However.

After finally reaching a cooperation, Aiven also kindly reminded the Marquis for the future of the company and his own interests.

Because in this era where agriculture is no longer the foundation, whether for the kingdom or the noble fief, development is inevitably dependent on attracting capital for various industrial investments, thereby using them to achieve self-breakthrough.

Therefore, the story of Ilya Kingdom must be taken as a cautionary tale.

Take preventive measures in advance to avoid the counter-retake of power by wealthy merchants, more precisely, by capitalists!

Currently, the conditions for forming influential capitalists require two factors, both or soon to be possessed by the Far Sails Territory.

First is the presence of a large number of hired workers who are free in person but lack production materials, such as landless farmers. Under the premise that all land in the Far Sails Territory belongs to the Marquis, all free people except slaves fall into this category.

Second is the concentration of a vast amount of production materials and monetary wealth into a few hands, transforming into capital (principal or property used for investment to obtain profit, it is the total social-economic resources created by humans for material and spiritual wealth).

The process of creating these two conditions is the process of primitive accumulation of capital, which the kingdom and the Far Sails Territory are now fully engaged in.

In the past agrarian era, limited by the total scale of land, production was hard to reinvest back into industry as capital that "makes money grow."

However, the steam engine achieved a leap in productivity, capable of creating wealth with unprecedented efficiency. It continuously transforms output into new capital (more steam engines, production lines, factories), thereby creating more value; this is "compound interest" in economics.

The phrase "the economic base determines the superstructure" is at least undeniably true in the material world.

Capitalists with vast wealth inevitably demand equivalent political power, a human nature not shifted by personal will.

And from whom do they demand this power? Naturally, from the current ruling class.

The power of wealth lies in its ability to corrupt, crave, and control rights, impossible to guard against.

Yet, although capitalists are strong, international bankers are even stronger.

Manipulating vast capital can decide the rise and fall of a nation, even in the nascent stage of industrialization, this trend is already faintly visible.

The typical representative among them is: The Netherlands Bank Group.

Bankers establish banks, absorbing public deposits with interest, then invest in industries to gain profit, later distributing the obtained profits into the accounts of the depositing public.

This investment process enables bankers to unknowingly extend their reach into multiple industries.

Bankers and capitalists are interdependent, easily gaining significant and profound influence under the current economic and political system, even contending with the true power holders of the state.

Even in the extraordinary world, while the kingdom and the church strictly control pinnacle martial power, as long as this remains unchallenged, they cannot overturn the existing ruling structure.

Yet.

They can substantially influence the direction of this material world!

Unlike the high and mighty extraordinary ones, these individuals truly represent worldly perspectives and interests with mortal thinking, pooling the strength of millions to challenge the extraordinary.

From "Katalov's Death Portrait," Aiven has already learned of something called "the tide of the world," to which even the high and mighty True Gods must yield.

Understanding at least the pulse of the mundane world, Aiven naturally knows that the rise in productivity and industrial revolution is one of the world's currents, unstoppable by anyone.

But as a member of the existing rights system's vested interests, Aiven of course wants to take precautive measures while capital is just budding, lest certain clever individuals exploit it, transforming into the actual rulers of this country.

Whether from the education received in a previous life or the inherent class attribute in this life, Aiven harbors little liking for those who see the populace as mere grass to be harvested.

By nature, profit-seeking capital might be even more merciless than a feudal king. It must be bridled at the very dawn of its birth to prevent becoming a world-devouring monster.

Yet, it cannot be stopped but can be guided!

Aiven also proposed a solution: never fully implement privatization, especially in areas affecting people's livelihoods.

Although the Marquis and his advisors are somewhat perplexed for now, it doesn't matter, even Crown Prince Liweina far in the homeland doesn't quite understand.

The future is long, and Aiven will help them gradually grasp the benefits of this top-level design.

Splash splash splash...

Aiven's sailboat rides the wind and waves, slowly departing Far Sail Port.

The only slight regret is.

Although achieving a remarkable business cooperation project, until boarding the return sailboat today, Aiven has not met Miss Olivia of the Aimoer family, who might also possess "Adventurer's Blood."

Nor confirmed whether she is indeed his "similar."

As for the interaction with the Marquis of the Far Sails, Aiven felt no unusualness from him.

He didn't really know what the families, possibly also with "Adventurer's Blood," would behave like in daily life...

Yet it was not without benefit.

After meeting the powerful wizardess, the Marchioness skilled in Gem Witchcraft today.

Drawn by that inexplicable sense of familiarity, Aiven instantly linked it to an important piece of intelligence analyzed previously.

The glowing girl likely lives in a time zone near him in reality, and she clearly is also skilled in Gem Witchcraft!

"Is that Miss Moonstone, who clearly has just advanced to being an Official Wizard, actually Olivia, whom I've never been able to meet?"

A vague guess formed in his heart.

