<h4>Volume 6 Chapter 103 Ambiguous stance</h4>


    The endless seas were at their calmest during the early spring. It was just like this today, the seas were calm and it was weather that was very suited for sailing


    A fleet with sevenrge transport Magic Ships and twenty guard ships were quickly sailing through the southern seas of the Rudson Kingdom.


    Thisrge fleet was the second transport fleet of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, Other than the first fleet that Narvil personallymanded, it was the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’srgest fleet, mainly being responsible for transporting the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s goods to the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.


    The departure of the second fleet this time had sent out twentyrge transport Magic Ships. Other than transporting goods to the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom, they were also transporting arge amount of construction material, as well as three hundred and forty workers from the Amrit Chamber of Commerce.


    The Frestech Chamber of Commerce had signed a new contract with the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom at the end ofst year. The Frestech Chamber of Commerce would invest in constructing a magic machine production base in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.


    The main function of this magic machine production base was to make various agricultural magic machines and construction magic machines locally. They would work with the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom and the surrounding three kingdoms to renovate their farnd, while also helping them rebuild their irrigation system.


    The three hundred and forty Amrit Chamber of Commerce workers sent there, other than building this magic machine production base, was to continue building roads in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.


    The Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom had finished two roads in their country before and when they realized the benefits that these roads brought, there was a strong desire to build more. So this time they had asked for nine roads, which would span over a total of one thousand and eight hundred kilometers.


    For a country that was only twice asrge as the Stantine Duchy, if they could build these nine roads, although it would be as much as the Stantine Duchy and the Lampuri Kingdom, it would be enough to link all their cities. It would definitely greatly improve the traffic condition in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.


    Because the terrain in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom wasplicated and there were many swamps covering it, the nine roads would take a year of nning alone and they could only slowly build them.


    Moreover, these nine roads were over a thousand and eight hundred kilometers in a ce like the Lampuri Kingdom or the Rudson Kingdom which mainly had grasnds would cost around two to two and half million gold coins. But in the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom, the Amrit Chamber of Commerce had given a high price of four million gold coins.


    However, even at such a high valuation, the Nozdormu Business Union had agreed without any hesitation. They didn’t even bargain with the Amrit Chamber of Commerce on this price.


    This made Xu Yi feel emotional about the fact that the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom was a country made from thirteenpaniesing together, they really were rich and they had a deep determination and boldness.


    When he went to the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom to talk to chairman Gaza, chairman Gaza had frankly stated that the goal of the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom was to gather all the weak countries in the southeast corner of the continent together. They would be a power that could even match the Candra Empire.


    This ambition was nothing less than big.


    But Xu Yi was happy to see him seed.


    After all, the greater the ambition, the greater the need, which would make it easier for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce to make sales.


    The cargo in therge transport Magic Ships of the second transport fleet were one of the necessary goods toplete the ambition of the Nozdormu Business Union Kingdom.


    But beforepleting this task, the second transport fleet had another important task toplete.


    When a giant ind appeared on the horizon, the second fleet changed their direction and headed towards that ind.


    This ind seemed only a bit bigger, but was still amon ind on these endless seas. However, once they approached it, they found that this ind had wharves at the harbour on the north side and there were buildings that were made of cement. It was clear that there were people living here.


    When they came even closer, they could see that whether it was on the harbour or the buildings on the ind, they had the same g.


    If it was someone from the southwest corner of the Sines Continent, they could tell with a single nce that the design on these gs represented the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.


    That’s right, this ind was one of the sixteen ind bases that the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had finished developing on the endless seas. There was now a small Frestech Chamber of Commerce base on this ind that waspletely controlled by them.


    But this harbour that should only have the Frestech Chamber of Commerce ships currently had tenrge wooden ships with the g of the Candra Empire on it. Outside the harbour, there were over fifty Candra Empire navy warships also waiting there.


    If he wasn’t prepared to see this, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s second fleetmander Tom Markin would have thought that the Candra Empire navy was besieging the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s ind.


    But after seeing this, Tom Markin acted like normal and gave the order to his subordinates to dock, without giving any other orders.


    After around twenty minutes, the second fleet came near the ind. Other than a singlerge transport Magic Ship that went to dock, the other ships all stayed on the seas with the Candra Empire navy’s warships, being only a hundred meters apart.


