Lords go left, Emperors go right

"Lenice, as for the funds, it's up to you to decide how much you can gather. I don't have any requirements."

"Your Highness Aosta, although I am very interested in your plan, I am afraid that even if I include my close friends, the funds they can provide are not enough for the investment you expect."

"Lenice, it's okay. I have a new phased expansion plan that should be able to solve the funding problem."

"Your Highness Aosta, what is your plan?"

In the VIP meeting room of the Blom Vault, Osta met Lanis again. When the young lady set out early, she chose a very secret way of travel. She did not take the super airship as usual, but changed to other means of transportation. This time she took a ship and traveled by sea.

Lenis was wearing a pink dress, and she was sitting in front of Osta with an elegant manner. Her pink hair was naturally draped over her shoulders, and her beautiful pink eyes were full of interest when she looked at Osta. After listening to Osta's new installment plan, Lenis's face showed a very interested expression.

Lanis was dressed normally now, but when Osta thought of the bold and open special white shirt outfit of this pink-haired beauty when they first met, he felt a little unsatisfied. He always felt that the serious look of this young lady was just an act, and the state in the studio was the truest side of Lanis.

Among the members of the Northern Continent delegation, only Lanis was one of the "Ten Golden Roses", and the other nine were not present. As the ten super-rich ladies and rich young ladies of the Northern Continent, it was quite difficult to invite all of them.

Therefore, Aosta proposed a phased expansion plan, which was based on a financial model on Earth before the time travel. The new construction plan of the super city Odyssey Reit will adopt a phased construction plan and be divided into several urban areas. Investors can invest in phases according to their own financial strength and ability.

According to this new plan and concept, investors can first conduct on-site inspections to see whether the built urban area meets the expectations of the investors, and then decide whether to make additional investments. This can effectively alleviate the financial pressure faced by investors. Lanis and others cannot invest so much money at once, but if it is changed to installments, it will be much simpler.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of this financing plan, Aosta, in the name of the lord, promised to give investors who reached a certain level of investment different levels of additional rewards and special welfare benefits, that is, dividends.

This incentive measure is currently divided into three levels. The first level grants investors the title of Honorary Citizen, who will enjoy various benefits and preferential policies when living in the super city of Odyssey Ritteri, as well as personal tax exemptions. The second level grants investors the title of Honorary Knight, who will enjoy the privileges of the first level and receive additional tax exemptions when doing business and opening stores.

The third level is the title of Honorary Lord granted to investors. In addition to the privileges of the first and second levels, investors can obtain a luxurious villa given by the lord in the new super city of Odyssey Thretri, enjoy lifelong ownership, and many subsequent rewards and benefits will be gradually opened in the future. With the development of the territory, it is possible to add higher-level reward levels in the future.

"Your Highness Osta, it's a pity that you were not born in the Northern Continent. No one in the Northern Continent has ever thought of these plans. How can power struggles be as interesting as business wars!"

"Lenice, this is just my new idea. If there is anything wrong, I hope you can give me some valuable advice."

"Your Highness Aosta, your suggestion is perfect. I have nothing to add."

"Lenice, I hope you can help promote it to your best friend when the time comes."

"It's okay, Your Highness Aosta, I will do my best."

Facing Lanis's admiring eyes, Osta was a little embarrassed. This model always felt like a common method of engaging in pyramid schemes to attract downlines. The sense of déjà vu was too strong. Lanis was not a time traveler, so she was naturally unaware of these methods. The young lady thought that it was a new plan that Prince Osta came up with because of his extraordinary talent.

Aosta had some selfish motives when formulating this financing plan. The first and second level rewards are awarded based on the amount of investment by the investor. The third level reward is directly awarded by the lord, and it all depends on the personal opinion of a gentleman lord.

Osta has already decided on the list of third-level personnel. Miss Lanis will definitely become the first honorary lord of the super city Odyssey. Osta has designated it in advance and has long been appointed. The luxurious villas given away by the territory are not really free. A certain gentleman prince will only arrange these special benefits for the girls who are 100% interested in him.

