Realm of Power

796 Blood of Winter (5)

Sokutus Stellan stood in front of the window sill on the fourth floor of No. 64 Ruiliyang Street. She was wearing a dark black dress, which made her mysterious and seductive temperament even stronger.

Slender eyebrows, dark and clear pupils, a straight bridge of the nose, soft, plump and tender lips, graceful and smooth cheeks, and a pink face that is broken by blowing, all fit together perfectly on the same light face. The beauty exudes an irresistible charming temperament;

There was a drizzle outside the window, with a bit of desolation and indifference. The white raindrops fluttered in the wind, covering the surroundings of the castle like mist.

This is a large and magnificent courtyard, with a 2-meter gate made of white iron, and a huge flower bed full of flowers extending from the exquisitely carved gate to the greenery.

Two rows of neatly pruned short-legged evergreens are like tall sentinels. Even in the cold winter, they still look lush, green and full of vitality.

The drizzle is hazy and rustling on the flower garden. As the line of sight extends, at the end of the tree-lined avenue is a beautiful white castle with a quaint and unique shape. Four red round spiers point to the castle. The light blue sky is connected to an outer wall made of large pale white stones covered with green vines.

When you see it, you will feel a simple atmosphere coming to you. Hundreds of flower window frames with exquisite carvings are distributed on the walls of the castle in four layers, just like pairs of beautiful eyes staring at you.

This is one of the most famous buildings in Raymel. The extremely ambiguous name "White Rose" is as old as the city and makes people feel a little bit of pity, because this is the name of Raymel who is famous for his passion and beauty. The final resting place of the Princess of Myr,

It is here, in the back garden of the old castle, that there is still an unmarked grave. A handful of simple loess buried the tragic life of a peerless beauty with ups and downs. The person who buried her was in the current situation. After thinking about it, I just temporarily planted eight mangroves around the tomb as a subtle hint.

Later, the owner of the castle quietly built a beautifully decorated white pavilion above the tomb to protect this poor woman who had left her hometown. After hundreds of years, the beautiful crowns of the original eight mangroves have grown into one surrounding the pavilion.

When the mangroves bloom in season, the leaves that are blown up in the wind keep circling, like a beautiful woman's red dance skirt that keeps spinning.

Just like in the harvest autumn in the Dorok Mountains, all Dorok women will use the collected red leaves to weave into long and beautiful ornaments and hang them on their bright red and fluttering skirts, letting these red leaves flow with them. With her graceful figure, she transformed into a beautiful wind dance in the mountain breeze.

Beautiful things can never withstand the ravages of war. The Falcon Army forcefully entered the three northern counties. The iron hooves of the Dongting Cavalry plundered in the north. Countless cities were burned and millions of people were displaced. Ruimi has never been a military powerhouse. In Ercheng, before the cruel war, anything that could not be taken away had no value at all. No matter how beautiful the building was, it had only one color under the flames, the color of scorched earth.

This ancient castle, which was worth at least 300,000 gold coins, was also sold to the Business Alliance by its previous owners, the Bosidi family, for almost 50,000 gold coins due to the war. It was in such a mess at the time, who I didn’t expect that Remel would go too far in peace.

After the sword of war made a false shot outside the city of Rimel, it gradually regained its strength. After being in panic all day long, Rimir discovered that the Falcon Dynasty had no intention of attacking Rimel at all. This strange and legendary and beautiful and elegant city The castle became the branch of the Business Alliance in Rimir.

There are only two people who have gained the greatest benefit this time. One is Sokutus Stellan, the Thirteenth Deacon of the Business Alliance who brought a large amount of funds and entered forcefully.

Under Fatty's secret order to try his best to stabilize Rimel, Sokutus Stellan took advantage of the escape of the nobles in the city and purchased 30% of the noble residences and a large number of properties in the city with only a small amount of money. The most valuable things in this city are firmly in your hands.

The other person is the leader of the underground forces in the city, the Marquis of Bokandi. This is a veteran figure of the local forces. Although the Marquis of Bokandi is an upper-class noble, for hundreds of years, the Bokandi family has already established a close relationship with the local people. The underground forces are inextricably linked.

This time, under the power imbalance caused by the large-scale flight of the upper-class nobles, Marquis Bocande used various resources in his hands and the several major gangs that controlled Rimel to also gain a lot of benefits from this war. They made a fortune. Although most of the industries they controlled were small and medium-sized industries, their numerical advantage was enough to give them the upper hand in controlling Rimir City.

Currently, one-third of the economic lifeblood of the city of Rimir is in the hands of Sokutus Stellan, and the other third is in the hands of the Marquis of Bokandi.

The composition of one-third of the matter is more complicated. There are business alliance deacons who subsequently added money, investors who saw the opportunity and want to make a big profit, and investments from some emerging businessmen.

