Pachakutek quickly adjusted his emotions, and the way he looked at Lin Ke returned to how he had been before.
Apart from the increased nasality in his voice, there were no other changes.
“I know that for a king of a civilization to act in such a way is certainly not in keeping with his status.”
"Let me apologize to you again and thank you."
Pachakutek bowed politely again before beginning his explanation.
“Holy Pharaoh, although I am much older than you, you are like my brother to me.”
"Like my real brother."
These words reminded Lin Ke of Pachakutk's past.
After all, Pachakutek became king because he was abandoned in the city by his father.
Pachakutek's father left with another son, so it was a very painful past for Pachakutek.
However, he could easily understand what Lin Ke was saying, after all, they had only known each other for a short time, yet they had already hit it off.
Moreover, Lin Ke was even willing to sell grain to the other party at a price that Pachakutke considered very reasonable.
Compared to those expensive grains, Lin Ke's price is extremely low.
Therefore, in Pachakutek's view, Linko was genuinely trying to help the Inca civilization overcome this calamity.
After all, people who trade with Pachakutk usually raise grain prices several times, or even dozens of times.
Instead of raising prices, Lin Ke lowered some of his profits, a move that completely contradicted Pachakutk's predictions and even made Pachakutk ashamed of his malicious speculation.
This was incomprehensible to Pachakutk, so in Pachakutk's eyes, Linke's behavior was no different from that of "family."
In addition, Pachakutek and Lin Ke got along well, so he felt a unique warmth from Lin Ke that he had never felt before.
"It's not just a matter of being surprised by your generosity."
When Pachakutek said this, his eyes showed a hint of seriousness and helplessness.
"It is because I have witnessed too much darkness and greed, Holy Pharaoh. You have no idea what your actions here mean or represent."
"Perhaps you don't quite understand what I'm saying, but I can give you an example."
"This island is actually inhabited by several ferocious tigers and wild beasts who would like to seize all of their opponent's resources and territory when the opponent is weak."
“But you are completely different from them.”
"You are like the sun in the sky, bringing warmth to animals when they are about to die."
"I believe that someone like you is the one who should truly be speaking at the center of a world conference!"
Pachakutek's words immediately piqued Lin Ke's interest.
After all, Lin Ke knew very little about the World Conference, and one of the reasons he wanted to build good relations with the leaders of the civilization was to learn as much as possible about the World Conference.
"Brother Pachakutk, what do you mean by that?"
Upon hearing the word "brother," Pachakutk's words choked again, and his lips even trembled slightly.
He even had to readjust his emotions before he could speak again.
"When we were first invited to the World Conference, we thought we were joining a place where major civilizations would help each other, cooperate for mutual benefit, and solve problems."
"But reality is completely the opposite of what we expected."
"In fact, I later realized that this so-called World Parliament was probably just serving..."
Pachakutk paused at this point, seemingly with some concerns.
"Never mind, these are all baseless claims and merely my speculation."
"However, we have indeed gone through some very bad things, Brother Pharaoh."
At this point, Pachakutk took a deep breath and looked into the distance.
His gaze seemed to travel through time back to those difficult years.
“Last winter, when our first villages were on the verge of collapse due to famine, I sent excellent messengers with precious gifts to the north to seek aid.”
"Those kingdom leaders, outwardly polite and courteous, secretly regard us as..."
"prey."
As he spoke, Pachakutk's gaze became increasingly like that of a warrior.
Like a warrior seeking revenge.
"That monarch told me: 'If you want grain, you can have it, but you must open all the coastlines and allow my merchants to travel freely.'"
Another steppe overlord bluntly stated: "Hand over your gold mining rights, and you'll get enough food in return."
Pachakutk clenched his fists, and his teeth were grinding together.
"Brother Pharaoh, do you know that gold mines are the lifeblood of our Inca civilization!"
"Without gold mines, the Inca civilization would have had great difficulty trading with other kingdoms and civilizations."
"It is conceivable that the other side had actually been secretly spying on my Inca gold mine for a long time."
"The so-called 'rescue mission' they sent was actually just a group of bureaucrats and technicians dressed in gorgeous robes, ostensibly to assess the situation, but in reality to survey our untapped resources."
“They measure our holy sites, mark our ancestral graves, and take samples from our water sources.”
"They even clashed with my people, and I was at their mercy, unable to punish them severely. Even when my people were seriously injured and died as a result of their beatings, I was unable to take any substantial punitive action."
Pachakutk shook his head and let out a helpless sigh.
"The most ridiculous thing is that when my ministers inquired about the progress of the rescue, the head official actually produced a list of all the expenses we needed to pay."
"We have to pay for exploration fees, consulting fees, transportation fees, insurance fees, and even the water they drink!"
“Brother Pharaoh, listen to this.”
"Do these people still have any sense of justice or the law?"
"They're basically sucking our blood off my turf!"
Pachakutk gave a wry smile and shook his head.
"Unfortunately, I didn't realize their sinister intentions at the time."
"If it were now, I would make him pay for his crimes in blood!"
Nan Tong, standing behind Lin Ke, nodded heavily. Pachakutek's words also reminded him of the past of Holy Egypt.
Before the gods awoke and before Linke arrived, Holy Egypt was treated in the same way by the Hebrew Empire.
"These guys are incredibly audacious..."
Lin Ke listened and nodded gently, signaling the other person to continue.
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