Looking at the pure white paper in their hands, the people present reluctantly shifted their gazes and began to look at the content written on it.
The content recorded on the paper was actually very simple. On it was Karunu's conditions.
"Slaves and refugees?"
Looking at Karunu's conditions, the people present could not help but frown.
"Not bad."
Sitting upright, Karunu looked at the people in front of him and casually smiled, "I don't want much, just hard work and refugees.
"Of course, I will buy these things at the current price.
"We will use sugar to pay for them."
Facing the gazes of the people present, he continued to speak and casually added a sentence.
As soon as he said this, the eyes of the people present lit up.
Sugar could be considered one of the most popular luxury goods in the current Chizar Kingdom.
For these people, in the past, they could only get a small amount from the Kobolds, and it was very difficult to get more.
And now, according to Karunu, it seemed like he was going to let them go and exchange for it.
The conditions were only slaves and refugees in exchange.
To these people, these conditions were not much at all.
"As for the price of slaves and sugar, my people will naturally come and negotiate with everyone here. I believe they will give everyone a satisfactory answer."
Looking at the people in front of him, Karunu smiled and said, "Also, this is also an inspection.
The result of the inspection will be the quantity and quality of the slaves.
No matter who it is, as long as they can provide us with the best quality and the largest number of slaves, they can become our only partner. "
"The target of the inspection is slaves?"
Looking at Karunu, the people present were somewhat surprised.
They hadn't expected such an outcome.
They had thought about how high the price they would have to pay and how much they would have to prepare in order to obtain those things.
But now, it seemed like they were just mere slaves.
Moreover, in the process, they did not even need to suffer any losses.
After all, even though they needed to provide the slaves, in the end, the Kobolds would be the ones paying.
For them, not only would they not suffer any losses, but they would also gain a lot.
After all, things like sugar were much more valuable than ordinary slaves.
This was especially true for the people in front of them.
After all, to these people, they were all lords of the Fourth Corps.
As lords, they often had a group of guards under them.
If they wanted to, they could directly plunder the surrounding caravans, or even force the refugees to become slaves.
It was a completely cost-free business.
In normal times, doing so might cause a lot of trouble, but at this time, it was not a problem.
After all, there was a war going on in the Chikal Kingdom, and a large number of refugees were appearing at every moment.
How could he care about such trivial matters?
Thinking of this, the people present could not help but ponder.
Karunu looked at the reactions of the people in front of him and couldn't help but smile. Then, he continued to talk about the next topic.
The meeting proceeded very quickly.
In just a few hours, all the details were finalized.
Of course, some specific things were not decided yet.
For example, the delivery and price of slaves, the prices of various commodities, and so on. These were all things that needed to be discussed in detail.
However, there was no need for Karunu to do it himself. He could just leave it to others.
After a few days, the gathered nobles gradually left the area.
"It's finally over …"
Standing there, Karunu looked into the distance and said softly.
"Are you preparing to go back?"
A voice rang out from the side just like that.
Karunu did not turn around. Just by hearing the voice, he knew who it was.
Direen was standing behind him. Looking at Karunu's tall figure, she asked in confusion, "You brought so many people here just to talk about this?"
Before this, she had thought that Karunu was here to launch a direct attack.
However, he didn't expect that the meeting would end so quickly.
"Just doing this is enough."
Karunu smiled as he explained, "The reason why I brought so many people was just to show off our strength.
"Let's take a look. It's not like anyone will think of cooperating with us."
"Cooperate?"
Direen felt quite confused.
"That's right."
Karunu nodded before turning around and looking towards the south, "The Chikal Kingdom in the south is still at war and seems to be in a state of panic.
"At this time, if we show enough strength, we might attract some people's attention and have them come to cooperate with us.
"What's in it for us?"
Direen looked at Karunu and asked in confusion, "Cooperating with Humans …"
"There are a lot of benefits to be gained."
Karunu smiled as he explained, "For example, some Humans' territories, some special benefits, and some other things …"
"I don't quite understand."
Direen shook her head, feeling somewhat confused, "And those slaves, they don't seem to be of much use to you, right?"
