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Chapter 691 - 691 13 Undercurrents_1

691: Chapter 13, Undercurrents_1 691: Chapter 13, Undercurrents_1 The first rays of early morning sun spread across the earth, and Hudson let out a yawn.

Under Melissa’s resentful gaze, he reluctantly climbed out of bed.

He clearly lacked experience, overindulging in the previous night’s celebrations to the point where his bride could hardly get out of bed now.

Hudson couldn’t help feeling helpless.

As a magician, his physical strength was incomparable to a knight’s.

He hadn’t even gone all out, yet Melissa was already unable to keep up.

“Rest up, I will arrange for someone to bring food.

There are too many important guests here for the occasion, I need to attend to them, so I won’t stay with you.”

He spoke softly to her.

If this was just a typical marriage between major nobles, getting a third of the major nobles to attend would already be quite good.

After all, the Koslow Family didn’t have any special relationships with everyone, for an upstart like them, it wasn’t worth the nobles going out of their way to show support.

No matter the reason, Hudson had to handle carefully the representatives of various major northern forces gathered here.

If he handled the situation well, his network of connections could extend to the entire Northern Continent.

If he messed up, it could mean disaster.

Failure was not rare in the noble circles.

From the start, Hudson had no intention of selfishly hoarding the Sub-dragon Magic Beast Army.

The nobles weren’t fools; they wouldn’t watch one family in the Mountain Domain monopolize power.

If they perceived a threat to their arrangements, they would counterattack with a swift strike.

The best choice was for everyone to work together.

When everyone has their own Magic Beast Army, the one in the Mountain Domain would no longer stand out.

Looking at the other three Dragon Knights of the continent, none of them monopolized the descendants of the giant dragon.

Of course, there were exceptions in history.

For instance, if one’s mount was a female dragon, no one would dare to touch.

It’s not that everyone has a high moral principle, but the reproduction ability of giant dragons was unbelievably low.

Normal magical beasts could never impregnate a dragon, let alone humans.

In history, someone offended a female Tyrannosaurus and provoked a group of her suitors to band together and beat him up, with tragic results.

“Go ahead and get busy!”

Melissa said with a smile.

The noble upbringing discouraged her from acting willfully.

Since she could remember, the phrase “the general situation is the most important” had been ingrained in her.

A rational wife was always endearing.

Responding with a nod, Hudson stepped out of the room.

The “Breeding Dragon Project” was fairly significant.

The number of major nobles attending the wedding was a testament to how many forces were interested in it.

Domestic and foreign, the network of relationships involved was something that Hudson could hardly sort out at present.

After a deep sigh, he knew the next course of action would have to be delegated to the Kingdom.

The idea of making a fortune from the opportunity was tempting.

But if he tried to do so, he’d likely choke on his own ambition.

If any noble contacted him privately, he could take advantage of the situation in mutual consent, and no one could say anything.

But the problem now was that everyone had come together as a group.

While official contact had yet to be made, from the information he had gathered, he knew that the major northern forces were collectively proposing to the Kingdom to join in on this project.

Looking up at the sky, Hudson had a sudden realization.

If he couldn’t profit off of the situation, he might as well make a big favor out of it.

Wealth could always be acquired later, but establishing a network of connections was not an easy task!

Moreover, the more forces participating and the greater their inputs, the higher the probability of success in the project.

In an instant, Hudson sensed a business opportunity.

A large number of magical beasts would need some feeding in the Mountain Domain.

These creatures couldn’t be satisfied by just a few pieces of dark bread.

Most magical beasts were carnivores or omnivores, with only a small minority being herbivores.

Even if some of these female beasts were herbivorous, their offspring would likely switch to meat due to the influence from the dragon genes, Hudson had no doubt about this.

A group of big-eaters together could easily manage thousands of cattle and sheep every day.

If everything went as planned, the breeding industry within the Mountain Domain would receive a booming opportunity for development.

The magical beasts needed nourishment, and the people participating in the research and management would certainly need to consume as well.

Amongst them were some quite famous “big figures”, along with their guards and servants, accounting for at least ten thousand individuals.

If this model continued, the Mountain Domain could instantly become the largest magical beast breeding base in the Northern Continent, and might even have a chance to become the largest in the whole continent.

The magic beasts would be jointly owned by all major forces, but the commercial prosperity that ensued would directly benefit Hudson himself.

More importantly, the influx of a large number of talents would provide him with opportunities to poach.

The famous big figures were probably impossible to sway, but their apprentices and descendants might be potential targets.

If the infrastructure was well-established, there might even be a bunch of related industries emerging, such as magic potions and various alchemy…

From this perspective, the more forces that participated and the greater their investment, the faster the development of the Mountain Domain would be.

…

Lutesya, inside the Royal Palace.

“Your Majesty, the wedding of Earl Hudson is drawing the major forces of the Northern Continent.

According to the information we collected, the initiative of the gathering lies with the Moxi people, who intend to join forces to create a magical beast army.

The current state of the Alpha Kingdom is not good, understated by their financial difficulties and their late involvement.

With their own strength, creating a magical beast army might be too challenging.”