Chapter 252
Feeling satisfied with their reactions, Maeen spoke proudly, "Yes, it is as you have guessed, it is a 7 colored communication stone . It was granted personally by Grandfather So what do you say, Milord? Do I have enough authority?"
Cain too was quite satisfied after watching these reactions . Cain was currently in a Maroon suit, red tie and white s.h.i.+rt . It seemed both Cain and Maeen were quite prepared for their meeting John and Taylor . Cain had Green pupils while Maeen had red pupils . Cain was quite a tall man, looking at his eyes it seemed to have gone through various vicissitudes of life .
Though Vlad had already felt a peculiarity from Cain he didn"t pay attention to it because he understood that John was quite strong himself .
John too was surprised because he knew about the rarity of communication stones, their magical inst.i.tute to was researching this stone, John nodded his head spoke, "Yes, since your family can grant you this stone I am sure they care enough about you and that they will take your opinion seriously . "
Maeen nodded and spoke of her concerns first, "First thing, I would like to see those s.h.i.+ps first hand so that I can confirm their speeds before communicating with my family . "
After thinking a bit, John agreed and spoke, "That would be no problem, We can take you to the Winter City s.h.i.+pyard first thing tomorrow . I am sure you won"t be disappointed . Do you have any other requests?"
Watching Cain and his signals, Maeen realized and spoke, "Yes, I just forgot, Would it be possible for you to supply us Longevity pills and Mana Restoring pills? No, I would rather like our cooperation to extend to all the things from both the sides in trade . "
Without thinking, John accepted and laid his conditions, "If it is all the goods and services in trade then that would be the best . Apart from our sensitive military and cla.s.sified equipment or technologies, We won"t mind selling and buying of other goods and services . However, I would like to remind you that your citizens would have to take the laws of this land very seriously and the same would go for our citizens who would go to Lemuria for trade and touring purposes,"
Cain and Maeen nodded as they understood that sovereignty of states mattered a lot and no one liked others to disrupt the state of affairs .
Cain nodded and spoke, "No problems with that . We will take our leave for now and communicate the demands and get back to you . "
"No problems, if you have any problems or doubts during the duration of your stay you can ask Taylor . He will help you out . "
Nodding both of them left with bright smiles .
Cain smiled and spoke as they started traveling the kingdom, "It was quite easy, wasn"t it?"
Maeen too was all smiles after she concluded her talks with John and Taylor, "Who knows, but trading with the Sky Kingdom will be quite useful in improving life at Lemuria and our citizens . The most I am surprised by Lord John"s domain is the creation of various transportation devices such as that bicycle or the carriages with those various accessories . Not to mention this special mixture known as cement and plaster, this will help us a lot in reducing the import of stones and increase the speed of the real estate industry at Lemuria . "
Cain too nodded and spoke seriously, "However, those s.h.i.+ps were quite a shock to me, I never imagined them creating something like this and hiding it the whole time from Aelius . Even compared to our best s.h.i.+ps they had created something that was faster than us without the use of those other boosters . "
Cain shuddered as he remembered about the investment on s.h.i.+pbuilding, "How much capital did our Amon family invest in s.h.i.+pbuilding research over the years to improve the speed, I can"t even imagine . Now, I am even more curious about the inventor of those s.h.i.+ps . If we have those s.h.i.+ps our travel from seas will be cut from 1 month to 5-10 days depending on weather conditions . "
Maeen too sighed as heard about the speed of those s.h.i.+ps, "If my guess is correct, we have spent about 7 million Lemurian gold coins over 20 years for that project . Anyway, this is a good opportunity for us . That investment wasn"t in vain as we were able to travel here at Aelius . "
Remembering the Demons, Cain smiled and asked, "Do you think he will go back on the agreement like the demons after signing the contract if he gets losses?"
Maeen shook her head and spoke, "Well, I don"t think so, from the looks he looks more excited with the prospects of diversifying his trade . And if he goes back against the contract, don"t we already have the devil"s contract to make them obey as per the contract? Isn"t that the reason why Demons always nag because they can"t use force . However when it is concerned with Lord John previously I heard how he made intricately worded laws so that he doesn"t face sanctions from the Imperial court of Aelius to circ.u.mvent their laws so he would be a tough guy during negotiations and preparation of contracts . And from the looks of his previous History, it seems he likes honoring his contracts . "
Cain too remembered the laws of both Aelius and North-frontier, He spoke gravely, "True, even I was quite surprised by the legal terms he used to lay down his policies before his rebellion . However, the Royal family of Aelius was quite short-sighted to bare their fangs instead of Cooperating with Lord John . They shouldn"t have intervened in the conflict between Lord John and Duke Fjord . "
Maeen too nodded as she remembered about the history of Lemuria and spoke, "True, a state should always support such characters . Well, it"s good that he is not bound to Aelius or it would be bad for Lemuria and the whole region around Aelius . The part of the reason is because of the Radiant Church which can influence a lot of people and hence the Royal family too bends their knee on a lot of policies with the Radiant Church . "
Cain sighed as he saw the slaves from other races in Aelius, "True, though the Royal family has never taken a public stance against other races but they would always keep their eyes closed when it comes to the atrocities of the Radiant Church and treat it as a normal day to day affair . Anyway, this very policy of theirs backfired when it came to Lord John . I guess this war against Lord John too was influenced by Radiant church and other power holders . I guess some people were too greedy after watching the profits of soap, paper, cement, bicycles and other new inventions . I guess the creation of Ballistas was a red line as well as a warning signal to the Royal family and the change in the power structure in Aelius that they could be threatened . " Cain had a deep disdain for Radiant church as he remembered about their history .
Maeen smiled as she read the course of events which took place previously, she spoke with deep smile, "If I am not mistaken, Lord John deliberately introduced the Ballistas to see the hypocrisy of the Royal family and the whole of Aelius . Those Ballistas were more like bait . It seems only Duke Rose didn"t abandon him in front of money and other interests . And I don"t think that this war was wholly the fault of Radiant Church alone, from the Black and White news there was a column by Mr . Prague who thinks that this war influenced by Prince Hector and Radiant Church equally, you should know that Mr . Gleen and Mr . Prague speak on unofficial capacity since it would be a diplomatic problem if Count John or his ministers speak in official Capacity . Meanwhile, What do you think of Lord John?"
Cain spoke with a deep smile and spoke, "In my opinion, He is someone who has a lot of blood on his hands . He felt quite familiar with all the Generals I have met previously at Lemuria . If I am not wrong he is very likely the same General Anak who was leading their South and western Front . However he also seemed similar to the a.s.sa.s.sins, he is most likely a master in a.s.sa.s.sinations . I heard he trained under Vlad of the Dark so it is quite possible . "
After hearing Cain, Maeen nodded and spoke after looking at the Clock Tower, "Anyway let"s hurry, I need to discuss in detail with grandfather . "
Maeen slowly murmured as she faced some problems when adjusting to magic here, "The air here is very deficient of Magic, no wonder their magic is quite backward . "
Cain nodded and hurried, "Yes, Milord . "