Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1183: Riot on the Goblin Plantation
“If you intend to use Dawn City as a waterway transfer point to supply water to multiple city-states… you can actually connect multiple water stations in parallel.

"There is a large waterfall in the north of the Moro District. There was once a count who wanted to build a dam there, but it was shelved due to lack of funds and other reasons. Later, the Moro District was divided into East and West Moro, each holding ownership of a section of the waterfall, so the matter was put aside.

"If you really need it, my suggestion is to restart the Moro Dam project. With today's technology, it can be turned into a power station to provide power support to the eastern part of Narcissus Territory, which is short of electricity.

"If so, you can make the entire Moro District into an electricity pilot area... If you attract enough residents, the prosperity will also increase. As the water pressure increases, the flow of the standard waterway can reach the standard, or it can be expanded - as for the expansion of the waterway itself, the technology is simple. If multiple waterways are connected in parallel, it can also improve safety and road freedom. But if you are sure you want to do it now, I can also give you a discount.

"But compared to this, the dam and the power station are truly beneficial projects for the people. It is good for the Parthians, the Narcissus Territory, and even the entire Herasl people.

“When it’s completed, it won’t just be water flowing… all kinds of people and materials will flow along the plank road you built.

“Once the underground waterway is built, my suggestion is that we can also provide an above-ground plank road for maintenance – the underground waterway is very easy for people to take water privately, pollute or damage it.

"Can you imagine? All it takes is a supernatural being... a ritualist, a curse caster, or a witch. After finding the approximate waterway - and if there is a ritualist or a wizard, this won't be too difficult - and then they can destroy the waterway without touching it.

"For example, poisoning, or using water as a medium to curse the entire city - this is something that other benevolent masters could do! On my way here, I also heard about the tragedy of Rock Cellar City being petrified... Don't you think that the benevolent master of Heaven City was too cruel to Rock Cellar City? I think this may be because he considered the consequences of this kind of waterway if it were popularized.

"Just like the benefit project we are discussing now, sir - if we can steadily bring in water from abroad, what is the point of having a good master? If the necessity of the good master disappears, then Anxi will be in chaos!

"So the good man of Rock Cellar City must die, because he has touched the cake of all the good men... although he himself is not aware of it. It is also for this reason that if you do such a big project that benefits the country, the people and the world, you will inevitably encounter obstacles.

"Therefore, I think it is necessary to add a maintenance facility on top for real-time inspection and maintenance of the underground waterway. And such a safe plank road can also be transformed into a safe passage that can shield against wind and sand and allow a small number of people to flow freely after a simple expansion.

"Do you have any ideas? If you think it's okay, why not sign this supplementary contract?"

As Grandet spoke, he pointed his hand in the air and wrote something quickly with his fingers.

As he finished speaking, dozens of contracts gathered out of thin air and flew onto the table, separating into five piles - corresponding to the five supplementary contracts of "additional expansion of the main waterway", "Molo Dam", "Molo Hydroelectric Power Station", "ground safety plank road" and "ground personnel passage".

"...You really know how to do business, Grandet."

Aiwass sighed.

He originally just wanted to order a stone sewer reinforced with alchemical slabs from Grandet...

As we talked, the list became bigger and bigger - there were more and more things, but the key was that it seemed that every one of them was necessary.

Even Aiwass looked back now and felt that he had thought it was so simple before... and Grandet was right, these additional projects were indeed necessary.

Now Aiwas realized that it was only now that Grandet really treated him as an equal client. Before that, Avalon was just an "angel round investment".

“…I will not sign the contract for the additional expansion of the main body of the waterway yet, but I have signed all the others.”

Aiwass was also a straightforward person. He signed his name with a flourish: "Use the best materials and finish it as quickly as possible. The extra money will be considered as expedited payment."

He didn't bargain - because for an order of this size, there was no need to bargain.

He believed that Grandet would give him the most favorable price. A big businessman who could manipulate the fate of a small country would not pursue small profits like a small trader. Aiwass was not a professional in this field and did not know how to bargain. Instead, he was easily embarrassed.

As long as Aiwass is still alive, his relationship with the Theocracy is not severed, and he is still one of the top extraordinary people, the orders given to him by the goblins will always be the most favorable.

Of course, another reason is that he really has no idea about money.

Anyway, the family’s liquid funds should be able to afford it.

If you really can't afford it, the worst that can happen is that you can just take two gold bricks out of the Herasser vault.

"We have come to an end of business, Grandet. It was so quick..."

Aiwass smiled with satisfaction: "It just so happens that I don't like those red tapes."

"I also know that you certainly won't like it," Grandet smiled humbly and gently, and his ugly face that could scare a child to tears looked peaceful, "So you see, I didn't say anything nonsense. Every word I said was about your concern."

