Chapter 395: Chapter 395 – Forbidden Land
Looking at the piece of paper in their hands, everyone looked away reluctantly and started to read the contents.
On these papers, the contents were straightforward. It had already indicated Kalunu’s conditions.
“You want slaves and refugees in exchange?”
Looking at the conditions given by Kalunu, everyone present could not help but frown.
“That’s right.”
Sitting upright on the spot, Kalunu looked at the people in front of him and smiled casually. “I don’t want anything much. I just want those hard-working refugees.”
“Of course, I’ll buy them from you at the current market price.
“Besides, I will pay for them using sugar.”
Facing the gazes of everyone present, he continued to speak and casually added this sentence.
As he finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present instantly lit up.
A commodity like sugar could be the most popular luxury item in the Qika Kingdom.
They could only obtain a small amount from the Kobolds in the past. It was tough for them to get even a little more.
But now, according to what Kalunu proposed, it seemed like he would let them barter trade sugar.
The condition was only to use slaves and refugees to exchange for it, and this was a relatively simple thing for them.
“I will have my representatives over to negotiate the price of slaves and sugar with everyone present. I believe that they will give everyone a satisfactory answer.”
Looking at these people in front of him, Kalunu smiled and then said, “In addition, this is also a survey.”
“The survey result is the number and quality of slaves.”
“No matter who it is, as long as they can provide us with the best quality and the largest number of slaves, they can become our only trading partner.”
“The subject of the survey is slaves?”
Looking at Kalunu in front of them, the people present were a little surprised.
They had never thought this would happen before.
They had only thought about how much they had to pay and prepare to obtain those things.
But from the looks of it, all they needed now was just slaves.
And throughout the process, they didn’t even have to lose anything. After all, although they had to provide those slaves, the Kobolds would ultimately pay for them.
To them, not only did they not lose anything, they could even reap huge amounts of profit. After all, sugar was much more valuable than ordinary slaves.
This was especially true for the people present. After all, they were Lords in their respective lands, and they usually had a group of guards at their service.
With just a wave of the hand or an order, they could immediately rob the merchant caravans around them to capture slaves or force refugees into becoming slaves.
In other words, it was a completely cost-free business.
In regular times, doing this might cause a lot of trouble. However, getting slaves and refugees would be easier at this time of chaos.
After all, a war was going on in the Qika Kingdom, and many refugees appeared almost every moment.
How could people care about such trivial matters?
While thinking of this, everyone present couldn’t help but ponder this proposal.
Sitting upright in his seat, Kalunu looked at the people’s reactions in front of him. He couldn’t help but reveal a slight smile on his face. Then, he continued to speak and moved on to the next topic.
This meeting proceeded very quickly. In just a few hours, the various details were finalized.
Of course, not every specific thing was decided on the spot. For example, the delivery and price of slaves and the price of various commodities were details that needed to be discussed carefully.
But to discuss trivial matters like this, there was no need for Kalunu to come by himself. He could just send his representatives over.
A few days later, the gathered nobles gradually left the area.
“It’s finally over…”
Standing in the same place, Kalunu looked into the distance and said softly.
“Are you ready to go back?”
A voice came from the side.
Kalunu didn’t turn around. Just by listening to the voice, he knew who it was.
Dilin was standing behind him, looking at the tall figure of Kalunu. She was a little puzzled, “You brought so many people here just to talk about this?”
Before this, she had thought that Kaluru had come here to attack the humans. She didn’t expect that it would end after just a meeting.
“Just doing this is enough.”
Kaluru smiled and explained casually, “I brought these armored Kobolds just to show the humans my strength.”
“Besides, I did that to see if anyone wants to corporate with us.”
“Cooperate with us?”
Dilin was a little puzzled.
“Yes.”
Kalunu nodded, then he turned around and looked toward the south. “The Qika Kingdom in the south is still at war. It seems to be in a state of anxiety.”
“At this time, if we show our strength, we might attract some people’s attention, and they will come to seek cooperation with us.”
“What benefits will this bring us in return?”
Dilin looked at Kalunu and asked doubtfully, “Hmm… Cooperating with the humans…”
“We will receive so many benefits if we cooperate with the humans.”
Kalunu smiled and explained casually, “For example, the human territories, the special rights, and many other things only accessible by the humans…”
“I don’t quite understand.”
