Episode 73
Aveiro nodded and began to tell me the general information he had found out.
There is an opinion that the purpose of the drug business and the subjugation of the forest of demons is to hunt dragons.
The money earned from the drug trade is estimated to be in the millions of gold.
The hundreds of thousands of gold that Dietrich Hermann had lent him was his salary for his work as a barbershop president.
And as a side note, Aveiro pauses for a moment after telling the story of how two years ago, there were rumors that the Tulcan Empire was conducting experiments with dragons.
And he asks me.
“Your Majesty, may I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Confucius knows the future, whether it is a process or a result.”
Regressor.
I definitely know the future.
However, there was a gap of more than ten years in between, and when the gap was broken, the Tulcan Empire had already unified the continent.
That is, I don’t know what will happen in the next 10 years or so from now.
Of course, I had a rough idea of it at the time.
Information about what happened, who died, where and what fierce battle took place… … The Marquis of Valanti was destroyed, and the Marquis who ascended to the throne, Peylon, poisoned his father, Clark.
That’s it for now.
Other than this, honestly, it’s almost like a blank slate.
What I know of the process is what happened after the kingdom fell.
When I told this to Aveiro, he became deeply thoughtful.
“Then I think you should first understand the situation.”
Then he handed me some materials.
I looked through the material slowly.
“First, I will explain what I have inferred and the basis for that inference. First, regarding the distribution channel, this part… … .”
He raised his hand slightly to stop Aveiro from speaking.
“Just wait. I’ll try to guess.”
“……yes.”
Aveiro shut his mouth and I looked through the papers again.
“Distribution channels… … .”
My eyes stop at one point.
A map that was scaled down to a small size. I pointed with my finger at the part where my eyes stopped.
“Here, here. And here. Whose territory is this?”
Aveiro answered as if he had been waiting.
“The Marquis of Derit, the Marquis of Hermann, and the Duke of Malone.”
“These three guys are definitely related.”
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Aveiro’s eyes light up slightly.
“May I ask why you decided that?”
“The purchase rate of potions has skyrocketed. They didn’t even fight in the Territory War, but the purchase rate of potions has skyrocketed? It’s obvious. This is proof that they knew in advance that a lot of drugs would be distributed on the market.”
“My judgment is the same. At first, it was only circumstantial, but Tolisso’s words gave me confidence. There are two types of drugs currently in circulation: Munkar and marijuana.”
There are actually a lot of different types of drugs.
First of all, marijuana is a type of tobacco.
It is classified as a drug because it contains hallucinogenic ingredients, but honestly, it is the lowest level of drugs.
You could almost say it’s a health food.
Among the drugs classified by the kingdom, the drug with the highest risk is a drug called Munkar.
This drug, which is easier to make than you might think and is highly addictive, has the terrible side effect of melting your skin, but it also provides a great sense of pleasure.
And there is only one way to cure Munkar’s side effects.
It’s a potion.
If it’s a low-grade potion, it can cure some of the side effects, if it’s a medium-grade potion, it can cure half of them, and if it’s a high-grade potion, it can cure them completely.
in other words.
“They make money with drugs, and they use potions to buy things… Look at this. They don’t care if this country falls apart because it’s going to be buried anyway. Is that their mindset?”
The data was quickly handed over.
I read it all from beginning to end in one go.
this.
“I don’t think it’s millions of gold?”
“We have set the minimum at several million gold.”
“And from these three territories, it spread out to other territories… … When did this start?”
“Once it starts, we estimate that it will take about two years.”
“Two years… … .”
A smile slowly forms on the lips.
What should I say?
I guess you could say that a picture is drawn in my head like a roadmap.
“They release drugs on the residents, and those who use them out of curiosity keep quiet for fear of punishment. They squeeze out all the money they have to buy potions to treat patients… … .”
The more I think about this, the more evil it becomes.
I didn’t know the details, but until about two years ago, the price of a high-grade potion was only 20 gold.
But now the price of a high-grade potion is approaching 40 gold.
Did you solve all this back then?
Or maybe it’s still being kept hidden.
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hmm.
I put the materials down next to me.
For now, this is enough.
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“Distribution spread from these three territories to the surrounding territories, but it must have started from the royal palace, right?”
“Yes. No matter how easy it is to manufacture, it is an absolutely impossible business without the approval of the king, or more precisely, the tacit approval of the king.”
“And, the fact that this information has spread like this means that it’s already over or that they’ve already pulled in enough money?”
Aveiro nods with a slightly bewildered expression.
I ignored him and continued speaking slowly.
“There must be more than one mercenary group or criminal organization involved. Have you investigated the activities of the mercenary groups involved in the subjugation of the Demon Forest?”
“Ah… … I couldn’t do it. I’m sorry.”
“I’m sorry. In fact, there’s no need to do that. If the situation is like this, it’s certain. For now, the business is likely closed. Isn’t it?”
