As soon as the duel started, Nexis made use of [Engorger] to severely increase the momentum, increasing speed and decreasing mass.
With that, I achieved speed that made it difficult for Gazel to keep up.
Moreover, I activated [Thought Acceleration ×1 Day] using Time Elemental.
*Clang!*
But he still managed to parry my strike, even though I increased mass. But well, I am a total noob at swordsmanship.
This is actually the first time I am even wielding a sword.
Gazel went on the offensive, but his sword couldn't even touch mine due to [Engorger] and [Thought Acceleration].
[Notice: He has disappeared from Magic Sense.]
Say what!?
I couldn't really move my eyes to search for him, since only my thoughts were accelerated.
So I have to guess where he would come from? Or just move from my place to dodge?
Where will he come from?
If he was Kakashi, he would be coming from below. But he is not that skilled.
[Notice: Using Ultimate Skill Vayu, it is understood that Gazel is coming from up.]
Oh! So it can be used this way too!?
Nice. It isn't as lame as I thought.
Nexis controlled my body perfectly to place the sword above, and after a while later, the swords clashed.
*Clang!*
Gazel became visible to Magic Sense again, and it seemed like he was done.
"You win."
He accepted.
Well, I did have a lot of advantages. I should probably not rely on [Thought Acceleration] and other skills during practice to hone my swordsmanship from now on. Especially the disappearing from Magic Sense thing that would have actually caught me very off guard if I didn't have such advantageous [Thought Acceleration]
It was actually tedious, not fun. When one second is a whole day, it obviously wouldn't be fun.
He placed his sword back in its scabbard, and said, "Dwargon would like to establish a peace treaty with Great Jura Federation."
"That's fine and all, but you will need to properly apologise. How about this? Send 20 skilled blacksmiths, 20 people skilled in construction, and officially recognizing our currency, NovaDollar? For trade between us, you will need to pay in NavaDollar."
Dwargon's currency is the world's reserve currency, the most trusted in this world. It's basically the USD of this world, without Yuan and Euro to challenge it.
What I am demanding is basically a newbie country buying things from US and paying in its own currency rather than USD.
If Dwargon agrees to it, it will be humiliating, and have other countries look at NovaDollar in new light, possibly a new reserve currency.
While we are using gold currency as the golden standard, it wouldn't matter much. But things will truly change after we introduce paper money.
"Can I see this NavaDollar?"
I drew information from Elmesia's memories, and with the same specifications as Dwargon gold coin, made a gold coin. But, with the back having my human form image, and the coin having a date and serial number in front, along with the value '1' NavaDollar.
For date, I decided to use my birthday that I want people to think.
So if my birthday is on 1st January, Year 1, this coin's creation date is 2nd February, Year 2. I am making it seem like I am over a year old so that I am not suspected behind Eren's 'disappearance'.
I will have to make my own calendar as well. Most countries follow one published by Western Holy Church.
Anyway, it seems like there are 360 days in one year in this world. No leap year or anything. So 12 months with 30 days each.
Veldanava, or well, my Dad, since I am basically Milim's sibling, sure got lazy huh?
Come to think of it, I can call myself the 'Son of God' and start a religion. And it will not be a mythology, but the actual truth.
Anyway, I handed Gazel a gold coin.
He looked at it intently, and then nodded.
"Alright."
Surprisingly, Gazel agreed to this humiliating proposal in the peace treaty.
Did he actually guess my nature through our spar?
So, Dwargon and Great Jura Federation signed a 100 year peace treaty. It also said that the trade between the two nations will take place in NavaDollar. The exchange rate is 1 Dwargon Gold Coin = 1 NavaDollar. Both of these gold coins weigh exactly 1 gram.
Also, Dwargon will send 20 skilled blacksmiths and 20 skilled craftsmen who have experience in construction.
"We would like to buy Great Jura Federation's Full Potions."
Full Potion huh. No wonder he agreed to the humiliating demand. Afterall, a Full Potion is a game changer which will change warfare forever. As long as you are not dead, you can make a full recovery.
And since we have a monopoly over it, I can choose whatever price I want for it.
A High Potion with 98% extraction of the herb is 35 silver coins.
So...
"Each potion is 10 NavaDollars."
"Then we would like to buy 10,000 NavaDollars. And from that, 1000 Full Potions."
A man behind Gazel came forward and handed Shuna a box. It has 100 Stellar gold coins.
Just like 1 gold=100 silver, and 1 silver=100 copper, 1 Stellar gold is equal to 100 gold coins, weighing 100g each.
I checked one coin, and nodded.
First, I created 10,000 NavaDollars, starting from number 101. Numbers 1 to 100 will be special, which I can auction later.
I handed the coins to Gazel's guy, and then, he handed them to Shuna.
For potions, I first had Nexis make glass using sand when I gave some to Elmesia.
Nexis made thousand glass bottles with Novark branding, that being them shaped in my slime form.
Then, I produced 100 luxurious gold plated boxes, each containing 10 potions.
"That's all the supply we have currently. If you want to buy more, send someone two months later."
Though I can create as much as I want with storing grass in my magicule rich stomach, near Veldora's prison, turning them into the herbs, if I produce too much, their value might drop.
Gazel looked satisfied.
"Alright. I will send the blacksmiths and craftsmen by the end of this week."
"Sure."
With that, Gazel and his men left.
Alright! We got an advantageous treaty. So let's go back to nation building.
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