Confused as all hell, I knelt down to the crying Queens level.
"Queen Lilith, what do you mean your not a merchant, didn't you accept my summoning contract?" I said in a calm voice while instinctively rubbing circles on her back. Turning around I saw that Lilly was really about to lose it, and I didn't need two hysterical women on my hands right now.
"Lilly, go patrol the halls. Also, send for my personal physician, something might be wrong with the Queen." I said in a commanding tone, while also mouthing quietly that I would explain later, and for her to just grab a Phoenix woman with a high affinity in healing magic and explain the situation we were in.
"Of course your Majesty," Lilly said after nodding to my unspoken commands. She turned and walked away in her new knee-high Black Iron armored heels. Why the system decided to give armored heels to a 25ft Amazonian I will never know. Turning back to Lilith, I was surprised to find that her eyes were filled with awe and a little fear as she watched Lilly walk away.
"Yo…you ha… have an Amazonian as your personal bodyguard?" Lilith stuttered, still looking at the exit where Lilly had walked out. 'System, can you give me all the basic knowledge that a King or Queen should know at this point in time as well as a detailed explanation as to why Lilith is in awe of Lilly in the next 0.05 seconds?' I thought hurriedly, as Lilith started to look back at me.
|Notice: Would you like to sacrifice 2 levels to gain knowledge on Royal mannerisms, the history of the world, 3 new languages, A Royal Bloodline Martial Art, and the history of the Amazonian people?|
'Yes!' Lilith had almost entirely turned her head to face me, I felt like I could actually hear the microseconds ticking down before she looked me in the eyes.
|Notice: -2 Levels. Downloading information now.|
A slight jolt of pain echoed in my skull for a few microseconds and then like a gentle breeze I had all the knowledge a would-be queen should have. Uncoususly I got back to my feet, a Queen does not kneel on the ground in front of another Queen unless it is for ceremonial reasons or they are close friends, neither of which is true right now.
As I was standing I learned that the world I had been summoned to was fucking huge, almost 1000x larger than Earth, as of yet no one had fully explored this planet either. However, there were only about 500 Kingdoms on this planet before we were summoned, and I wasn't close to any of them. The oldest Kingdom was actually ruled by a Clan of beastmen that always switched the race of the ruler when the King or Queen passed so that everyone was treated fairly. Right now a panther by the name of Faraday is King of the Beast Clans. I was momentarily shocked at that piece of information, for some reason I thought for sure that the oldest nation would be the Elves but they were actually number 6. I also learned how to write, read, and speak Abyssal which is spoken by most Demons, and Sylvan which most Fey speak, as well as Astralith which is used by beings from distant stars, used in intergalactic diplomacy. That last one surprised me, but I had other things to worry about.
|Notice: You have gained Mastery over Shadow Wolf Empress Krav Maga, a bloodline Martial art. Your descendants will have a basic understanding of these forms.|
By the time I had blinked all that information had saturated my brain. I blinked again and it felt like I had known all this knowledge for years. Now I knew why Lilith was so surprised by Lilly, the Amazonian people had one of, if not the most feared and respected armies on the planet. They were ruthless in battle but they also had honor, they would not fight someone weaker than them unless challenged directly. However, they disappeared from the annals of history two millennia ago, until now that is.
"Yes, Lilly is my personal bodyguard and assistant. Now, can you tell me why you were so distressed earlier?" Not even bothering to answer her unasked question about why I had an Amazonian bodyguard. Apparently, she noticed that I wasn't going to explain further so she just nodded her head.
"Well, as you have figured out I am the Succubus Queen Lilith, I was summoned by my daughter Nakato to see what summoner would sacrifice such treasures for a merchant contract. In my hast to see that the Demon Silk Wool was real I inadvertently accepted your contract." The beautiful woman said regally before blushing in embarrassment toward the end of her sentence.
If I hadn't had royal mannerisms downloaded into my brain I would be on the ground laughing right now. However, now I just smirked and the embarrassed Queen standing before me.
"Well, since you are contracted for 1 year and there isn't anything we can do about it, let's talk business." Before I could continue though, Lilly and a golden phoenix woman dressed in revealing white robes came in.
"Your Majestys, Physician Ash is here to see you and your guest," Lilly said in a respectful tone.
"Thank you, Lilly, Ash, but we will not be in need of your services Im sorry to have troubled you. Please inform everyone what is going on so they aren't worrying on my behalf." I said with a respectful nod. Hopefully to Lilith it sounded like everyone would be worried that I had called my healer, but actually, I was just telling Lilly to tell everyone what had happened and to not worry. Yeah, we had summoned a farm and warehouse out of thin air, but an entire palace is a bit extreme.
"Yes your Majesty," Lilly and Ash nodded in understanding before bowing and walking away.
"Well Queen Lilith, are you able to make transactions as a regular merchant would?" I asked not able to hold a stoic face as I asked that question.
"Please, drop the formalities. How about I call you Crystal and you call me Lilith ok? Yes, I can make trades, although it has been centuries since I've done so, I still remember how to do it." She said also smiling at the ridiculousness of a Queen becoming a merchant.
