Tower of Karma

Winter is here. William von Lewius waits for breakfast as he braces his hands against the fireplace after early morning training. I couldn't cook, Victoria, but I was able to cook with some ease by visiting visitors (sisters) more than once. Confectionery making is my hobby in the first place. There's no way I can't cook. Well, if there's a problem...

"Gu"

"Don't sleep while carrying food"

"Ha, sorry"

It is the weakness of the morning. Originally, there were weaknesses in the morning, but William's morning was too early to overcome this point alone. Otherwise,

"If the morning is tough, shall I cook?

I'm going to make a suggestion like this.

"Because I'm William's wife"

a stiffness. By the way, there is no fact to say ma'am, and if you noticed, it would have been called away, but William was also already "ok, Victoria," and zero to care. I understood a long time ago that there was no point in caring for this girl.

"It's gonna be late today"

"It's going to be late today, yeah. Are you free tomorrow?

"... you got something?

"Ernesta's Birth Party. If you're free... come with me."

William thinks a little. I still have plans tomorrow. But if it's a party, it's not a story. Vlad will also gather leading men for his no-number daughter's party. Ernesta is excellent. It's not as good as Victoria, but it's also as good as Hua.

"Okay. I might be a little late, but let's join."

"Yay! I'll tell Marianne too."

"... why to Marianne?

"Huh? Because William and I are very close."

William has an inner mind. Indeed, Marianne has been visiting here a lot lately. When William has free time and is in this house, there is a good chance that he will show up at the beginning. I don't know how to shy away because of my children, and I can't even be rough because of my children. I was nostalgic as a result. We're not close. William doesn't like kids in the first place.

"Then I guess I'll marry Marianne because we're close"

William to say something a little mean. Moments later, Victoria dropped a spoon.

"Terrible, terrible"

Victoria, who seems to distort her face and still cry.

"I'm just kidding."

Correct jokes that are half teased and half made. But Victoria's face remains distorted. William repeated, "Just kidding," unchanged.

"... jokingly never told me"

I don't understand bullshit if I finally open my mouth. William sighed and proceeded with the meal. Victoria, who cried out as she did, ignores it. In a few minutes, you can go ahead and spoon while you say stop crying or something. It's something I'm used to.

"... William's Loricon"

William floats his blue muscles secretly. The spoon I have is slightly distorted, but it must be my fault. It is a bullshit accustomed to this extent. You don't seem to care about this. You shouldn't go up there. I'm a man who grabs heaven, there's no way I can move.

"Bubba Bubba Bubba"

It was a familiar thing. The spoon needs to be replaced.

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William had his face on his chamber of commerce. All the faces in line are full of crooks. Einhardt and Dietwalt in the centre. To its left and right is lined the head of the Arbel Chamber of Commerce, Viscount Veerant von Arbel, the head of the Gaeling Chamber of Commerce and Baron Gigisvalt von Gaeling. Of the eight monsters, only these three ended up under William's umbrella.

Einhardt has asked William about this. I was wondering if this was okay or if it wasn't the same as planned.

"This will do. I'd rather be thankful that this happened."

But William answered flatly: Dietwalt, Veerant and Gigiswalt don't seem to be anxious on that point. Instead, the two young people mock them with heavy hips.

"Anyway, we're downgraded among the eight of us. I just appreciate the industry of agitation moving."

"Profit goes this way. All I expect from you is to raze the industry, that's all."

Young but thoughtful. He understands his standing and eagerly hopes that it will transform. Ambitious. Their interest was also distracted by the fact that this industry was not the only one. They were also vigorously learning about the drugs they were dealing with.

"We're talking about military restructuring under the water right now. The remnants of the Third Army are resisting, but it is only a matter of time before the restructuring takes place. The First Army general spends some time in Browstat this winter. It's a good ingredient. He's a ghost."

"The story ahead is good. It's not what we need right now. Profit, go up."

William looks like he's in trouble for a word of Dietwalt. We are taking away a little when it comes to the share of the Second Army, but the First Army Third Army is equal to zero. A situation where even the second army, which is supposed to have influence, can't take everything away from it, but is well protected by the remaining five.

