On the morning of the 17th of November, the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn arrived at Hidden Gold Bay.
The weather was still not good. Hidden Gold Bay, which was usually bustling with ships, was now empty. Apart from a few cargo ships that were in a hurry to sail out to sea, only the fishermen would venture out with their small fishing boats to make a living.
The docks of Hidden Gold Bay were lined with masts, and countless ships of various sizes were anchored by the shore. The pilot was cursing the weather with a face full of impatience, but after he was rewarded with a big silver coin by Schwader, he put on a smile and attentively guided the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn to its berth.
At this moment, something very awkward happened. Judging from the length of the ship, the thirty-meter-long Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn was considered a medium-sized ship, even though it was almost half as narrow as other medium-sized ships. The problem was that there was a three-meter-long wing plate below the ship, which meant that medium-sized ships that were five to six meters deep could not berth. For example, when the tide was low, the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn would be stranded. The only way was to have it berth at a dock that was ten meters deep.
However, the docks for large civilian ships were already full. Not many ship owners were willing to go out to sea in such a storm. Even if there was space for the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn to squeeze in, it would be very dangerous. It was not a problem for two large ships of the same size to collide with each other, but the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn was small. If it was squeezed between two large ships, there was no guarantee that it would not get into trouble.
Laurist rubbed his chin and pondered. The deeper wing plate could maintain the stability and resistance of the ship, so that it could sail at full sail without capsizing in a storm. However, he forgot about the difficulty of berthing. Perhaps he could cut the wing plate by about two meters. It did not need to be so long, and it would actually speed up the ship.
Schwaard tugged on Laurist's clothes, and Laurist came back to his senses. "What's wrong?"
"Sir, look over there," Schwaard reminded Laurist.
In the distance, there was a dock with a few large ships anchored. There were many empty spots, and most importantly, there was a flag fluttering on it with the image of a wheel.
"We'll berth there …" Laurist was overjoyed.
"No, that's the Peterson Chamber of Commerce's private dock …" The pilot said bitterly.
"Don't worry, we're friends and partners of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce. Laurist said, "Schwartz, show him the token that President Peterson gave us."
This Peterson Chamber of Commerce token belonged to Fatty Shi. Back in the day, he introduced the Peterson Chamber of Commerce to Mr. Tim in the Redelis Kingdom, and they cooperated with Viscount Teberly and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, allowing the Peterson Chamber of Commerce to extend its tentacles into the southwest region of the Redelis Kingdom. For this reason, President Peterson gave this token to Fatty Shi, indicating that the Norton family could use this token to seek assistance from the Peterson's Chamber of Commerce. For example, they could get a 20% discount on the purchase of materials, and if they ran out of money, they could even get an interest-free loan.
For this, President Peterson Member of the token, Series Two, Peterson Six Six Fish of Merchant, Norton of. As expected, when the pilot saw the token, he did not say anything. Instead, he complained that Loriste should have shown him the token earlier. That way, he could have directly sent the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn to the private dock of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce instead of worrying here for so long.
After showing the token to the person in charge of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce's private dock, the Flying of Fish of Dawn obtained a berth. Laurist rewarded the pilot with another gold ford, which made him grin from ear to ear.
Laurist rejected the proposal of the person in charge of the dock and decided to go to the Red Raven Tavern first. In the afternoon, he would visit President Peterson. At that time, he would come back to the dock to sell the magical beast pelts and other samples to the Chamber of Commerce for a suitable price.
There were two carriages of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce at the dock, but this was not enough, so the person in charge of the dock found two more rental carriages. Laurist brought Schwaard, Josk, El, and Dolus, along with ten guards, and moved two large boxes filled with gold ford from the ship. They boarded the carriage and rushed to the Red Raven Tavern.
As for Captain Wilson, he brought Old Jack, the sailors, and five steel crossbowmen from the Chariot Battalion to stay at the sailor's hotel near the dock. They still had to arrange for people to be on duty on the Flying of Fish of Dawn.
The arrival of Laurist and his party gave the owner of the Red Raven Tavern, Galiland, and the lady owner, Louise, a big surprise.
Galilando hit Ell's head with the wine spoon. "You've even learned to run away from home. You left so many brothers and sisters behind and ran away after leaving a letter. Is this how a boss should act? You haven't even brought a message for seven years, and you've become more and more capable. Do you know how worried everyone was that you would die in some unknown corner or on the battlefield …? "
El covered his head and scurried away, but Galiland was quickly pulled back by the lady owner, Louise. After seven years, the lady owner, Louise, had become even more plump. Only then did Laurist know that Louise had given birth to two sons for Galiland. He quickly congratulated him loudly. Galiland's face was full of pride, as if he was still in good health despite his old age.
