was that the continent was in a period of turbulence and chaos at the time, but it was also because people had no interest in the East Continent itself.
Haha, sailing and shipbuilding technology itself to withstand rough winds were less developed, so few countries had the capacity to go to the East Continent.
However, a man who suddenly appeared in the East spread the name of the Eastern continent.
King of Players Lee Chung-moon!
In less than ten years since his appearance, this man's reputation has been compared to that of Sharnos the Great, who was pacifying the continent with overwhelming force at the time.
'The strongest of the players will be one of these two.'
However, contrary to what everyone expected at the time, an unexpected situation occurred.
That is, Lee Cheong-mun, who always moved by blood and blood alone, joined the camp of Sharnos the Great.
Among the players at the time, their alliance, which was the second most powerful player, put wings on the tiger's back.
Of course, the confusion on the continent was quickly resolved, and there were many people who asked him about the East, which was shrouded in mystery at the time.
“I am from ‘Hwan’ across the sea.”
He didn't say anything other than that, and before long the players all disappeared from the continent.
Since then, the Eastern Continent has left a strong impression on people's minds.
As a result of that influence, the Sharnos Empire was the first to dispatch an envoy to the East.
The results were astonishing. In the interior of the Eastern Continent, there was a huge country with a level of culture that was not much different from the Empire, although the race and lifestyle were somewhat different.
[Hwan Empire]
It was a historic country that existed in the East for hundreds of years. Of course, Lee Cheong-moon, King of All Diseases, was a warrior who led to a legend there as well.
The two continents carefully attempted to contact each other, and now, after more than a hundred years, the friendly relationship has grown considerably.
Recently, trade has also been brisk, and it is not uncommon to see brown-skinned people from the Eastern Continent in large cities within the empire.
Among them, the Blue Dragon Merchant Corps, which was the most active in entering the continent and promoting business, had already made its name known within the empire.
Of course, there's not much else to say about that reason.
"majesty! Welcome."
Mareus greets Julius with a fuss.
“Long time no see. How have you been?"
Julius finally arrived at Stefan, the city designated as the first development base in the north.
It is also the starting point of the northern road, which is about to be completed recently.
“How is the completion of the project going?”
“Marquis Andersson is providing ample support. I don't think there will be any problems until Your Highness arrives at Fort Valdes."
Marquis Andersson was one of the Empire's two supermen out there.
He is an experienced veteran who has been defending against the invasion of foreigners from the north for almost his whole life.
"If the Marquis is paying attention, then I guess there's no need to worry."
Julius answered as if it was not a big deal and entered Stefan with Mareus' guidance.
Numerous bureaucrats dispatched for construction from the entrance bow to him.
“Meet Your Highness the Prince!”
He roughly raises his hand in response and looks around the scene in the city.
'The development progress has gone further than expected. Is it because the contact with the Blue Dragon Merchants is fast?'
Stefan was originally the only city in the north, and in fact it wasn't a very big city before road construction began.
However, considerable progress has been made due to the overlap of the numerous upper-level materials coming into the road construction, the influx of workers carrying out the construction, and the residents slowly moving north for the development of the north.
Today, it has been transformed into a medium-sized city with a lot of busy people.
Julius looked around Stefan with the officials for a while and then went into the official residence.
Anyway, since Julius was dispatched as the prince in charge of northern development, at least formally, he pretended to see the construction status a few times.
'Actually, this is not my specialty.'
Competent bureaucrats will take care of the details of urban planning and future residents' relocation plans.
“Everyone has worked hard, including Sir Mareus. I heard that the construction will be completed in a little while, so I hope you will continue to work hard.”
“Hwang Gong.”
After that, Julius entered the official residence under the pretext of relieving fatigue from the trip and did not come out for a day.
The reason was, of course, that there was a procedure left for contact with the Blue Dragon Merchants.
“Do you really have to meet me in person? Even if God goes like before... … .”
Mareus looks at him with a worried expression.
“Isn't that what you asked for? And since you did a better job than I thought, responding to the corresponding conditions isn’t the basis of the deal.”
Since Julius was in a state where he didn't have the slightest bit of concern in the first place, he answered appropriately and threw the question again.
“Anyway, since I’ve been trading for four years, I want to check the basic information again. What does the blue dragon guild look like from the perspective of wonder?”
"hmm… … .”
Mareus seemed to think for a moment, but soon the worry on his face deepened.
“In fact, they were more outstanding than God expected.”
The Blue Dragon Merchant is said to belong to a large group recognized by everyone in the East.
However, Mareus is the elite of elites on the continent.
Unsurprisingly, it was not easy to start from the first transaction, although I was underestimating it as a merchant.
