Futanari System

Mercenaries

The days started to blend. My days would consist of Representatives looking for me for various reasons if I wasn't in the lab brewing new potions like an assembly line. One thing I quickly learned that my Alchemy set did not allow me to create potions in bulk. I soon realized that it specialized more towards complicated potions that needed precise instruments.

This became a bottleneck in my production. I spent some time in the rare shops catered towards Alchemists in the Demon lands, but none met my standards. They all were beginner sets made towards teenagers that knew little about the subject. Some had some higher standards on their alchemy sets, but they were on the low-quality end with mistakes in the set's craftsmanship.

I continued for days looking only to come up empty. This did not go unnoticed, though. New things started to show up in meetings, with Alchemy sets becoming a bargaining chip. They would show me a couple of their sets, but all of them were geared towards precise results over bulk. This continued as I also negotiated the free trade agreement for our nations.

The devil was in the details, and I had to give ground making the trade agreement more favorable to the Demon lands. That didn't mean I gave ground for nothing in the negotiations, though. The Succubi were becoming a closer ally; again, it helped in this regard. With the Succubi joining me, the Incubi followed suit. The Devils were favorable, with Francis becoming an ally at the negotiation table.

On this day, though, I got confirmation on what the council wanted to do regarding the succubi wanting our potion. The Council said to test the potion to the best of my abilities with the Succubi matriarchs. With those results, we could come to an agreement after the results are in. I wholeheartedly agreed with the council in this regard and got Alexia to reach Se Mon and Julia for another meeting.

They Responded instantly, asking for a meeting the same day. The council had shown interest in these results and moved it up my priority as well. Alexia told me it was possible if I moved my next appointment to tomorrow and canceled an hour of my pioneering. I told her to get it done, and everything moved forward.

I finished a meeting an hour later with more discussions with the Medesua House for the free trade agreement. Something to do with the fact that they wanted greater access to our harbors than was initially being discussed. I proposed as a counter both countries invest in their own ports to increase trade by water in advance of the decrease in piracy on the seas.

The Medesuaians played hardball at this point, though, and I realized this might take longer than I thought. They were using this point to get me to concede something else later, acting like they cared more about it than they did. I was expecting things like this to crop up. The unfortunate part was that our nation was the weaker party. We needed this more than they did, and we still were looking to increase our relationship with the Demon Lands.

I needed something to give me a hand over them; otherwise, there would be no way for me to go back to the council of Silvermoon Tower, let alone the Gathering of tribes. The Council, though, was supporting me, and the next conference where the tribes of our nation congregate was coming soon. If I didn't come up with something before, then it would have to wait for the next Tribal gatherings. They would be able to make a free trade deal with the bunny-kin exclusively, not the Beast-kin nation.

I truly hated the politics of my own nation. I sat back with a sigh as the Medusaians left the meeting room. Our separated tribes divided our resources and our clout. Every nation on friendly terms with us understood that you were dealing with a particular tribe. Regardless of the fact, they represented our entire nation. This didn't mean Ambassadors didn't have power, though. We had more than most would think. But a free trade agreement between countries would have to be signed into law with the gathering of the Tribes.