Solan City, at the main hall of the Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce.
A lady in her late twenties dressed luxuriously. She sat at the head of the wooden table with a faint majesty in her eyes.
She looked at the other people at the long table indifferently.
At this moment, a middle-aged man sat at the back, stood up, and reported respectfully.
“Chairman Windsor, several god grace overlords have mysteriously disappeared… Soul-stripping forces seemed to have wiped out their territory, and no one could enter.
“No one knows where they have gone.
“But from the information we got, some of the god grace overlords who disappeared mysteriously returned.
“This scene seemed strange.
“We sent people to ask them for information, but the reply we got was also very vague.”
The sudden disappearance of the players had a massive impact on the outside world.
Although most of them weren’t strong and had limited influence, this illogical phenomenon caught the attention of many forces.
No one liked to see things beyond their knowledge.
As the chairman of the largest trade association in Solan City–Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce–Windsor held great authority. She wasn’t an exception.
After she frowned and thought for a moment, she slowly said.
“Continue to pay attention to this matter. If there’s any new information, report back immediately.
“From the looks of it, although those god-grace overlords are unpredictable, they still have extraordinary potential. The Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce will continue to recruit talents from them…”
As she said that, she suddenly thought of the lord of grace that the Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce merchant dealt with in the desert.
The Desert Crown Coney and Desert Crown Robe produced by the other party were enchanting.
Especially the honey. It was the first time to have seen such a delicious thing during this period. The chairman had used these rare treasures to earn a lot of favors.
This deal ensured the grace mainland lord was worth recruiting.
At this point, she recalled Onyx’s words when she wanted to move her territory to Solan City… The Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce was unworthy of recruitment of that unremarkable territory.
The corners of her mouth curled up into a playful smile.
He did not know if Onyx was exaggerating. Or… Did the desert lord have such potential?
As she pondered, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps that hastened into the hall.
“Chairman Windsor, my Lord. Her Highness Christy requests an audience.”
When she heard these words, the room immediately fell silent. Everyone’s gaze fell on the graceful figure who sat in the main seat.
Windsor glanced at everyone indifferently.
“You guys can leave first.”
“Yes, Chairman Windsor!”
The group of senior managers in their forties and fifties did not say a word of nonsense. They immediately stood up, saluted, and left respectfully.
That posture was like a primary school student that faced her most dignified teacher.
The surrounding maidservants were not surprised at all. They seemed used to this scene.
A girl wore a silver crown and a long white dress and appeared in the hall with another girl in a blue dress.
The three women, all of whom were exceptionally beautiful, lit up the hall.
“Sister Windsor”
The girl with the silver crown came forward and greeted her intimately.
Then, Windsor immediately ignored the figure beside her.
“This is Rebecca Frostwolf, the eldest daughter of the Ice Empire’s Grand Duke of Frostwolf.”
The girl in the sky-blue dress immediately stood up and bowed slightly.
“It’s an honor to meet you. The owner of the Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce, Lady Windsor.”
Windsor stood up and gave a slight nod.
She didn’t show any signs of surprise due to the other party’s identity. And her voice was calm.
“Welcome, Miss Rebecca.”
I hope you have a pleasant trip to Solan City.
The girl with the crown laughed.
“Big Sister Vanessa, Rebecca is not an outsider. She was my classmate when I was studying at the Imperial Academy.”
These words made the initially slightly stiff scene harmonious.
Windsor revealed a faint smile.
“Welcome.”
This time, she was finally sincere.
Rebecca could sense the change. She also smiled.
“You’re welcome. You’re my role model… You took charge of the entire Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce at seventeen. And it only took you a year to make everyone listen to your orders willingly. That’s amazing.”
Windsor nodded. She was not as happy as she had imagined, and her tone was neither warm nor angry.
“Miss Rebecca, you can ask Christy to show you around Solan City. You won’t be able to see the desert in the Ice Empire.”
The crown-wearing Christy smiled sweetly.
“Rebecca didn’t come here for a vacation.”
“Oh.”
Windsor acknowledged softly and didn’t pursue the matter.
Christy didn’t mind, and she turned to Rebecca.
“It’s okay. You can tell Sister Windsor what you think.”
