Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 137 Isabella’s jealousy and the shock of the observation team!

Vegard's tone was obviously very low, and he said:
"Your Highness, I just received news about the 'Unicorn Trading Company', the one that is famous in the 'Lost Land' as one of the five major trading companies.

It was decided to provide the Infinity Blade adventure group with a logistics route across the Lost Lands.

Furthermore, this logistics route will be completely controlled by Infinity Blade, and Unicorn Trading Company will not interfere in any way."

Grand Duke Roland's eyes showed confusion, and then the confusion turned into incredible shock.

He quickly took the information and read it word by word. Soon, a helpless smile appeared on his face, and he let out a deep sigh.
"Heroes are born young indeed! Looks like we won't get that 20% profit!"

……

Yeyuezhou, Haoyue City.

It was another battle that lasted for several days.

Pacino Della, the second heir of the "Dark Wing Family", and the 300-member "elite" merchant protection team he brought with him finally successfully assisted the "Blood Wolf Gang" in wiping out another gang in Haoyue City.

Today, the entire Haoyue City has formed a three-way balance of power.

A deputy leader of the Blood Wolf Gang congratulated:
“Young Master Pacino has only been in Haoyue City for a month, but he has already occupied one-third of the city-state.

I believe that it won’t be long before the entire city-state will be under our control.”

There was a hint of pride on Pacino's face, and Ram beside him was also excited.

Regardless, the achievements of both of them here are substantial.

In less than a month since they came here, they have been able to control one-third of the territory of an "Order City-State". They are definitely worthy of the great efforts of the "Dark Wing Family".

Ram asked:
“I don’t know what the situation is with the other two routes?
Grand Duke Roland and his men have connections with the vampires, so I guess the progress will be pretty good.

I just don't know what the progress is with the so-called 'Lord of Shadows'.

He was taken away by the Navigator himself."

Pacino waved his hand, not really caring:

"This has already been investigated. After the 'Lord of Shadows' went to the Mysterious Continent, he was quickly sent to the 'Cultivator City-State'.

I heard that the ruling family of the Cultivator City-State has been there for hundreds of years and has deep roots, so outsiders cannot interfere at all.

Moreover, due to the special location advantage of this city-state, many major forces in the "Lost Land" are also secretly paying attention to this city-state.

With the men the Shadow Lord brings, it would be difficult for them to even settle there, let alone develop any power."

Ram seemed to be hesitant to speak, as the "Pale Wings" had given those in charge of the family too much power and status.

As a result, the heirs of these inherited families always look down on outsiders with a condescending and superior attitude.

Pacino was proudly analyzing the future situation with the top leaders of the "Blood Wolf Gang":
"...It seems that the remaining two families in Haoyue City have already smelled something, and they will probably join forces to fight against us.

But it doesn't matter. After my 'elite' merchant protection team rests for a while, I will find a way to transfer two high-level gold-level soldiers from the family..."

Several people were discussing heatedly when suddenly a gang member came over in a hurry.

The deputy gang leader looked at the anxious expression on the face of the person in charge of transmitting intelligence and knew that something big must have happened.

My heart tightened, and I asked quickly:

"What's going on? Are those two families preparing to take action?"

The gang member was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"No, it's not the intelligence from Haoyue City, it's the news from outside."

The deputy gang leader breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

“Where is it outside?

Is it from our Yeyue Continent?"

The gang member shook his head slightly, handed the deputy gang leader a piece of information, and said:

"It's the news about the 'Shadow Floating Island' and the 'Cultivator City-State' that the Lord has been asking us to pay attention to.

Now there is news.

Just now, we received urgent intelligence from the Cultivator City-State."

Upon hearing the word "City-State of the Cultivators", Pacino Della, the second heir of the "Dark Wing Family" who was talking about his future battle plan, was slightly startled and looked at Ram beside him.

The two of them looked at the information in the deputy gang leader's hand.

After all, the Blood Wolf Gang, which spanned two oasis forces, could only gather brief intelligence. However, these few lines of text immediately shocked Pacino and Ram.

"A huge power shift occurred in the Cultivator City, and the Petrov family, who had controlled the city for over a hundred years, was destroyed.

Ivan Petrov was killed, and 5,000 'regular-level' security forces were wiped out.

The force behind all this is an adventure group called 'Infinity Blade'.

The current mayor of the Cultivator City is the wife of the leader of the Infinity Blade adventure group.

The Lord of Sequences and legendary witch, Her Excellency Belmodi Wynyard, expressed her support for this change of power.

