Wizard: This witcher is neglecting his duties.

Chapter 270 The Super Chamber of Commerce's Plan

"Currently, south of Cordwin is Earl Cain, who is Hensett's nephew by blood. He is twenty-three years old this year and has just inherited the title. Although he lacks prestige, he is wealthy and has a large group of minor nobles who support him. However, he does not have many soldiers under his command and has little combat experience."

"And to the north of Cordwin is Henset's cousin, the Marquis of Irasset, who was once a general in the Brown Cavalry and commanded a heavy cavalry unit."

"Although he cannot compare with Count Kahn in terms of financial resources, he inherited Henset's ideals and has a group of conservative nobles who support him."

After finishing their business, the two continued to ride Deathclaw through the wilderness, and Francesca told Wayne about the current political situation in the Kingdom of Cordwin.

"Now the human nobles are busy choosing sides and winning over others, which makes our work of rescuing our compatriots easier. However, due to the spread of the fog, places outside of cities and towns are no longer so safe, which has caused many refugees to want to squeeze into the cities."

"Even the Brotherhood of Warlocks has assigned many warlocks to be stationed in the cities surrounding the Mist, keeping a close eye on the situation there."

"They are also worried that the spatial rift will continue to expand, allowing even more powerful monsters to come here from another world. It is estimated that many high-level sorcerers are researching how to seal this rift."

"Unfortunately, researching a new spell cannot be completed in a short time."

"Therefore, no one knows when the matter of the Kingdom of Cordwin will be resolved."

Wayne nodded upon hearing this. With Francesca's introduction, he gained a general understanding of the situation in Cordwin and even the northern countries.

It's largely the same as the original story, except that because of the problems that arose with Cordwin, which caused turmoil in some neighboring countries, there are some differences from the original work.

He considered his words carefully. Since everyone was going to deepen cooperation in the future, it was only right to reveal some information now.

After considering for several seconds, Wayne coughed lightly, and only spoke when Francesca looked at him:

"Madam, actually I have a plan, a very big plan, and perhaps we can cooperate in this area."

Upon hearing this, Francesca immediately showed interest.

"Oh! What big plan is it?"

"I'd love to hear your plans."

She had a very good impression of Wayne; in terms of both intellect and strength, there was practically no one more outstanding than him among the younger generation of elves.

Moreover, in order to deepen her trust in Wayne and seize this powerful potential asset, she was willing to join the cooperation even if it meant taking a loss.

"Um!"

"Well, madam, as one of the leaders of the Elven race, you should have experienced the importance of money."

"In this world, money is a powerful force. It can influence everything from the small things in ordinary people's lives to the change of the throne, the formation of armies, and even wars that affect the whole world."

"However, if money is just sitting there, just in a bank or just in a vault, it serves no purpose."

"It must be brought out, made operational, and made everyone pursue it, desire it, and be willing to work for it before it can be converted into power."

"In this world, apart from noble titles, what we have in abundance are ordinary people who are willing to do anything for money."

As she listened to Wayne's words, Francesca's interest grew stronger, and many things she had never thought of before began to surface in her mind.

She used to only see money as a tool to employ others and a necessity to maintain a comfortable life, never thinking about it in depth.

After all, the elven kingdom, despite possessing so much wealth, still suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of humans. All that gold and jewels were nothing more than dirt, utterly unable to stop the advance of humanity.

So although Francesca was a very wealthy woman, she didn't value wealth much. Moreover, the Valley of a Hundred Flowers was basically isolated from the world, and there was no need for money to circulate. Gold had no value there.

Wayne paused for a few seconds, noticing the slight glint in the elven sorceress's eyes, before continuing:

"I plan to establish the largest chamber of commerce in the North and build a commercial network covering the entire North. This will not only allow us to control intelligence throughout the North, but also to monetize the power of money through various means such as recruiting guards, merchants, and talents, and controlling prices."

"Perhaps the Witchers and Elves are the weaker races in the North and are targeted by many, but the power of money is equal for all races."

"If we manage it properly, those nobles are even willing to betray their king for money, and those soldiers are willing to fight for us for money."

"We can also indirectly control a country's economy by controlling prices and the buying and selling of goods."

"Although it is not a very direct form of power, if used well, it is an extremely powerful force capable of influencing everything in the human world. It is not surprising that it can be considered the power of a god."

As Wayne spoke, he began to feel that his words sounded like those of a charlatan, revealing a kind of boundless worship of money.

However, that's not entirely wrong. Apart from those with extremely powerful personal strength, the lives of ordinary people are inseparable from money. Their entire lives are spent striving for money, so it's not entirely wrong to say that their lives are entirely controlled by money.

Although Wayne felt his words had a charlatan-like quality, Francesca listened with great interest, as if a new door had been opened for her, and all sorts of ideas kept flashing through her mind.

As one of the most powerful sorceresses in the world, she is an exceptionally intelligent person.

In the past, her thinking was always focused on how to strengthen the elven race, how to preserve her people, and how to increase the elven race's influence in the world, but she never considered using money as a means.

Wayne's words were like a puncture in a sheet of paper, giving her a whole host of ideas, and she even wanted to put them into practice right now.

Seeing Francesca's somewhat tempted expression, Wayne knew that her words had resonated with the clever sorceress and left a very deep impression on her.

Then he coughed again and continued:

"Ms. Francesca, as the current ruler of the Elven race, you have a large number of talented Elven people under your command who possess various skills but are unable to utilize them."

"Although they cannot operate openly and are easily targeted by humans, the products they make and the craftsmanship they employ are absolutely top-notch."

"I want to build the most powerful chamber of commerce in the world. All I need are trustworthy people, capable people, and sufficient financial resources."

"Now, I can tell you that the wealth I possess is greater than that of all the kings of the North combined."

"And you have talented people who are loyal to the elves. If the two of us cooperate, my grand plan may be able to take shape very quickly."

"I believe that as long as we are willing to work in this direction, the lives of the elves will get better and better."

(End of this chapter)