Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

Who Can Stand It?

Magic potions.

Enchanted equipment.

Only these two.

Kang De said, “We can make a deal.”

When it came to business, the princess became serious. She said, “What do you have?”

Kang De looked at her serious expression and suddenly smiled. “Cola, as many as you want.”

The princess was stunned, then she said angrily, “Kang De!”

She seemed to be embarrassed to mention her gluttony yesterday—in front of others.

This was their secret.

Kang De’s heart stirred, and then he said, “It’s a joke, a joke. I can provide you with a large number of daily resources, including fresh various ingredients, water, wine, and so on.”

“In addition, I also have a large number of spices. These are all on the list of transactions.”

The princess pondered for a moment and revealed a troubled expression.

Kang De frowned and said, “Can’t I? Don’t worry about the number.”

Tina hesitated for a moment before saying, “I believe that with your morals and character, you’ll definitely pay enough for the transaction and won’t force it. However, the bottles of magic medicine given to you are of extremely high quality and are considered rare in Goethe. There are only a few dozen bottles on the ship.”

—Oh, that was expert-level medicine.

Kang De completely understood what the princess meant.

Were there very few? What a pity.

He said, “It’s fine if the quality is lower.”

The knight and the maidservant smiled bitterly.

“There’s no more… The medicine used to assist the warriors in battle has almost been used up. We encountered many fierce battles on the way.”

Tina said, “The remaining dozen or so bottles of the highest-level medicine were originally given as a gift to an important figure of the Imperial City’s War Guild. Unless it’s a matter of life and death, we won’t use them.”

Tsk.

Kang De asked again, “What about enchanted equipment?”

The princess sighed, “That thing is even more precious. There are a total of six things on the ship, and they’re all extremely precious items. Together with the treasures on the ship, they’re used to lobby the powerful figures in the capital.”

Kang De thought for a moment. “Can’t I give gifts with spices? I have a lot.”

The princess shook her head apologetically, “You can’t just look at the value of the money. It has to match the other party’s interest and be appropriate and presentable, so…”

The reason was very simple.

This was comparing an enchanted weapon made by a famous craftsman and 20 boxes of chicken essence.

Although the practical value of the latter was far greater than the former, to a noble who valued martial arts and pride, which gift could make him more proud?

The princess asked, “You might not know this, but the precious items on the ship are all to be given to the officials and nobles of the Empire as a gift. If you want to trade these enchanted pieces of equipment, you have to exchange them with equally rare and beautiful high-priced items. Can you provide these?”

Tina thought of the various strange magical items in the valley that she did not recognize.

Kang De hesitated.

Speaking of rare and beautiful items, there were actually many. The technological wonders of modern society, as well as appliances and electronics with different functions, should be able to scare these country bumpkins from the other world.

However, appliances had to be powered. Most of them had to be matched with a generator, or they had to use batteries.

Electricity was one of the sources of strength for humans on Earth. Before figuring out the truth of this world, he was unwilling to easily spread these things, lest the legendary Archmages, Demon Kings, and Saints see through them and directly tear open space to run to him to see what secret he was hiding.

Kang De was a very careful person. Ever since he arrived in the other world, he had been even more careful.

He pondered what else of high value he had.

Knowledge.

Books.

This was definitely impossible.

Ever since they confirmed that there was also civilization in this other world, the bookstore on the fourth floor of the mall had become the most valuable area. Apart from the current best-selling books, there were also the works of the most intelligent people in human history. Literature, art, military, religion, technology… The wealth of the entire race was printed on those pages.

How could knowledge be given to others?

D*mn, now that he thought about it, there did not seem to be anything he could give to the nobles…

There were many erotic pictures.

Or was it jewelry from a jewelry store?

Or was it a relatively interesting toy that did not involve the core of technology?

He was in deep thought when he heard the princess say, “It’s fine. Kang De, if you can’t think of it at the moment, you can take your time to consider it. You can even go back and find it.”

Kang De did not take it to heart. Immediately after, the princess said, “Head Maid Bedolla, please go to my bedroom and bring all the potions and enchantment items to Mr. Kang De.”

