Northland Trade

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Northern Witch often possess special Prophecy and divination abilities.

This often gives them a remarkably keen intuition, allowing them to vaguely sense fragments of the future. For instance, Soren, having only been there for a day, discovered that the North cities seemed to be preparing for war, and it appeared that this preparation had been underway for some time. The food, weapons, and essential supplies here were now all under the unified management of the Council Hall under the High Witches Council. Compared to the slow pace of other places, the North ' response was quite swift.

Soren was also calculating when the Time of Troubles would begin!

At the latest, the first batch of Avatar will appear around October this year. It's almost February now, and who can better cope with the Time of Troubles in the future will depend on how well they prepare in the next eight months. Once the war between the Deity begins, various Divine Power will run rampant in the mortal realm, making production very difficult. In addition, the Abyssal Fiend will invade the Material Plane, and the Infernal Devil will sow discord everywhere, leading to a shortage of resources throughout the Material Plane.

Soren has been stockpiling food, and Serpent Island is now almost a giant granary!

It can be said that grain prices on the South Coast have been driven up by more than 50% due to his large-scale purchases, and grain prices are still rising, estimated to more than double by March.

The next day at noon.

Soren's pirates brought back a message: his fleet had reached Deepwater Harbor, but fearing Soren's power, the Deepwater Harbor refused to allow Soren to dock and urgently notified the High Witches Council. If it weren't for Goria's presence, the High Witches Council would likely have expelled Soren's fleet outright. The greater the strength, the more attention it attracts. Soren's fleet posed a threat of conquering a port city, so even with Goria present, it couldn't dock.

"Just let them stop near the estuary."

Soren glanced at the map of the North, marked a location, and then ordered, "Send the first batch of goods back first. I'm currently negotiating a deal with the Witches' Council, so it might take a couple of days."

Upon hearing this, the One-Eyed standing before Soren bowed deeply and said, "Rest assured, Your Excellency, I will load the first batch of goods onto the ship immediately."

Soon, the One-Eyed left with a group of people.

Soren stood on the balcony of the Wizard Tower, watching the departing caravan, then turned and walked towards the Laboratory. Goria, engrossed in her research, seemed extremely busy. They hadn't had much time to spend together in the past two days, because Goria was busy and so was Soren. Soren was never one to be sentimental. Now that he had such a close relationship with Goria, it would be incredibly foolish not to use her connections to seek opportunities for cooperation with the Witches' Council.

The Witches' Council has abundant resources!

Furthermore, they possess something Soren desperately needs: large quantities of Transcendent Tier equipment.

Oh, right.

Any Wizard alliance council engages in high-value arms Trade, including Alchemy weapons, Supernatural Equipment, Puppet Golem, and more. Such Trade is extremely difficult to navigate without connections.

The Clay Golem's heavy footsteps echoed!

A deep, resonant voice came from behind Soren, from the Clay Golem. It said, "Your Excellency! A Wizard Saruman wishes to see you."

Saruman?

Soren paused slightly upon hearing the name.

Then he remembered that he had mentioned to Goria in his letter that he needed a Wizard skilled in Alchemy who could refine large quantities of Guano into high-quality fertilizer. Goria had mentioned it to Soren yesterday. Someone would be coming to see him today, but she hadn't mentioned his name. He was surprised to learn that it was Saruman, a rather uncommon name in the North.

He thought he had misheard!

Soren nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Bring him in."

soon.

Then Clay Golem led in a male Wizard who was not young. He had a nearly white beard and a rather aged face, but his Wizard Class Level was not high, probably only around level 10. This meant that his talent was not very good; not all Wizard can advance smoothly all the way, and many Wizard are stuck at the third rank threshold their entire lives. Otherwise Goria, who was only around the fourth rank, would have been able to become a member of the High Witches Council.

The Northern Witches Council also has many male Wizard, Saruman, standing before them, is one of them!

He must be quite old.

Even without using any special Hit Points- extending rituals, his aged appearance suggested he was nearly sixty or seventy years old. Soren observed the elderly Wizard before him, and the wizard was also observing Soren. From any perspective, this was a Wizard who would never be able to advance to Legendary strength. Although he was dressed neatly, he appeared somewhat disheveled and dejected, his eyes tired and bloodshot, as if he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time. A part of his staff was missing, but it showed no signs of being repaired.

