The entire group that came was small, and it contained three humans, one of whom being the City Lord of Earth Union City, while two others, likely a part of the Mavelia Merchant Union, accompanied them as guards and maybe even handlers? I don’t know.
I wouldn’t be speaking to them though, so they pretty much roamed the City while Jral followed them.
In the meantime, The City Lord and the two men he came with were led to the conference room, and after initial greetings were taken care of, the two men left with Richard, while Frian and Lirian stood guard outside of the door.
Tea was served as always, and both of us took our seats.
City Lord Johnson looked to be somewhere between his late 30s and his early 40s. He seemed wary of me for some reason, but not necessarily afraid. I wonder if they told him I was an Infernal, that would explain the wariness, I guess.
I could tell he was in the 5th Cycle and the two guys that came with him were both in the 4th. So, I guess it’s safe to assume that that’s probably the rough standard of the stronger people on Earth by this point.
I guess those stories where people just blaze through all the cultivation levels aren’t necessarily accurate huh…well not for Earthlings at least.
“Mr. Raizen. I think we have a lot to talk about, but I don’t want to beat around the bush too much. I was told you weren’t human.
“Instead, your something called an Infernal. Are you able to elaborate on that please? I wasn’t given much information apart from that. If my question comes across as rude, I apologize, but I think it’s important to know who exactly I’m talking to.”
So, I guess he’s jumping straight into the big stuff right away. That’s good. I really don’t like to sugar coat things all that much either.
“I’m indeed an Infernal. I was born and raised here and only found out recently that I was different. I am not half human or anything like that. Purely an Infernal. Though I do consider myself someone of Earth.”
“So, what exactly is an Infernal?”
“We are a different race, and that’s all I have to share regarding that.
“Instead, I have a question for you. Why did you sign a contract that gave them 50% ownership of your City?”
His eyebrows raised slightly as he took in what I said. I really hoped he didn’t bother asking more questions about Infernals. I get the intrigue, but he knows what he needs to know.
“I was under the impression that the contract we were offered was the best choice at the time. 50% ownership of the City is indeed a steep price to pay, but the people living there have a roof over their heads and food to eat.
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“That’s much more than what most people could ever ask for. Did you not make the same decision?”
His response made me take a step back and reevaluate my question. He was human, a regular human being on Earth. He did not have the backing of a power that is feared and respected across the Multiverse.
Without that, I’d likely be in the same position that he’s in.
“My situation is a bit different. This City is mine, and mine alone. Though, I have advantages that you didn’t, so I understand why you made that decision.
“But despite that, it’s important your aware of the impact your decision could have.”
I was willingly sharing information from what I’ve learned from both Jrino and Elder Zal, and some might say I shouldn’t be doing that, but just like always, I’ll give this City Lord Johnson a certain level of trust.
If he breaks that trust then so be it, I’ll act accordingly then.
For now, I want to make sure he knew exactly what he did.
I proceeded to explain all the details about what signing a contract like that could mean for him and his City.
By the end of it all he was frowning slightly.
“I see…that explains quite a few things then.”
He paused after that and didn’t appear as if he wanted to explain any further as he found himself lost in thought for a few moments.
“Thank you for the information. I now have favor to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
“I won’t stop you from trading with the City as a whole. Which will of course, include the Union, but I would like to request a separate agreement just between us.”
A part of me wanted to forsake trading with the Mavelia Merchant Union at all but based on what was in the ring they gave me; it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to deprive the people of the City of things like that.
At least not yet.
But this is good enough for now.
Now, despite how I carried myself in the meeting thus far. I wasn’t an expert negotiator by any means. So, I had Richard, and the others come into the conference room, but I didn’t leave. It was important that I understood these things as well.
It was roughly another hour or two before the meeting finally ended.
We didn’t finalize any form of trade agreement yet, but it wasn’t due to any sort of negative reason. We simply had far too much to talk about, and by now people needed a break.
Eventually, everyone cleared out, and I was alone once more.
There was a lot to think about…
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While Raizen was busy discussing trade agreements. The news of an Infernal being present on a Planet in the newly integrated Universe didn’t take very long to make its rounds in the Multiverse.
The reactions to the news were somewhat varied across all the different factions who were privy to it.
There were some who simply wondered what would the Infernals want with a newly integrated Planet. It was widely known that they practically never big for positions in any Tutorial.
Of course, this was the main reaction of someone newer factions who only came to true Multiversal Power sometime in the past tens of thousands of years.
Compared to them, there were various factions who have been for millions of years and then they were considered young in the face of few others.
To those factions…ones that knew the only reason an Infernal would be present on a newly integrated Planet, were now suddenly wary.
Even the Olirag Clan did not know the true reason.
Jrino’s Branch Head, and the other upper echelon members of the Clan only knew that if Infernals were ever spotted in a Tutorial or on a Planet that was newly Integrated. Then immediately wash their hands of it if possible, and if it was too late to do so, then tread carefully and aim for peaceful engagements.
Even then, they would always be prepared to wash their hands of the situation.
Of course, unlike the Olirag Clan, the Meitalc people had much deeper history with the Infernals and knew exactly what it meant for Raizen to appear. It was the reason Yamaal treated him with such respect immediately and without hesitation.
All of these factions in the know…knew things would suddenly get far more intense and chaotic in this Integrated Universe.
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