My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 632 - 402: Join the Battle as Shareholders_2

Chapter 632: Chapter 402: Join the Battle as Shareholders_2

Not only did Topeka Hall cooperate closely with the Summit Metropolitan Office, but it had also been tapped into by Owen Bertram. A private letter from Owen made them hastily send the top manager of their Kai County branch office.

It was only the Lannister Sect that had a bit of "arrogance". When the Summit Metropolitan Office had initially contacted them, they hadn’t bought anything, and the Lannister Sect knew they were a "poor ghost". Although they sent someone this time, it was just a manager from a Prefecture City branch office – a position not too high. Despite being close by, they came the latest.

Ethereal Devin arranged the dinner at a restaurant outside Spiritual Medicine Market. It wasn’t the highest-end one nearby, but... it was owned by the Devin Family. Ethereal Devin gave a reason: this place is more secure and better for confidentiality.

Not only the Devin Family, but after the development of the Spiritual Medicine Market, the upper-level figures of the Summit Metropolitan Office, who doesn’t take advantage inside? Owen Bertram knows this and won’t stop it. As long as everyone does business in a proper manner, earning reasonable amounts of Spirit Jades, why should he interfere?

But after some time, some murky incidents might happen, and before that, Owen Bertram would give everyone a warning. But if someone still can’t resist falling into corruption, they can’t blame Owen for showing no mercy.

For today’s dinner, the Devin Family’s cook also put forth all his skill. The ingredients were freshly transported from the Extinction Domain today, including Demon Beasts and wild vegetables, ensuring freshness.

The wine was brewed by Devin Clan’s own workshop, a good vintage aged for thirty years.

Owen Bertram took a few bites and sips, initially wanting to chat for a while, but couldn’t help but laugh after noticing the restrained and fearful expressions on everyone’s faces: "Alright, let me get straight to the point, so you don’t have to worry."

"This time I invited you here, not to beg without giving anything in return. Rather, I have a huge deal that I want to help bridge for all of you, but it’s up to you whether you have the guts to take it."

Unfortunately, Owen’s rousing and straightforward speech only elicited a lukewarm response, and everyone felt even more embarrassed and anxious.

Leroy Baker, seeing Owen’s cold reception after he had invested heavily, laughed dryly as he obliged: "Please provide more details, what exactly is this huge deal?"

His uncle quietly glared at him, blaming him for being meddlesome.

Owen Bertram spoke solemnly: "This huge deal is called the Southern Expedition to Nanni Kingdom!"

Everyone’s faces worsened, as it was about fighting a war, a big war! That could cost a fortune, and although they claimed they were rich enough to rival a country, their entire fortune might be exhausted if they were to support a war.

Owen Bertram then pointed to Donald Lee beside him: "This gentleman here is a commander of the Flying Bear Army. You may not know how wealthy the Nanni Nation is, let him introduce it to you."

During the day, Donald Lee was found by Owen, who said he had a way to solve the Flying Bear Army’s military expenses. Donald was so excited he almost foamed at the mouth – he had just received news from the general, asking him to seek help from Owen as the Flying Bear Army was in a dire situation. Donald was very worried, but didn’t expect Owen to take the initiative to mention this – however, upon hearing Owen’s plan, his heart turned cold. Let those shopkeepers pay? They were all miserly, not rising early unless there was profit.

Seeing everyone’s cold reactions now, his heart turned even colder.

He hesitated, but received a furious look from Owen, so he had no choice but to brace himself and step forward. Following the lines Owen had prepared for him, he said: "Many of you may not know that over the years, the Nanni Nation has been a middleman, selling Wood Dynasty’s luxury items like silk, porcelain, tea, and spice through sea trade to the Red Race, and then bringing back gold and silverware and cultivation resources from the Red Race to the Wood Dynasty. Despite the great risk at sea, each ship can make ten or dozens of times the profit."

Moreover, the resources produced from the sea around the Nanni Nation not only have ten times the profit when transported to the Wood Dynasty’s inland.

In the Nanni Nation, the trading route to the Wood Dynasty is called the ’Golden Road’. Many of the small declining nobles in the nation, often when they are desperate, would risk it all by selling everything and embarking on the ’Golden Road’. As long as they succeed, their entire family can turn their fate around! Countless stories like this can be found in the Nanni Nation.

And there is no need to worry about looting wealth once entering the Nanni Nation, as the common people are extremely impoverished, far worse off than people of our dynasty. Their wealth is all concentrated in the hands of the nobility.

While serving in the Flying Bear Army, there was a time when we led a raid into Nanni Nation and breached one of their border towns. In that town, a low-ranking noble family had 30,000 taels of gold and 10,000 Spirit Jades! It is said that these days among the nobles of Nanni Nation, constructing ’Golden Houses’ is a trend – the bigger and more impressive, the more prestigious. Those large nobles must have such a Golden House in their home, otherwise, they have no place to entertain guests. Entertaining guests for tea elsewhere is very embarrassing!

Although Nanni Nation appears to be strong today, with many high-level cultivators, in reality, these cultivators are all nobles. Regardless of their potential and suitability for cultivation, they would spend a lot of money to buy treasures from Wood Dynasty or the Red Clan, forcibly pushing their cultivation level to high levels.

I can tell you all, our Flying Bear Army’s Grandmasters can easily kill three or four same-level Nanni cultivators. This is no exaggeration. The Nanni Nation is like a piece of fat meat, only looking scary. Owen’s proposal for this huge deal is for us, the Flying Bear Army, to fight while you provide logistical support with money. We will share the spoils from the plundered treasures - it’s a sure win and no loss – it’s just a question of whether you have the guts."