Just as Goria said, this was a Wizard was short of money and living a somewhat impoverished life!

The Wizard was very rich.

But they often lack money, and even Goria's available funds are probably not a third as much as Soren's!

Otherwise, this woman wouldn't have taken more than 30,000 Gold Daler from Soren during their intimate moment last night.

She needs a lot of expensive Alchemy ingredients!

Anyone who has ever managed Trade knows that working capital is usually quite tight. If Soren hadn't been doing business with virtually no capital, his cash flow probably wouldn't be as abundant as it is now.

This is exactly the kind of Wizard Soren needs!

Because highly promising Wizard are difficult to control, and Wizard with the potential to advance may not be willing to work under Soren.

It is precisely this kind of Wizard Class Level is not high, whose age is not young, whose ambition to advance to Legendary level may not be great, and who has considerable Alchemy experience that is the kind of subordinate Soren needs.

"They should have explained what happened to you before they came, right?"

Soren gazed at the elderly Wizard named Saruman before him and slowly said, "Your work for the next three years will be to serve me. I will pay you 12,000 Gold Daler annually. In return, you can exchange Spell, knowledge, and materials with Goria, who will grant you greater authority in these exchanges."

Wizard ' debts are distributed among themselves, layer by layer.

The exorbitant cost of learning Spell will ultimately have to be shared among low- to mid-level Wizard; otherwise, the expense of training high-level Wizard would be staggering.

Soren set a timeframe of three years.

Three years would be enough for him. By then, the Wizard in front of him could stay if he wanted, or leave if he didn't.

For Wizard like this who has no chance of advancing to Legendary status, it should be fine to keep him working obediently for a year or two.

"Can."

The elderly Wizard named Saruman gazed at Soren, somewhat unsure of the man's identity. Soren appeared to be Wizard, yet possessed the keen senses of Rogue, suggesting he might be a part-time Adventurer. He bowed slightly in respect, for Soren's ability to speak to him from within the Wizard Tower undoubtedly placed him at a higher level; lower-ranking Wizard generally maintained a degree of respect towards higher-ranking Wizard.

He nodded slowly and said, "According to the contract, I will work for you in the Overseas Islands for three years, and you will pay me 12,000 Gold Daler per year. After three years, I can decide for myself whether to stay or leave."

Soren glanced at him and replied, "Yes."

"If there are no problems, let's draw up the contract. You can start preparing; we'll depart in three days."

Hiring Wizard is very expensive.

Although Goria also knows Alchemy, she certainly can't be asked to convert Guano into fertilizer.

Saruman, standing before her, was also a Wizard skilled in Alchemy; Goria had said he possessed considerable Alchemy abilities. This shouldn't be difficult for him.

Once high-quality fertilizer is produced, Soren will have another source of income, and at the same time, agriculture in the Overseas Islands will also see a strong rise.

Basically, self-sufficiency will be quite easy.

Because of Goria's presence, Soren wasn't worried about the Wizards Council's tricks. So he readily paid half a year's wages. After all, his value had increased significantly after killing the Adult White Dragon, and he had plenty of funds. Moreover, goods from the East were easy to sell in the North; the Witch simply couldn't resist exquisite Silk and Porcelain. In any era, women's spending power is astonishing, and these wealthy Witch could easily buy tens of thousands of Gold Daler at a time.

There's not much you can take away from the Wizard Tower.

Although Goria manages this Wizard Tower, it is not her private property.

Hiring the Wizard Alchemy only part of Soren's plan.

In addition, he also needed a batch of Transcendent Tier weapons to arm his elite Guard. The best weapons available on the South Coast were finely crafted Military Weapon, which were still quite a distance from Tier 1 Supernatural Equipment. Soren wanted to purchase over 100,000 Tier 1 Supernatural Weapon, worth more than 100,000 Gold Daler's worth, from the Witches' Council to arm his pirate legion. These +1 Supernatural Weapon could only be equipped by elite land-based legions, so whether he could buy them depended on Goria's influence.

Such a large-scale arms deal requires the approval of the Witches' Council!

At the current market price, a Tier 1 Supernatural Weapon costs about two hundred Gold Daler. Soren plans to purchase equipment to arm five hundred elite soldiers.

Even an Elite Troops in a small city might not have such advanced weaponry.

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