Soon, another merchant dressed in a luxurious silk coat arrived at the table, with his attendant holding a heavy money box. He opened it with a "bang" on the table, revealing it was filled with shining gold coins.

This scene immediately stunned everyone around.

Ai Wen and Captain Kaidesen were also taken aback, taking quite a while to regain their composure.

The latter gave the former a look, and the former immediately forced a smile, stammering.

"Sir, you... how much do you want to buy?"

"All five hundred gold coins, count them," the merchant said casually, while the attendant behind him stood idly by, as if this wasn't a significant amount.

A chorus of exclamations spread instantly from the back of the line.

"Oh my god, is this guy crazy?"

"Ignorant, this is called investment! Even if cornfields in the New Continent start sowing now, the harvest will be in six months! He only needs to transport it to a port with huge demand within three months after receiving the goods, and he'll double his money instantly!"

"I've heard that at Clare Port, the price of a ton of corn has already surged to fifty silver coins! And they only accept silver coins and gold coins, refusing copper coin purchases!"

"Damn it, this crafty merchant is going to be rich!"

"But... what if the Governor's Mansion can't deliver at that time?"

"Then we would have to question the quality of the Purple Moon Badge, but I think Prince Colin is an honorable man, so this shouldn't happen! And... why is the Imperial Navy putting so much effort into building a port here? Just think about it!"

"I see..."

"I have to find a way to transfer some funds from Ancodon Colonial States!"

"Damn! This godforsaken place doesn't even have a post office!"

Anxiety spread rapidly through the crowd like a plague, with some people who hadn't brought enough money sweating profusely and starting to borrow money from others, creating chaos at the scene.

Meanwhile, not far from the Governor's Mansion, Ticky stood there.

With his arms crossed over his chest, he watched the crowd bustling like ants, with a hint of a proud smile on his lips, his gaze deep and satisfied.

Six silver coins for a bag of flour won't squeeze them dry, but now they should be thoroughly squeezed dry.

Tomorrow, the construction site will probably be filled with people.

It's not just the construction site!

The port under construction will be the same!

Though Withered Wood Port doesn't have a post office, those resourceful merchants will always find a way to send the news to other ports in the New Continent, whether through carrier pigeons or by bribing Imperial soldiers.

Soon, everything will be here.

While Ticky was envisioning the wonderful future of this territory, Captain Kaidesen jogged up to him, speaking with a nervous voice.

"Baron, we've already sold fifty thousand tons... Are you sure Prince Colin has that much corn?"

That's fifty thousand tons of corn!

Total value of one and a half million silver coins!

A regular Imperial worker's income is only two to three thousand copper coins, equivalent to twenty to thirty silver coins!

Thinking of the silver coins piled in the Governor's Mansion warehouse, and that promise which may or may not be fulfilled, every piece of meat on his body was trembling.

Especially since among them, there were not just the money of sailors, captains, and merchants, but also some belonging to the Imperial soldiers of Saint Yil Castle!

General Hammerdon only prohibited gambling during their shifts, but didn't prohibit investing during work...

He didn't want to walk down the street with a bullet in his back!

"Calm down, it's just one and a half million silver coins," Ticky paused briefly, then continued, "As for the corn, you don't have to worry, Prince Colin has assured me that within ten million tons, there's no need to worry, sell it to anyone who wants to buy."

Captain Kaidesen swallowed hard.

"What if... it exceeds ten million tons?"

Ticky shrugged.

"If it's sold out in three months, then sell four months later... and so on."

Upon hearing this, Captain Kaidesen was completely dumbfounded.

Saint Sis above...

Is this possible?!

Captain Kaidesen felt his worldview was being impacted.

But not long after, he found that he was still too early in being dumbfounded, and more unbelievable things were yet to come.

As night fell, with the sound of the evening bell ringing, the long queue at the Governor's Mansion finally dispersed, leaving Ai Wen sitting on the wooden steps at the door with sore arms, being helped by an attentive sailor who massaged his nearly broken right hand.

Actually, he wanted to find a girl.

But unfortunately, at Withered Wood Port, human girls were as rare as female lizards.

"Ouch...Gentler! Do you think I'm a bolt on a steam boiler? My damn hand is about to be twisted off!"

"Sorry, Lord Ai Wen," the young sailor replied nervously.

Lord Ai Wen.

What a wonderful title.

Watching the respectful sailor attending to him, Ai Wen's eyebrows raised, the corners of his mouth that originally drooped straightened unconsciously, and he hummed without saying another word.

This might be the first time.

He saw genuine respect in the eyes of his subordinates...

Meanwhile, in the Governor's Mansion, whose doors were tightly closed, the spacious hall had already been filled with stacked wooden boxes.

These boxes were filled with silver coins and gold coins, casting charming shadows like ocean waves under the flickering candlelight.

Seeing this wealth piled like a mountain, Captain Kaidesen's cheeks turned red, his hands trembling with excitement.

He grabbed a handful of gold coins, letting them fall clinking through his fingers, and turned excitedly towards Baron Ticky next to him.

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