Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 110 The Queen's Farewell Gift

Cruze's voice was neither slow nor fast:

“So we really had no choice but to take action this time.

You may be concerned about your family's reputation and influence and don't want to have anything to do with the 'Lost Land'.

We at Dark Wing don't have this concern.

Anyway, they are all doing underworld business, and the "Land of the Lost" can't be that shady.

Instead of giving 20% of the profit to outsiders, it is better to let our own people do it.

To be honest, we have already emptied out most of the family's liquid funds and hired several powerful adventure teams.

They also armed an 'elite' merchant protection team in preparation for conquering the 'Lost Land'.

There’s no way we’re going to quit like this.”

Cruze exudes a gangster vibe, as if to say, "I did it, I'm shameless, so what?"
This appearance is quite similar to their ancestors:

When "Pale Wings" was first established, its founders were four businessmen.

Later, because of concerns about safety, everyone hired a gang member to participate, and eventually this gang member became the founder of the "Dark Wing Family".

Isabella seemed much calmer at this time.

Cruz's remarks were not only a provocation to the Golden Wing Family, but also an open opposition to the decision made by the joint meeting of the five major families.

There must be someone more anxious than her.

As expected, as soon as Cruz finished speaking, the rotating chairman of the Silver Wing Family could no longer sit still and stood up and said angrily:

"Cruz, what you are doing is a blatant defiance of the decision made by the Five Wings Family Joint Meeting!
Do your words represent the final opinion of the Dela family?
Don't tell me anything else, just answer, yes or no?"

Cruz's face twitched slightly, and he tried to suppress his emotions and said:

"Not entirely... the family's opinion has some additional parts."

"Say!"

Cruz said in a deep voice:

“We have no intention of going against the decision of the Five Wings Family Joint Meeting.

We also didn't say that we wouldn't allow Miss Wen Ze's mysterious partner to participate in the strategy of "Lost Land".

The meaning of family is that everyone can participate together and compete fairly.

Isn't Grand Duke Roland of the Western Region Empire also going to send a force to the 'Lost Land'?

It's a good opportunity for the three of us to compete and see who can truly establish a solid base for this trade route."

Cruz's words made the atmosphere a little less tense. Although it was a bit unkind, it was based on the overall situation.

It is good to have one more option. After all, Grand Duke Roland already has a certain foundation in the "Lost Land".

Relying solely on Isabella's mysterious collaborator is not a guarantee.

Moreover, the establishment of the "Lost Land" base camp is related to the security of the entire trade route. Whoever controls this base camp is equivalent to holding the lifeline of the entire trade route.

From a selfish point of view, it is best for the Five Wings Family to control it themselves.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Isabella sneered:
"Then why not just have every family contribute and send people to the 'Lost Land'? Wouldn't that be safer?"

The rotating chairman of the Silver Wing Family still looked grim, and said to Cruz:

"Miss Wen Ze has already reached an agreement with them. If you do this, how will the Golden Wing Girl put her face?"

Cruz said confidently:

“Of course, I know we went a little too far.

Therefore, in order to give everyone an explanation, we decided to give out half of the profits we deserve as compensation.

To put it simply, whoever can successfully establish a base in the "Lost Land" will get half of the profit!
Of course, Grand Duke Roland and his men are not among them."

According to the agreement reached between Isabella and Grand Duke Roland, the profits from this trade route were divided according to the following ratios:
The "Pale Wings" account for 50%, Grand Duke Roland accounts for 30%, and the remaining 20% belongs to the forces that can establish a base in the "Lost Land".

Within Pale Wings, this 50% profit is divided into five parts.

Among them, the Golden Wing Family, the proposer of the plan and the one who made the largest initial investment and the most effort, accounted for 30%.

The remaining 20% is divided equally among the other four wing families.

Cruz's proposal to give half of his profits as compensation was not only beyond everyone's expectations, but even Isabella was a little surprised.

That half of the profit is no small matter, once the trade route with the dwarves can be successfully established.

That was an unprecedented cooperation, involving transactions between two large ethnic groups, and the transactions were all hard currencies such as magic weapons, armor and weapons, and magic crystal ores.

