Conrad was ready to go back.

After all, what he paid was just a deposit. If he wanted to buy all the 100 steam cars, it would not be enough to rely on the deposit alone. Although he was 99% sure that His Majesty the King would definitely buy it, there was still a 1% chance that he would not buy it. He had to go back and report to the king first.

Conrad was quite courageous. In order to buy these steam cars, he borrowed 100,000 gold coins. You have to know that this was in his own name. If the king was unwilling to buy, he would lose all the 100,000 gold coins! Although he knew the king would definitely buy them, knowing was one thing, and whether he dared to do it was another.

Even Shu Daqiang admires his courage.

On the way back, Shu Daqiang personally saw him off.

Outside the city, in the car.

The two seemed to have met each other too late, and if you didn't know them, you would think they were good friends for many years.

Conrad repeatedly emphasized that these 100 steam cars must be kept for him until he came with King Hobro's gold coins to buy them.

After all, this thing is a strategic material. Whoever buys it first will have the advantage. Although a country like Danga cannot threaten the Kingdom of Hobro even if it has a steam car, if a country with similar strength to the Kingdom of Hobro buys it, the result will be different.

In Conrad's opinion, Shu Daqiang only has a hundred steam cars in his hands, and their King Hobro must take them all!

Shu Daqiang naturally agreed and said that unless he met Conrad himself, he would never sell the 100 cars no matter who came!

Conrad's face immediately lit up with joy. At this moment he felt that he was greatly respected.

Finally, Shu Daqiang gave him some small gifts, and then the two shook hands and Shu Daqiang got out of the car.

Seeing the other party driving a brand new steam car back in high spirits, Shu Daqiang smiled.

Although it seemed that he loaned Conrad 100,000 gold coins, as if Conrad had taken advantage, the deposit was actually optional. After all, even without Conrad, these steam cars would have to be shipped from Hongye City. Even if Conrad did not buy them in the end, or even hid away and did not repay the loan, the Hongye Chamber of Commerce would still not lose money.

If Conrad buys these steam cars as promised, the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce will make a huge profit.

So, no matter what, the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce is in an undefeated position, not to mention that Shu Daqiang also got a lot of useful information from Conrad. At certain times, this information is priceless.

"Da Qiang, our cars will probably be delivered in two days. Where are you going to put them? They'll have to be kept hidden, or else a lot of people will come and ask about them..."

Niu Dali scratched his head and asked.

These days, let alone Shu Daqiang, he has been approached by many people, who have expressed their desire to buy a steam car, and price is not an issue!

This made Niu Dali very annoyed. After all, this kind of thing was not his business, so it was useless to ask him.

Shu Daqiang saw Niu Dali frowning and couldn't help but smile:

"Why should we be so secretive? It's fine to be open and aboveboard!"

“What if someone else wants to buy it?”

Niu Dali asked curiously.

"We are doing business. If the price is right, we will sell it to you!"

Shu Daqiang took it for granted.

"Ah? But didn't you promise Conrad that you would leave these 100 cars to him? You agreed to it at the time..."

Niu Dali is not stupid. He knows that Conrad wants to buy these cars to gain the upper hand, but if he sells them to others, this advantage will be gone.

Facing Niu Dali's doubts, Shu Daqiang said with an experienced tone: "I agreed, but I said that I would leave my 100 cars to him. But these cars are not my own, they belong to Master Zhang Feng! Young man, you have to be flexible. It's not like we won't leave him some. We don't have many cars, so it's definitely enough. We are just trying to maximize the use of resources!"

After hearing Shu Daqiang's explanation, Niu Dali looked at Shu Daqiang with some contempt. He didn't know how Lord Zhang Feng, who was obviously so upright, could cultivate such a treacherous person!

It cannot be said that Conrad was cheated. After all, Shu Daqiang would sell him a hundred steam cars. It can only be said that he did not specify that Shu Daqiang would only sell these steam cars to him. In his opinion, Shu Daqiang only had a hundred cars. If he bought these hundred cars, it would be equivalent to buying all of them. By the time the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce built the new cars, they would have been equipped with them and would be able to gain a considerable advantage.

