In the study, Rajos spoke with a sense of determination, his gaze fixated on Thor without any evasion.
After last nightâs chaotic thoughts, he had already made up his mind.
And he naturally wouldnât change it now.
Seeing Rajosâs resolute gaze, a smile appeared on Thorâs face.
"Rajos, I knew I wasnât wrong about you!"
"Indeed!"
Thorâs smile spread as he spoke.
Although he was prepared for Rajos to leave.
The fact that Rajos was willing to stay undoubtedly served him better.
The rapid development of the Eagle Merchant Association owed much of its success to Rajos.
His capabilities were among the top even within the Assad Family.
Such talent was unimaginably valuable to him.
"Sir, these are some strategies and plans I drafted last night, please take a look!"
"If we seize the opportunity, both our territory and the Eagle Merchant Association will experience unprecedented growth."
Rajos spoke again, handing over the written manuscript.
He was visibly excited, his face flushed.
"Good!"
"Let me see!"
Thor nodded and took Rajosâs manuscript.
The manuscript was quite disorganized.
It had clearly only been roughly sorted.
But Thor didnât mind and quickly focused his attention on the manuscripts.
Rajos didnât interrupt.
Instead, he waited quietly.
Time passed slowly.
One by one, the pages in Thorâs hand were turned over.
At first, he read quickly, but as he continued, Thorâs pace gradually slowed.
Every so often, he furrowed his brow and paused to read carefully, and sometimes he would pick up previously read pages to study them again before continuing.
The morning sunlight gradually turned to noon.
The last page in Thorâs hand was finally set down.
Yet at that moment, he still didnât speak, instead frowning and falling into deep thought.
No one knew how much time passed.
When Rajos began to feel somewhat uneasy, Thor finally looked at him and spoke.
"Rajos, isnât this approach a bit too reckless? The distance from us to the West isnât small. If something goes wrong, it would be difficult to manage?"
His words carried a questioning tone.
Within Rajosâs written content was a detailed development plan for the entire Eagle Territory and the Eagle Merchant Association.
From the next steps to a sequence of actions that followed, there were thorough arrangements.
He was very pleased with most of the arrangements, even quite impressed.
But one plan noticeably made his brow twitch.
Rajos wanted the Eagle Territory or the Eagle Merchant Association to directly acquire properties from those lords who were preparing to flee,
For the fleeing nobles, they would undoubtedly be eager to sell their lands. Once sold, the Eagle Merchant Association could secure the properties early, preventing an awkward situation where the land is seized by other lords once they flee.
And it could be purchased at a minimal price.
With the lordâs endorsement, in Loren City, these lands belonged to him, unless he died or willingly relinquished them, no one could take them away.
Controlling these mines would expand the scale of the Eagle Merchant Association immensely, and its production value would further spread.
Honestly, when he saw this plan, Thor couldnât help but be impressed.
Indeed, as Rajos described, the acquisitions would proceed smoothly.
And once occupied, the profits would be unimaginable.
But soon, Thor realized a huge problem within it.
The West was too far from the Eagle Territory. Even with the Eagle Merchant Associationâs strength, managing such vast and geographically spread-out mines was an enormous challenge.
The scenario Rajos painted was almost impossible to achieve.
"Sir, the Eagle Territory might find it difficult, but the Eagle Merchant Association might not!"
Listening to Thor, Rajos shook his head and spoke earnestly.
"The Eagle Merchant Association?"
"Its current strength is insufficient; even with the Great Knights Iâve brought this time, there are fewer than ten. Guarding one or two places is feasible; more and they canât be held."
Thor shook his head and spoke softly.
"Sir, the current state of the Eagle Merchant Association is indeed limited, but if territories can expand, why canât the Eagle Merchant Association?"
"Sir, you can expand the Eagle Merchant Association in the Northern Province. It doesnât require much, just offering another ten percent of shares would allow the Eagle Merchant Association to expand several times over. By then, controlling over half of the major mines in the West shouldnât be too difficult."
Rajos spoke slowly.
His proposal made Thorâs brow twitch.
"Expand the Eagle Merchant Association?"
Murmuring to himself, Thorâs furrowing brow showed a hint of consideration.
"Sir, I am willing to contribute another two percent of my shares. Furthermore, we can ask several others to offer their shares as well. Acquiring another ten percent shouldnât be a problem."