Vol 20 Chapter 9 (2/2)

“I understand the general principles”

Daltin laughed He finally understood why Ark visited based on his answer

“Your answer is honestly not satisfying But if you came to my faction then it would be a few times more unpleasant Yes It’s not bad I’ll listen to your talk”

Daltin nodded and lifted his cup of tea He closed his eyes to relish the fragrance of the tea before asking

“Yes, what can you give to me?”

If he wanted Daltin to push Haverstein as a candidate then a price needed to be paid Ark are of that but the ti made him nervous Daltin’s voice was really casual What did he expect? Well, it turned out like this so there was no reason for Ark to hesitate

“What do you want?”

“100,000 gold right now”

Ark’s face hardened at Daltin’s words Once again, the problem of whether Haverstein became the coht be possible to get more benefits than expected as well as save his business from the crisis

‘There is 20,000 gold left in the investold the other day I have to accoold!’

Ark had been prepared for thatDaltin Yet Daltin had requestedhis business, there was no way Ark had that type of hed and added

“Before you visited, a ave old if I supported him If it continues like this than Kuran will becootiated with ain the majority and show off his power So your opponent is soold”

“……Did you accept?”

“I refused”

Ark was relieved at his words If Daltin joined Sarkin then there was nothing he could do anymoreOn the other hand, he wondered why Daltin refused

“Why?”

“The governht now it isn’t ihtly then the chance would be lost and ht even occur You’re a person who obtained a territory with your own hands so you should understand my words”

Ark couldn’t understand all of Daltin’s words But one thing was evident

“……So you can’t accept my request”

“It is like that”

Daltin nodded

“But I don’t dislike you Although Lord Haverstein belongs to the faction of Marquis Halben, he is the paragon of a noble youth He isn’t the type to compel someone to pay back a favour So he isn’t the one to send you here Did you decide this by yourself without telling your friend?”

“That is correct”

“You hly of him to come all the way here Aside from you, a lot of people also really covet Haverstein I don’t think it is bad that you have a close friendshi+p with him If the situation wasn’t like this then I would help you”

“Don’t say that now”

Ark laughed bitterly and muttered Despite his praise of Ark and Haverstein, Daltin had no intention of pushi+ng another candidate Ark was sighing when he suddenly re

“I’ve met Marquis Daltin and learnt a lot Can I ask one more question?”

“Just say it”

“How do I persuade a stubborn person?”

“Hahaha, you’re asking me? You really aren’t ordinary Okay, I’ll tell you How to persuade a person You have to gather the maximum arasped the weak point of the opponent then they can’t refuse You can then begin ‘negotiations’ after that”

“The weakness of the opponent……? Isn’t that slightly cowardly?”

When Ark made a bothered expression, Daltin shook his head and smiled

“Unlike the battlefield, using those otiation isn’t cowardly You have to use every method possible to persuade the person This is the definition of negotiation”

“So if someone discovered your weak point then you wouldn’t condery and called them cowardly?”

Daltin firmly answered Ark’s question

“Angry? If a person really drove me into a difficult situation then I would praise them”

At that moment Ark’s eyes lit up It was the answer Ark wanted to hear from Daltin

“Then I’ll have another cup of tea”

Ark smiled and lifted his cup Daltin looked puzzled for a moment But Daltin had fallen into a trap that he couldn’t escape 10 minutes passed like that The door suddenly opened and the Marchioness ran in

“Honey, it is a request!”

When his wife approached, Daltin’s firotten that Ark was looking and nodded absent-mindedly

“Oh, what is it? I’ll do whatever I can to fulfil your request”

“Please recommend Viscount Haverstein as the commander of the military expedition!”

“Hohoho, I got it I shall do as you want…ack! W-what?”

“Recommend Viscount Haverstein as the commander It shouldn’t be too difficult for you”

“T-that……”

Daltin stuttered and turned his eyes towards Ark They see ‘what the hell did you do?’ The Marchioness didn’t know anything about politics Daltin also never talked politics with her Yet she suddenly wanted Daltin to recommend Haverstein as the commander after Ark’s visit It couldn’t just be a coincidence

‘Huhuhu, you’re the one who said you didn’t care about an attack’

Ark ignored Daltin’s eyes and looked into the distance That’s right Ark was the reason why the Marchioness requested such a thing frootiation Ark had acted like he wanted to convince Daltin That was in order to earn time for So-mi’s operation How did So-mi convince the Marchioness in such a short time?

‘Marquis Daltin, you’ve now been trapped’

He had to either persuade Daltin or Sarkin in order to make Haverstein the commander And there was a reason why Ark selected Daltin It wasn’t just because Duke Sarkin’s candidate was the one most likely to win

‘Unlike Duke Sarkin, Marquis Daltin has an obvious weakness!’