'System what do I have in my inventory to trade?'
|Notice: You have 18.5 lbs of Demonic Silk Wool, 48 Gallons of Divine Milk, and 100 Golden Eggs: Information two eggs from the Gold Feathered Chicken can feed a full-grown Amazon for a day. If left to incubate another chicken will hatch in 36 hours, the eggshells are made of pure gold.) You also have 4 tons of lumber, 6 large chests of gems, and 2 tons of Black Iron. You can also sell your people as slaves or as workers for another contract.|
'Ok, let's see what she thinks this stuff is worth.'
"Ok, Lilith, I have plenty of Demonic Silk Wool as well as Divine Milk and some golden eggs from a Gold Feathered chicken as well as the basic: lumber, gems, stone, and Black Iron. What can you offer me?" I said with a smirk, as I saw Lilith's eye twitch when I mentioned I had more Demonic Silk Wool and Divine Milk.
"Well, 1lb of Demonic Silk Wool is priced at 10,000 High Tier Magic Crystals or 10 Superior Tier Magic Crystals. However, I don't think you wish to trade like that so I can give you items, food, slaves, jewels, whatever you want." Lilith said with some greed in her voice knowing she would be walking away with at least Demonic Silk Wool.
"What food could you provide me and what slaves do you have?" As much as I abhorred slavery, I was in another world that still used it. Maybe in my kingdom, I could slowly abolish slavery.
"For the slaves, we have multitudes of beastmen, almost any demon you could think of, and some undead. Foodwise, we have Hellscape Demon Fruit trees and lots of livestock of different varieties. So the main question is, which do you want, then I'll give you an estimated price." For someone who has been out of the merchant trade for a long time, she seems to have a good handle on what's available. Before I could tell Lilith what I wanted the System interrupted me.
|Notice: Male slaves will run away or kill themselves if purchased. (Information: You now produce a strong pheromone that is deadly to most male species unless you can control it. Control is at 7% any male can survive if control is above 80%)|
If this was before I had gotten the download of royal etiquette I would be cursing my fucking face off at the ridiculousness of this, now I just cursed in my head. 'System why didn't you tell me I produce a killing pheromone? This could have been disastrous if I had summoned a male demon.'
|Notice: The Elemental Wolf Queen produces these pheromones to attract strong mates and to kill off the weak around her. You did not ask about your new species when you were creating it.|
As much as I wanted to get into a fight with the System I had a deal to make with Lilith, luckily my talk with the System only lasted about two seconds so it just seemed as if I was thinking.
"Ok, I need all slaves I purchase from this point on to be female. I'm sure you've noticed but I don't have that tight control over my pheromones right now." She nodded and blushed a bit, but that was probably natural for a succubus. You wouldn't expect them to be interested in only one sex.
"So, I would like 60 of each of these: fox woman and Evolved Arachne if possible. I would also like 1000 Hellscape Demon Apple Trees, 400 bushels of wheat, and 20 Cerburi if possible." From her reaction to the little bit of Demon Silk Wool I gave her earlier. I'm pretty certain I have enough for this order, and after I combine most of these I'll have a better product to trade with.
(POV Lilith)
After I got over the fact that I had become a Merchant for another Queen, no easy task, but for someone who was exuding such a heavenly smell; well, it is worth it. When she brought it up I couldn't help but blush. In my mind, I already decided to get the healthiest and sexiest slaves I could find for her. After all, any competent succubus could tell that she is interested in women, and from how she subconsciously eyes me, it didn't matter what species either. I couldn't help but lick my lips as she was thinking about the choices I had given her, and when she started listing off what she wanted, well, I couldn't stop my smile either. No matter what type of demon you are, a profitable Deal/Contract is always a joyful experience. Crystal was going to be a great ally if the trade came to fruition.
(POV Crystal)
"I can absolutely make that happen Crystal, the cost of all of that comes to either 5lbs of Demonic Silk Wool or 3lbs and 1 Gallon of Divine Milk." She said hesitantly. Hah, like I couldn't afford that.
"Ok, 3lbs of wool and 1 gallon of Devine Milk sounds good, I will also give you personally 2 gallons of Demon Silk Sheep Milk as a tip." I smiled as her face almost broke in two. I watched as she conjured a black piece of parchment out of thin air and started to scribble furiously before cutting her finger and dropping some blood on the parchment and handing it to me.
It was a contract of what we had previously discussed including me giving her a tip. Before I signed it though I had the System make sure there were no hidden clauses, as nice as Lilith was, she was also a demon and I've read and watched too many things about demons tricking you.
|Notice: There are no hidden clauses of any kind in this contract.|
Inwardly I nodded to myself before pulling out the ceremonial dagger that the System gave me when I got my fucking palace and wardrobe change. As soon as my blood hit the parchment it burst into purple flame and disappeared.
"The Contract has been accepted, as soon as your product arrives in 5 hours, your payment will automatically be transferred from wherever you keep it. It was nice meeting you Queen Crystal, I hope we have many more plentiful transactions later on." Lilith said with a wide smile before disappearing in a swirl of violet fire.