This was also what she was confused about.
On the surface, the slaves that Karunu wanted did not seem to be of much use to the Kobold Kingdom.
After all, anything that Humans could do, the Kobolds could do.
Moreover, compared to Humans, the Kobolds had more tenacious lifeforce and were more useful.
Comparatively speaking, the Kobolds' lives were cheaper, and even if they died, they would not feel any heartache.
In the desert, one could easily grab a handful of them.
"Buying slaves is just an experiment."
Karunu shook his head and said, "Ordinary slaves aren't of much use to us."
"But there are some special slaves that can be of great help to us."
"This is also why I want to cooperate with these people."
If they were ordinary slaves, they would not be very useful to Karunu.
In the desert, there were many cheap Kobolds. As long as they were given food, they would obediently work and were very useful.
Comparatively speaking, not only did Human slaves cost money, but they were also not as useful as Kobolds.
What Karunu needed were not these people.
What he needed the most were the elites among the humans.
Craftsmen, scholars, and even people of other professions.
These were what he needed.
It would be very difficult for Karunu to obtain these people through himself.
Only through the nobles of the Human World would it be easier for him to act.
As such, he was willing to cooperate with these people.
His purpose for coming here this time was actually only this.
As for the others, Karunu thought about it and was not too interested in them for now.
The Qirkal Kingdom was currently in a state of internal strife, but the Kobold Kingdom's strength was far from being able to devour this Kingdom in one go.
It was not just in terms of strength, but also in other aspects.
If he forced it, there would be many problems.
Rather than that, he might as well use trade to suck the blood of these Human Kingdoms and slowly strengthen himself.
Whether it was sugar or strong alcohol, they were both low-cost and high-profit products.
Through this, he would be able to continuously extract wealth from the Human Kingdoms and obtain what he wanted.
As for people and other things, the Kobolds could slowly excavate in the desert and would not need to search for them in the Human Kingdoms.
As for land, the desert was extremely vast.
No matter how he looked at it, there was no need for Karunu to attack the Human Kingdoms.
Moreover, his main enemy was none other than the Kobolds in the north.
They were currently his greatest enemies, as well as his main opponents.
"After this matter is over, I'll continue to expand outwards."
Standing where he was, Karunu looked into the distance and thought to himself.
Time slowly passed.
After staying here for a few days, Karunu quickly returned to Karu City.
Karu City was the name of the Kobold City, and it was named after Karunu.
After not seeing each other for a while, with the diligent work of the Kobolds, the interior of the city seemed to have become more complete.
Karunu returned to his position and prepared to continue working.
"A few large Tribes …"
Picking up the document in his hand, Karunu looked at the contents and thought to himself.
By now, after such a long time of hard work, there were no longer any Kobold Tribes around Karu City.
The large Kobold Tribes had all been destroyed and fused into this city.
It was because of this that the Kobold Kingdom had been able to develop and quickly reach this stage.
Of course, there were still wild Kobolds around Karu City. However, they were scattered and did not form tribes.
However, in the distance, it was not like this.
"The so-called forbidden area …"
Karunu picked up a piece of information in his hand and revealed a solemn look in his eyes.
There was a reason why the Barren Desert was called a desert.
Within the desert, there were many dangerous places.
In ancient times, there were gods who were active in this world.
They lived on the ground, living together with gods and humans, and they had a clear impact on this world.
In many places in this world, there were traces left behind by the gods.
The power of the gods was so great that the places where they had displayed their power and fought would often leave a deep mark. Even after tens of thousands of years had passed, the mark could not be recovered.
The so-called forbidden area was a general name for this type of region.
Within a forbidden area, there would be powerful existences in the past, making it incredibly dangerous.
Mortals would not be able to survive there.
This was the reason why the desert was called a desert.
In the past, the desert had been a battlefield between gods.
The power of the gods left traces on the earth, forming a deep mark on this area, causing a large area to become a forbidden area.
It was because of this that there were very few intelligent races in the desert.
Beside Karu City, there seemed to be a forbidden area.
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