Chapter 224: Arms Trade and Island Tour
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
rely engaging in sales had unexpectedly established a connection with the Elven race. This can be genuinely described as a delightful surprise.
Fortune has truly smiled upon them, and its montum is uncontainable.
Raymond seed to recall sothing and continued, “Oh, by the way, those Elves also ntioned that they really like the coffee made from our premium coffee beans. If we can provide a stable supply, they are willing to buy all of it at twice the market price.”
Ji Chen wasn’t surprised by this. After all, the value of premium coffee beans was evident. While maintaining their flavor, they could enhance magical power and accelerate its recovery effects. He believed there were not many similar items in the outside world.
Seeing that Raymond wanted to say more, Ji Chen smiled and waved his hand. “Let’s discuss this further back at the Lord Manor. This isn’t the right place for a lengthy conversation.”
Raymond hesitated for a mont, then quickly nodded.
The two of them walked side by side.
On their way to the Lord Manor, Raymond looked around left and right, amazed by the significant changes in the Crown of the Ocean.
He rembered that when he left before, it wasn’t as prosperous.
The harbor and water forts hadn’t been built yet. Between the territory and those structures was nothing but jungle and a few dirt roads. The housing in the residential area consisted of just a few dozen buildings, housing less than two thousand people.
The number of warships and rchant ships was only six, and he had taken away most of them on a single voyage.
It was nothing like now. It resembled a military overseas base of so kingdom or duchy. There were dozens of powerful warships, a continuous array of buildings, a pleasing town environnt, and a dense flow of residents.
In various functional buildings, residents were busy at work, showing a bustling scene.
This prompted him to exclaim in amazent, “I’ve only been gone for half a month, and the territory has changed so much. There are also so many more people. It’s truly incredible.”
Hearing this, Ji Chen also smiled. Half a month wasn’t a short ti. Who could have predicted that after half a month, the Crown of the Ocean would have developed to this extent?
Raymond looked at a pair of fierce-looking Half-Orcs and lizardn passing by, curious as he asked, “My lord, why are there so many Half-Orcs and lizardn in the territory? Where did they co from?”
“The Half-Orcs were tad from a sea voyage mishap I had previously. Their combat strength is quite impressive. As for the lizardn…” Ji Chen gestured towards the ground. “In a cave beneath the Kobold den, there are several lizardn kingdoms. I recently managed to conquer them. There are quite a number of lizardn there.”
“I see.” Raymond nodded in realization. “So, how many lizardn are there in that location?”
“Not many, just over a hundred thousand.”
“Just over a hundred thousand…? Over a hundred thousand!?”
Raymond’s expression seed like he had seen a ghost as if he was questioning if Ji Chen was joking.
“Oh, I forgot to ntion. Apart from those lizardn, the population of the Crown of the Ocean is nearly ten thousand now.”
Over a hundred thousand and ten thousand.
Raymond’s lips twitched. He felt that he needed to reevaluate the Crown of the Ocean and the person he pledged allegiance to.
When he first arrived at the New Moon Islands, the place was still desolate. The number of troops was only around a hundred, and the territory had just a few houses and a few dozen residents.
Apart from being able to produce a few unique specialties, there’s not much difference between my territory and the territories of other Lords of Glory.
Honestly, at that ti, he still held a certain level of disdain in his heart.
But after more than half a month had passed, when he was once again bound here, it seed that quite a few things had changed.
The Lord, who easily defeated hundreds of elite Chamber of Comrce guards, now possessed several warships, greatly increasing the military power. Even the territory had beco much more prosperous, displaying a lively and thriving appearance.
And then, after so more ti had passed, until today when he returned, even greater changes had occurred.
The military power had expanded by dozens of tis, the population of residents had reached nearly ten thousand, and he was commanding over a hundred thousand underground lizardn.
The level of prosperity was more than just tenfold compared to before.
Considering all these changes that happened in such a short span of ti – a little over a month, to be precise – it had already developed to this extent. If it continued developing at this pace, wouldn’t it be almost god-like?
Even the prospect of it evolving into a kingdom didn’t appear to be an unattainable notion…
If soday it truly developed to such a stage, wouldn’t he, as the Trade Envoy of the Crown of the Ocean, have played a significant role?
A Trade Envoy could potentially transform into a Trade Minister.
A Trade Minister of a kingdom…
Thinking to this point, Raymond’s excitent surged. This was far better than being a re mber of the Hanseatic Chamber of Comrce!
Seeing Raymond suddenly beco excited, his face brimming with determination and passion, Ji Chen was a bit puzzled, but he also smiled.
Having determination and passion was a good thing.
The two of them quickly returned to the Lord Manor, where Raymond continued to report on the gains from his journey to the Northern Continent.
“This ti, the cargo from the two ships was sold for a total of 193,200 gold coins. Following your instructions, everything has already been exchanged for various resources locally. This includes skilled labor forces, mithril…
During the journey, Master Sparrow also seized the opportunity to plunder two rchant ships, resulting in substantial gains.”
Ji Chen understood and asked, “Did the plundering and handling of the loot expose our identity?”
“No, everything was carried out in secret. There are many people on the continent who specialize in dealing with these sea loots. Additionally, we are extrely cautious and careful, so the chances of exposure are nearly close to
zero..”
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