As long as these beauties stay in Aosta's territory, he will always have a chance to successfully bring them into his camp. Aosta's original intention of giving the villa was not pure, and it secretly hid a lot of gentleman's thoughts. After all, it was in his territory, in the sphere of influence, and he could do whatever he wanted in many things.

The three levels of rewards are for ordinary rich people, wealthy businessmen and super wealthy businessmen, and the division is quite detailed. Regarding this installment financing plan, Miss Lanis said that there was no problem. A major problem facing Osta was finally solved.

Lanis took a thick account book from Mary, the beautiful housekeeper who was accompanying her. It recorded the overseas sales of the first batch of agricultural products in the Bloomfield area. Osta was not familiar with reading the account book and had little interest in it.

Lanis was very considerate. The lady knew that someone might not have enough time to check the accounts one by one, so she prepared several summary sheets for the other party to check quickly. Osta checked the bill summary sheet. His territory exported agricultural products, which were resold to other human continents through Lanis. The current export products were mainly potatoes, and some corn was sold by the way.

Among all the human continents, the best place to sell potatoes is the southern continent of the human race. The slave owners in the southern continent quickly accepted this cheap agricultural product, as potatoes can satisfy hunger and are not expensive.

Before potatoes were introduced on a large scale, many slave owners in the southern continent provided slaves with inferior food in order to save costs. The food rations were not comparable to potatoes. For this reason, slaves often starved to death. After switching to potatoes of the same price, the situation improved greatly.

The market reaction of the human race in the western and northern continents seems to be rather cold for the time being. The former is a continent that started with agriculture and has no shortage of agricultural products. The latter is a continent with prosperous commerce and the agricultural products that can be purchased are of relatively high quality. Potatoes seem too cheap and it is difficult to arouse their interest.

As for the sales channel in the Eastern Continent of the Human Race, there is no way to open it up at present. The Church of Light that controls there pursues a policy similar to a closed-door policy. The Church of Light strictly restricts and even refuses the entry of goods from the Northern Continent of the Human Race, resulting in the sale of potatoes in this area never being able to really open up, and even the port customs cannot pass.

Normal goods need a lot of effort to pass through the customs controlled by the Church of Light. The only exception is the prohibited goods such as special mental medicines, which enjoy privileges and can be smoothly transported into the Eastern Continent of the human race due to various shady dealings. Moreover, they are transported in through legitimate channels, which is ironic.

Aosta had discussed with Lanis in advance and asked the young lady to help keep the true identity of the supplier secret. If they knew the supplier of this batch of agricultural products, that batch of potatoes was provided by Aosta, the people of the Church of Light would definitely not dare to stop it. The gentleman prince is the current female pope of the Church of Light, the only grandson of Maritia II, and the designated successor to the next Pope of Light. This identity is the best pass.

"Lenice, don't rush. Take your time. I believe that other human continents will gradually accept our products in the future."

"Your Highness Aosta, over in the Eastern Continent..."

"Lenice, I do have some connections over in the Eastern Continent. Once the other human continents have accepted it, I will go and communicate with them. I didn't expect the church to be so rigid."

"That's good, Your Highness Aosta, it's a pleasure to work with you. The Church of Light really cannot be infiltrated even with gold coins. These priests only recognize relationships, not gold coins. I have no choice but to trouble you."

"By the way, Miss Lanis, you came to my place early, there must be something else! Otherwise, there is no reason for you to come so early."

"Your Highness Aosta, the thing is, can you...can you...help me and be my...boyfriend?"

After hearing Osta's question, Lenise changed her tone and her expression instantly became more serious. Mary, the beautiful housekeeper standing behind Lenise, stepped forward and stretched out her hand to help Lenise massage her shoulders to relax. After a while, the young lady sorted out her emotions and finally spoke out.

It turned out that Lenise hoped that Osta could help her pretend to be her overseas boyfriend. Lenise herself was bold and open-minded, but after all, she was still a girl, so when she brought up this special topic, she was inevitably a little shy and reserved.

A shy blush appeared on Lanis's pretty face. It was the first time that Osta saw Lanis with such a shy expression. The gentleman prince used to think that Lanis would not blush or be shy.

