Kitchen didn't want to believe it either, but thinking about his past experiences against pirates made him doubt it.

"But the daimyo also spent money to avoid disaster, right?"

Dazna still didn't want to believe it.

"It's just the left hand and the right hand."

"This...who did you listen to?"

"That's what everyone on the street says."

"..."

Dazna was a little dumbfounded. Although it was a myth, it seemed to make some sense.

It's just that he had never thought about these issues before.

"Things need to be based on evidence. Don't talk about this kind of thing everywhere."

Dazna gave Kiki a piece of advice.

Kiki nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense everywhere. Well, it's getting late, so I'll leave first."

Kitchen stood up and left the room.

Dazna looked thoughtful in the room, then shook his head.

"How is it possible? Kiki must have been deceived..."

How could that daimyo who wholeheartedly consider the people of Wave Country be the culprit responsible for the economic depression and rampant piracy in Wave Country?

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Two days later, it was the day to sign the contract.

Dazna managed to remain calm, but Kitchen, who came with him, swallowed hard and looked at the huge steel cruise ship standing at the port.

Such a cruise ship deviates from his understanding of ships.

Looking at the extremely nervous Kiki, Dazna wondered whether it was a wrong decision to bring him here.

But two people are better than one. He felt incredible when he saw such a huge creature.

I have a more profound concept of the power of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

No wonder the other party was able to obtain such a large piece of land for construction in the territory of the Kingdom of Waves.

Dazna felt more and more that the Yiji who entrusted him was not from an ordinary merchant family.

Following the guards onto the cruise ship through the gangway, they arrived at a conference room, where Yiji had been waiting for a long time.

After the guards brought Dazna and Kitch to the conference room, they exited the conference room.

In addition, there is a shrine maiden in the conference room who serves as a maid and serves tea to the guests.

"Sorry, Mr. Dazna, I originally wanted to visit in person today and sign the contract, but I have too many things going on here and I can't get away. Please forgive me."

After letting Dazuna and Kiki sit down, Ichiji still apologized and rubbed her temples. There were not very obvious dark circles around her eyes.

"It's okay. Miss Yiji is busy with work, I can understand."

Dazna waved his hand and sat stiffly.

"So, who is this gentleman?"

Ichiki looked at Kiki next to Dazuna.

"He is Kitch, an old friend of mine, and also serves as my deputy."

Dazna introduced.

"Hello, I'm Kiki."

Kiki stood up and bowed awkwardly to Yi Ji in a hurry.

"Don't be too polite, Mr. Kitchen, just treat this place as your own home."

Yi Ji said with a smile.

Then, Ichiki turned her attention to the miko beside her.

The miko understood and took out a printed cardboard contract from the side and placed it in front of Dazna.

Dazna quickly opened the contract and read the contents.

Kitchen also turned his head to look.

Although he didn't recognize some words, he could still understand the general meaning.

Yiji sat there, sipping tea and quietly waiting for Dazna to read the contract.

About half an hour later, Dazna finished reading the entire contract.

"How about it, Mr. Dazner? Is there anything that needs to be changed in the contract? If you are not satisfied with anything, we can still discuss it."

"No, I'm very satisfied. Rather, I feel like we got a big advantage."

Dazna said quickly.

The content of the contract is simple enough, just let workers like them contribute their efforts.

Whether it is material procurement or three meals a day during work, all are provided, which greatly saves money in the pockets of many workers.

After all, not all clients will be responsible for providing meals.

If you encounter a wealthy client, it's okay. If you encounter a stingy client, they will only exploit them as workers with the cheapest salary.

It is very rare for a client to be as generous as Yiji.

In all the years of work, Dazna has only encountered clients like this a few times.

"Because this factory is very important to the Kingdom of Ghosts, I don't want to waste time in unnecessary places."

Compared to the funds required to lay out the entire plan, both this large factory and the salaries paid to Dazner and others are only a drop in the bucket.

"Yeah?"

"So, Mr. Dazuna, does this count as your agreement?"

Yi Ji asked.

"Yes, Miss Yiji, there is no problem on my side."

"Then, do we need to go back and discuss it with the other workers?"

Yi Ji asked appropriately.

"No, no need. They have already told me the bottom line before coming here. Miss Yiji offers such a generous reward, so I have no reason not to agree."

Dazna said this.

"Since Mr. Dazna agrees, everything is settled. I will draw up the rest of the contract as soon as possible."

"The rest of the contract?"

"Yes, every worker will have an identical contract."

"ah?"

"How should I put it? My subordinates have recently received some bad news in the Kingdom of Waves, so I should prepare for a rainy day."

"Not so good news?"

Tatsuna didn't know what Ichiki was talking about.

Just when Ichiji was about to speak, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open.

A ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts hurriedly rushed in, seemingly bringing unusual news.

"Miss, we have found out the matter. The pirates who attacked us when we came to the Country of Waves are indeed related to the Daimyo of the Country of Waves... eh!"

After he finished speaking, the ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts realized that there was someone else in the conference room.

Ichiji frowned and glared at the ninja from the Kingdom of Demons who barged into the meeting room, seeming a little annoyed that he said these words in front of others.

"Hug, I'm sorry, I didn't say anything just now. Miss, I'm going down first, you are busy."

The ninja from the Kingdom of Ghosts smiled awkwardly, exited the conference room in a panic, and closed the door of the conference room tightly.

"Well, Miss Yiji, just now..."

Dazna spoke.

Yi Ji took a deep breath and said distressedly: "It's not a secret. When I came here, my fleet was attacked by pirates three times. Although I successfully repelled the pirates, it also caused me some damage.

loss."

"No, it's that..."

What Dazuna cared about was not the pirate attack, but the words behind the Ninja of the Demon Country, that pirates are related to the daimyo of the Land of Waves.

"That's just my subordinates talking nonsense, making you laugh. In short, the contract matter has been finalized first. I still have important things to deal with over there, so I'll excuse you here."
To be continued...