Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 359 - 225: The Northern Province’s First Viscount

The troops set out in grand procession, heading from the Royal Capital to the Northern Province, a journey to the Eagle Territory that would take two to three months.

Thor was unaware of the grand gift from the pharmacist, as his mind was wholly focused on the construction and expansion of the Eagle Territory.

A month later, he first received the troops brought by Rajos from the Assad Family.

In the study.

Listening to Rajos Assad’s report.

Thor fell into contemplation, his right hand gently tapping the tabletop.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

The crisp sound echoed in the room, making Rajos Assad somewhat anxious.

He couldn’t be sure whether Thor would agree to his father’s request.

Honestly, he was quite happy to see the family and the Lord establish a deeper cooperation, which would be greatly beneficial to his family and also advantageous for the Lord.

But all he could do was this.

Ultimately, the decision rested with Thor.

"Alright!"

"You can relay this request to the steward Dery, saying that I have agreed."

"The Eagle Merchant Association will divide the slave trade, managed jointly by both families, with shares as Count Assad mentioned, thirty percent."

In Rajos’ tension, Thor couldn’t help but smile and nodded directly, agreeing.

He could roughly guess Count Assad’s intentions.

Truth be told, his first instinct was to refuse, since even by just splitting the slave trade, it meant binding with the Assad Family, which wasn’t very beneficial for future development.

After all, without binding, just engaging, he could completely push out the Assad Family once developed to a certain extent, making a real entry into the slave trade.

But this thought was merely a fleeting consideration, and he promptly discarded it.

Even at his current development pace, he was uncertain when he could truly step into the slave trade.

Currently, the only entities able to engage in the slave trade in the Kingdom were the Tulip Commerce Association and the Three Great Duke Families, and even most of the Three Great Duke Families leaned on the Tulip Commerce Association.

There’s hardly any hope in the short term.

Moreover, reaching that step, collaborating with the Assad Family wouldn’t affect much.

Couldn’t the Assad Family direct him by then?

This promise held no harm for him, rather, it had advantages.

After all, with the Assad Family involved in the slave trade, it meant one less middleman directly.

According to his previous plan, not only would the Kalenina family act as a middleman, but the Assad Family was also a middleman. Now, only the Kalenina family remained, significantly reducing costs.

More importantly, the Assad Family’s participation could increase the number of slaves.

The sharing of some interests wasn’t a big deal.

Considering joining the slave trade, Thor’s target wasn’t merely the profits; the population was vital for the Northern Province’s next phase.

"Yes!"

"My Lord, I will proceed immediately!"

Hearing Thor’s words, Rajos couldn’t help but show joy, quickly nodding.

"Go!"

"Handle it promptly. I believe it won’t be long before other noble merchant associations arrive at the Northern Province. It will be much harder to develop then."

Thor nodded, then instructed Rajos.

"Understood!"

Rajos nodded, his face showing seriousness.

Then he carefully exited the room.

Watching Rajos leave, Thor turned his gaze back to a few matters on the desk.

Time slowly moved on.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

With Thor’s agreement, Rajos and the Assad Family quickly finalized their deal.

A new trade group was formed.

This trade group operated independently of the Eagle Merchant Association, engaging in the slave trade.

The Assad Family would provide varying quantities of slaves to the association every three months, priced at cost. Seventy percent of sales profits would go to Eagle Territory, while thirty percent would go to the Assad Family.

The Assad Family would establish a slave market in Eagle City for slave sales and purchases.

Prices were to be shared equally by both families, included in the costs.

After the negotiations concluded, actions began promptly.

Regarding this, Thor paid no attention, leaving everything to Rajos to handle.

Even though Rajos was a descendant of the Assad Family, over this period, he had earned Thor’s trust, posing no issues.

While Thor was dealing with matters and the construction of the slave market between the Assad Family and the Eagle Territory.

The Northern Territory finally sent back some news.

In the study.

Seeing Steve return and hearing his words, Thor couldn’t help but smile.

"Phew, finally confirmed everything. I thought it would take a while longer."

"It seems the Northern Territory has settled down."

Thor couldn’t help but express sentiments aloud.

"Indeed, My Lord, currently in the Northern Territory, it’s said that the Three Great Kingdoms have ceased expansions and have no intentions to continue spreading, starting to tally merit points several days ago."

"Your merit points, along with that of those young nobles from that period, were completed perfectly seven or eight days ago."