When she heard this, the eldest daughter of the Ice Empire’s Grand Duke immediately spoke.
“Chairman Windsor, Christy gave me a special robe a while ago.”
“Someone wove that robe from the Fire Dragon Rabbit fur…”
“She said it’s a product exclusive to your Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce.”
It raised Windsor’s interest.
“That’s right. The Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber Of Commerce has accidentally discovered a territory with such a special product in the desert. Miss Rebecca, what is your purpose in coming?”
The weather in the Ice Empire was supremely cold. There were eight months of winter in a year.
The Crown Robe that could adjust the surrounding temperature was a blessing to them.
The value of the Desert Crown Robe was like the value of water in the desert. It had strategic significance.
However, there were no deserts in the Ice Empire and no fire dragon rabbits.
Therefore, when she heard that the other party had a stable supply of goods, she could not sit still.
“Chairman Windsor, you should know the environment of the Ice Empire.
“That yellow sand crown robe is exceptionally precious to us.
“I’m here to ask, can you provide several such robes?”
As she spoke, her gaze somewhat probed.
“If you can, can you sell us the rabbit fur of the fire dragon rabbit?”
She then added.
“We are willing to use the price of the finished product to conduct the transaction.”
“The rabbit fur that could resist the cold and keep warm should not only be used to make ordinary clothes. One could use it to make strategic items that troops needed.”
In such an icy and snowy environment.
To be able to obtain such raw materials.
To her, it had indescribable strategic value.
It could even be an opportunity for the Frostwolf clan to rise if they could obtain a sufficient supply of materials.
As the eldest daughter of the Frostwolf family, she was not looked upon favorably by outsiders.
She would need to make sufficient contributions if she wanted to control the entire clan.
She had waited for this opportunity for far too long. She could not give it up!
She would fulfill her mother’s last wish.
Even if he had to give up everything!
Windsor looked at Rebecca with a firm gaze. It was like she pondered, her eyes softened a lot.
“You want to control the Frostwolf family?”
Rebecca was stunned and didn’t expect the other party to say it straightforwardly. But she didn’t hesitate.
Her voice is soft but with unshakable determination.
“I promised my mother.”
The sentence turned Windsor silent. Her eyes were a little dazed like she had recovered some memory.
It took her a long time to recover.
She took a deep breath and gazed at Rebecca again. There was no alienation in her eyes.
“The Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce can give up the cooperation right of the Desert Crown Robe, but what deal can you offer?”
A bit of a surprise appeared on Rebecca’s face. She didn’t expect to get the perfect answer.
She took some breaths and suppressed the excitement in her heart.
“Chairman Windsor, I discovered a giant blue steel mine in the Land of Frost Eternal Mark last year that I can give up 50% of the share.”
Windsor was surprised.
“Blue steel mine?”
“That’s right!”
After Rebecca received a positive response, she profoundly stared at the chairman.
“Your courage makes me believe that you have the opportunity to take charge of the Frostwolf clan.”
“Onyx will discuss the cooperation with Twilight City. I will send a maid a servant to summon him. You can talk to him.”
She immediately asked the maid to go down and call Onyx.
Long after.
Fat-bellied Onyx flung the fat in his face and entered the room.
“Chairman Windsor, good day.”
“Her Royal Highness Christy, greetings to you.”
“Distinguished lady, Onyx welcomes you.”
“No need to be polite, Onyx. Tell Miss Rebecca the situation in Twilight City.”
After Windsor finished adding sentences.
“Miss Rebecca is the eldest daughter of the Ice Empire, the Grand Duke of Frostwolf. This time, for the Desert Crown Robe.”
When Onyx heard this, he looked at the figure in the blue dress next to him, startled.
The eldest daughter of the Grand Duke. The status is rare.
“Miss Rebecca, please ask.”
Rebecca said after she organized her language.
“How many flame dragon rabbits are there in that desert territory, and can they provide enough rabbit fur for a long time?”
Onyx pondered.
“When Twilight City first caught the flame dragon rabbit, I saw it with my own eyes. Only a few dozen of them.”
“It stands to reason that providing too much rabbit fur is impossible. But this time, Lord Richard said he could provide Desert Crown Robe.”
