Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 82 The Arrival of the Monopolistic Merchants, the Othello Family

After collecting the hearts of the five church knights.

Su Nan first walked to the bottom of the lake and stood in front of the circle of roses. The Forsaken had previously broken the magical barrier of this entrance with violence, but now the magical barrier had actually repaired itself.

Roses have sprouted again from the gap in the damaged rose wreath.

Su Nan said, "As expected of a formal wizard, a spell that has spanned more than two thousand years and is still working even now."

"It's alright, now that it's repaired itself, I'll just open it again." Su Nan's eyes turned azure blue as high-energy magical power gathered.

This was a little trick he learned after becoming a first-class wizard apprentice.

It can't even be considered magic.

It's a natural ability that arises, similar to how ordinary people adjust their observation methods to see objects more clearly.

This is an ability that even first-class wizard apprentices possess.

It means having an observational ability that is different from that of ordinary humans.

Because of the high-energy magical power concentrated in his eyes, Su Nan's eyes were now more able to see the objects and entities that caused the magical changes.

Su Nan calls this ability "spiritual vision".

At this moment, in his eyes, the rose wreath was surrounded by a type of magical energy that he had never encountered before; it must be plant magic.

As time passed, this magical barrier was still affected; otherwise, it wouldn't have been forcibly opened by a Forsaken.

More than two thousand years ago, this magical barrier should have been even more powerful.

Su Nan pointed to a magical flaw that had appeared in the barrier due to the passage of time and said, "Vasilian, cut there with the black blade."

Vasilyan immediately stepped forward, standing in front of the rose wreath, then raised his black sword. Intense death magic energy and frost magic energy converged, and then the black sword fell with its afterimage.

A knife was plunged into a rose.

Instantly, the rose withered rapidly, and a strong wind swept towards Su Nan and the others; this was a sudden gale caused by a clash of magical energy.

The clothes in southern Jiangsu fluttered in the wind.

But he only stared at the rose wreath in front of him, noticing that more than half of the roses had withered.

The magical barrier has been opened!

First came ten gargoyles, which circled in the sky before swarming in and disappearing into the barrier entrance.

Next came two obsidian bull statues, followed by an angel statue soldier number one, and then a mixed werewolf force consisting of a dozen werewolf messengers and werewolf deacons.

Su Nan and Warwick walked in together.

Finally, Vasilyan drew his black sword and strode into it.

Four Seasons Garden, here they come.

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Today, the Simon family castle, within the Simon Baron's territory, has welcomed many guests.

Cheshire, wearing a black veil to conceal her face and pretending to be a young woman, stepped down from the carriage.

The servant held her hand, carefully avoiding the exceptionally luxurious gemstone rings on her fingers, as well as the gold ring representing the crest of her noble family.

Baron Simon bowed to Cheshire, then his gaze swept around the room. "Beautiful Miss Cheshire, I never expected you to grace our humble countryside with your presence."

"The Othello family's merchant guild will also descend upon my territory? Ah, how fortunate I am. You have no idea how terrible I've been lately... First, I encountered the Bulgars, then the Baron Sunan with his many misdeeds, and then the church army plundering my territory at will."

"It's incredibly difficult to ensure the independence of one's own territory."

Baron Simon very practically and tactfully explained his current predicament.

After all, the Othello family was the most prestigious business family in the great White Gold Republic of the West, monopolizing almost all the spice trade in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Othello family is one of the fifty commercial noble families of the Platinum Republic. The current monopoly merchant, Pietto Othello, is the governor of the Platinum Commercial Republic. Under his rule, the Platinum Commercial Republic has obtained trade privileges from the Storm Kingdom and is increasingly showing the momentum of a maritime empire.

The Othello family is particularly adept at investing; whichever territory they invest in, they immediately gain wealth and honor, along with military power that comes with the wealth.

Baron Simon didn't know what he had done to deserve the support of such a powerful monopolistic merchant family, but since he had this opportunity, he might be able to take advantage of it to break free from Peter's dominion's control over the surrounding territories, or even turn the tables and put himself in a better position than Su Nan.

Chesia gave Baron Simon a deep look, her eyes full of meaning, but a mocking smile quickly appeared on her lips. "The Othello family wants to strengthen our business in the Storm Kingdom, and the Duke of Thessaloniki and your kingdom, out of precaution against us, refuse to provide us with land to do business and settle down."

"Your king and duke have forgotten that fifty-eight years ago, their ancestors were just a group of mercenaries. It was my uncle, a member of the Othello family, who made them determined to conquer the capital of the entire Eastern Empire and establish a new country."

"Therefore, our arrival will only benefit you. We, the people of the Platinum Republic, want nothing but trade privileges here."

Chesia said to him, "Lord Simon, there's no need to worry about what you're saying. Maple Leaf Town is nothing compared to our monopolistic merchant family. We can easily bankrupt Maple Leaf Town with just a little money."

"If you trust us, the Othello family's army will ensure that your Simon family prospers forever in the former Southern Thrace military region."

"You yourself may even reap considerable benefits."

Cheshire leaned closer to him and whispered, "The Othello family also has some secret rituals that they keep hidden from the church. Perhaps they can help alleviate the pain of your severed arm."

Her seductive gaze fell on the base of Baron Simon's left forearm.

Baron Simon's breathing quickened suddenly. "This...this...hahaha, there is no such thing as supernatural power in this world."

Despite this, he was still persuaded, and his eyes became unfocused.

Baron Simon said to Cheshire, "Lady Cheshire, please come into my castle immediately. The Simon family is willing to be your guides in the Storm Kingdom!"

Once Baron Simon had moved a little further away, the personal maid beside the carriage approached Cheshire and whispered, "Lady Cheshire, do we, as dignified sorcerers, really need to cooperate with this disgusting, worthless knight-noble? Seeing these humans and knights is truly repulsive to me."

Chesia's expression had turned cold, and she said in an icy voice, "Knowing one thing leads to understanding three."

"My approach to things is to always look at the bigger picture."

"Although I have high hopes for Rachel Komnenos, after all, she is a relatively good sorceress. She is very talented, and she should be able to obtain the Garden of Seasons and complete the task of killing Sunan Peter."

"But I also need to be prepared for the possibility that her mission might fail. Supporting this good-for-nothing can help us establish our first foothold nearby, create a steady stream of followers, and perform possession rituals."

"In this way, we will have a firm foothold in the Southern Thrace Military District, which will make it much easier to deal with Sunan Peter."

"Moreover... from the very beginning, we need to infiltrate all regions of the Storm Kingdom silently, like a spring breeze, difficult to detect, corrupting most of the lords without attracting the attention of the emperors of the Papal States of the Order of the Gods and the Holy United Empire in the west."

Cheshire looked west and said, "The aura of divine authority in the air is still too strong."

"The aura of sacred authority must be diminished once again."

"If we were to kill a god, then from my point of view, the easiest god to kill would be the god of storms."

"I won't let a mere earth wizard ruin my well-prepared plan. But he's just a baron, so it's not a big problem."

The maid whispered, "I never expected that a mere earth sorcerer would cause us so much trouble. But it doesn't matter; no matter how much power this land hides, victory will still belong to us."

"Those humans... never knew what they were facing, never knew where we came from."

"If they knew, most of them would probably lose their will to resist."

Chesia smiled, then walked toward Simon Castle. She whispered, "In the name of the blind king, humans, continue to be indifferent, to turn a blind eye, to show no compassion."

A strange energy enveloped the entire Simon's castle.

(End of this chapter)