The third young master, Malibach, was very proud. In the end, the decision about the territory of the Chamber of Commerce was carried out according to his original strategic plan. His second brother was reprimanded by his father, and his eldest brother was also working hard to invite a great sword master.
The news from the past three days was good. The Double-Headed Dragon Merchant Guild's third-level great swordsman Kafzor, the Ford Merchant Guild's second-level great swordsman Rorick, and the Livord Merchant Guild's second-level great swordsman Chusta had all agreed to the invitation. However, the two great swordsmen from the Visia Merchant Guild were not in Moronte City, but they would return before the end of December. The great swordsmen from the May Flower Merchant Guild were guarding the two letters regarding the recipe and production process for the glass. They could not leave until the auction was over, but they believed that it would not be difficult to invite them then.
Next up was the third young master's task of scouting for information. He carefully organized three groups of capable and loyal members of the merchant guild. They sailed three medium-sized merchant ships under the name of several small merchant guilds and smuggled them to Syrovas Island. If they wanted to use decapitation tactics, they had to first know where the enemy was. They could not let the revered great swordsmen run around like headless flies.
However, Third Young Master Murray Barker could never have imagined that the medium-sized merchant ships of the three waves of scouts he sent out would all be commandeered by the crazy Laurist in the Heartbreak Ocean. His elite personnel were not spared either. They were all conscripted into the ranks of the sailors, and it was only three months later that some of them returned. However, the situation had changed drastically by then. The Chicard Merchant Guild could no longer care about Lollivord and Syrovas Island.
Just as the third young master was complacently waiting for the plan to be carried out, a shocking piece of news arrived. Everyone in Moronte City was shocked …
At that time, the third young master was discussing the floating container docks with a few of his trusted subordinates. This was the third young master's trump card, a weapon to deal with the shallow reefs of the northern seas. It was a temporary floating dock made of large sealed wooden boxes connected together. It was used to transport and unload goods. When the waves were strong, these wooden boxes could be fixed on the shore to avoid the wind and waves. They could then be unfolded when needed.
With this floating container dock, the shallow reefs of the northern seas would no longer be an obstacle or problem. Thinking about what his second son, Seboyev, had said, the third young master, Malibach, felt that it was funny. Only his second son would think about reclaiming the sea all day long. Once the Chamber of Commerce owned Cirvas Island, he would then take out this floating container dock. He believed that the higher-ups of the Chamber of Commerce would remember him as a great contributor. If the boss made any mistakes in the future, it would be perfectly justifiable for him to be promoted …
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he heard a commotion outside. One of his personal servants barged in, "Young Master, Young Master, something bad has happened! Just now, the Grandmaster Swordsmen of the Telimbo Kingdom attacked the Mayflower Merchant Guild. The Mayflower Merchant Guild has suffered heavy losses. Now, Master and the others are rushing over … "
Malibach was so shocked that he jumped up. He couldn't even finish his sentence, "T-How dare the Tellimbo Kingdom attack the Mayflower Merchant Guild? This, this is simply audacious, audacious to the extreme … "
As the saying goes, if you don't court death, you won't die. The Mayflower Chamber of Commerce had brought this upon themselves. If the Mayflower Merchant Guild had auctioned off the two letters regarding the formula and production process of the glass on the 5th of December, it would have been equivalent to the Mayflower Merchant Guild getting rid of the trouble. Nothing would have happened. However, the vice chairman of the Chamber of Commerce felt that the time was too short. The major customers who had rushed over to buy the two letters still needed time to prepare a large sum of money. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce could also use this opportunity to make the Mayflower Merchant Guild the number one auction house in Galinthea. So, they postponed the auction for another ten days.
The envoy of the Tellimbo Kingdom arrived at Moronte City on the 4th of December with the Grandmaster Swordsmen and Golden Knights who had been entrusted with an important mission. The envoy immediately visited the higher-ups of the Mayflower Merchant Guild to discuss if they could get back the two letters regarding the fate of the Kingdom. They also expressed that they were willing to pay a price of ten million gold fords.