He looked up in surprise.

He met the princess’s gentle smile.

“Goethe used the taxes of the people to buy these gifts. Our original intention was to befriend the important figures in the capital in exchange for their promise and support to provide support for Goethe’s defense war.”

She said, “Personally, I think you’re also a big shot worth befriending. Therefore, I’ll give you all the magic medicines. I hope they can be helpful to your next plan. I sincerely hope that you can remember Goethe’s friendship and hope that this seed of friendship will grow one day.”

“Of course…” She blinked and smiled slyly, “Those enchanted equipment are not gifts, they’re only rented. When you resolve the matters on the island, you have to return them to us.”

“As for the rent…” She smiled, “Just a box of cola.”

This was a response to Kang De’s initial joke.

The girl smiled like a flower.

Kang De was an innocent man. He had never seen such a scene.

In just an instant, the faint sense of distance caused by the tea ceremony from before shattered. Without any hesitation, he sent all the rare potions and enchanted equipment over. This casual decision, this gentle smile, this feeling of being favored by a beauty…

Who could stand it?

Calm down, calm down.

Kang De chanted in his mind.

Old Wang said that beautiful women were all pigs. Old Wang said that a dignified man could not be a simp. Old Wang said that beautiful women were all pigs. Old Wang said that a dignified man could not be a simp…

Thinking of this, his eyes became much calmer. He nodded and said, “Thank you for your trust.”

The princess smiled and said, “Kang De, you have to trust me more.”

The girl’s eyes were very exquisite as if she had seen through many things.

Kang De took the two boxes that Lady Bedolla took out. A large box and a small box.

He opened the box and confirmed it briefly without looking carefully.

Closing the box, he stood up and said, “Thank you for your kindness, but I won’t disappoint you. I’ll go home now and make preparations and the initial plan… I’ll invite a few animal friends to wander and guard here.”

The princess said, “If you leave after only drinking a cup of tea, it’ll make us look bad.”

Kang De smiled back. “I’ll come back tonight and show you the etiquette of an Easterner.”

After he said this, the princess and the knight did not ask him to stay anymore. In fact, the Goethe people were also very busy. Today, the black beast’s surprise attack had caused a mess in the camp. They had to check the situation of the injured, confirm the losses, strengthen the defense, plan to build the camp, and continue to transport goods from the ship… There were still many things to do.

“Your Highness, the communication went very smoothly.”

Head Maid Bedolla said, “After drinking the tea earlier, his attitude immediately turned cold. I thought his self-esteem was hurt.”

The princess looked at Kang De’s back and shook her head with a smile, “No, he did not show any inferiority from the beginning to the end. It’s definitely not his pride being injured. On the contrary, I see confidence and disdain in his eyes, as if we’re the barbarians he despises…”

Tina said softly, “Then the question is, what’s the background of someone who can look down on the Seven Heroes bloodline and the Tedrell family?”

Bedolla said, “I don’t mean to doubt your decision, but… you seem to be very confident in him.”

“Because there are really many mysteries about him. I believe in my first instinct. He’s an impressive person who comes from an impressive place. Moreover, he’s a kind and sincere person. It won’t hurt to get to know him.”

The princess’s tone was filled with certainty.

Before the head maid could speak, the captain walked over quickly.

“I’m afraid I have to agree with your decision,” he said. “You have to see this.”

Captain Oswald opened his large hand.

In the deerskin glove, a piece of red metal lay quietly.

“This is…”

The princess focused her gaze and observed, “Strange color, strange part… It seems to be Kang De’s axe fragment.”

“When we cleaned up the battlefield, we discovered that there were large traces of flames burning in that place. There was the black ball that injured Knight Cleveland, and there was also the fragment of an axe that exploded.”

The captain said, “Please observe the fracture.”

The princess looked carefully. Suddenly, her expression changed.

“This… flame rune, Flame Origin. I recognize this flame pattern. I’ve seen this enchantment before. This… this is the magic pattern fragment of the Flame Roar…”

She muttered, “How did Master Sovoz’s proud enchantment appear on Kang De’s axe?”

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