A few days later, in another city, the news of the Carter Family becoming a subsidiary family of the Gilded Rose spread like wildfire. There were even some places that posted a bounty on Oakley's head, but his name wasn't mentioned, only a portrait, and Oakley was treated as a bandit.
Seeing the bounty, Oakley's vision darkened. A bounty of 5,000,000 purple golds, even a piece of information could be worth 50,000 purple golds.
He hurriedly left the city and sneaked into a nearby town, but there was also a bounty posted in the town. Whether it was an ordinary person or anyone else, as long as they had any information, they would immediately receive 50,000 purple golds.
Oakley cautiously hid in the wilderness, not daring to enter any city. His face was filled with anger, but also despair.
Everything returned to normal. The Gilded Rose directly received the Carter Family as a subsidiary family, and the security of all the branches instantly became the best in the city. Even if someone bought something from the Gilded Rose with a large amount of purple golds, no one would dare to do anything after leaving the Gilded Rose.
Those who had wanted to take advantage of the chaos to plunder like in Rige City had silently disappeared, and no one had seen them again.
The sales of Universal Cores kept rising. The Gilded Rose had released ten thousand more Universal Cores in a month than they had planned, but this extra ten thousand still couldn't keep up with the demand. There were already many forces and Families stationed outside the Gilded Rose's streets, waiting for the Gilded Rose's new Universal Cores to go on sale so that they could purchase them as soon as possible.
Some alchemy shops that had gotten the Universal Cores three days in advance actually didn't sell many Magic Tools in a month, but the entire shop's business doubled in a short month, and the profits they earned nearly tripled.
This was the benefit of being a step ahead. Alchemy items could be sold at the same price, but as long as they were a bit better, the price would be completely different. Alchemy potions, if the quality of the same potion increased by 10%, the price might increase tenfold.
If a shop had something better than the other shops, the overall sales of the shop would also rise. This was the general situation of the alchemy industry, they would starve to death.
As the profits of the Gilded Rose's Universal Core crazily rose, catching up to the profits of potioneering, the Rodney Family welcomed its first visitor after a few months of silence.
"Sir Reynolds, welcome to the Rodney Family."
There was a smile on Wilder's face. His destroyed metal right arm had already grown back, and his injuries had completely healed. He stood there with a trace of the Rodney Family's unique pride. Although his words were polite, everyone could hear the pride in Wilder's voice.
In front of Wilder was a mage dressed in a white robe with a black headband on his head. He had emerald green eyes, chocolate brown skin, and a neatly trimmed beard.
With a smile on his face, Reynolds followed Wilder into the Rodney Family's meeting hall.
Wilder walked beside Reynolds with a smile on his face, his eyes sparkling.
Why would Reynolds come to our Rodney Family? It seems that this cunning guy has been promoted to the number two person of Roosevelt's Merchant Union in the Odin Kingdom.
'He's in charge of the Roosevelt Merchant Union's affairs in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom. Our Family doesn't have any cooperation with the Roosevelt Merchant Union, so what is that guy doing here?
'Our Family hasn't discovered any new planes recently, and we haven't discovered any new resources. Why would that Fox Hunter, who can only smell purple golds, come here?
'These Vampires of the Sten Kingdom wouldn't even glance at the Rodney Family if they didn't have huge benefits. Our Family's main business is potioneering, so there's nothing worth cooperating with the Roosevelt Merchant Union. The Roosevelt Merchant Union's main source of wealth is Magic Tools …'
Wilder was confused. He couldn't understand why the Roosevelt Merchant Union, whose business had almost no overlap with the Rodney Family, would look for him.
The Sten Kingdom was different from the Kingdoms of Andalusia and the Odin Kingdom. The Sten Kingdom was established in the most desolate area of Noscent. When it was first established, there was no royal family. At first, it was just a small kingdom established by a few merchant unions. In the end, it annexed the surrounding small kingdoms and became one of the three major kingdoms.
The authority of the Sten Kingdom was completely in the hands of the Parliament, and every member of the Parliament was the leader of a merchant union. On the surface, the Sten Kingdom was divided into the House of Lords and the House of Lords, but the House of Lords was a group of ordinary merchant unions. Although the profits from their business weren't small, they were all food, clothing, magic lamps, and the like for ordinary people.
All the members of the House of Commons added together didn't have as much authority as a single member of the House of Lords. The House of Lords was the one that truly held the power of the Sten Kingdom. They were all powerful mage organizations that controlled everything related to mages, swordsmen, and archers. Almost all the alchemy products were managed by the members of the House of Lords. There were a few dozen merchant alliances scattered around, and all of the high-profit alchemy products were divided up among themselves.
From the most basic materials to the final shop sales, everything was under the control of these merchant unions. Thus, even if the Sten Kingdom's land was much poorer than Andalusia's, it was far wealthier than Andalusia's. With enough golds, their overall strength would slowly increase. Moreover, the Sten Kingdom was the source of many special materials, so each merchant union was richer than the last.
