The witch thought I am a Demon God-Chapter 524 - 307 Rejection of Universal Law_1

When Tatagi Valji learned that their fleet in the harbor had been nearly wiped out, this man, now over fifty and having lived the better part of his life, was within the mansion of his family’s estate, discussing the trade industry of precious marine resources and the unit price issue of salmon import supply chains with an Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic.

When a servant from the Valji family informed him of this news, the Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic abruptly expressed to Sir Tatagi Valji with embarrassment that he needed to reconsider for a while before deciding whether to cooperate with the Valji family.

Sir Tatagi Valji, with his head lowered, quickly recovered from the destruction of the fleet, realizing that there must be some serious internal issue in their family that led to internal friction, leaving them unable to counter-attack in time.

Tatagi Valji said to the Interior Ministry official from the Epirus Republic, "Your country’s demand for special materials is even comparable to what a Duchy needs. I don’t know what you are up to. However, even the black market in Giant Port wouldn’t have many vendors that could fully meet your requirements for choosing a partner."

"We’ve been discussing this for so long now..."

The chief official of the Interior Ministry of Epirus stood, casting a dismissive glance over Tatagi. "Seems like you are still unaware of the situation. But it can’t be helped, after all, you are just a bunch of pirates."

"People from a pirate lineage, regardless of how much money or power they have, are still just pirates."

"The Epirus Republic needs a stable partner. Even if your other terms are favorable, as long as you pose a risk of war, we will not choose to cooperate, and will try to stay as far away as possible. That’s why we bypassed troublesome major smuggling families and chose you..."

Snow Valji, seated at the edge of the negotiating table, a foreign minister’s granddaughter from the Valji family, showed signs of anger on her face. She had always been pursued by various noble houses, but now someone bluntly told her that she was nothing more than a lady from a pirate family entertaining herself in the pirate world, and no one truly respected her.

At this point, deep anger emerged on Snow Valji’s face, directed at both the disrespectful official and his remarks. "Your Epirus Republic is just a tiny nation of the size of a city. You say it’s a nation, but in fact, it’s just a port city on Cross Island."

"What gives you the impudence to put on such airs in front of us? Our family’s pirate ships can even plunder the Treasure Ships of the Belisarius Business Republic. We aren’t afraid of your insignificant little city-state!"

"The pirate world is many times larger than your state!"

The chief official of the Interior Ministry of the Epirus Republic laughed. He took a cloth out from his jacket pocket meant for wiping his glasses, and used it to clean his hands. "Some things are irrelevant to force, merely a matter of identity."

"Once a pirate, always a pirate."

"In any case, I’ll take my leave now, Mr. Tatagi. I wish you an early arrest by the navy of the Belisarius Business Republic and imprisonment. I extend my early congratulations to you."

As he stood up to leave, the five secretaries following him promptly packed up the documents on the table with professional speed, carried their briefcases, and followed the chief official of the Epirus Republic.

The two pirates at the entrance to the Valji family wanted to draw their swords to stop him subconsciously.

However, they were scolded by Tatagi. "Let them go! Have some manners, don’t let outsiders laugh at us for our lack of them!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Snow Valji stood up, looking helplessly at Tatagi. "Grandfather, you’re just letting him walk away?"

"What else is there to do?" Tatagi Valji sighed. "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. It’s useless to force it. No matter whether I am firm or lenient with him, it won’t change the fact that he doesn’t have a good impression of our family. If that’s the case, let him be."

Snow Valji bit her lower lip, discontentedly saying, "So what should we do now? They’ve already made it to Sunken Ship Harbor. What are we going to do?"

"Should we send people to assassinate that detestable Ivita?"

Tatagi Valji looked up to the window with a fierce look. However, this grey-haired old man soon expressed a sense of despair. "We can’t. The assassin failed last time, and it’s highly likely that they will fail again. If we fail again, it would completely infuriate Ivita."

"Right now, Ivita only wants two Viscount territories, but he doesn’t have the intention of completely annihilating us. We can’t be too extreme."

"Let me think...seek connections...no, there isn’t a single reliable person in Giant Port right now. But once the pirates leave the sea, their fighting strength suffers greatly. They might not even win a street battle on land."

Tatagi Valji seemed to have made a decision. He looked at his granddaughter and took out a black iron badge, whispering, "Dress up as a maid from an ordinary family, then escape. Head to 3 New Life Street in Giant Port and find a man who sits at the corner every day, with a small stool, drinking cheap liquor all day long. Then give him this black iron badge."

"Tell him that you’ve come to cash in the contributions accumulated by the Valji family over the years, and that the family is now in trouble and needs his help."