Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 525: Vassal (Seeking Subscription)
Those merchants understood Zhao Hai's meaning, and they knew he was telling the truth. After this battle between the orc tribe and the human race, the merchants controlled by the Church of Light would definitely come to the prairie to do business again. They had seen that the strength of those merchants supported by the Church of Light was indeed formidable due to the backing of the church.
As Zhao Hai had said, the Church of Light could prevent those merchants from selling grain to the orc tribe this time, and next time they could lower the prices, leading to even greater losses for them.
However, if they united, they could form a significant force. Most importantly, they could use this opportunity to build a relationship with the budah family. Even if they no longer did business with the orc tribe in the future, they could still trade on Golden Island, which truly deserved its name. As long as they did business there, they would not fail to make a fortune, and it was much safer than dealing with the orc tribe.
Zhao Hai observed their expressions and said nothing further. He wanted these merchants to make their own choices. He believed that those who came to do business with the orc tribe and made it to Beast God City were not fools; they would figure it out.
Sure enough, after a while, the merchants exchanged glances, nodded, and one of them turned to Zhao Hai and said, “Lord Zhao Hai, we agree to unite as you suggested. You will be the leader of our group. Do you have any rules in mind?”
Zhao Hai looked at the man's face and couldn't help but smile slightly. He hadn't expected them to be so agreeable and make a decision so quickly. He replied with a smile, “Actually, this alliance we are forming is purely a business alliance. It doesn’t have too many restrictions. I only hope that in the future we can share intelligence. If you have goods but no buyers, and someone else has buyers but no goods, you can sell your goods to them so they can sell. This way, everyone benefits. Of course, this is a matter of mutual consent. I want to emphasize that if anyone disrupts the trading rules here in the orc tribe, we must unite to resist them. Strength in numbers, do you all agree?”
Hearing Zhao Hai's words, the merchants were momentarily stunned. Now they truly believed that Zhao Hai wanted to unite with them. The previous merchant's question had been a test; they wanted to see what benefits Zhao Hai aimed to gain from forming this alliance. Now it appeared that Zhao Hai did not only seek to benefit himself; he genuinely wished to unite with them.
The leading merchant raised his cup and said, “Good, we will follow the lord's lead. Lord, my name is Milton Curry from the Curry family. Should we give our alliance a name?”
Zhao Hai smiled and said, “What we call it isn't important. Let’s call it the Business Alliance; that sounds good. Everyone here should announce their names shortly. I hope this alliance will not only be formed on the prairie but will remain an alliance when we return to the human race continent. If any one family faces difficulties, I hope everyone can help within their capabilities. Can everyone do that?”
The merchants exchanged glances and nodded in agreement. Milton turned to Zhao Hai and said, “We can do it. Lord, the establishment of this alliance will only benefit us, but you might suffer a loss, considering our families are not very large.”
Zhao Hai laughed heartily, “It doesn't matter. Forming an alliance with you is also a significant advantage for the budah family. After all, everyone knows that the budah family is also a newly emerging family, and we cannot compare our connections with those old families. By forming an alliance with you, you can be considered part of our budah family's network, which is very beneficial for us.”
Upon hearing this from Zhao Hai, Milton's previously anxious heart finally relaxed. He raised his cup and said to Zhao Hai, “Lord, rest assured, from now on, our Curry family will be a vassal of the budah family. If you need anything, you can count on us to handle it.”