Arcane Lord

"Yes, Elam used to be part of Sluvend. Of course, it is not necessary for all supplies to be produced locally, including the most important food. In the past, at least half of Elam's food had to be purchased from outside.

"Even after independence, do you think Yeerlan will give them food for free? Is it really because of Yelan's independence?

"No, of course not. After Yeerlan took control of Elan, the first thing he controlled was the grain-producing area. After that, he continued to import high-priced grain and asked Elan to buy it with mithril mines.

"Although Elam is rich in mithril, it is not refined there. If you use mithril raw ore to buy food, do you think there will be a huge discount!

“Correspondingly, after Sluvender lost Elam, mithril became in short supply. In this case, both sides were interested in maintaining the past trade.

"But trade is not easy. With Ye Erlan here, the two sides say it is trade, but in fact it is closer to smuggling. It is just official smuggling.

"But this situation will not last long. Sluvende's only need for Elam is mithril. Once there is output in the Gray Peak Mountains, the mithril from Elam will no longer be a necessity.

"The trade between the two parties will inevitably have twists and turns. Of course, this may also be the best time for Ellan to return! Otherwise, if you miss this opportunity, you may really have to become a pawn at the mercy of Ellan."

On the carriage, Isloda was talking. Coming from a high-ranking family, he had a vision of the world that far surpassed Person's. If there was no Illuminati, the best time for Elan's return would indeed be coming soon.

If you miss it, you may never get the chance to come back.

But with the Illuminati, Elan will embark on another unprecedented bright road. This is a future that Person can hardly imagine, so Isloda does not mind revealing some of the true situation about Elan to the other party.

Of course, that is the reality without the Illuminati.

“The discovery of the mithril mines in the Gray Peak Mountains has given Sluvend a new and more abundant source of mithril, although this will not reduce their desire to reclaim Elam.

“But it is undoubtedly a huge blow to the secret trade between the two parties.

"Sruvend wants to take this opportunity to force Elan to return, but it cannot really force Elan to go to Elan. On the one hand, Elan cannot do without Sruvend's affordable food. On the one hand, he is unable to get rid of Ye Erlan's control.

"Under the current situation, return cannot be achieved by shouting two slogans, but a better result that both parties must pay a huge price to achieve."

Speaking of this, Isloda couldn't help but sigh. Although the next time might be the best time for Elan to return, he knew that without the Illuminati, such a future would be almost impossible to achieve.

The biggest obstacle does not come from the reactionary forces on both sides of Elam and Sluvend, but from Elam.

It is sad to say that from the beginning, Elam's independence was manipulated by Yelan under the pressure of the alliance. Without the pressure of the alliance, the Elam region would directly become a vassal of Yelan.

But even if Ellan is independent now, whether he can return to Sluvende still depends on Ellan's face. If Ellan disagrees, it will be almost impossible to return.

Perhaps the practical problem was too heavy. Isloda and Person were silent for a moment and did not go into depth on this issue. However, it was still early and there were always some topics needed, so Person continued to ask:

"What is the purpose of the caravan we are staying in now?"

"Second dealer, due to the special situation in Elam, the prices of some commodities are far lower than the normal prices in Slvende. Many commodities in Slvende can also be sold if bought from Elam. High price.”

Mentioning this, Isloda's eyes became sharp. He looked up and looked ahead, as if he could see the caravan outside through the cover of the carriage, and then said with gritted teeth:

"These businessmen in Sruvend are probably the group that least want Elam to return. Once Elam returns, their days of crazy plundering wealth through the price difference between the two places will be gone forever."

Regarding this issue, Person didn't react at first, but then he subconsciously asked: "Then why are these businessmen allowed to exist?"

"Of course it's because these businessmen can bring real benefits. The benefits that cannot be obtained from fair trade with Elam must be made up in this way. But the higher-ups still hope that Elam will return and will not let these short-sighted people The development of merchants will be dealt a blow every once in a while, and you can also express your sincerity to Elan. "

I see!

This was the first time that Person had learned such an inside story, and his impression of General Cruz became a little blurry for a while. Whether he was fighting back against the powerful for the people, or becoming a new powerful after becoming a leader, Person was a little unclear.

…

Once any topic goes in-depth, it will inevitably involve reality, and reality is too heavy. Neither Isloda nor Person wants to talk more.

So much so that before the caravan finally reached the border, the carriage fell into complete silence.

Soon there was noise outside, and Isloda suddenly opened her slightly closed eyes and looked at Person, reminding her: "Don't say anything, don't do any action."

"Yeah." Person nodded in agreement.

The next moment, Isloda took out a dazzling amethyst-like magic weapon, let go and hovered above the carriage, then cast a hazy purple light downwards.

Person was a little confused, but with his magical skills as an elite mage, he was still able to discern the function of this amethyst artifact, which was probably used to create illusions and influence the minds of observers.

After a while, the sound of armor clashing came from outside the carriage, and then the front door of the carriage was opened. A soldier looked inside and seemed to have spotted Isloda and Person. His tone was very polite:

"It's my duty. Please forgive me, two mages. It's just a routine check. It will be over soon."

As he said that, the soldier took out a hand-held detection device and took a look inside the carriage, and then nodded to his companion, "No problem."

Then he bowed to the carriage, "You're disturbing the two mages, we'll let you go now."

From the time the caravan stopped to when the caravan started again, Isloda and Person did not say a word the whole time, but this happened and they passed the customs normally, which made Person feel a little incredible.

And this also made Person truly feel the strength of the Illuminati.

Such important barriers can be easily passed, but what about other places? Isloda mentioned before that he returned to Terminos after the Dawn Secret Palace was destroyed, instead of just coming back recently and then obtaining a legal identity through special means.

Person later did find out that the other party came back shortly after he came back, and then went through the retirement procedures. This identity was no problem, but——

This does not mean that the Illuminati has not infiltrated Terminos, as the current experience of border defense is proof!