Volume 3 Chapter 123 You want to betray his highness?
Looking at the motorcade that was completely made up of Magic Cars disappearing into the distance, the Lamarte Cityâs third squad captain Kota took out the purse Xu Yi gave him. He counted a total of twenty five gold coins in the purse and he revealed a satisfied smile.
He turned to look at the subordinates looking at the purse in his hand and he gave a snort, âA bunch of kids who only care about money.â
After saying this, he still took out a gold coin and threw it to them.
The third squad soldiers who received this coin revealed a smile as they kept thanking Kota.
Kota scolded them before calling to his adjutant, âWatch properly here. If those fellows come back and still want to go through, stop them for me. If even a single person or a single car gets through, you know the consequences.â
The adjutant agreed.
Kota gave a nod and then waved his hand as he shouted, âLetâs go to the Forest Inn tonight after work, itâll be my treat!â
His subordinates cheered and Kota got on a horse waiting at the side, turning to head off towards Lamarte City.
After half an hour, Kotaâs horse entered Lamarte Cityâs walls. He passed through the streets that werenât considered spacious and went to the City Lord Manor at the center of the city.
After being notified, Kota met the Lord City Lord who was very hard to meet, Count Scandi Will.
âDid you clearly see the symbol on the Magic Cars, are you certain they were the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs?â Count Will narrowed his eyes as he closely stared at Kota, asking this in a deep voice.
Kota quickly lowered his head and didnât dare match Count Willâs gaze. He said in a very certain voice, âReporting to the Lord City Lord, this subordinate saw it clearly. The motorcade was completely filled with Magic Cars and each Magic Car had the same symbol. It was the same as the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs symbol you had this subordinate see before.â
âAre you certain you didnât see it wrong?â This issue seemed very important to Will, as he confirmed it again.
âYes, this subordinate uses his life to guarantee that it definitely wasnât wrong.â
Count Will slightly knit his brows, as if he still didnât believe. He wanted to keep asking, but the skinny middle aged man on the side suddenly spoke.
âCount Will, I think you donât need to doubt him. Other than the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, only the Fersen Carriage Company could have this many Magic Cars in the Lampuri Kingdom. Since this motorcade had the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs symbol, it should be the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs motorcade.â
Count Will hesitated a bit before nodding.
âSince Count Michelle says this, then it should be right. Alright, you can leave.â
Watching Kota walk out, the man who was younger than Count Sean and Count
Michelle who looked to be around forty sitting in front of Count Michelle knit his brows before giving a sigh.
âActually I always felt, are we doing the right thing?â
Count Will and Count Michelle looked at him in surprise. Count Willâs expression sunk and he shouted, âCount Longley, it canât be that you canât understand the reason why we decided to do this, right? Or are you planning to give up your familyâs status and betray his highness Eric?â
Count Longley shook his head, âHow could I betray his highness Eric, but I feel thatâŠâŠwe donât need to be this excessive towards the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, right? The Frestech Chamber of Commerce is the company with the most momentum in the kingdom and the magic machines will definitely become popular, so we donât need to completely offend the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.â
Count Will gave a cold snort, âCount Longley, you are still too young. Based on your recently deceased father, Iâll warn you that there is no possibility of compromise on this matter. Since we have chosen to support his highness Eric, then anyone who supports her highness Seveni is our enemy. Weâre doing this to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce to give him a warning. When the time comes, humph, humphâŠâŠâ
Seeing the cold look in Count Willâs eyes, Count Longley couldnât help sighing in his heart as he shook his head, but he didnât say anything else.
Seeing Count Longley being silent, Count Will was too lazy to explain it further to him.
To Count Will, this young man who had inherited his fatherâs position as a count, who had also become the City Lord of Basaru City wasnât worthy of discussing important matters with him and Count Michelle.
âCount Michelle, I have already demonstrated our Lamarte Cityâs stance to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, now itâs your Dulaketon Cityâs turn.â Count Will said to Count Michelle.
A cold look that couldnât be understood flashed in Count Michelleâs eyes. He gave a nod with a faint smile, âI know what to do.â
âGood, then letâs put this small matter aside for now and talk about proper business. We were just talking about how to support the army that his highness Eric is raising. Our Lamarte City is planning on giving three hundred thousand gold coins of goods in support, weâll talk about the details later. What are your Dulaketon and Basaru Cities planning to do?â
Count Michelle touched the neat beard on his chin and thought about it before saying, âSince Count Will has already made his decision, our Dulaketon City canât fall behind. Weâll also take out three hundred thousand gold coins worth of goods.â
Count Will nodded in satisfaction.
