Chapter 215: The Arrival of Feinuoweita

The night was already deep, but on the second floor of a shop's backyard in the East District of Savile Town, Chairman Hans and the others, who had just left the Dailike estate, gathered once again.

After dismissing the servant who had come to deliver some food and drink, Chairman Hans personally closed the doors and windows, and the three of them sat around a flickering candle.

Looking at the wavering flame, the three of them felt as if they were looking at their own future fate. After a long while, Chairman Masa of the Silaiwen Chamber of Commerce suddenly said:

"The two of you, are we really going to tie our entire livelihoods to that Daxia Territory, which doesn't even have a single resident?"

"Then what else do you want to do? Fight for scraps with the chambers of commerce under Dailike in Savile Territory?" Chairman Fulaike of the Shanjin Chamber of Commerce shook his head and said disdainfully, as if mocking them, or perhaps mocking himself.

"Savile Territory has been developing for so many years; if it weren't for the Orcs, it would have already expanded outward. Small chambers of commerce like ours are neither comparable to their trusted cronies nor do we have the background strength of outside chambers of commerce. Participating rashly will only result in us being eaten until not even our bones are left."

Chairman Fulaike's words seemed to resonate with the other two chairmen. Chairman Hans slapped the table, filled with resentment, and said bitterly:

"Well said. Even without the expansion, our days aren't easy. A while ago, people from the Golden Lark Chamber of Commerce were arrested for smuggling grain. It originally had nothing to do with me, but the Tax Official still used it as an excuse to extort an extra two hundred Gold Coins. If I hadn't mentioned that I knew Lord Dailike, it would have been more than just those two hundred Gold Coins."

"Two hundred Gold Coins?" The other two also shook their heads one after another.

Two hundred Gold Coins were nothing to them, but this kind of behavior of deducting money at every turn made them feel uneasy. If they could completely lean on Dailike, that would be one thing.

But to become a merchant, who doesn't have extraordinary ambition! If they weren't at the end of their rope, who would be willing to submit to others!

If they could invest in a new territory, perhaps they could also become people like Dailike!

Being mature merchants after all, after complaining to each other, the three began to discuss how to coordinate and allocate supplies. Their three chambers of commerce were in different fields, so they could form a tighter alliance to deal with potential risks.

……

Meanwhile, somewhere in the Green Pearl Forest, the Elf Feinuoweita was scowling and losing his temper at the Family Guard. He had just arrived in the Green Pearl Forest tonight, but he hadn't heard any good news from the Family Guard—

Multiple Archmages had appeared in the human territory, all with Great Arcanists behind them; the expansion plan for Savile Territory was a foregone conclusion.

The guard members had searched almost the entire Green Pearl Forest but hadn't found a single clue about the Star Dew Scepter, and it was unlikely that any clues would be found in the foreseeable future.

Feinuoweita was full of thoughts about finding the Star Dew Scepter for his family, but the current situation made him feel that his arrival was completely superfluous.

"Why is no one speaking? The Patriarch had long ago confirmed that the Star Dew Scepter was in the Green Pearl Forest. Even if you turned over every inch of land, it should have been found after all these years! Are you sure you are really Elves, and not Goblins?"

Feinuoweita was furious, even saying things like "Goblins." An Elf in the guard with a slightly arrogant look could no longer tolerate it, stood up, and retorted:

"Whether we have put in the effort, the Patriarch will know. It is not your place to tell us. The Patriarch's order was for us to cooperate with you. Let us see what you can do? Honorable Archmage Feinuoweita!"

Although the last sentence was an honorific, the deliberately changed tone made it full of sarcasm, and several guard members immediately repeated it again.

Feinuoweita's face turned red with anger. He wanted to teach them a lesson, but the guard members in front of him were all related to him by blood. Take this most arrogant one, for example—he was the youngest son of his grandfather's younger brother.

In terms of seniority, Feinuoweita even had to call him uncle!

And the others, even the most distant ones, were the husbands of some distant aunt of his. If he really took action, the family might be in an uproar again!

If he were to disturb the only High Mage in the family, or even affect that person's time remaining in the world, that would be a grave sin.

"Hmph!"

Feinuoweita took a deep breath, stopped looking at his little uncle's annoying face, and directly ordered the Captain, "The search mission cannot stop. Tell me the places where you have found suspicious points, and I will go check them myself."

"Yes!" the Captain replied indifferently. Although he was a confidant of the Patriarch, he had no special treatment for the Patriarch's younger brother.

A long life of several hundred years had long since allowed him to see through everything. What he pursued was nothing more than the prosperity of the family. If it weren't for the fact that Feinuoweita was the family member most likely to become a High Mage, he wouldn't even have paid him any mind.

"By the way, keep an eye on the humans too. I suspect—"

Feinuoweita didn't finish the rest of his sentence, but the Captain, who had been searching for the Star Dew Scepter all these years, understood the implication.

He nodded, pointed at an Elf to stay behind to explain things to Feinuoweita, and then quietly left with the other Elves.

As soon as the guard left, Feinuoweita threw out a plump seed that exuded a green hue, and then triggered the Magic Net. A moment later, the seed took root and sprouted, growing into an exquisite wooden house.

He beckoned to the guard member who had stayed behind, "Come in and talk."

"Yes."

Then the two spoke in low voices, and the wooden house isolated everything from the dark forest.

……

Tower of Time.

Upon returning to his residence, Xia Duo sat at his desk immediately, writing and drawing. Before resting, he still had to make a simple checklist for the territory's expansion.

Such as the quantity and types of the first batch of personnel and supplies, the number of people needed later, the steps for expansion, the problems that would be encountered in the process, the first profit point, and so on.

Whenever Xia Duo had free time these past few days, he would consider these things, but he hadn't written them down as a formal plan. He had to discuss the expansion matters with Lady Patti tomorrow, so he needed to be prepared.

It wasn't until late at night that Xia Duo went to rest.

……

Early the next morning, the first thing Xia Duo did was check the expansion checklist he had written last night to see if anything was missing or if he had reconsidered anything and found it impractical.

After a rough check, he put it away and kept it with him.

In the afternoon, Xia Duo packed up the 4 Magic Scrolls he had made during his leisure time in the morning and hurried out of the Mage Tower.

To save time, he cast Magic and Summon Mount as soon as he went out, rushing all the way to Lady Patti's house.

Lady Patti and a manager from the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce were already waiting for him.

As soon as he arrived, Xia Duo asked, "Has that Priest Laidun come?"

"I will send someone to invite him immediately." Lady Patti gestured, and the butler, who had been prepared, left directly.

Lady Patti then continued, "My Lord, this is Manager Yarman from the Liyadun Chamber of Commerce. He will follow up on the expansion of Daxia Territory at any time."

"Hmm!" Xia Duo nodded, noticing a stack of Documents in Yarman's hand. It looked like some accounts, and he saw a clumsy Elven script at the very top, which was exactly "Daxia Territory."

"What is that? Bring it here for me to see!" Xia Duo reached out his hand.

Yarman dared not refuse. He first glanced at Lady Patti, and seeing that she had no reaction, he quickly handed the Documents to Xia Duo: "My Lord, this is an expansion plan I have made, as well as a list of some supplies that have already been purchased."

Xia Duo received it and looked at it carefully. The first page was the "settlement fee" for the 20 free citizens that Lady Patti had mentioned yesterday.

It wasn't much; it only took 20 Gold Coins per person to turn these 20 people from Savile Territory residents into Daxia Territory residents. Of course, those 20 people wouldn't get this money; it was for Savile Territory.