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Because she carries royal blood, the old royal family of the Dragon Kingdom will definitely support Felt's ascension to the throne.

As for Anastasia's faction, which seems to have the least powerful background, Roswaal and Subaru Natsuki actually see them as the strongest contender besides Crusch.

The Julius family, to which Julius belonged, was also a prominent family in Lugnica.

Moreover, Anastasia has a huge advantage over her competitors: she is extremely wealthy.

Or perhaps, by controlling the guild, she can bring prosperity to the kingdom while making money for herself.

Whether a kingdom is powerful or not depends heavily on its economy. Anastasia, who has mastered business acumen, can make the kingdom stronger and ensure that more of its people are well-fed and clothed, making her one of its formidable rivals.

Emilia is indeed the weakest of the five candidates.

In terms of connections, their only nobleman is Roswaal, but unfortunately, he is a border count with neither money nor power, and has always been on the fringes of the noble circle.

In terms of economic strength, they were dirt poor, after all, Roswaal's territory was too remote and could hardly be considered a wealthy noble family.

Their only advantage right now is that their combat strength is among the best of the various factions.

Aside from Reinhardt on Felt's side, there's probably no one in the other factions who can compare to Wood, this monster.

Moreover, besides Wood, they also have the unfathomably powerful Roswaal and Ram, who has regained the power of the Oni.

Subaru Natsuki had clearly done his homework last night. After analyzing the current situation of the various royal factions, he took out a map and explained his plan.

"Given the current situation of our camp, we should leverage our advantageous military force."

I currently have two ideas. The first is to find out the commodity prices in the surrounding areas. We are also conducting commercial activities in several regions to increase our economic reserves and prepare for a protracted war of resistance.

Natsuki Subaru was very confident in the operation of this business model, after all, he had played far too many of the corresponding games.

Simply put, it involves selling cheap goods in one city to a city where prices are high and goods are in high demand, then bringing back some goods from that city to sell in another city.

By doing this, they can quickly accumulate considerable wealth through price differences.

Furthermore, this business model is only effective in relatively underdeveloped worlds because, due to inconvenient transportation and information barriers, the same product can sometimes have two extreme prices in two different cities.

"Secondly, in addition to accumulating financial reserves, we should also work hard to build up our reputation and achievements."

Because we are already in a weaker position, if we fall behind other groups while using our business model to build up reserves, it will be difficult to catch up.

"So I thought about it again and concluded that the fastest way to both utilize our military advantage and gain prestige is right now."

It is to help the Kingdom of the Dragon clean up the monsters and bandits that endanger the people around the kingdom.

"I, Subaru Natsuki, will handle the business of generating funds, while I hope Wood, Ram, and Rem will lend a hand in eliminating the monsters and bandits threatening the kingdom."

After delivering this long speech, Subaru Natsuki wore a smug expression, fully demonstrating his value.

Powerful force doesn't mean everything. Right now, Natsuki Subaru is clearly the strategist of the team, playing the role of a think tank.

Personal martial prowess is fleeting; a strategist who can devise plans and win battles from afar is the true match for ten thousand men!

It must be said that Subaru Natsuki is quite capable; the plan and strategy he just formulated are, for the time being, the most effective measures against Emilia's faction.

Just as Subaru was feeling smug, Wood stood up and poured cold water on him, saying, "The plan is good, but it will be difficult to implement."

Clearing out the monsters and bandits around the kingdom is manageable, as Ram possesses the ability to see far, and I also have methods to locate enemies.

Making money through business activities is probably not as simple as you think.

"Just as you said, due to inconvenient transportation and information barriers, transporting goods can indeed generate huge profits."

But besides the unexpected factors that may be encountered during transportation, intelligence is also very important... no, it should be said that the so-called exorbitant profits are made because of the lack of intelligence.

Do you know which city sells goods at high prices and which sell goods at low prices?

Without this knowledge, implementing your plan will be very difficult, and even if you remove transportation costs, you might sometimes end up losing money.

Wood is the eldest son of the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, and his words carry considerable authority.

It was Wood's reminder that made Subaru realize that this was the real world, not the game, and he couldn't directly see the buy and sell prices of various goods from the game interface.

Understanding the buying and selling prices of goods in various cities is undoubtedly a huge undertaking, requiring a significant amount of manpower and resources.

Furthermore, prices in trade are not fixed; they fluctuate to some extent.

If the quantity of goods increases and the price fluctuates significantly, a single wave can wipe out Emilia's already meager resources.

If Subaru Natsuki's plan fails to proceed with the first step of his business activities, then his value as an individual will be greatly diminished.

After all, he really couldn't help with clearing out monsters and bandits.

As the look of adoration on Emilia's face gradually faded, Subaru Natsuki was heartbroken. Just then, Wood spoke up again.

Chapter 360 The Not-So-Simple Older Sister

Natsuki Subaru originally thought that after Wood pointed out the flaws in his battle strategy, he would make sarcastic remarks to undermine Wood's prestige within the team.

Unexpectedly, although Wood pointed out the flaws in Subaru Natsuki's battle plan, he did not make sarcastic remarks. Instead, he agreed with his battle plan and said he would solve the problems he mentioned.

"Given the current situation of our camp, the necessary financial support is indeed indispensable if we want to achieve final victory, so I support trade and commerce."