The Unicorn Trading Company, the Fallen Church, the Taiwo family, the old noble Solari family, the arms dealer Nelson family, and other forces have jointly expressed goodwill to the Infinity Blade adventure group, established equal cooperation with each other, and signed a series of agreements and contracts related to the construction of the city-state.

Pacino felt dizzy. These few lines of words shocked him so much.

He couldn't help but want to blurt out, why?
Why?

It's only been a few days, how could this kid overthrow the Petrov family that has controlled the "City-State of Farmers" for hundreds of years and gain control of a complete "City-State of Order"!
And the most incredible thing is that they are all newcomers, so why do so many big forces choose to cooperate with him?

I fought hard here and finally occupied one-third of the territory, but this guy has actually built a city!

The most ironic thing is that he actually let his woman be the city lord!
So what are the results of my hard work over this period of time?
I don’t even have the qualifications to compare with others!

I was so complacent just now, planning my next move.

They have already established an "orderly city-state" and even have so many major forces and big families supporting them. What's next?

Pacino felt both aggrieved and helpless.

His faith in Taoism was almost broken, his mentality exploded, and he took his people directly back to the "Dark Wing Family" and quit!

Fortunately, Ram beside him quickly calmed down and analyzed:

"Brother, don't panic.

It's just a low-level "order city-state".

What's more, we all know the geographical location of the "City-State of Farmers". It is adjacent to a large area of "wasteland" and there is no room for development at all.

The city-state itself only has the function of farming, which is incomparable to our rich and powerful Haoyue City.

There is still a long time before the observation team's review deadline, and less than one-sixth of the year has passed.

As long as we advance steadily and help the Blood Wolf Gang capture Haoyue City, we can gradually consolidate our own power, expand outward, and occupy several floating islands.

It may not be worse than his remote little town!"

Ram's analysis and persuasion were very effective. Pacino gradually calmed down, but still said a little disappointedly:

"That Sequence Master actually chose to stand with him. This is really disadvantageous to us.

If this 'Lord of Shadows' truly had the full support of a legendary witch, we would still be no match for him!"

Ram's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he said slowly:

"On the contrary, it was precisely because of the Sequence Lord's high-profile support that the 'Shadow Lord' didn't receive much assistance!
Don't forget, there's more than just the Cursed Witch as the Lord of the Lost Land!
The other lords will not sit idly by and watch another capable helper appear under the command of Her Majesty the Witch!

I guess the reason why the Lord of Sequences made such a high-profile appearance this time was largely to shield the Lord of Shadows from the pressure from the other Lords.

If he really wants to develop his power and establish a stronghold, he has to rely on himself!"

Ram's insightful comments gradually restored Pacino's fighting spirit. He patted Ram's shoulder heavily:

"right!

What you said makes sense!

We haven't lost yet!
Starting fast doesn’t mean every step will be fast!
Let this kid get mixed up with a bunch of farmers!

Let's go and continue planning Haoyue City!"

Seeing Pacino's fighting spirit rekindled, Ram breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was still a faint worry in my heart.

There are 5,000 "regular-level" security forces in the "City-State of Cultivators". How did the 3,000 black-armored troops brought by the "Infinity Blade" wipe them all out?

It’s impossible that all three thousand people are “elite”, that’s too incredible.

The amount of money and resources required to form an "elite" army of 3,000 and maintain its daily expenses is absolutely astronomical.

Moreover, it would take several years from selecting people to training them and then to shaping them into a whole!
How did he do it?
Also, it is very surprising that those large organizations and families chose to extend an olive branch to Infinity Blade.

However, he kept these doubts deep in his heart and did not speak them out. Pacino could not withstand any blow now, so he could only choose not to tell any lies and not to tell the whole truth.

Rather than deserting halfway, they can accept failure in the end.

……

Compared to the half-baked intelligence capabilities of the "Blood Wolf Gang", the observation team from the "Pale Wings" obtained much more detailed intelligence about the "Infinity Blade" adventure team.

Including Isabella Wenzel, the daughter of Golden Wing, there was a representative from each of the five major families present. They all remained silent as they looked at the information sent back.

The intelligence sent back recorded in detail the series of actions taken by Cohen and his team after they entered the "Lost Land".

This includes the fact that Cohen had been to the Mysterious Continent, entered the Wizard Tower of the Lord of Sequence, and had in-depth exchanges with Her Majesty the Witch.

He was personally sent to the "City-State of Farmers" by the [Navigator].

