Chapter 201: Trading Ruins for Territory

  Without rushing things, Matthew watched as the worried and frightened half-elves left.

  Ange would arrange for them to stay in the safest area of Murloc Castle, and wheeleportation array ope night, they would be sent directly to the territory.

  If all went well, these half-elves would bee the treasures of the territory.

  Regarding this ued gift, Matthew's current thought was to see if there was a way to get more from the Carlisle family!

  Matthew sidered himself someone who valued talent greatly.

  He was willing to create better living ditions for them aheir needs frowth as much as possible.

  This way, they wouldn’t have to worry about "mundane affairs" and could fully express their talents.

  tributing to the development of the eerritory with their abilities.

  Therefore, the more talents, the better.

  Rather than leaving them with the enemy, it was better to trol them himself.

  While Adam Smith was talking to Hawk and Brown, he casually pulled out a unication scroll, smiling slightly for no apparent reason, which made the two men nervous.

  Adam Smith tossed the unication scroll aside nontly, pletely ign the probing looks from the two.

  He tinued pointing to the ruins on the map and spoke with immense fidence:

  "Let’s not beat around the bush. We kly what’s in this ruin—at least several million gold s ih!"

  Several million gold s!

  The massive fortune instantly broke through the psychological defenses of both men, leaving them in disbelief.

  Seeing their stunned expressions, the smile on Adam Smith’s face slightly faded.

  He preteo have actally let something slip, then gave them a mischievous smile, speaking mogly:

  "So, it seems you don’t actually know what’s beh the ruins, do you?"

  "Could it be that your status isn’t high enough, or your superiors didn’t inform you?"

  Hearing this, the two men’s hearts sank.

  Brown, who had always sidered himself a ember of the Carlisle family, couldn’t help but recall Vist Larry’s expressionless face, feeling a bitter sting.

  "So, I’ve been deluding myself this whole time?"

  Meanwhile, Hawk's eyes widened, his mind buzzing with thoughts of the potential profits from several million gold s, filling him with excitement.

  After speaking, Adam Smith said nothing more, instead watg the two men with keen i.

  Sensing his gaze, the two quickly realized something.

  If Adam Smith had brought this up, there was certainly something they could do.

  Otherwise, there would be no point in wasting time here.

  Uo suppress his greed, Hawk, eager to recover his losses or even make a profit, spoke up, testing the waters:

  "Mr. Adam Smith, as you said, there’s no need for us to waste each other’s time. What we do?"

  Seeing Hawk’s decisiveness, Adam Smith couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

  Though there were many fools among the nobility, there were also plenty of smart ones. Without hesitating further, he id everything out:

  "The lord is very satisfied with the half-elven sves you’ve provided, so he has decided to use you two to establish tact with the Carlisle family."

  "Bay Territory is willing to cooperate with the Carlisle family to jointly develop this ruin, which holds millions ih."

  "But we want trol over the restoration of Sweetwater Town and its territory…"

  Hawk carefully mulled over Adam Smith’s words, quickly extrag several key points:

  "Bay Territory wants more half-elven sves, which is one of my advantages…"

  "They’re using Brown ao tact the Carlisle family, which gives us an opportunity, but also a test…"

  "trol over Sweetwater Town and its territory is the dition Bay Territory is asking for…"

  "In fact, Bay Territory is likely putting forward this dition to force the Carlisle family to promise and gain more leverage in the pensatioiations!"

  Hawk thought through a lot in that moment. He uood how difficult it would be to vihe Carlisle family to trade territory for the ruin’s development.

  But Hawk had no choice!

  Without hesitation, he lifted his head and, with firm resolve, said to Adam Smith:

  "No problem. We will definitely vihe Carlisle family to agree to cooperate with Bay Territory."

  Having e to the same realization, Brown also seized the opportunity to demonstrate his value and siy:

  "That’s right. I will personally vince Vist Larry to agree to this. We also want to cooperate with Bay Territory."

  "As for the matter of pensation, we will make sure to persuade the Carlisle family as well."

  Adam Smith was very pleased with their quiderstanding.

  He chatted with them for a while longer, and only after they started to grow a bit anxious did he signal that they could leave to discuss the matter.

  Matthew, satisfied with Adam Smith’s persuasion, asked in a pyful tone:

  " those two really pull it off?"

  Sensing the closeness in Matthew’s voice, Adam Smith, thinking about the half-elven sves, fidently replied:

  "Freater influend profit, and to avoid being abandoned by the Carlisle family, they’ll definitely do their best."

  "After all, for them, only a small part of all this belongs to them personally. They won’t hesitate to sell what isn’t truly theirs…"

  Such is nobility!

  Such is human nature!

  Iingly, Matthew and Adam Smith didn’t have to wait long.

  Just two hours ter, the two meurned via teleportation with the hat the Carlisle family had fully agreed.

  With that, the flict between Bay Territory and the Carlisle family came to an end.

  Now, they were preparing to join forces to develop the ruihe Murloc Camp.

  By noon,

  the prisoners, after a m of work, stopped upon their captains' orders.

  Their expressions showed a mix of ay aation, and some whispered quietly to each other.

  Until the burly Beelzebub appeared again, shouting at everyone:

  "Alright, the m’s work is done. Everyone yourselves up, a ready for lunch."

  Was there really going to be lunch?

  The prisoners were still doubtful.

  But when they lined up and reached the rge new pool, they thhly washed off the mud and grime.

  Then, uheir captains' supervision, each received twe pieces of bck bread and a big bowl of meat soup, with visible ks of meat.

  Only then did everyone finally rex, though their minds were filled with plicated thoughts as they ate.

  They had been hungry for so long!

  As they savored the taste of meat, the prisoners couldn’t help but feel a deep fusion.

  Why was being a prisoner better than how they were treated before they were captured?

  FAL