Half of the profit is equivalent to the fiscal revenue of a small principality.

Of course, since Cruz said this, he must be fully confident in conquering the "Lost Land".

Only then are they willing to use half of their profits as bait.

In fact, the "Dark Wing Family" has long been secretly flirting with the various forces in the "Lost Land".

The other four-wing families all claim to be legitimate businessmen, and due to their own face and reputation, they are unwilling to interact with others.

The "Dark Wing Family" are gangsters at heart, and they don't care about other people's opinions.

The real money you earn is the real thing.

Faced with the plan proposed by Cruz, Isabella was also in a dilemma.

After a moment's silence, she stood up and said:

"This is a serious matter. I need to report it to the family."

The rotating chairman said:

"I don't think any of you can make up your minds, so let's adjourn for an hour.

Cruz, go tell Cassius, I hope this is the last time this happens!"

After saying that, he snorted coldly and left the meeting room without looking back.

The group looked at each other, each with their own plans, and soon the huge conference room was empty.

Isabella said she was going to report to the family, but in fact she could make the decision on this matter herself.

She actually wanted to ask Cohen's opinion.

Emerald Lake Mountain Villa.

Cohen looked at the message sent by Isabella and fell into deep thought.

It turns out that the "Dark Wing Family" wants to interfere in the affairs of the "Lost Land"!

This "Dark Wing Family" is quite arrogant and is willing to give out half of its profits.

He is so confident, it seems that he has had contact with the "Lost Land" before.

Okay, okay, I like dealing with confident people.

Want to take my 20% profit?
Then I will make sure you can’t keep your half of Chengdu!
If someone comes to your door and offers you money, don’t refuse it!

Cohen responded quickly:
“Just do as they say, and I’ll be leaving soon.

Within a year, I will have Miss Wen Ze prove to the Five Wings Family that your vision is as excellent as ever!"

Isabella looked at the text sent by Cohen, and it seemed as if she saw the man who was always confident and determined again.

The resentment and gloom of being cheated by the "Dark Wing Family" were swept away.

……

Back in the conference room, the atmosphere was noticeably more relaxed than before.

As soon as he entered the door, Cruz handed a freshly written note to the rotating chairman of the "Silver Wing Family".

After seeing this, the latter's expression eased a lot.

The Dark Wing Family's patriarch personally wrote to explain that this courtesy was indeed necessary. Soon, everyone began discussing Cruz's proposal.

It mainly depends on Isabella's opinion.

If the owner agrees, then everything will be fine.

If you still have any objections, then you, the "Dark Wing Family", should find a way to do the work yourself.

Under everyone's gaze, Isabella calmly expressed her opinion:
"After all, the Black Tomb incident was caused by me. In that case, our Golden Wing Family will make concessions and do as you wish.

But that half of the profit can't just be a verbal agreement, it has to be put into a written agreement, and your clan leader must sign it!"

Isabella's first sentence was fine, but the last sentence was equivalent to saying, I don't trust the credibility of your "Dark Wing Family" unless I get a personal promise from your clan leader.

As long as you "Dark Wing" are so shameless, you can even deny the signature of the patriarch!

Cruz, true to his usual style, ignored Isabella's implicit sarcasm and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Daughter of the Golden Wing, for extending a helping hand to our 'Dark Wing Family'.

We will always remember this kindness.”

At this time, the noble young man from the "Purple Wing Family" who had spoken earlier said:
"It just so happens that I have some opinions here that you can consider."

The rotating chairman of the "Silver Wing Family" said:
“While everyone is here, feel free to share any ideas and discuss them together.

Don't do anything secretly, or it will easily cause discord."

The young man said:

“Should we set a date for the establishment of this base camp?

You can't just wait indefinitely.

Everyone has paid a lot of price and effort for this trade route.

If things drag on for too long, no one can hold on any longer."

The proposal of the representative of the "Purple Wing Family" was quickly approved by all the representatives.

The rotating chairman said:

"That's a good suggestion. How long do you think is appropriate?"

Isabella moved her lips and said a time:
“Then let’s make it a year.

Whether or not this thing can be accomplished, we should have some clues in a year."

"Agree."

"agree."

"I have no opinion."

