Ember Skywalker

Chapter 242 The situation worsens

After Sean left, Raven began to think of a solution.

He knew that those small caravans were definitely unreliable.

If they want to break the impasse, they can only seek cooperation with large chambers of commerce and not be afraid of the chambers of commerce of the two major families.

Even famous families cannot cover the sky with one hand. They also have opponents, and behind their opponents are many chambers of commerce.

But the question is, what makes Lentini so attractive to big chambers of commerce?

He thought of Earl West, cousin of Intelligence Minister Beyer.

With his energy, he can definitely help me.

Unfortunately, I was unable to meet him because of the assassination attempt and the death of Master Monet.

I'll find an opportunity later.

Let’s take a look at the situation first.

As expected, the number of caravans cooperating with Lentini decreased sharply, and there was no improvement even after the trade tax was lowered.

The public security in the city has not improved.

Often, after one wave of troublemakers was driven away, a new wave would come the next day, which also exacerbated the escape of the caravans.

Lentini soon fell into isolation.

The people in the city had become accustomed to the items brought by the caravan, but now that they were suddenly gone, it was as if they had returned to the days of refugees, and many people complained.

Under the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, more and more people took to the streets to cause trouble, which made Hughie very busy and anxious.

At Evan's house, Robb read the letter in his hand with great pleasure.

"Hey, you can't hold on any longer? I haven't had enough fun yet."

Thinking of Raven's humiliation, his face twisted: "Someone come!"

"Young Master." A bald steward stepped forward.

"Send me a few caravans to Lentini, larger ones."

"Master, don't you want to suppress them anymore? Why is that?"

"Ask the caravan leader to take out the best goods and exchange them for the defective local goods.

Any kind of animal's fur, crystal core, or food, anything is fine.

Then they took these things and told me everywhere that Lentini was full of liars. "

The steward's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "Young Master, do you mean to completely ruin their reputation?"

"Yes, I want them to see hope before they fall into despair."

"I know how to do it."

Lentini.

"Raven, you can't go on like this. The city has begun to suffer a depression, and many people are dissatisfied with you."

Sean said in a deep voice.

The situation has deteriorated dramatically, far beyond expectations.

This was a systematic attack, from caravans to people's livelihood, thus directing all the anger towards Revan.

"Really? How many caravans are left trading with us?" Raven tapped the table.

“There are only four left, all of them from Bararenka, with the background of Archduke Lennon.”

"Remember them and repay them generously when Lentini recovers."

“The question is, how do we get through this crisis now?”

Monroe frowned and said, "What's there to worry about? The worst that can happen is that we can just go back to the way things were before."

“It’s different now.”

Sean smiled bitterly.

“We were poor before, and it was good enough to be alive, so no one caused trouble as long as we had food to eat.

Now that the residents are well-off, if they are forced to live a hard life again, they will definitely cause trouble. This is human nature."

Monroe became irritated: “What should we do?
I don't even know who my opponent is, and I can't even find anyone to fight with. It's so fucking pathetic!"

"I have an idea, but I can't guarantee its success." Raven spoke.

"It's already this late, stop hiding it and speak up."

Raven took out the letter West had given him and told him about their interactions.

“This Earl West is extremely powerful, with several large chambers of commerce under his control, and he is also the cousin of the Minister of Intelligence, Beyer.

If we cooperate with him, this crisis should be resolved.”

Raven tapped his fingers on the table and continued:

"I can contact him, but it's a bit troublesome."

"What trouble?"

"Trading with the Great Chamber of Commerce requires sufficient bargaining chips. What can we offer?"

Monroe immediately yelled, "Why can't you take it out?

After the militarization of Weina City, the adventurers who used to go there to sell materials of the beastmen all came to Lentini.

Now our crystal cores and furs are quite famous in the surrounding areas."

"No, those materials are not high-grade. The other party is a big chamber of commerce in Isaac City, and ordinary materials are not worthy of their attention."

"We have dark marrow, starlight iron, and food." Shura said.

Raven still shook his head: "Those are war materials. If you sell them, you can't buy them back."

"I think you are really stupid."

Sophie sneered at Raven.

"Don't you want to think about why they took the initiative to find you in the first place?"

"what do you mean?"

“He’s attracted by your identity as a magic restorer!
The so-called cooperation is aimed at restoring the demonic armaments.

You can sell the Demonic Armor as the core item, and bundle it with other items along with some Beast Materials."

Sophie shrugged.

"Transaction, it's that simple."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"I think this will work." Sean nodded.

Xiu La grinned: "My beauty is right."

"Okay, let's do as Sophie says. I'll write to him right away." Raven made the decision.

Just then, Hughie came in and whispered something to Sean.

"Really?"

Sean suddenly showed joy on his face, and turned to Raven and said:
"A large caravan of merchants just arrived in the city, and they were very generous."

"Strange, coming at this time, aren't they afraid of offending those two families?"

"Big chambers of commerce all have strong backgrounds."

"Well, then treat me well."

In the manor on the outskirts of Isaac, West was drinking with Daniel, and several beautiful singers were there to entertain them.

West, with a big belly, took the wine from a beautiful singer and drank it all in one gulp, laughing:
"Daniel, what good things have you been doing recently?"

"There is no good news. Yuanguo is surrounded by wars. My business is getting harder and harder."

"I reminded you a year ago to give up those messy businesses and switch to military trade, but you didn't listen."

Daniel smiled bitterly: "My family has been doing this for three generations, how can it be so easy to change careers?
Besides, I didn’t expect the situation to change so quickly.”

"You're just too timid." West said bluntly.

"You have a cousin like Lord Beyer, so of course you are not afraid of anything. Military funds are not so easy to get."

Just then, a charming woman pushed the door open, walked up to West and handed him a letter.

"My Lord, a letter from Lentini."

"Lentini?" West was stunned.

After a moment, West showed an unfathomable smile:

"Daniel, I found a new source of income, do you want to do it with me?"

"What source of income?"

"Re-arm the demons."

Daniel was shocked. Have you contacted any master?
His voice was filled with excitement.

"Master Raven."

"Raven? Why don't I know him...wait, what do you mean?"

"Yes, you are the one who won 100,000 gold coins from me." West still felt a little painful when he said this.

"Shit, this letter is from him? When did you two hook up?"

"After that incident, I contacted him to meet him, but unfortunately he was assassinated later, so the matter was dropped."

West groaned.

"I didn't expect that after so long, he would contact me on his own initiative."

Daniel frowned: "Does he ask anything of you?"

It was somewhat unusual for a great magician to contact a count on his own initiative.

Such a person would be a guest of honor even in the Duke's mansion.

"clever."

West smirked.

"I've been keeping an eye on him. He's been in some trouble lately, and I can help."

"What trouble could have reminded him of you?"

"Of course it's a problem I can solve. Robb is suppressing Lentini's trade."

"The Yiyun family?"

Daniel looked hesitant.

"If that's the case, wouldn't you be offending them if you helped him?"

(End of this chapter)