Chapter 24 - Chapter 24: Chapter 23: Promotion, Consecution 2 (1/2)

Chapter 24: Chapter 23: Promotion, Consecution 2

Taylor family.

They were one of the four great knight families in Nasir Town and possibly the strongest. The family’s first in line for succession, Robert, had a very good relationship with Byrne.

There was a bathhouse in Nasir Town especially for the wealthy, and after bathing, the two sat in the steam sauna to fully relieve their fatigue.

Byrne turned his head and looked for a long time at his thin and blonde friend, hesitating to speak. In the end, he still said:

“Robert, you might have forgotten about our Fischer family’s investment final payment.”

Robert smiled and remained silent for a while, then said:

“The final payment? Oh heavens, Byrne, do you really have to talk about this here?”

Byrne frowned slightly and, upon seeing his older-brother-figure, Robert, suddenly raise his voice, spoke up loudly and discontentedly:

“Haven’t I already told you? I took that money to the empire to purchase new machines. When we resell them to the mine owners of Cyart, the profits for both of our families will multiply several times. I truly have no spare funds right now!”

Byrne clenched his fist, trying as much as possible not to be affected, and spoke calmly after a deep breath:

“You said the same thing half a year ago, Robert. We can’t delay any longer. Our family urgently needs money.”

Robert left without saying a word, his face cold, but Byrne suddenly grabbed him.

Just as he was about to explode in anger or even yell, he was taken aback by the ferocity he saw in Byrne’s eyes.

The fierce look in his eyes was like that of a starving wolf, a look Robert had only seen in his own Uncle. He knew how miserably those who had deceived his Uncle had died in the end.

Realizing that Byrne was no longer the curious and timid little brother, Robert relaxed his shoulders and said:

“Alright, how about this? I’ll pay you the agreed upon half first, fifteen Gold Coins isn’t a small amount after all.”

Byrne didn’t want to fall out completely with his friend either, and indeed, fifteen Gold Coins were sufficient.

“Okay, I agree,” he nodded with utmost calmness.

Robert hugged him with a smile, speaking calmly, “I am sorry, brother. I really didn’t want to delay it. It’s just that business is really hard to conduct.”

After leaving the bathhouse, Byrne heaved a sigh. If it weren’t for the promise he had made in front of his father, he wouldn’t have wanted to be so forceful either.

Pretending to be violent and aggressive didn’t suit him, but his father Lucius had said that he had to learn how to be tough with “friends”, or he would sooner or later be a burden to the Fischer family.

Last week, the neighboring northern Rhea Kingdom suddenly erupted into civil war.

Some pro-war nobles thought the King too weak and wanted to break the ten-year peace treaty still in effect with Cyart Kingdom, to reclaim the land once occupied by the Cyart people by force.

The King’s side still held an overwhelming advantage and the civil war wouldn’t last much longer.

However, people were panicked, and though the flames of war in the north had not yet truly reached Cyart, the prices in various regions of northern Cyart skyrocketed overnight.

And the price of Extraordinary materials, which was already high, began to rise gradually again.

The three members of the Fischer family decided in a family meeting to urgently gather funds to purchase a piece of Class 2 Extraordinary Material, because delaying any further would make it increasingly unaffordable.

Byrne only returned home in the carriage after getting the money from Robert.

Sea merchant John, the man who had already recovered his health, was waiting at his house with a smile. He had been chatting and laughing with Irene and Lucius, clearly having waited for some time.

“Mr. John, long time no see.”

Byrne greeted John with a smile and after a while, John went straight to the point, saying:

“I am willing to sell the Class 2 Extraordinary Material ‘Wind Shark’s Dark Blood’. I will not make money off the Fischer family this time, consider it an investment out of friendship. It’ll only cost you fifty Gold Coins.”

Before the war of the neighboring country broke out, the average price of Class 2 Extraordinary Materials had already risen to around fifty-two Gold Coins. Now was an excellent time to stock up, and John’s price was indeed a friendly one.

Irene spoke with a smile, “It’s so generous of you, Mr. John. You indeed have a keen eye. Investing in our Fischer family will definitely be the most worthwhile decision of your life.”