Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 306 Absolute Control of Business

These outrageous words immediately caused Slot's pupils to dilate in shock. He then knelt on the ground and cried out in terror to the air, "These are just the traveler's wild words. I hope you will forgive me, sir."

Only after Slott saw the message from the spirit particle that he was pardoned did he stand up, drenched in sweat, as if he had just escaped death. At this moment, Slott looked at Xuan Yuan Muze with a hint of resentment in his eyes, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and say, "I hope you will be careful with your words. What you just said almost sent my whole family to serve time in hell."

Xuanyuan Muze asked, puzzled, "What are you afraid of? With your strength, you have no reason to fear the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, do you?"

At this point, Slot finally couldn't hold back and roared, "That's because you simply don't understand how terrifying the military power of this country is!"

Then, Slot, breathing heavily, warned Xuan Yuan Muze: "First of all, you need to understand one thing, friend. The workers recruited by the private factories owned by merchants are all provided by state-owned factories. State-owned factories recruit new people unconditionally, train them into skilled technicians, and then let them switch jobs to us for free to support our business activities. Putting aside whether my rebellion would be morally condemned for this kind of behavior of 'eating and drinking from the big brother, and then cursing the big brother,' the local police would be enough to give me a hard time if I had such thoughts."

Don't be fooled by how 'high-end' my factory looks. It's just because your hometown's technology is so underdeveloped. Nanotechnology and the other scientific technologies you see are too common in the Land of Myriad Races. Even the clothes of the common people have long been made with this material.

The police officers are wearing high-tech nano-armor that is at least four generations ahead of us. Or to put it another way, what makes you think that a lowly businessman like me can attract aristocratic scientific research talents to work for me? And what makes you think that a small black workshop like mine can compete with a scientific research institute that gathers all the top talents?

Furthermore, although the police on various planets are just veterans retired from the military, their average strength is that of a true master-level expert. Coupled with wearing top-tier nano armor, their combat power is unimaginable. The armor you are wearing should be the version discarded by the previous police force. I think you should know how strong this armor is.

This is a difference in hard power. Not to mention, the spiritual energy monitors the entire planet; if it detects a rebellion, it will immediately eliminate the rebels. I don't even have the right to engage in petty tricks. Don't be fooled by my outward appearance of power; in the eyes of the nation, I'm just a pig ready to be slaughtered at any time.

Xuanyuan Muze asked again, "Spiritual Child? What is that? And even if your raw strength is lacking, you are still necessary in terms of social class. The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races is so cruelly stifling your future, are you really indifferent to this?"

Slot countered, "How is this called suppression? The laws of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races only regulate and suppress a series of financial behaviors such as excessive consumption, false information, and commercial fraud. In other words, they are just forcing us to compete for market share with real quality and service. The law allows everyone to compete fairly and earn a living based on real skills and hard power. Is that persecution?"

You will gradually discover the essence of our law: "Let doing good deeds go unpunished, and let doing bad deeds have consequences." This is the essence and purpose of our law.

As for spirit particles, I don't know much about them and can't explain it to you. I only know that they can monitor our every move, and everything is under their control. If you want to know more clearly, I suggest you go to the Academy of Sciences; they will definitely give you a satisfactory answer.

Xuanyuan Muze fell silent. Slot's words made him start to reflect. Perhaps the laws of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races were not wrong, or perhaps it was just that the environment here was different from that of Blue Star.

For the rest of the time, the two remained silent as they continued their tour of the commercial sector of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. Slot had lost his previous enthusiasm and only half-heartedly introduced the various commercial sectors to Xuan Yuan Mu Ze. Soon, the day's journey came to an end. As Slot was preparing to say goodbye to Xuan Yuan Mu Ze, Xuan Yuan Mu Ze finally realized what he felt was missing from this country, so he asked again.

"I've just realized what this country's commerce is lacking: a food industry! But why? Food is the most important thing for people, so why don't you develop a food industry? It doesn't make sense. And why are all food supplies sold by the undead?"

Upon hearing this question, Slot's gloomy expression instantly vanished, replaced by excitement as he exclaimed, "This is where His Majesty the Emperor's brilliance lies. The commercial system of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races has no taxes whatsoever. All of the country's revenue is supplemented by the three most crucial economic lifelines he controls: agriculture, mining, and recycling."

Xuan Yuan Muze asked, puzzled, "What's so clever about this? Doesn't this make the government's intervention in commerce even more passive? After all, the truly profitable industries are all in the hands of you businessmen. Can their income afford to pay the salaries of officials?"

Slot chuckled dismissively, saying with a hint of sarcasm, "You're still just a child. You have no idea how terrifying this move is. In the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, agriculture and mining are entirely managed by low-level undead. These tireless skeletons, who can work day and night, are perfectly capable of managing these simple but high-intensity basic tasks."

These spirits all come from the natural deaths in society. You may not understand what this means. In other words, the government of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races can develop agriculture and mining with virtually no cost. The labor force comes from the natural deaths in society, and the land resources are allocated entirely by them. It can be said that as long as the rulers don't make any stupid mistakes, the country can make near-perfect use of land resources.

What is needed to develop agriculture and mining? Nothing more than seeds and tools. Even those tough mineral veins can be easily transformed into easily exploitable open mines by two earth elemental mages from the magic academy in two or three days.

In other words, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, with its terrifying strength, has turned these two industries into risk-free businesses. No matter how low the price of grain is, they can still make a profit, and no matter how cheap the price of minerals is, they are still making pure profit.

The Kingdom of Myriad Races can't truly operate purely on welfare. Although the price of grain is only a dozen or so copper coins, can you imagine how huge the demand for grain is? How much is consumed daily?! Even if there were a real shortage of money, simply raising the price of all grain by a few copper coins per kilogram would be enough to replenish the national treasury. Don't underestimate this small increase; let's do the math. This planet has ten billion inhabitants. To put it mildly, each person consumes at least one hundred kilograms of grain per year. That means the annual sales of grain are at least one trillion kilograms. Even multiplying one trillion by one cent would be my total revenue for a quarter, not to mention the revenue from the mineral resources that control the lives of all our merchants and the recycling industry that recycles waste resources.

In other words, the Kingdom of Myriad Races has lacked many things over the years, but it has never lacked money.