    When Tom Markin came off therge transport Magic Ship, there were several middle aged men who were wearing the uniform of the Candra Empire navy that was standing in front of him.


    “General Osborne, to make youe all the way here, it really has been hard on you.” Tom Markin immediately came forward with a smile.


    The military officer that led the others was clear the Candra Empire’s second fleet’s vicemander Reno Osborne. Seeing Tom Markining over, he reached his hand out to shake his.


    “Manager Markin, the ships?”


    Makrki was surprised, never thinking that general Osborne would skip the greetings and directly go into the main topic.


    But seeing his military uniform, Markin immediately understood.


    This was the straightforward attitude that a soldier would have.


    Moreover, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had already reached a deal with the Candra Empire, so there was no need for negotiations and there was no need for their two sides to converse.


    Thinking this, Markin turned to point at the ships that were on the seas behind him.


    “They are anchored there. General Osborne, you can have your people look nit over. If there is no issue, you can confirm the delivery and have your people take the goods.”


    “Good.” General Osborne waved his hand at the people beside him, “Let’s go.”


    The two Candra Empire navy officers beside him went to the dock and got onto a Candra Empire warship. That warship started moving towards the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s second fleet’s guard ships.


    Seeing that they had already made contact, Markin turned away from the sea and made an inviting gesture to general Osborne.


    “General Osborne, they will take some time to inspect it, so how about we sit down and chat? Sir chairman had something that he wanted me to pass along to you.”


    “Chairman Xu?” General Osborne narrowed his eyes. After thinking about it, he gave a nod and sat down with Markin in a small building by the harbour.


    “Speak, what did chairman Xu want you to pass along to me?” As soon as they sat down, general Osborne asked this.


    Although he had little contact with general Osborne, Markin already figured out his temperament, so he didn’t beat around the bus after hearing this and directly replied, “Sir chairman wanted me to pass to your noble side a proposition to develop the Candra Empire’s southern seas together. He is willing to agree to this, but since your side has been ambiguous towards ourpany, there is no chance to go deeper with this cooperation. Sir chairman hopes that you can take out some sincerity and change this situation.”


    “Attitude towards yourpany?” Osborne slightly knitted his brows and after a while, he suddenly gave a bitterugh.


    He was clear that the words that Xu Yi wanted Markin to pass on, the “noble side” that he was referring to was not the Candra Empire navy, but rather the entire Candra Empire.


    It was like Xu Yi said, the Candra Empire was currently ambiguous towards the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.


    On one hand, because the Frestech Chamber of Commerce boldly supported the Rudson Kingdom and even attacked the Candra Empire navy on the seas, causing great losses to the Candra Empire navy, there were many people who had defined the Frestech Chamber of Commerce as hostile.


    With the Candra Empire’s method of handling things, anything that was determined to be an enemy would be dealt with mercilessly andpletely destroyed.


    Not to mention a smallpany like the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.


    The ones who supported this were mainly the soldiers, as well as somerge nobles in the empire because they didn’t want to let the Candra Empire’s dignity be sullied.


    On the other hand, there were also many people who thought that Frestech Chamber of Commerce had more value. These shocking things, if they were used properly, the Candra Empire could even be stronger with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.


    So people thought that it was best to put down past animosity and cooperate with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, making the Candra Empire stronger.


    The ones that supported this mainly came from the department of finance because they had clearly gained benefits from cooperating with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.


    But among these two sides, there were some “rebels”.


    For example, on the side that was against the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, the navy that should have hated the Frestech Chamber of Commerce the most actually supported cooperating with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce the most.


    On the side that supported the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, but hated them and didn’t allow any of their things to enter the southern province was Duke Windsor.


    Based on the situation, it was the ones that were against the Frestech Chamber of Commerce that was stronger since it was mainly the army and therge nobles of the empire in that faction.


    Of course, the one who made the final decision was the most respected emperor.


    If the emperor didn’t say a thing, no one in the empire dared to do anything on their own.


    But since the court meetingst time when the department of finances chief Marquis Hastri told the emperor about the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s influence on taxation in the south, the emperor’s attitude had clearly changed.


    Although for the face of the empire, the emperor would never clearly support the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, this was clearly seen in the smaller details.


    For example, the five guard ships that the Candra Empire navy had bought from the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, if it wasn’t for the silent agreement of the emperor, it would have clearly been impossible.