The newly replaced exquisite crystal glass was thrown to the ground and shattered into pieces by Myron again.

"What does our king mean by making Ronin the lord of Rapids Island?"

Myron had to be angry.

As the overlord of the Howling Sea, the Fleming family has long regarded this sea area as their own territory. Sometimes, even the royal fleet is considered a guest by them.

Now, a second noble has appeared in the Howling Sea.

Outsiders can all see that it is His Majesty the Kingdom who is balancing the Howling Island. Mellen can naturally see it too, but he just doesn't want to admit it in his heart.

"No, we can't let Ronin grow up."

Myron was angry for a while, and finally made a decision.

Jos asked, "Are you ready to take action against Roning, sir?"

Myron still shook his head. "Ronin is now a popular figure in front of Bruno. We should not take direct action."

He groaned for a moment, "Let Blood Sail and White Whale become stronger. From now on, if Rapids Island wants to transport wood out or transport supplies in, grab them!"

What Myron wanted to do was to prevent Ronin from managing Rapids Island well.

A deserted island posed no threat to him.

"Sir, this Luo Ning is also the Earl of Wubei Territory."

Jos reminded: "If Wubei has a port in the future, he will no longer have to depart from Port Dennis, but can directly enter the Howling Sea from the north and reach Rapids Island."

Myron frowned.

If Roning was just a baron of Rapids Island, he would have a way to defeat the other party, but the key point is that the other party also has such a large territory, Wubei Territory.

"We have no control over what happens on land. We only care about what happens on the sea. Have them keep a close eye on the waters near Jiliu Island. All ships flying the flag of the Wushan Family must be seized!"

"An island baron who doesn't even have a few ships can't compete with us on the sea even if he is given time."

Knock, knock, knock. While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir, there is a knight named Tom outside who has brought a visiting card, saying that their master, Baron Ronin of Waiheke Island, wants to visit you."

In the room, Myron and Joss looked at each other.

They were discussing how to deal with Roning, but they didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to visit them.

"Haha, I'd like to see what he wants to do."

Myron smiled and said, "Take the visiting card and tell him that I am here to welcome him!"

That afternoon, Roning sat in a carriage and drove towards the Fleming family's manor in Jinyu City.

Although he had several conflicts with the Howling Island, and the other side might even have participated in the assassination attempt on him.

But it has to be admitted that he has no way to compete with the opponent on the sea in a short period of time.

Rapids Island needs to be developed, and its main source of income is the sale of timber.

Ronin learned from Knight Wally that the timber from Rapids Island was usually transported back to Oxhorn Bay. Apart from some furniture manufacturers, the largest group of sellers was the Fleming family, the bed merchant.

If the other party does not buy the timber from Jiliu Island, Roning will need to pay for the support of the more than 20,000 people on the island out of his own pocket, which is a huge investment.

This is not what Roning is most worried about.

His biggest concern was that the Fleming family would use their position as the overlord of the Howling Sea to blockade Waiheke Island.

Especially those pirates, it would be a troublesome thing if they specifically targeted merchant ships from Jiliu Island and Wubei Territory.

Although Roning was not afraid of pirates, he could not follow the ship.

Just like when they were attacked by the White Whale Pirates a while ago, if he hadn't been there, Reese and the others would probably have died in the sea.

So the main reason why he submitted the visiting card to Mellen this time was to transport the timber from Rapids Island smoothly through business.

Even if he doesn't make money, at least he won't lose money.

"Sir, we have arrived at the Fleming family's manor."

"good."

Luo Ning got off the carriage and entered the manor under the guidance of the servant at the door.

The Fleming family's manor is very large, with all the necessary landscape and decorations, and is several levels higher than the Swamp Castle.

"Perhaps someday, I will also need to set up a Wubei Territory office in Jinyu City or Niujiao Bay."

"Let's wait until the silk, porcelain and other businesses are launched."

The man was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had thick brown curly hair. His eyes were deep and bright, revealing a shrewd and alert light, as if he could see through the value of everything in the world.

In addition, Roning also felt the fluctuation of magic power from the other party.

It is said that the eldest son of the Fleming family is a great magician.

