"I'm sorry, Lacey."

Rachel looked at her friend with an apologetic look on her face. She had been under house arrest by her brother for the past few days until the day when the three families of Tisiphone were defeated. She was released by her second brother Daniel, who hoped that she could go and plead with Lacey.

She was naturally reluctant. She had already wronged him, and to beg for mercy was she sheer shamelessness. Later, Carites's troops surrounded the Agathyrin branch in Hopeland but didn't attack, leaving those inside feeling uneasy.

The story begins with Daniel, Rachel's second brother. While managing affairs in Hopeland, he came into contact with the White Cross Sword. Later, like his father Jerlink, he learned some basic swordsmanship and combat techniques. With more contact in his daily life, he was unknowingly influenced by some people in the White Cross Sword, and finally joined the Frost Rose.

Later, after Jelinek came to Hopeland, he followed the organization's instructions, placed his father under house arrest, and then joined forces with Tisiphone's family to prepare to attack Charites at the banquet, although it seemed extremely stupid afterwards.

But in his heart, he was sacrificing himself for a greater good and it was extremely glorious.

Regardless of whether Frost Rose is just or not, his method of dragging his relatives into trouble is extremely despicable.

Virga once belonged to Zephyr and always valued family and kinship. This behavior was considered extremely despicable by those around him.

After being released, Jelinek immediately ordered him to be imprisoned and handed over to Charites for disposal.

This gave Loran Hill a headache for the moment. It would definitely not work if he didn't deal with it. If the mistakes were not punished, it would sow the seeds of injustice and he would not be able to give an explanation to those who died in the fight.

But the Agatilin family did provide important help to Carites, the friendship between Angus and Jelinek, the years of cooperation between the two sides, and the recent negotiations with the Hinazuki Council, so it would be somewhat inhumane to deal with them rashly.

In the end, it was Jelinek who brought Rachel to the house to apologize in person.

After the changes in the situation over the past few days, Jelinek also realized that Carites would gradually become the leader of the New Virga Alliance. Whether out of past feelings or future interests, he should stand with him and eliminate the barriers.

In this way, the Yagtilin family took the initiative to announce that Daniel's inheritance rights would be deprived and his family ties would be cut off. He would be flogged and exiled to a distant place. This would give everyone an explanation and also save his life. Although he could not return to the family in the future, they could still secretly support him so that he would not starve to death due to poverty.

Seeing his daughter and Loranhill sitting together and chatting, Jelinek felt relieved. Although he had an unfilial son, fortunately he had a daughter to make up for it. In this way, the next generation of Agatilin and Charites could still maintain their previous friendship, and he could feel a little relieved when he got old.

With the support of this talented 'niece', as long as Yagtilin follows behind and drinks some soup, he will live a very comfortable life.

But big families, especially chambers of commerce, generally don't put all their eggs in one basket.

After the internal split of Wilga, many of the dozen or so large chambers of commerce that had previously cooperated with Carites on projects were located in the east. Although they are now subservient to Frost Rose, they have also transferred part of their assets and direct lines out and joined Carites in the name of project cooperation.

In the western part of the alliance, except for several families in Hopeland and the Yagtilin family, the same practice was adopted, and some personnel were separated and sent to the east.

Most of the time, two parties place a bet, and no matter which side wins, the family can be preserved and continued.

Loran Hill turned a blind eye to such behavior, finding it a bit funny, just like when you are preparing to build a rocket, your neighbor is still worrying about the eggs being a few dollars short.

No longer paying attention to these wavering big chambers of commerce, Loran Hill now has to deal with the aftermath of the three major chambers of commerce in Hopeland.

Due to the failure of Hopeland's operation, Frost Rose ultimately failed to take over this area, and the crimes of the Anemi family could not be forgiven.

Three days later, the owner of the family, Noyes, opened the door and surrendered, saying that he was willing to take all the blame and requested that other unrelated personnel be exempted from punishment.

After the trial, the General Guild of the New Virga Alliance made a ruling that the main people involved in the rebellion, including Noyes and the Anemyi family, were executed, and the Anemyi Chamber of Commerce was disbanded.

The other two families were dealt with in the same way. The main participants in the rebellion, the Tisiphone family and the Nissus family, were dealt with. The industries and property of the original Chamber of Commerce were first used to provide compensation to those who died in the battle, and secondly to rebuild Hopeland. After compensating the Carites and Helis families, the remaining funds would be added to the new alliance headquarters as capital for future operations.

The New Verga Alliance, formed shortly thereafter, consisted of twelve guilds. Charites held four, Helis two, and the remaining five major guilds—Agatylin, Aoni, Lamia, Uria, and Tarsus—each held one, for a total of eleven seats. The final seat was held by a representative of the Young Moon Council.

The new Chamber of Commerce Alliance will continue to maintain trade with the former five countries of Xuehua, and will also increase trade with the Hinayue Council. In the past, due to Lurna's obstruction, some prohibited trade projects will be activated, and various products from the southern islands will be transported by the Chamber of Commerce to the five countries of Xuehua in the north for sale.

At the same time, the Hinayue Council will also establish mage branches in major cities of the alliance, recruit outstanding young people as apprentices, and provide support to local supernatural powers to resist attacks from monsters and other enemies.

In addition, if you have any needs, you can also contact the Mage Branch for support and guidance. Of course, the price is also freely negotiated by both parties.

It is foreseeable that in the future, the wizards of the Hinayue Council and the alchemists of Lurna will confront each other at the border, continuing the competition and confrontation that has lasted for thousands of years, just like their ancestors, standing behind the two great witches, colliding and arguing with each other.

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