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Chapter 1163 - 393. Investing? Why not? Transia People always have a big appetite_3

Chapter 1163: 393. Investing? Why not? Transia People always have a big appetite_3

It was not an unexpected misfortune, but rather information from the Crimson Castle Administrative Office.

Inside, it stated that Count Bai of White Mountain and his servants would arrive in Bataxin City tonight to participate in the reception of the Northerner merchants, requesting the Batasin Business Association and Lady Pallet to prepare and assist in the reception.

Lady Pallet was a very astute woman.

She almost immediately discerned the hidden implications in the message.

As far as she knew, Count Andrei, residing in Transia was a figure who usually kept to himself, and she had never seen Count Bai take such an active part in a ceremonial reception before; it was enough to suggest that the Count intended to make some moves during this banquet.

Considering that tonight’s guests were all from Count Bai’s "hometown," the banquet might even bear some political elements.

Lady Pallet’s mind worked rapidly, and she soon had an idea.

Returning to her fellow merchants, she waved a slip of paper in her hand and loudly said to the others,

"Good news, guys! Tonight, a real big shot is gracing Bataxin City, and for that, we must elevate the standard of tonight’s banquet.

Fortunately, everything is prepared; we just need to make some adjustments to the details.

Fanny, and you too, Louis, stop what you’re doing here. You two have served high nobility before, so quickly head over to the banquet hall and make some adjustments.

Bring out the highest standard we can offer.

Tonight, we are no longer the main characters but rather the backdrop, which means we can secretly enjoy some moments of relaxation amidst the busyness."

Under her command, several merchants hurried away, while those who remained discussed tonight’s plans in the storeroom.

Since the Batasin Business Association was the only major business organization in Transia with some official backing, these fellows had quite a few channels to gather information.

They slowly pieced together the "real story" behind the banquet.

"I heard that the new village head at Farmstead One has already signed a contract with the Stonemason Brothers; they want to modify a gambling house at the river bend outside the village!"

An old merchant, smoking his pipe, whispered,

"The most important thing is, according to a fellow from the Stonemason Brotherhood I know, that gambling house is specifically for foreigners, locals can’t go there."

"There’s an agreement between Farmstead One and Farmstead Two."

Another merchant looked around and said quietly,

"Farmstead Two has been making carriages these days, just hired my former colleague, he told me the village head of Farmstead Two plans to handle transportation and reception between Bataxin City and Crimson Castle, and the route he has chosen just happens to detour past Farmstead One, clearly to draw clients to that gambling house."

"Count Bai is the brother of the Northerner Queen, and his sudden appearance at this time to meet with merchants is odd in itself.

Lady Pallet, sitting on a crate, narrowed her eyes and said,

"Do you think it’s possible that the village head of Farmstead One has already made connections with Count Bai, asking him to come forward to add some popularity to that gambling house?"

"It’s possible! But that gambling house isn’t even built yet..."

"The Stonemason Brothers build houses very quickly; they use Spiritual Energy to construct buildings and only need a day or two if they aren’t concerned with comfort and if they prepare ahead of time. A week is enough time to be open for business.

The Northerner merchants will need at least a week before they can head to the Crimson Castle as they also need to settle subsequent deliveries of supplies here."

"Shall we wait and see? See how the gambling house does before deciding?"

"If we really wait until others make a profit before investing, it will be too late! The Northerner merchants are also quite shrewd, and now with Count Bai backing them, even if they don’t care about this matter, they’ll pretend to be very interested.

They will definitely invest there!

Even just to court favor with Count Bai, a member of the Royal Family! Getting closer for that reason, the opportunity to earn goodwill is like mana from heaven."

"Our only advantage now is that the Northerners won’t know about this information until tonight; they will need at least two days to respond!

Gentlemen, we can’t wait any longer! Immediately send someone to Farmstead One to see the situation, and if everything checks out, I still have some extra cash..."

"Invest in the name of the Batasin Business Association!"

Lady Pallet reminded,

"I estimate they won’t accept private investments, this project must have been approved by the Governor and the governing lady, it’s an official project.

As merchants of Transia, how can we sit by and watch our own industry get tainted by outsiders?

My suggestion is that each contributes a little money, moving ahead before the rich Northerners make their move. Their gambling house will definitely need various supplies to operate, and that’s exactly our strength.

Let me give you a piece of advance information."

Bataxin Knight whispered,

"Next month, or the month after at the latest, the Governor will send a delegation of merchants from Transia to the Ligurian Peninsula to procure supplies.

The list isn’t finalized yet.

If you want to squeeze in, you’ll need to make your interest known, this is the best opportunity. Lord Murphy has his eye on everything happening in Transia; nothing escapes him.

Not only the Northerner merchants need to network and build connections, gentlemen, we too have a robust opportunity right before us.

Gentlemen, it’s time to take action!"