This also includes a series of actions taken by Cohen and his group in the "City of Farmers" -

Join forces with the underground resistance organization "Peasant Association" in the city-state to overthrow the Petrov family's rule in the "City-State of Farmers" that has lasted for more than a hundred years!
Revolt two of Ivan Petrov's Silver-rank [Agriculturists]! Successfully take over the city-state's research base and numerous farmers and tillers to ensure a stable food supply.

And most notably:
The "Lord of Shadows" alone killed the fifth-level transcendent with the third-level strength!

The squire knight beside the "Lord of Shadows" killed the fifth level with the fourth level!

A general under the "Lord of Shadows" led the Black Armored Army to annihilate 5,000 "conventional" security forces! The "Lord of Shadows" reached a secret agreement with a ninth-rank "Musician" from the Chaos Demon Continent to dissuade the other party from interfering!
The "Infinity Blade" adventure group has enacted new measures to completely centralize power and disarm all armed forces in the city!
The "Lord of Shadows" reached an agreement with the "Unicorn Trading Company", and the latter was willing to unconditionally provide a logistics route that would be personally controlled by the former!

The Fallen Church, the wealthy Taiwo family, the old noble Solari family, and the arms dealer Nelson family have reached various equal cooperation agreements with the "Lord of Shadows"!
Each and every one of these things shocked the representatives of the five major families of "Pale Wings".

As a commercial empire spanning the Demonic Tide Continent, the top executives of "Pale Wings" are also experienced people.

There was little that could surprise them.

But everything that happened to this "Lord of Shadows" was irritating their nerves.

They really couldn't imagine why a young man who had just entered the "Lost Land" for more than a month could do so many earth-shaking things.

For a moment, everyone's eyes vaguely fell on Isabella.

But now Isabella felt that the words in the intelligence were particularly glaring.

such as--

The mayor of the "City-State of the Cultivator" is the wife of the leader of the "Infinity Blade" adventure group!

Another example -

The golden-level elf lady, leader of the "Infinity Blade" adventure team, attended the signing ceremony of the cooperation with "Unicorn Trading Company"!

These titles of "Madam" made Isabella feel very uncomfortable.

Although she knew that this was just a temporary measure taken by Cohen for the convenience of management and external announcement, Isabella still couldn't help but feel resentful.

I was the first one to find him, so why did everyone end up...

Before Isabella finished complaining, she noticed that everyone's attention had turned to her.

She calmly concealed her unnecessary emotions and said calmly:
"Everyone is looking at me like this, is there anything you want to ask?"

The noble young man from the "Purple Wing Family" finally couldn't help but speak and asked first:

"Ms. Wen Ze, is this 'Lord of Shadows' really not from your Golden Wing Family?"

Isabella was about to deny it directly, but suddenly realized something and changed her words temporarily:
"At least so far, he is not a member of our Golden Wing Family."

Upon hearing this, Cruz Dela, the representative of the Dark Wing Family, immediately asked:

"So far... is Miss Wen Ze hinting that the 'Golden Wing Family' is trying to win over this 'Shadow Lord'?"

Isabella did not deny it and said calmly:

"Don't all five of our families have this tradition?

Our merchant family doesn't mind background, so what's the problem with recruiting talented young people for our family?"

The noble young man from the Purple Wing Family said with a smile:

“That’s really no problem, but I’d like to take the liberty to ask.

Miss Wen Ze, what is your relationship with this Mr. 'Lord of Shadows'?

Isabella's expression remained calm and indifferent. She answered quickly:

"What is my relationship with him? Is there any necessary connection with the official business of our observation group here?
Or, Master Meyer Child, must you be so interested in my private affairs?"

Meyer Child, in addition to being the second heir to the "Purple Wing Family", is also the nephew and student of the first heir.

Meyer Childe smiled wryly and shook his head at Isabella's words, which clearly expressed her rejection.
"I was presumptuous, I don't have any other questions.

No matter what, the fact that the Shadow Lord has such an outstanding performance is ultimately beneficial to our overall situation."

Seeing this, the others stopped asking questions.

Although they were also very curious about the true identity of the "Lord of Shadows" and his true relationship with Isabella Wenzel, the Daughter of the Golden Wings.

But seeing that Isabella had already said so much, he didn't want to embarrass himself and stopped asking questions.

Several people began to discuss business.

The beautiful woman from the "Silver Wing Family" said:

"The 'Shadow Lord' already has a logistics route, which is definitely a huge boost to our establishment of cross-species trade lines."

The others nodded in agreement.

