Reincarnated As A Lion In Another World-Chapter 90: Trade By Barter

"Business?" Kael asked.

"Yes, business. I think both of us could be very good business partners who would benefit a lot from our relationship." Natalia said from the web screen.

Kael thought for a moment before replying, "What type of business are you talking about,"

He was seriously considering a relationship of some sort that meant having access to some benefits. From the appearance of the web screen, he could already tell that the spiders were not an ordinary race and would have a lot of advanced methods that could prove very useful to him.

Before Natalia could answer, N’bayé answered for her.

"Natalia is into the business of trading information and intelligence networking. She and others like her connect two parties over a long distance.

He and her colleagues have access to a large database that keeps on being expanded and refined. They call this database The Great Web.

Their connection to the Great Web gives them an intelligence advantage that stretches across the entire forest.

If you want to know anything, people like Natalia will give you information for a price. If you want to connect with someone over a distance that your telepathy cannot cover, she is the one to meet."

Kael nodded, just as he guessed. "Why didn’t you tell me about this in detail before?"

N’bayé had mentioned the spiders in a few conversations but had never bothered to expatiate on just how advanced they were.

"That’s because you didn’t really ask, you were more interested in the Wolf clans at that time. I would have told you about them eventually though.

However, I usually stay away from their business because the spiders have been known to be very untrusting and unreliable."

"Aww, that hurts," Natalia said, placing her hand on her magnificent chest, causing it to jiggle.

Kael blinked at this, making sure his eyes stayed on her face. Now wasn’t the time to be distracted.

Natalia continued, "Like I said, it’s simply business. You’re the one who thought we could be friends." She said with a smile.

The expression on N’bayé’s face got colder and more indifferent. It looked like she was looking at a piece of meat that would soon be cut up into multiple pieces.

"Kael, Natalia, and her group have intentionally released false information because some paid them higher to do so.

She is a good business partner until she sees better business elsewhere. I only knew about this after doing my investigations." N’bayé said.

Natalia shook her head, "That was just a few times. Plus, I doubt if Kael here is the type to underpay anyone.

I doubt if anyone would be able to pay a higher price than him, seeing his current status.

"So that is why you refused to show up by yourself?" Kael asked. He knew that Natalia was trying to play to his ego while also testing his level of intelligence.

He could feel a spirit power continuously trying to barge into his mind rudely. Fortunately, the spirit power was weak and could only read on fake surface thoughts.

"Let us say that I consider doing business with you. What will be the foundation of our cooperation?" Kael inquired.

N’bayé looked at Kael, not knowing what he was thinking. At the same time, she was starting to see the extent of Kael’s ambition.

The fact that he was even considering doing business with Natalia despite all the bad things she said about her led her to glimpse a bit into the future that Kael was planning.

She didn’t know Kael all too well as his emotions and personality were not always worn openly, but she knew a bit.

She knew that Kael’s ambition could make him ignore consequences and care about nothing but results.

She had noticed it in the way he talked about his plans. On one hand, she now began to feel pity for Natalia who didn’t know the strange being she was about to make a deal with.

"We mostly do trade by barter with our other clients. Whatever you have of value, food, information, or rare items can be used to trade for our services." Natalia said, taking a more professional tone.

"I see, it seems I’ll have to speed up my currency plans, I don’t really see convenience trade by barter," Kael said offhandedly, seemingly in a casual way.

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Natalia’s eyes shined when she heard this, "Did you say currency?" She asked.

"Yes," Kael answered, interested in what had come into this brood master’s mind.

"You want to have a medium of exchange?" She asked again.

"Yes," Kael answered again.

"Well, the Great Web has Data on potential resources that could be used as a stable currency to facilitate exchange. I could get that for you as our first transaction." Natalia proposed.

"I see, potential resources you say? Why aren’t they used as currency already?" Kael asked.

"That information will have to wait until our transaction is completed," Natalia said with a sweet smile on her beautiful face.

"Okay then, what do you want for this information? If your price is beyond me then you can forget it," Kael warned as he folded his arms.

"Oh, food will do. We know about your wolf army, King Kael. Procuring food will not be something of a difficulty for you."

"Indeed, when will I get it?"

"In a week, seven days. We will meet here to complete the exchange,"

"Hmm, what do you want for it?"

"Food equivalent to thirty deers in weight." Natalia started with a straight face.

Both N’bayé and Kael frowned. Thirty deers was not much, but it also wasn’t little.

"And I must say, any effort to reduce the price will just affect the quality of the information we give you later on." Natalia hurriedly stated.

"Fine then, the food equivalent to thirty deers. But you must add something as per our first transaction, a show of goodwill if I must say.

If I’m not mistaken, you and your group are not the only information brokers in the spider world." Kael ended his words with a mild threat.

Natalia only smiled at the threat, "Of course Kael, I have the perfect information needed to show my gratitude.

Since we have established a common ground, I shall get to work."

After saying that, the web screen went dark, losing connection with what was transferring the images.

The black metallic spider which was carrying the eb screen in its back shook slightly.

Kael and N’bayé watched the spider back away until it crawled into the burrow.

"We’ll have to tell the wolves to watch out for any spiders, just in case," N’bayé said.

Kael sighed, the wolves and spiders had some bad history together.

"Don’t worry," Kael simply said, he already knew what N’bayé was thinking of.

As they walked back to the den, N’bayé asked, "Do you wish to annex them?" By now, they were far away from that burrow and had entered their territory.

Here, the interference from any of N’bayé’s magic stones would prevent the spiders from easily observing them.

"If possible," Kael said.

"But you are already making plans for it right?" N’bayé asked.

Kael looked at N’bayé. There was a glow of excitement in N’bayé’s eyes. It was as if the idea of scheming against a group of highly intelligent creatures turned her on.

"Yes, but I can’t approach their matter the same way I did for the Bibi clan.

I don’t know how strong this Natalia is and I don’t know if she has any backers.

Not to mention the spiders seem very connected to each other, isolating and defeating them in detail would not come without a price.

Then there is the problem that they are very intelligent. Simply feeding them would not work like it did with the wolves.

They are more likely to individually keep their resentment and work to sabotage me from within the kingdom.

I admit that their social structure is very interesting, but that’s what makes it very dangerous.

I can’t go after them with brute force even if I am sure of winning. I have to make them see that they have no better choice but to submit if they desire a better life.

I have to make them come to me willingly."

This was the first time that Kael was thinking in this direction since he reincarnated. For the first time, he had no intention of beating someone up just to make them submit.

This was partly due to how Natalia approached him though.

"She came to us on her own. She must see value in our growing force, if not she wouldn’t have even shown her face to us." N’bayé said.

"Do you two have any history?" Kael asked.

"Yes, but it’s from my naive days.

Let’s get back to Burdo. We also have to learn magic together." N’bayé said, dodging the question in the most clumsy way. This was to alert Kael that she didn’t want to talk about it.

Kael shrugged, there were other present matters to think about other than N’bayé’s past.