Chapter 788 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Even for those who had surpassed human limits and were not interested in kingdoms possessed their own interests and needs. For Leon, although he was a super master who was not interested in being a king, he was interested in developing Garth City and the Void Mask Church.

“Lord, do you have an interest in reading our policy report? Every year, I will form a report on our policies and analyze the year’s happenings. Through this, I’ve found that my governing skills and administrative skills are lacking, and I made changes accordingly. However, these flaws have lessened over the years. Maybe I’m just not observant enough anymore.”

Sui Xiong agreed and took a copy of a report. This was from last year, and it reported that the biggest issue was that some merchant partners were unstable.

Garth City had several trade routes, and they were connected by a few important merchant partners. Last year, the two merchant partners in the South were not doing well. For example, the Mifata Federation’s Yun-ta City had originally sold Garth City large amounts of art and raw materials from the Orcs in exchange for spices and deep-sea gems. However, from last year, they reduced their sales and only sold about 70% of what they had offered the previous year.

“How about this year? How’s the condition with Yun-ta City?” Sui Xiong asked curiously.

“Currently, it’s fine. It’s still at about 70%. However, ever since Golden Tower City was destroyed, these numbers have been threateningly unstable. To be blunt, this route was meant to collect materials from Mifata’s northwestern area to be transported to Yun-ta City before being transferred to Garth. With the independence of Golden Tower City previously, it had already greatly impacted the route’s usage. Now, with the city gone, the route has met with severe issues, and we are unsure when this will be resolved.”

“Golden Tower City? Mifata still allowed them to maintain the route despite gaining independence?”

“Politics are politics, but trade is trade. The only difference would be that Mifata could impose extra taxes. However, it would be tough to do so as Golden Tower City is rather strong, and there aren’t many strong cities along the route. Golden Tower City had altered the route to prevent intersection with powerful cities and specifically allowed the weaker cities to increase their capital over time. Overall, the route is feasible.”

“So… In that case, even with the destruction of Golden Tower City, the route should still function, right? It links the northwestern part of Mifata to Garth City and should be functional without Golden Tower City as a middleman.”

“No, there is a big difference. Golden Tower City was the business hub of northwestern Mifata, and many items are sold and gathered there. With its loss, that function will not be possible. However, Yun-ta City has expressed that they are finding an alternative. They estimate that after one to two years, this route can be fully restored. However, prices may increase by 50%.”

“With such prices, is trade still worthwhile?”

“Of course, we ourselves experience inflation too. Trade is like that; we follow the general economic trend. Even if overall trade falls a little, it will not affect our profits too much.”

“If we slightly decrease our profit margin, can we maintain our current trade framework?” Sui Xiong asked.