The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

"Of course, you have to be sincere when doing business, and I have already demonstrated my sincerity, so it is now the Duke's turn."

When Claire met with Duke Booker, Aarons also met someone related to Duke Ophei.

The person who currently controls the city of Jonar is an honorary earl named Rocks. This man was once the chief of staff of the First Legion of the Empire. He was injured and retired in the battle with the Kingdom of Dusk a few years ago, and then he was given the status of honorary earl.

However, what most people don’t know is that he was originally a military talent specially trained by the Duke of Oufei’s family.

"I have heard about what happened before, Your Excellency the Marquis. But the Dukedom is far away from here. Even if you really need the Duke's help to do something, there is no way to give you feedback in time."

Looking at the man in front of him who had lost an eye and had a deep scar on his face, Aarons couldn't help but feel a little awe.

——This man had obtained his current status after fighting with the enemy on a brutal battlefield, unlike a noble like himself who relied on the help of others.

"I don't need your help personally, the Duke. I just want to take advantage of this city."

"Oh? Please tell me more, Marquis."

"As far as I know, this is the first transit point for Corinthian goods entering the empire. No matter where these things are eventually sold, they will stay here for a while."

Except for goods that are purely in transit, almost all other imported goods will undergo a round of transit in the city of Jonar.

Many traders would purchase goods here in bulk and then ship them to various parts of the empire for retail.

——And Aarons had set his eyes on these goods.

"During this period of time, I hope to have priority in purchasing certain types of Warcraft materials... This is my list of needs."

After handing the purchase order that Jiangyue had prepared for him in advance to the other party, Aarons began to carefully observe the other party's reaction.

After knowing the attitude of the honorary earl, Aarons could judge how much help Duke Ophelia intended to contribute - although he guessed that the duke was definitely planning to help with all his strength, if he made a wrong judgment, he would have to change his strategy as soon as possible.

"These materials... Marquis, many of them are in great demand. If you eat them all, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among others."

"Oh, that's indeed a problem... Well, let's put it this way. I only ask for priority to purchase 50% of the import volume each time, and I will also pay 1.5 times the market price."

Since Aarons now has a high-quality source of income, there is no problem even if he raises the price here.

And after you take up half of the goods, the remaining part will become more scarce and the price will probably become even higher.

And these profit differences are Aarons' sincerity to the other party.

"That's fine. I can take charge of this matter myself and start helping you control the supply tomorrow."

"Very good. If you need to explain to the public, just say that the White Wing Chamber of Commerce is making expedited purchases."

"But I still have to remind you that although I am the lord of Jonal for now, once other nobles come to compete for the position of lord, our agreement may be invalidated."

Aarons certainly understood what he meant - if he wanted him to help with the turnover of goods, he would have to find a way to keep his position as city lord.

Aarons was actually prepared for this.

"If you find someone trying to seize control of this city, send someone to inform me immediately. I will help you eliminate these hidden dangers... Make sure it is clean and thorough."

All he had to do was kill all the honorary nobles who had set their sights on this city—and the responsibility would be borne by Duke Oufei.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation, Your Excellency the Marquis."

……

Because the negotiations went so smoothly, Aarons was lucky enough to have a short break, so he took Mo Qianyun to wander around Jonar City, intending to see if there was anything that would interest him.

The female guard, who had been very nervous, finally relaxed a little at this time.

"My Lord, is this all right?"

"Ah, that's right. It seems that Duke Ophir is very eager to cooperate with us and doesn't even intend to bargain."

Mo Qianyun had never met Duke Oufei in person, so she was very confused about this. Aarons did not rush to explain, but took her to stroll around the street for a while.

The city was full of vendors selling all kinds of imported goods - most of these foreign goods were purchased by the Principality of Corinth from all over the continent and resold to the empire, and most of them were rare and hard to come by.

"Duke Oufei is not a good person. In order to achieve his own goals, he even used me, an enemy who intended to subvert the existing rules."

Perhaps because they had some similarities, Aarons actually had no ill feelings towards Duke Ophelia.

In fact, he had a different opinion on what Keliya and Jiangyue had said before.

"That guy may not be as cold-blooded as others say. In my opinion, he is a sentimental person."

"This... I am stupid and don't really understand what you mean."

"Oh, the Duke must have hated these so-called rules and order for a long time, but he himself is a vested interest in these things, so he has no way to resist."

——People who have benefited from the rules cannot subvert the rules. This is true in any world.

"And I, who intends to overthrow these things, am his best spokesperson - he only needs to support me secretly, and I can get rid of those things he hates on his behalf."

"But...what if the duke simply has a personal grudge against another duke?"

"If it's just a personal grudge, there's no need to come to me specifically. He just needs to wait until the Booker family and I are both defeated, and then come in to reap the ripe fruits."

If it is really just a narrow personal grudge, then the best strategy is to stand aside and wait for an opportunity.

But Duke Ophelia not only came to meet Aarons in person, but also proposed the idea of ​​​​an alliance without hesitation - this only shows that the young duke not only does not care about any rules and order, but has even wanted to destroy them a long time ago.

"The reason why the negotiation just now went so smoothly is probably because it was arranged in advance. Oh, if you don't believe it, just wait and see. The goods we can get next will definitely be much more than expected."

Although he still didn't quite understand, because Aarons was quite confident about the matter, Mo Qianyun no longer had any doubts.

"Okay, let's just take a quick look around and then go back."