135. Chapter 135: Trade security

Chapter 135 – Trade Security
Bedwell eventually took Heine’s advice.

He went all the way east.

As a paladin who had yet to be promoted to fifth level, everything he did came from his heart.

Restraint, loyalty, kindness.

A bit of a fool, but an honest boy.

He feels he has to more or less do something for the mountains of Makara to make up for past wrongs.

Even if they weren’t his own.

But since he represented the Eternal Dawn, he naturally represented its right and wrong at the same time.

Sending Bev away, Arthur hurried back this way, glaring at Heine.

Obviously grilling him about what was going on with George.

“Don’t get me wrong, I summoned another …… a strange undead spirit.”

Heine said helplessly.

Arthur terse, “You have no respect for George’s remains.”

“Arthur.” Heine sighed.

He knew the warrior brother meant no harm, he just couldn’t get past his heart.

“What are we pretending to be gods for? It’s to deal with the endless stream of trouble ……

“So why is your anger coming down on me and not those who are looking for trouble?

“Can’t you control your anger anymore either?”

Arthur was silent for a few seconds.

“I’m sorry.”

He said solemnly, then turned away.

…

Megumi: “See, I told you that the relationship between the master and the servant is really better than that of a brother, and you want to take a closer look at it, you scroll ahead.”

Duo: “Oops got it, you plot parties are such a pain in the ass.”

…

Heine walks up to George.

The Lord Lord who had fallen to the Lost Souls was, like Naga, a hard disk containing a full set of textbooks for learning and using the Common Tongue.

But Naga, on whom Dodo relied to learn the Common Tongue.

Naga’s hard drive reads faster because of a “disk wipe” performed in the gladiatorial phalanx.

After the evil spirit Toto possessed him, he mastered the common language in a very short period of time with the help of Megumi.

Given the difficulty of playing Naga, Dodo was ultimately tasked with playing George.

After all, with Megumi’s behind-the-scenes guidance, Duo only had to be a puppet on strings.

But Heine shouldn’t have known that, so he praised him heartily:

“You’re a good learner, it’s amazing how you’ve adapted to the situation in such a short time, can you remember your name?”

Duo answered as Megumi had taught her:

“I’m sorry, my lord, I don’t remember that much, but in going through George’s memories, I realized that I am extraordinarily sensitive to numbers and currency, so perhaps I am a professional in trade.”

Heine was instantly surprised, “A trader? Excellent, I happen to lack a trusted person to engage in trade!”

…

Seeing such sincerity and leap of joy on his face, Duo felt guilty.

She couldn’t help but mutter:
“Do you guys really not feel guilty when you lie to people like that?”

Megumi: “This is already two iterations of the persona, we have to take our time, we can’t do it overnight.”

Duo: “Okay, but the difference in information does bring a sense of security …… It’s just that this is such a bad time of year, the Lion King’s gang is watching, and I can’t make a big show of it!”

Megumi: “No, no, no, you’ll soon realize how wrong you are.”

Duo: “Huh? Has the plot changed drastically? The Void Catastrophe is ahead of schedule? An elemental tidal wave coming? The Underworld is hitting?”

Megumi: “None of it, you’ll get it.”

…

Soon enough, Duo got it.

Standing in the vault, Heine pointed to the crates filled with gold nuggets, energizing stones, and rare minerals:

“These were our start-up funds, but now that they’re being blocked, there’s not much we can use.”

Not only that, but Heine was talking about Simon and the false identity Rick Exley. Duo was dumbfounded as he listened.

“Megumi, did you do this?”

“…… As much as I’d like to say yes, I’m actually pretty limited.”

Megumi laughed, “He brought those four guys down with him.”

“Ugh, but it’s still not even close.”

Duo sighed.

“With only wealth and no strong background to match it, I’m afraid the limit of how much of this money can be used is about fifty thousand dollars.”

“Not even with a fake identity?”

Duo: “As long as one intervenes in the Lion King’s trade network, a total asset of more than fifty thousand will be targeted by the Ministry of Secret Law and then checked three generations upwards, not to mention a fake identity, even a real one won’t work.”

Huihui was shocked, “Do people in the Ministry of Secret Law still care about this?”

Duo Duo: “Of course,……, the Ministry of Secret Law gets 400% of its annual funding from the Ministry of Trade, so it must do some dirty work for them.

“Besides, property security is also information security, once it is found out that this money is linked to the other four countries, either they will change their family, or they will recognize their identity and accept the fine while collecting extra taxes.

“So that Simon is very smart, just a small fight if the top does not care.

“But Simon’s insight is still too little, with Heine’s identity, it’s perfectly possible to put the assets under the name of the investment team in Godello City, so that there is attribution.

“Although there are extra taxes to be paid when foreign assets are active, as long as they are liquid, it must be better than leaving them here to collect dust.”

Megumi: “Makes sense …… No, how can you listen to a gossip and hear a business opportunity?”

Duo: “Hehehe, that’s what I’m capable of lah, so what do I have to tell him so I don’t arouse suspicion?”

Megumi was stung by her “cheeky grin”.

“Just remember the premise that all information must come from the surface, what we communicate in private doesn’t count.”

Duo: “Understood, we can’t reveal the source of information, everything is official and public.”

…

Listening to the two discuss, Heine’s heart grew more and more solid.

Simon was always worried about being stolen from him.

But now the problem would be solved by finding a body for Duo and having the two work together.

Because Simon would gradually realize that compared to this person in front of him, there was no need for him to be “completely controlled”, and that would only be a waste of resources. ……

As a businessman, he should be able to understand the costs and benefits.

……

Thanks to Hui Hui’s mediation, the sixth player and traveler quickly adapted to the environment.

Then she was drawn by Heine and hidden in her sleeve.

“That’s good, with a body you’re rambunctious and the first night is always hard, but staying with those guys is different.”

Before parting, Megumi reassured:
“Don’t worry about the body either, it’ll take time to figure it out.”

“Alright, alright got it, why are you acting like an old mom.”

Returning to his Evil Spirit form, Duo’s sensibility dropped at the speed of light.

“Get back in there, I’m going to meet new people!”

Megumi scolded her with a laugh, ostensibly saying a solemn goodbye to Heine.

“My lord, according to this morning’s tip-off, things over at Granite Town are over.”

“What did you report?”

“‘A comical coup d’état caused by a failed property transfer’, I believe my superiors have already pitched it to Open Laughter, and from what I know of the censorship department, they don’t care about any news that degenerates into a laughing stock, so you can let it go.

“Also, the incident at Eagle’s Bite Mountain was characterized as a catastrophe caused by the contamination of holy beasts by powerful undead souls, and because it involved the Holy Light Storage Well, it’s now evidence of the Shadow Temple’s attack on Eternal Dawn, and it’s already a mess, no one cares about the details anymore.”

Heine nodded in satisfaction.

Darkening the lamp was indeed the most suitable strategy for the moment.

“Also …… will you cause trouble if you let Bedwell go to Greenleaf Town?” Hui Hui asked.

It was unknown from when she could no longer understand Heine’s operations.

“I used the Scouting Technique on him earlier,” Heine explained, “I found that he’s physically and mentally excellent, which means that he’s about to be promoted.

“Mr. Barry told me to be careful when promoting him to the fifth level, so I wanted to leave him in the mountains of McCalla, and it’s best to have him promoted here, so it’s easier to observe the difference from the outside world.”

Megumi drifted off ……

She couldn’t help but mentally lament the prudence of the aborigines.

(End of chapter)