“This is ridiculous.”
“I expected a large amount but this is too much!”
This situation was also within his calculations. It was a reasonable amount for the cost of their lives. The problem with the war negotiations was the at lords did not have that kind of money! In the center of the continent, those in power always had thousands of gold but the lords of the North were generally poor. They had used most of their fortune moving from the central continent to the North to form towns.
“We don’t have that kind of money.”
“Even if you cut it in half, we still can’t pay it.”
Even for the central continent, 120 thousand troops of the Northern Alliance was not common. The fact that they had been defeated as well has having such a large number of captives was a disgrace to the lords. If they could not afford to pay the ransom then it could lead to another war.
“A single user at 900 gold is the amount though. Until now, all the previous wars on the
Continent of Versailles had done this so it is a reasonable amount.”
Mapan raised an eyebrow at the opposition. Even if there was no money to pay, they could not move on without making negotiations. Weed had his arms folded and was silent.
‘Even at around 70%, they would have to depend on credit and pay in installments each month, and then the amount would lessen each month. I would not gain much. Then the overdue interest would increase drastically…’
Weed decided to clean up the situation while Mapan was with the troubled lords.
“There is no need for compensation.”
“What?”
Mapan was astonished. To think that Weed would out and say something like this. He could not believe that these words would come out of Weed’s mouth. The Lords of the Northern Alliance did not understand about the war reparations and just looked onwards. They did not believe what he had just said.
‘They would be forced to get a loan.’
The lords of the northern towns could not earn much income. The investments cost them a lot and there was nothing that they could earn from. There was no guarantee that Morata would ever see the money since it was such an excessive amount. If there was another war then Morata would not have the Kallamore Knights available. In the future there may be another lord that my decide to invade the North again. Weed, to the Northern Alliance Lords, would look like a malicious debt collector.
“There will be no compensation, the prisoners will be set free.”
“Really?”
The Styrene Guild could not believe it. From Weed’s position this could only be charity and there was no sense for it.
“Also a promise. Morata will not invade the other towns.”
From Weed’s position he did not need to occupy the towns to get benefits. Morata was not a small territory. Territory was not something that was fixed.There was a lot of ground between each state. Thus as culture grows, the boundary of the city expands.
“I suggest a trade agreement.”
“What?”
“As you know, Morata has improved a lot as a beginner town.”
The Lords of the Northern Alliance nodded. They had experienced it first had so they knew better than anyone else.
“In the future there will be a need for weapons and armors for the beginners as well as a large amount of resources.”
The Lords of the Northern Alliance began to get uncomfortable. Morata was a place that beginners could grow easily at. They had watched Morata grow increasingly powerful.
“And?”
“The beginners will need the necessary resources. Morata has many things such as mines and fields. There are items that are obtained from hunting that would be useful for beginners that you could sell.”
Commercial development, taxes and permits were the right of the Lords. To open up the Northern Lords would create a huge market for beginners. The Styrene Guild had a broad expression on their faces during this difficult negotiations.
“This is a very good proposal for us. Why are you give us so much?”