Among the new nobles in the human race's northern continent, there are many young masters from wealthy businessmen who have been pursuing Lannis fanatically. Most wealthy young masters are still very gentlemanly and will not force others. However, some extreme pursuers are very troublesome.

In the northern continent of the human race, the special business groups represented by the "Golden Triangle", "Golden Crescent" and "Silver Triangle" have only been rising for more than a hundred years. These special business groups, who do not know where they got some mysterious formulas from, prepared several batches of special spiritual medicines, made huge profits, and soon accumulated wealth that surpassed those traditional business families with thousands of years of experience in the northern continent.

These special psychiatric drugs can make users addicted. In particular, a special psychiatric drug called white flour is the most terrifying and has a wide range of promotion. In less than a hundred years, those special emerging business groups have developed into a huge interest group, with a tendency to control the northern continent of the human race.

In order to quickly devour other business groups, the young masters of these emerging business groups began to gradually swallow up other business alliances through business marriages. As a member of the "Golden Rose", Lanis was naturally targeted by those young masters with ill intentions and became one of their important targets.

If the other party is pursuing her in a legitimate way, Lanis may consider it. However, the methods used by these young masters are too extreme, and Lanis cannot agree with them. In addition, many young ladies who were pursued by them, those daughters of famous families, have become victims of special mental drugs. After becoming addicted to the drugs, they are completely controlled by the other party, almost like puppets.

It was difficult for Lenis to refuse directly, so she could only think of a suitable reason to refuse. For example, having a boyfriend overseas, that is, in another continent, was a good excuse. Aosta would provide a villa in the future. If Lenis saw that the situation was not right, she could just move here to seek refuge. Lenis invested a lot of money in the Blom Treasury. On the other hand, it was a disguised secret transfer of personal property, transferring private wealth overseas.

The secret power of those special business groups is too huge. This temporary boyfriend cannot ask the young masters of local wealthy merchants in the northern continent of the human race for help. Most of the young masters of local famous wealthy merchants know the power relationship and naturally dare not help. If they help, they will be assassinated in nine out of ten cases.

After considering many factors, Lanis finally had to ask other gentlemen from the human continent for help. The young lady had her beautiful housekeeper come forward in advance and sent Mary to secretly investigate Osta's personal situation. After a detailed investigation, Lanis entrusted Osta to help.

The political power behind this gentleman prince is very deep. Aosta can at least directly influence the two human continents of the West and the East, and has a lot of say. In addition, the subordinates around Aosta are extremely powerful and their strength is unfathomable. Even those new noble forces with terrifying means have to think carefully before challenging Aosta openly.

If the other party wants to assassinate him, it will be extremely difficult, almost impossible to accomplish. Around Osta, Chris and several other exclusive accompanying combat maids have unpredictable abilities and are not afraid of the other party's dirty tricks at all.

Osta only looked calm on the surface. Based on her intuition, Lanis felt that this gentleman prince had great ambitions and was not as ordinary as the rumors said. Therefore, the young lady decided to bet her future on Osta.

"Lenice, as for playing the boyfriend, I'm afraid... To be honest, I have several fiancées that I haven't met yet."

"Your Highness Aosta, just think of this as helping a friend. Don't worry, I will keep it a secret from your fiancée. It's just in name only. Investment and other matters are easy to discuss."

"Your Highness Aosta, I won't disturb your private life. Of course, if you want to act more realistically, you can do that kind of thing."

"Okay, Lanis, I'll help you. You don't have to pay such a high price."

"Your Highness Aosta, I don't know anything. But if you are willing to teach me, I will learn it quickly. Then..."

"Lenice, now that this matter has been settled, we can move on to the next topic."

Osta had to interrupt Lenise. The price the young lady mentioned sounded more and more like the typical remarks of a "mistress". In order to avoid things from developing in a strange direction, Osta had to temporarily put aside his gentlemanly manners and did not let Lenise continue the topic.

Osta did have some ideas about Lanis. After taking down Britney and Meilan, this gentleman prince stopped acting. In this plane of another world, as a member of the royal family, he can legally become the "Sea King". Lanis is a rich woman, and Osta will definitely not refuse the good thing of getting both money and beauty. The problem is how to make the fake play real.

