The old man began to explain what he knew about the peculiarities of the Duchy of Jagus.

We have done some research with the <<<< peepers, but we don't know what people are thinking, so there is a lot of guesswork involved.

I will preface this with the following.

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By the way, Niestro Almazov Jagus was also called , the old man said.

"Hmm...... I see."

"I see."

< has been increasing the number of brainwashed slaves in the Principality of Mercana.

The ringleaders are probably from the Principality of Jagus, but so far we have no leads.

Even an old lord does not keep an eye on everything in the forests of Ars.

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"What?"

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The old man said, "That's a guess based on the fact that we can't find anything by following a human being.

"Well, if you think so, I guess I am not far off the mark.

<<>, and it turns out that there are no dissatisfied citizens, which is an extraordinary fact.

From there, the fact of <> was derived.

"Brainwashing. ......"

Jin recalled that when he was in modern Japan, he read an article about an event that took place in the Showa era.

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But there was no freedom in this utopia.

And neither creativity nor productivity. .......

The dictatorship says, <

Reinhardt blurted out.

"A brainwashing state is worse than a dictatorship."

Jin muttered with a frown.

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"I guess so."

Still, Jin resented the fact that a life of three meals a day, work, and sleep is no life for a human being.

It might be worse than working for a black company.

"I guess. ......"

Reinhardt sighed.

"An economy is only as good as the consumption it generates."

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The old man said that the exchange of grain and manufactured goods is the mainstay of the trade.

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"That's strange."

Reinhardt looked at me suspiciously.

"How can artistic activities be possible in such a controlled and regimented society?"

"I agree with Reinhardt. Even if there were people who had not been brainwashed, and even if they were creative, I don't think they would be able to produce any great works of art.

"I agree."

Jin and Reinhard nodded at each other.

"In such a situation, I don't think there is any art that can be sold ...... or even sold. ......"

This was a question that made me nod my head.

"Brother Jin, brother Rai, what if it is not the value of the artwork itself?"

Elsa voiced her opinion.

"What do you mean ......?"

"For example, something is inside the artwork. ......"

The first thing that came to Jin's mind when he heard this was.

"Drugs!"

Jin knew of smuggling organizations that had been importing and exporting drugs in various ways through TV dramas, novels, and comic books.

Jin also recalled information about drugs that had no harmful effects on the body.

"What about the possibility that they are exporting such drugs?"

The old man answered immediately.

"I see. ......"

Jin was disappointed. But then Elsa spoke up with her next thought.

"Then, what are the artworks made of?"

"Oh, that too."

Jin remembered reading an interesting episode in the history of science when he was still in modern Japan.

A country that wanted glass test tubes imported a large number of test tubes with two test tubes attached to them under the name of <> in order to evade tariffs or export controls.

Customs could not impose tariffs on the air, so the buying country got good quality test tubes at a discount. .......

The customs did not apply tariffs to air, so the country that bought them got good quality test tubes at a low price.

That is why I realized that the materials used to make up the works of art could be something special.

"I see. ......"

Jin tilted his head, wondering what in the world it was if not this line.

"Is there a letter planted in the artwork or something?"

"Actually, is it a really popular item?"

"Well, ...... I don't know more and more."

I asked the old man to check again what had happened to the artworks in each country, and he found that almost without exception, they had been kept in dead storage.

There were a couple of exceptions, when some enthusiasts bought them, but that is a rare case indeed.

"What about the line "pure generosity ......"?"

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"I see. ......"

Jin wondered if he had missed something, but couldn't think of anything else.

"But, you know, ...... you're risking so much to come here to buy it, there must be a reason, right?"

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"Then we should concentrate on collecting data."

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Promising further investigation, the old man finished his report.