Commander, images of your visage are already being sold throughout the province. They say youre the reincarnation of a goddess, beautiful and kind. Ive not heard of a single commoners ho who does not boast a portrait of your heavenly beauty hanging on their walls. With how fervently you are worshipped, perhaps a cult might even spring up within the next few years Seeing how confused I was, Ansom took the opportunity to explain the situation to . And as if to hamr the nail into the coffin, he added, You are really popular.
Why do I feel a strange sense of embarrassnt No. I need to find out exactly whats going on before sothing strange happens.
What do you an portrait?
That was your humble servants idea, nothing worth ntioning. Just a greeting gift. Werdeness smiled a little, still kneeling on one knee. I hope my lord wont mind.
Huh? What gift?
So hes responsible for this ss?
Speaking of which, are portrait rights even a thing in the Western Human Realms? I guess it doesnt matter. As the lord of this land, I have a million ways to make a person disappear.
Well-prepared, Werdeness pulled forth an ornately frad oil painting from his dinsional ring. Within was a white-dressed girl, a saintly smile gracing her lips, purple hair flowing down her back like the finest silks. Around her were a bunch of refugees, arms extended in reverence. Behind the girl was a conspicuously placed basket of bread.
More importantly, the girl in the portrait had a chest! Not very ample ones, but prominent enough that they resembled little bread buns
In other words, that cant be ! She might look the sa, but thats clearly not ! I dont have a chest
My lord, here are the proceeds of the first wave of sales. Ever since we started selling this portrait, aptly nad The Benevolence of the Goddess", weve collected roughly 120,000 gold coins. Your humble servant dares not pocket a single coin. Other than the cost of the materials and paying the salaries of those involved, including your humble servants own, every single coin has been handed over. Please have a look, my lord.
Having said that, Werdeness pulled a crystalline black card from his dinsional ring. On it were the numbers 100,000, aning this card was worth 100,000 gold coins.
Seeing that, even a mber of the royal family, Ansom, was stunned.
100,000 gold coins was no small amount, and from what he implied, this was just the beginning
However
Such fine artistry, I doubt the common folk can afford it.
My lord is wise. The ones sold to the commoners are poorer replicas. The one you see before you now is the handiwork of a master. Only the original copy is worthy of being a gift.
So youve printed more copies. That cant be cheap. A printing press equivalent did exist in the Western Human Realms. Unlike the machinery of Earth or Gaia, however, such a feat was achieved through magical tools. The results were also less precise.
Deducting away the 100,000 coins he handed over to him, Werdeness was most likely running a deficit even with the remaining 20,000 gold coins.
Still for him to fleece a whopping 120,000 gold coins from the commoners, barely two months into my arrival thats truly a feat worthy of a grand rchant.
Ive long heard of Mr. Werdenesss prowess in comrce, I see those rumors were not unfounded.
I did not imdiately accept the card in his hands. To begin with, the concept of money wasnt strong with , and accepting the card would be akin to accepting his loyalty.
I wasnt bragging or anything -but if I really needed money, I could just withdraw more from the ATM known as His Majestys Royal Wallet. Redleaf would stand on my side, yup.
I was more concerned whether this grand rchant over here had any ulterior motives.
Yet Werdeness seed unperturbed by my refusal to accept his card. In fact, his smile grew ever brighter.
Half-kneeling, black card still silently lying on the palms of his outstretched hands, he stated, My talents are nothing but parlor tricks, only strength has the power to drive this world.
From his steady tone, I could tell he had fully prepared himself for our eting. He had more cards to play. Ones that he was sure would please . Plus, he had already shown his sincerity, whether it was an offering of money, or the crucial information that a cult could be created.
While Ansom might have been the one to tell that, our grand rchant over here clearly had a major role in driving this idea amongst the populace.
In the first place, cults werent all that uncommon in the Western Human Realms. After all, a Demigod was already able to absorb power from faith, paving the way for future deification. However, the ones that truly made it to a long-lasting religion were those that worshipped a true deity, whether good or evil.
In short, his words were concise, as I had asked, but every word was aningful and beneficial to . Such as offering money for my territorys developnt. Paving the road for a cult for my deification. He was clearly trying to show his worth to .
I can see you wish to follow , but I have to ask, why did you not approach when I first ca to this land?
A straightforward but by no ans simple question. One wrong step and all his work would be done for.
He fell silent in thought. Finally, he said to my surprise, Because your humble servant wishes to see for himself the capabilities of my future lord. Sotis, news passed through word of mouth may not always be true.
Seeing is believing, huh
He wasnt wrong in wanting to do so. Rumors often contained embellishnts, sotis purposeful. But what surprised was his candor.
Im surprised.
That your humble servant is being so truthful? he said with a smile.
I simply shrugged at his smile.
Your humble servant has spent countless years since childhood, mingling with the nobles. With the burden of the restoration of my house on my shoulders, I have labored tirelessly amongst the rchants. With my years of experience and countless hours sifting through reports of my lord, I have co to the conclusion that my lord does not enjoy wasting ti on strangers. That is why I have chosen to be direct, and forthwith.
Does not enjoy wasting ti on strangers, huh It does sound a lot nicer than laziness
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