Chapter 1082 The Badge Has Taken Effect

Chapter 1082 The Badge Has Taken Effect

Chapter 1082 The Badge Has Taken Effect

"Ok."

He raised his hand to call another attendant, and after conveying Queen Morna's order, the attendant took the potion from a corner of the Silver Cup Hall, mixed it with warm honey water and helped Queen Morna take it. Then he could not help biting his lip, and a hint of hesitation appeared in his eyes.

"Have a question?"

"Um……"

It seems that he has a very close relationship with Queen Morna. After hearing what Queen Morna said, the attendant did not deny his doubts, but asked directly:

"Haven't you already rejected the invitation and even planned to marry the brother of Prince Lyon? Why did you suddenly change your mind after chatting with Her Majesty Veronica?"

“Because the situation is no longer the same.”

Queen Morna, sitting in an armchair, held the warm cup of water in her hand with protruding joints, and said with a complicated expression:
“I originally thought that my good niece, like her father, just wanted to rid the country of being a weak one and turn it into a strong country in the western continent again, so I always strongly supported her.

But after meeting her today, I realized that she probably wants more than that, and that Prince Lyon... I also feel something is not right. He seems different from what the intelligence said, and he doesn't behave like an ambitious person."

"Isn't this bad?"

"very bad."

Queen Morna shook her head and said:

"The areas directly adjacent to each other are not that large, and most of them are protected by mountains as natural barriers. It is basically impossible for any territorial disputes to break out, not even maritime disputes. This is the basis for the relatively friendly relations between our two countries.

Our strengths lie in minerals and commerce, while the strengths of the Robin currently lie in industrial products and manpower. They import a large amount of ore every year and buy a lot of supporting products from us, and then sell them through our channels. The two sides are complementary.

Therefore, if their goal is to make Robin a powerful country again, we are the best partners. We have strongly supported them in the past not only because of our relationship with them by marriage, but also because supporting them has no harm and can even bring in unimaginable huge orders.

Therefore, as long as our role is irreplaceable, the stronger the Robin Kingdom becomes, the greater the benefits we can reap. The most we can get is a slight price reduction during the transaction, which is incomparable to the benefits they can bring.

But now it seems...they both want more!"

Recalling a certain "famous" Prince of Lyon, his peaceful eyes that showed no ambition at all, and his strange behavior of having no interest in power itself, Queen Morna's brows suddenly furrowed more and more.

The most feared situation when choosing a business partner is not that the other party is greedy, but that you cannot figure out what the other party really wants.

After all, no matter how greedy the collaborator is, as long as he understands that the benefits of "crossing the line" are far lower than following the rules, the situation can be kept within a controllable range.

But a partner who does not fight or compete, is not greedy, has an ambiguous attitude towards the benefits brought by the cooperation itself, and is even willing to make unconditional concessions to you in many cases... Do you think he is born not to like making money, or does he also regard you as part of the "profit"?

"In short, the two of them make me feel very uneasy. Although it is safer to stand on their side and the benefits will be higher in the short term, if this continues, the risk of being completely wiped out is very high. It's a good thing that the previous marriage didn't work out."

After giving a rather negative summary, Queen Morna shook her head and said:

"And even if not from a long-term security perspective, even from a purely business perspective, we should lean towards the other side.

After all, we are a commercial kingdom. Whether it is the medicine of the Perti Kingdom, the food of the Alesund Kingdom, or the energy of the Thunderstorm and Refraction Kingdom, they are all the bulk of our annual income. If businessmen want to make enough money, they should not have too clear a preference, so as to please both sides. " "Why did you refuse the cooperation request over there in the past?"

"Because the Kingdom of Seol is on their side."

Queen Morna tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingertips and sighed:
"In the past, we turned to the Robin because the Robin Kingdom absorbed the essence of the Korok Kingdom and had great commercial potential in the future. In addition, the country's national strength was growing day by day, so supporting them was a sign of our optimism about the future development of the Robin.

But the most important reason for rejecting the other side is that if the Kingdom of Alesund reaches a cooperation, they may directly skip us as the middle link and conduct deeper cooperation with the Kingdom of Saior, which is already engaged in business.

If this situation really happens, our business will be squeezed madly by the Kingdom of Seo. We will either start to make huge concessions to the major kingdoms, or lose a large number of orders.

Our maritime power is not at the same level as the Kingdom of Sai'ao. If we really fight, at least the orders from the three companies in the East Continent will be lost, and even the coastal and inland trade routes will be swallowed up."

"I seem to understand..."

After listening to Queen Morna's words, the attendant nodded as if he had understood something:
"We are in direct competition with the Kingdom of Sai'ao, and now the Kingdom of Sai'ao has completely sided with the Robin, so the Robin's demand for us has decreased, and they need our support more? Can we get more benefits by siding with them?"

"You... forget it, just understand it this way for now!"

Faced with the simplistic and crude summary of the attendant who had followed her for nearly thirty years, Queen Morna could not help but rub her brows in worry, and then changed the subject:

"How are the preparations for the rally the day after tomorrow... ahem... going? We're the hosts this time, so don't make any mistakes!"

"Don't worry, although the time is a bit tight, everything has been arranged."

Knowing that Her Majesty the Queen despised him for being stupid, the attendant smiled innocently and immediately answered:

"Including the drinks purchased from Miss Melanie today, all the materials needed for the Twelve Kingdoms Assembly have been prepared, and the manpower has been arranged and the drills have been completed. I guarantee that there will be no problems!"

"very good!"

After nodding with satisfaction, Queen Morna smiled and said:

"Although you're not very smart, you've always been careful and conscientious in your work. I'm still assured of that... By the way, where are Prince Leon and my good niece? Where did they go after they left me?"

"They didn't stay on shore, but went straight back to the ship docked at the port... but they came back a short while later."

After asking other people, the attendant came back with a strange look on his face and reported:
"Not long after they boarded the ship, another large cargo ship entered the port. Their ship made an operational error when giving way to the port, and the already cracked watertight compartment collided with the other ship's bow, and then..."

"Then what happened?"

"Then it sank directly to the bottom of the harbor."

"???"

(End of this chapter)