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"Greedy?" Wondered Lucifer.
"Well, you see… The Goldsand Confederation is made up of many merchant groups unified together they have a king which they decide every five years through the votes of nobles. Sometimes the government becomes nice and gentle, others times some asshole takes control over everything and gets pushy and greedy…" Sighed Ruby.
"They choose a king every five years?!" Asked Emeraldine. "I can't imagine such a country, it would constantly change so much… how can they keep it from turning into just chaos?"
"Well they have many rules and regulations they enforce." Said Ruby. "Nonetheless, the current king is corrupt and has been raising the taxes of products of our country exported there, and things sent here had also become incredible expensive, one kilogram of tomatoes costs five gold coins. They're insane." Said Ruby. "No commoner can afford to eat like this."