Time always passes so quickly. In the busy life, it is summer vacation in Arcane Academy before we know it.
In fact, the so-called winter and summer vacations are specially reserved for students of Arcane Academy to return to their hometowns to visit their parents. It also provides some students from poor families with the opportunity to work and earn money outside, which can be regarded as a disguised verification of the students' learning outcomes in the academy.
At this moment, in the city hall of the Arcane City, Merlin's parents, Connor and Pete, were sitting on the sofa, talking to a middle-aged man wearing a monocle, while Merlin was sitting on the other side of the sofa, watching quietly.
Pate looked carefully at the parchment contract in his hand, and after confirming word by word that there were no problems, he nodded to Merlin.
Seeing this, the middle-aged man immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, our Xiguang Chamber of Commerce will never do anything like a contract trap. We dare not do that. And the Earl of Rio's territory is well managed by us. We haven't moved anything or changed anything."
Pate looked a little dazed when he heard these words.
Back then, before the territory was lost, if the Leo family wanted to do something through the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce, they had to spend a lot of time to make arrangements, find all kinds of connections, and even have to smile and drink.
After all, Xiguang Chamber of Commerce is the second prince's property and has tremendous power in the entire Dawn Empire.
Pate still clearly remembers that the people from the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce came to take over the territory with arrogance and disrespect, and ignored any of their requests. He still remembers their faces clearly.
But now, seeing the other party smiling ingratiatingly and looking at his son Merlin cautiously from time to time, Pete couldn't help but sigh that the father was honored because of his son.
Merlin took out a Merlin Chamber of Commerce deposit slip worth 600,000 gold coins from his arms, looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "You can take this deposit slip to the Merlin Chamber of Commerce and withdraw 600,000 gold coins at any time. The interest is also included. You don't need to give me the extra money."
The middle-aged man hurriedly said in a flattering manner: "Hey, what interest or something? Five hundred thousand gold coins are enough. Why do we need to pay extra interest? And our Xiguang Chamber of Commerce has always hoped to cooperate with the Merlin Chamber of Commerce. I wonder if you have the honor? As for the five hundred thousand gold coins..."
The middle-aged man pushed the deposit slip back and continued, "We hope to enhance our relationship through cooperation. You see, our Xiguang Chamber of Commerce is willing to invest more gold coins to seek cooperation. After all, the Merlin Chamber of Commerce is now well-known in the Arcane City and even the entire continent. It is our blessing to cooperate with your chamber of commerce. These 500,000 gold coins are just a token of our sincerity. We will still return the territory as agreed, just as a friendship fee. In the future, we will work together to create brilliance together."
Pate watched the middle-aged man begging in a somewhat humbly manner to cooperate with his son. Even the 500,000 gold coins were small change in their eyes. The implication was that they did not want the money, but the territory would still be returned. For a moment, he did not know what to say.
In the past, he had to beg for money from everyone for these 500,000 gold coins, but now he was rejected so easily and it was even used as a "small gift" to improve the relationship. It was really sad to see how the world has changed.
Merlin listened to what the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce said, weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and felt that the other party's proposal was not bad.
After all, the Leo family's fiefdom still needs to be taken back, and it will have to be managed in the future. As a local force like the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce, which is the royal chamber of commerce of the Dawn Empire, it would naturally be great to be able to make friends and cooperate for mutual benefit.
So he nodded, indicating that he agreed to cooperate.
After the cooperation was reached, the person in charge of the Arcane City of the Xiguang Chamber of Commerce left tactfully.
Mother Kanna asked Merlin with concern: "Son, how are you doing in the academy recently? Is your academic work going well?"
Merlin thought that he had not been to class for a long time, but the knowledge in the academy seemed to be the same to him whether he learned it or not.
In terms of magic, with the guidance of the Moon Goddess living in his body, he made rapid progress; in terms of alchemy, he only had to propose his ideas, and with his current status and wealth, someone would naturally help him complete them.
As long as you have money, status and strength... these problems can be easily solved.
Merlin smiled and said to his parents, "Don't worry about your studies. How can I be the president of the student union if my grades are not good? As for my strength, I am already a fifth-level senior mage. It will probably not take long for me to be promoted to a sixth-level master."
Pate and Connor looked at each other, their eyes filled with relief and pride.
They are only at the level of high-level magicians now, but they did not expect that their son is already at the same level as them, and his future achievements are even limitless.
"That's good. Our son is excellent. By the way, we have to go back to worship our ancestors during the summer vacation. Aren't you going back with me? I've brought a few kids with me. How about you?" Pete asked Merlin.
"As for me, I'll invite them. Well, I'll ask." Merlin said, and picked up the communication crystal to ask his friend.
He first contacted the members of Carl's team. When the team members heard that they were going to the Leo family territory, they were all excited.
However, Carl's team plans to use the summer vacation to explore the ruins and hunt monsters, so they don't have time.
Then he contacted Arthur, and Arthur was very willing to go, but he had to go back to the royal family first. After all, he hadn't seen his father and mother for a long time.
As a prince, Fate also has to return to the royal family.
As for Chris, as a member of the Leo family's old rival family, although she really wanted to go, she could only refuse regretfully because her family would never allow it. Merlin was also aware of the relationships between the families, there was really nothing that could be done about it.
Merlin contacted Stacy again, and Stacy quickly replied, "No problem. I don't have any special plans for the summer vacation, so it's nice to go out and play with President Merlin."
As for Yuna, since Stacy had gone, she naturally had to go as well, to prevent the other party from sneaking away. She even had plans to meet her future mother-in-law and father-in-law.
As for Scarlett, she didn't want to stay in the Arcane City during the summer vacation. She would definitely be taken over by Garant for infrastructure construction. Staying with Merlin was enough reason for her to ask for leave!
The next day, the sun shone through the clouds onto the streets of the upper district of the Arcane City.
Merlin walked in this prosperous area with steady steps, accompanied by the current mayor of the Arcane City, Alex.
Electrolux stood tall, his eyes shrewd and capable, always paying attention to Merlin's every move, as if this young leader had infinite charm and was worthy of his undivided attention.
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