Chapter Ninety-Three: If You Don't Drink, You Can't Do Anything
Wright arranged a meeting with the envoy of the Elven Empire in his own home.
He was ready to finish the meeting while he was having breakfast. In this way, time savings are maximized.
Since the kitchen hadn't been repaired yet, Wright had called breakfast from the Rose Manor early in the morning, and by the time the elven envoy Sophia Edmin arrived, the meal was still hot.
It hadn't been seen for three years, and the years had left no mark on the female elf's face.
She is still down-and-out and elegant, with her golden curly hair and the unique delicate face of the elf, she is already out of control, but her bumpy figure is still a quick knife.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they began to sit down to eat. The eating habits of the elves are relatively light, and Sophia is a little unaccustomed to eating.
"Why didn't Mr. Wright make his own breakfast this time?"
"My kitchen was attacked by unknown terrorists two days ago, and it hasn't been repaired to this day......"
Sophia chuckled twice: "Lord Wright is so humorous, there are still people in this holy capital who dare to attack your manor?" ”
"What would you not dare? Two days ago, someone assassinated the Pope. ”
Wright sandwiched the greens between the bread, sandwiched two pieces of bacon, spread some salad dressing, covered the bread slices and took a hard bite.
The crunching sound made Sophia frown slightly.
"We've heard a little about it, and we've heard that it's the madmen of the Tower of Truth...... How many years have this tower of truth been destroyed, how can there still be a remnant of iniquity. ”
"That must be someone behind it......"
Wright tossed half of the homemade sandwich on his plate: "After all these years, I still can't get used to this thing." By the way, I heard that you came with your own team this time.
What about your princess? ”
The corners of Sophia's mouth twitched: "Your Royal Highness Princess, because she was frightened by Mr. Wright's behavior last time, she has not recovered so far. When I sleep on weekdays, I will be woken up by nightmares. ”
"That's really embarrassing, I thought she was three or four hundred years old, so I didn't avoid her.
Forget that you elves are immortals, and this age is not yet an adult. ”
Wright deliberately smeared the tomato sauce with the residual knife and brutally smeared it on the bitten sandwich.
This behavior seemed to remind Sophia of some bad memories, and subconsciously covered her mouth.
"Miss Sophia, I've heard that the magic potions of the Elven Empire are the best in the whole continent. Recently, it's been selling well. ”
"Huh? No! No, Mr. Wright must have misunderstood. Our magic potions and magic materials are all made by ourselves.
Never, no trade has been made, let alone sold to human nations. ”
Wright raised his eyelids, "Did I mention humans just now?" ”
"Uh...... I mean......"
"Miss Sophia, don't panic, magic potions and magic materials are not contraband. They sold it before, and they made money, so they didn't shudder.
But after this Advent ceremony, the situation is different.
All human holy subjects will be subject to magical control. From magicians to magic items, magic items, and magic potions, all need to be restrained. ”
Sophia couldn't sit still, and stood up suddenly: "What? Mr. Wright, are you serious? ”
"The assassination of the Pope is an intolerable event for the Church of Light! The whole Holy See was furious, and if it weren't for my suppression, the world would have been bleeding a long time ago. ”
Wright was unhurried: "This is already the gentlest way to deal with the Holy Sect."
I know that my teacher's strategy was to focus on moderation and promote coexistence.
But what kind of character I have, Miss Sophia also understands. I don't like to wait for the knife to come to my neck before I fight back. ”
Looking at the stunned Sophia, Wright finally had a smile on his face.
Wright believes that the elves who worship life and nature will not cooperate with the Tower of Truth.
But the magic potions and magic materials they produce have become the breeding ground for poisonous thorns.
Therefore, this knife, Wright must be cut.
And in the face of Wright's resoluteness, Sophia now doesn't even have the courage to protest.
Although the Elven Empire still claims to be an empire, it is actually worse off than the dwarven tribes.
After all, the dwarves' cast iron craftsmanship is unique in the world, and the relationship with humans is relatively compatible, and all aspects are more nourishing.
Elves are different, they are already delicate and expensive, not to mention the extremely high requirements for the living environment, and the quality of life must also be superior.
