Chapter 855: 267. Foolish and Cunning_2
“The family secret guard is indeed an Eighth Circle Earth Combat Wizard. He hasn’t stepped into the Saint Tier, so he can’t create a temporary Magic Subplane above the sea surface.”
“But he can make a request to the Saint Wizards in his family, who can grant him Casting Permissions for Saint Tier magic, allowing him to create a favorable Magic Subplane. The Deep Sea Environment won’t affect him too negatively. I fear it will be difficult for you to defeat him.”
Noland Lee gazed at Mira Farrell for two seconds, then calmly said:
“Tonight, the family secret guard must die.”
Mira Farrell’s speech halted abruptly, her eyes trembling slightly.
“Mira, I will use the death of the family secret guard and the memory of Dickler Fegan to prove the Deep Sea Branch’s worth as a partner to the Farrell Clan.”
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Noland Lee’s voice was steady:
“The Deep Sea Branch hopes that, after tonight’s events, Sienna Nobus will become the sole Principal for the Pangula Family in the Suman Archipelago, with you assisting her in managing the family’s local resources.
“I know that just helping you investigate the cause of Sienna’s Parents’ deaths is not enough to persuade the ‘Blazing Queen’ to consider my proposal…”
Noland Lee took a Magic Pouch and placed it in front of Mira Farrell:
“Take this Magic Pouch, along with Dickler Fegan, back to the Farrell Family’s Territory.”
Noland Lee patted the Magic Pouch lightly:
“What the Pangula Family can offer you, the Deep Sea Branch can as well. I believe you won’t refuse the gift the Deep Sea Branch wants to give to the Farrell Clan. You can take a look at the contents of the pouch now.”
Mira Farrell reached for the Magic Pouch and slightly opened a corner of it.
A gentle, bright red radiance of flames escaped from the pouch, casting a lustrous beam across Mira Farrell’s eyes.
“Is this high-concentration fire magic stone? So pure and transparent,” Mira Farrell whispered to herself.
“Yes, that’s right,” Noland Lee said:
“Your Farrell Clan and the Pangula Family are jointly developing the Scorched Rock Plateau to obtain its scorched rock magic stones. On average, each stone contains 15,000 points of fire magic power and 5,000 points of rock magic power.
“After calculating the costs of the exploration, mining, sorting, and separation of fire and earth magic powers, the Farrell Clan needs to invest about 1500 gold coins for every 10,000 points of fire magic power.
“These ten fire magic stones you are seeing contain 1 million points of fire magic power.
“The Farrell Clan would need to invest 150,000 gold coins to extract a similar amount of fire magic power from the Scorched Rock Plateau. Am I correct?”
Mira Farrell nodded.
Noland Lee met her gaze and continued: noveldrama
“The Deep Sea Branch will sell you the high-concentration fire magic stones you see at a price of 1500 gold coins for every 10,000 points of fire magic power. The monthly supply will not be less than 100 million points of fire magic power.”
“A monthly supply of 100 million points of fire magic power… It’s not a lot, but…” Mira Farrell asked, puzzled:
“But how can the Deep Sea Branch produce fire magic power… Has the Deep Sea Branch discovered a submarine volcano that continuously spews magma…”
Noland Lee gave no answer, merely saying:
“That’s a secret of the Deep Sea Branch, Mira. All you need to know is that the Deep Sea Branch has the capacity to supply 100 million points of fire magic power monthly. The longer we cooperate, the more abundant the supply of fire magic power will be.
“The Farrell Clan struggles with time-consuming and laborious mining at the Scorched Rock Plateau, while also being constrained by the Pangula Family. In contrast, collaborating with the Deep Sea Branch is much easier; the Farrell Clan simply needs to pay gold coins regularly to acquire stable fire magic power.”
Noland Lee turned his head to look at Dickler Fegan’s Island, his gaze falling upon the fleet that was about to set sail:
“Discuss the transaction of fire magic power after tonight, go talk in detail with Selena. She will inform you of the Deep Sea Branch’s trading conditions. Now, let’s focus our attention on Dickler Fegan. His fleet is about to depart.”
Mira Farrell forcibly calmed the turmoil in her heart and stored the Magic Pouch given by Noland Lee, gazing in the direction of the fleet.
Dickler Fegan’s fleet consisted of two Magic Mechanical Ships.
One large, one medium-sized.
The Large Magic Machinery Ship carried the goods and the fleet’s guards.
The medium-sized one carried servants, Magic Servants, and family wizards.
The Charnel Family provided the services of navigation and security.
Even if Noland Lee killed the family secret guard, it wouldn’t interfere with the fleet’s voyage.
The people and goods of the fleet would continue to head for the Kashel Continent under the protection of the Charnel Family.
As the fleet was about to vanish beyond the horizon, unconcerned, Noland Lee prompted Mira Farrell to ask:
“Shall we follow together, or act separately?”
By now, she no longer doubted Noland Lee’s resolve to kill the family secret guard.
“Wait another three minutes, Mira,” Noland Lee said, pulling out a Pocket Watch and keeping track of the time:
“The commotion from my duel with the family secret guard will be rather significant. I do not wish to harm bystanders or other islands of the Inner Circle. The moment the fleet enters the Treasure Sea will be the best time for my appearance.”
Mira Farrell nodded and held back her questions.
As the fleet disappeared beyond the horizon and was completely covered by the sea surface, Noland Lee stood up, packed up the Tables and Chairs and tea set, and removed the Illusion Forest and Anti-detection Magic Barrier.
Just as Mira Farrell was about to cast a Flight Spell to follow the fleet, Noland Lee called out to her and instead tore open a Magic Scroll made by Selena.