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Chapter 554

Chapter 554 – Cooperation



When Zhao Hai saw the Beast King’s gesture, he didn’t dare to ignore it . Thus, he also drank from his cup .

These days, he has rarely drunk this kind of pure, undistilled Milk Wine . Although the smell of this wine is heavier, he has to recognize that its fragrance made the wine’s flavor quite different .

The Beast King smiled when he saw Zhao Hai drink the Milk Wine without his brows wrinkling . He knew that only a few Humans can stomach Milk Wine . There were Human Merchants who had been trading in the Prairie for a long time but still couldn’t drink Milk Wine . Zhao Hai wasn’t like any of them, he even seems like he loved drinking it .

The Beast King placed his glass down and had the guard serve him another glass . Then the Beast King looked at Zhao Hai and said, “I want to thank you for last time . If it weren’t for your help, our Beastman Race would have experienced huge losses . ”

Zhao Hai also placed his glass down, allowing the guard to fill it back up . He smiled towards the Beast King and said, “Your Majesty is too polite . I treat the Beastmen as my friends, and the Radiant Church as my enemies . There is no reason for me to not help my friends and instead aid my foe . ”

The Beast King smiled, then he said, “I made someone inquire, and I  discovered that the grain that you sell to the Beastmen was priced much lower than other Human Merchants . Why is that?”

Zhao Hai replied, “This isn’t something strange . The other Merchants needed to recoup their transportation expenses, but on the other hand, I have my Spatial Bags . Since I use Spatial Equipment in transporting grain to the Prairie, then naturally my prices would be much smaller . ”

The Beast King nodded, and then he laughed and said, “I’m afraid this method is very difficult for the others to learn . Nobody would use their Spatial Equipment just to transport grain . Hahaha . ”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly . He knew that what the Beast King said was right . But the actual reason why Zhao Hai’s method cannot be copied by the other merchants was because they didn’t have Zhao Hai’s Space .

The Beast King looked at Zhao Hai and then said, “There aren’t any Human Merchants that would dare come to the Prairie at this time . I estimate that this situation would go on for several months . Although we had managed to snatch a lot of things, I’m sure those would run out in a few short months . At the same time, small Merchants would refrain from doing business in the Prairie anymore because of the fair price agreement . In the future, I fear that the food shortage would be even bigger than this time . And when that time comes, we could only get grain at a high price . Do you have any solutions to this?”

Zhao Hai smiled to the Beast King and replied, “Your Majesty, you don’t need to worry about this . As long as the Beastmen need food, I can sell it . This is not a problem . ”

The Beast King stared, then his two eyes turned bright as he looked straight into Zhao Hai’s eyes and said, “You mean you have a lot of grain? Are they Bread Fruits?”

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “I have plenty of Bread Fruits, plenty of Bamboo Rice as well . Therefore, Your Majesty don’t need to worry about the Prairie’s food in the future . ”

The Beast King looked at Zhao Hai, he seems to think that he had misunderstood what Zhao Hai just said . The reason why he invited Zhao Hai over was to gauge if Zhao Hai is truly a friend to the Beastmen . If Zhao Hai passes his evaluation, then he would give him satisfactory benefits . If he fails, then he even if he wouldn’t chase Zhao Hai out, he would still be on guard against him .

But he didn’t think that Zhao Hai’s reply would be this . He was very clear about the amount of food that the entire Beastman Race needed . It was an astronomical amount .

When Zhao Hai saw the Beast King’s expression, he knew what was on the Beast King’s mind . Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “Your Majesty, you don’t really have to worry . My territory doesn’t only produce Bamboo Rice and Bread Fruit, I also have other things cultivated there . To be honest, if I don’t sell my food over to the Beastmen and instead dump them to the Human markets, then I’m afraid the price of food would immediately plummet . And I don’t want it to be like that . Therefore, I want to bring them over to the Prairie and sell it here . Not only is the purchase price high in the Prairie, the demand is also very large . And if I sell my products to the Beastmen, I won’t be affecting the Human markets, and I won’t be destabilizing the economy . ”



The Beast King nodded, although he was a Beastman, after all these years of being a Beast King he has managed to have some understanding about Human matters . He knew that among the merchants who came to the Prairie, only those big Merchants were able to make a fortune, small Merchants wouldn’t be able to earn a lot .

He knew the price of grain on Human lands, but he also knew how much it costs for the humans to transport grain to the Prairie . Aside from artificial reasons, this overhead cost was the reason why prices of grain in the Prairie was very high .

Because of this, the fair price agreement between the Empires and the Beastmen didn’t include having the same price as in the Human domain . This was because it would be an unrealistic scenario, and there would be no merchants that would sell food to the Beastmen anymore if that happens .


Moreover, the Beast King also knew that in the Human lands, the influence of each Great Noble Family was very formidable . And with how their grain business is closely tied with their military, these Great Nobles would do their best in order to keep the price constant . Any fluctuation to the market would have huge impact to these Great Nobles .

