Chapter 715 Cap 713: The Blind Greed

Pov of the 8th Prince of Vartry Kingdom:

"Are you sure you want to follow this plan, Prince Gordon?" (Jennifer)

"I don't have a choice, I need to do something, or I won't have a place in this town." (I)

"But could you..." (Jennifer)

"NO!" (I)

"I'm not going to be just any official at the Palace, I'm not going to be working for my little brother." (I)

"I'd rather be condemned for my actions than live a mediocre life!" (I)

"I'm sorry for interfering in your affairs, a maid shouldn't..." (Jennifer)

"Say no more." (I)

I hug Jennifer, she is a Devouring Demon, as her mouth can open up to 5 times more than other people, in addition to having mouths in the Palms of her hands.

She is over 100 years old and took care of me for the 26 years of my life, she was more than a maid to me, she was my teacher, my friend, and my mother.

She was the only one in this Palace who chose to stay by my side regardless of anything else, for me she is the only irreplaceable person.

"I know this whole plan is risky, so I've been doing it slowly to make sure nothing happens, everything has gone well so far." (I)

"But my big sister has already noticed something is up, I know she's smarter than me and will find out sooner or later, so I have to act faster and go along with the next shipment." (I)

"Young master, you've read the forbidden books in the Palace library, if that's true, continuing to collect that might be dangerous not only for you." (Jennifer)

"I know, but so far there hasn't been any signs of trouble, I won't collect everything either, I'll collect half more and then stop." (I)

"..." (Jennifer)

"I have no place in this Kingdom, among the King's children I am only average in ability and I will admit that, but being the second youngest I have no way of fighting my other brothers and sisters to make my way in the trade of this continent." (I)

"I could do well, but that's not enough for me, I don't accept living an average life, there has to be more and the only thing I can do is dare to do things that others wouldn't do." (I)

"Young Master..." (Jennifer)

"Come on, the family will be at an Auction today along with the most influential people in the capital, just by not going will draw attention to me, but it's my last chance to collect more Flow Coral." (I)

I am the 8th Prince of the Vartry Kingdom, Gordon Vartry.

In this Kingdom the one who comes to the throne is always the best merchant, all Princes and Princesses receive 200 gold coins to start their own business at the age of 13, the type of business does not matter as long as it is within the laws of the Kingdom.

As the eighth Prince, I received the best education and access to many kinds of contacts that others would never have, but because I was born too late, I was suppressed by my brothers who put up blocks at every step of my way, as they had more time to consolidate their businesses I couldn't fight them.

So far my younger brother is the favorite to become the next King, at 19 years old he already has 4 companies and is on an equal footing with our other brothers, he is a business genius.

I know I'm above average in ability considering traders across the continent, but in this family, my ability is just average, for a trader, all that matters is results and mine are mediocre for someone in my position.

I can't live like this, I don't accept living an ordinary life and I certainly won't serve any of my brothers when the next King is chosen.

I even considered giving up my position as Prince altogether to try to get a foothold with the shady merchants of this city, but I'm not foolish enough to think I'd have a chance.

The criminals in this city have maintained a certain balance of power with our family for many generations, this has been beneficial to both sides, but neither side would accept someone from the other side into their circle of influence.

If I tried to enter this city's criminal circle then I would be killed in a matter of days, even if leaving for another Realm I would have to start from the bottom, and without any contact, life would be very difficult and with little chance of rising to the top as I wish, I will not accept a life as another normal trader.

One day someone from another continent approached me and offered me a business proposal that I could not refuse, with that, I would earn an absurd sum of money and items of great value, and with that, I could leave this continent and start a new life in one of the great continents.

No influence from the forces of that continent to stand in my way or hunt me down for what they would have to do.

The proposal that that person made was to buy from me a certain item that is extremely rare and prohibited on all continents, it is called Flow Coral, I know little about this item and that person would not tell me anything other than what is something prohibited worldwide.

But none of that would matter, they may distrust me, but there's no evidence against me, so if I leave this continent I can live in peace without being hunted on another continent.

To make a deal we used a cursed contract, so neither side could break the terms we agreed to, he told me about a secret passage in the Palace that was off the record and had been forgotten for centuries.

With this information, I was able to bypass the dangers and the eyes that were watching this item that was at the bottom of the ocean in an extremely dangerous area where no boat dares to approach.

So far I've taken 1/3 of the Flow Coral, in the few records I've found it doesn't describe what it does, but it has descriptions about the disasters that collecting it can cause, so I didn't commit too much at the same time, I wanted to test if gallery changes as I collect, but I haven't noticed anything until now, so it should be safe for me to take another 1/3 off before I go.

With that I would have withdrawn 2/3 in total, I hope that's enough to cause any disaster, but even if it does, there's a lot of powerful people in the capital to defend, so everything will end well.