“I asked from the side whether Twilight City has mastered raising flame dragon rabbits. Lord Richard did not deny it.”
“Lord Richard?”
“He is the Lord of Twilight City.”
Rebecca was immediately excited.
Almost everyone knew that it was impossible to raise the flame dragon rabbit.
It is not that the Ice Empire has not tried. But no matter what they feed them, those rabbits do not survive.
So when she heard that the Phoenix-Tail Flower Chamber of Commerce could supply those robes made from flame dragon rabbit and rabbit fur a long time, her first reaction was not to believe it.
“But in my heart, what if it were true? Such a thought arose.”
“That’s why I came to Solan City from a long distance.”
“Unexpectedly, I got the most desired answer.”
“The surprise in my heart almost overflowed my chest.”
“Is this true?”
Onyx shook his head.
“Miss Rebbeca, Lord Richard has not personally admitted it. I can’t say for sure.”
“If you have time, I suggest you go to Twilight City and talk to Lord Richard in detail.”
Twilight City now lacks trade channels with the outside world. If this extraordinary can come to Twilight City, it will starkly give that closed territory more choices.
Although Ice Empire is in bad weather, it is rich in minerals.
When Rebecca heard this, she silently added a sentence to her heart.
“Lord Richard, I didn’t take those jars of Desert Crown Honey.”
When Rebecca heard this, she responded immediately without hesitation.
“I came here for this. Even if I have to cross the desert of death. I would do it.”
When Onyx saw her determination, he nodded and said nothing.
Rebecca pondered for a while before she spoke again.
“Lord Onyx, may I ask, what is the most lacking in that… Lord’s Richard territory?
“I think I’ll settle the matter this time.”
Onyx pondered.
“Lord Richard exchanged tens of thousands of rare resources with me before… Presumably, Twilight City is short of these items.”
“Short of… scarce resources?? And only tens of thousands of units?”
Rebecca was a little surprised. Not that rare resources are not precious. But for a force like the Frostwolf clan, rare resources are available.
What’s more, there are only tens of thousands of units.
Compared with the flame dragon rabbit, who has a remarkable spot in her heart, these needs are a bit strange.
After Rebecca thought for a while, she didn’t know what to say. After she pondered, she asked again.
“What kind of territory is Twilight City?”
In her initial imagination, it must be an extraordinary existence to raise the flame dragon rabbit.
But even short of rare resources, she was uncertain.
When Onyx heard this, under the gazes of several people, he immediately became excited. It was like they beat him with blood.
“Amazing, that is a magical territory. Please, forgive me. I can’t find a better word to describe it than this world.”
“When first entered Twilight City, the opponent had only dozens of troops and one or two hundred residents.”
“The entire territory is even more barren. Barren to the point of severe barrenness.”
“But this time, the city has a wall dozens of meters high. The population exceeds 2,000. Not only that. It also has hundreds of acres of sand barley and Russian olive forest. And a troop of nearly 1,000 soldiers.”
The more he talked, the more excited Onyx became.
“But what struck me the most was the territory, no beggars, no people in tattered clothes. Everyone had a big smile, and their eyes sparkled with hope. I have never seen a territory with such a unique spirit.”
“Even Lord Richard let residents earn knowledge. Yes, you heard it right. Everyone is learning knowledge that only nobles can learn.”
“Every night, literacy classes are held in Twilight City. Every resident who has worked for a day is eligible to study…”
“This is something that even other lords can do.”
“You can’t imagine that in Twilight City. A giant tree man can move. It is more than 100 meters tall and is stronger than the dragon.”
“And when we went, Lord Richard plundered hundreds of alchemy cannons from the underground world.”
“The troop is even mightier.”
“Special workshop.”
After Onyx said the long-held knowledge in his heart. Onyx finally said aloud.
“The growth rate of Twilight City is beyond everyone’s imagination!”
“Lord Richard is the most potential lord!”
“I believe that sooner or later, Twilight City will shine through the desert of death.”
“Absolute.”
When Windsor, Christy, and Rebecca pondered at the excited figure, they looked at each other. They all saw surprise and intense curiosity in each other’s eyes.
Is that city deep in the desert of death so extraordinary?