Obtaining the ore mining rights largely relied on the assistance of the White Dragon King Yalin. Otherwise, given the actual situation of the Saxon royal family, it would not be an easy task to wrest the ore mining rights from Lawrence. How could one be satisfied? The annual food needs of the Kingdom of Saxony is a big problem.
Among the several plans originally formulated, they basically had to wait until Lawrence was weakened and wait until the next chamber of commerce president elected himself to sit in this position before starting to compete. However, with the help of the White Dragon King, the mining rights were obtained in advance, and You Nokia also took advantage of the situation and launched the construct golem that was supposed to be hidden for some time, and the entire plan has been advanced.
Croside was very satisfied with this situation. Although the mined ore would be purchased by the Kingdom of Saxony first, the size of the Kingdom of Saxony simply could not absorb that much. Even the White Dragon Clan behind it would not be able to move such a huge mine in a short period of time. I ate all the mineral deposits. You must know that the information sent back by the mine explorers this time surprised me. I had already estimated that the various ore reserves in the Kingdom of Saxony should be very amazing, but I did not expect that there would be such an exaggerated amount. , and more importantly, these ores are buried close to the surface, and the difficulty and cost of mining are very low. It is definitely a profitable business!
But even if we are allies┉┉
Croside did not intend to reveal the news of the White Dragon King's awakening, because even the power beyond the world is divided into levels. If he, Eunogia and even Philolai are considered extraordinary in the eyes of mortals, Then the Dragon King who was able to kill gods thousands of years ago is the extraordinary among extraordinary people.
It can be said that no one sitting here is the Dragon King's opponent. Even if they join forces or plan any kind of strategy, they will be completely crushed by the absolute power of the White Dragon King Yalin.
Moreover, the dragon war ten thousand years ago is really far from the present. Whether it is Philolai or Eunogia, their history seems to have only been traced back to the era of Overlord Garserik two thousand years ago. That's all, the dragon war that almost destroyed the world has nothing to do with them now. It's just a story that has been elevated from history to legend.
"Lawrence seems to be ready to break up with you ~ Croside! At the last row meeting, he had already begun to express that he wanted me and Felibos to work together to eradicate you. From the news we have received now, Nearly half of the chambers of commerce under Lawrence have begun to unite, and Felibos seems to be preparing to stop providing raw materials to you from his estates and mines."
After checking the forecast table of mineral mining output of the Kingdom of Saxony provided by Croside, and discussing issues such as profit sharing from the development of the construct golem, Eunogia focused this secret meeting on The other two members of the Big Three, especially Lawrence, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. With the election of the next Chamber of Commerce President less than half a year away, and the loss of the mineral mining rights of the Kingdom of Saxony, Lawrence is now starting to become increasingly restless.
Closide looked disapproving of this, but asked Eunogia: "In that case, what is your answer to Lawrence?"
"There was no mention of abstaining from the vote when the three parties were hesitating. So my answer is naturally~Yes!"
Yunokia smiled like a cute and cute child: "Haha~ Of course, please don't misunderstand me. In that case, if I answer 'NO', I will definitely be suspected. In fact, my statement also affects It’s nothing, after all, what I’m selling is intangible knowledge and technology, which is totally incompatible with the trade friction between you. At most, it’s just a matter of stance┉┉Hmm~ It’s about stance.”
At the end, Yunokia's voice was cunning. Human beings are such ridiculous creatures. Even if they know that only interests and power can keep each other on the same front, the so-called contracts and statements mean betrayal, especially Those contracts signed under forced circumstances...but human beings are happy to play this so-called 'civilized' game, even if it is invasion and massacre, they still have to beautify their actions. Otherwise, it will feel like you are feeling uneasy.
As extraordinary people here, there is no need to sign any contract with each other, because everyone knows this simplest truth. No matter how many contracts or good words, it is not as good as the loyalty brought by interests!
"Lawrence, I'm ready. Although he is eager to take action this time because he has obtained the mineral mining rights, it is enough. Moreover, he seems to have found a magic user who is good at puppetry to deal with me. These must be It should be time to prepare.”
"Evil magic user~poof~hahahaha!"
Philolai burst into laughter as if she had heard the funniest joke: "Puppetry? This is really a retro style. It may be okay for ordinary humans, but against you, Mr. Croseid┉┉ It’s so stupid.”
"Originally his target was my assistant."
"Is your assistant the girl named Emma?" Yunokia asked.
"That's right."
"Then what are your plans┉┉"
Closide said without hesitation: "Of course I will sacrifice her. I have already prepared false information that can be provided to Lawrence through Emma. Coupled with the previous arrangements, it will be enough for Lawrence to usher in this after he takes action. The most desperate moment of my life.”
