Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

Chapter 637 Triangular Trade Area

"You mean, the city council caused a Cold War-like situation between the two trade centers in Ulthuan?" Liz's eyes gleamed, this was big news.

Imrik was smarter than she thought. Everyone knew that the Phoenix King was behind the Municipal Council, but when he opened his mouth, he explained the importance of the Phoenix Court and left the conflict to the nobles of the council.

The Phoenix King wants to ensure a glorious and majestic image in the hearts of the people, but the council lords don't need to. The Asurs, whose income is shrinking, will only complain that the nobles have no choice or ability.

"Yes, as far as I know, the mayor of Lothern Municipal Council is very opposed to this matter, but what is the specific situation, because I am away from home all year round, I don't know about it."

Leaving the blame to the old man, the Council President of Lothern, Imric had no burden for this. He originally wanted to share some funds with the Tai brothers, but was forcibly morally kidnapped by their grandfather and trapped in the political chariot of Etain. superior.

In order to add some authenticity and give the newspaper a big news, Imrik talked about the famous poor ghost kingdom Yris in Ulthuan.

"I had an exchange with Elsharion. The Drift Islands around the Temple of Loic have the potential to be a good location. Because the land of Yris is relatively barren and lacks the output of high-value goods, the two countries are preparing to establish a relationship in the Drift Islands. The archipelago worked together to build a transfer station to facilitate the exchange of ships in the old world. On the one hand, this supplemented the plight of Yris's lack of supplies, and on the other hand, it also allowed Assur on the barren land to feel tangible benefits from ocean trade."

Liz was a little dazed and said, "It's unbelievable."

She seemed to have thought of the trade blueprint constructed by Imric, and the New World goods were sent to Lothern from Whelping Bay and the Old World from the Drift Islands.

Lothern is backed by four inner ring kingdoms and can produce high-value goods for trade. The flow of people may be much less than before, but as long as the goods can be quickly moved out, the profits will never be lower than before.

After taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and waiting for Liz to come to her senses, Imric glanced at the three old men beside him and found that they were not interested in these things at all.

The slightly anxious face only expressed one thing, finish talking about these nonsense quickly, the dragon is the most important thing!
After coming back to her senses, Liz showed a slight smile to express her apology and leaned forward a little. Originally, she was ready to listen to the Dragon Prince playing Caledor, but she didn't expect that it would get such big news.

"What is your philosophy on trade? From what you said, it seems to conflict with the ideas of Trade Secretary Keyes. For many years, Ulthuan has believed in his ideas on controlling trade."

"The state carries out basic control and, in addition to eliminating non-commercial risks, tries to avoid political interference in the market. Personally, I have never expressed appreciation for any product and will not guide people to deliberately consume. Absolutely not Idiots like Case, under the banner of free trade, suggest that people buy the goods he likes in large quantities."

Liz, who was not surprised, asked her assistant to quickly write down this sentence, and tomorrow's news headline would be "The Dragon Prince angrily scolds the Minister of Trade for leading people to deliberate consumption and disrupting market order."

As for the so-called sense of honor in Itaien?She would come here and be ready.

But while she was doing trouble, she also didn't forget about business.
"What is your vision for Ulthuan's future trade plans?"

"Use Lothern as the connection point of Ulthuan, connect it to Young Dragon Bay and the Drift Islands, and then use two overseas fortresses to connect the entire world. At that time, Assur will not only control the ocean militarily, but also business, even if The most remote Nebon and Indy will hear these names.”

She gave Imrik a thumbs up in her heart, but Liz felt it was difficult to achieve. The War Lord had paid off the undead in the Burial Ship Cemetery, but according to some gossip revealed from the White Tower of Hoth, the Supreme Mage believed that it would not be possible anymore. In a hundred years, another group of pirates will occupy that ocean vortex.

This goal may only be achieved if there is no need to worry about risks to the natural environment.

"Your insights on trade will surely surprise the Assurs." Liz took the record book handed by her assistant and returned it to its original place after finding that the content was verbatim.

"But it's a pity that most people only treat it as a topic of discussion after dinner and forget about it after drinking afternoon tea." As for the social issues that Imrik metaphors, Liz does not want to touch them. Successful newspapers will always find a suitable one. A place to stay.

Those who are too radical will always be stared at by a group of elite warriors with big swords.

"Next is a point that everyone is more concerned about, about the Vaal Anvil volcano at the end of the Longji Mountains."

Stunned by this question, Imrik turned to look at Randy, hoping to get a reply. Could it be that the temperature of the volcano had dropped again just after he had been out for a while?

But what Liz said next seemed a bit ridiculous.

"According to a professor at Lothern College who did not want to be named, about 9000 years ago, when Ulthuan was not covered by the magical mist, there was a large-scale eruption of the Vaal Anvil volcano, spewing gas The height crossed the Annulian Mountains, and volcanic ash covered the entire western Ulthuan along the way, and a large number of lives died due to poisoning.

The professor believes that because Caledor lifted the fog magic around the border, the cold air of Naggaroth came into contact with Ulthuan, and the temperature of the Vaal Anvil volcano increased repeatedly.According to his speculation, an eruption will occur in another 30 years, and strong winds will sweep across Ulthuan with volcanic ash. Do you agree with this view? "

Seeing Liz say these words seriously, Imric wanted to laugh a little. The volcano where the priest Vaal has been for thousands of years still doesn't understand the professor who dare not reveal his name?I really think of the clergy as fools who can only kneel on the ground and pray.

"Since the name is not revealed, I won't ask too much about who this idiot is. Due to the lack of data from ancient times, Caledo's records of many things are indeed very vague, but if this kind of volcanic eruption covers the west, at least it can be traced from I know something about it from the dragon's oral account. But even the dragon's court has no impression of this matter. The temperature of the volcano is always within a controllable range, so there is no need for the professor who is staying in Lothern to worry."

Liz said she understood and felt that there was no logic in this matter, but Asul liked this kind of whimsical news, and the newspaper could not resist the temptation of fame.

Let’s turn to another matter of greater concern,
"Many Asur have doubts about your actions in the old world. We praise your achievements in war as compared to your ancestors, but you are a little more concerned about the old world. Can you reveal some details? The reason for such concern.”

Unable to bear it, Edgar suddenly slapped Woodrow's thigh, lowering his voice like a beast roaring,

"Enough! Caledor does not need to explain to outsiders when it does things, and there is no need for other countries to intervene in the actions of the old world. This is the conference hall that belongs to the Dragon Prince, not the basement where you are here to pry for information!"

It was obvious that the veteran regarded this issue as a test, especially the test of the legendary Dragon Horn, which was related to the kingdom. He wanted to evaluate the other kingdoms' plans for it at the lowest limit. What happened to Imric's father must not happen again.

The two people who were initially relaxed due to the harmonious atmosphere suddenly became nervous. They thought they had said the wrong thing and hurriedly apologized to Edgar. They really did not expect this to happen.

"Sorry, Prince Edgar Dragon, this is our fault. Please forgive me if I am rude."

Imric remained calm, glared at the veteran Edgar, and motioned for him to sit back and stop scaring people here.

"The situation in the old world... let's put it this way, the world today is more connected than ever before. Usually I prefer to use the butterfly effect to describe it. It doesn't matter if you don't understand the word. The general meaning is that if the human empire is destroyed , occupied by Norsca or Kurgan, Druchi will use countless Assur souls as reward in exchange for Chaos believers helping Malekith. The last war has made Ulthuan understand these Chaos How difficult the barbarian is.

The current crises are bundled together. If you want to resolve them with ease, it is best to make some preparations. "

(End of this chapter)