Dilin shook her head and was a little confused. “And those slaves, they don’t seem to be of much use to you, right?”
This was also what she was puzzled about.
The slaves that Kalunu asked for didn’t seem to be useful to the Kobold Kingdom on the surface.
After all, what humans could do, the Kobolds could do.
Moreover, the Kobolds had more tenacious vitality and were more functional than humans.
In comparison, the Kobolds’ lives were more indispensable. Even if they died, no one would feel sorry for them because anyone could easily grab a bunch of Kobolds in the desert.
“Buying slaves is just an attempt.”
Kalunu shook his head and said, “Ordinary slaves are not of much use to us, of course.
“But some unique slaves are still useful to us. That’s why I want to cooperate with these people.”
If they were just ordinary slaves, they wouldn’t be very useful to Kalunu.
In the desert, there were some cheap Kobolds. As long as people were willing to give these Kobolds some food, they would work obediently.
In comparison, human slaves not only cost money, but they were also not as useful as Kobolds.
What Kalunu needed was not these types of slaves. Instead, he required the elites of the human race. The elites he had in mind were craftsmen, scholars, and other talents.
It would be very difficult for Kalunu to obtain these elites on his own. Only through those noble Lords of the Human World would it be easier to get his hands on them.
Hence, he was open to the options of cooperating with these people. His sole purpose for coming here this time was to accomplish this.
As for the others thoughts he had in mind, it didn’t interest Kalunu for the time being.
The Qika Kingdom was currently in a state of internal strife, but the strength of the Kobold Kingdom was still far from enough to swallow the entire kingdom in one gulp.
The Kobold Kingdom was still lacking in terms of strength and other aspects. Many problems would arise if they forcefully initiated attacks.
Rather than that, it would be better to use trade to continuously suck blood from these human kingdoms and slowly strengthen themselves.
Both sugar and alcohol were low-cost and high-profit commodities. Using these, Kalunu could completely draw wealth from the humans and obtain what he wanted.
As for his army, Kobolds in the desert were readily available to join his force. He did not need to get an army from the Human Kingdom.
As for land, Kalanu had no desire to obtain more as the desert was incredibly vast.
No matter how he looked at it, Kalunu did not need to attack the Human Kingdom. Moreover, his main enemies were the Kobolds in the north, not others.
Kobolds in the north were his current greatest enemies and also his main rivals.
“After this matter is over, let’s continue to expand outwards.”
Kalunu looked into the distance as this thought flashed through his mind standing on the spot.
Time slowly passed.
After staying here for a few days, Kalunu quickly returned to Kalunu City.
Kalunu City was the name of the Kobold city. It was named after Kalunu himself.
After not seeing the place for some time and following the hard work of the Kobolds in the city, the city’s interior seemed to have become complete.
Kalunu returned to his position and was about to continue his work.
“Several large-scale tribes still exist there, huh…”
Picking up the document in his hand, Kalunu looked at the document’s content thoughtfully.
After such a long period of hard work, there were no other Kobold tribes around Kalunu City.
Those large-scale Kobold tribes had basically been disbanded and merged into the city before him.
It was precisely because of this that the Kobold Kingdom could develop and grow to such an extent.
Up until now, there were still wild Kobolds around Kalunu City. However, those Kobolds were usually scattered and didn’t form a tribe.
However, in the distance, things were different.
“The so-called Forbidden Land, huh…”
Kalunu picked up a piece of information in his hand, and then his eyes revealed a slightly solemn expression.
The desert was called a desert for a reason. In the desert, there were many dangerous places.
As early as ancient times, there were Gods active in the world. They lived on the land and together with the people, which brought obvious effects to this world.
There had been traces left behind in many places in this world by the Gods.
The power of Gods was so powerful that they would often leave deep marks in places where they had once displayed their power and fought. Even if tens of thousands of years had passed, the marks were still present.
The so-called Forbidden Land was often the general name of the Gods’ area.
The influence of the past powerful existences in the Forbidden Land would be very dangerous, and mortals could not survive in it.
In the past, the desert was the battlefield between the Gods.
The power of the Gods left traces on the earth, forming a deep brand on this area, causing large areas to become Forbidden Land.
Because of this, there were very few intelligent races in the desert.
Beside the Kalunu City, there seemed to be a forbidden land..