Chapter 590
All stories have a beginning, but only the real participants understand that everything has been quietly laid foreshadowing before the curtain was opened.
The surprise brought by Miss Ariel Corona's "unexpected visit" is only the beginning; but for the guests that night, this "surprise" is far from over... …
"Thanks to the kind invitation of the Torino family, the Chamber of Commerce of the Corona family will formally settle in the Red Blood Castle and form a joint Chamber of Commerce that belongs to the two families together with the local merchants; Before the official Chief-In-Charge arrives, Ariel will temporarily stay in the Scarlet Blood Castle Palace for a period of time to maintain the deep friendship between the two Ancient Family..."
It's just that In a short paragraph, the amount of information contained is enough to shock the four!
until now Eboden’s Chamber of Commerce and trade routes are basically only maintained in the north and west of the empire. All overseas luxury goods and local specialties need to be shipped from Golovin, West Sacrament In recent years, the commercial road has gradually been completely monopolized by the Chamber of Commerce;
For the little nobles, the monopolized market means the wines and various kinds of wines in their estates. For local specialties, there will not be a second buyer besides the Chamber of Commerce. For the Lords of Knight, it means that the trade routes and mobile resources in their territory are completely controlled by the Chamber of Commerce.
As for the other small Chamber of Commerce, either they were excluded or merged, and they did not have the financial and material resources to compete head-on with the Chamber of Commerce.
But Eboden is different!
Sitting on a ducky and the only ocean-going trade privilege in the entire empire, Eboden’s strength is beyond doubt; the most important thing is that since the Corona family wants to develop their business in Byrne, it is inevitable It will confront Yod Chamber of Commerce head-on, which means that there will be cracks in Yod Chamber of Commerce’s monopoly in Byrne;
Little merchants and little nobles will have more choices. The lords everywhere have more financial resources, and can buy special products and luxury goods from the north of the empire and overseas at cheaper prices.
Yes, for the overwhelming majority, things only stop there, but for those who really understand Loren Torino and his plans...
"...So, It is understandable to break the monopoly of the Chamber of Commerce and to take the opportunity to weaken Governor Byrne’s control of the Scarlet Blood Castle and Duchy as a whole; but why Asriel should follow that damn counterfeit?!"
The young man holding his shoulders panting with rage's bulging cheeks, holding his shoulders looked towards the black hair wizard who raised his mouth, with a trace of grievance in his scarlet eyes, and a sense of crisis that he would never say.
"Uh... to clarify, it's not an ordinary entourage--but a personal servant, or...steward?"
"What's the difference?!"
"It can reflect the importance of your identity, not an ordinary servant." Loren pretended to think for a second, then blinked at Asriel: "And explain why you two follow closely, and occasionally disappear at the same time. ."
"So?"
"So you really want to hear from me—sorry, dear Asriel, you didn’t have your part in this chapter, it’s just sorry to leave you alone with such a... pathetic charity?"
Black hair wizard put his fingertips under his jaw and looked at the boy with interest. The latter was raising his eyebrows. The expression full of resentment seemed to be aggrieved.
"Dear Asriel, don’t pretend to be stupid...you know this is a guise."
"That fake lady doesn’t think so." A trace of taking pleasure in other people's misfortune: "For such an'important' task, she must feel that she is yours."
"Well...I don't like this statement very much, but it doesn't seem to be true. Wrong." Loren smiled slyly: "After all, you are both'Asriel'... Strictly speaking, you two make no difference to me."
"Dear Loren, you know I don't know..."
"What are you worried about?" The black hair wizard's lazy voice interrupted him, and the scorching eyes stunned the young man.
"The spiritual palaces of the two of us are completely connected. To some extent... it can be said that life and death are dependent." At that moment, Loren's eyes were extremely deep, and even pierced Asriel. Eyes:
"In that case, why do you always worry that you will be replaced by Ariel... I am really curious about this inexplicable sense of crisis."
"Does it mean that in her hands...really possesses some kind of power that can completely replace you?"
For a moment, a trace of fear flashed in the boy's eyes...but it was only a In an instant, the expression returned to the original polite smile very naturally:
"So, is it really just a cover?"
"Otherwise?" A blunt turn, let Loren rolled the eyes.
In order to completely destroy Governor Gaspar’s power in Byrne, the first to be the Chamber of Commerce is the Chamber of Commerce-and in order to break the monopoly of Chamber of Commerce, the power of Eboden must be used. .
This incident Loren from the very beginning was planning, and the deal with Jr. Yodd was for the same purpose... I believe that the Corona Master and the free nobles of Eboden should be able to see this The opportunity behind, took advantage of the fact that the Chamber of Commerce had not yet reacted to it and took advantage of it!
Of course, the best way for this kind of thing is to form an alliance in private, but this is also the most unfavorable way for Loren-because if you do this, I am afraid that the Corona family and the Torino family will end up Form an alliance and throw yourself aside.
This is definitely not impossible... The Corona Master is half of his own mentor, and he has expressed his willingness to support himself very openly; but he is also the consul of Eboden and the leader of the Corona family. For him, the interests of Eboden and the Corona family are the first!
No matter what the final result is, the initiative and benefits of the entire plan must be held tightly in your own hands!
Therefore, Loren must take a step ahead and let the whole plan be exposed by the enemy, so that the Corona family and Eboden, who are still hesitating, have to passively accept this result and follow their own schedule. The steps go on.
Only in this way can Loren himself gain the greatest benefit in this struggle, become the one who truly holds the real power in the joint Chamber of Commerce, and finally replace Jord Chamber of Commerce. , To become a spokesperson for the Corona family and Brandon’s interest in Byrne... Either way, he will no longer be a mermaid, "trifling" a sorcerer.
But this is also not his real purpose...
"That monster..." The black hair wizard slowly spoke, his eyes flickering: "In addition to the recovery speed and life force, each Almost everything surpasses vampire, and even has simple intelligence... It is definitely not a wild beast that is distorted and mutated just because of the erosion of the void power."
In fact, what Loren really wants to say is—except In addition to its size, the monster that is so powerful is no different from the Evil God body that once ravaged Eboden.
"So..."
Asriel lifts the head, the scarlet pupils exude a strange luster: "Do you suspect that there is some Evil God behind him...?"
"Is it really possible?" the black hair wizard asked rhetorically.
"Before you can feel the breath of the other person...it is difficult to be sure." The boy shook the head, but a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "But one thing is certain, that is, he must I won’t let it go!"
"Although everything about the material world is meaningless to Evil God, not every pesky is like Asriel who loves peace... There are also some guys who are keen on terrifying. For example, a certain fake lady who loves to donate blood and sacrifice..."
"In order to maintain her own existence, in order not to return to the void, she was torn to pieces by the increasingly powerful Holy Cross... It’s not surprising that these guys do anything beyond imagination; but one thing is for sure, that is, the more active guys, the weaker they are definitely!"
"All in all, this is a threat. The Evil God lurking in the Scarlet Blood Fort must be completely eradicated or returned to the void anyway..." Loren frowned slightly and turned to Asriel's eyes:
"I You need to find this guy, and then we will kill it together!"