“I will give you preferential treatment wherever common sense allows. so… … .”
“Thank you for your words, but I don’t think you need any of that.”
“… … !?”
Mareus chose the top of the Blue Dragon to defeat Wallace.
It doesn't match his usual temperament, but I was thinking of supporting him even considering some damage, but he was rejected without a word.
Right now, in front of Mareus' eyes, a brown-skinned young man dressed in neat oriental clothing was standing at the top.
'I heard that it's a well-known place in Hwan, but this kid is a Sangsanju?'
Mareus, who was a bit careless in his heart, faced an unexpected twist.
“Heh heh, but the Ryan Merchant, which will compete with you, is the largest in our Sharnos Empire. If you try to exceed the standards presented there, it will be quite difficult, right?”
“Here are the terms we can offer.”
A young woman comes out from behind the young man and brings the construction documents.
"hmm?"
Surprisingly, the order conditions were not bad. That's enough to keep Wallace from refusing his request.
'It's your first advance, so you must have paid attention in your own way? After all, if you come to another continent, there's no way you'd invest that much.'
At first, Mareus did not think too deeply. Aren’t there any number of upper ranks that make bold investments while risking their own losses?
However, as the construction progressed, that idea was bound to change.
'This upper class is not usually resourceful.'
Of course, it wasn't that Mareus didn't take advantage of convenience at all. First of all, the prejudice itself as a stranger from the East becomes a significant barrier.
But even taking that into account, the Blue Dragon's upper rank's ability to expand wasn't normal.
'I think this would have been possible to achieve the original goal even if I didn't apply for it.'
The Blue Dragon Merchants ate the portion that the Lion Merchants should have taken with amazing skill, and finally their influence in the North surpassed them.
There was a reason why Marquis Wallace was so upset. The ability is too good for a top tier that has just jumped from another continent.
So far so good, but another problem arises.
'But that's the problem.'
His original plan was to give preferential treatment to the Blue Dragon Merchant to make them virtually inseparable from themselves.
However, contrary to the plan, this corps had grown almost on its own. So, in a word, he has gone beyond his control.
There has been a request like this since several years ago.
“I want to see the general manager over there.”
“That is a rather difficult request.”
“Is there any particular reason?”
Mareus doesn't have much to say.
It was impossible to bring Julius from the imperial palace, and he thought he was hiding himself there, but he seems to have found out that there is a person behind it.
So, when I sent a letter to Julius in the imperial palace, the reply came like this.
“Say that you will meet after the coming-of-age ceremony in a few years. He probably won't say much even if it takes some time. At that time, there will be something to go see the northern construction side.”
“… … !?”
What else does this mean? Mareus had a hunch the moment he received the letter.
'Your Highness Julius is trying to build a major in the North!'
I thought it was too dangerous, so I tried tearing it off several times, but it wouldn't listen.
In order to divert attention, he tried to find means such as studying abroad, but in the end, contrary to his intention, Julius came to the north.
After reminiscing, Mareus gets to the point with a slightly sad expression.
“I made an appointment with the upper class for tomorrow night.”
“Good job. Hearing that makes me even more interested.”
“As I said, I am not an easygoing person. It's not that I don't believe in Your Highness' abilities, but I recommend that you be careful.”
“I didn’t do all the work anyway. Will there be a big difference if you meet me? Please don't worry too much.”
In fact, Julius could roughly guess what condition the other side was asking to meet him.
'Finally, I have more than one or two questions to ask, so I can't miss this opportunity.'
And the day came when I decided to contact them.
[Blue Dragon Top]
Julius was guided into a building with a large signboard written in Eastern language.
“Your Highness, if something happens, you must call me right away.”
Just in case, he had summoned some reliable knights outside, including Lord Haynes.
'Well, there won't be anything called.'
In his opinion, there would be no point in calling if there was any trouble with him here.
“This is it.”
Upon entering the room, Julius, who was guided to the highest floor within the upper tower, saw the young upperclassman Mareus had spoken of.
“Meet Your Highness, First Prince of the Empire.”
As soon as he appeared, Julius clicked his tongue inwardly as he looked at Sang Sangju, who greeted him politely.
'I expected it, but it's true that he knew everything and called me.'
The Blue Dragon Merchant is a place where the background is considerably more formidable than is generally known on the continent.
No matter how much it was a secret between him and Mareus, if you properly investigated it, the most likely would be yourself.
With this sudden greeting, they would think they caught the prince off guard.
'but… … I know a little bit about you guys this time too, right?'
Julius greeted them with a grin.
“I am also honored to see the people of [Jegal Sega], the four great warriors of the famous King of Manbyeong!”
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