Quadruple split.

Chapter 2560 Commitment and Sincerity

Game time PM20:31
Northwest Continent, Anka Market, Angel's Feathers, 3rd Floor Box

"Well, happy cooperation, Ms. Simon."

The dark elf man, with neatly combed hair and wearing a simple robe with exquisite buttons, stood up with a warm smile on his face. He extended his right hand to the woman in front of him who was of the same race as him but had a temperament as sharp as a saber, and said with a smile: "I believe this will be a win-win deal. Please tell His Excellency the Grand Duke that his trust will be rewarded by the White Mane Chamber of Commerce at all costs, regardless of cost or consequences."

"Regardless of the price, regardless of the cost, regardless of the consequences?"

Naya Simon stood up and did not shake hands with the other party. Instead, he chuckled and said, "I am very curious, Mr. August, how true is your light promise?"

August Cavill, the president of the White Mane Chamber of Commerce, who was considered a 'superior' even in the Ankh Market, shrugged and said briskly: "Since it is a light promise, its authenticity is naturally light as well, my respected lady, but we both know that compared to the huge profits that can be foreseen, my stinginess and big talk are simply insignificant."

"Ah."

Naya sneered in an incomprehensible way, and then looked away after a long silence. She said coldly, "So you don't intend to go home, do you?"

"On the contrary~"

August shook his head, and just as the other's red eyes were about to light up, he said leisurely: "I'm planning to go home now. If you're willing, we can go have a simple meal together."

Naya's expression turned cold instantly, and she frowned slightly, saying in a deep voice: "You know what I mean, Ya..."

"Alec Simon is dead."

The man interrupted his cousin indifferently, brushed past her with an indifferent expression, and walked out of the private room while saying indifferently: "My current name is August Cavill, and my current home is at No. 15 Yulong Street, Anka Market [White Mane Chamber of Commerce]. My time is very precious now, so if it is not related to 'President August', please allow me to leave first."

"cousin!"

The next second, Naya stepped forward, put her hand firmly on the other's shoulder, and said seriously: "You should know that Ximu has never blamed you, so——"

"Let go."

His blood-red pupils suddenly contracted, and August turned his head sharply, staring at Naya Simon, who came to do business with him on behalf of the [Violet Empire]: "Otherwise, those rubbish you brought here to prevent the breakdown of the negotiations will have to go back by themselves."

"..."

Naya's face froze as if she was falling into an ice cellar, and then she subconsciously let go of her hand.

"Thank you."

August returned to his previous reassuring smile, nodded slightly to Naya, and then disappeared from the latter's sight with brisk steps.

……

five minutes later
"Oh My God--"

A charming and beautiful woman quietly pushed the door and walked into the box where only Naya was. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Looking at your expression, isn't the talk going well?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Coreya. As I told you before, President August is very easy to talk to."

Glancing at the cat-like half-orc walking towards her in a cat-like manner, wearing an elegant and sexy high-slit long skirt and a pompadour, Naya shook her head and said indifferently, "Soon, the White Mane Chamber of Commerce will purchase the ships at 100% of the market price and provide us with two mature secret waterways in the Golden River Valley free of charge. Although these are purely commercial waterways that cannot be militarized, the benefits involved... you should be very clear about them."

"So, what's the price?"

Ke Leiya blinked and raised her eyebrows. "It can't be that Mr. Cavill is willing to give face to His Royal Highness the Regent for the sake of the Simon family, right?"

As soon as she finished her words, a piece of cold and sharp metal pressed against her neck, cutting off half a strand of her hair.

"Listen up, little cat."

Naya coldly watched the companion who was still calm and even had the leisure to use his tail to steal the brand new unopened bottle of red wine from the table. He said expressionlessly: "I know very well how well-connected you [Female Bees] are, but please remember that before the establishment of the Violet Empire, the Simon family had been engaged in espionage activities for who knows how many centuries."

Ke Leiya chuckled and asked leisurely, "Oh? So what?"

"So there's no need for you to deliberately show me the superiority of the [Female Bee] in intelligence gathering, and don't think that you can make the Simon family hesitate by investigating August Cavell."

Naya slowly put down the short blade that was against the opponent's neck and said coldly: "If I hear those irrelevant noises again, Keleiya, I'm afraid I can only go back alone to report... Humph."

After noticing that he seemed to have issued a threat similar to that of August Cavell, the somewhat unhappy dark elf snorted coldly, then stared at the other's bright vertical pupils, waiting for the other's promise.

however--

"That depends on how you define 'noisy', Ms. Simon."

Coreya didn't pay attention to the other party's threat. She just smiled with a hint of sarcasm and said slowly: "But as the supervisor of this transaction, I must confirm that August Cavell's new identity will not bring any changes or troubles to the empire. This is the duty and obligation of the [Female Bee]."

Naya Simon raised her eyebrows, just like Keleiya not long ago, and asked leisurely: "Oh? So what?"

"So unfortunately, these 'noises' that may cause you discomfort are closely related to this mission for me, and if you really go back alone to report..."

Keleiya winked playfully and asked with a smile, "Besides you, how many people in Simon's family do you think will be buried with me because of this stupid murder?"

Naya: “You…”

"I represent His Royal Highness Prince Regent Xiu Blaysen, and you represent Grand Duke Ximu Simon."

Coreya, who was far less powerful than the other party, slowly walked up to the dark elf woman, gently scratched her chin with her tail, and said softly: "So at least during this period of time, you can't offend me. Although I personally don't care about this kind of soft threat, unfortunately, your majesty cannot be offended in the slightest."