Of course, if he really asked for this, Shu Daqiang would not give him the loan.

Want to do exclusive business? Not to mention Zhang Feng disagrees, even he doesn't agree.

Conrad's incident was just a small episode for Shu Daqiang, because more "Conrads" came.

Shu Daqiang did not refuse and met with them all. Their requests were very simple. Most of them wanted to buy steam cars, weapons and equipment, and food.

After all, it's war time now, and these things can directly affect the war situation.

Shu Daqiang naturally accepts everyone who comes to him. As long as they can afford the money, he will sell it.

This was also the order issued by Zhang Feng. If one wanted to influence or even control these orcs, he had to make them feel that they could not do without the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. Selling them things that they didn't have and making them feel dependent on them was naturally the easiest way.

Of course, this method is generally not something that can be developed overnight and requires a long period of time to cultivate. But now is special because it is a war period. As long as the war is going on, there will be a steady stream of buyers for the products of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. By then, if it can develop into "whoever buys wins, and whoever doesn't buy loses", then Zhang Feng's small goal will be achieved.

During this period, Bennett also thought it through. He knew that the affairs of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce could not be concealed. It was only a matter of time. Now he and the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce were in a stage of friendly cooperation. Compared with other countries, they still had great advantages. If he didn't take advantage of this advantage to do something, it would be a great loss.

So, after recuperating for a while, King Bennett launched the war again.

This time, the country Bennett challenged was the 30th ranked country. Danga was ranked 32nd, not far from the 30th place. In addition, Bennett bought a lot of equipment with a loan from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, so he felt that his chances of winning the 30th place were still very high.

Before launching the war, Bennett informed Shu Daqiang, which also showed his absolute trust in Shu Daqiang.

Shu Daqiang naturally supported it, and even donated a considerable amount of supplies to Bennett in his personal name, which touched Bennett very much.

The war lasted for a month, and the final result was as Shu Daqiang had expected. Danga occupied the 30th-ranked country with a crushing force.

Unlike previous wars, this time, intelligence agencies of many countries are keeping an eye on the war. After all, there are more than 30 people, which is not a low number and deserves everyone's attention.

They generally believed that this would be a see-saw battle. One was ranked 30th and the other was ranked 32nd. The difference in ranking was not big, and the difference in strength was definitely not big either. Perhaps the final winner would be the one with better luck.

Some even think that the country of Danga is too arrogant to take the initiative to attack the country ranked 30th.

It’s not that they think they can’t defeat Danga, but they feel there is no need. For example, those ranked in the 90s feel that their ranking is unstable and they are afraid of being eliminated, so there is nothing wrong with attacking those ranked in the 80s.

But for you who are ranked more than 30, promotion is a sure thing. There is no need to take risks. There is not much difference between 32nd and 30th place. If you win, it's okay, but if you lose, you may be eliminated directly. After all, this is not a game. You don't have the opportunity to add blood and mana, and the lost soldiers are difficult to make up.

However, the facts slapped them in the face. Danga did not encounter much resistance at all, and defeated this country, as if the two were not even on the same level.

This is shocking. Although they considered that Danga would win, they did not expect such a strong victory.

Is this Danga country hiding its strength?

If this is the case, then they must pay close attention. After all, no one knows what Danga’s goal is. What if it is them?

Those countries that are ranked high instantly became alert. They are not afraid of thieves stealing, but they are afraid of thieves thinking about it!

As the investigation deepened, details about this war were slowly dug out: the Danga country had a tool that could move quickly without consuming the soldiers' physical strength!

The Danga Kingdom had sufficient food reserves and they had never run out of food. Even after a surprise attack and their granary was burned down, they were still able to fight with ease!

The soldiers of Danga Kingdom are all wearing extremely sturdy armor, and ordinary weapons need a lot of strength to break through their defenses!

The soldiers of Danga have extremely sharp spears. Ordinary armor and even shields cannot stop their attack! ...

