"It looks like Father already knew about it..."
The performance of Baron Jonas caught Leylin's eyes, and immediately made him guess. I'm afraid that if he hadn't sent Isabelle away immediately, the Baron would have dealt with her when he came back.
At that time, there may be bad news, and even that cousin will be 'died of illness' directly. After all, the church in this world does not have the slightest tolerance for demons and devil believers, even relatives and friends will implicated.
The father and son went to the banquet together tacitly, as if they had forgotten the existence of Isabelle.
The whole banquet was very lively, and even the bard who came to the port recently—Snow Snow was invited to perform. The other party's voice was as mellow as a lark, and the few short poems he sang even aroused the audience's attention. Full applause.
It was only after the banquet was over that Leylin saw the other party being invited into his father's study. It seemed that the baron had not invited the other party here for a simple show.
But all of this is irrelevant in Leylin's eyes, he is going to move out after the banquet, and at the same time command the pirate group and trade matters.
Of course, it must be after the relationship between the two parties with that Viscount Dim eased down, or even after the captives were handed over and the contract was signed.
…
"Slap!" A crisp slap landed directly on the young man's face, immediately causing his fair face to swell up a big piece.
"Gods! How could I have such a stupid child as you!"
In front of the young man was an angry middle-aged male. The other party was wearing an extremely elegant aristocratic costume, with complex patterns embroidered with gold thread on the edge, which was full of an elf style. On the ten fingers of the other party were There are strange treasure rings of various colors, and even a few of them emit powerful magic light.
This is the controller of the entire Balti Islands, and also the younger brother of the king of Dambreth's generation - the Marquis of Louis.
Although the king obviously wouldn't be stingy with the name of a court duke if it comes to titles, Louis obviously paid more attention to strength. This kind of hereditary noble with a territory, even the king's own children, might not be able to get it.
Moreover, with the continuous development of the kingdom's outer seas, the profits of trade are also increasing, which makes Marquis Louis very satisfied.
The only thing that makes him frown a little is that in the vast open sea, there are still a few fiefdoms of small nobles, as well as a group of disobedient barbarian pirates, which are as conspicuous and uncomfortable as nails.
Therefore, when his ineffective beloved son begged for the territory this time, Marquis Louis also agreed.
However, when Marquis Louis looked at Viscount Dim in front of him, he really hated iron and steel: "You bastard! You have no rules, not only the assassination on the mainland, but also the ocean. Even the Black Tiger Pirates lost money..."
Speaking of this, even the Marquis Louis felt a little distressed. Although those dirty and despicable pirates would not frown even if they died, the Marquis, the leader of the tenth-level fighter, was still one of them. Good subordinates, and a group of thieves and assassins trained by myself also joined in.
"besides!"
The chest of Marquis Louis continued to rise and fall, and he threw a piece of letter paper directly on Diem's face.
"Look, this guy Griffiths sent it specially. Not only did your move not succeed at all, but it completely pushed the Faolan family into the camp of those country bumpkins!"
Dim let the letter slap on his face, and the tingling sensation kept coming, filling his eyes with angry flames.
"Father! Please give me another chance! As long as you send Poruge to me, I will definitely be able to..."
The appearance of Viscount Dim was very similar to that of Marquis Louis, but he was much younger, with a pair of narrow eyes, and he bowed his body respectfully at this time.
"roll!!!"
But what responded to him was the hysterical roar of the Marquis.
Snapped! The door was closed vigorously, and Dim stroked his swollen face. The burning pain made the anger in his heart redoubled.
"Haha... My dear brother, what trouble do you seem to be in?"
The surrounding maids and the like naturally did not dare to come over to provoke Dim in this state. They all wanted to bury their heads in the carpet like an ostrich, but another noble young man walked over unceremoniously, his face seemed to be full of anger. A teasing smile.
"Brother!"
Dim covered his face and looked at the person coming, quite embarrassed. This is the marquis's son, who will inherit the title and the existence of the Balti Islands in the future, especially the other party has the support of a noble matrilineal family. The guy who came from a humble background, who could only rely on the Marquis' favor before, was much taller.
"Hey! Brother, why are you injured? Hurry up and ask the pastor to come over!"