As for the Buda Clan, the Beast King was aware of it as well . The rise of this clan can only be described as absurd . In a very short year, forget about being a Middle-ranked clan, they immediately became one of the most powerful Clans in the Human continent . This kind of development can only be read in legends .

These information were acquired by the Beast King from the Nobles that they had fought . In truth, he had expected Zhao Hai to be someone who didn’t have much reputation among the Humans . But after his inquiries, he managed to find out how big Zhao Hai’s fame was .

With Zhao Hai’s recent response, the Beast King finally believed that Zhao Hai did really have a huge hatred towards the Radiant Church . But if he adds the Great Nobles to his list of enemies, he wouldn’t be able to thrive among his race . Affecting the grain market of the Human Race wasn’t something that the Buda Clan can afford to handle .

Seeing the Beast King starting to believe him, Zhao Hai then said, “I really do see the Beastmen as friends . To tell you the truth, I really don’t like to interact with other Humans, it’s too tiring . Haha . ”

The Beast King stared at Zhao Hai before he chuckled and then it turned into a laugh . A laugh so thick that it penetrated deep into one’s soul .



After some time, the Beast King stopped and then with a deep voice he said to Zhao Hai, “Good, good . Starting today, you’re also going be my friend . As well as my Tiger Tribe’s friend . ”

The Beast King wasn’t only the alliance leader of the Beastman Race . At the same time, he was also the Patriarch of the the Giant Tiger Tribe . His influence in his tribe was so big that he can claim to say these words .

When Zhao Hai heard the Beast King, his heart couldn’t help but beat in glee . He knew how heavy the words of the Beast King were . With those words, he would be able to walk in the Prairie much more freely . Even the famous Tribes of the Prairie would have to give him face .

Zhao Hai immediately stood up and gave a salute, “Zhao Hai is very thankful to His Majesty . ”

The Beast King waved his hand and had Zhao Hai sit down, then he said, “Our Beastman Race’s food problem would be handed over to you . I don’t know if you knew, but why do you think our Beastmen race is always fighting? It’s to survive . If the Big Tribes wanted to survive, they would have to snatch from the small tribes . And in turn, those small tribes would snatch from the smaller tribes . In between these battles, a lot of lives would be lost . All because there is no food . As a Beastman myself, thinking about this is very painful!”

Zhao Hai couldn’t think of any response as he listened to the Beast King . What the Beast King said was true . Do the Beastmen really want to fight? Of course not . No race was born to kill and die, all of them were only compelled to do so in order to survive .

The Beast King sighed and then turned his head to Zhao Hai and said, “These years, we had always wanted to establish a good relationship with the Humans . But the Human race simply didn’t pay any attention to our Beastman Race . They regard us as barbarians, some even look at us as if we are Wild Beasts . The only thing they want from us is more profit . With such people, who in their right minds would want to cooperate with them? Zhao Hai, those few words you spoke back then outside Iron Wall Fortress moved me . You said that in your eyes, Beastmen and Humans are the same intelligent beings . That made me thing, if there was one Human that we Beastman can comfortably cooperate with, it would only be you . ”

Zhao Hai stared at the Beast King, he didn’t say anything . He knew that these words of the Beast King were spoken with true sincerity, this was what was truly inside the Beast King’s heart .

After a moment, Zhao Hai opened his mouth and said, “Your Majesty, I’ll stand behind the words that I’ve said . I treat the Beastmen as my equal . Your Majesty doesn’t need to worry about anything if you cooperate with me . ”

The Beast King nodded and then patted Zhao Hai’s shoulder, “Alright, I’ll believe you . I hope you can do it . ”

Zhao Hai smiled and said, “I won’t disappoint you, Your Majesty . Right, I’ll have to offer Your Majesty a cup . ” Then he turned his hand and took out a bottle of Milk Wine .

The Beast King looked the bottle that Zhao Hai just took out, he had seen this liquor before . The Herculean Bulls and the Black Bears have gifted him some of these . To be honest, he really loved this liquor . This liquor was obviously Milk Wine, but it was much different than what he had drank before .

The Beast King didn’t decline and then finished his Milk Wine first before handing his cup over to Zhao Hai . After he took a sip of Zhao Hai’s milk wine, he nodded . This was indeed the same wine that the Black Bear Tribe has sent .

After looking at the Beast King, Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, “Your Majesty, perhaps we can cooperate and produce this liquor . What do you think?”

The Beast King couldn’t help but stare at Zhao Hai in confusion . He knew what this liquor represented, it represented huge profits, incomparably huge profits .

When he went to the Human lands, he also inquired about this liquor . This Milk Wine was very popular among the Humans as well . Moreover, it’s sold at a very high price . If Zhao Hai cooperates with the Beastmen, then it would absolutely bring them huge benefits .





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