What was my take? In a word, I didn't care.
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Here comes a father's smile, right in your face.
"The limited trade agreement with Viscount Highland Territory is a narrow path upward for us. But it's so narrow that not many people can walk it side by side."
Zheng Yan's startling words left everyone stunned.
"As far as I know, the agreement does stipulate that the residents of Baron Black Stone Territory may apply to Viscount Highland Territory's secondary education academies.
"But in reality, the agreement's supplementary clauses clearly define both the eligible applicants and the number of places available."
At this, Wang Dong blinked, beginning to understand.
He had spent some time in Baron Black Stone's residence before his rebirth, after all, and had a clearer understanding of the realities between the two territories.
Like most countries, the Purple Thorn Kingdom was rife with internal conflicts.
One of its major conflicts was between the local nobles and the royal authority.
The King wanted to reclaim direct control over the local territories and centralize power. The local nobles naturally refused.
Baron Black Stone Territory and Viscount Highland Territory belonged to different factions.
Baron Black Stone Territory was a direct vassal of His Majesty the King, while Viscount Highland Territory was a subordinate noble territory under Earl's Territory of Tianfang.
Moreover, ever since Baron Black Stone Territory was established, it had been in constant conflict with Viscount Highland Territory.
Leaving other matters aside, the mineral resources from the mining planet where Wang Dong lived had already affected the sales and prices of minerals produced in Viscount Highland Territory.
Their relationship could hardly be called good.
The limited trade agreement signed this time had its own context.
Both sides had placed numerous restrictions on the agreement's terms