...

Several hours later.

Aiven, having changed his outfit, had already returned to Hatrafa Port, not far from Far Sails Territory.

The most valuable slave among the spoils of war had been turned into shares of the "Mercury United Trading Company" by him.

These were his own possessions, so there was no way he could share them with his subordinates, letting them one by one become shareholders while he turned into their employee.

He planned to use his private stash to compensate his subordinates for their due share of the Golden Lions, covering the loss of this transaction.

Aiven's cash flow was fairly abundant, and he could afford this amount of money.

Moreover.

Although the disposal of previous spoils and the base defense work had been mostly completed.

There was still one important thing Aiven needed to do here, which could only be done on his own territory.

"Zinaro, Paka, have you two made your decision?"

Aiven, having changed into a magic robe, asked Zinaro and Paka, the two Arawak guides who initially joined the pirate gang, in his laboratory.

Ten years ago, when they were driven from their homeland by the Hilus people, the Tiger Whale Totem Pillar of the Arawak Tribe was cut down, and the clan's shaman wizards were severely damaged.

One could say that the spiritual and faith roots of this tribe were severed at that time.

The result was that Zinaro, who was fourteen and had yet to receive a totem engraving, had to practice the Sessi Scimitar Technique, prevalent among pirates.

After so much time had passed, the young people who grew up in the Arawak clan still maintained the belief in the spirituality of all things, but actually had little strong attachment to the original Tiger Whale Totem.

Only the belief in avenging their ancestors sustained them, or else they wouldn't have learned the "Sessi Scimitar Technique" from the civilized world.

Being able to maintain independence and continue the heritage of the Arawak clan was already the best outcome.

Thus, when Aiven mentioned the concept of the "Life Tree," which encompasses all creation, Zinaro and Paka accepted it eagerly and even seemed eager to try it.

Because they used their indigenous worldview of all things having spirits to interpret and understand the "Life Tree."

They believed that the concept of the "Life Tree" encompassed all natural spirits, closer to the Spiritual Origin of the New Continent than the Supreme Gods worshipped by the three major empires of the New Continent: the Feathered Serpent God Kukulkan, the Sun God Inti, and the High God Omedekutri.

"Master, please grant us this power, for the meaning of the Arawak clan's existence is to avenge our ancestors against the Hilus people!

Getting power from you, derived from 'Natural Spirit,' is guided by our ancestors."

The two knelt on one knee, faces full of determination and self-sacrificing... sanctity.

Earlier, assisted by the "Data Visualization," Aiven perfected the Totem Engraving System, with factors like corresponding main body parts during engraving, function zones, meridian systems, and stress responses...and so on.

Along with the mystic fundamental runes represented by different natural spirits, he eventually integrated them.

Using the Physique Rune "cons" and Balance Rune "libr" as the trunk, with Agility Rune "mobi" and Strength Rune "impe" as branches, he finally unified them through the Thunder Rune "mea" belonging to the Three-eyed People excavated from Poseidya City in the Spirit Realm.

Hidden within a "Life Tree Totem" covering the whole body, he created a new profession called "Life Tree Totem Warrior."

Using the "Life Tree" totem from the Vitalist School to replace the mystic direction of the natural spirit, the myth of creation and the accumulated knowledge of countless years by wizards gave it its corresponding concept.

However, it was not merely a Totem Engraving but also a prerequisite for practicing [Desperate Thunder Swordsmanship].

Since each core rune engraving also took responsibility for extra work, assisting the Extraordinary in converting the electric light of the life magnetic field into instinct of the body.

In fact.

Before deciding to perform the engravings on them, Aiven had already conducted "Primitive Totem Warrior Cloning Experiment," "Single Rune Access to Life Tree System Experiment," "Multi-Rune Life Tree Compatibility Experiment," "Electric Light Engraving Transformation Experiment" on other "volunteers"...

All were captured by sending "Iron Bone" William to specifically target the infamous pirate gang notorious for killing and plundering like madmen.

Some succeeded, while others became distorted into terrifying monsters.

But after the experiment, without exception, Aiven directly destroyed them.

Moreover, following each corresponding ceremony, the Life Tree, as the mysterious source, would instinctively make certain corrections to the runes artificially collected by Aiven, becoming increasingly compatible with the system of the mysterious source "Life Tree."

Two days ago, after the modification program had matured completely, eliminating possibilities of death, paralysis, or loss of control, this was Aiven's first experiment on his own people.

Even if the strength growth of this profession didn't meet expectations, it did not prevent them from continuing to walk the orthodox knight's path.

Seeing their actions, Aiven no longer hesitated and took out a bottle of sparkling green magic potion, saying to them:

"Good! I have seen your determination, Zinaro, you go first, drink the potion!"

Indigenous Warrior Zinaro stepped forward and took the magic potion prepared by Aiven, drinking it down without hesitation.

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