Cruz of the Dark Wing Family said:

“But we can’t take it lightly. After all, the amount of cargo we will be transporting in the future will be huge, and there will be no shortage of precious and rare items.

In a place like the 'Lost Land', if there is no strong force to protect it, it is easy to be invaded by others.

I heard that the Unicorn Company lost a large amount of valuable goods not long ago, and they have not been found yet."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and the beautiful woman from the Silver Wing Family said:

"In that case, let's pass this information on to the other two parties, so they can understand what's going on and put some pressure on them."

Everyone agreed.

Soon, the meeting ended and Isabella returned to her resting place.

She really wanted to find a reason to vent her anger on Cohen.

But then he thought about it and realized that Cohen was still working hard for his career. He felt soft-hearted and had to secretly make a note of him and settle the score with him in the future.

She took the detailed information sent back, pondered for a moment, took out a special communication stone, and sent the information word for word to someone.

About ten minutes after the message was sent, a fluctuation came from the communication array that Isabella carried with her.

She took a deep breath, adjusted her expression, made sure the other party wouldn't notice anything, and then activated the magic circle.

Soon, the illusory figure of a tall and handsome middle-aged man rose above the magic circle.

As soon as the middle-aged man appeared, he stared at Isabella's face for a long time, making the latter feel a deep invisible pressure.

Isabella did not retreat at all and responded with a firm look.

The middle-aged man was silent for a long time, then he sighed softly and uttered a magnetic low voice:

“I have seen the information you sent.

I know your little thoughts.

To be objective, if he has no other forces supporting him, then he is indeed a very outstanding young man.

Well, my daughter has as good an eye as her mother.”

Isabella felt that the last sentence was full of flaws, but she didn't know where to start.

Then, without waiting for Isabella to reply, the middle-aged man changed the subject and said in a playful tone:
"But there is one thing: his ability to seduce women is far inferior to my father's.

Being able to trick the daughter of the Winged Elf royal family into his hands, should I say he is extremely daring or blinded by lust?"

Isabella puffed her lips and said unhappily:
"It's just a temporary title. There's no way he'd marry a winged elf."

The middle-aged man asked quickly:

"Who will he marry then?"

Isabella's face froze, and a stunning figure emerged in her mind.

The middle-aged man then asked:

"He already has a wife, doesn't he?
Do you know his true identity?

It seems that his wife still makes you feel a little frustrated?
I'm really eager to find out the true identity of this bastard because I'm putting pressure on my daughter! "

Isabella was surprised. She didn't expect that even through the communication array, her father could analyze so many things from her expression and movements.

She quickly suppressed all her emotions and was determined not to reveal Cohen's true identity.

When the middle-aged man saw his woman acting like this, he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart and said coldly:

"So you want to tell me that my daughter is in love with a married man?
Yeah? "

Isabella's expression was very calm, and she replied calmly:

“It’s appreciation, father.

Shouldn't I admire such an outstanding young man?"

The middle-aged man uttered a few meaningless sneers:

"appreciate?
This is really strange. From childhood to adulthood, I have never seen you admire the opposite sex!"

Isabella glanced at her father and changed the subject:

"Alright, Father, you, a busy man, took the initiative to meet me. You couldn't have come just to scold me, did you?!"

The middle-aged man sighed and said:
"This matter isn't over yet. You'd better not act on your own and do anything reckless...

I'm meeting you to tell you something: there may be major changes happening in the Kingdom of Ceylon soon. Don't just focus on the 'Lost Land'; send someone to keep an eye on it."

Isabella's expression changed slightly. The Kingdom of Ceylon, her father would never mention this country for no reason.

The only connection between this country and the Golden Wing Family is the port of Pearl Harbor, located in the Kingdom of Ceylon, which has an annual throughput of one billion tons.

One of the main industries of the Jinyi family is grain trade.

The northwest continent is also an important grain-producing area, and every year's grain is basically transported across the sea through the "Pearl Harbor" of the Kingdom of Ceylon.

Of course, the "Emerald Port" and "Golden Sail Port" in Aifeiyin also account for 20% of the transportation.

Therefore, there is no need to explain the importance of the "Pearl Harbor" of the Kingdom of Ceylon to the Golden Wing Family.

My father suddenly mentioned this. Could something be happening at Pearl Harbor?

Isabella was concerned about this matter and prepared to find someone to investigate.

The changes that took place in the "City-State of Cultivators" also spread some news to the human continent outside the "Lost Land".

Most people don’t care about the changes in an “orderly city-state”, and not many people pay attention to this matter.

Except for two women, two equally stunning and respected women!

(End of this chapter)