Lawrence Vick!
The powerful chairman of the Chamber of Commerce in the free city, this super-rich businessman with unparalleled wealth who has almost monopolized the transportation industry in half of the continent, and even the king on the entire continent has to treat him with courtesy, is worried at the moment. ※%, and the reason is that there is a thorn in the free city that is supposed to be his holy land. He does not play according to common sense, and this thorn has recently made it clear that he is preparing to squeeze into the top circle.
A big cake is too small for three people to share now. When a fourth person wants to share the cake, everyone will definitely be hostile. The biggest part of the cake is divided by the three giants. The other people can only be responsible for making the cake and eating some of the leftovers. This is the rule of the free city. Over the past few hundred years, many people have indeed wanted to squeeze into the top circle. But no one succeeded, because if someone breaks the pattern, it is inevitable that the people below will have different intentions. Therefore, these people must know who has the final say in the free city.
Only this time things are a little tricky!
The vice-president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, Closide, a young man who looks to be in his twenties at most, is like a miracle~ No! It should be said that he is like a young businessman who has risen quickly like a miracle. He single-handedly saved a chamber of commerce that was on the verge of bankruptcy and then developed this chamber of commerce into a behemoth in a very short period of time! I have to say that this kind of person is really a genius blessed by the gods. As for Closide's performance in these years, even Lawrence has to sincerely praise this young man for being really amazing...if he has those few If his son is half as capable as him, then he should be able to leave his seat to them with confidence!
But Closside is not Lawrence's son, and he is not willing to be Lawrence's son, even though this powerful businessman even hinted that he hopes Closside will marry into his family, and is even willing to marry his most beloved youngest daughter. To this young man who was not even qualified to meet him, but the answer given by the other party was still not interested! !
Thinking of this, Lawrence somewhat admired Closide's drive to live and die. Originally, Lawrence thought that Closside was just young and energetic and was not interested in his opinions. However, when he learned that Closside had a disdainful attitude, Lawrence felt that he really needed to teach this young man a lesson. Let him figure out who is the rule maker and who is the rule obedient!
However, everything did not go well┉┉
Lawrence had people investigate Croside's identity. Apparently, this young man's identity was too mysterious. It was only known that he originally came from a small city in the Kalsemmen Empire. There is no information about his parents, his relatives, or his original place of residence. It is as if he appeared in this world out of thin air. Of course, it is not ruled out that he may be an orphan, but this means that a person without any blood relationship in the world does not have weaknesses other than himself. Other economic methods are not as effective as imagined. In order to maintain the special status of the Free City, there are no so-called economic sanctions in the Free City. Lawrence can only let people secretly exclude the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce and engage in malicious competition with it. . The Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, under the leadership of Croside, is always the first to seize the opportunity. So far, the entire chamber of commerce has expanded from the initial spices, daily necessities and food to all aspects, and even recently, the Kalsemmen Empire and Kresse During the war between the Kingdoms of Sri Lanka, the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce actually replaced another weapons merchant and became the supplier of both parties.
In addition to economic means, Lawrence also thought of some other methods. For example, an accident caused this talented young man to abdicate early. But the problem is that this method may still be useful in the early days when Closide was still unknown, but now the Blackstone Ring has squeezed into the first echelon of the large chamber of commerce and is only one step away from the top, and Closide is also He has quite a reputation in the Free City and the entire continent. If he were to die 'accidentally' now, it would inevitably attract criticism from others.
Lawrence is not afraid of criticism or punishment, but this will inevitably destroy the good business atmosphere in the free city. It is an unwritten tacit understanding that the upper-level chambers of commerce can only compete by commercial means. This is to avoid each other. Violent and sabotage behavior seriously weakens the leadership of the upper levels over the lower levels. Once assassinations start to be used, everyone will be in danger and fear that they will become the next victim. It may even lead to the normalization of assassinating opponents, causing serious chaos in the free city. Although free cities are inherently chaotic, chaos and disorder can only appear among the victims of the lower classes.
The upper-level rule must consistently maintain a high-pressure posture on the lower-level people. Only in this way can the stability of the free city be maintained.
It might be better if Croside died outside the Free City, but the problem is that the Black Shine Mercenary Group under the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce is also a very troublesome existence, especially the leader of this mercenary group, Rogge. He is also a very powerful warrior! The Black Glory mercenary group he led repeatedly defeated numerous bandits and mercenaries disguised as robbers. The process was extremely cruel and bloody and terrifying! So far, the only thing Lawrence can think of is to let Gelkate deal with him, but the problem is that Gelkate has a good relationship with Croside, and using this arena champion is too conspicuous.
