"Count Wrynn, I heard your fleet sailed through the East Sea to Stillwater Port in Black Mountain City-State..."
News traveled fast among the upper echelons of the Gewalt Federation. As the Azure Wave Merchant Group sold off its goods in Stillwater Port, representatives of the Noble Council of Odyssey City-State arrived in Kurd City.
The opening of a shipping route between Wan River and Stillwater Port was highly significant. It could effectively lower transportation costs between the two places.
Grain from Odyssey City-State could be sold at a high price, while Black Mountain City-State and nearby city-states suffering from grain shortages could buy it more cheaply. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
"That's right. I joined forces with the Azure Wave Dragon Clan to open a sea route along the East Sea's western and southwestern coasts, and together we established the Azure Wave Merchant Group. From now on, if you want to sell goods to Black Mountain City-State or buy from them, just go through the Azure Wave Merchant Group."
Medivh replied to the City-State Council's envoy with a smile.
He was good at borrowing the weight of a powerful name. He presented the sea route as something opened in collaboration with the Azure Wave Dragon Clan, lending the Azure Wave Merchant Group the clan's backing.
Medivh hadn't taken advantage of the Azure Wave Dragon Clan for nothing. When the Azure Wave Merchant Group began operating its shipping route, Veledra, a Raging Wave Dragon, had taken gifts deep into the East Sea for the Dragon Mother and asked Sophia, an Azure Wave Dragon Elder, to endorse the merchant group.
Exchanging favors and benefits was important. The Azure Wave Dragon Elder had accepted the gifts on behalf of the Azure Wave Dragon Clan, and the Wrynn Family supported several Azure Wave