Lord of the Truth

Chapter 140 – Half Of WHAT?!

Galan quickly added, ”And donʼt forget the weapons! I am currently purchasing from you 10% of all the production of your factories, and the royal family purchase another 10%, and the rest is given to your own army… You need to raise the percentage you give me – at least for half the production of the factories – until the war begins.”

Raymond nodded with a smile, ”I have heard a lot about the mysterious categorized weapons factories in your new lands, I would love to participate with Duke Galan in buying this percentage to support our efforts for the kingdom.”

Robin slowly tapped his cheek for more than two minutes in silence as he looked at the dukes sitting in front of him…

Apparently, they came here wanting A LOT of talismans, at least tens of thousands of them… and half of the factory production on top of that?

This was not hunger, but gluttony!

Finally, Robin asked, ”When do you intend to start the attack?”

”This would be a massive war. We agreed previously that it would take about five years to train more soldiers and obtain enough recourses and of course enough weapons and talismans from you.” Raymond Alton Reply

”5 years, huh.” Robin nodded continually, during the past month new individuals came to take the oath and work as Talisman Masters, currently, he has 181 Talisman Masters, some of them are still training but most of them have already started working on the Fire Explosion talismans and the Sound talisman, and there are still more of them being recruited with extremely fast pace!

In addition, he has Zara and Mila and a few other true geniuses among the Rune Masters who learned how to draw Vitality and Darkness talismans also and they can make more than 5 runes per day! 

Within those five years, he will be able to provide a large number of different runes for the Burton family and can send the rest to these two Dukes without a problem

As for weapons, it is less of a problem. 

Currently, several other factories are being built and production will be doubled in one year from now, Therefore, selling half of them means that the Burtons will maintain approximately the same current production… And even more, factories will be built after that!

After Robin got to this point, he looked at Galan and asked, ” I donʼt see a reason to refuse, but what do I gain from this?”

”Although we will take huge quantities, We are willing to buy everything at the standard market price!” Raymond looked at Galan and then turned back to Robin and replied

”Obviously, what else?” Robin replied plainly

A bad feeling started hitting Galan, ”If you have requests, say them and we can discuss further…”

Robin didnʼt reply immediately, but closed his eyes and sank into his thoughts…

about half an hour have passed already, the two dukes got bored and started some side talks until he finds what he wants

After another full five minutes, he opened his eyes and spoke directly, ”If this deal was done as you want, it was going to cost you millions upon millions of gold coins, I think you need this money more than me to increase the size of your army over the next five years, each if you will need to raise an army of at least 400 thousand men, right? you need to pay, feed and arm them! that must be costly… What do you think of another suggestion? 

I will give you 40,000 Level Six Fire explosion Talismans, and thousands of Darkness, Vitality, and sound Talismans, I will even send with you 10 elite Knights Rune Masters to stay with you throughout the war, they will make all the four kinds of talismans -especially Vitality talismans- in order to preserve the lives of your senior officers… and all this without paying a single silver coin.”

”This…” Galan and Raymond looked at each other, this is too good to be true!

”Robin, what do you want?” Instead of being happy, Galan asked anxiously… He knows very well that his greed and ambition are nothing compared to the boy in front of him, he wasnʼt some kind hearted man who will sacrifice for the love of the kingdom

Robin smiled at Galan, ”Brother-in-law, I hope you havenʼt forgotten the person who tried to assassinate me and was already too close to killing me when I was under your protection..”

”You mean… Marquess Rufus? Boy, I told you I canʼt do anything to him, maybe I might impose economic pressure or something but–” Galan replied quickly trying to defend himself

But Robin interrupted him, ”Hey, hey, I didnʼt tell you to do anything… I will!”

Galan furrowed an eyebrow, ”What do you mean?”

”When you go out with your army in five years to attack the Lying Water Kingdom, I personally will go out with the Burton familyʼs army to attack that Rufus, I want to hang his and his bastard son heads on the gate of his own city, his entire lands shall become mine!” A cruel smile ate up Robinʼs entire face

Galan slammed the table in front of him angrily, ”No way! Rufus administers about half of my duchyʼs lands, youʼre asking to take all that lands for a handful of talismans and weapons? are you crazy?!”

”You are going to build a huge army, armed with tons of formidable categorized weapons and talismans, to take part in an attack on three duchies, if you do not succeed in conquering them all then at least you will take a whole duchy… then what if I take half of one from you? that land is passed down in his family since ages and he is only a follower of you in name, all you do is take taxes from him and give it to the royal family.”

”All this does not matter to me, I want to expand the family lands, and you say that you will take half of what I already have?!  forget about it!” Galan replied angrily

”Father-in-law, I came back from the brink of death when I was under your protection and yet here we are and we are still together and our relationship is even closer, but I have not forgotten what happened… 

I kept silent for three years now because I know how sensitive his position, is and that the death of a Marquess is something that would draw a lot of attention and I canʼt get out away with it… but itʼs different now, the Royals know my real value and the whole kingdom will be busy with the huge war outside, it is the perfect opportunity!

…This guy intends to kill me because Iʼm related to Caesar, I bet he and his stupid son are still planning to kill both of us, maybe even kill Theo and Peon because they are Caesarʼs brothers now… What should I wait for? until he succeeds? 

Duke, If you canʼt take revenge for me for being attacked under your watch in your own institution, then let me take my own… I must Kill that person at all costs or I will always be worried about my sons!

  And after I spend the familyʼs resources on killing the last man in their family, and thousands of our men are inevitably martyred in the war while the kingdom witnesses this, I must keep a piece of land, or I will look like a fool… you donʼt want you son-in-law to look like a fool, right? 

But I understand your concerns…what about this, 45,000 of the Fire explosion talismans, I will send with you twenty Rune masters, and I will take only two-thirds of Rufusʼ lands.” Robin spoke without stop

Galan felt like he have taken a hit, he was planning to make Robin feel guilty for not giving him a piece of the new land in Dolivar to make him pump more support, but it seems like Robin is using the same tactic against him now…

  ”…Should I pretend to see nothing while you attack my Duchyʼs lands and kill my nobles, Robin?! Secondly, even if you could take his lands with the force of the army, you wouldnʼt be able to kill him, Rufus is a Saint of the 29th level..” Galan said in a low voice.

”That is why I said I will march after you start your war, no one will blame you for not interfering, and I will apologize to the Bradleys afterward and return to you a lot of the lands I took and even a lot of gold in front of the whole kingdom, then you can reply that you understand it was a personal grudge between the Burtons and the Rufus family, and the matter ends just like that… As for how to kill him, thatʼs my problem, If I canʼt think of a way until the 5 years limit is finished, I will cancel the project and you will have what you want for free… What do you think of my offer?”

”…Take a tenth of their lands, this is a good compensation for not being able to protect you that day, donʼt exaggerate any further,” Galan said angrily

”Give me half their lands and I will teach you how to make the 5-second Darkness talismans” Robin responded quickly

Raymond Alton quickly turned to Galan again to see what will be his reply… This conversation took a turn he had never expected

Was this the same kid they were mocking for being too young a few minutes ago?