Chapter 104 (1/2)

Chapter 104

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“This is my daughter. I heard that you have seen her before.”

Marchioness Camellia introduced a young woman who stood by her side like a lady-in-waiting. She was the Marchioness’ eldest daughter Skyla Camellia.

Skyla politely raised a bow.

“Long time no see, Grand Duchess Evron, I’m Skyla.”

“Nice to meet you, Camellia’s Heir Apparent.”

Artizea replied in a nonchalant way.

She had made an acquaintance before marriage, but she had never intimately talked with the girl. The greetings were enough.

She was caught off guard, so she didn’t feel good.

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‘If Marchioness Camellia is here, there is a possibility that there will be Grand Duke Roygar in the salon. It would be okay if there was only the Grand Duchess….’

She doesn’t know if Hayley can do it well.

Although she was concerned, Artizea said without revealing her expression.

“….. Would you like to walk for a minute?”

Artizea took the lead.

Marchioness Camellia told Skyla to remain there, and she followed Artizea.

At the time of their first meeting, Marchioness Camellia was in authority, and Artizea was nothing but a poor girl dressed in shabby clothes without any real power.

But now her status has changed, and Marchioness Camellia followed her a half step behind her.

Even temples in the capital usually have green spaces nearby to keep quiet.

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The two soon entered a path in a garden decorated like a forest. The escorts followed in a distance where they could not hear anything.

“Do you come to this temple often?”

At Artizea’s words, Marchioness Camellia smiled softly.

“No way. Why would you pretend you don’t know?”

“Well, it was a whimsical decision to come to this temple. It’s a surprising coincidence that Marchioness Camellia has the same whims.”

“It wasn’t on a whim, but on the small possibility that the Grand Duchess might be visiting. Brother Colton here is from the West.”

Brother Colton was to refer to the retired old Bishop, whom Artizea wanted to meet.

“Considering his reputation and history, one must seek his advice before starting a philanthropy for farmers in the West.”

Marchioness Camellia did not hide that she knew that Artizea had bought the land of the West.

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Artizea was not surprised. Before she entered the mainland, she had already sent the news to Marcus.

Apart from that, she turned some of the grain vendors bought under a borrowed name to the Marquisate Rosan’s and made them invest in mills and land in the western region.

It was intentionally disclosed. So, of course, Grand Duke Roygar would know. Even if he doesn’t, he’s a sensitive person to the flow of money.

“Yes, the West is a land worth investing in from now on.”

“The only thing I can say for sure as the Grand Duchess.”

Marchioness Camellia smiled at her.

“I’ll have to invest a little, too. I don’t think it’s going to fail if I follow Your Grace. I’m really impressed by the skill that Your Grace has shown in managing the assets of Evron Grand Duchy over the past half year.”

“It was a little money.”

Artizea said slowly.

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Until now, Cedric’s personal property on the mainland was managed by Ansgar.

Some of them were the estate of the Evron Grand Duchy. However, Cedric’s personal wealth was also there.

Cedric’s mother brought it as a dowry and inherited it to her son with the succession of the predecessor Emperor.

Most of them were conservative assets such as mills, farms and wineries. It was about the income of a small noble family.

Cedric wasn’t particularly interested in it, even more so given the size of Evron Grand Duchy.

When added that income to the budget of Evron Grand Duchy it did nothing but pour a well into the river.

Although he wasn’t the character to actively try to increase his assets, there was also the fact that it was inherited from his mother, who died due to misfortune, so he left it as it was from the time he inherited it.

And he told Ansgar to use it for the cost of the capital’s mansions and villas.

So Artizea put her hand on it. This is because there was no reason not to do so, even though there was an opportunity to spend the money.

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She sold most of the eastern stable assets.

She invested all that money, and she bought a sericulture farm and stocked up silk thread.

It was said that one should not put all eggs in one basket, but it was not relevant to Artizea.

She knew that silk would be unbeatable for decades to come. Especially so in the years to come. This is because silk is the new fabric that will be popular following the embroidery velvet at Iantz.

Although the Iantz fabric is famous, it was at the Krates Empire where most of the raw materials were produced.

With the exception of the Iantz fabrics, the Krates Empire produced most fabrics considered to be of the highest quality and next level.

Artizea had secured raw materials in large quantities.

She didn’t even have to hide it. Silk is a luxury item. The sericulture farm is in the east, and the purchaser of silk yarn is the Kingdom of Iantz. And consumption took place on the mainland.

So, there was no direct relationship with the growth of Evron Grand Duchy itself.

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What the Emperor is wary of is losing control of Evron. The growing dependence on the East and the South is rather welcome.

Even if Cedric’s fortune increased, it wasn’t a large sum for the Emperor to care.

Of course, he was also ignoring the rate of the asset growth because he did not yet know.