However, the chairman of the Mayflower Merchant Guild politely rejected the envoy's request. He said that the matter had already spread, and it would not be good to deal with it privately. Otherwise, the reputation of the Mayflower Merchant Guild would be greatly damaged. However, they welcomed the Tellimbo Kingdom's offer to buy the two letters back at the original price. They tactfully believed that ten million gold fords would most likely only be enough to buy back one of the letters. So, they considerately postponed the auction for another ten days to give the Tellimbo Kingdom enough time to raise funds …
If the auction was held on the next day, which was the 5th of December, the Tellimbo Kingdom would not have had time to react. However, the delay of ten days gave the envoy time to communicate with Tellimbo VII. Every day, the messenger would travel at full speed on horseback. The Mayflower Merchant Guild did not mind, thinking that it was to raise funds.
The Mayflower Merchant Guild never thought that the Tellimbo Kingdom would have another option, which was to destroy the two letters. In the letter to the envoy, Tellimbo VII angrily stated that the letters belonged to the Kingdom in the first place. It was like a person who had picked up a wallet, and not only did they not return it to its original owner, they even brought it out to be auctioned. Moreover, the original owner was willing to pay ten million gold fords to express his gratitude …
Tellimbo VII was really angry. For more than a hundred years, the Tellimbo Kingdom had selflessly provided the Commerce Federation with great support during the invasion of the Mana Hill Plains by the former Crimson Empire. Whether it was in terms of military strength or resources, they had done their best to meet the Commerce Federation's requirements. They had contributed greatly to the Ford Commerce Federation's war against the former Crimson Empire. They had even killed a noble envoy from the Crimson Empire who had come to the Tellimbo Kingdom to lobby for the Tellimbo Kingdom. They had resolutely stood with the Commerce Federation, and the two were said to have an unshakable comrade-in-arms forged by iron and blood.
Damn it, once the Crimson Empire was destroyed, the Commerce Federation turned their backs on us and burned the bridge after crossing the river, didn't they? Tellimbo VII felt extremely aggrieved. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had supported the Commerce Federation and given them good will, but they had all been fed to ingrates. When the Commerce Federation was forced into a corner by the former Crimson Empire and was on the verge of destruction, it was the Tellimbo Kingdom that organized an allied army to rescue Moronte City, and in the end, defeated the former Crimson Empire …
In Tellimbo VII's understanding, the Commerce Federation had repeatedly defeated the former Crimson Empire with the help of the Tellimbo Kingdom. Without the Tellimbo Kingdom, the Commerce Federation would not have continued to exist. Therefore, in his opinion, the Commerce Federation should be deeply grateful to the Tellimbo Kingdom, and grant all their requests. Only then would they not be ungrateful.
To the people of the Commerce Federation, it was they who had stood in front of the surrounding countries to resist the invasion of the former Crimson Empire for more than a hundred years. They had shed blood, sweat, and tears, and paid great sacrifices to stop the invasion of the former Crimson Empire, protecting the independence and freedom of these countries. It was necessary to obtain the support of these countries. Otherwise, if the Commerce Federation fell in front of the former Crimson Empire, the surrounding countries would not be able to escape the fate of being destroyed. Everyone was in the same boat, and no one could escape from the powerful Crimson Empire.
This was the pride of the people of Moronte City, and also the reason why they felt superior to the people of the surrounding countries. For more than a hundred years, their ancestors had held their heads high, shouting that the Commerce Federation would not perish, and marched into the battlefield wave after wave. As for the surrounding countries, although they had received some support, the supplies sent to the frontlines were often of inferior quality. However, the magnanimous people of Moronte City did not care about such small matters. They had always believed that it was their ancestors who had fought bravely against the Crimson Empire that had saved their surrounding countries from destruction …
This was the difference in opinion between Tellimbo VII and the people of Moronte City on the same matter. Of course, the seven magnates who were in charge of the highest commerce council of the Commerce Federation would not be as shallow as the people of Moronte City, but they could not help but be affected.
The seven magnates believed that although the Tellimbo Kingdom was the staunchest supporter of the Commerce Federation, and had greatly supported the Commerce Federation in the war against the former Crimson Empire, the Commerce Federation had not treated the Tellimbo Kingdom unfairly. In fact, the Commerce Federation had even made many concessions in business transactions, and suffered many losses.