“That’s right. Even if the kingdom tolerates this, this is a business that cannot continue. At least the nobles who do not side with the Tulcan Empire are not fools.”
He may be an idiot, but let’s just say that’s true.
I turned my head slightly and saw Aveiro looking at me with a slightly surprised expression.
But, things are going really interestingly.
“Most of the mercenaries and knights who were mobilized for this work would have been mobilized to the punitive force, and most of them would have returned dead. This would be destruction of evidence. The major figures in the drug business have already fled… … .”
It’s already happened and it can’t be undone.
I have no intention of turning back.
“Two years of drug dealing, it’s a bit long, but this is definitely a one-time deal. Two years is the time when the Tulcan Empire is in the midst of conducting dragon experiments. So, did you initially plan to use this money for research? Then, you suddenly subjugated the Forest of Demons? Oh, you changed your mind halfway through.”
The subjugation of the Demon Forest began about a month ago.
In that case, I think the time when the drug business was closed down would be roughly one to two months.
Also, sending money to the Tulcan Empire at once is not as easy as it sounds.
Especially if the money is millions of gold, it is not an easy task, but an extremely difficult one.
“Even if we assume that it was moved gradually through the continental battlefield. If the plan changed in the middle… … or if it had to change… … It’s simple. This is civil war funds.”
“Civil war, money?”
Aveiro’s brows furrow as he briefly stares blankly.
He seems to be thinking deeply, but it seems that Aveiro thought of this civil war fund as ‘military funds’ for the Tulcan Empire to use.
Certainly, the expression ‘military funds’ is correct in some ways, but strictly speaking it is not appropriate.
This is a civil war within the Kingdom of Teslan.
Because it is the kind of money that supports and triggers that civil war.
So it’s civil war funding.
Soon, Aveiro raised his head.
The flow of conversation.
You got the idea what I was trying to say.
Then, as if he no longer had the energy to be surprised, he stared blankly at me and continued speaking slowly.
“It certainly seems right. Not only is Emperor Tulkan not dead right now, but even if the struggle for the throne has been revealed, there is no clear winner or loser. The hardliners’ goal is to weaken the national power of the Teslan Kingdom, but in the grand scheme of things, this is just a process. The important thing is for the hardliners to sit on the emperor’s throne.”
I watched the guy quietly.
“Then it would be possible for the hardliners to leak information about the civil war to the moderates. Since the moderates cannot ignore the wishes of each country for stability on the continent, they will naturally support the nobles who do not side with the hardliners, which will weaken the power of the moderates. In addition, the hardliners will support the civil war not with their own pockets, but with money earned by the kingdom, so they will be able to weaken the power of the moderates no matter what… … I see. I clearly understood what you said, Confucius. This money, beyond the civil war funds, must be hidden somewhere in the Teslan Kingdom right now. And it is relatively intact.”
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Aveiro.
The guy was definitely smart.
Even if you just let it go like this, everyone will know.
“You’re smart. More so than I thought.”
“… … Me? Compared to you, my lord, I feel like a newbie.”
Aveiro had a look of genuine admiration on his face.
The story that will be concluded is actually all that came out of my mouth, and Aveiro simply summarized and organized it.
As I mentioned before, I don’t like to think that much.
It’s not that I don’t like it because I can’t use it, it’s just that it’s annoying.
I turned my head slightly and saw the master sitting on my shoulder looking at me as if I were a strange creature, and Cell had been opening his mouth in admiration for a while.
I guess I looked a little bit smart.
Oh well, I guess I should show some brain power sometimes.
Hearts are coming out of my eyes.
He turned his gaze back to Aveiro and asked.
“Take a look. Where do you think the money is hidden?”
Aveiro slowly taps his fingers on the table, lost in thought.
The fingers stop, then tap again.
About 5 minutes passed like that.
“First of all, it’s not a continental battlefield. If the goal was to check the moderates, they would have hidden this money somewhere they could use it right away. Or they could have converted some of it into supplies in preparation for a civil war.”
“therefore?”
“First of all, the most likely place is Wangseong.”
I ended up laughing faintly.
The royal warehouse is huge.
Even in the current situation, there is a high probability that the king is a lackey of the Tulcan Empire.
“The second one?”
“First of all, you should know that I don’t know the details of how far they are connected. What is certain is that the King is connected, and the Duke of Malone is connected… … The part where the Duke of Malone is fourth in the hierarchy is ambiguous. The King will definitely be above Malone, but I can’t rule out the possibility of who should occupy the other two positions.”
What are you talking about, covering the bottom?
“It’s okay if I’m wrong. Just speak comfortably.”
“… … If we think about it based on that reasoning, the first is the Teslan Royal Warehouse, the second is Duke Malone’s territory. And the third is the one with the biggest variables… … Even so, I included it because it’s possible.”
“Where is that?”
“This is the Academy.”
