This year, due to Ellington's production demand, the supply of Drake blood could not meet the demand. The Ryan Empire also captured a large number of Drake for breeding. But when winter came, these breeding farms had a hard time.
At the end of the month, the weather had become colder, especially in the Ryan Empire in the north. It had become a world covered in snow again. The plants had withered, and the herbivorous magical beasts had disappeared. As a result, the carnivorous magical beasts had to gradually reduce their activity frequency, and the hunting teams organized by the breeding farms had difficulty in harvesting.
The inability to obtain enough meat from the wild to supplement the consumption of feed had caused the pressure on the Drake breeding farms to increase a lot. This was especially true for those breeding farms that were expanding blindly. Now, they had to reinvest a large part of the income from selling Drake blood into buying feed. These guys had a terrible appetite, and it was quite scary when they ate meat.
However, perhaps it was because they had been living too comfortably in captivity for more than a year. They were served every day, so the Drake in the breeding farms were now very obedient. After winter, their days were much better than when they were in the wild. They didn't have to search for food in the wasteland as hard as they used to. Most of them were fat and strong, which made many of them accept their current captive life.
It had only been a little more than a year since the breeding of land dragons started, and there were already signs of them being trained. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before they would become livestock with treasures all over their bodies, just like the pigs on Earth.
Although the snowy weather caused the overall downturn in the breeding industry, the cold weather was quite helpful for the sales of heating products of the Datang Chamber of Commerce. In previous years, the residents of the Ryan Empire had to rely on their own hair to survive the winter, or chop firewood to make fire in the fireplace. When the products of the Datang Chamber of Commerce first arrived in the Ryan Empire, the residents' income was not enough to buy the products.
However, it was also the development of the aquaculture industry that brought great improvements to the income of the residents. According to the statistics, the average monthly income of the residents in the cities of the Leon Empire had increased by more than 900% compared to the same period last year, and the average income of the residents in the villages and towns had increased by more than 1,600% compared to the same period last year.
At first glance, it was a rather terrifying increase, but because the base was too small, it actually only brought the Ryan Empire, which had a relatively low average income, to the Prandal average income line. The real income level still needed to be improved. In the next year, when the number on the denominator became normal, the increase would drop to a reasonable number.
At the same time, the development of the airship transportation industry had greatly reduced the impact of the snow on land transportation. Almost every day, there would be a steady stream of foreign merchants and tourists coming to the Ryan Empire by airship. Among them, the number of tourists coming to New Bul-Kathos was the highest. The economic vitality of this place had skyrocketed, and it was close to the level of a first-tier city in Prandal.
The large amount of snow that had accumulated since the beginning of winter did not stop the people from coming to the Ryan Empire to enjoy the exotic scenery. The local products of New Bul-Kathos were almost out of stock, and the locals were grinning from ear to ear.
It was worth mentioning that the weather in the Ryan Empire was only so bad this winter because of the help of the Weather Mages. Most of the water vapor had been dispersed to other dry areas to form effective precipitation.
Because of these reasons, the residents of the Ryan Empire were generally friendly to the Irus Empire and Tang En. They all felt that the two countries should further strengthen their cooperation …
"Alright, alright, I got it, but …"
Tang En looked at Testero, who was sitting in front of him and talking at length. He was a little confused, "You came all the way here to talk about so many irrelevant things. What are you trying to say?"
Tang En noticed that Testero's eloquence had improved ever since he was brainwashed by economics. He did not even take a sip of tea after sitting down. He talked about the history of the Ryan Empire, from the south to the north. He talked for almost an hour.
Testero coughed softly and smiled, "Didn't I already say what I wanted to say?"
"Huh?"
"We should further strengthen our cooperation," Testero said sincerely.
Testero said earnestly, "After all, we are beastmen and you are humans. If we maintain this kind of cooperation for a long time, there will be problems in the long run. To prevent this from happening, our two countries should further strengthen our cooperation and maintain our friendship, so … "
"But haven't we already fully cooperated?"
Tang En could not understand. Right now, the Ryan Empire's development could not be done without the help of the Datang Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, because of Testero's debt, the entire Ryan Empire could be considered Tang En's backyard. How could they still cooperate?
"Let's have a marriage alliance."
"What!?"
Testero's sudden words scared Tang En. My feelings are in a mess right now. I haven't even solved the matter with Aiguin yet, and you still want to cause trouble for me!?