The gifts that Laurist brought for Galiland and Louise were three demon wolf skins and four demon deer and demon antelope skins, as well as a crimson blood fox skin. These were all authentic Northern specialties. The blood fox was hunted by El himself, and he said that he would bring the fur to his uncle, Galiland, to make a scarlet scarf. Louise liked these gifts very much. The old man stubbornly said that he didn't want them, but El held on to the blood fox skin.
After seven years, the biggest change in the Red Raven Tavern was the change in the maids. Louise said that three years ago, Molly was the last of the old batch of maids to leave and get married. Old Hope, the miser who owned the shoe shop and frequented the tavern, was dead. One winter two years ago, he had gotten drunk, and had walked all the way back to the tavern in order to save more than a small silver for the fare. He had fallen asleep in the snow on the way, and it had not been discovered until the next morning that Old Hope had been frozen stiff.
There was also the red-nosed singer Old Mike. Three years ago, he got drunk and slept. When he woke up, he suddenly said that he was homesick. Everyone thought that he was joking, so they made him drink two more glasses of wine. However, no one had seen him since the next day. They guessed that he had returned to his hometown, but no one knew where his hometown was. Until now, there had been no news of him.
The most unfortunate was the retired postal official, Old Thom. He committed suicide by jumping into the sea. Originally, Old Thom lived a leisurely and carefree life with his pension. However, his three children did not live up to his expectations. His eldest son did business at a loss and had evil intentions. He kidnapped his business partner for ransom and then killed the hostage. In the end, he was arrested and sentenced to death by hanging. His wife and children were punished to be slaves.
Old Thom had just managed to collect enough money to buy them back. His second son gambled and got into debt with loan sharks and ran away. His youngest daughter, whom he doted on the most, was caught red-handed by her husband. The enraged man went to the law enforcement officer and asked for a divorce. His cheating wife was chased out of the house, and not a single copper coin of her dowry of nearly a thousand gold coins was returned.
Old Thom could not take it anymore. One day, he went to the tavern to drink a glass of wine and politely bid farewell. At night, he received news that Old Thom had tied a large rock to himself and jumped into the sea. By the time the people in the distance discovered him and rushed to rescue him, he was already gone …
There was also the three Black Bear brothers. One time, they were lucky enough to pick up a large piece of scrap metal on a mission. Later, it was verified that the scrap metal was a fragment of a magic boiler from some ruins during the magical civilization. After selling it for more than a thousand gold coins, the three brothers bought a farm in the countryside, married a wife, and stopped being mercenaries.
While eating the delicacies meticulously prepared by the head chef, Fatty Mai, and listening to Big Sister Louise ramble on about family matters, Laurist sighed along with her, lamenting the changes in people and things. But at this moment, his body and mind were exceptionally relaxed, as if he had returned to the leisurely days of seven years ago when he was still an instructor at the Dawn Academy. He no longer had to worry about the big and small matters of the entire family …
Laurist booked the eight guest rooms on the third floor of the Red Raven Tavern. After eating a delicious meal, he went upstairs to take a bath and change his clothes. Then, he brought Schneider and Dolus to visit President Peterson. Josk and four guards stayed in the room to look after the two large chests containing a hundred thousand gold coins. As for Ell, he had to return to his previous association to visit his brothers and sisters.
First, he went to the pier and unloaded a few large rolls of tightly wrapped fur from the Flying Fish of the Kingdom of Dawn. There were also wrapped up magical beast jerky and several large jars of whale meat. Only then did he order a rental carriage to head to the Peterson's Chamber of Commerce.
As one of the seven giants of the Ford Commercial Alliance, the Peterson's Chamber of Commerce's main business was located in the inner city of Morent City. It occupied a huge area, almost taking up an entire street. Although they hadn't seen each other for seven years, President Peterson still gave Laurist face. Having already received the news, he personally stood at the entrance of the hall to welcome Laurist.
After exchanging a bunch of pleasantries, President Peterson invited Laurist to the guest hall for a chat. After tea was served, Laurist went straight to the point and stated his intentions. First, he wanted to make a deal with the Chamber of Commerce. His family's territory was in the north, and he had hunted a lot of magical beast furs. He wasn't sure if he could sell them for a good price. Second, he wanted to purchase or customize some large ocean-going merchant ships from the shipyards in Morent City through the Chamber of Commerce. Third, he hoped that the Chamber of Commerce could purchase large quantities of grain.
The Peterson's Chamber of Commerce was originally a business that dealt in furs and operated long-distance carriages. After finding a few experienced craftsmen to appraise the magic cow furs that Laurist brought, they all gave an evaluation of excellent quality. President Peterson was very happy. He asked Laurist how much stock he had, and he would buy it all.
Laurist held up five fingers.
President Peterson agreed immediately. "Five thousand, it's a piece of cake. We'll buy it all."
