Chapter 1751: The Badge is Working

"Okay."

After summoning another attendant and conveying the Morna Queen's order, the attendant took medicine from a corner of the Silver Lamp Hall, helped the Morna Queen take it with warm honey water, and then couldn't help biting her lip, with a look of hesitation in her eyes.

"Do you have questions to ask?"

"Hmm..."

Seeming to have a very close relationship with the Morna Queen, after hearing the Morna Queen's words, the attendant did not deny her doubts, but asked directly:

"Didn't you refuse the invitation from that side before, and even prepared to marry the younger brother of that Prince Li Ang? Why did you suddenly change your mind after chatting with that Queen Veronica for a few words?"

"Because the situation is already different."

The Morna Queen, whose bony palms held the warm water cup, sat in the armchair and said with a complex expression:

"I originally thought that my good niece and her father were just wanting to let the Travel Thrush get rid of the hat of a weak country and become a strong country in the Western Continent again, so I have been strongly supporting her."

"But after meeting today, I realized that what she wants is probably more than that, and that Prince Li Ang... the feeling he gave me is also wrong. He seems to be different from the information, and he doesn't look like a careerist."

"Isn't this good?"

"Very bad."

The Morna Queen shook her head:

"The part where our two countries are directly adjacent is not much, and most of them have mountain ridges as natural barriers. It is basically impossible to break out any territorial disputes, and even maritime disputes are impossible. This is the foundation for our two countries to maintain a relatively friendly relationship."

"And our strengths lie in mineral resources and commerce, while the current strengths of the Travel Thrush lie in industrial products and manpower. They import a large amount of ore every year, find us to buy many supporting things, and then sell them through our channels. The two sides are exactly complementary."

"So if their goal is to let the Travel Thrush become a strong country again, we are the best partners. Supporting them in the past was not just because of the marriage relationship, but because supporting them is beneficial and harmless, and can even bring unimaginable huge orders."

"So as long as our role cannot be replaced, the stronger the Travel Thrush Kingdom becomes, the more benefits we can eat. At most, we will be pressed for a part of the price during the transaction, which is incomparable to the benefits they can bring."

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

Recalling the peaceful gaze of a certain "famous" Prince Li Ang, which could not see any ambition, and his strange performance of paying no attention to power itself, the Morna Queen's brows couldn't help but wrinkle tighter.

The most fearful situation when choosing a partner for business is not that the other party is insatiable, but that you don't understand what the other party really wants.

After all, no matter how insatiable the partner is, as long as he understands that the benefits of "crossing the line" are far lower than abiding by the rules, the situation can be stuck within a controllable range.

But a partner who doesn't fight or grab, doesn't want anything, holds an ambiguous attitude toward the benefits brought by the cooperation itself, and even is willing to give up benefits to you unconditionally many times... Do you guess he doesn't like making money by nature, or does he treat you as a part of "profit"?

"In short, the feeling they give me is very uneasy. Although standing on their side is more stable and the short-term benefits will be higher, the risk of being completely eaten and wiped out in the long run is very large. It is a good thing that the previous marriage didn't succeed."

After giving a quite negative summary, the Morna Queen shook her head:

"And even if it is not from the perspective of long-term safety, even from a purely commercial perspective, we should lean toward the other side."

"We are a commercial kingdom after all. Whether it is the medicine of the Perti Kingdom, the food of the Oleson Kingdom, or the energy of the Thunder and Refraction kingdoms, they are all the big heads of our annual income. And if businessmen want to earn enough, they shouldn't have too clear a tendency to be able to welcome both sides."

"Then why did you refuse the cooperation request from that side before?"

"Because the Saiao Kingdom stood on their side."

Tapping the table with her fingertips, the Morna Queen sighed:

"The reason why we leaned toward the Travel Thrush in the past was because the Travel Thrush Kingdom absorbed the essence of the Krolok Kingdom, and its future commercial potential was very high. Coupled with the thriving national strength, supporting them was looking at the future development of the Travel Thrush."

"But the most important reason for refusing the other side is that if the Oleson Kingdom and the others reach cooperation, they may directly skip our intermediate link and conduct deeper cooperation with the Saiao Kingdom, which is already running business."

"If this situation really appears, our commerce will be crazily squeezed by the Saiao Kingdom. Either we start to give huge concessions to several kingdoms, or we will lose a large number of orders."

"And our maritime power is not at the same level as the Saiao Kingdom at all. If we really fight, at least the orders of those three in the East Continent will definitely lose money, and even the commercial routes along the coast and inland rivers will be swallowed."

"I seem to understand..."

After listening to the Morna Queen, the attendant nodded with realization:

"We have direct competition with the Saiao Kingdom, and now the Saiao Kingdom has completely leaned toward the Travel Thrush, so the Travel Thrush's demand for us has decreased, and that side needs our support more? Leaning toward them can get more benefits?"

"You... forget it, just understand it like this!"

Faced with the simple and rude summary of the attendant who had been with her for nearly thirty years, the Morna Queen couldn't help but rub her eyebrows with worry, and then opened her mouth to change the topic:

"How is the preparation... cough... for the assembly the day after tomorrow? We are the host this time, don't make any mistakes!"

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

Knowing that the Majesty Queen was disgusted that she was stupid, the attendant smiled honestly, and then answered:

"Counting the wine purchased from Miss Meilanni today, all the materials needed for the Twelve Kingdoms Assembly have been prepared, and the manpower has been arranged and practiced, ensuring that there will be no problems!"

"Very good!"

After nodding with satisfaction, the Morna Queen smiled:

"Although your brain is not open, you have always been careful and serious in doing things. I am still relieved about this... By the way, where did that Prince Li Ang and my good niece go? Where did they go after leaving me?"

"They didn't stay on the shore, they went straight back to the sea ship docked at the port... but they went up again not long after."

After asking others, the attendant came back to report with a strange expression:

"Not long after they went up, another large cargo ship entered the port. Their ship made a mistake when letting the port, the originally cracked watertight cabin and the other ship's head bumped, and then..."

"And then what?"

"Then it sank to the bottom directly in the port."

"???"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1752 =====