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“… Specifically, if we want to trade with Galdina for gold, what would you want in compensation?”

“Your Majesty !?”

Olga screamed, at the unexpected reaction of her majesty.

“The invasion of Galdina and the disappearance of people of other races from Dinant are the two main points. But I want to stablish a commerce relationship with them if possible. In some cases, you may request food and technology in exchange, but that is difficult at this stage. It’s fine to think of this as a nation-to-territory alliance.”

Lyudmila responds with a bitter smile to George.

“Well, of course, if you want to an alliance of equals, that’d not be the case. But we haven’t yet recognized that you are a nation. What do you have to say? “

George gives a clear answer to that question.

“The land, the people, the sovereignty, it can be said that it exists. Well, if you say that we are only occupying a part of the forest illegally, the forest must be territory of someone first. And about its production capacity… there is already a surplus of food, and there are enough paper and clothes, we have equipment too and those are actually operating. The majority live in individual houses and those who are married and have family in their own household.

After hearing George’s explanation, they couldn’t hide their surprise. The situation seemed to be much better than they had imagined.

“Then, the main industries are agriculture and livestock, as well as the fishing industry using huge lakes. The other industry is the civil engineering and construction department that builds houses. There is Mint, which manufactures equipment, the ironsmith department that produces weapons, armor, and daily necessities, and the jewelry department that processes gold, silver, and jewelry in general. The mine resources produced are mainly gold, silver, and copper. Iron, zinc, and many other additional elements, can be found in the mountains. “

They involuntarily look at the necklace in their hands. Certainly, they have never seen a craftsman with technology capable of creating such jewelry.

“By the way, is it the legendary ironsmith race who are in charge of processing iron and making jewelry?”

Lyudmila, who seems to have passed through surprise already, interested in the topic asks.

“Well … I can only say that it’s more valuable than any other country’s technology or race’s techniques…”

“Yes, there’s no nation on the continent that can produce this many and of this quality. Even more so, no nation had enough mining resources.”

George nodded satisfactorily in response, and continued speaking with a troubled expression.

“But at the moment, the problem is that the population is too small. The resources are certainly large. However, there are few craftsmen who can process it. Therefore, the demand, in exchange for the gold, is to have your country provide me with other races people. Now the population is a little bit over 2,000, it’s more correct to call it a city than a country, it has land, it has resources, and everyone there can read, write and calculate. Education is in advanced stage, and food has entered into a system of increased production now that the population is growing … what about this alliance, don’t you think it’s benefic for both of us? “

Then George made a pause, and started talking again.

“Let me restate what we can provide to your country: Mining resources and their products. The military of other nations seeking Galdina (after defeated we have no use for them, so we send them to you), and the imperviousness of the Empire. Invulnerability, subsidiary offerings … for example, brewing techniques. “

When Lyudmila heard it, she couldn’t believe her ears.

“I see … we’re not forced to pioneer, we get the rich resources of Galdina, but we also get advanced processing techniques?”

“Oh, that’s it.”

“And we have less need to pay attention to other countries troops, attacks, invasions, and we can recruit troops without spending a single cent nor effort… Well, we need to be vigilant for monsters, so at least some troops around Galdina must be placed, is that okay? “

“Of course, on the border between Galdina and your country, you can install troops. It doesn’t bother us. “

“That’s good. It’s rare, but I often burn my hands with monsters that occasionally appear. So how specifically do you intend to do the trade?”

“That’s up to you. It’s basically going out of the Empire and entering Galdina, but if anyone sees the other races people and makes a fuss, it’s very troublesome. If there are some reliable men under you, Lyudmila … About 2,300 would be needed. Then, let’s build a fortress where they can reside temporarily. Isn’t it killing two birds with one stone that fortress? It can be used as a base for dealing with monsters coming out of Galdina forest and as a trading meeting place? “

“It takes a bit of time. I need to select the people, and above all, if the fortress is not very secured and strong, I can’t let my important soldiers stay there. Most trusted men are the most valuable for a country. “

“What, I’ll show you how to make a strong and reliable fortress right in front of you. It takes half a day to finish.”

“… it means using your power?”

“Ah, recently, the town’s residents have been able to do almost anything on their own, so it’s not my power.”

“Is it possible to use it more than one time?”

“Of course, as long as you have the original supplies, but let’s just say, you won’t be able to do it over and over again until the trade is stablished, also, it depends on our future relationships if I will supply such important product.”

“I know. And suddenly the appearance of great forts everywhere in the country makes the people wonder.”

“That’s true … then what if the first one was made by other races people?”

“……What do you mean?”

“When this peace alliance had been concluded, we gather as many other races as possible first, and take them together as we set sail to Galdina, and build a fortress on the border, to stop monster’s attack from Galdina forest. The people will see it as other races taken to work on the construction of a fortress for defending the country of monsters attacks. Wouldn’t it be suspicious to bring out many other races people if not in this way? “

“That’s right, but don’t you think it’s suspicious if they don’t return after completing the fortress?”

“We can say that they will be stationed in the fortress as defense forces. This way, it won’t seem suspicious. If there is a problem, the leading soldiers won’t say anything extra. “

“Well … No, wait, I think from your earlier gestures, you want to keep the information of my country’s existence as low as possible … Why?”

“That’s what it’s all about. Wouldn’t it be a lot of trouble if it’s spread everywhere that we did an alliance with a new country, of sub races, in the central continent?”

“That’s undoubtedly it. But if you get resources and people overnight, you’ll end up being suspicious.”

“That’s when this plan starts to play. We sent many people to try to pioneer, and we succeeded in reaching a territory where we could secure rich resources. The goods that were transported to the empire were sent from that recently discovered territory. You can say that other races people are workers to exploit those resources. ”

“So that’s it……”

Having spoken so far, it is apparent at a glance that Lyudmila has begun to look forward to this alliance quite a bit.

George asked Olga for a cup of tea while looking at Lyudmila, who was holding her arms folded and silent.

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