Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 1436 The True Southern Princess

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Date- 11 April 2321

Time- 21:06

Location- Central Region, Central Capital, ??????

"So the boy has yet to apply for a copyright for the recipe of the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect?" the semi-demigod's master asked him. His tone seemed to be annoyed that the boy had not applied for the copyright of the card recipe till now. 

"No, master. He hasn't. And from the information I have gathered, it seems he doesn't plan to apply for copyright for the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect anytime soon. I think he has no intention of revealing the card recipe to the world," the semi- demigod's voice was shaky as he said this knowing that his master did not take bad news well. 

"So what if he doesn't plan to disclose the card recipe to the world? We force him to do so. Where are we on declaring the card with 'soul energy digestion' as a public domain for the greater good of the people?" learning that the boy was not playing to reveal the card recipe of the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect by applying copyright, semi-demigod's master decided to force the boy to reveal the card recipe by using the law.

"Master, I have already tried that but the princess of the Southern royal family has strongly protested against it when she came to increase the privilege rank of the boy," unable to give his master even one good news, the semi-demigod was cowering in fear worried that his master might lose patience and take his anger out on him. He was not afraid of corporal punishment but of death. Which was a very likely possibility as when in anger his master likes to kill. 

"So what if she protests it, the southern royal family is not above the law. How dare she try and stop the greater good of the people?" the semi-demigod's master sneered as he said this. To the outsiders, it might seem like the royal families and the government were on equal footing but only the royals and the world leaders knew that they were not. 

"Master, she did not just protest against it on a whim but she said that there was no need to declare the card with soul energy digestion as in public domain yet as the boy planned to give away the cards for free. She said that this year the boy planned to give away the card to every university student and high school student, who has contracted a grimoire, across the world for free. 

She then added that once that was achieved they planned to give away the cards to card apprentices under the poverty line. As for the rest of the card apprentices, if they can't wait their turn they can buy the card for its original price directly from the boy's online store. 

From the way she made these points against our proposal, it seemed like she was waiting for us to bring this matter up. She also managed to get the nobles of the central region and the royals of the other region, who never agreed on anything, on her side. 

According to my spies, she was able to get them on her side by promising to supply each of them with a few millions of VR-Slime cards," the semi-demigod explained how the princess of the southern royal family managed to successfully counter their ploy.

Right now there was a race among the world leaders, the royals, and the nobles, the race to equip their family members and subordinates with the 'soul energy digestion' cards before their rivals. 

So when Anna's mother offered them a hand at this moment they did not hesitate to side with her. And also because they knew once the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect gets pushed into the public domain. The central government will do everything in its power to use the card with the 'soul energy digestion' card to strengthen its power first before allowing them to grow their power. The government was already stronger enough to face them individually but not strong enough to face them together. 

If the government gets its hands on the card recipe of the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect then it will be able to achieve that. Therefore, when Anna's mother reached out to them for cooperation, they did not hesitate to agree to her proposal. 

Were they not worried about the Southern royal family monopolizing the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect? 

Well, the southern region was considered the bottom of the five regions if not for their hereditary unparalleled bloodline single-handedly carrying them, they would have been swallowed by the other regions long ago. 

So even with the card with the 'soul energy digestion' effect the other region's royals and nobles did not consider them a threat. Also because Anna's mother made enough compromises to assure them of mutual growth for their cooperation against the central government. 

"What is she doing here anyway? I heard she left in search of finding her way to achieving transcendence. Was all that a lie?" the semi-demigod's master asked him in frustration. 

While Anna's mother was busy manufacturing the parts of the dungeon relocation apparatus, the world believed that she was traveling in search of her path to transcendence as that was what the Southern royal family had let them believe having lost the D-rank silver beach gate dungeon to freedom fighters. 

"About that, the princess was called back to negotiate with the Western region over the dual-gate dungeon connecting Southern Capital to Western Capital," the semi-demigod answered. It seems his spy network was not as capable as he thought it to be because he had no idea what Anna's mother was up to. 

"Wait, I thought Field Marshal Heatsend was overseeing that." 

"No, she was only holding the fort till the princess returned to start the negotiations." 

"This changes things, we have to stop them before the western region and southern region reach a compromise over the dual-gate dungeon."