The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 73.1

Chapter 73.1

‘As expected, he knows how important this is!’

Crown Prince Enoch, a quick-witted man, seemed to immediately understand why I asked him to meet me alone.

He was momentarily stunned by the important conversation that was brought out of nowhere, then asked with a serious expression,

“What kind of medicine?”

“Headache medicine, digestive medicine, cough medicine, and so on. Medicine that can help a lot of people throughout their lives. It’s not completed yet, but I think it will be soon.”

It was not an easy thing to talk about.

‘The social perspective of alchemy is not good.’

I could talk about it because Crown Prince Enoch had been doing business with me and believed in me.

He was a member of the imperial family that didn’t have a good relationship with the temple of Ibafne, and he was the one who benefited from the weakening power of the temple.

Wasn’t it a strategy that benefited each other?

I started explaining in earnest why I became a sponsor of the alchemy guild, and the possibilities of medicine.

“The Alchemy Guild has already made an anesthetic. Although the person who invented it has gone missing, there has been more medicine development since then…”

I deliberately trailed off, making a meaningful nuance.

“I felt that with support, it would be a successful guild. And the idea grew stronger when I sponsored the guild.”

“Success…”

“You can’t rely only on the temple for the life and health of the people of the Empire.”

I decided to be straightforward.

“As Your Highness may know from the distribution of cosmetics, the distribution of items that people use should be done transparently and in a dignified manner.”

His warm green eyes met my bright red eyes head-on.

“So I would like Your Highness to work hard so that we can distribute the medicine confidently.”

“…”

Crown Prince Enoch was silent for a moment. The soft smile he had on his face disappeared, and a serious expression appeared.

It was what I had expected.

‘He can’t just accept it right away.’

This wasn’t a simple matter.

Even though, in my opinion, it would clearly be beneficial to each other…

There weren’t just one or two guilds that the temple branded as heresy and dragged to the ground.

‘Rather, I would have been disappointed if he had said yes right away.’

But that didn’t mean I wasn’t nervous.

Licking my lips, I continued with the explanation I had prepared.

“You are familiar with what the temple of Ibafne has said so far. Medicine is a substance that defies divine providence, and it is only through the divine power that He has given that humanity should improve.”

They said to accept both the great sickness and human death, saying that it was all God’s will.

While disregarding the deaths of those who were not high-ranking nobles.

All they did to those dying in search of God was pray for their peace. Even though many of them could have been saved if the high priest so decided.

“But even if they are high-ranking nobles, they can’t receive treatment if they turn their backs on the temple. That’s why they tried to make offerings somehow.”

And the temple of Ibafne encouraged high-ranking nobles to visit the temple often, saying that they should listen to the word of God if they wanted to be mentally and physically stable.

Though, in reality, it was mostly for skincare and beauty purposes.

I let the corners of my mouth twist.

“But now that Yunette was created, even those high-ranking nobles don’t go to the temple.”

No matter how much they heard things like ‘You are very religious,’ or ‘You have great faith,’ the amount they had to give for donations was burdensome.

It was also a bother to go to the temple just for a little damaged skin.

A noble person couldn’t even go to the temple wearing shabby clothes.

On the other hand, people just need to apply most cosmetics to the face. Some things were bothersome because they had to be rinsed, but that didn’t matter to those who had servants and maids.

Not to mention those who couldn’t go to the temple due to various circumstances.

I made various types of cosmetics to be established as a daily necessity, not just for people who wanted to have pretty skin. Like the massage oil I was preparing to launch right now.

“Now that Yunette’s cosmetics are widely accepted, not even the temple of Ibafne will be able to label us as heretics.”

If we had tried to distribute medicine from the beginning, we would have been blocked at once. People wouldn’t follow us.

But now, cosmetics have become a necessity for people. And because they also used the cosmetics, they wouldn’t accept being called heretics.

“People’s perceptions have changed a lot.”