Even if it was him, he would have a clear price tag. This was a popular proverb of the Sten Kingdom. It was that everything and everyone had a clear price. As long as the price was high enough, let alone their friends and family, they could even sell themselves, as long as the price was high enough.
The leader of the Roosevelt Merchant Union was a member of the Sten Kingdom's House of Lords, and his main business was Magic Tools. Reynolds' position in the Roosevelt Merchant Union could be ranked in the top five. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been in charge of all the affairs of the Roosevelt Merchant Union in the northern part of the Odin Kingdom.
If such a person appeared in person, they wouldn't even be able to see him without enough benefits.
Wilder was confused, and the other Elders of the Rodney Family were also puzzled. They couldn't understand what Reynolds was doing here.
Wilder cautiously didn't say anything, and he chatted with Reynolds for over half an hour without getting to the main topic.
After almost getting killed last time, Wilder's arrogance had somewhat weakened, and he had become a lot more cautious. In any case, he didn't have anything to cooperate with the Roosevelt Merchant Union. If the other side didn't want to talk, he would just slowly chat with him like an ordinary guest.
After chatting for three hours, Reynolds couldn't take it anymore.
'Damned b * stard, didn't I say that Wilder is an impulsive genius? He's easily angered and can't keep his cool. How could he still chat with me after three hours? Could it be that he doesn't feel that I didn't come just for a casual visit?
Oh my god, could it be that this guy really didn't sense anything? 'Forget it, I'll just get straight to the point. If I let that guy ask me, I'm afraid there won't be any hope until tomorrow.'
Reynolds inwardly sighed. He suddenly felt that Wilder was an idiot. Apart from his talent, he really didn't have a brain.
"Sir Wilder, I came this time because I want to cooperate with the Rodney Family."
Reynolds couldn't wait any longer. Although Wilder was the current Patriarch of the Rodney Family, the Family would still be able to smoothly run even if he didn't care about the Roosevelt Merchant Union for half a month. But if he didn't care about the Roosevelt Merchant Union for three days, there might be some bad rumors.
Wilder was a bit puzzled. What was there to cooperate with the Roosevelt Merchant Union? From materials to alchemy products, there wasn't a single area where they could cooperate.
"Sir Reynolds, could it be that the Roosevelt Merchant Union is preparing to enter the potioneering market?"
Upon hearing Wilder's words, Reynolds immediately sighed in his heart.
'Sure enough, that guy is an idiot, he actually asked such an idiotic question. How could the Roosevelt Merchant Union get involved in the potioneering market? All the shares of the Sten Kingdom's merchant union had been cleanly divided. If the Roosevelt Merchant Union wanted to get involved in the potioneering market, they would have to establish a complete chain.
[Sigh, the Rodney Family actually chose such an idiot to be the Patriarch. But it's just as well. This kind of idiot will completely lose his mind after a few provocations. He's really suitable to be our current collaborator …]
"Sir Wilder, you must be joking. The Roosevelt Merchant Union won't get involved in the potioneering market. I came this time to cooperate with the Rodney Family on another matter.
"I heard that an alchemy shop from Andalusia opened a branch in the Odin Kingdom and used despicable methods to seize the Rodney Family's market share. I've long been displeased with the Gilded Rose, and this time, they are actually using tyrannical methods to seize the Magic Tool market and control the shops selling Magic Tools.
"Our Roosevelt Merchant Union can't keep watching, so we came to look for Sir Wilder this time in order to cooperate with the Rodney Family to drive the Gilded Rose out of the Odin Kingdom."
Reynolds had a confident smile on his face. It seemed that he only needed to use a bit of power to thoroughly crush the Gilded Rose.
Wilder was horrified as he looked at Reynolds in shock. Hearing the Gilded Rose's name, the right side of his body involuntarily turned metallic.
Damn it, I knew it. That damned fellow, that idiot who can only smell the scent of Purple Gold Coins, definitely wouldn't come looking for us for anything good. As expected, it's not just not good, it's completely trying to kill us!
'Damned guy, does he really want me to die, or does he want the Rodney Family to be completely destroyed?
'No wonder he was willing to talk to me for a few hours, turns out he was planning on using our Rodney Family to charge and break through the enemy lines. After dealing with the Gilded Rose, they would reap the fruits of victory.
'I remember now, the universal core is definitely for the Gilded Rose's universal core. Stupid guy, he wants to use our Rodney Family to send us to our deaths, his intentions are truly sinister.
'Mafa Merlin has Sir Astrologer standing behind him. That kind of powerhouse is unfathomably powerful, is he someone we can provoke?
'My ancestor was almost killed by Astrologer, and even if he didn't die, he was ordered to cultivate in the forbidden area for a hundred years, and he's not allowed to come out for a hundred years. Now that he is going to deal with the Gilded Rose and I'm killed, my ancestor can only watch. If my ancestor dares to make a move, Sir Astrologer will definitely kill him as well.
'That damned Reynolds, that vampire should be burned to death by holy light, he actually dared to say that!'