The young man growled at the attendant behind him, as if he really was a big brother who cared about his younger brother very much, but Dim seemed to see the deep banter from the bottom of the other's eyes.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
It wasn't until he walked out of the mansion that Dim's face became completely gloomy.
"These people who have insulted me, I will never let them go, I swear!!!"
"Also, that Faolan Island, and that little nobleman named Leylin! I definitely want you all to go to hell and repent!"
Dim's face was ferocious, like a ferocious beast, and he let out a wounded growl.
…
Of course Leylin would not know about all this, but he could almost guess it, but at this moment his mind was completely absorbed by other affairs.
The place Leylin chose to live in seclusion was at the other end of Faolan Island.
Since the Faolan family took root here not long ago, the number of farmers they recruited and the number of slaves they bought were insufficient, so the entire island hadn't been fully developed yet. The reason why Leylin chose this place was because there were few people coming here. A large area of low-lying beach, such a flat landform is very rare on Faolan Island, enough for Leylin to do many things.
For now, Leylin just built a few wooden houses near here, as if he really wanted to practice penance.
At this time, information from the family was continuously passed on through Jacopo.
"The transfer of prisoners has been completed, but the other party refuses to sign any contract?"
Leylin looked at the coastline in the distance, and there seemed to be a different kind of light flashing in his eyes.
"Yes! Master!" Jacob stood behind Leylin with a humble and respectful expression. Through the previous few battles, he had completely convinced Leylin, and his loyalty was even comparable to that of Baron Jonas.
"It seems that the other party is quite unwilling?" After staring at the blue sea not far away for a long time, Leylin suddenly smiled and said slowly.
"This is for sure, but the other party also gave a hint that they will not take action against our family at present! And the baron also agreed."
"It's just a short peace! The opponent's plan has been disrupted and needs to be redeployed. Our side also needs to accumulate strength!"
Leylin already smelled something, this is not peace, but just a short-lived truce agreement.
Once the opponent's redeployment is completed, they will definitely attack them again!
Of course, Leylin also wouldn't refuse, because he was also short of time right now.
"How are the slaves needed, and the raw sugar and fishing boats?"
Leylin asked, this is his preparation for the sugar and fish floss trade that he mentioned with the baron before.
"I have found a small businessman at the port, who is willing to provide channels for buying slaves and raw sugar. As for fishermen and fishing boats, notices have been posted on the territory, and civilians who are willing to come here can get tax benefits..."
Jacob respectfully reported.
"Very well, you don't have to worry about finances. Steve's small coffers should be barely enough for the initial investment, and my father promised to give it all to me for use..."
Before handing over the captives, Leylin of course squeezed out all the remaining value from Steve, and also obtained the treasures treasured by the other party, as well as several places where the treasures were said to be buried—those pirates would always have it in their hands. It is the habit of exchanging their wealth for metal currency with high stability, and hiding it secretly on a certain deserted island.
All in all, the total value of these things is about 1,000 gold coins, which is enough for the initial initial investment.
Afterwards, of course, other supplements will be needed, but Leylin already has a draft, and Isabelle's pirate group is preparing for this.
"Slave trade? In this regard, I ask for slaves who are good at carpentry and stonemasonry. Higher prices are acceptable..."
The current kingdom of Dambras is in the era of continuous development of the sea, and a large number of barren islands have been discovered. At the same time, there are a large number of indigenous people, tropical forests, minerals, and ancient creatures on the island. Of course, disease and death are also indispensable.
And because inland civilians are rarely willing to follow the lord to open up the sea, slaves are indispensable if they want to truly develop the island.
The Marquis Louis of the Balti Islands was the biggest beneficiary of this trade.
In the hands of the other party, the huge slave trade even formed an industrial chain, not only had transactions with various pirate groups, but even set up a special slave hunting team.
In the slave trade, the natives who have not been domesticated are naturally the lowest class, and can only be put into the arena or as sacrifices to other evil gods. After taming, the value of the natives will be about twice as high. The price of slaves of stonemason and carpenter skill will rise even further.
But these are only low-level slaves. The real high-end slaves are those professionals or beautiful female slaves who have undergone special training. Each of them can be sold for sky-high prices on the mainland!