Within the Sinyalian Kingdom, Edwin was developing the herbs and town nicely. The town was finally self-sufficient in terms of food.

The major cause for this was the enormous growth in agriculture. Edwin was exporting food while importing weapons in large quantities on the pretext of raising an army to protect the Kloras Town.

The Kloras Town was right next to a forest that possessed a large number of beasts. It was only natural that this town had to possess a strong military might to restrain those beasts.

This was the deal on the surface. In reality, Edwin was smuggling those weapons to none other than the Lamhilhan Theocracy.

Nearly 3 days ago, Edwin was seated in his office, checking out the various reports from different departments of his town.

He received 5 guests who were of suspicious origin.. When the guards informed Edwin that they wished to meet him, Edwin decided to entertain them.

Their Ardor was different from a standard individual in the Sinyalian Kingdom.

While Edwin and Azaroth stayed in two different kingdoms, they had noticed something strange.

The citizens of each kingdom would possess an Aura trademark to their respective Kingdom.

Like, the Glerian Kingdom's citizens possessed an aura that appeared to be overwhelming when sensed by some foreigners. This would make the other person think that the man ahead of them is nothing but a brute. Which was true in most cases.

For the Sinyalian Kingdom, the citizens would give off a calm aura that concealed their sharpness.

As for the people from the Lamhilhan Theocracy, they gave off a holy aura.

Azaroth was quite sensitive to this holy aura. In his previous life, those individuals possessing this aura would come to hunt him.

However, the situation was different. These individuals belonging to the Lamhilhan Theocracy had come to strike a deal with him.

Now, Edwin had two options. One was to inform the authorities of the Sinyalian Kingdom about this faction that wanted to smuggle the goods to the Lamhilhan Theocracy.

Basically, let the Kingdom deal with these people. Or.. He could actually strike a deal with these people and profit from it.

According to what Edwin understood, someone among the higher-ups had died within the Lamhilhan Theocracy. And a massive battle was going to commence in the Lamhilhan Theocracy to fill that power vacuum.

'Wouldn't it be great if I could include the Lamhilhan Theocracy in the war raging between the Sinyalian Kingdom and the Glerian Kingdom?'

Edwin had mixed feelings about it. He didn't know a lot of details regarding this Lamhilhan Theocracy.

Moreover, if they had a Royal Family that possessed the power of fate, it might make things even trickier for Edwin or Azaroth.

However, Edwin believed that there was no danger in making a bargain with these people. At the very least, the Lamhilhan Theocracy's factions would become incensed, and there would be a tense warlike scenario.

Azaroth and his retainers succeeded in slowly increasing the tension between the different sects and factions within the Glerian Kingdom.

Edwin had accomplished the same in the Sinyalian Kingdom. And with this deal, they could establish a foundation in the Lamhilhan Theocracy as well.

Thus, Edwin struck a deal with these individuals.

Their demands were extremely simple. They would buy those weapons at 1.5 times the market price.

This would allow Edwin to garner large profits in return for this risky deal.

Naturally, this wasn't the end of Edwin's demands. He also asked for 100 warriors at the 4 Star Rank.

Edwin's demand caught those people off guard. They debated it for a couple of hours before telling Edwin that they were in agreement.

In reality, Edwin didn't have a particular task for these 4 Star Warriors. He was just wondering about the strength of this faction.

Since these individuals could give away a hundred 4 Star Warriors just to strike a deal with a Town Lord of an enemy kingdom, that meant they had more than thousands of 4 Star Warriors working under them.

'So, I am dealing with the government of the Lamhilhan Theocracy.' Edwin deeply thought while staring at these individuals.

However, he further thought 'Why would the Lamhilhan Theocracy's Government pay such a heavy price to strike a deal with a mere Town Lord. Do they know about my true identity?'

Edwin soon thought of a reason as this question appeared in his head 'No. There's a chance I'm not the only one they're trying to reach out to. In reality, they must be contemplating approaching other towns and cities close their border, from where they may easily smuggle commodities.'

A scheming smile appeared on Edwin's face as he understood the situation.

"Just give me twenty 4 Star Warriors. In return, I want the land in the Lamhilhan Theocracy. You understand what I mean, right?" Edwin asked with a devious smile on his face.

The individuals from the Lamhilhan Theocracy were astonished to hear this demand. Their faces paled as they stared at that devious look on Edwin's face.

One of them still managed to retain his composure and respond calmly, "We don't possess enough authority to promise you a part of the territory of our Lamhilhan Theocracy."

"..How surprising that even the Government of the Lamhilhan Theocracy doesn't possess such power. Maybe I need to have a talk with my father about it. He could help probably help me a lot in getting what I want, right?" Edwin asked that question with that same devious smile as before.

These individuals from Lamhilhan Theocracy knew that Edwin was the young master of the Rhodes House.

If his father, the head of the Rhodes House, came to know about this deal, there was no telling what he might do.

He might capture them or actually attack the Lamhilhan Theocracy to take advantage of this situation.

They couldn't allow Edwin to inform his father about this information.

One of them gritted his teeth while speaking out, "Alright! We promise you a land that is as large as this town! Are you happy now?!"

That last sentence was spoken with an incensed tone.

How could he not be incensed? The man was giving up his own town to Edwin just so this deal could remain a secret.

These individuals were thinking 'We shouldn't have come here to strike a deal with him.'

Meanwhile, Edwin was smiling widely as he received such a large territory within the Lamhilhan Theocracy.

"Hand over the documents, the official seal along with those twenty 4 Star Warriors, and you got yourself a deal," Edwin spoke seriously.

"..Very well." These individuals whispered those words and left the office as soon as possible.historical

Once they were a bit farther away from the Kloras Town, a burly-looking guy from that group was shouting at a rather timid-looking guy of that same group.

"Didn't you say he was nothing special and his family didn't focus a lot on him? It was nothing like the reports you had on this guy! That confident expression and that devious smirk! He seemed like a thousand-year-old monster who was planning to eat us whole."

None of the other group members stopped this burly guy from shouting at the timid guy. They were all too shocked at what had transpired in the meeting.

"I don't know what happened. Maybe a transformation after we stopped observing him," The timid-looking guy spoke softly.

The burly guy immediately stomped the ground angrily as he spoke, "We lost a lot in just negotiating with this guy. I hope it's worth the cost."

"It will be. As long as we have the Supreme Pontiff on our side, all losses would be recovered swiftly." Another guy spoke, reassuring his comrades.

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