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624: Chapter 151, Shipment Time_3 624: Chapter 151, Shipment Time_3 Getting a broker without commission while ensuring trade safety.

Where in the world could things be this good?

If Hudson himself were to be the biggest player in the black market, then everything would make sense.

He gains a reputation in the Allied Forces by supposedly not making a dime on the surface, but makes a fortune under the table.

This kind of thing, which yields both fame and profit, can indeed go on and on.

Even though Duke Cavadia, who can see through Hudson’s cunning, feels helpless at the moment.

The trading platform has already tied up the Allied Forces from top to bottom with interests.

Even if the truth were revealed, people would still trade.

To restrain the trading platform would mean to block the wealth flow in the Allied Forces.

Frankly, reselling strategic materials is not an issue at all.

Hudson himself has never personally been in the field trading, with everything done under anonymous accounts.

A thorough investigation would only drag the aristocracy of the Allied Forces into the water.

They would either have to take responsibility together or turn a blind eye.

As long as the books balance, everyone can act as if nothing has happened.

After all, the Human Alliance values its reputation, and no one really wants to expose their scandals in front of all the different races on the continent.

“Duke Cavadia, I have launched an investigation into this matter.

However, I suspect that the shady figure that has dealt us a blow has more tricks up their sleeve.

The investigation is merely a front.

The real problem is the conflicts it could incite between us and the aristocrats of other regions in the Kingdom.

If Earl Hudson maintains his position as Commander, all our days ahead might be difficult!”

Duke Pias earnestly persuaded.

In order to bring down Hudson, he has indeed put in a lot of effort.

Even though he knows that this is all a scheme by the hidden enemy, he has no choice but to fall into the trap.

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Similar scenarios are constantly playing out within the Allied Forces.

All the Major Nobles focus their attention on the whistleblower issue.

Especially for those Major Nobles in charge of logistical transport, each of them bears a grudge against the Rocknard Family.

With the investigation committee coming soon, everyone is forced to find ways to make up for the deficits.

The money just received has not even had time to be warmed up, and it is already being forced out.

What’s worse is that before the large arrival of the mercenaries, the strategic material trade was purely a buyer’s market.

The willing buyers were only a few families, and the price was entirely up to the buyer.

The final transaction price was even lower than it would be internally in the Kingdom by thirty to fifty percent.

With the influx of mercenaries, the prices of strategic materials on the market have already skyrocketed.

The reason for the price increase is ever-present: transportation costs.

They are all objective factors.

If the organization were to transport the materials from the rear to the front line, the cost would indeed rise significantly.

It makes sense for prices to be a bit more expensive.

Suddenly needing to purchase a large amount of materials to fill the deficit has turned the trade market into a seller’s market again.

Before everyone had a chance to hoard goods, the prices of strategic materials in the black market began to quietly rise.

In the turn of a hand, the aristocrats who were initially going to make a profit are now, one by one, making losses.

Some aristocrats with weak financial resources have even started in give-up mode.

Just let the investigation carry on, they can’t cover up their deficits anyway.

Reputation is important, merits are essential, but they just don’t have the money.

If it weren’t for everyone carrying out their tasks separately, the aristocrats of the Kingdom Army might already be waving their fists and going after Duke Pias to settle their accounts.

For a time, Hudson’s camp has become even more active.

The nobility, who should have been avoiding suspicion, were instead flocking to him one after the other.

To the many implicated nobles, Hudson, who has also fallen into the whirlpool of scandal, is seen as “one of us”.

They visited him, hoping that as the Commander in Chief, he would be able to resolve the issues.

As for all this, Hudson was quite helpless.

He initially only wanted to take this opportunity to earn a small fortune from the mercenaries.

But with one whistleblower, he suddenly found that it was much easier to earn from his allies than to extract money from the mercenaries.

“Tom, pass on the order.

Sell off the strategic materials we have as quickly as possible—the faster, the better!”

Now, as long as you have strategic materials, you won’t have to worry about not being able to sell them.

Hudson only wants to sell his stock quickly, there’s no plan to hoard and further inflate the prices.

There’s no way around it; this trade is ridiculously profitable.

The profit for a single transaction is at least three to five times the cost.

Some specific items even make ten times or more.

These are all bulk commodities, not comparable to retail goods.

If it’s not quickly cashed out, someone might be driven to take risks.

Hudson is worried that someone, in desperation, might pretend to be Orcs and attack the transport convoy to fill up the gaps left behind.

If he hoarded a large number of strategic materials, even the trading platform he built might not be safe.

It’s not that he fears a direct attack; Hudson is worried about not being able to withstand the pressure from all sides.

One of the key characteristics of aristocrats is that they know how to use their privileges.

When they realize they can’t afford something or that the price to pay is too high, there’s another solution—overturn the table.

In other words, directly eradicate the black market, confiscate the strategic materials in the hands of the traders.

Hudson, who understands the way of the aristocrats, naturally would not put himself in danger.

In the short term, under the protection of the Allied Forces, even if the Kingdom’s aristocrats have ideas, they would not choose to overturn the table immediately.

After all, the current black market trade is not just about strategic material transactions, but also all kinds of shady deals.

The biggest seller is not the Kingdom aristocrats who escort logistical materials; it’s the Allied Forces on the front line.

It contains both spoils of war and their falsely reported strategic materials.

Overturning the table would not only damage their reputation but also cut off their financial route.