So until now, it is impossible to weaken the Closide Queen through external means. Lawrence could only place his hope on finding loopholes from within the Blackstone Ring to destroy it. Among them, Lakshmi, the president of the Blackstone Chamber of Commerce, was a suitable candidate. Closeid's weakening of power caused Lakshmi to become blind. In order to regain his power, this man began to seek help from outside forces at all costs.
Many times in a team, there will always be some people who think self-righteously that 'if I were the one, I would do better.' However, this kind of person is the black sheep of the entire team, and that stupid king of the Kingdom of Creses is one. He ruined the fate of the entire country by framing his own sister for a pitiable feud. Lakshmi, the president of the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, is also this kind of person in Lawrence's eyes. Recently, Lakshmi's hand has been able to contain some of Closide's energy. And Lawrence finally took the time to go to the Kingdom of Saxony and took advantage of this perfect opportunity to take over the country's mineral mining rights.
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A fully enclosed airship with a streamlined appearance is soaring high in the sky. As a new generation of airship, even the howling cold winds in the polar regions cannot affect normal flight. However, this fully enclosed airship is expensive to build. And the cost is too high to be widely used for transportation services.
In the airship, Lawrence, the chairman of the Free City Chamber of Commerce, was sitting quietly recuperating. Next to Lawrence, a black-haired woman wearing a half-silver mask was quietly leaning against the window and looking at the scenery outside. The woman was crawling. Slightly dark. The nails and lips of both hands were also completely painted black, exuding an ominous aura like something completely dark. Although she was wearing a robe that almost covered her whole body, whenever the woman moved her neck, she would inadvertently reveal a strange tattoo on her shoulder. It was a strange insect that seemed to be a mixture of a spider and a scorpion.
"Mr. Lawrence, we are about to arrive at the royal capital of the Kingdom of Saxony. However, since the Kingdom of Saxony does not have a special stopping point, we can only land outside the predetermined city." The middle-aged magician with a level 14 emblem quietly landed in Lawrence reminded in his ear.
"We've arrived┉┉A country blocked by nature on the edge. But it's time to integrate into the world."
Lawrence opened his eyes and said something that puzzled the mage. Then Lawrence stood up slowly with the help of several half-elf maids.
The airship landed in a specially designated area outside the capital of Saxony. Lawrence's identity was of no small importance. Even the Kingdom of Saxony did not dare to neglect this big man who had a high profile on the entire continent. At least for now, we don’t dare to neglect it┉┉The welcoming officials and motorcade headed by Grand Duke Maurice are already ready. After Lawrence stepped out of the airship, Grand Duke Maurice personally greeted him.
"Welcome to the Kingdom of Saxony, Mr. Lawrence! Sorry, His Majesty the King is old, so I have to greet you."
"Haha~ No, no, I'm just a businessman. It's an honor for me to be welcomed by Grand Duke Maurice."
Lawrence's expression is quite kind. To ordinary people, he is a businessman who holds huge wealth and power but is still approachable. However, Archduke Maurice knows very well that he can sit in the position of chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Free City, and he can also sit down. It's not a good thing to be around for so long.
The two exchanged a few polite words, and Duke Maurice did not waste any time riding in a carriage with Lawrence and entered the royal capital under the escort of the cavalry. Due to the recent large-scale manhunt for cultists, the road to the palace was heavily guarded to ensure safety. Arriving at the palace without any obstruction, the carriage procession began to drive in one by one. Although Lawrence came to visit alone this time, he still brought many people with him. The Saxon royal family had arranged accommodation within the palace to ensure that no problems would arise during Lawrence's visit.
However, when a carriage with an entourage drove into the palace, the black-haired woman sitting on the horse suddenly looked sharp as if she had been stimulated, because the woman suddenly felt as if there was some kind of fierce and terrifying sight. Pause on yourself for a moment. However, when she turned her head and looked out the window, the woman found nothing wrong except for the guards on duty around her. But the feeling just now was unmistakable. It was his own unique perception. There must be something terrible lurking in the palace of the Kingdom of Saxony. It felt like the god of death had put a sickle on his neck. And the other party had already issued a warning through the sight of that moment, warning himself that it was best not to act rashly!
For a moment, the woman suddenly felt that Mr. Lawrence's negotiation had better go smoothly this time. If possible, she really didn't want to use any ability.
When all the carriages entered the palace, the guards guarding the city gate immediately closed the gate. A guard on the wall was looking at the horse-drawn carriage team that was gradually retreating.
"Evil Puppet Master┉┉"
The guard tilted his head and muttered: "I thought this technology had been lost? Is that woman a descendant of dark elves and humans?" (To be continued...)
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