Vanilla and Coco were indeed very cute, but if Testero really asked him to marry them at this time, Tang En could only refuse.
"I'm serious."
Testero looked at Tang En very seriously, "You know, we actually need this."
"Ha!"
Tang En sneered. For Testero, of course, this was necessary. One must know that in order to get Tang En to help the construction and modernization of the Ryan Empire, Testero sold almost everything he could in the Ryan Empire. The so-called humiliating terms were nothing more than that. If the Ryan Empire did not develop, Testero's signing of this contract would have become the fuse for internal conflicts among the Orcs. It would have directly caused a civil war.
But fortunately, Tang En's assistance did indeed help the Ryan Empire develop. The Orcs' lives were getting better and better, so no one would continue to stare at the humiliating terms signed by Testero.
The others did not care, but Testero himself was concerned. He had no choice. The better his life was, the more he understood the importance of those resources and sovereignty. But now, the initiative had been handed over to Tang En. What could he do?
So, Testero thought of a perfect plan – a marriage alliance.
That's right, a marriage alliance.
As long as the marriage alliance between the Ryan Empire and the Irus Empire was successful, then both sides would be one family. Since they were one family, then all the debts in the past could be written off, right? Without the burden of debt, wouldn't the Ryan Empire's future development be smooth?
Testero thought happily. If he really succeeded, the future would be wonderful. But unfortunately, Tang En could easily guess what he was thinking. This guy clearly wanted to use a marriage alliance to offset the debt!
But was it possible? To put it bluntly, did he think that the Saintess of his family was made of gold and diamonds?
Although it was not very nice to say this, and he felt sorry for the two cute cat-eared girls, it was the truth. As long as the Ryan Empire and the Irus Empire had not merged, they would be two main forces. Tang En had to think from the side of the Irus Empire. Using a marriage alliance to offset such a huge debt was only possible if he had lost his mind. But how could he lose his mind after being squeezed by all kinds of beauties every day? It was impossible!
If Aiguina's matter could be solved smoothly, Tang En did not mind marrying Vanilla and Coco. But that did not mean that the Ryan Empire's debt could be offset. He still hoped to use this heavy debt to force the Ryan Empire into financial bankruptcy, and then the two countries would merge into one.
"Don't even think about it. I will never agree to a marriage alliance. Olina is still angry with me. If I marry a concubine now, wouldn't I be courting death?"
Tang En casually found an excuse to fool Testero. But unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Testero laughed heartily and said, "My friend, are you misunderstanding something? You are not the one I want to marry. "
"Huh?"
Testero revealed his shining teeth. "I want my son Ursa to marry your daughter Aurelia."
Testero had already noticed the relationship between Tang En, Vanilla, and Coco. His first choice was, of course, to use Vanilla and Coco's marriage to consolidate his political power and offset the debt. But he also knew that Vanilla and Coco were the Saintesses of the Vulcan Vatican. Their marriage was not affected by him at all. The Vulcan Vatican stood behind them, giving them the greatest freedom in marriage.
Although Testero had already convinced them to sacrifice themselves to marry Tang En for the sake of the Ryan Empire's future, he also knew that Tang En would find all kinds of excuses to avoid this marriage alliance. With his two-faced personality, there would only be one result – Tang En would stay, but he would continue to bear the debt.
So, Testero prepared for both sides.
As expected, when Tang En began to find excuses to evade the marriage alliance, Testero took advantage of the situation to reveal his true intentions.
That's right, the marriage alliance was not with Tang En, but with Prince Ursa of the Ryan Empire and Princess Aurelia of the Irus Empire, Irus!
The pearl of the Irus Empire, Princess Aurelia, was already 26 years old. She had long passed the average marriage age in the Prandal. Tang En should have arranged a marriage for her long ago. Generally speaking, when a princess was married, she would either marry a noble or form an alliance with another country. But now, looking at the Prandal, there were only three countries left: the Irus Empire, the Ryan Empire, and the Ronicante Kingdom. Among them, King Oscar of the Ronicante Kingdom was Aurelia's uncle. Of course, it was impossible for her to marry back.
This meant that either Aurelia would marry a noble in her country or form an alliance with the Ryan Empire.
Looking at Tang En, Testero smiled happily.
How about it? The marriage alliance isn't with you. How are you going to find an excuse to refuse?
Holy … shit!
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