The Marchioness nagging Daltin right noas his weakness According to his research, Daltin was a respected noble The only time he lost his sense of reason hen it related to his wife Then wouldn’t it be 100 tiation fro he realized that the Marchioness had a princess like personalityNot just her behaviour but thousands of gold were spent on clothes, jewellery and all kind of items to decorate her rooms

‘Clothes and decor…’

So-mi instantly floated into Ark’s head at that ti the costuoods she created with ‘Embroidery’ hadn’t been seen before in New World so they flew off the shelves There was a backlog of orders for a least a few months!

‘This is it!’

There was no way he could give her jewels or precious metals that she didn’t have before But So-s that the Marchioness had never seen He could attract the Marchioness’ attention using this material

“Omo, this room is very pretty”

“Is that so? It took me 1 year to decorate this room”

The Marchioness immediately puffed up when So-mi complimented the roomThen So-

“But it’s too bad”

“Huh? What is?”

“The chandeliers hanging fro, the tables, furniture and beds are really wonderful and full of dignity”

“Indeed I spent 100,000 gold decorating this place”

“But……the curtains and table cloths…”

“Aren’t they all top grade items?”

“I’m aware of that But the Marchioness should know that just because it is expensive doesn’t n and colour doesn’t enity I’m also interested in this area…ah, do you want to look at this?”

So- She co again

“How is it? Doesn’t this fabric look a lot better?”

The Marchioness was caught the moment So-mi showed her the fabric samples It was an inevitable result So-mi acted like it was a simple fabric but it was actually a special old on Various rare eons like the ‘Golden Spider Web’ and the ‘Unicorn’s Mane’ he requested from Roco were used as embroidery materials That alone already made it a rare decoration But was that all? So-h various en on the material Currently all the itee of a God But So-n It was a pretty and rare decoration so of course the Marchioness’ heart would be captured

“T-this is the first ti like this?”

“I didn’t buy it”

“You didn’t buy it?”

“This is so I created”

“Really? Then could you possible make me curtains and other decorations that suit ht be rude but please”

“I don’t think it’s rude Since it is my hobby then I would also like to decorate your room I’ve been allowed to see a room as nice as this so I would like to make you the best products But……”

So-hed with a pained expression

“I’ roon that best suits the room, I will have to stay here and work Otherwise I won’t be able to create ion soon”

“T-that…”

The Marchioness had a disappointed expression on her face She was so frustrated that she even felt like crying

“Can’t you somehow stay here and create it for me? You will have a lot of fun with me You can also teach me some embroidery”

“I would really like that too But the reason I came here today is because my son wanted to ask your husband to support Viscount Haverstein in beco the commander of the expedition So if he fails then ill move to another place……”

“Commander of the expedition?”

At that leahed loudly

“Hohoho, what is that? Was that the problem? Just leave it to rees then it won’t be a problem! If Viscount Haverstein becomes the expedition commander then will unni accept my request?”

So…the Marchioness stuck to Daltin

“I promised already Does Honey want to make me a liar?”

“N-no, that’s not……governuest……”

“I don’t know! If you don’t agree then I’ll die!”

“Don’t even joke about that I’ll think positively about it”

“You’re trying to trick uous words!”

“That’s not it I’ll think about it but I need to finish talking to uest first”

“Are you sure? You promise?”

The Marchioness kissed Daltin and exited the room Daltin wiped off the kiss mark and stared at Ark

“You…what did you do to my wife?”

“Didn’t you say you would never get angry?”

Ark smiled and replied Daltin finally perceived that he had fallen into a trap Everything had been planned fro So- was Ark’s plan……

Obviously Daltin was angry Daltin had been tricked by Ark and was the opponent in his negotiations He was furious but he couldn’t say anything after the words he previously said It would hurt his pride to admit it Daltin muttered in a deep voice

“The person I thought was innocent is actually a snake”

“I’ve often heard that”

“Okay Then I’ll ask again What can you give me?”

Daltin asked with a disgusted expression and Ark laughed impudently It was the same question but it was different from before He didn’t accept before but this tiotiate directly

“My gratitude and respect”

“What?”

Daltin’s face hardened But after a short hed and said

“Hahaha, your gratitude and respect is worth old?”

“That’s correct There’s no doubt”

“Well…I really can’t hate a guy like you”

Then a eappeared in front of Ark

Art of Communication has increased by 20

-Political Power: Political Power has increased by 100

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The next day the conference room was in a state of chaos It was because Daltin had withdrawn his candidate and supported Haverstein

“All 20 aristocrats who folloill recommend Viscount Haverstein as the expedition commander!”