Laurist smiled bitterly. "President, if it was only five thousand magic beast furs, I wouldn't have come to trouble you. Actually, there's a total of five hundred thousand magic beast furs. Most of them are sealed magic cow furs … "
"Clatter …" President Peterson was just about to drink his tea when he trembled, and the silver cup in his hand fell onto the table. "What, what did you say? Five hundred thousand magic beast furs?"
Laurist nodded and explained, "The family's territory is adjacent to the Savage Plains. Every winter, the Savage Plains' magic beasts will come to the family's territory to forage. In the past few years, the family's armed forces have been hunting magic beasts, so we've accumulated so many magic beast furs. It's just that we've found an outlet to the sea this year, so we want to sell these magic beast furs in exchange for money to buy ships and grain … "
After hearing this, President Peterson felt relieved. "How about this, if the magic cow furs you've accumulated are of the same quality as the samples you brought this time, I'll buy them for three gold fords on the market, which is currently two gold fords and twelve silver coins each. You can ask around, no one will pay more than me. I'm mainly interested in the quality and quantity of your magic cow furs. It's very convenient to make the same type of leather armor and leather goods. Of course, I'll also buy the furs of other magic beasts at a premium of twenty percent above the market price. What do you think? "
"Alright, you have the final say, President. It's settled then." Laurist was very straightforward.
President Peterson laughed heartily, very satisfied with Laurist's straightforwardness. "As for grain, don't worry, we can meet your requirements. You can buy as much as you want. However, as for ships, I can help you ask if there are any large ocean-going merchant ships for sale. The Peterson Chamber of Commerce only has six ships, two large ocean-going merchant ships and four medium-sized armed merchant ships. Our main purpose in the past was to transport supplies, and we didn't run a sea trade route.
If it wasn't for your family's knight, Shredder, who helped us negotiate with Viscount Teberly, we could sell and purchase goods in the Kingdom of Ryderis through the docks he controls. This was the first time the Peterson Family had a sea trade route. Although it doesn't earn much, it's more convenient and cost-effective than relying on horse-drawn carriages for long-distance transportation. "
Laurist raised his teacup and used tea in place of wine to toast President Peterson. "Then I'll leave everything to you, President."
Since Viscount Teberly was mentioned, Laurist also asked for Mr. Tim's address in Moront City. He planned to visit him when he had the time. President Peterson sighed at Mr. Tim's good luck. It was also a blessing to meet Laurist's northbound convoy. Ever since working with Viscount Teberly, Mr. Tim borrowed the name of the Peterson Chamber of Commerce and officially obtained the viscount's title and title certificate from the eldest prince. Now, he has officially become a true territorial noble. "
President Peterson told a few jokes about Mr. Tim when he had just become a noble. In the middle of the conversation, he suddenly let out a long sigh. Laurist asked him why he sighed, and President Peterson replied with a bitter smile. It was all because of his precious son that he had to worry about. It was too disappointing.
Laurist thought that President Peterson's son had put on weight again. President Peterson shook his head and said that it wasn't the case. That precious son of his was now a training maniac. He trained diligently every day, and even his qi had risen to 1-star Silver rank. Apart from this, he was also extremely fond of women. In the past seven years, he had found himself 17 wives and had 23 children.
Laurist was very shocked, but he still congratulated President Peterson. Wasn't it a good thing to have so many grandchildren? It was better than his precious son having only one child. As for daughters-in-law, the Peterson Family was large and it wasn't like they couldn't afford to raise them. Not to mention 17, they could even marry 70 more.
President Peterson said that this wasn't what he was worried about. It was that his precious son had no interest in inheriting the family business, and was especially impatient with doing business. This made President Peterson very worried. He didn't know who would inherit the family business in a hundred years. Seeing that Mr. Tim could turn from an illegitimate son to an official territorial noble, President Peterson was even angrier at his precious son's lack of progress.
Laurist smiled and comforted President Peterson. This was because the person involved couldn't see clearly. His son didn't like doing business, but didn't he have so many grandchildren? As a Gold-tier Swordsman, it was easy for him to live to a hundred years old if he took good care of himself. President Peterson could live for at least another 40 to 50 years, which was enough for him to raise a grandson who could inherit the Chamber of Commerce. Why would he always want his son to inherit?
President Peterson's worries turned to joy. That's right, he could raise a grandson. Once the knot in his heart was gone, he was extremely happy. He enthusiastically asked Laurist to stay for dinner. Laurist couldn't refuse and could only stay. He had just drunk two glasses of wine when he saw a servant crawling in and kneeling in front of President Peterson. "Master, something bad has happened. The third young master of the Chicard Family is causing trouble at our dock. He insists on taking away the ship that this lord has anchored at our dock …"
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