Naya gritted her teeth but did not refute the other party. After all, she knew very well that the regent was different from his father, His Majesty Clevesne, and the previous heads of the Violet Family. He was truly becoming the master of this huge empire, and no matter what role the Simon family would play in this process, she was not qualified to influence it.

Even though Naiya's position in the Simon family was not low, she had never participated in any major decision-making because she did not like dealing with political affairs. Therefore, even if she was the second in command of the Simon family's core armed organization [Mi Blade], Naiya, who was very clear about her own position, would never act on her own. The harsh words just now were more of an out-of-control emotional catharsis than a threat to Keleiya.

It's a pity that Keleya didn't give her this face.

After all, although she was just a cadre among the [Female Bees] who was more inclined to be a civil servant, apart from the Regent himself, Coreya Igret had only suffered losses from one person, and the impulsive dark elf in front of her was obviously not even a little bit comparable to the half-elf with a mental disorder.

"Let's get down to business."

Catwoman, who had no intention of further provoking Naya, stretched her body lazily and asked casually, "What exactly does Mr. August, who now changes his last name to Cavill, and his White Mane Chamber of Commerce want?"

"He wants nothing."

Naya pursed her lips, and finally said in a businesslike tone: "But I personally think that this should be a gesture of goodwill to Violet rather than the Simon family."

Ke Leya hesitated for a moment, then chuckled after a few seconds, nodded slightly and said: "I see, so this is not 'investment' or 'nostalgia', but a kind of effortless cutting..."

……

"Your Mightiness."

At the same time, on Yulong Street in Anka Market, the vice president of the White Mane Chamber of Commerce, the tall orc man Saka, leaned over slightly and whispered to August, who had a leisurely expression, "The ships of the Violet Empire are in good condition, and it is not a big loss even if we buy them at 100% of the market price, but if we add two secret routes..."

August turned to look at Saka who was hesitant to speak, and said with a smile: "We may face pressure from 'above', right? After all, we have plenty of gold coins, but the two routes promised to be shared with Violet are too sensitive. I think that's what you are worried about."

Saka nodded and said solemnly, "Those two routes were shared with everyone by [Water Ghost] last year. If you want to use them to cooperate with Violet, it means that the risk for others to use them will be at least three times higher than it is now, and some special businesses involving the Violet Empire may even..."

“Will it even stop working because of this?”

August chuckled, his eyes gradually turning cold: "Is it possible that this was my purpose?"

Saka was stunned for a moment, and then his body began to tremble violently, and his legs swayed like a sieve.

"Haha, you, you don't think I want to betray Mr. Ku, do you?"

Seeing Saka so frightened, August couldn't help but wave his hands and walked into the heavily guarded No. 15 Yulong Street. He explained in a light tone: "Don't think too much. I can guarantee that even if Violet's people came to my door two days in advance and I didn't have time to greet Mr. Ku first, he would definitely understand after knowing this, and even praise us."

Saka: “…Ah?”

"Think about it carefully, man. The reason why the young and promising regent first approached the White Mane Chamber of Commerce in Anka Market instead of other chambers of commerce that were equally capable of handling those ships and theoretically had a much higher cost-effectiveness than ours was not just because I used to be a member of the Simon family."

August casually greeted the core members of the Chamber of Commerce while continuing to explain, "It's obvious that the other party has figured out my background to a certain extent. At least they must have some suspicion about the backers of the White Mane Chamber of Commerce, so they sent people to contact me. This is exactly the opportunity I have been looking for."

Saka, who was a little confused, scratched his hair and asked in confusion: "What opportunity?"

"A chance to disassociate herself from Buffy Marshall and her idiotic collaborator at the Chamber of Commerce."

August's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said seriously, "In the past few decades, there has been a low-ranking 'Sharp Teeth' cooperating with the Buffy Marshall family and the Whispering Sect to continuously capture slaves from within the Violet Empire. As for the result... you have also seen that under the leadership of Xiu Blaysian, the Marshall family, which has been active since the Cang Yue Empire era, has been wiped out, and the originally severely dispersed national strength has gradually been grasped by this person. I believe that it will not be long before the Violet Empire will change."

Saka nodded and said in sudden realization, "So you plan to do that regent a favor?"

"Shady things are always left to shady people. We have never been good people, but the reason why the Violet Empire secretly prepared so many ships is that they want to deal with the sea people?"

August sneered and said quietly, "Although I don't know why the regent gave up the idea, once this matter is exposed, the relationship between the Principality of Scarlan and the Violet Empire will immediately drop to the freezing point. The sharing of those two routes is my... or Mr. Ku's promise and sincerity."

Saka frowned, obviously thinking about the meaning of this sentence, but the other party explained it succinctly before he could figure it out -

"The promise is that we are willing to keep secrets for His Royal Highness Prince Regent Xiu Blaisen, whether it is a secret now or in the future."

August walked slowly into the tea room, sat lazily on the chair, and chuckled, "As for sincerity, we intend to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with the other party. As for the depth and scale of cooperation, it depends on what both parties 'show' to each other on the two secret waterways. Apart from that..."

He was unable to continue speaking, because at this moment, a thin, panting dwarf ran into the house. Before August could ask, he spoke quickly, "Sir, something happened at the [music venue] in [Woodworm] that you asked us to keep an eye on!"

"what?"

Black Wolf August's expression changed, and he narrowed his eyes and asked, "Could it be Wildfire who did it?"

"No... not."

"Is that because the [Muppet] finally couldn't stand it anymore and took action?"

"Probably not."

"Who is that?"

"It's woof woof!"

"Woof woof?"

"Wang Wang!"

"Wang?"

"Wang!"

"Are you trying to tease me?"