"I know, Grandet. That's why you are the president of the Chamber of Commerce."

Aiwass nodded and asked casually, "By the way, the matter I mentioned to you last time... the three plantations in the southern continent where riots occurred. How are they being handled now?"

Those troll plantations were where the Goblin Chamber of Commerce made troll slaves and made the trolls produce various specialties of the southern continent through labor. Aiwass was actually a little uncomfortable with this behavior. But trolls are cannibals after all, while goblins are relatively civilized... although their civilization is limited, mean and cunning. But this is ultimately mutual harm between foreign races, just like Aiwass had no intention of saving the dwarves who always wanted to die and the giants abandoned by the High Heaven...

Even in the act of dedication, there are priorities, and the heart of dedication must be controllable and cannot be betrayed - this is the lesson learned after Aiwas split and merged, that is, not to be controlled by the power of the Tao.

In any case, the Parthians are at least human. Since Aiwass himself, his family, friends, and wife are all human, it would be better for him to give priority to helping humans and aliens who are close to humans.

As for the trolls, he would come back to take care of them when he was free—although it was unlikely that he would be able to use them. Those trolls who were proficient in the rituals would probably soon reach the sixth level.

According to what Aiwass knew, the three plantations directly under Grandet encountered armed riots, which were actually caused by the benevolent masters secretly.

The principle behind this is simple.

As a race that is prone to producing extraordinary people, the trolls are able to produce a large number of valuable specialties. They are the goose that can lay golden eggs.

If the chickens are obedient and healthy, there is naturally no need to sell them cheaply.

Therefore, the idea of ​​the goblins is to keep the obedient and capable trolls, and "exile" the disobedient and clumsy trolls by selling them to humans as slaves, so as to squeeze out the last bit of profit. Unless necessary, the goblins will never kill the trolls, no matter what mistakes they have made.

Because that is such a waste.

As long as they can make money, they can even endure losses and humiliation.

Before they sold the trolls to the good master, they were actually sold to the Herasil Empire. Because the Herasil Empire disintegrated and the Herasil countries were always at war, the goblins would avoid them - at this time, selling slaves would be worse than selling food and arms.

It was only after that that they began to sell trolls to the Parthians. After all, transporting trolls from the southern continent to the center of the desert was full of risks. The benefits would be diluted by the risks, so the total profit would not be too high. Because the good master was not so eager for troll slaves.

It is for this reason that the good people secretly sponsored the troll organization to launch riots——

They have a group of relatively intelligent trolls who are said to have "escaped from the laboratory and thus become civilized" trying to save their ignorant compatriots.

But in fact, this group of trolls who seem to be seeking freedom are sponsored and controlled by the "good masters" of the ancient Parthian Empire. The leading trolls are slaves who have been brainwashed and transformed by the good masters.

They were not trying to save their own people - maybe some of the trolls thought so, but at least the leader didn't.

The leading troll was only there to complete his master's mission - to bring considerable losses to the Goblin Chamber of Commerce. The other trolls were just consumables. After completing this mission, he would also go to avenge his personal grudges and cause some trouble for the goblins.

For the Goblin Chamber of Commerce, this level of disorderly riots will eventually be suppressed, but the losses will also be considerable.

Keeping these trolls who participated in the riots in the plantation would be like planting the seeds of instability. The culprits could not be caught, so they could cause the next wave of riots at any time.

How the goblins deal with this large number of rebellious trolls has become a thorny issue. But if they are executed, it would be more painful than a slap in the face for the extremely profit-seeking goblins - they would never accept such a loss.

And in the end, they can only have one solution.

That is to sell it to the Parthians.

Even if they sell at a reduced price, at a discount, or in bundles, they can only sell it this way - now the elves are tightening their grip on the transnational slave trade, and they may be caught and executed by the elves in other places. The only way they can use the excuse of "respecting the life traditions of the Parthians" when selling to the Parthians is if they don't want to lose money.

But it is clear that the good Lords of Rest were too arrogant.

They have been in a dictatorial position for so long that no one dared to question their decisions, so much so that they actually ignored the intelligence of the goblin merchants.

Hearing what Aiwass said, Grandet's face suddenly darkened - just by doing this, his extremely ugly face became ferocious and terrifying.

"Those idiots thought I couldn't catch them."

Grandet sneered, "You just want to buy cheap troll slaves, don't you? Think about it, it should be related to the petrification ritual developed by the good master of Paradise City. Maybe it needs a troll wizard as a one-time medium.

"--In a sense, they succeeded. I could only sell them those unruly troll wizards. But they couldn't take advantage of me.

"Since they secretly supported a wave of troll riots, I will launch an equivalent revenge -

"Speaking of which, Your Excellency... have you heard the story of Hassan the Flame Fist?"

(End of this chapter)