340. All in one
Each chamber of commerce will have a different pattern as its own chamber of commerce.
In the beginning, the coat of arms of the Chamber of Commerce was only used as a distinction between the Chambers of Commerce. However, with the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, the emblem has gradually become the identity and status symbol of the Chamber of Commerce, and when the Chamber of Commerce Alliance established the trade capital and became a huge force that cannot be ignored on the entire continent, these emblems have become a recognition of strength.
Especially the top 10 chambers of commerce.
When their caravans traded on the mainland, as long as they held high the banner with the emblem on it, no robber would dare to attack.
This is the manifestation of strength.
The only ones who dare to argue with the top ten chambers of commerce are those savages in the wilderness.
Even the orcs of those barbarian lands in the west of the continent would not go to trouble the Ten Great Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, this is a thing of the past.
Because now there is one more Sean who dares to argue with the top ten chambers of commerce.
This pioneer knight under the former Marquis of Tonys, now the Baron of the Duchy of Lane, directly issued the ultimatum in front of the envoy of the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce, ordering the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce to hand over all the materials in the inventory within two days, otherwise he would use force.
This is simply a great shame for the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce, which can now be regarded as a hegemon.
And because of Sean's deliberate actions, after these words were spoken, all the chambers of commerce in the entire Gray Shadow Black Market soon knew about Sean's ultimatum to the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce. Of course, it is also known that Alfred issued the decree before: the inventory of all chambers of commerce belonging to the alliance of chambers of commerce will be confiscated, and any chamber of commerce that is connected with the alliance of chambers of commerce must also pay a fine, even those that are not connected to the federation of chambers of commerce must also pay a fine.
Naturally, such an extremely harsh decree could not be obeyed by the Chamber of Commerce.
So soon, all these chambers of commerce were united.
Even the chambers of commerce that had no contact with the chamber of commerce alliance before chose to unite at this time.
Profit-seekers. We always believe in the strength of people and the momentum of public opinion.
A small alliance of chambers of commerce is gradually forming in the gray shadow black market.
Sean is not only very clear about this, but it can even be said that he has single-handedly contributed to all this. It's just that he didn't care about this at all, and let this small chamber of commerce alliance grow at an astonishing speed.
It was a struggle between lords and merchants in the new era.
The reason why we say the new era is because in the past thousand years, with the continuous improvement of the status of merchants, they can greatly affect or even control the economic lifeline of a country, so the struggle between lords and merchants has not been seen at all in the past thousand years. Because as long as the trade line is broken, let alone the lord. Not even a country as strong as the Seven Empires could survive.
The situation has only improved slightly in the last 100 years.
Because various countries have begun to consciously cultivate chambers of commerce loyal to their own countries, and even let people from the royal family form chambers of commerce. These chambers of commerce will not and cannot join the alliance of chambers of commerce, although they will be excluded by the alliance to a large extent, but with an entire country as a backer, the development of these chambers of commerce is relatively smooth. The main thing, of course, is to ease the lifeblood of countries under control.
It is precisely because of this sense of confrontation that the influence of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance has begun to diminish in the last hundred years. And make various concessions to seek a larger-scale strategic cooperation. Of course, in many cases. The Chamber of Commerce Alliance still plays a very important leading role, and at present, there will never be more than ten countries that can completely get rid of the influence of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, except for the seven empires.
At least, the Duchy of Lane is not among them.
Therefore, for Sean, the baron of the Duchy of Lane, to dare to challenge the authority of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance so head-on, this is definitely an intolerable thing for the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. In fact, if it weren't for the news that the Chamber of Commerce Alliance might collude with the devil last time. The Federation of Chambers of Commerce has long imposed economic sanctions on the Duchy of Lane.
And now, the Chamber of Commerce Alliance has not yet troubled Sean, and this lord actually directly came to the door with soldiers, as one of the top ten chambers of commerce, the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce. How can it be tolerated. Therefore, the Gray Shadow Black Market Chamber of Commerce Alliance led by him has formed a force that cannot be ignored in just one day, which is the strength of more than 30 chambers of commerce in the entire black market.
At this moment, in the house in the middle of the Gray Shadow Black Market, which represents the center of power of the entire black market, Wilson is meeting with a guest.
This is a very attractive middle-aged man.
He wore a back-covered hairstyle that was very popular in aristocratic circles on the side of the Millennium Covenant Empire, revealing his smooth forehead completely. On the body is a black tuxedo, this kind of clothing was first popular in the aristocratic circles of the Emilian Empire, and later introduced to the Millennium Covenant Empire after a certain degree of improvement before becoming the popular aristocratic clothing of the Millennium Covenant Empire.
Because the back hem of this tuxedo is longer than that of the Emilian Empire, and the opening is slightly larger, it is also called the Great Tuxedo.
Whether it is in terms of hairstyle or clothes, the middle-aged man is obviously well-dressed and well-dressed.
There is no doubt that this is a nobleman of the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire.
Of course, at this moment, his identity is not a nobleman, but a deacon of the Chamber of Commerce of the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce.
However, at this time, the face of the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce did not look very good.
