Chapter 945 (1/2)
Chapter 945: 294. Winning on three fronts_5
“Yes,” Noland Lee said with a calm smile as the other party kept up with the rhythm:
“Originally, this was a very secretive matter, you understand? My professor, Claudia Erika, had me sign a Magic Contract with the Deep Sea Branch Office in my personal capacity. If the ‘Larolon Rockbone’ hadn’t intervened, from beginning to end, it would have been just between me and the Deep Sea Branch, without involving the ‘Silent Maiden’.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Jarvis…” Paul Stone shivered.
At this very moment, he realized the extent of the trouble he had caused.
Just as Noland Lee had laid out before, the wizard forces like the ‘Silent Maiden’ and ‘Pure Light Court,’ which had become enforcement powers, relied not on morals or laws but on their own Breaking Law capabilities.
Although the power of the ‘Silent Witch’s’ forces was certainly not on par with the ‘Pure Light Court,’ they definitely should not be underestimated.
If they were pushed into a corner, in no time, there would be a multitude of Rockbone Magicians punished for their crimes.
Paul Stone, being an Enforcement Wizard, was capable of employing despicable tactics against Legal Wizards, to say nothing of ordinary Rockbone Magicians without the identity of enforcement wizards.
Paul Stone glanced at the body bag on the ground, his mind trembling as he imagined the Rockbone Magicians succumbing one after another:
“I’m so sorry, Mr. Jarvis. We didn’t know that it was the ‘Silent Maiden’ collaborating with the Deep Sea Branch. I was wrong, I apologize!”
Noland Lee raised his hand and patted the other’s shoulder covered in stony spikes:
“Relax, Paul Stone, the fact that you are still standing here means there is something to be discussed.”
“Yes, yes, you’re right,” Paul Stone nodded repeatedly.
Noland Lee nodded in satisfaction:
“I’m glad to see you recognize your mistake. It is the duty of every Ulnas Wizard to abide by the Ulnas Ring Law. I hope you won’t be so reckless in the future.”
Paul Stone apologized in a low and humble voice.
Seeing that the groundwork had been laid, Noland Lee then stated his negotiation terms.
He was planning something ruthless.
He intended to use the ruthless tactics he had learned before crossing over to teach the wizards of this world what it meant to be a “despicable foreigner,” and what it meant to “not provoke the ‘Silent Maiden’.”
Paul Stone hung his head low, listening patiently.
Once Noland Lee had finished speaking, he looked up in confusion and said:
“Do you mean that after the Deep Sea Branch accepts the competition invitation from the Pangula Family, the ‘Silent Maiden’ will sign a Magic Contract to mine non-metallic ore with ‘Larolon Rockbone,’ right?
“But if you do this, what about the Magic Contract you signed with the Deep Sea Branch? Aren’t you violating that contract?
“Or are you saying that the Magic Contract you signed with the Deep Sea Branch doesn’t prohibit you from collaborating with other wizard forces to mine non-metallic ore?”
Noland Lee knew why Paul Stone would have such a question.
Because according to normal reasoning, when Noland Lee Jarvis signed the Magic Contract with the Deep Sea Branch, they would certainly include such a restrictive clause:
Noland Lee Jarvis cannot collaborate with other wizard forces to exploit the non-metallic ore resources of the Suman Archipelago without the permission of the Deep Sea Branch.
This was a clause that could, to a certain extent, reduce the competitive pressure on the Deep Sea Branch.
But!
This did not prevent Noland Lee from cooperating with ‘Larolon Rockbone.’
Because!
The one signing the Magic Contract with ‘Larolon Rockbone’ would be Claudia Erika, representing the ‘Silent Witch,’ and not Noland Lee Jarvis.
And in the Magic Contract signed between Noland Lee and the Deep Sea Branch, he had always cooperated with the Deep Sea Branch in a personal capacity, without involving the ‘Silent Maiden’!