Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence-Chapter 351 - 221: Massive Compensation and Expansion of the Eagle Merchant Association

Chapter 351: Chapter 221: Massive Compensation and Expansion of the Eagle Merchant Association

In the study.

"How could this be?"

Marquis Spencer suddenly stood up, his pupils dilated, his expression incredulous, and his eyes filled with a crimson shade in an instant.

Panic and a touch of fear inevitably surfaced in his heart.

Zaparov Spencer was the Spencer Family’s only Sky Knight, and it was because of him that their family could gain such immense benefits and become one of the powerful marquises.

Without Zaparov Spencer, the Spencer Family would merely be an ordinary marquis family.

"Father!"

The figure was somewhat trembling, unable to calm his heart, and instinctively opened his mouth without knowing how to continue.

"Phew!"

"What did they say?"

"Or, what are they demanding?"

Walking back and forth, the bloodshot eyes of Marquis Spencer filled his pupils, and then he looked toward the knight, his voice trembling as he opened his mouth again. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"The Dressrosa Family demands that we pay the compensation of three hundred thousand gold coins for Moravi’s previous invasion of the Dressrosa descendants, an additional two hundred thousand gold coins for Grandfather’s destruction of Dressrosa Town, and furthermore, that our Spencer Family transfer Qinghai Lake to them."

The figure glanced at his father and took a deep breath before relaying the message from the Dressrosa Family.

"Bang!"

"Impossible!"

"Damn it, are they crazy? Half a million gold coins, why don’t they just rob us?"

"And Qinghai Lake, that’s simply impossible."

Marquis Spencer’s eyes turned even redder, his pupils dilating instantly as he raised his voice in a roar.

In the face of his father’s roar, the figure opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn’t utter a word.

It wasn’t until a moment later that Marquis Spencer fell heavily into his chair.

"Haru, what should we do!"

Marquis Spencer’s words carried a sense of despair.

"Father."

"We have no choice."

"Grandfather is in their hands, and if we don’t concede, with less than two years left before the Kingdom War, we can’t even safeguard the interests we currently have."

The figure looked at his father and gave a bitter smile.

His words offered no answer.

Yet such information already amounted to one.

As he said, the Spencer Family had no choice at this moment.

Either they paid the ransom or braced for significant losses in the Kingdom War.

In time, they might not even control their existing interests.

In contrast, losing half a million gold coins and handing over Qinghai Lake seemed smaller issues.

Listening to his son, Marquis Spencer opened his mouth, unsure what to say.

He understood his son’s words or, rather, had already thought of them as he asked.

The problem was fifty thousand gold coins, a decade’s accumulation for the Spencer Family, which actually required centuries without spending a penny to gather so many coins.

Let alone Qinghai Lake, a perennial source of income for the family.

It yielded over thirty thousand gold coins annually, ensuring steady revenue.

To hand it over like this, he was truly reluctant.

But clearly, whether he was willing or not, there was no choice at this moment.

Finally, Marquis Spencer sighed and made a decision.

He dispatched an envoy to the Dressrosa Family for negotiations.

The negotiations, including travel time, took about half a month, and eventually, the Dressrosa Family and the Spencer Family reached an agreement.

The Spencer Family would pay fifty thousand gold coins as compensation for attacking the Dressrosa Family, with thirty thousand for the attack on Eagle Territory and the additional twenty thousand covering the losses in Dressrosa Town.

Besides this, the Spencer Family would transfer the management of Qinghai Lake at the edge of the Xiyue Province to Dressrosa, ceasing any involvement in its management. However, the Dressrosa Family would provide the Spencer Family with ten thousand pounds of green salt annually.

These terms barely differed from what the Dressrosa Family initially proposed.

The only addition was the ten thousand pounds of green salt, which amounted to little more than better than nothing.

This was understandable since Zaparov Spencer was in Dressrosa’s hands, and the Spencer Family had no negotiating leverage.

Even having some options was Count Engel’s concession.

Otherwise, had Dressrosa refused everything, the Spencer Family would still have had to comply.

Half a month later.

Caravans began arriving in Dressrosa Town, transporting crates of gold coins there, among other supplies.

Gold Cards naturally weren’t available in such numbers.

Neither were so many gold coins.

The rest had to be settled with supplies.

This wasn’t a bad deal for Dressrosa Family.

Expanding the family’s power required buying supplies, and receiving them directly was quite beneficial.

Atop the castle.

Watching the caravans, Count Engel couldn’t help but smile.

"Charlie, how many items have arrived at Dressrosa so far?"

Count Engel asked, turning to Charlie beside him.

"Master, nineteen nobles have sent us twenty-seven thousand gold coins, and the Spencer Family has sent a total of twenty-seven thousand gold coins so far, with various supplies valued at over ten thousand, and the rest are en route. They should arrive in the coming days."