Early morning three days later.

Rosen and Selena left Maple Leaf Castle in a traveling carriage.

According to the plan, they will go to Suijin Wharf to make final preparations before departure.

In the carriage, Selena asked, "How much money do we have now?"

Rosen was looking at the report Kluber sent him. Hearing this, he replied, "I urgently purchased an additional 10,000 Oggs of supplies, so I currently have about 40,000 Oggs in cash."

Serena was stunned: "Since you've bought it, why don't you buy more?"

"Because there is really nothing good to buy in Shire County, and we have already bought enough basic supplies."

"Besides, keeping some money on hand can also be used to deal with unexpected situations."

"Uh-huh~~~Okay, honey, you convinced me."

Selena counted on her fingers: "So, we now have about 30,000 Ogg worth of various supplies on the cargo ship."

"Yes, there are 15 more khao wizards."

Serena was stunned: "Weren't those 15 swindlers expelled from the Shire by the Earl?"

Rosen smiled: "What were expelled were a group of magic illusions. The real Master Kao is hiding on our ship."

"Because I whispered to them that Master Nord hated them to the core and would definitely kill them, and they agreed with me, so they boarded our ship."

"They plan to stay out of the spotlight on our island for a while, and also serve us for a while."

“.”

Selena looked worried: "Can these scammers be trusted?"

“Not credible for now.”

Rosen shook his head: "They are even very dissatisfied with us and very wary of us. Because they think that all the lords in the world are not good people."

"They also think that we disrupted their plans and secretly helped them, and maybe we are plotting against them."

When he saw that Serena was getting more and more worried, to the point that her brows were about to frown, he smiled and comforted her.

"My dear lady, there is no need to worry too much about them. The Kao is very strict about combat spells. Except for nobles and military combat mages, civilians are strictly prohibited from learning them."

"So, they are not combat mages, but research mages."

"All they want is a decent and stable life. Unless they are pushed into a desperate situation, they will only protest with their mouths instead of using magic to resist."

"Well, if that's the case, then it's fine."

Selena felt relieved, but soon she had new worries.

"My dear, we have offended the Mage Guild of Shire County this time. Will we be in trouble?"

Rosen grinned: "Of course there will be some trouble, but can it be more difficult than Aaron's Night Guard?"

"Besides, Shire County belongs to the Earl, not the Mage Guild. And the Guild has just been suppressed by the Earl. Even if they want to retaliate against us, they don't have the strength to do so."

"And when they recover, we will have taken control of the White Sturgeon Island and become the lord of the island, right?"

After a few words, Serena put her worries to rest: "That's right."

The carriage drove along and soon arrived at the Golden Sturgeon Inn at Broken Gold Wharf.

Kruber was already at the door to greet him.

After Rosen and Selena got out of the car, they returned to the guest room on the third floor.

When he arrived in the living room, he immediately asked, "What's the current situation?"

Kluber reported respectfully: "There are three things."

"First, Master Stonard has already gone to the White Sturgeon Island to investigate the situation. We should be able to meet him when we return to the island tomorrow."

"The second thing is that there are indeed a lot of black markets at Broken Gold Wharf, but because the Earl has cracked down on smuggling, the scale is generally small."

"Even according to the most conservative estimate, the total annual transaction volume of the entire dock black market would probably not exceed 30,000 Oggs."

This was within Rosen's expectations, because Earl Robert still had some governance skills.

But when he actually found out about it, he was still a little disappointed. After all, such a small trade volume could not support his development plan.

Although he could go to the Earl and ask him to loosen his grip, the Government Affairs Department of Xialin City was the Duke's lackeys and they were not blind.

It would be fine if he took advantage of the loopholes by using military supplies this time, but if he continued to do so, it would be a provocation to the Duke's authority.

Then the Earl will be in trouble too.

Therefore, we cannot have too much hope for Xialin City’s black market smuggling for the time being.

He continued, "What about the third one?"

"A businessman from Levender came to you specifically, saying he's an acquaintance of yours and hopes to reach some business cooperation with you?"

"An acquaintance. What's his name?"

"He didn't mention his name, but he said you must know him, and he's currently on the second floor of the hotel. If you'd like to see him, I'll call him up."

"Then let's meet."

After a while, Krupp brought in a middle-aged man with a shrewd look. Rosen recognized the man's identity at a glance.

He laughed and said, "Muradi of Levinder, I didn't expect that we would meet here again."

Back then at the Blue Whale Mansion, he had played a winning game of chess with this businessman, and the other party recognized him as the fake Sir Helick, but wisely did not meddle in his business.

Muradi also smiled. He took off his hat and saluted Rosen and Selena respectively: "Baron, you will never guess why I came here."

Rosen thought about it for a moment and had a guess in his mind.

"There is nothing worth your attention on my White Sturgeon Island, so the thing that attracted you should be me. And when we met, the only thing you saw was my Transfiguration."

"So I guess you came here for my Transfiguration."

Rosen knew that this was flattery from a businessman, but who doesn't like to be flattered, so he was in a good mood.

"I'm guessing you want to partner with me to open a brothel?"

Muradi was startled, and showed surprise: "The Baron really has insight into people's hearts. No wonder he can see through Blood Flame Sarath so thoroughly."

