To be honest, Byron had taken part in neither of the two battles at Southshore. He was starting to feel a little crushed.
I'm a proper level-four Retribution Paladin. I can tank, fight, and even bless and heal my teammates. Why do I have to stay in Boralus and work on the economy?
But Byron only grumbled to himself. In truth, working at the Norwington Merchants' Guild felt pretty good.
In his younger days, people had always looked down on Byron.
Of his teammates from the Third Freehold Pirate Extermination Campaign, even the least successful was now Leonard. And Leonard had finally made it, too, becoming effectively third in command of the Second Fleet.
Now Byron had become the second most important person in the Norwington Merchants' Guild. Though he had no clearly defined position, he spent his days alongside Chairman Floyd. Even their offices were next door to each other.
Anyone with eyes could see that Byron was now the guild's second-in-command.
This year, the Norwington Family had flourished in both military and commercial affairs. The Norwington Merchants' Guild now held nearly eighty percent of the market in Kul Tiras, all but monopolizing its commerce and trade.
Countless nobles envied Byron for being second-in-command of such a major merchants' guild. They wished they could kick him out and immediately take his place.
Teammates and friends who had once looked down on Byron now shamelessly came seeking his patronage. Rumor had it that money was everywhere in the Norwington Merchants' Guild. Anyone who could get their hands on some of its goods could make a fortune, whether by exporting them or selling them in town, simply by cutting out the middleman's markup.
The public had also come to trust goods produced by the Norwington Family. From daily necessities to food,