Pachakutek stared wide-eyed, his expression suggesting he was quite frightened by Lin Ke's words.
"This! This won't do! Brother Pharaoh!"
"I can have someone place gold in your return gift! Just like, just like the leaders of other civilizations have done!"
Pachakutek then looked at the two attendants behind him.
The two servants shook their heads a few times, helpless and slightly frightened, clearly unable to fulfill Pachakutk's request.
Of course, although they didn't say a word, Lin Ke was still able to deduce from their actions that Pachakutek was asking his servant if he had brought anything.
Lin Ke knew without guessing that Pachakutek wanted to ask his servant if he had brought any gold.
“There’s really no need, Pachakutk brothers.”
"Didn't you bring me gifts today?"
"Since you've already brought a gift, why bring up the matter of returning it?"
"Moreover, if the Pachakutek brothers were to bring gifts here, it would attract even more attention and might even arouse some unnecessary suspicion."
As Lin Ke spoke, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly again.
His expression changed again, becoming gentle.
“But Pachakutek brothers, I won’t stand on ceremony with you.”
"When the ships of Holy Egypt arrive in Inca, the money will be exchanged for the goods, and the matter will be settled immediately."
"Because the amount of grain you require is quite large, my fleet will probably have to make several trips to transport it all."
"So, I'll have to trouble you, brother, to settle the bill in one lump sum when the time comes."
“If anything goes wrong, I’ll have to go to the Inca and ask the Pachacute brothers for details.”
Of course, Pachakutek was well aware of the implications. He also knew that since the Holy Pharaoh had said so, refusing now might displease him.
"Of course! Of course! Brother Pharaoh!"
"Don't worry! I'll make sure your ship returns to the same place it came from!"
Lin Ke blinked before realizing what Pachakutek meant.
Pachacutić meant that when the ships of Holy Egypt arrived in the Inca full of grain, Pachacutić would have the ships of Holy Egypt return to Holy Egypt fully loaded with goods.
Of course, Pachakutk would probably prepare more rewards for Lin Ke, but Lin Ke didn't care about that.
He got what he wanted today.
So Lin Ke simply smiled and walked up to Pachakutek, nodding slightly.
"It is a great honor to have met the Pachakutk brothers today."
Pachakutk wished he could give Lin Ke a hug right away, but of course, he couldn't do that.
He merely suppressed his inner joy, nodded vigorously, and then gave Lin Ke an Inca-style salute of respect.
“Brother Pharaoh, I should be the one saying that.”
“I will do whatever you ask me to do, and I will also never let anyone else see through my plan.”
Pachakutek looked at Lin Ke again as he finished speaking.
At this moment, a few tears welled up in his eyes.
"Brother Pharaoh..."
“You have no idea what your decision today means to us.”
"But rest assured, from now on, the affairs of Holy Egypt will be the affairs of the Inca."
"If you need anything, just send someone to let us know."
Pachakutek then bowed once more.
Upon hearing this, Lin Ke simply smiled and shook her head: "Not at all."
“Since King Pachakutek addresses me as a brother, then what is the point of distinguishing between you and me as brothers?”
"I only hope that we will not forget our original intentions and that the day we met will be engraved in our hearts."
"This is already the best."
Lin Ke returned the gesture with a salute.
After listening to Lin Ke's words and watching Lin Ke's actions, Pachakutek was unable to speak for a moment.
A short while later, he left with his attendants.
Ramses and the succubus also emerged from the room at this moment. Clearly, they had overheard Link and Pachakutek's conversation.
They first praised Lin Ke's plan, but the succubus had some other questions about it.
For example, why Lin Ke didn't accept money.
"Your Majesty, that fellow wants to pay you a deposit in gold first!"
"Why don't you let him pay first? After all, if the other party really goes back on their word later, wouldn't you lose a lot of grain?"
After the succubus finished speaking, she only saw Lin Ke smiling at her, so she just pouted and touched her head.
"I...I'm only asking because I'm worried that His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh's good intentions might be taken advantage of by others."
"I only hope that His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh will benefit! As for what happens to others, it is not important!"
Lin Ke smiled and said, "Of course I profited."
"What I wanted, I got an hour after the other party stepped into this door."
"Besides that, we also gained a lot of intelligence about the World Conference."
Upon hearing this, Nan Tong nodded in agreement.
“That’s right. Not only that, His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh has also established an excellent relationship with Pachakutk.”
“I have seen similar things in the eyes of the Mayan lord Bigdike, the Atlantean king Arthas, and the Amazon lord Marathia.”
"Now, a similar thing is also reflected in Pachakutk's eyes."
"In my humble opinion, His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh's plan has been a great success. From now on, Pachakutek will probably admire you forever."
"You are the benefactor of the Inca."
Lin Ke simply waved his hand in response to Nan Tong's words.
"That's what a win-win situation is."
“He takes the food, and I gain a new ally.”
Why not?
On the other side.
Pachakutek walked quickly, and remained silent for a long time after returning to his residence.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
How was the food served at the Holy Egyptian's?
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?"
The attendant behind Pachakutek was about to explain when Pachakutek stopped him.
That made the others even more anxious.
"Your Majesty? Did the Holy Pharaoh also ask for an exorbitant price?"
"We knew this would happen!"
"It's alright, Your Majesty, the remaining food is enough for us..."
Just then, Pachakutek stood up.
He smiled.
"No need, let everyone divide up the remaining food."
"Starting tomorrow, no one will go hungry anymore."
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