Osta felt an inexplicable familiarity with the new business groups that attempted to control the northern continent. They were very similar to the operation mode of drug lord groups on Earth. He had a strong sense of déjà vu. He didn't know if there were other time travelers behind the scenes. It had only been more than a hundred years for them to develop to such a terrifying level. Osta had to take care of it.

Before the time travel, this matter belonged to the police. Osta was just an ordinary person, without the ability or courage to deal with it. Now it is different. In the different world after the time travel, Osta has the ability to deal with it. After all, this gentleman prince has a fiancée whom he has never met, who is from the northern continent of the human race.

If Osta doesn't care, he might be cuckolded at any time without knowing it. After Osta accepted the commission of Miss Lannis and disguised himself as her overseas boyfriend, the secret war between this gentleman prince and the mysterious drug lord forces in the northern continent of the human race has begun.

At the beginning, for a long time, the drug lords on the opposite side who were also time travelers did not know that their opponent Osta was their "fellow countryman". They all thought that the other party was a local indigenous resident of another world who knew nothing.

Chapter 181: Strange Stories Off the Port and Coast at Night

After Osta finished his secret talk with Miss Lenise, he arranged for Miss Lenise and her beautiful housekeeper Mary to go to a safe place to live together. As the business of the Blom Treasury expanded, Osta secretly purchased a lot of hidden land in the port town of St. Louis as a backup area, so it was not difficult to arrange a temporary residence here.

After receiving Osta's clear promise, Lanis finally showed a relaxed expression. She was still very worried before. After Osta knew the terrifying power of those new business groups, he would have some concerns and would not accept her request.

"Your Highness Osta, I will follow your instructions. Do I really not need to perform better? For example..."

"Lenice, let's talk about this later. You and Mary should go and rest first!"

"Your Highness Aosta, if you need anything, you can always tell me."

"Lenice, as long as we are on my territory, I can guarantee your and Mary's safety 100%."

Osta did not directly answer Lanis's question, but changed the subject slightly. This gentleman prince did not want to expose his bold ideas at the beginning. As for the drug lords, if Osta did not suppress them, their market would expand to other human continents in the future, and sooner or later it would affect the Central Continent.

This is a potential major hidden danger for Osta, and sooner or later they will be against them. Lanis's request for help only provides the gentleman prince with a suitable opportunity to intervene. In Osta's heart, Lanis has already been regarded as his own, and he will definitely not let outsiders get involved.

"Lord Osta, don't worry. They are just ants. I can directly..."

"Chris, I'll think of a plan to deal with it, so don't act on your own."

"Okay! Lord Osta, I'll wait for your instructions."

Chris smiled and easily talked about some terrifying topic. Osta felt that the beautiful woman with silver hair and silver eyes in front of him really had the ability to destroy the northern continent in an instant.

Ever since learning that Chris and the other maids who accompanied him were immune to the special time-stopping ability of the forbidden item "Frozen Eternity", Osta assumed that their combat power was at the same level as the Creator God. Destroying an entire continent was not a difficult task at all, it was just a piece of cake.

Osta did not let Chris act on his own. At present, the intelligence about the human race's northern continent was not very good, and it would be a bit hasty to destroy the entire continent directly. Moreover, Osta was not sure whether Chris really intended to do this or was secretly testing his true intentions like Yulia and Sophia did.

Osta chose to decline politely. After receiving this answer, Chris's expression did not change, and she still had that gentle smile. No matter what Osta's answer was, she would support him unconditionally. After Lanis and Mary left the Blom vault through the back door and headed to the safe station under the guidance of a special person, Osta took Chris and left through the side door together and returned to the city lord's mansion.

The lurking personnel of the mysterious organization have not been found yet, and Osta feels that it is not safe on the road. Only in his lord's mansion, that luxurious villa, is the safest place. The town of St. Louis is prosperous, and there are many people coming and going, all of whom are businessmen who come here to do business. These businessmen are not very interested in changes in the political situation. They care more about making profits, and everything else has nothing to do with them.

"Have you heard? That mysterious fleet has appeared again."

"The Golden Fleet is not just a legend? Could it really exist?"