As for intelligence gathering and security issues related to goods in various cities, I do have ways to find someone to help solve those problems.

Of course, whether it's intelligence or protection, they probably won't work for free. Considering our current lack of funds to offer them final compensation, I suggest giving them about half a share of the profits.

When Wood was looking for people, he was naturally referring to the members of the assassination organizations in the underworld that he controlled.

The original underground assassination organizations no longer only take on assassination jobs, but have gradually transformed into all-rounders such as intelligence gathering, hunting, and protection.

The core mission of assassination cannot be abandoned for the time being; otherwise, the assassination organization would not even be able to maintain its basic operations.

But ever since Wood became a Royal Guard Knight, he has been thinking about using noble connections to elevate the assassination organization to a higher level.

To put it simply, from now on, Wood's assassination organization will only take on high-level jobs, such as assassinating nobles or wealthy people.

However, the higher the level of the job, the greater the reward, but the difficulty also increases accordingly, and not every member of an assassination organization can do it.

This has led to many low-level members of the assassination organization now being unable to even make a living.

Wood did not completely abandon these low-level assassins who lacked combat capabilities. Instead, he allowed them to leverage their personal connections and transition into intelligence work.

And after this period of operation, it has already begun to show results. It shouldn't be difficult to obtain information such as commodity prices and the best routes in various cities.

Even if these people are not good at fighting, they were all assassins in the underground organization before. Compared with ordinary people and guards, their combat experience and strength are still remarkable, making them suitable to serve as guards for caravans.

"We don't need to pay any funds; we just need to promise half of the profits that were promised in empty words, and you can find a group of people like that?"

Hearing what Wood said, Natsuki Subaru looked somewhat surprised. It wasn't that half the profit was too high, but rather that Natsuki Subaru wondered where Wood had found such an easy-going group of people.

Their plan to conduct commercial transportation is still in its early stages, but Natsuki Subaru, with his extensive gaming experience, is quite confident about it.

The key point is that in other people's eyes, they are completely novice businessmen. Why would anyone invest in them when they have no experience and know nothing about their background?

"You don't need to worry about that. In short, I can find a group of people who are completely trustworthy."

As for how to maximize profits in trade and how to negotiate with those merchants, that depends on your abilities.

Although it was unclear whether the person Wood later found was reliable, Natsuki Subaru ultimately took on the task.

The reason is simple: the goddess Emilia is right in front of him, how can a man say he can't!

Besides, Wood has already done so much; if I don't catch up, I'll really become just another nobody.

Of course, there is another important point: Natsuki Subaru is not afraid of danger at all. Even if he is unlucky enough to die, his ability "Return by Death" can reset time.

While Emilia's faction was deciding on its battle strategy, the core members of Anastasia's faction were also holding a battle meeting in a luxurious room in a mansion.

If you look closely, you'll find that apart from Anastasia and her knight Julius, all the other core members in the room are demi-humans.

The so-called demi-humans are humanoid races, while the demi-humans in Anastasia's camp are mostly orcs.

There were four demi-humans present, one of whom was a dog-human beastman with dark brown fur, a wolf-like face, and a body length of over 2 meters.

The other three are petite cat-human beastmen, whose height is only about Anastasia's waist, and these three cat-human beastmen are also rare triplets.

One of the two-meter-tall canine-human beastmen is named Ricardo Wilkin, who is also the leader of Anastasia's private mercenary group, "Iron Fang".

Although he, like Anastasia, is an unprotected and unmagical being, Wilkin's strength is not weak due to his powerful orc physique and wild fighting instincts.

He even challenged Julius to a duel because he was dissatisfied with him, and the result was a draw.

Of course, this was largely due to Rius holding back, but the "Best Knight" frankly admitted that Wilkin's strength was among the best even within the Royal Guard.

Wilkins met Anastasia and Wood when they were children in Kararaki, and because he took care of the two siblings from a young age, he was more like their non-blood-related father.

As for the triplets, the cat-like beastmen are named Mimi Parbatton, Hetaro Parbatton, and Tibi Parbatton.

Mimi is the eldest of the triplets, with a free-spirited and lively personality; the second brother, Heitaro, is rational and serious; and the youngest brother, Tibi, is clever, stubborn, and mature beyond his years.

The three were abandoned in the wilderness by their parents at birth, and then Wood picked them up and brought them back to the Hexin Merchant Guild.

For Mimi and her friends, who were abandoned at a young age, the Hexin Merchant Guild is their big family. Wilkin is their father, and Anastasia and Wood are their older sister and brother.

The triplets' protective ability is called "Tripartite Blessing," meaning the three siblings share each other's pain, battle wounds, and emotional blessings.

Mimi, the eldest sister, is the strongest of the three, but her brothers often insist on sharing her injuries and burdens, so Mimi never understands that falling down hurts.

Although the triplets Mimi and her siblings are not very old, they are indeed the three vice-captains of "Iron Fang". Because they have mastered a combination technique called "Resonance Wave", their combined combat power is even stronger than that of the captain Wilkin.

In addition to Mimi, who has the strongest magic, Heitaro and Tibi are also skilled in water magic and fire magic, respectively.

This Anastasia faction's war council was mainly focused on the "Royal Selection Ceremony," but as soon as the meeting began, Anastasia's core members began to disagree.

Julius believes that Anastasia is not the worst of the five candidates for the throne, but winning the throne will not be an easy task.