Wilder coldly looked at Reynolds, his white eye turning pitch-black and his blood-red pupil surging with killing intent. After sensing the strength of both sides, Wilder pondered whether he should directly get rid of Reynolds here to avoid provoking a disaster for the Rodney Family.
"Sir Reynolds, does anyone else know that you came here?"
Wilder asked with boiling killing intent. Reynolds froze, thinking that he was asking if the cooperation was the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's idea or his own, so he nodded with a smile.
"This matter was personally approved by the Leader."
'Truly a young genius, he should be less than fifty years old, yet he is already a 4th Rank Heaven powerhouse. Truly amazing, but he is only a youth in the end. I only mentioned the Gilded Rose a bit and he couldn't control himself. Look at that killing intent, it's really good. As long as we instigate him a bit, he will definitely cooperate with us to deal with the Gilded Rose.
'As long as we annex the Gilded Rose, the Universal Core will belong to our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance. Naturally, the most important thing is that material. Those idiots only saw the Universal Core, but no one noticed that it wasn't a mixed alloy, but rather a completely new material.
'The Gilded Rose is really lucky, they actually found such a powerful material. After annexing the Gilded Rose, the source of that new material will fall into our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's hands. When the time comes, the entire Magic Tool market will be under our control. No, not just the Magic Tool market, we'll use the Universal Core to open the door and we'll be able to get involved in the puppet and Magic Tool markets. Apart from potions, we'll be able to get involved in all alchemy products …
'That would be a huge benefit. At that time, our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance's position in the House of Lords would definitely be able to reach the top five, no, it might even reach the top three. As long as we manage it well, the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance might become the most influential merchant alliance in the Sten Kingdom after a few decades!
'As the price, we only need to give the Gilded Rose's potions to the Rodney Family and let them take the lead in the name of the Rodney Family. That way, the people of the Odin Kingdom wouldn't have any objections and the Roosevelt Merchant Alliance wouldn't be exposed. We only need to put in some effort in the back.'
A smile could be seen on Reynolds' face as he directly stated the price he was willing to pay.
"Our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance will help your Rodney Family annex the Gilded Rose. In exchange, the Gilded Rose's Multi-purpose Cores will belong to our Roosevelt Merchant Alliance, and everything related to potioneering, even those shops, everything else will belong to your Rodney Family.
"As a sign of sincerity, we will give you five first-rate True Spirit Magic Tools and even dispatch five Heaven Rank powerhouses to assist you. Four 1st Rank Heaven powerhouses and one 3rd Rank Heaven powerhouse.
"Naturally, if Sir Wilder isn't satisfied, you can also raise conditions. Anything can be discussed …"
Reynolds had a confident expression, while Wilder's expression kept changing. His aura eventually calmed down and he looked at Reynolds with a complicated expression.
'Someone actually knows that idiot Reynolds came here. If this is his own idea, then I'll get rid of him right now and save him the trouble of dragging our Rodney Family down.
'Damnit, if you want to die, go ahead, why do you have to drag our Rodney Family down?
'He definitely doesn't know that Mafa Merlin has Sir Astrologer standing behind him. Maybe Mafa Merlin has already become Astrologer's disciple.
'Eh, that's right, what does that have to do with me? If he wants to throw away his life, let him go. In any case, as long as the Gilded Rose is involved, everything has nothing to do with us and I won't interfere.'
"Sir Reynolds, please go back. Our Rodney Family isn't interested in this matter."
After saying that, Wilder stood up and made a gesture to send him off. Reynolds was stunned, he couldn't understand what was going on.
"Sir Reynolds, your information is a bit wrong. There is only a small misunderstanding between our Rodney Family and the Gilded Rose. Everything will be fine after a clear explanation. We aren't interested in getting involved in this matter.
"I also didn't see you today. Please go back, I still have things to do, I won't see you off."
After saying that, Wilder hurriedly left as if his butt was on fire. The smile on Reynolds' face froze, he couldn't understand what was going on.
It wasn't until he was politely sent off by the Rodney Family and the door was slammed shut that Reynolds seemed to realize that something was wrong. He sneered and turned to leave.
'Truly trash, losing in a duel and almost losing his life, yet he managed to scare Wilder to such an extent. He immediately ran away after hearing that they were going to deal with the Gilded Rose. Serves him right to get rid of him and steal the Rodney Family's market share.'
Reynolds had a look of disdain on his face and didn't even turn his head to look at him. In one of the Rodney Family's mage towers, Wilder looked at Reynolds' back with a somewhat pitiful expression. He then gave an order to the several elders behind him.
"Pass down the order, the Rodney Family has nothing to do with the Gilded Rose. I don't want to hear anything related to the Rodney Family and the Gilded Rose, understand?"
Wilder had a calm expression, he was truly scared. He had almost been killed, and his ancestor had almost been killed. Now, hearing the Gilded Rose's name made him feel like he had been infected with bad luck. Let alone dealing with the Gilded Rose, he didn't even want to have a connection with it.
Reynolds looked for the Rodney Family, but he didn't find anyone suitable. The Gilded Rose truly didn't have any enemies in the Odin Kingdom.
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