Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 331: As Close as Brothers?
When Zhao Hai returned to his room, Laura and the others had already finished their meal and were chatting leisurely. As soon as they saw Zhao Hai come back, they immediately approached him, examining him closely. Zhao Hai felt a bit uneasy and quickly asked, “What’s wrong? What are you looking at?”
Laura smiled and said, “We’re just checking to see if you’re okay. Did Marquess Robbie give you any trouble?”
Zhao Hai chuckled and replied, “No, it’s all good. After drinking together, I've already become friends with them. How could they give me trouble? By the way, how about you guys? Have you eaten?”
Laura grinned, “We already ate, but what did Robbie and the others say?”
Zhao Hai recounted his visit to Robbie, and when they heard that Robbie was actually a member of the dark mage alliance, Laura and the others were a bit taken aback. They hadn’t expected someone like Robbie to be associated with such a powerful group; no wonder he dared to challenge the church of light.
Zhao Hai nodded, then went on to tell Laura about his business with Yilin regarding milk wine. Laura nodded and said, “That’s a good business to have. I was worried about that. Right now, our business mainly has two aspects: one is trade with the Versailles Principality, and the other is on the grasslands. The only emerging business we have is milk wine. But now our milk wine factory can produce over a thousand pounds of wine every day, which is quite a lot. It’s definitely not enough to rely solely on Ibel to manage this. Plus, if we only have this sales channel, it wouldn't be ideal. Collaborating with Yilin gives us another sales channel, thus allowing us to take the initiative.”
Zhao Hai smiled, “Exactly! And the main thing is, I want to use this opportunity to build a relationship with the Shelley family. You didn’t see Robbie’s face change when he mentioned the Shelley family today; it’s clear how strong they are. If we could really connect with them, it would greatly benefit our development.”
Laura laughed, “That would be great, but it’s probably not very feasible. A big business family like the Shelley family wouldn’t make things too rigid. They base everything on profit; if there’s no benefit, they won’t care whether you’re a friend or not.”
Zhao Hai replied, “That’s also fine. After all, it’s all the same. If we were just ordinary civilians, the Southern King wouldn’t bother with us, and the dark mage alliance wouldn’t let us join. It all comes down to benefits. Collaborating with the Shelley family wouldn’t be a bad thing anyway.”
Laura nodded, “Since we’re already collaborating with them now, let’s not rush into this matter. I think if the Black Earth Wilderness develops in the future, we could raise the milk cows and mountain goats outside and have more firefly fish in the space. This way, we’ll have more products to collaborate on with the Shelley Hotel, and they’ll pay more attention to us. Only then will we be qualified to ask them for help. What do you think?”
Zhao Hai smiled, “That sounds good. Let’s do it like that for now. However, it seems we’ll have to stay another day. I’ll talk to Ibel about the situation here before we leave. By the way, let’s send Wan Ying back to Casa City tomorrow to inform Uncle Ivan about Ryan’s situation. I can’t keep leading her around. If he remembers and tries to mess with me again, I won’t be able to keep an eye on her every day.”
Laura chuckled, “That’s fine, but I think we should have Shun Yi go instead. He’s lightweight, and I think we can have the flying eagle carry him. We’ll see if the eagle can manage it. If it can, we’ll have another addition to our air force.”
Upon hearing Laura’s suggestion, Zhao Hai's eyes lit up. Building an air force had always been his dream. Although the flying eagle is not small, carrying a person would still be a challenge. However, Shun Yi was quite light, and he believed the eagle could manage it. If it could, they would have established a standard for organizing the air force.