Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 316 [Underwater]

The first batch of wine was to be shipped to the south.

This was an agreement between Ethan and Wes.

After all, Wes contributed a lot to this matter, handling everything from funding to raw materials.

Ethan simply turned his ideas into reality, using Vasini's land and people.

Overall, Ethan contributed almost nothing to this whole affair.

So naturally, he had to reciprocate.

At the very least, he has to deliver the first batch of goods properly.

Firstly, it's to show one's sincerity.

Secondly, it also serves to demonstrate one's abilities.

If he can't even deliver the first batch of goods properly, then there's really no need for Wes to cooperate with him.

This trip is very important. The wine is secondary; the key is the distribution channels and the entire operational process.

If it can be successfully implemented, the money will naturally flow in continuously.

“Krenzo, I have absolutely no experience in this area. In fact, there’s hardly anyone in the entire Southern District with this experience. You all come from the North, and you are very experienced. It’s all up to you.”

After inspecting the moonshine distillery once more, Vasini found Krenzo and his partner Aaron.

Although the divine messenger didn't explain it clearly, Vasini had already made a rough guess based on the sophisticated winemaking techniques and Palen's revealed identity and background.

These suddenly appearing divine beings most likely come from the north, and very likely from that moonshine haven, Winster.

However, Vasini did not point this out. He said it didn't matter where the other party came from; everyone was a child of God and a believer of God.

As long as we share the same faith, that's fine.

Krenzo seemed a little impatient; he didn't really like being in the moonshine distillery.

He prefers to do bigger, more exciting things, like the assassination attempt he carried out single-handedly on Aquaman Lockerbie's territory last time.

If it weren't for some problems at the end, he could have accomplished great things.

But he had to obey orders.

The command above.

Who is up there?

Ethan.

Although he always appeared to be defiant towards Ethan on the surface, in reality, he respected no one but Ethan.

This man was young, yet powerful; even Sandro, who had dominated Winston for decades, was no match for him.

It seemed that nothing could stop him.

Without realizing it, Krenzo had come to idolize Ethan.

He could ignore what others said, but he couldn't ignore what Ethan said.

So he had no choice but to suppress his temper and obediently come to this stifling and dimly lit winery.

"Don't look at me. I don't really know anything about this. The only thing I'm good at is running away. It's up to you, Cronzio."

Aaron looked at Vasini, shrugged, and said.

He was telling the truth. When he was with Sandro, he did odd jobs like working as a bouncer at casinos and bars. Later, when he worked with Ethan, he helped watch over the transport of bootleg liquor.

That's how he met Cronz.

Comparatively speaking, Krenzo was indeed more experienced. Ethan assigned him to work at Winster's moonshine distillery, where he was in charge of the entire process, from production to transportation.

This is clearly an attempt to cultivate him.

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best."

Krenzo felt a little embarrassed being watched by the two men and could only nod.

Actually, the whole thing wasn't that difficult. There were people specifically making the wine; the only problem was transportation.

There are two routes to the south. One is by land, from the western region, through the Bis Mountains, and south along the Kingdom Highway.

The advantage of traveling by land is that as long as he enters southern territory, Weiss has connections and can handle everything, so he almost never encounters any problems with inspections.

The downside is that the journey is long and takes more time.

The other route is by sea. The sea route is faster, but it doesn't matter if Wes is at sea, nor does Vasini.

Then we can only look to Cronzio, or rather, the people behind Cronzio.

Ethan.

Ethan naturally has connections in the port, whether it's the Church of Poseidon or the Poseidon.

But now there's a problem: how to get the wine to the port area.

Crossing the port area is a big problem.

Things were fine before, but things changed after the assassination attempt.

After Father Shiwen left Little Ibia, the two sides figured things out.

The assassination was essentially orchestrated by the Southern Mafia, and now the two sides have joined forces.

Although there has been no action for the time being.

However, if you transport alcohol from their territory, you'll definitely be targeted.

By any measure, the land route is the obvious choice.

"They will definitely travel by land."

port area.

Garrett Street.

Gold Coast Hotel.

Inside the hotel that had nearly caused a major incident, three people from three different factions were sitting together.

One of them was someone Ethan knew well: Jason, a shark under Aquaman Lockerbie, with whom he had once played dice.

The other two were also old acquaintances, Trevor.

And there's a guy with one ear covered up, looking rather comical.

Molen, one of the four adopted sons of Father Sherwin.

They certainly didn't gather together for no reason.

Now they share a common goal and a common enemy—

Vasini.

They had naturally obtained some intelligence, such as that Vasini had recently secretly established an underground distillery in the southern district and was doing bootlegging with southerners.

For example, Vasini's first batch of moonshine was about to be shipped.

They've gathered here today to discuss how to sabotage Vasini's first deal.

“Vassini has no influence or friends in the port area, so he can’t go out to sea.”

"Shark Jensen said very confidently."

"Even if he were lucky enough to find some foolish guy willing to take the risk and help him transport goods, he would never escape my eyes. So, no matter how stupid he is, he would never take the sea route."

Trevor and Morren essentially tacitly agreed with Shark Jensen's viewpoint.

"I will guard the port area with all my might, and I will not allow even a fly to fly over it, but the west side is in your hands."

That makes sense. If Aquaman does everything, what's the point of the other two sides?

Aquaman Lockerbie's willingness to let Trevor into the game and sit down with his former ally for a proper discussion wasn't just for them to watch the show.

"Don't worry, Jensen, we will definitely go all out this time."

As Morren spoke, he subconsciously touched his damaged ear.

The wounds there are healing, but the pain seems to linger at any moment.

It's all those damned Fengcui people's fault.

Trevor simply smiled and nodded.

After Trafford's death, he was not exactly a lost dog, but he was certainly devastated. If he could take advantage of this opportunity to make some money, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

"I will cooperate fully; I'm familiar with the West District."

(End of this chapter)