Rosen was also stunned. He just made a random guess, but he didn't expect that he guessed it right.

Muradi no longer concealed the truth: "Some time ago, I happened to hear someone say that a strange thing happened in Dawn Harbor. It was said that a shapeshifter opened a brothel using sheep."

"At the time, I thought this idea was surprisingly good, so I looked for many shapeshifters, hoping to find a collaborator, but no one could do this."

"It was not until I met the Baron and witnessed his flawless Transfiguration skills, and learned a little about your past, that I suddenly realized that this sheep brothel must be opened by you, Baron, because you should be the most powerful Transfiguration master in Dawn City."

"I wonder if my guess is right?"

With Rosen's current status, he no longer worries about this minor moral flaw, so he frankly admitted: "Yes, I opened it to raise money."

Muradi's face lit up immediately: "Baron, actually I am a brothel owner. I own several brothels in my hometown of Levender."

"So, I admire the Baron's transformation skills very much."

Rosen wanted to laugh when he heard this: "Admire me?"

"Yes, although I have opened many brothels and the business is pretty good, I have encountered a bottleneck in development. The main reason is that there are too few beautiful girls."

"But you know, young girls are easy to find these days, but young and beautiful girls are really rare, and there are even fewer circulating in the market."

"After all, men are not blind. When they meet a really beautiful girl, they want to marry her right away and keep watch over her 24 hours a day."

"So I thought, since there is no real one, why not use a fake one. It's just a shell anyway, as long as it looks good, the clients won't care whether it's real or not."

Kruber nodded in agreement. "It doesn't matter if it's true or not. A truly hungry client might even choose to have fun with a swamp lizardman."

Selena couldn't stand listening any longer and felt that the topics these men were talking about were too rough.

"You guys chat, I'm going to my room to rest first."

Muradi hurriedly apologized: "I am sorry, Your Highness."

After Selena left, he lowered his voice and said, "Baron, I know you will not be trapped on a barren island. You will definitely find a way to develop your island, and all this requires money and even more supplies."

"But the Duke has issued such a ruthless ban, so I think we have a solid foundation for cooperation."

Rosen thought so too. He whispered, "Tell me your conditions?"

"I will hire a boat to send the 'girls' to be transformed to your island. You are responsible for transforming according to my requirements. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Rosen blinked: "Are girls people or sheep?"

Levender chuckled: "Both."

Rosen nodded to show that he understood: "You continue."

"Similarly, you provide a list of supplies and I will help you purchase them from Levender. Of course, you can send your trusted people to supervise."

"We can build a secret trade route between Levender and the White Pelican Island."

Rosen laughed. “There is no secret route between Levender and the White Sturgeon Island. Any trade between us will be discovered by those who are interested.”

Although there is only an ocean between the island and Levender, ships these days dare not cross the ocean in a straight line. They will get lost, encounter deep-sea monsters, and many mysterious deep-sea aliens.

For safety reasons, cargo ships usually stay close to the coastline.

Therefore, the actual route is for Levender to sail westward to the Glazed Strait in the north of Aaron, and then head north to the city of Veran Dawn. Resupply is usually required at this time.

Then head north along the coastline to Suijin Wharf, and finally cross the Fengxi Strait to the White Sturgeon Island.

It is equivalent to going around a huge circle, from a distance of about 1,500 kilometers to more than 6,000 kilometers.

Not only does it take a long time, but you may also be intercepted at any time along the way.

Muradi smiled softly, "There wasn't any before, but there is now, because an unlucky captain was blown all the way by a storm and accidentally found a safe passage in the ocean."

"This new route runs along an underwater mountain range with several supply islands along the way. Not only can it shorten the journey by half, but it can also bypass Dawn City and trade directly with the north of Weilan."

Rosen was secretly surprised because the emergence of this new route was very important.

It will not only change Weilan's business landscape, but also change Weilan and even the political landscape of the Natural Alliance.

But he didn't show it on the surface, and even looked happy: "It sounds good, then you can send the girl here."

“As for the price?”

Muradi said first: "400 Ogg each. I know you must be short of money, so I will pay you a deposit of 20,000 Ogg first, on the condition that you only cooperate with me."

Rosen exclaimed in amazement, wow, this guy wants to monopolize the market.

Anyway, the money is free and the price offered by the other party is also quite good, so I can do it.

But the situation will change in the future, so we can’t just say it’s dead.

So, Rosen smiled and said, “Your price is good, but I can only guarantee that you will be the only partner in Levender in the next three years.”

Muradi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's sign the contract."

Soon, the two signed a contract.

But the story is not over yet, Rosen does not want to miss such a good trading opportunity.

"Mr. Muradi, I am planning to buy some supplies from Levender now."

Unexpectedly, Muradi chuckled and said, "I know you are short of supplies, especially the various magic tools that Weilan does not have. So, I have ordered a shipload of goods for you from my good friend. They are all high-quality goods."

"As for the price, it will be a bit more expensive than the normal channels. If you buy a lot and don't have enough money, I will also accept credit, or exchange it for the license to open a brothel on the White Sturgeon Island."

Rosen suddenly felt that this guy was really amazing. No wonder he could become the boss of a brothel.

(End of this chapter)