Confusion spread on all the faces of the nobles in attendance Even the King couldn’t hide his feelings If Daltin who had 30 of the support backed Haverstein then the outco Haverstein as a candidate

“Your Majesty, do you have anything to say?”

Daltin tilted his head to one side and asked quietly The King shook his head

“Ah, no Good If the majority of the nobles recommend it then I can entrust the position of expedition commander to Lord Haverstein Come here and receive your appointment”

“Huh? Ah, yes!”

While Haverstein was being appointed by the King, the others were chatting ast themselves Anyway, Haverstein was now the commander of the expedition force At the sa that related to the expedition Ark irin after the appointment was finished

“Congratulations”

“W-what is happening……?”

“It’s siht person for the position”

Ark said At that moment, Marquis Daltin approached while accoe of Haverstein’s faction Haverstein immediately spoke to Daltin

“Marquis Daltin, your recommendation……”

“Yes I’ve already discussed with Marquis Halben about the problem”

“Huh? What does that mean……?”

Haverstein looked at Marquis Halben who immediately answered

“It’s not i a recoe of munitions supply for this expedition I areed That’s all”

Haverstein frowned at Marquis Halben’s answer Haverstein was upright and honourable so it was difficult for him to accept a backroom deal like this

“Marquis Halben”

Haverstein sent Halben a heavy look Then Halben waved his hand and said

“Just listen The person Lord Daltin recoe of munitions supply is Lord Ark”

“Huh?Ark? Lord Ark?”

Haverstein looked at Ark with perplexed eyes That’s right This was the reason why he wanted to make Haverstein the expedition codom was under martial law so trade was i time and it wasn’t possible to trade then Ark’s business would become bankrupt But there was one way he could still trade It was to supply the oods for the expedition The expedition frodom would be on a massive scale What would happen if he had a oods the expedition needed? He would obtain a huge incoed to the expedition commander So Ark wanted to make Haverstein the commander and obtain theMarquis Daltin, Ark realized that he had overlooked one thing It was Haverstein’s personality

‘Haverstein is an upright ive the exclusive contract to dom Even if I present a lower price than the other candidates, he has a personal relation to me so he can’t easily accept’

In fact, there was one way Ark could win over the other candidates Ark had the craftss for free However Ark could obtain the items with a 20~30 discountSince the e order et a 30~40 discount It would be expensive but still cheaper that other suppliers Yet there was the chance that the strong-minded Haverstein wouldn’t accept because of his close friendshi+p with Ark Duke Sarkin and his candidate Lord Kuran had already uild in Selebrid

‘But it will still be no use if Haverstein becomes the commander……’

Ark worried for a while before deciding to use Daltin Thus Daltin recommended Ark for the position Then the personal friendshi+p with Haverstein wouldn’t matter Because the recommendation came from Daltin If that reason disappeared then there was no reason for Haverstein to not nominate Ark as the supplier Haverstein also sensed a bit of this situation Haverstein smiled subtly and nodded

“I understand Lord Ark, prepare the necessary data and see me at the base tomorrow”

“Here it is”

Ark immediately handed hies in the Underground World He also had goods from the Baran clan in Seutandal And he planned to use the triangular trade route of Seutandal, Silvana and Lancel to circulate the goods There was also a price list of the required goods Haverstein could only laugh after he was handed the documents

“There really is no one who is a match for you”

“I want to help the expedition both physically and mentally”

“It really feels like you are a thousand man army”

Shortly afterwards, Haverstein forhts as the munitions supplier

-Schudenberg Royal Contract

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The supplying of the necessary warfor the Sinius Principality will be entrusted to Ark

“That’s it, I did it!”

Ark cheered as he grabbed the gold coloured agreement Now Ark’s Corporation was the official supplier of the expedition army Like he always said, a crisis was an opportunity It was only a few days ago that Ark had been on the verge of bankruptcyBut Ark had used various creative tricks to turn the crisis to his benefit If the expedition force achieved its aim then Ark’s Corporation would be a unique existence in the Schudenberg Kingdom

“I will be rich as long as I stop the Dark Lord!”

And the next day in Schudenberg Kingdodom

-The Expedition Army’s Crusade

Currently the Sinius Principality is being threatened by unidentified ain more power than the continent will suffer a terrible fact, just like a long ti with the Bristania King will be rallying an expedition to fight against this evil

……All brave warriors!

Join this crusade to protect our world and become brave heroes! All warriors who participate in this expedition will be paid special co to their achievement

‘Recruitment applicants’

So the crusade was declared with New World’s fate at stake

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