"I don't know either. Many merchant and cargo ships operating in this area recently have seen the fleet, but they just couldn't catch up."

"It is said that the Golden Fleet carried a large amount of treasure. I wonder if this rumor is true."

Osta and Chris were walking down the street, and when they were inspecting the place in a low-key manner, the conversation between some merchants aroused Osta's interest. He leaned over, but did not say anything, and quietly listened to the conversation. Those merchants who were chatting enthusiastically were probably doing business at the Port of St. Louis for the first time, and they had no idea that Lord Osta had arrived, stood behind them, and chose a nearby position to listen to the story.

Osta was different from most traditional lords. When he went out, he usually only brought one or two exclusive battle maids with him. Osta was not like most of his peers, who had a large number of followers and guards with them when they went out, and made a big scene and pomp, as if they were afraid that outsiders would not know that the lord was out for inspection. For Osta, he did not care much about these things.

In this different world, there are many secrets similar to those in the weird urban legends on Earth. One of them is the horror legend about the ghost fleet. It is said that there have been several mysterious ghost fleets operating in the four oceans.

The ghost fleet would appear every once in a while, then mysteriously disappear, then reappear after a period of silence, repeating the cycle over and over again. Because of their high speed, these mysterious ghost fleets were so fast that even the pirate kings who roamed the four oceans could not intercept them. They could only watch them leave helplessly and could not catch up.

As for what goods and treasures were transported on the ghost fleet, it has always been a hot topic in the world. The most widely circulated theory is that it was transporting gold, but there has been no way to verify it. These ghost fleets that appear and disappear mysteriously are difficult to track.

On these continents of the human race, the shipbuilding and navigation technologies of most countries are really not good enough, and they basically have no ability to track ghost fleets. Even if the navies of various countries see the ghost fleets appear, they will pretend not to see them, not to mention chasing them and making a fool of themselves. Those imperial navies are still self-aware and know the level of the warships they use.

The speaker may not mean anything, but the listener may take it seriously. After listening to the general idea, Osta and Chris left the crowd without staying any longer. Of course, Osta was interested in exploring. According to those merchants, a mysterious ghost fleet had recently appeared in the coastal area of ​​his territory, Bloomfield Territory.

The mysterious ghost fleet that suddenly appeared and was encountered by many people was originally active in other seas. I don’t know if something unusual happened this time, but it actually appeared in the waters near the Aosta Territory and the Bloomfield area, just like it came to the door on its own initiative.

It would be unreasonable for Aosta not to investigate. The other party has already affected the normal maritime trade and the safety of the trade routes in Aosta's territory. The pirate queens Belus and Lianna, who are responsible for the safety of this sea area and the offshore, probably think that the ghost fleet is just a legend. Such groundless things are not convenient to report before obtaining definite evidence. Therefore, the two of them have not reported this to Lord Aosta for the time being.

It was not until today when Osta went out on the street that he accidentally learned the relevant details from the conversation of passers-by. Osta's handling method was very direct. No matter what the origin of those ghost fleets was, the property transported was forcibly requisitioned.

They were not transporting valuables, they were just out to scare people, Aosta wanted to sink them right there, forever, to prevent them from being naughty and coming out to scare people.

"Your Highness Aosta, regarding the ghost fleet, we have also received eyewitness reports. However, in our country, these fleets are called demon fleets. They are said to be a symbol of evil, and if they appear, they will be regarded as an ominous sign."

"Ella, how do you know that those ships belong to the devil? Did anyone go on board the ghost ship to verify it?"

"Your Highness Aosta, we don't know about this. The chief priest of the tribe said so. They sensed an evil aura on the demon ship and warned us not to get close to it easily."

"I see, Lumina, do you have similar legends there?"

"Your Highness Aosta, our side is similar to the Moon Elves, except that we call those terrifying fleets the Devil Fleet. Everything else is the same."

"These ghost ships are really everywhere. They even dare to come to my coastal area."

In the evening, in the special bedroom of the luxurious villa in the lord's mansion, Lord Aosta came to this special bedroom early after returning to visit the moon elves and forest elves princesses who were secretly traded to him by "Black Rose" Avril. These elf royal princesses, because many of their sisters were detained on the "Heaven" cargo ship as collateral by "Smiling Fat Man" Magosim, can only seek help from Lord Aosta's prince.

