Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 304 Commerce of the Kingdom of Myriad Races

Xuanyuan Muze still disagreed and argued with Pres: "This has no human rights and no morality. Such a beastly law will only bring you endless disasters."

Pres said noncommittally, "Perhaps. We are also exploring, and His Majesty the Emperor has been trying to find better ways to change the Kingdom of All Races. But I think the first thing you should do if you want to deny something is to understand it. How about we make a bet, my friend? You can travel in this country for about fifty years. If you still stick to your current ideas after those fifty years, then I lose and I will give you a gift. If you fail, you don't have to pay anything. You just need to go to the smallest statue in the Temple of Faith and kowtow."

The impetuous young Xuan Yuan Muze immediately agreed, "Alright, I'll take the bet. I'll prove to you that this country is wrong!"

Pres tossed a medal to Xuanyuan Muze and then explained, “This is an honorary medal that His Majesty entrusted me to give you. With it, you will be treated as a top-level guest on any planet and enjoy the highest level of courtesy. I have already told you about the official system of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. If you want to learn more about the merchant class, who has the same status as us, you can go to the commercial leader of this planet, ‘Slot,’ who can give you a macro-level understanding of the status and role of merchants in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races.”

Xuanyuan Muze accepted the medal, then casually put it away while saying righteously, "I'm going now to see just how evil this country can be!" With that, he stormed out of the Platinum Palace.

Pres looked helplessly at Xuan Yuan Muze's figure and muttered to himself, "Poor child, you don't understand all this because you don't understand a cruel fact: the essence of life... is darkness and bloodlust."

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Xuanyuan Muze quickly located the mansion of 'Slott,' the business leader of this planet. As a business tycoon, Slott's mansion was no less impressive than, and perhaps even more so than, that of Press. Slott had probably received a message from Press, as his men came out early to greet this guest from another world before Xuanyuan Muze even arrived. Slott himself came out to welcome this distinguished guest from afar, dressed in his finest attire. Although Slott's race was rat-people, his clothing and demeanor still brought Xuanyuan Muze a sense of awe and unexpected visual beauty, perfectly demonstrating the proverb 'clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha.'

As with the previous routine, Xuanyuan Muze and Slot had dinner together and toured his mansion. The two quickly became acquainted, and then Xuanyuan Muze took the opportunity to ask Slot to show him the commercial structure of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races and the commercial development of this planet.

Slote readily accepted, and the rat-man leader immediately arranged for a magnificent high-class hovercar to take Xuanyuan Muze to the planet's commercial street.

Upon arriving at their destination, Slot enthusiastically pointed to the commercial street below and introduced it to Xuan Yuan Muze: "Guest, what you see in front of you is the high-end commercial street of this planet. All kinds of high-end goods that are not daily consumables are sold here, such as furniture, home decoration, books, crafting materials, alchemy potions, and various tools and even high-tech products."

Xuanyuan Muze looked around in surprise and asked, "Why are there no financial institutions in your commercial street? And it seems to be missing a lot compared to my hometown?"

After listening, Slot chuckled and said, "Finance? Why would a nation on a unified planet need finance? The fact that you can ask such a question proves that you don't understand the true meaning and value of commerce for a race. As for the missing things... I will explain them to you slowly."

Xuan Yuan Muze asked, puzzled, "Then... what is the essence of business?"

Slot pondered for a moment, then succinctly stated, "The essence of commerce is the circulation and utilization of resources. Its ultimate goal and essence is to allocate resources in the simplest possible way, while simultaneously promoting technological development. In other words, commerce is not developed for personal gain; its true value lies in serving the race and making it more complete as a whole. However, these are merely my humble opinions. For deeper insights, I suggest you consult His Majesty the Emperor. After all, compared to His Majesty, I am but an ignorant wretch."

Xuanyuan Muze didn't waste any words and asked succinctly, "I want to know if commerce is also firmly controlled by the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races? Are you also oppressed by harsh laws like officials?"

Slot turned to look at Xuanyuan Muze, and asked with some doubt, "Harsh? Oppressive? This is the first time these words have been used to describe the laws of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. You really seem to have some prejudice against this country, just like Pres said."

"Isn't that right? You should have seen with your own eyes how Press executed twenty-two government officials at the Platinum Palace just today. Their horrific state is still vivid in my mind!"

Upon hearing this, Slot exclaimed in shock, "Only twenty-two?! Oh no, just as His Majesty the Emperor said, as the system progresses, the number of merchants executed will exceed that of officials. We've already had forty-seven merchants tried this year. Alas, nothing escapes His Majesty's predictions!"

Xuanyuan Muze was thoroughly enraged by his disregard for life and roared, "How can you be so indifferent to life? Those are all vibrant lives just like yours! How can you turn a blind eye to the persecution they have suffered?!"

Slot looked at Xuan Yuan Muze with pity in his eyes and said, "In this country, merchants exist only to serve the people. To be honest, I also wish I could live in your society. In your hometown, merchants like me would live like magicians with a terrifying voice. To be honest, none of us merchants do not yearn for a society like yours."

But… I still have to admit that from the perspective of racial interests, His Majesty's system is perfectly sound. Merchants can't possibly be the smartest people; we're just the most socially adept and psychologically savvy group. We can manipulate everyone, but if you expect us to bring a future to a race, you're hoping parasites can grant humanity immortality. Of course, that possibility isn't nonexistent, but it's extremely slim.”

Xuanyuan Muze stubbornly retorted, "Does that mean such wanton exploitation is right? Besides, economic development also promotes technological progress."