The Southern Wizard Alliance's East Coast Headquarters. The Ministry of Finance, in the conference room.
"What do you think about the White River Valley Baron Ma Wen's application for a huge loan?"
One of the councilors asked in a low voice.
The other four were silent.
After a while, someone sneered and said, "10,000 Wizard Gold Coins? Since the establishment of the alliance, there has never been such a huge loan, right? "
"What can he use as a guarantee?"
The first councilor to speak was a woman. She was the head of the finance department, and her name was O 'Connor.
She glanced at the person who sneered and said, "Mr. Peter, if you haven't seen the evaluation report, please don't spout nonsense, okay?"
Peter was speechless.
At the conference table, everyone had a thin sheet of information in front of them.
It was an evaluation of Ma Wen and the White River Valley's development potential.
The Southern Wizard Alliance was very strict when it came to granting loans, and it had been reviewed by specialized personnel.
"As far as I know, Baron Ma Wen's territory does not have enough short-term solvency, but in this war, Baron Ma Wen succeeded in opening up the wilderness."
"He destroyed an entire ogre tribe, and it is said that there was a shadow of a legendary ogre among them."
"And on Baron Ma Wen's side, we found many old acquaintances."
Before O 'Connor could finish her words, Peter's exclamation was heard.
"How is this possible!"
He held the document in his hand and looked at the familiar names. He could not help but murmur, "Hunter Constantine …"
"Elf Wu Sheng, Ibu …"
"And that loner O 'Brien?"
Peter gulped and said, "Please tell me, this document is fake, right?"
The others looked at him as if he was an idiot.
The reason why they were silent before was because they were shocked by the names in the document. They were all wondering just what kind of person could gather so many powerful people together.
Not to mention that the first few pages of the information mentioned that Ma Wen seemed to have joined forces with a few other Legendary powerhouses to destroy the Crimson Patriarch that even Lord Anthony did not have the chance to kill.
Without a doubt, based on this report alone, Baron Ma Wen was a person with great potential.
Oh, no, after this expedition in the Wilderness, the Alliance had already prepared to confer the title of Viscount upon Ma Wen. The corresponding rewards were also being prepared.
The Southern Wizard Alliance had always encouraged the nobles who had the ability to expand their land — unlike the northerners who liked to fight over a piece of land and fight for a little bit of resources. They would rather be enemies with each other for generations than take a step into the unknown wilderness.
However, what caught the Alliance off guard was that before Ma Wen's reward was given out, this fellow came knocking on their door to take a loan.
The number of loans was unprecedented!
10000 wizard gold coins!
This was equivalent to ten million silver coins!
This amount was equivalent to half of the annual loan quota of the Southern Wizard Alliance's Eastern Headquarters!
If they gave this money to Ma Wen, and the rest of the territories borrowed from them, they would be strapped for cash.
From this point of view, Ma Wen's request was a little ridiculous.
However, a direct rejection was not a good choice.
This was because Ma Wen's loan application was very tempting.
10,000 gold coins, to be returned in half a year. Collateral, two gold mines.
After the expedition in the Wilderness, Ma Wen immediately found someone to explore the mines in the belly of the Ogre Mountains.
The results made him overjoyed.
According to his father's notes, there was a gold mine there. However, the results were different. There was not one, but two!
The two mines were parallel to each other, one in the south and one in the north. Ma Wen gave the Silver Church the priority to mine one of the mines as part of the deal, but the ownership of the mine was still his.
According to the survey report, if the two mines were to be mined at a certain intensity, it would take about 20 years to fully mine them.
The total value added up to more than 60,000 wizard gold coins.
The appearance of these two gold mines put the Alliance's finance department in a difficult position.
Minister O 'Connor had already sent someone to verify that Ma Wen's survey report had no problems. No one would have thought that such a treasure would be hidden near a barbaric place like the Screaming Mountains. However, there was no other way. The mountain and the coast had become Ma Wen's private property.
His Wilderness Expansion Order was still in effect. As long as he continued to expand in half a year, the effect would continue.
God only knew what this ambitious young man would do.
In the eyes of the Alliance's higher-ups, Ma Wen was a lord with a lot of potential and deserved to be nurtured.
Moreover, he had a strong ability to repay debts in the long run, so there was no risk in lending the money.
However, the amount was too large, so the finance department called for this meeting.
…
"Everyone, I'm sure everyone knows about the White River Valley by now." O 'Connor looked at the crowd and said seriously, "Let's vote.