It's not so much a declining aristocracy as a death struggling for the sake of face.
Moreover, in the black market, elven slaves have always been a hot seller. Just the half-elf can sell for a sky-high price.
As far as the remaining population of the Elven Empire is concerned, even if it is all filled into the black market, it can be sold out in three months.
They can continue to exist because they are located deep in the dense forest and have geographical advantages.
Second, the church is still a little face, and on the surface, it restricts the capture of elves, so that some actions can only be carried out secretly.
If it were the mild-mannered Pope, or someone else in the Holy See, Sophia might argue with it.
But in the face of him, St. Wright, the holy iniquity, the turbid light that kills without blinking. Sophia didn't dare to make any mistakes.
She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid of leaving the entire elf clan in a catastrophe.
The Holy Light Church doesn't even need to target them, it only needs to say that it will no longer track down the elven slave incident, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
However, the current elves are simply not capable of maintaining a complete social form.
If the potions business is lost, it won't be long before the elves will regress back to the wilderness.
Miss Sophia swallowed her saliva and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, is there no room for maneuver?" ”
Wright looked up at her and suddenly laughed.
"Why are you so nervous? I'm just talking about regulation, not banning sales.
Not only will we not prohibit sales, but we will also work with you in the name of the government. ”
Such a 180-degree turn caught Sophia off guard.
"Really, really?"
Wright got up and poured Sophia a full glass of milk.
"There is an old saying in my hometown, it is better to be blocked than to be sparse. Potions are a necessity of life, and it is certainly not right to ban them.
What we mean by this is to make sure that potions don't fall into the wrong hands.
Now in the human world, many magicians with good conduct and innocent deeds have ended up in the black market and seized the right to buy potions with those evil wizards.
Over time, it is inevitable to embark on a crooked path.
In the future, the elven clan's potions were sold by the Holy See. Any registered mage with no bad record can come and buy these potions at a good price.
And the whole process, the fees earned, our Holy See will not take a penny, and all of them will be returned to you elves.
And, we'll be happy to help you use the money to buy anything you need for your Elves.
I believe that with the mediation of our Holy See, the elves will no longer be afraid of being slaughtered by unscrupulous profiteers.
Is that right? ”
Sophia listened to Wright's vision of the future, and was visibly excited.
I have to say that each of the various proposals he put forward accurately hit the pain points of the elves.
Although she was very unhappy with the other party's arrogant attitude, Sophia couldn't afford any courage to resist at the moment.
After all, it's such a good thing, it's too late to enjoy it, how dare you resist?
"This ...... The stakes are high, and I will go back and tell our Empress. But we feel the sincerity of the Holy See! I am confident that His Highness's proposal will certainly promote the further development of our bilateral relations! ”
"So, you agreed?"
Wright asked, gesturing with his hand to the full glass of milk in front of Sophia.
Sophia looked at the tall cup with a sad face, the elves have a light diet, and the milk, which still smells fishy to humans, is even more difficult for elves to swallow.
Sophia pulled her hair behind her ears with her fingers and said with some embarrassment.
"Mr. Wright, I'...... This cup ......"
"Miss Sophia, our cooperation is more about attitude. You have to understand that this business, I will do it for you, and it is not impossible to find another elf to contact.
As for the elves, I never worried about whether they would cooperate with me.
But Miss Sophia's sincerity, I still want to see it. ”
Sophia panicked when she heard this, she quickly picked up the milk, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and then drank it with a clatter.
The milk, which usually frowns when smelled, was drunk in one fell swoop.
Sophia rested the empty cup on the table and panted as she looked at Wright.
"Your Highness, this is sincere enough, right?"
With that, she covered her mouth and tried not to throw up.
Wright got up and walked over to her, reaching for her back. With the infusion of holy light, Sophia's face gradually eased.
"Remember how you felt today, it made you win another big deal."
Sophia straightened up and stared at Wright with her eyes.
"Business, could there be a bigger business than this?"
Wright laughed when he heard this.
"The potions business, too, is it big?
In the entire human world, how many magicians can there be, and how many potions can be consumed every year.