Myron said with a smile, "Haha, it's my honor to have the distinguished Flame Knight and the Baron of Rapids Island come to visit me!"

Luo Ning also said: "It is also my honor to have the opportunity to meet Lord Mellen today!"

The two men were like good friends who had not seen each other for many years. They shook hands warmly and greeted each other for several sentences before sitting down separately. There was no sign of conflict at all.

Next, Roning repeatedly praised the Fleming family for their strength and expressed his admiration for the magic family.

Mellen responded with a smile on the surface, and from time to time he reminisced about the past with the Wushan family, but in his heart he was thinking about the purpose of Roning's trip.

After some pleasantries, he didn't want to continue the compliments, so he couldn't help asking, "I wonder why the Baron suddenly visited today?"

Luo Ning restrained his expression slightly and became more formal.

"Your Excellency also knows that the only thing that Rapids Island can offer is timber. As far as I know, the Fleming family was one of the largest buyers of timber in previous years. Now that I have become the master of Rapids Island, one of the purposes of coming here is to consolidate our cooperation with you."

Myron smiled secretly in his heart, he really came to discuss business.

However, even though the quality of the wood from Rapids Island is among the best, how could he continue to buy wood from Ronin in order to curb the rise of Ronin?

"Did Screaming Island buy a lot of wood from Rapids Island in previous years?"

Myron said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, Baron. Procurement matters are usually handled by my retainers, so I don't pay much attention to them. But as far as I know, there are several sources of wood for Screaming Island."

His meaning was direct: there wouldn't be much more from your Jiliu Island, and there wouldn't be much less from your Jiliu Island, so he didn't have a strong desire to continue doing business.

"Lord Myron has a lot of things to do every day, so naturally he won't put too much energy into these little things."

Luo Ning did not expose the truth and followed the other party's words and said, "If your Lordship is interested, you can let your retainer talk to me. I can make concessions."

"oh?"

Myron raised his eyebrows and said, "How much profit are you willing to give? I can have someone tell my business officer."

Wally told Ronin that in the past, the price of wood on Rapids Island was basically 7 to 9 gold coins per cubic meter, which was not a low price.

Luo Ning looked distressed: "I am willing to sell it at the price of six gold coins per cubic meter!"

Myron was secretly happy, but his face still looked gloomy.

"I have some understanding of the price of wood. As far as I know, six gold coins per cubic meter is a bit high, right?"

"Not so high, my lord!"

Ronin explained: "The oak from Waiheke Island is of top quality. We offer such a low price purely to enhance the friendship between the Wushan family and the Fleming family."

"Friendship is friendship, and business is business."

When it comes to business, Myron becomes a little more involved.

If he could purchase goods from Rapids Island at a low price, then it seemed unnecessary for him to build up forces on Rapids Island.

He raised his right hand and spread out his five fingers. "Five gold coins. If you, Baron, are willing to sell it to me for five gold coins, I will take all the wood on Rapids Island. I will take as much as you can!"

Luo Ning cursed inwardly, looking troubled, "Five gold coins, that's a bit difficult!"

If the other party lowered the price to four gold coins, Ronin would not make any money. But if it was set at five gold coins, and three ships were shipped per month, he would still make about three hundred gold coins.

The other party quoted such a price right away, obviously having a deep understanding of the wood from Rapids Island.

"Five gold coins is already very good!"

Myron smiled and said, "Although you have wiped out the White Whale Pirates, the Screaming Sea is still not peaceful. But as long as you use the banner of the Fleming family, the overlord of the Screaming Sea, it is equivalent to having invisible protection, and those pirates will not dare to mess with us."

This sounds normal, but in fact it contains a hint of threat.

In other words, if Roning did not cooperate with the other party, the pirates on the Howling Sea would attack the ships of Rapids Island.

"What I'm eyeing is the influence of the Fleming family on the Howling Sea!"

Luo Ning said without disguising, "Well, I can consider the price of five gold coins, but I want to buy two cargo ships and a warship from you at a preferential price."

"Hahaha, the ships of Howling Island are the best among all the major shipbuilders along the coast, and the prices are also the most reasonable!"

The more Myron looked at Roning, the more he liked him: "Buying from me is your wisest choice!" (End of this chapter)