Just the Tellimbo Kingdom's glass trade alone had monopolized the entire Commerce Federation's market, and was even exempted from customs duties. Yes, this was the Ford Commerce Federation's compensation for the support and contributions of the Tellimbo Kingdom for more than a hundred years. Glass was a specialty of the Tellimbo Kingdom, and they had a monopoly on it. After the exemption from customs duties, the Tellimbo Kingdom had used Moronte City's trade route to sell glass to most of the Galinthia Continent. The profits were rolling in, and the Tellimbo royal family had become the richest tycoon on the continent.
After more than twenty years of peace, and after the Commerce Federation's plan to destroy the Crimson Empire in the north, there had been many objections raised in the commerce council of the Commerce Federation. Many representatives of the second and third rate chambers of commerce had suggested that the preferential tax treatment for the sale of glass should be withdrawn. They believed that the Tellimbo Kingdom had already taken back more than ten times their previous support and contributions through the sale of glass.
After all, the Commerce Federation was ruled by merchants, and they were extremely sensitive and concerned about the profits from the glass trade. The representatives of the second and third rate chambers of commerce had even drawn up a chart after careful investigation, showing how much profit the Tellimbo Kingdom had made from the glass trade.
Profit was the nature of merchants, and these second and third rate chambers of commerce were very jealous of the Tellimbo Kingdom's monopoly of the glass trade. Although they had the slogan of taking back the sales rights of the glass trade to the Commerce Federation, and making the Tellimbo Kingdom the Federation's glass producer, they claimed that the profit from the glass trade would become a new source of economic growth for the Commerce Federation. But in reality, everyone knew that they were just trying to get a share of the profits from the glass trade.
The seven magnates of the Commerce Federation were not lacking in political foresight. Those who could climb to their positions were not simple-minded. They were also worried that if they changed the preferential tax treatment for the Tellimbo Kingdom's glass trade, it would cause the surrounding kingdoms to worry about the expansion of the Commerce Federation's influence. In the past, the Commerce Federation had adopted the strategy of boiling the frog in warm water. They had used commercial means to expand their sphere of influence, influence the development of the various kingdoms, and introduce policies that were beneficial to the Commerce Federation …
Therefore, the seven magnates of the Commerce Federation suppressed the voices of the councilors, and continuously publicized in the newspapers how much the Tellimbo Kingdom had supported and contributed to the Ford Commerce Federation. They firmly believed that the friendship between the Tellimbo Kingdom and the Commerce Federation was sincere and unbreakable, and that the preferential tax treatment for the Tellimbo Kingdom's glass trade would continue for the next hundred years …
Actually, this was a strategy of the seven magnates of the Commerce Federation. They wanted to put everything in the light, and let the Tellimbo Kingdom see how serious the dissent was. They had already expressed their friendship with the Tellimbo Kingdom, and now it was the Tellimbo Kingdom's turn. As the biggest beneficiary of the glass trade, shouldn't the Tellimbo Kingdom take a step back? Even if they didn't change the preferential tax treatment for the glass trade, they should at least take the initiative to donate some or do some charity work. That way, everyone would look good.
It was a pity that the Commerce Alliance's actions were like a blind man trying to light a lamp in vain, throwing flirtatious glances at the blind. In the eyes of King Tellimbo VII, all this was what the kingdom deserved. Even the Commerce Federation's goodwill in the newspapers was seen as a sign of weakness by King Tellimbo VII. He even proudly told the councilors, "Look, those merchants can't do anything without our kingdom. That's why they're publicizing the friendship that the Tellimbo Kingdom has bestowed upon them …"
That King Tellimbo VII was a one-track minded idiot! That was the consensus of the seven magnates of the Commerce Federation. Therefore, when the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce auctioned off the two letters regarding the formula and production process of the glass, everyone maintained the same understanding. That was, they wanted to use this opportunity to strike a blow against the Kingdom of Telimbo. This was to prevent the Kingdom of Telimbo from thinking too highly of themselves and looking down on the Trade Federation.
Moreover, having a few more glass manufacturers would also greatly benefit the Commerce Federation. This was the difference between the merchants and the nobles regarding this auction. The Commerce Federation thought that this was a normal business transaction, and they couldn't find any reason to interfere. On the other hand, to the nobles, especially the one-track minded King Tellimbo VII, this was a matter of life and death for the Tellimbo Kingdom. He would never allow the two letters to be auctioned off …
Especially when the letter sent back by the envoy stated that the other six magnates of the Commerce Federation did not want to interfere in this matter, and that it was only a normal business transaction, King Tellimbo VII finally exploded. Since you don't care about the life and death of the Tellimbo Kingdom, don't blame me for not giving face to the Commerce Federation. With a dark expression, he gave the order to destroy the two letters.