Actually to be honest, Dulaketon had always been the richest city in the northeast province of the Lampuri Kingdom, they always had much more money than Lamarte City.
However, now that Count Michelle only chose to give three hundred thousand gold coins in support, this was completely giving him face.
Like this, Count Will and Lamarte City will look better before his highness Eric and will bring more benefits to Count Will.
As for how the investment was used, he didnât care at all.
After asking Count Michelle, Count Will turned to Count Longley and there was a hint of teasing in his voice, âThen what about Count Longley? Will you also take out three hundred thousand?â
Count Longley shook his head with a bitter smile, âCount Will, donât joke with me. Our Basaru City is famous for being poor, how could we take out three hundred thousand gold coins?â
âThen how much are you planning on bringing? If itâs too little, it canât be justified to his highness Eric.â Count Will narrowed his eyes and there was a hint of danger in his smile, âOr are you not planning on supporting his highness? Are you planning on betraying him?â
Count Longley gave a sigh. Seeing Count Will and Count Michelleâs gazes bearing down on him, he considered for a bit before answering, âOur Basaru City really has no other choice. I think that I can at most take out around a hundred thousand gold coins.â
Hearing this, Count Will and Count Michelle looked at each other before smiling.
They were naturally aware of Basaru Cityâs situation, so they knew that this number could be considered Basaru Cityâs limit.
Like this, it showed that Count Longley didnât have any disloyalty towards his highness Eric for now.
Moreover, the hundred thousand was much less than their three hundred thousand, so Count Longley and Basaru City wouldnât make a good impression on his highness.
âVery good, since this has been decided, we should quickly move into action.â Count Will said in a deep voice, âAccording to his highnessâ plan, it is very likely that weâll launch our attack once winter passes, so we must send all the goods to the northern army before that. Remember, his highnessâ actions are very important this time, they definitely canât fail, so we must do our best. We canât make a single mistake with the provisions!â
Count Michelle softly replied and Count Longley gave a bitter laugh before agreeing.
The three of them discussed a few more things before ending their discussion.
After their discussions, Count Will kept Count Michelle and Count Longley for lunch, but Count Longley used the excuse of preparing the provisions to reject this invitation.
Although Count Will didnât feel happy about this, he couldnât keep Count Longley here. He just said a few perfunctory words and then let him leave.
Count Longley rode his personal horse carriage when he left Lamarte City. When he came out of the city gate, he let out a long sigh of relief and his expression relaxed.
After lifting the curtain to take a look at Lamarte Cityâs gate behind him, Count Longley deeply knit his brows.
He didnât like Count Michelleâs calm look that didnât let others see his ideas and he hated Count Willâs domineering attitude even more. If it wasnât for his father cooperating with them before, Count Longley didnât want to have any contact with these people.
Not to mention that his father and these two people firmly deciding to support his highness Eric was not something that Count Longley agreed with.
Why must he support his highness Eric? Was it because his highness Eric was a prince and the firstborn son?
To Count Longley, the one to take the throne shouldnât be decided by this. Rather it should be decided by who could bring better development to the Lampuri Kingdom in the future.
When it came to this, Count Longley preferred her highness Seveni.
As for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce that everyone recognized as supporting her highness, Count Longley wasnât prejudiced against them at all, rather he had a favourable impression of them.
Before his father passed and he hadnât taken over as the Basaru City City Lord, he had secretly gone to Banta City for half a month because he was curious.
In his half a month in Banta City, he had been deeply attracted by the various novel things. He had been deeply convinced by the quick breakthrough Banta City had made in just a few years.
And through some people, Count Longley deeply understood that the honour of transforming Banta City which was a small city like Basaru City was mainly due to the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.
After coming back from Banta City, Count Longley had always considered an issue.
If the Frestech Chamber of Commerce came to Basaru City, would Basaru City develop as quickly as Banta City?
Thinking about this question now, Count Longleâs expression became very conflicted.
After a while, the conflicted look disappeared and changed into determination.
Count Longley called out to the driver and changed directions. He came off the road outside Lamarte City and headed off onto the same dirt path as the Frestech Chamber of Commerceâs motorcade.
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