PFC Chapter 208 Chamber of Commerce Established
Chapter 208 Chamber of Commerce Established
Two days later, the Duke of Buck finally issued a brief statement.
——The Duke of Booker is deeply saddened by the unfortunate death of his heir William Booker and will hold a memorial ceremony in the territory at a later date.
Then there is nothing.
This official statement puzzled most people in the empire - because although no one admitted it openly, almost everyone believed that William Booker's death was related to Aarons Moti.
Even though no one believed that Aarons could sink a battleship, everyone still believed so.
"No one can provide conclusive evidence now, so even if Duke Booker wants to send troops to attack me, he must consider the problem of having no legitimate reason to do so."
Although this avoids the possibility of a direct war, the other party's failure to take the initiative to retaliate also means that the previous worst-case scenario may have come true.
——Duke Booker is most likely a traitor who is in secret contact with the Cadians. He is just waiting for the Cadians to invade the border territory, and then he will attack Aarons from both sides under the pretext of sending troops to support him.
"We may only have one or two months to prepare, so before the summer is over... we must eliminate the threat from one of the parties."
However, with Aarons' current strength, the possibility of deterring Cardia from invading the empire is very small. So he can only delay time as much as possible here, so that Keliya has a chance to get rid of Duke Booker first.
"Master, the Chamber of Commerce has already recruited a number of honorary nobles who are willing to join, so Her Royal Highness the Princess has decided to lead the convoy to set off tomorrow."
"Have you prepared the fuel and consumables? We may not be able to come back for supplies after we arrive at the Dukedom."
"There is a truck with a special oil processing device installed. Because several key components have been removed, it can only be started when Miss Zhuying simulates these components. So even if the equipment is really taken away, it will be difficult to figure out our preparation process in a short time."
Since Her Royal Highness the Princess had even taken confidentiality into consideration, Aarons no longer had to worry about anything.
But this was a separation after all - Aarons had just established a stable relationship with Claire, so of course he was a little reluctant to leave.
"...That's all, I'll go talk to Claire again."
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"Pan-Empire Business Community... Can you please not give it a name that sounds like it will lead to heavy losses?"
When Aarons found Claire, Her Royal Highness the Princess was busy naming her Chamber of Commerce.
Somewhat surprisingly, Keliya actually had a serious difficulty in naming - she picked out dozens of names back and forth, but still couldn't decide what the Chamber of Commerce should be called.
"No, it would be too tacky to call it the Moti Chamber of Commerce! I must come up with a name that sounds nice and scary!"
"We are just a chamber of commerce, there is no need to scare people..."
When the discussion between the two attracted Karin and Zhuying, and even Xia Ye who came to check the situation joined in, the official name of the Chamber of Commerce was decided reluctantly.
[White Wing] - This name comes from an ancient legend on the continent, which is a white bird that will bring war or prosperity.
As for what this white bird will bring to the Duke's family... there is no need to think about it.
"Also, I have to tell you, my husband. I plan to set off tomorrow... The spy I had planted there reported the situation to me yesterday. The Duke of Booker has not made any moves yet, and has not even started to recruit mercenaries or allocate military supplies."
"It seems that they are determined to wait for the Cadians to make the first move."
"This is also a good opportunity for us, so I don't plan to waste any more time."
Claire had already made up her mind to personally remove this threat for Aarons, so Aarons did not intend to interfere with her thoughts, but just reminded her to be careful.
Of course, the others also left them enough time to be intimate - after all, after this separation, they didn't know how many months it would be before they would meet again.
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The next morning, Klia rushed to Moti City and issued an announcement in her own name.
[In view of the unfortunate death of William Booker, I will go to the Duke of Booker's home on behalf of the royal family to express my condolences. At the same time, the White Wing Chamber of Commerce will accompany me, hoping to seek opportunities for business cooperation with the Duke's family. ]
——This announcement was finalized after careful consideration by Aarons and others, with the purpose of confusing the outside world.
Although the princess had not previously acknowledged her engagement with the Booker family, she now took the initiative to go to the Dukedom to offer condolences. This unexpected move would inevitably make outsiders suspect that her relationship with the Aarons had changed in some way.
Because Aarons was competing with the Booker family for the engagement with the princess. However, as soon as William Booker died, the princess decided to lead the team to the Dukedom alone... How could a normal person let his fiancée go to the enemy alone?
Although the Yumenhua is still docked here for the time being, Aarons does not know magic and has no ability to command this warship.
So maybe there really was some conflict between the two... and it was probably some disagreement when dealing with William Booker that led to the change in their relationship.
"No matter what outsiders think, at least Duke Booker won't be able to figure out Claire's true thoughts for a while."
In the eyes of ordinary people, Her Royal Highness the Princess might just not want to offend the Duke's family. But in the eyes of the nobles, this matter has another hidden meaning.
——The royal family may have already considered giving up Aarons.
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"There will definitely be more people testing me later, and I can take this opportunity to pull out these nails."
Under Aarons' deliberate manipulation, public opinion within the empire changed rapidly.
Because the Third Prince Loran had already given instructions in advance, after Her Royal Highness the Princess led the team out, some media immediately published speculative reports such as "There is a rift in the relationship between Aarons and Her Royal Highness the Princess."
After these rumors spread, Aarons went to Moti City to accept media interviews.
"——No problem, absolutely no problem! If you continue to maliciously speculate on the relationship between me and His Highness, I will sue you in the Tribunal!"
Not only did he pretend to be furious and refute all speculations, he also firmly stated to the media that his relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess was unbreakable - this kind of behavior that made people feel a little guilty at first glance naturally aroused suspicion from the outside world.
It seems that there is really something wrong in the relationship between the two.
"It's okay, but my reputation will go back to what it was before."
Of course, except for a very small number of people who knew the situation, no one knew that this was just a cover-up provided by Aarons for Clary.
When the princess led the newly established White Wing Chamber of Commerce and left the border territory in a mighty manner, most people's attention was once again focused on Aarons.
——Will this honorary marquis, who is obviously about to lose power, be able to stir up any more trouble in the future?
"As long as most people keep an eye on my movements, there will be fewer obstacles on Klia's side - so let them misunderstand me. I should go do my own thing."