The two groups of elf princesses were penniless and currently belonged to a certain gentleman prince. They all worked as maids or guards for the gentleman lord to pay off their debts. After a period of study, these elf princesses can now speak some simple Chinese.

It was easier for Osta to communicate with them. He didn't need to switch between the Elven language and the human language as before, and he needed a middleman like "Black Rose" Avril to act as an interpreter to communicate smoothly. This luxurious bedroom was equipped with a luxurious bathroom, a standard Roman-style bath design, built with a similar characteristic material of marble.

The bathroom was filled with hot steam, which added a lot of ambiguous atmosphere. Osta was relaxing in the bathroom while chatting with the elf princesses and mentioned the strange rumors he had heard on the street.

Unexpectedly, the ghost fleet not only appeared on various human continents, but also on the Jade (Elf) continent, which belonged to alien continents. There were also eyewitness reports, but the specific names of the ghost fleet might be different. The ghost fleet has a long history, longer than Osta originally expected.

Osta looked at the graceful white figure in the pool and felt it was a special visual enjoyment. The only regret was that Chris, one of his exclusive accompanying combat maids, did not join in at this time, but served as a guard outside the room. This made Osta miss the most beautiful scenery, which can only be said to be a pity.

Osta couldn't give Chris any orders, so forget it this time. Anyway, there was still a lot of time, and a certain gentleman prince had plenty of time to wait slowly, and there would always be a suitable opportunity. On the left and right of Osta were the two lolita, the moon elf princess Aisi and Ailu. Osta stretched out his hands and gently hugged their slender waists, but he couldn't keep a distance from them.

Ashe and Ella, two otome-type moon elf princesses, were in front of Osta, on both sides, helping to massage his legs and relax him. Many of these golden-haired moon elf princesses were very unfamiliar with their techniques, which gave people a subtle feeling and required special guidance. Of course, this guidance process was also an alternative and wonderful experience.

The brown-haired forest elf princesses were not spared at this time. The only loli, Princess Lumina, was behind Osta, helping to massage the gentleman prince's shoulders. The loli's strength was very small, and it felt more like tickling, which made the gentleman lord more excited. Lumina's three queen-like sisters, Lumia, Lumisa and Lumya, were in the front, taking turns to throw themselves into Osta's arms, letting him play with them and be intimate with them.

The elf princesses blushed and were even more shy than the last time they slept in the same bed. At that time, a gentleman prince bullied this one and almost had close contact. This time, the intimate physical contact was also extremely embarrassing. Both parties were unarmed and were frank with each other, in a delicate state where they could be exposed at any time.

The faint steam in the bathroom did not have any concealing effect, but instead added a lot of ambiguous atmosphere. Although the elf princesses were now free from any lines restricting their movements and could get up and escape at any time, the psychological shackles secretly placed on them could not be undone. They seemed to be restricted by an invisible rope and had no way of escaping from the evil sight of a certain gentleman prince.

"Your Highness Aosta, what about the sisters on the cargo ship?"

"Don't worry about that. I'll talk to Maxim when he comes back. Lumia, be a little gentler. That's it."

Osta had a relaxed and comfortable expression on his face, while the forest elf princesses Lumya, Lumisa and Lumya in front of him blushed and were so shy that they almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in. The gentleman prince actually asked them to use the "Undying Grasp" to help, and he did it in front of his competitors, the moon elf princesses, which was extremely embarrassing.

However, Lumia and the others had no choice. A gentleman lord was very "kind" to provide them with three options. Compared with using hands, the other two options were too evil. The two methods had actually happened in the last intimate physical contact.

The elf princesses were in a delicate state at that time, and they were all confused and infatuated, but now they just don't remember it. According to the special interests of the gentleman prince, if the elf princesses don't choose one, Osta doesn't mind helping them make the choice. At that time, they will not be able to make the decision, and they will lose more initiative.

"Ashe, it's your turn to help later."

"Your Highness Aosta, how come even us... We are willing to help!"