From the seventh floor mage tower, Laurent bowed before Morgen, who stood gazing out at the sprawling cityscape. "Lord, I have gathered information on your target," he reported.
"Tell me," Morgen murmured, his voice laced with curiosity.
"Rom Bernard, a twenty-seven-year-old mage of modest talent, hails from the prestigious House Bernard - eldest son of the Nolan Empire's Marquis. He arrived in Green City six months ago, trading the capital's political intrigue for the quieter streets of this trading hub."
Laurent paused, gauging Morgen's reaction. The Lord offered no sign, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon.
"He serves as a steward for the Alex Chamber of Commerce, earning a reputation for discretion and loyalty among the city's elite. Rumor paints him as a man with a penchant for exquisite artifacts, particularly elven craftsmanship. His pursuit of the enigmatic Miss Winnie Alex is an open secret, whispers suggest he followed her from the capital."
Laurent let the information hang in the air, waiting for further instructions. Rom Bernard - a seemingly ordinary young man, yet cloaked in a web of wealth, privilege, and a curious obsession. What role did he play in Morgen's grand scheme?
However, according to gossip, Miss Winnie seems to be indifferent to Roma. Their relationship in the Chamber of Commerce is limited to ordinary superiors and subordinates."
Laurent paused slightly as he looked at Morgen, who was facing away from him and looking down at the street through the glass window.
"Sir Morgen, Lord Rom has a large part of the management rights of the Alex Chamber of Commerce. If we want to purchase materials in large quantities, we cannot avoid him."
After the food plan encountered obstacles, Morgen changed a lot. Although the matter was solved perfectly in the end, he still made up his mind to expand his network of contacts in Green City.
So he ordered Laurent to secretly inquire about the Green City nobles.
In fact, given his status, the most suitable thing is for him to take action in person, but he is not ready to contact his cheap teacher Archmage Spark yet, so the most direct way is to get acquainted with a noble with a good status.
The City of Dawn is now a framework. Except that the city does not need to be built, everything else has to be started from scratch.
Not only does he need to purchase a large amount of supplies, but he also has to prevent the news from leaking... His status as a vampire prevented him from acting carelessly.
This is very similar to those business games on Earth, but the only difference is that if you lose the game, you can start over. If he loses, the fate of the entire vampire family will be ruined.
In this case, it is more important to find a breakthrough.
During this time, the manager of the Alex Chamber of Commerce, Rome Bernard, came into Morgen's sight.
Not only does this son of a marquis have a noble status, he is also a member of the Alex Chamber of Commerce and holds an important position in it.
The new acquisition plan that is about to start is almost impossible to bypass the Alex Chamber of Commerce, a giant python entrenched in Green City.
In fact, Laurent's suggestion was Winnie, but Morgen rejected it without thinking. That girl with extremely beautiful appearance had a terrifying identity and background. She was clever and had plans that he didn't know about. He still avoided her. It is better to open up.
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After finishing speaking, Laurent frowned and said hesitantly: "Master Morgen, recently, I feel that the Alex Chamber of Commerce seems to be secretly investigating our Jinmai Chamber of Commerce.
Their steward even asked me sideways about the whereabouts of that batch of grain."
Morgen's heart skipped a beat and he turned his head, a cold look flashing in his eyes.
"How can you confirm that the other party is investigating us? Isn't it normal to inquire about the other party's details in business transactions?"
Laurent's frown slowly relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face again.
"Because they're snooping for too much information, especially about you.
Of course, maybe I’m overthinking it. During this period, the Alex Chamber of Commerce has taken great care of our Jinmai Chamber of Commerce. In the past, those popular commodities were not available to us small chambers of commerce, but we have bought them several times in the past few days. .
The Jinmai Chamber of Commerce made at least thirty gold coins from this. Goddess above, this is gold coins that belong entirely to the Jinmai Chamber of Commerce. There is no need to distribute it to those damn underground forces... Lord Morgen, it's all your credit, I praise you~”
Laurent just mentioned it casually and didn't take it to heart, but it was different in Morgen's ears.
No matter how small the abnormality is, you must be alert enough. What on earth does the girl with beautiful violet eyes want to do?
Although he had only met her once, he was deeply afraid of Winnie, the stunning tulip. She was not a simple little white rabbit like Winnie.
Instead, she was an extraordinary disciple, the daughter of a Marquis, and a level 11 storm warrior. In comparison, the other party's beautiful appearance seemed inconspicuous.
"Laurent, write me a gift note and invite Mr. Rom to have a drink with Elvis, the best pub in Green City, in the evening."
It was time to drive a nail into the enemy. Morgen's dark eyes were as deep as the stars.
Laurent bowed respectfully and left.
Morgen's current status among humans is not low. Not only does he hold the title of Imperial Baron, he is also a genius mage with a level of up to 10, and is a disciple of Archmage Spark.
This status can be called noble.
Two hours later, Laurent took back Roma's gift card.
Roma's gift post expressed her joy at Morgen's invitation and made sure to attend the appointment on time at 7 p.m.
And by the way, he expressed praise for his title of genius mage, and at the same time sent greetings to his teacher Spark, which is a very common aristocratic communication language.
"Laurent, Roma has been pursuing Miss Winnie, right?"
Morgen closed the gorgeous gift sticker in his hand, looked at Laurent and smiled.
Laurent was slightly startled. He had previously suggested that Morgen had better contact Winnie directly. After all, the other party was the president of the Alex Chamber of Commerce, and his authority and the resources he could mobilize were not comparable to those of an outsider like Roma.
In his opinion, there was a very friendly exchange between the two... The other party helped the Jinmai Chamber of Commerce solve the food problem.
So Winnie should be the best candidate, but Morgen seemed to be very taboo, which puzzled him.
At this time, I heard him ask again, with a strange expression on his face. Could it be that Mr. Morgen was also captured by this tulip in Green City?
Morgen looked at Laurent's strange eyes and shook his head helplessly.
"Everyone has weaknesses, right?"
Laurent showed an expression that I understand, "Master Morgen, liking beautiful girls is nothing to hide. For a handsome and outstanding adult like you, no girl can resist your charm.
If my daughter wasn't still young, I would definitely be willing to make her your concubine."
Morgen was very satisfied and expressed his appreciation for Laurent's vision.
"You have a daughter?"
Laurent was full of pride, "Lord Morgen, my daughter is famously beautiful in Green City,"
"real?"
"Of course, she looks exactly like me."
"...Let's talk about Rom."
Laurent looked resentful.
"Lord Roma is the eldest son of the Bernard family. He studied under a great mage at the Royal Academy of the Norland Empire. He met Miss Winnie in the Royal Academy and fell in love with her at first sight..."
There is a very old and common story. A noble boy from a wealthy family fell in love with a noble girl who came to study thousands of miles away. The noble girl's outstanding talent and perfect appearance impressed the noble boy.
The noble boy launched a crazy pursuit of the noble girl, year after year, until the noble girl returned to his territory, the noble boy still missed her, and finally traveled thousands of miles to come to the noble girl's side, just to accompany her every day.
After hearing this, Morgen sighed deeply. In this era of inconvenient transportation, only idle nobles could do such a thing.
Moreover, listening to this statement, although it seems very romantic, isn't this just a standard dog licking?
Blinking his eyes, he slowly came up with an idea.
He is not very good at dealing with some strange nobles, but it seems that it is very simple to trick a dog?