"I like your decisive and decisive character, Closide!" Yunokia clapped her hands and said with praise: "But~ since you are planning to throw away the doll, do you mind if I take it away later?"
“┉┉┉┉”
Closide was silent for a moment. A subtle look flashed through the strange-colored eyes: "Please~"
Listening to the conspiracy laid out against Lawrence, Philolai immediately dared to say with interest: "But Lawrence is the top businessman in the free city after all. In addition to the transportation team, his property also has many properties in various countries on the mainland. Industry, Lord Closide, can your Black Stone Ring Chamber of Commerce eat it in one go?”
"Do you vampires also want to take a share of the pie?" Closide stared at Philolai and directly stated what the little vampire girl was thinking.
Philolai said with a cheeky smile: "Ah~ please don't get me wrong, our vampire family is just helping you deal with some of Lawrence's excess non-performing assets. Of course, we will never touch the fruits of your victory."
"Do you think someone would spit out some of the fat in their mouth and give it to others?"
"Of course not. It's just that you won't be able to finish this much meat by yourself. There will definitely be a lot of hyenas who will smell the smell of carrion and move at the wind. We just hope that we can stand in a good position and help you catch it. Get rid of those nasty guys who shouldn’t be here.”
"Are the vampires afraid that they won't be able to compete with other chambers of commerce?"
Philolai shook her finger and put on a cute look again: "Ah~ In fact, we are not afraid of other chambers of commerce, but we really need to understand your attitude in advance. After all, we really can't do it now. Also Don’t dare to underestimate the attitude of a powerful dragon clan.”
"As for business matters, you should let your father talk to me."
"Hehe~ My father has already appointed me to handle matters in Free City. He originally planned to give me some training." Philolai took a deep breath and looked proud.
"That's up to you, but don't get too happy too soon. Lawrence hasn't fallen yet, and there's also Felibos!"
Croseid is not as optimistic as Philolai. Although Lawrence is only a human being, he is after all the most powerful and influential businessman in the free city, even if he has already set a trap for him. But before he steps into the trap, the variability of the future is also very high. Casual Closide will never take it lightly, not to mention that there is a slave merchant Felibus, especially in the hands of Felibus. He controls a huge private army.
If Lawrence and Philibes join forces, the logistical support brought by the huge transportation capacity, coupled with the large number and well-equipped private army, if they have a head-on battle, even if all the effective forces of the two are wiped out, their own side will not be able to do anything. Considerable losses will be incurred.
Eunogia also had this consideration. The Construct Golem was indeed a great invention, but it did not mean that this fearless army was free. Even mortals understand how to pursue the greatest victory with the smallest loss on the battlefield. Even if victory is achieved, if one's own losses are much higher than the enemy's losses, it is still a painful and painful situation. A shameful victory, and only the most incompetent general and his ignorant admirers would agree with the fallacy that the greater the loss, the greater the victory.
"Philibus has a lot of private troops, but after all, he can't keep his private troops with him all day long, can he? The last slave riot would have happened if the arena champion hadn't happened to be a guest at his place. Those rioting slaves have turned the upper area upside down~" When talking about the previous slave riots, Yunokia not only did not have any dislike for the slaves, but she also had an attitude of being happy to see them.
Philolai also raised her hands in agreement: "I agree ~ Sister Yunokia, no matter how large the army of that damn fat man is, it is still built based on the 'market mechanism' after all. The loyalty of his army is based on the amount of money. It’s decided. So as long as it’s a problem that can be solved with money, it’s usually not a big problem in this city, right?”
"not that simple."
Croside shook his head; "Philibus's army has been integrated into this city and this continent in a parasitic way, and has become the pillar for him to protect various industries under his command. Countless slave rebellions over the years have been suppressed. Its suppression continued. Its operating mechanism obviously has a unique way to ensure the loyalty of this army. If it was really just about money, the Holy City and the Holy See would have done it long ago. "
"Wouldn't it be better? The dispersed army can be used to defeat each other. There are also many people in Felibos' family trying to seize power from his hands. As long as we make good use of it, we don't need to compete with him from the front, but from the side. It would be much easier to attack his weak points," Yunokia said disapprovingly.
"The side view is not an option either."
In the eyes of extraordinary beings, the influence possessed by mortals is huge. But without an absolute force as a pillar, it is not difficult to defeat them one by one from the side, even if the opponent is a hugely influential businessman like Lawrence and Philibos, not to mention that when several extraordinary beings unite, no matter what Neither Eunogia nor Philolai paid them any attention, and even Croseid had to admit that everything became much easier when the extraordinary ones joined forces.
However, mortals are easy to deal with, but the same extraordinary beings may not be so easy to deal with. (~^~)