Even if the potions business is on the table, it can be bought and sold openly, and then the consumption will rise.
But, that's what it all about.
What I am talking to you about is the affairs of the people of the world, and the affairs of all human beings and even all living beings. ”
Wright said as he returned to his seat and cut the bread himself.
"The Holy See is ready to carve out a large area of land in the southeastern part of the human frontier and form a new United Federation.
We are going to turn that area into a food production base that can feed all mankind.
The Holy See hires you elves to manage production.
I know that everyone in your elven clan has a high talent for magic.
But that doesn't mean that everyone has the talent to make magic potions, or magical creations.
But when it comes to cultivating plants, promoting production! I don't think there's anyone in the whole world who is more suitable than you elves.
So why waste good talent?
That piece of Union Commonwealth land, if you can run it well.
The income will be several times, dozens of times that of your potions business! Or even hundreds of times!
After all, it's a person, and it has to eat. ”
When the elf Sophia heard about this granary plan, her whole body trembled with excitement.
If this can really be successful, then the status of the elves will change dramatically.
"Your Highness! Your Highness Wright! Is all this true? Is it true? ”
"Of course, the elves also have to cooperate......"
"Cooperate! The elves will definitely cooperate with His Highness's plan! You just have to move forward with your plan, and if there is any obstacle on the elven side, I will deal with it! ”
The more Sophia thought about it, the more excited she became, and she stood up from her seat again.
"To show sincerity, I'm ...... I'll have another glass of milk! No, I drink a barrel! ”
"Uh...... It doesn't have to be."
"Your Highness! Please give me another drink! ”
"There's not that much milk."
"You...... Think of a way! ”
"I'm thinking of a fart, I'm not a cow!"
It took a lot of effort for Wright to kick the elf, who was already a little crazy with excitement, out of the house.
By the time he returned to the dining room, the three little ones had already come to breakfast.
Lilith shook the wooden bucket with milk: "Oops~ Isn't there a lot of milk?" Why don't you give it to others? ”
"Our hometown says what to eat and what to supplement, I thought, it's better to let you drink more."
"Humph! You...... Is that true? ”
"I said you're a demon, don't be so superstitious, okay?"
Wright sat back in his seat, and Flandor immediately spoke: "Your Highness the master, isn't it okay to hand over the granary of the human world to the elves?" ”
"You're a visionary, but that's why the church has to take control of the big picture."
Wright put the bread on two plates: "I lied to her that it was a granary, but that place was more of a reservoir.
If there is a shortage of grain in various places this year, we will use the grain here to relieve and stabilize grain prices.
If there is a good harvest of grain everywhere this year, then the grain here can be used to make wine. Either sell it or store it.
It plays more of a role as a guarantee.
But regulation is a must.
Otherwise, in a few years, the low-cost grain of the elves will hit the entire human market, and countries will abandon homesteaders.
At that time, the elves were in complete control of the lifeblood of mankind. ”
Emily shuddered when she heard this: "Fortunately, the elves didn't think of this trick back then, otherwise it would ......"
"Hehe, the wheels of history are rolling forward, and one or two things can't change the inevitable trend."
Lilith gulped her milk and wiped her mouth one last time: "Let me guess, you actually want Protestants to do this business, right?" ”
"I guessed half right, to do business, of course, let the chamber of commerce on the commercial street do it."
"If it sounds so good, new business will create new jobs. In the end, isn't it the people of the Holy Labor Town who have filled in?
At that time, the town of Saint Gong, the Protestants, and the Chamber of Commerce will be more and more closely united.
Oh yes, and the empty shell of the Temple.
I knew it wasn't that simple for you to let the Templars take the lead in establishing the White Mage Foundation.
With the support of those three legs, you can transform the temple from a decoration to a monster with real power in your hands! ”
Lilith put down the milk bucket in surprise: "You're setting up another voice!" Do you really want to swap Afra? ”
Wright smiled mysteriously: "You'll know when the time comes." Hurry up and eat, today we are going to pave the way!
At the party, there is still a good show waiting for everyone. ”
(End of chapter)