As the news came out, many countries were dumbfounded.

How could this sound so unreal? Did the other side's victory have nothing to do with the strength of the soldiers themselves, or even the decisions of the generals? Did they win the war by relying on external things?

Although they don't want to believe it, the facts are in front of them and they have to believe it!

At the same time, a strange name appeared in front of them—Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce! Those so-called steam cars were provided by the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce!

Those sturdy armors were provided by the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce!

Those sharp spears were provided by the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce!

Even the seemingly endless food was provided by the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce! All of a sudden, many countries were in an uproar!

Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce?

I've never heard of this before! What kind of organization is this? A chamber of commerce can actually influence the situation of a country? Is this true?

But no matter how everyone changes clothes, the investigation of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce must naturally begin.

And this investigation revealed a lot of things! In addition to Danga Country and Hongye Chamber of Commerce, there were other countries that had already started contacting Hongye Chamber of Commerce a month ago!

Among them, there was a country ranked 80th, which defeated the country ranked 71st after secretly purchasing a batch of supplies from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, and soared directly to the 71st place. If nothing unexpected happens, this country will be stable.

There is also a country ranked 99th. After buying a batch of weapons and armor from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, it directly defeated the country ranked 90th. Although its ranking is still unstable and there is a high probability that it will be eliminated, it is said that they gave part of the territory of the occupied country to the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce in exchange for more supplies. In the future, it may be asked to challenge countries within the 80th place!

This has caused those countries ranked in the 80s to complain bitterly, fearing that they would be targeted.

Among them, the most shocking was a country ranked 36th. No one knew what kind of deal they had made with the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce. All they knew was that just to transport gold coins and supplies, it took hundreds of horses and 10,000 elite orcs to escort them.

In the end, this country ranked 36th and challenged the 25th country, and succeeded, even directly beating the 25th country into surrender! You know, orcs rarely surrender, after all, orcs are very brave, unless the gap is too big, otherwise they will never give up as long as there is a chance.

However, such an orc country surrendered after being beaten? What does this mean? It means that the strength of both sides is not at the same level! They knew that they had no chance of turning the tables, so they surrendered without any thought of resistance!

This is horrible!

After all, twenty-fifth place is not a low ranking. Being able to beat the twenty-fifth place to surrender means that this country’s strength is at least above fifteenth place!

And how many of them were there originally?

Thirty-six!

In other words, the things that this country ranked thirty-sixth exchanged from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce allowed them to directly move up to the top fifteen!

Many people feel a chill down their spines at the thought of this outcome.

Is this Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce a god? In an instant, many countries were wary of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time, they wanted to contact the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce even more. They also wanted to improve their rankings.

After all, the higher the ranking, the more benefits the Sirius Empire will give them after the war, and these are real benefits.

For example, the top ten this time were the top ten last time. The reason why they were able to maintain their ranking was because the Sirius Empire gave them too many resources last time, and the people behind them could not surpass them at all! Even the eleventh-ranked Hobro Kingdom had no chance! And now, they saw an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow them to cross levels! After all, the next war would be ten years later. If they wanted to be promoted within these ten years, they had to contact the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce!

Therefore, those countries with ideas and aspirations on the Orc Continent sent envoys. They went to Danga Kingdom with expectations. It was said that the headquarters of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce was there. They expected to get something from the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce that would make them rise.

But no one had considered, or rather overlooked, one thing: how could they get the news so accurately and transmit it so quickly? It was as if after a battle, the news would spread throughout the entire Orc Continent the next day.

After all, it was their own people who found out, so they definitely trust their own people and don't have too many doubts.

But in fact, these news were released by Shu Daqiang following Zhang Feng's orders. The purpose was very simple, which was to completely establish the reputation of the Hongye Chamber of Commerce.

And the effect is very good.

Of course, the news is true, and those countries that have been "funded" by Hongye merchants have brought a lot of benefits to the Hongye Chamber of Commerce, which is a win-win situation.