"Nobles and luxuries with iron mines in Arcadia won't turn things around here. We can't supply weapons if business talks go on."

Einhardt explains after finding out that everyone knows. All three men on William's side were cut off from commerce except for the Iron Mountain, which was particularly cordial. I can't make a weapon without iron. Without weapons, we wouldn't be in business. What we need is a solution.

"There is one solution. Arcadia's iron is too high in the first place. It's even close to double its own production, which is supposed to beat the cost of transport compared to Garias, which is also making it competitive with other countries"

All of a sudden William hits the grievance against the industry of primary resources. Three people looking at it with a frigid eye, Einhardt was also looking at him with an eye to say what was going on.

"The industry is rigid. You can't beat another country with this. This will also be a necessary job in the short term, in the long term. My chamber of commerce will acquire the mine."

Dietwalt strokes his beard. An eye that identifies William.

"I'm not letting anything with a mountain go right now. I can't do it with the money. If that's how it works, we'll own the mine."

Einhardt snorts at what deals with weapons, and likewise metal, who was dealing with jewels. Land is the strongest asset. They won't let go unless they're in so much trouble. And as long as there is land, they will not be in distress. Hence immovable.

"There's a mine in nobody's hands right now, what if it is?

Together we open our eyes. If you are in Arcadia for a long time, you have a dull sensibility even if you dislike it when you are in a land called the Seven Kingdoms that was stable. When it comes to land, it increases or decreases. Destroy the enemy nation and the land will remain its own. And vice versa.

"North! I see, indeed, the idea was lacking. A waste of time even trying to move something that doesn't move. It's more constructive to look for something that moves."

Gigisvalt hits the knee. Likewise the two young men nodded.

"But now it's national jurisdiction, right? How can an individual be in a situation like this?"

Dietwalt was right in his words. At once, mines from many countries entered Arcadia. Current situation, all streams that are easily managed by the State and which eventually give a little bit of a split to what the State has identified. Right now, only the great nobles in the national hub can move. (i) It was a world that they could not enter without being the head of the Chamber of Commerce. The extent to which we can finally talk about it in Dietwalt, the Marquis.

"I have already spoken to His Royal Highness Airhardt. I think there will be a circular from the state, but this time it is a tender project. The ones who put out the most conditional bills get ownership"

A shock ran all over their bodies. It can't be Arcadia first and foremost that land such as large mines will be free to compete. That was all that was possible, in the form that the great aristocrats would gain and that the nobles and merchants who usually devote their spills to them would gain.

"Conditions include aligning people who can mine mines, trust with neighbors and, of course, money that can be put out. His Royal Highness will indulge in various conditions, and at the end of the day, His Majesty the King will be judged overall. Well, I guess the substance is the judgment of each prince and ministers. I'll hold the Lord Airhardt. After that, we'll be on the ground."

William turned his attention to Einhardt.

"I'm sending you. You can do it, Einhardt."

This is going to be a big job. That would be so much a living and dying business deal that it would shape the fate of this Chamber of Commerce. Einhardt was feeling unprecedented pressure on those shoulders.

"Everyone with some money will come into battle, but only the ones who keep the royal grand aristocracy in check. Among a limited number of people, it's troublesome."

William grins sarcastically.

"Laurent von Taylor. Former head of the Taylor family, and now supports the Taylor family as head of the Chamber of Commerce."

Einhardt's face paled.

"Laurent has Prince Felix on the back. Apparently the first prince, angry at his brother recently for making a difference, got his strongest pawn via Osvalt. Everyone knows a monster called Laurent if he's in business. Well, can I take you down, Einhardt?

Nothing I don't know about Laurent von Taylor on this occasion. He is a famous man in the business world. A local nobleman who just happened to be in possession of a gem produced from the mountain and became a nobleman. The first generation is ignorant and naturally fails in its business, even as it begins to do business. The other generation helped Laurent, his son, and managed to shape him. He also took sixth place in the share, far beyond that. From there, a rare merchant rose to the largest jeweler in the country in a generation. That's Laurent.

