Talent

"In this way..."

Inside the room, Gaita, having made up his mind, listened to Geshilton explain his plan. Geshilton spoke with great enthusiasm, while Gaita grew increasingly alarmed.

The Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce Guild had been carrying out a subversion operation in Blackwater City for quite some time, and were even in place before Viscount Krick arrived.

Moreover, they have now amassed a considerable force within Blackwater City. The officers of the Garrison Regiment outside the city alone number three to four hundred, accounting for more than ten percent of the Garrison Regiment's total strength. This force is now completely under Geshilton's control.

Not to mention that with Viscount Victor leading his army, some officers in the Garrison Regiment have begun to waver.

According to Geshilton, he had contacted these people earlier, but they had never given him a reply. Now, however, they have started contacting Geshilton again, and their forces are much larger, even including a Battalion Commander.

However, Geshilton did not tell Gaita the specific identities of these people. Gaita did not mind at all, after all, the two were still just business partners and had not developed to the point of being close confidants.

Moreover, according to Geshilton, the Guard Corps under the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce also possesses considerable strength, far exceeding the number they were aware of. The armed guards number no less than two or three hundred, far exceeding the standard Guard Corps, but they are all hidden within the teams of other cooperating chambers of commerce, which is why they have not been noticed.

"President Geshilton, you all possess such power that even without the Governor's help, you could take Blackwater City from within and without. Why is Viscount Victor still so cautious!"

"I was curious about that at first too, but we also received a letter from Viscount Victor. His explanation was that he wanted to obtain all the documents and land ledgers from the Governor's Mansion in their entirety, and he was willing to wait for a while for that purpose."

Hearing this, Gaita had a higher opinion of Viscount Victor. Although the Governor's Mansion had lost the ability to govern Wright County, it did indeed store a large amount of information about the county since its founding.

When Viscount Krick took office, Gaita had already reviewed and organized the materials, knowing that although they were quite old, they could still serve as important references, but few people realized their value.

Viscount Victor's high regard for these materials was unlike that of ordinary nobles, which gave Gaita great hope that he could work under Viscount Victor in the future.

The two then discussed for a long time. As the governor's secretary and the person actually in charge of the governor's work, Gaita knew the situation inside Blackwater City very well and had a broader vision than Geshilton. He gave many reasonable suggestions, which Geshilton greatly admired.

"Mr. Gaita, you are indeed a great talent. No wonder you are known as the Shadow Governor. With your help, taking Blackwater City without any losses will not be difficult."

"And you are so young, someone like you will surely be highly valued under Viscount Golden Sunflower in the future."

Geshilton used honorifics when addressing Gaita, as he was the branch president of the Northern Frontier Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Northlands Intelligence Department, and was familiar with Victor's deeds.

He knew that Viscount Golden Sunflower valued talent highly, and that if Gaita survived and joined Victor's ranks, he would surely make a name for himself, so he was naturally very polite to him.

"You flatter me, Chairman Geshilton. I just did a little extra work."

"Alright then, Mr. Gaita, I'll send a few skilled men to protect you from the shadows. Please don't refuse."

After listening, Gaita nodded and readily accepted Geshilton's suggestion, "That would be troublesome!"

Gaita then left the tavern. Although the Governor's Guard's guards found it strange that Gaita had stayed in the Gaita for so long, they did not ask him why and simply followed Gaita away.