CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 139: THE STUNNING WITCH

When he remembered that this was Master Lynn’s territory and not the tavern at Fisherman’s Wharf, he smiled awkwardly.

Grayson continued, "Master Lynn, let’s think from a different perspective, if..."

Before Grayson could finish, Lynn interrupted him.

"If those Sea Sirens were summoned by the Witch..."

"Then the nature of this changes entirely!"

Grayson’s right hand couldn’t help but snap, "Bingo!"

"Master Lynn, your thoughts are indeed sharp; even before I finished, you already knew."

Lynn said nothing.

If it truly is as suspected,

the Witch summoned the Sea Sirens to the Gibraltar Strait.

Then the Empire most affected would be Karedi!

Whether it’s fine salt or other essential imported goods, they’d be greatly impacted.

At best, causing prices to rise; at worst, causing a public uprising.

And as the most powerful of the Three Great Dukes and closest to the Gibraltar Strait,

the Grand Duke of Red Dragon is the only choice!

Even if the Grand Duke doesn’t wish it, would he let his own territory go undeveloped and without livelihood?

Sending troops is a sure thing.

After sending troops, there would be heavy losses!

Thinking in this way, then reasoning backward,

Why did the Sea Sirens come from the deep sea? No one knows.

But some know how the Sea Sirens left.

So why would a Witch, hunted worldwide, drive away the Sea Sirens?

And behind the Witch, who could it be?

Even if Lynn did not make wild guesses, he could guess that it must be someone trying to suppress the power of the Grand Duke of Red Dragon!

Grayson took a sip of beer, seeing that Master Lynn had not yet spoken.

He impatiently asked, "Master Lynn, have you guessed who it is?"

Lynn did not answer but instead asked, "Of course it’s the Emperor of the Empire who fears the Grand Duke of Red Dragon’s power."

Lynn instinctively nodded.

It was a very reasonable deduction.

Grayson continued, "But that’s very normal; with the Duke being so powerful, if I were Charlemagne VI, I would also try every means to weaken the Duke’s power."

"With such a Grand Duke around, I couldn’t sleep soundly!"

"What if I happened to say something wrong, and my ministers rose in rebellion? Who could stop it?"

Lynn shook his head helplessly.

What Grayson said indeed made sense.

But in Lynn’s view, if all this were true,

chaos is about to descend upon the Karedi Empire.

An Emperor trying to weaken his minister’s power by such means.

Why would the Grand Duke of Red Dragon let it go?

Even if he temporarily swallows his pride, it’s just to bide his time for a future strike.

But this has nothing to do with Lynn!

Instead, the more chaotic the Karedi Empire becomes, the less anyone will pay attention to this piece of land.

This land then becomes even safer!

As long as Lynn has enough time, he will be able to build on this land an ironclad force that will shake the entire Karedi Empire...

and even the entire Garonia Continent!

After some casual chatting with Grayson,

Grayson, after downing at least five or six cups of beer, seemed to remember something.

He curiously asked Lynn, "Master Lynn, has Zod already been to your land?"

Lynn nodded, "He came a few days ago, said you introduced him, so I made a trade with him... he brought me a batch of slaves."

Grayson responded with a peculiar expression and continued, "Master Lynn, since you trust me, I won’t hide anything from you."

"There are three most likely candidates to obtain the position of Patriarch of the Brown Clan this time, me, Alan, and another member."

"Due to my attitude towards the Brown Clan, there are already several family members willing to support me..."

"Of course, everyone wants to become a part of the Brown Clan, but some simply think they lack the power to compete and choose to give up."

"Zod is one of those supporting me. Like me and Audrey, he’s a Slave Merchant..."

"He sells ordinary slaves and some strange things..."

Thinking back to when Zod took him to the dungeon, and he saw that strange figure,

Grayson couldn’t forget it.

Lynn responded, "The Succubus?"

Hearing Lynn’s words, Grayson’s eyebrow suddenly raised, "Zod actually told Master Lynn about that, which means he really sees you as a big client."

"If Master Lynn is interested, you can have him bring it over for you, not only the Succubus but also some other bizarre things..."

Lynn curiously looked at Grayson, "Like what?"

Grayson explained, "For example, goblins... and Tree-men..."

All along, Lynn thought this world was just a world of kingdoms and empires.

But as he met more people and heard more rumors, Lynn realized the complexity of this world.

After a brief pause,

Grayson shifted his conversation to the goods he brought this time.

"Master Lynn, this time I brought you eight hundred slaves!"

"Unfortunately, on the long ship above the whirlpool, we encountered a Storm, and nearly two hundred of the slaves fell into the sea and were swept away."

"Otherwise, it would’ve been a thousand slaves!"

Lynn was immediately interested.

Eight hundred slaves!

He could do a lot of things with these slaves.

Grayson continued, "Besides the slaves, there are fifty thousand pounds of winter barley and ten thousand pounds of wheat."