Seeing that everyone voted unanimously, the rotating chairman passed the resolution and added:
"According to the rules of the 'Lost Land', everyone must go through the 'City of Guidance'.

How about the three families reunite at the 'City of Reception' one month later?
It also avoids disputes over the length of time."

"agree."

"That makes sense. Your Excellency has given it much thought."

"agree."

"support."

Soon, another representative raised the following opinion:

"If by then we have all established a qualified force in the Lost Land, how will we choose?"

"That's a problem. We can't let several families fight each other to see who is more suitable, right?"

The noble young man from the Purple Wing Family suggested:

How about we just set up an 'observation group'?
Anyway, it's only about a year away, so let's evaluate which faction's base camp has the greatest potential and can provide long-term and sustainable protection for future trade routes?"

Isabella frowned slightly and turned her gaze to the representative of the "Purple Wing Family".

The latter noticed Isabella's gaze and smiled harmlessly.

Is it simply for observation? What exactly is the Purple Wing Family planning? Are they trying to uncover Cohen's true identity?
Isabella couldn't help but think so.

She observed the expressions of the other families and seemed very interested in the proposal of the "Purple Wing Family".

Yes, after all, they are forces that may cooperate with each other in the future.

Although he said that he believed in the credibility of the "Golden Wing Family", he still wanted to see who this so-called mysterious force was.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Isabella did not directly refute them.

The resolution was quickly passed, and Isabella told Cohen the full content.

Instruct Cohen to hide his identity carefully and not let anyone find out.

However, there won’t be any high-level extraordinary people in the “Observation Group”, and the “Lost Land” has restrictions on the legendary level.

Those who want to enter at level nine or above must notify the official forces of the "Lost Land".

Therefore, Cohen's identity was not discovered by others.

After receiving the news, Cohen did not take it too seriously. The multiple observation groups allowed him to see the distribution of power among the five major families of "Pale Wings".

Cohen is very interested in the strongest business alliance in the continent.

……

Time flows endlessly, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed since Cohen recovered his memories of his previous life.

It's time to go to the "Lost Land". According to the agreement reached by the "Pale Wings", we must first go to the "City of Guidance" to meet up.

In addition, the Winged Elf Princess, the special envoy of Her Majesty the Queen of the Central Empire, Windsaddler Windrunner, had sent a letter early to urge them.

He said that he had asked for leave from his teacher and had been waiting at the border of the Western Region Empire for a long time.

Moreover, Arnold had already set out for the northern mountains of the Western Empire a month ago with 3,000 orcs who had received preliminary training.

Cohen sighed softly and started a new journey.

It also means that he will have to separate from the Queen for some time, and most importantly, he has to find a reason to ask the Queen for leave to go out.

Adair frowned, and gently stroked Cohen's body with her bare hands, her tone filled with a hint of surprise:
"Your Majesty has actually reached the third level! Your Majesty's breakthrough is too fast."

Cohen chuckled and said:
"Wouldn't it be better to break through faster?

This way I can protect my sister early on."

A touching smile appeared on Adele's face:

"Then your majesty must work hard. Within two years, I will be able to break through to the legendary level!"

Cohen couldn't help but open his eyes wide. Breaking through the legend within two years?

The Queen is only twenty-six years old now, and will not be more than twenty-eight in two years.

The legend of twenty-eight?

The youngest legendary figure on the continent at present should be a prince of the Central Empire, who achieved a legendary breakthrough at the age of forty.

It's shocking enough.

The Queen's legs are so fragrant that they make people lose the desire to strive.

Putting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Cohen continued:
"Uncle Wang is also worried that I will break through too quickly and my realm will become unstable, so he wants to secretly take me back to the Holy Land to stabilize my aura."

The holy land Cohen was talking about was the ancestral land of the Corleone royal family, located in the east.

Adele frowned slightly, and then thought that it would be a good idea to let Cohen stay away from the capital, a place of trouble, for a while.

She thought for a while and said:
"Then please be safe, Your Majesty... Well, come with me for a moment, I have a gift for you."

As he said this, he walked towards his bedroom.

Cohen's eyes moved slightly and he followed.

(End of this chapter)