"... of course. Thanks for the opportunity."

Finally, the time has come to try. Fight and win on the same mound. If you win, you won't get William ahead of you in business. I can't move on. I won't be able to move forward again.

"That Laurent... I wouldn't fight. The man who ate half of Weyerstrasse and killed half of it. I'm still scared. What did he do?"

A tragic feud in Wang Du. The Weyerstrass family at the Count's house by making them the number one jeweler of the share, said to have the most gold in Arcadia at the time. Opposite is the second-biggest Taylor family that has already eaten and crushed many hostile chambers of commerce. The storm of blood and gold that struck the Wang capital lasted until the state intervened. And by the time they intervened, the Vayerstras had not exchanged the body of the Chamber of Commerce, and most of their immediate clans, including later their principals, suffered self-harm. The Taylor family was also worn out, but put together the industry of remaining corpses to be relatively the # 1 share.

"Einhardt is the one who knows the man best. Only Einhardt has the potential to win in this. I'll just have to leave it to you."

Whether you shrink the industry or kill someone else, it's rather that guy's way of taking the lead and winning them. You just have to win and then think about how you're going to let it continue from there. He is a horrible opponent as a merchant. Crazy, 'mad dog' kind of guy and he was called.

"Leave it to me. I'll give you a good report."

Einhardt had a challenging grin.

At last, a man sees himself as an enemy to a man who is a goal, a wall to be exceeded, and an enemy.

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Einhardt stands up in blizzard, heavy snow. Ahead of the blizzard was considered one of the leading mining veins in the north, and Einhardt came to the scene with momentum and courage. But the response of the residents is clearly strange. Reject Einhardt as if against the enemy.

"Hey, long time no see, my son. What's going on in the cold?

The answer was the only one.

"We're out of time, Father."

Laurent had a grin with Nico, as usual.

"Really. I can't believe you're helping other people's chambers of commerce without inheriting your own. I'm shocked, Einhardt. And... pathetic."

Laurent cries and imitates. Einhardt frowned at the trick.

"Well, William, you're practically still under our umbrella. We need to get him on board with the Taylor family logistics. The profits from the main drugs fall hard. The prospect is to win the mine feud this time, establish commerce in the field of weapons protection, and try to be completely independent. Is that the place? But that won't happen."

"That's a boulder reading, Father. But wouldn't it be premature not to make it happen?

Laurent will return Einhardt.

"Early totals? Really you... it's always too late, you fucking kid"

Laurent becomes the face of a fierce beast. Einhardt has lagged behind in the change.

"When did you get the information from William? How many days did it take you to get it and then come north? A day and a half after I wear it over here until you come over here, and that difference represents the difference between you and me, as it were."

Einhardt looked around as a hack. Residents' Response, The Answer -

"I sprinkled gold on this village earlier. I asked the residents to join the Taylor Chamber of Commerce. You always said that, didn't you? This kind of thing is stronger first. I have a bad impression that you're going to pile up after the second. I get the impression that even if I give money in the near world, it will be the other person. Then it's a big pile? If that's what you can do, you can try. Beat each other with money, and if you think you can beat me with it, be my guest."

Einhardt wanted to punch himself in the face when he was running late. Einhardt headed north the next morning after listening to him. But Laurent must have moved as soon as he heard the story. Prepare your men and get yourself into the single north. I mourn my sweetness for not being able to act the fastest.

"I can't lose my sweetness forever. You may be smart, but you are weak as a merchant. He has remained weak since then. William, you don't have eyes for people either. It's absurd to entrust this weak man with the fate of the Chamber of Commerce."

Einhardt clenched his fist. seep remorse.

"Only this time. This is the only place I can give you the chance to win."

"I will continue to win. The North will all let me flatten it."

"Bullshit. I'm ready to come to this land, too. To beat you to the same level, as a merchant! I'll win everything from here on out!

"Try it, kid."

Staring parents and children. A dispute over bone meat between parents and children began here in the north.