The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

"Dare not... I just hope that our Duchy remains strong, so that the Andes Family's business can grow bigger and bigger."

"I hope so too."

Edward stood up, walked to the window, and in a casual tone, said, "Since there's a famine in the north, we'll just buy from elsewhere."

Pausing for a moment, he issued an order.

"Immediately, follow the procedure to import grain through the ports from other city-states on the Northeast Shore of the Vortex Sea, and conduct all transactions as commercial activities. But buy a little more than usual. Also, remember, let your subordinates handle it, do not show up personally... During this time, occupy yourself with other matters, as there should be many people watching you."

"Yes, I understand your intention. Such a small matter is not enough to keep the Andes Family Head busy." Andes instantly understood the Duke's intentions and nodded in agreement.

"Good that you know."

Edward's lips curled into a smile, and he nodded with satisfaction.

Yang Andes bowed and quietly exited the study.

The door closed.

Edward stood in place for a full minute before walking to the bookshelf and ringing the bell to summon a guard, calling his trusted aide.

"Go, please ask Governor Goethe Wilson to come see me."

In less than a quarter of an hour, a middle-aged man with a serious expression walked briskly into the study, respectfully bowing in front of his desk.

"Your Majesty, you called for me."

"Goethe Wilson," Edward's tone was commanding, "I have a new decree that you need to execute immediately."

Goethe appeared solemn.

"Please instruct me."

Edward paused, then continued.

"Under the pretext of 'Supporting Twilight,' do not lift the mobilization order for the Northern Relief Army for the time being. Not only that, continue the training of the new soldiers as planned... and take them to the Southwest Swamp to train with those new-style weapons our allies sent us."

Goethe Wilson was momentarily stunned, showing confusion on his face.

"Your Majesty, hasn't the war in Twilight Province already ended? The Judicial Court and Lion Heart Knight Order have completely taken over there, and Princess Aileen is about to return triumphantly. Why are we training new soldiers now..."

"It's to prepare for a rainy day."

Edward ignored his question and continued, "Brass Pass is in a precarious situation; we must prepare for the worst, guarding against a Chaos invasion."

"This..."

Goethe Wilson was dumbfounded.

Though Brass Pass was on the east side of Twilight Province, Twilight was vast, and Dwarves lived in the Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, where the winds of the Dimension Desert would not reach.

Why suddenly prepare for a rainy day at this time?

Connecting the recent rumors among the upper class about tensions between the Duke and King, he steadied himself and cautiously reminded.

"Your Majesty... I will execute your orders without hesitation. Yet, I also dare to ask you to reconsider. Peace is precious."

Edward sat back at his desk, calmly observing the cautious Governor, leaving him with a meaningful remark.

"I wish so too, but my desires may not be everyone's."

...

The tea room of the 'Embrace of Dawn' hotel is an excellent place to overlook Queen Street.

The afternoon sun was warm and pleasant, with bustling streets and well-dressed citizens flowing continuously.

Thanks to the continuous, enormous orders supplied by the Gutaf United Kingdom, the economy of Thunder City had reached an unprecedented peak, gathering wealth from the entire Northeast Shore of the Vortex Sea here.

It was already prosperous before.

The "Great Storm" of the Vast Ocean and the expedition of the Imperial Temple Knight Order had kept the Thunder City machinery factories busy since last year, and that vast seven-million-square-kilometer market was merely adding fuel to the fire...

Yet, beneath the façade of prosperity, the clouds of civil unrest silently gathered out of people's sight.

Sitting across from Prince Colin, Andes picked up the teacup and gently blew on it, but his expression as he looked out the window seemed somewhat disinterested.

To avoid arousing Earl Derek's suspicion, he delegated the grain procurement to his subordinates, while he busied himself with other affairs in "avoidance" mode.

For example, banking, which is now his main focus.

Thanks to the booming financial sector, the resulting credit and savings business can be said to be the fastest expanding field for the Andes Family in recent years.

And many issues remain unnoticed until the lid is lifted; problems' severity comes to light only then.

The underlying worries beneath Thunder City's prosperity were not just about civil unrest; liquidity crisis was also quietly accumulating...

"Your Highness."

Yang Andes put down his cup and turned to face the calmly tea-sipping Colin, with a hint of unease on his face.

"I've recently encountered some work-related problems, and I seek your expertise. I wonder how the prosperous Gutaf United Kingdom handles issues arising from prosperity?"

"Oh?" Luo Yan gestured for him to continue, intrigued, "That's an interesting perspective... Are you saying you have too much money?"

"Quite the opposite," Andes shook his head, helplessly. "We're running out of money, or more accurately, our Gold Coin supplies are insufficient."

Luo Yan nodded.

"I see."

This was an evident problem; even at the Empire's center, a million Gold Coins was an enormous figure, enough to drive countless people like Sir Dantes to madness and sacrifice their lives for their careers.

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