On the night of the eighth of December, the envoy from the Tellimbo Kingdom paid another visit to the Mayflower Commerce Federation. After another round of negotiations, the envoy's attempt to retract the two letters was thwarted once again. In the end, the envoy waved his hands as he walked out of the doors of the Federation, saying that he had done his best. Then, he boarded the carriage and left.
In less than half an hour, the Mayflower Commerce Federation was ambushed by seven Grandmaster Swordsmen and more than twenty Golden Knights from the Tellimbo Kingdom.
The ambush was very unexpected. The members of the Mayflower Commerce Federation who were ambushed were either dead or alive. The attackers were extremely ruthless, and showed no mercy to their swords. Their target was very clear. It was the secret chamber that the envoy had seen, the courtyard where the four Grandmaster Swordsmen from the Mayflower Commerce Federation hid the two letters.
However, the Mayflower Commerce Federation lied to the envoy from the Tellimbo Kingdom. The two letters regarding the formula and production process of the glass were not in their hands. Instead, they were under the close supervision of the eight Grandmaster Swordsmen from the eight academies and the Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen from the Mayflower Commerce Federation. As for the two letters that were shown to the envoy, they were forged by the Mayflower Commerce Federation. They were even placed in the secret chamber with four Grandmaster Swordsmen guarding them.
The four careless Grandmaster Swordsmen were suddenly ambushed. They were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. Apart from one Level-2 Grandmaster Swordsmen who was seriously injured, the other three Level-1 Grandmaster Swordsmen were killed on the spot, and less than ten of the guards from the Federation survived. The ground was littered with broken limbs …
The Tellimbo Kingdom sent out a Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen, two Level-2 Grandmaster Swordsmen, four Level-1 Grandmaster Swordsmen, and twenty-seven Golden Guards. Apart from one Level-1 Grandmaster Swordsmen who died together with the enemy, another Level-1 Grandmaster Swordsmen who was seriously injured, and five Golden Knights who were either killed or injured, they had successfully achieved their goal.
The Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen tore the two letters into pieces that could not be restored and prepared to leave. Unfortunately, they could not leave.
As one of the seven giants of the Commerce Union, the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce was naturally located in the inner city of Morent City, which was also the most heavily guarded area. When the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce heard the sounds of killing and miserable shrieks, the city guards had already been alerted. When the 2nd Level Great Swordsman escaped and sent out a warning, the surrounding city guards and other chambers of commerce had already dispatched people to assist in the defense.
Not long after, the news that the attackers were very difficult to deal with and that the city guards had suffered heavy losses came. The seven giants were alerted and the Grandmaster Swordsmen from each Chamber of Commerce immediately set out. Even the Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen from the eight academies who were guarding the letters sent out four people to support the attackers under the leadership of the Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen from the Mayflower Commerce Federation.
Now the attackers could not escape. After a fierce battle that lasted for half the night, one-third of the inner city of Moronte City was destroyed. Countless innocent people were implicated and lost their lives. When the Grandmaster Swordsmen and Golden Knights from the Tromp Kingdom saw that they could not escape, they made up their minds to commit arson and murder, causing great trouble for their pursuers.
In the end, the Level-3 Grandmaster Swordsmen from the Tromp Kingdom escaped with injuries. There was also a Level-2 Grandmaster Swordsmen who escaped in disguise. The rest were all caught in one fell swoop and became corpses on the ground.
When the president of the Mayflower Commerce Federation angrily brought people to find the envoy from the Tromp Kingdom, the envoy once again spread out his hands and said that he had done his best. Then, black blood flowed from the corner of his mouth and he died on the spot.
This was the famous attack on the Mayflower Chamber of Commerce in the history of Galinte Arya. However, no one had expected that it would be this incident that opened the curtains of the chaotic world. A family known as the Roaring Raging Bears rose in the North and eventually created the great and powerful Raging Bear Dynasty.
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