He was staring at Wilson with a cold face, although his words were polite, but the anger in his eyes could not be concealed: "Mr. Wilson, do you really let that lord with no one in his eyes show off his power in your black market?" He's even issued a decree on your behalf, so is it true that the Grey Shadow Black Market has become the lord's domain? ”
"The Grey Shadow Black Market is still the Grey Shadow Black Market. I think your Excellency should be aware that we demon hunters have always been neutral and can never take sides. In the face of the deacon's anger, Wilson's face was very calm, "So the matter between your Chamber of Commerce Alliance and that lord, I and my subordinates will not interfere." ”
"Make a price." The deacon of the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce had even more anger in his eyes, but in the end, he remained calm and rational very well, and said in a deep voice. "I know the rules of your demon hunters, but I advise you not to take this opportunity to open your mouth."
Obviously, he has a request for others, but he still looks high, which is probably the attitude and practice of the top ten chambers of commerce.
In the face of the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce's words, Wilson smiled slightly, and then said something unexpected to him: "I don't want to offend that lord, so no matter what the price, I won't make a move." …… Of course, if you can get other demon hunters, that's your job, but I've said it before. Any demon hunters who interfere in this matter will no longer be protected by our Grey Shadow Black Market. ”
Demon hunters who are no longer protected by the black market are blacklisted by the black market, and they will never be able to receive financial support from the black market. Generally, demon hunters who are blacklisted by the black market will be greatly excluded in the demon hunter circle, and it will be difficult to integrate into the new black market environment.
So Wilson's words. It is equivalent to cutting off the possibility of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance seeking support from other demon hunters.
No matter how much this Chamber of Commerce deacon could tolerate it, he could no longer hold his breath at this moment: "You don't want to offend that lord. Aren't you afraid of offending our Chamber of Commerce Alliance? You have to be clear. Once blacklisted by our Chamber of Commerce Alliance, you, the owner of the Gray Shadow Black Market, may come to an end. ”
Wilson just smiled and didn't answer.
"Good!" Seeing Wilson's appearance, the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce was already very clear about Wilson's attitude, and there was no point in staying any longer, so he snorted coldly and left without saying anything cruel.
Until after this Chamber of Commerce deacon of the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce left. Robert and Roma just came out of the curtain.
Röm glanced at Wilson, and then sighed helplessly: "In the future, as long as you are here, the Gray Shadow Black Market will be included in the blacklist of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance forever." ”
"So what?" Wilson smiled nonchalantly, "That self-conscious merchant can't give me what the lord can give me." …… Besides. Even with my help, it won't be the opponent of that lord, and now there are only six lower-ranking gold powerhouses in the entire underground black market, counting the addition of other demon hunters and chamber of commerce guards, it is still very possible to win an army. But don't forget, the lord brought three armies, two of which were Iron Wings and Thunder Lion. ”
"Does that lord really dare to go on a killing spree here?" Rohm asked rhetorically.
"Don't you know what happened to the white pigeon?"
When Wilson said this, Rohm was also stunned for a moment, but he still refused to admit defeat and said: "So what if you count me?" Not to mention my strength, even my identity should be enough to make Sean scheming, right? ”
"Do you really think the lord cares about that?" Wilson sneered, "Don't say that you don't know what the Lord of the Dao Dao is doing now, if it's just a threat, will he refuse the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce's invitation to peace talks?" Will he allow the deacons of the Chamber of Commerce to confront him? …… You should know better than I do what he's doing, Mr. Rohm of the Black Eagle Chamber of Commerce. Sean dared to mobilize such an army to enter here, because he had made up his mind to make the Chamber of Commerce Alliance bleed, and at this time, anyone who stood in his way, he would not hesitate to crush it. ”
"It's more than hemorrhage." Röhm sighed silently, knowing that Wilson was telling the truth, "He just wanted to catch them all." …… I'm afraid the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce will lose a lot this time. ”
"So knowing that the Dao is the result of failure, will you still interfere?"
Röhm shook his head.
For a moment, the eyes of the three of them all looked out the window.
They could clearly see that Alfred, the lion king, was leaving a chamber of commerce with a dozen soldiers. These soldiers were all empty-handed, obviously failing to gain anything from this chamber of commerce, and the lion king who made the nobles of the Dabiang Kingdom frightened had no expression on his face at the moment, he just silently led people out of this chamber of commerce and entered another chamber of commerce, but it didn't take long for him to leave empty-handed.
Outside the door of the Chamber of Commerce, the deacons of the two chambers of commerce stared at the lion king with a swaggering look on their faces, and beside them were the guards of their respective chambers of commerce. These people changed their previous attitude of resignation, but an extremely tough attitude to refuse Sean's expropriation, and even had a momentum of not hesitating to start a war with the army under the command of Sean, the lord.
In the same way, Sean also changed his iron will at the beginning, and all the troops under his command were restricted in the scope of their movement during this day, and no matter how provocative these chambers of commerce were, no one impulsively went to trouble them. Even if Alfred came out empty-handed again and again at this moment, and was ridiculed again and again, there was still no bloody scene.
Everything looks like Sean reluctantly chose to compromise after facing the union of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance.
But neither Rohm nor Wilson nor Robert knew very well that it was just the calm before the storm.
Once that lord makes a move, I'm afraid it will be another move that shocks the mainland.
In this special moment of torment, time is still moving forward with its own unwavering attitude.
The two-day deadline given by Sean to the Thundercloud Chamber of Commerce has arrived in a blink of an eye. (To be continued......)