"Right, if you're worried about the guarantee, an hour ago, Lady Hathaway from the Three-Ring High Tower sent a message. She's willing to guarantee this debt for Ma Wen in her own name. However, due to the lack of time, she didn't have the time to formally submit the guarantee documents. However, Lady Hathaway's reputation is impeccable. "
After saying this, O 'Connor took the lead and said, "I agree to this loan."
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
Even Peter, who had been the first to mock, shrugged. "Agreed."
Only the last person was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Forfeit."
Everyone looked at him sympathetically.
This guy was a member of the Unicorn Family, and they had heard a little about the small grudge between the Unicorn Family and Marvin.
It was said that Unicorn was preparing to deal with Ma Wen, but it was met with a disaster like the Ancient Red Dragon Earl.
Today, Unicorn had long fallen apart. As one of the few remaining members, although this lady held a high position in the Southern Wizard Alliance, she couldn't create too much trouble for Ma Wen.
Four to zero, a perfect pass.
Half an hour later, in the lobby of the Southern Wizard Alliance's Eastern Office in Bass Harbor.
"Congratulations, Miss Anna, Baron Ma Wen's application has been approved."
O 'Connor personally handed a document to Anna, then looked behind her, "Now, all we need is Baron Ma Wen to show his baron medal and sign."
Anna took out a medal and said with a smile, "He didn't come, but I brought the medal."
"Is there a problem?"
O 'Connor was stunned for a moment. Such an important matter was actually handled by a housekeeper?
She couldn't help but ask, "Where is Baron Ma Wen now?"
"Him …" Anna helplessly said while signing the document, "I don't know."
Behind her, Lola nodded and said,
"Lord Ma Wen is famous for running around. After giving us a lot of tasks, he slipped away."
…
That's right, as Lola said, Ma Wen once again left the territory after completing the planning of the territory and giving them short-term and long-term tasks.
This time, he was heading west. Except for Isabelle, he didn't bring anyone else.
Being a lord was not his strong suit. He only knew a little basic management knowledge, but he basically only had a general idea of how to quickly build a strong territory.
It was at this moment that Daniela displayed an astonishing talent.
Ma Wen was relieved to leave the construction of the territory to her. Of course, when Ma Wen was not around, the acting lord was still Vigny.
Getting a loan from River Beach City was very simple. All it took was a letter, and Medeline would obediently send the things and money over.
After all, the sixth page of the Book of Naru was still in her hands, and she was still in the process of understanding it.
Before she became a legend, Hathaway could take back the Book of Naru at any time. She didn't dare to not do it.
As for the matter of getting a loan from the Southern Wizard Alliance, he thought about it again and again and left it to Anna.
With such a large sum of money, he couldn't be at ease with anyone else. Only the housekeeper who had been silently supporting him from behind the scenes could make Ma Wen feel at ease.
As for Lola, he sent her to buy supplies and slaves.
He had officially appointed Lola as the financial officer of the White River Valley, mainly in charge of purchasing and the financial budget. The real financial power was still in the hands of Anna.
She was mainly in charge of the construction of the territory and didn't care about anything else.
However, her existence was also an insurance for the White River Valley after Ma Wen left.
Although there were Dark Guardians guarding the White River Valley at all times, they wouldn't be able to resist if they encountered a strong opponent.
After all, Constantine and O 'Brien had left the White River Valley one after another. The former was because of the Red Dragon's corpse. In the southern region, there didn't seem to be a butcher who knew how to dismember a dragon. To maximize the value, Constantine was going to personally find an old acquaintance. It was said that this fellow had personally dissected more than three giant dragons and was very experienced.
Fortunately, the Red Dragon's corpse was stored in the paper crane, so there wouldn't be any problems. As for the dragon's blood bathing, Ma Wen had asked Constantine about it and was reprimanded by the latter for wasting God's resources.
Every portion of dragon's blood could be made into a very good potion. Using it for bathing could certainly increase a person's attributes, but the price was too low.
After Ma Wen knew about it, he decided to wait for the butcher's arrival. At the same time, he asked Constantine to help recruit some Master-level potion alchemists.
Other than that, Ibu followed Anna and Lola north to Bass Harbor in order to ensure the safety of the funds.
The other aspects of the territory were carried out in an orderly manner.
…
Three days later, Ma Wen led Isabelle to the westernmost mountain of the Dead Silent Hills northwest of River Beach City.
In front of them was a boundless desert.
Sage Desert.
"Let's go. We still have a long way to go."
Ma Wen exhaled and led the way down the mountain.
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