This is a chaotic situation. When the new economic center is formed, waves are already surging under the calm water. Whoever can control this new economic center will undoubtedly become the uncrowned king of the business community in the northern part of the mainland.

"Miss, this is the list of people scheduled to be interviewed this morning!" A female assistant, also wearing a black dress, walked in from the door with a list in her hand.

"There are really a lot of people!"

Sokutus Stellan took over the list from the female assistant with some helplessness. Thinking of having to face so many requests again, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. The youngest person who could be qualified to be interviewed by him and submit a proposal was also from the Business Alliance. The person in charge of a certain region is the real elite in the business world and the driving force behind the rapid development of the business alliance.

“What’s going on?”

Sokutus Stellan's moon-like eyes looked at the names above, her gaze fixed on one of the names, and her crescent-moon eyebrows frowned slightly,

"Pah!" Sokutus Stellan threw the list in his hand heavily on the table, pointed at one of the names, and asked in a clear and displeased voice.

"Before the deacons' meeting, we only met with twelve deacons and seventy-two regional leaders. What happened to the Marquis of Bocande? I remember that the last joint letter asking him to be upgraded to the regional leader of the three northern counties was not half-finished. Just call him back? Why did you include his name?”

The female assistant said helplessly, "Miss, I also know that this person is not qualified, but this person was jointly recommended by the two Archdeacons Conso and Asder. According to the regulations of the Business Alliance, if he can get the position of a Archdeacon If recommended, you can submit suggestions to the superiors across the hierarchy. If there are two, you can attend the meeting and observe the content of the meeting. This time, it was recommended by the two Archdeacons Consoul and Asder at the same time, so he is qualified to propose and attend the meeting. !”

"Was it jointly recommended by Kang Leso and Asder?" When the female assistant heard the names of the two deacons, Sokutus Stellan snorted heavily.

"Yes, this recommendation letter was just sent in yesterday! I have already handed it in together with other documents!" The female assistant looked at the pile of documents on the table with an innocent face, and quickly found a signed document. The recommendation letters from the two deacons indeed contained this content.

Sokutus Stellan's face turned darker, with a vague feeling of lightning and thunder, "What do these two guys want to do? I have already endured the last incident, and they really think I am easy to bully!"

"Yes, miss, they went too far this time!" the female assistant said from the side. In fact, she is pretty. She has a slender figure and wears a black gauze skirt. Although she doesn't have the same look as Sokutus Stellan. It is stunning and inexplicably shocking, but it also gives people a fresh and capable feeling, with a unique flavor.

Within the Business Alliance, everyone knows that the Thirteenth Deacon is at odds with the two Archdeacons, Kang Leso, who is in charge of the grain trade, and Asder, who is in charge of the iron ore trade.

One of these two trades is related to people's livelihood, and the other is related to the military, so they have always been within the scope of strict control. Originally, such contradictions were not so acute.

However, with the Falcon Dynasty fighting in the north, more than 100,000 troops have been in combat for a long time. The food consumed daily and the large amount of iron ore required for forging weapons and arrow clusters are all obtained from within the Business Alliance through Sokutu Stellan. The money allocated in the name of regulation is pursued by businessmen. If the profit is doubled, they dare to violate the law. If the profit is doubled, they dare to risk beheading.

Goods that are in short supply, such as grain and iron ore, can earn huge returns in any war-torn area. Now this road has been cut off by Sokutus Stellan. The price should have increased significantly, but it has not. Because of this woman's intervention, he was strictly controlled

Kang Le, who is in charge of the grain trade, and Asder, who is in charge of the iron ore trade, will naturally regard Sokutus Stellan, the thirteenth person with overwhelming power, as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh.

But several previous attempts ended in vain. They sent people to slander, and the slanderers were thrown into the sewers. They secretly arranged assassinations. As a result, the assassins were killed in their residences the day before the attack. These shocked most people. People with dissident intentions have no chance to attack Sokutus Stellan in Wikiia. This has become the consensus of the business alliance’s top executives, but this meeting held in the Northern Three Counties is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime event. Chance

Sokutus Stellan smelled something unusual from this list. This was a challenge among the deacons. If he backed down, he would be looked down upon by the other deacons who were watching from the other side.

The leadership is in my own hands, and I really don't have to be afraid of the little moves of these two guys. Unless they can shake His Majesty's trust in me, everything will be in vain!

"Anna Jielin, just follow this list!" Sokutus Stellan said to the female assistant behind her who was waiting for a reply. Then she picked up the list from the table with a solemn expression and gently placed it in a thick stack behind her. On the document, which is almost a foot high, it says, "I accept your declaration of war!"

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