Volume 4 Chapter 26 - Banta City prosperous on the surface (1/2)

Volume 4 Banta City prosperous on the surface

Xu Yi turned over with a faint smile, “Isn’t it the same for you to see it for his majesty now?”

“Perhaps……” Seveni nodded with a smile.

Three months had passed and Seveni was no longer filled with grief like when she received the news that Lampuri Thirteenth had passed, there was the same gentle smile as before. Compared to before, her smile was even more gentle, making one feel close to it.

Thinking of what Seveni did during this time, Xu Yi couldn’t help feeling a bit of admiration in his heart.

Being able to remain calm in front of great change and keeping to one’s mind without falling to the great seduction of power, there were only few people in this world that had a will as firm as her’s.

“Speaking of this, you are still only calling royal father king.” Seveni looked at the Porter Chamber of Commerce’s ships passing along the river and she suddenly said, “After big brother took the throne, he hasn’t done anything to you or the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, why are you still unwilling to accept him?”

“It’s not whether I accept him or not.” Xu Yi shook his head, “This is just a habit. I’ve only see one king in my life and as for his highness Eric……I can’t look at him at all, so I can’t call him this. Then again, I am just a normal merchant, it doesn’t matter what I call him.”

“Xu Yi, your old habit is out again.” Seveni revealed a naughty smile and reached out her hand to tap Xu Yi, “You always look down on yourself. Are you really just a small merchant? There might not be a single person in the kingdom that can compare to you. If even a person who can affect the decisions in half the cities in the kingdom is a small merchant, then what are the other merchants in the kingdom?”

“Your highness, don’t tease me.” Xu Yi shook his head with a bitter smile, “Those cities made those decisions to earn some money, it isn’t related to me. If your words fall onto his highness Eric’s ears, I might be in trouble.”

“It’s another one of your bad habits.” Seveni revealed a faint smile, “Whenever you don’t mean what you say, you talk formally. Relax, big brother has agreed to treat you and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce well, he has done that based on everything you can see. Look, big brother has taken the throne for three months, but he has never done anything to you or the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. So you can be a bit more bold and continue to develop the Frestech Chamber of Commerce like before.”

Xu Yi looked, “You’re here to speak for his highness Eric?”

“No, I’m here to speak for the Lampuri Kingdom.” Seveni shook her head as her expression became serious, “Xu Yi, please don’t give up on the Lampuri Kingdom, alright?”

Xu Yi was silent for a bit before saying, “I never said I would give up on the Lampuri Kingdom.”

“But you are doing this.” Seveni said with a serious look, “In the past three months, you haven’t been expanding the Falling Rain Valley base like you told me before and the personnel in the Falling Rain Valley have been moved out. From what I know, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s magic research facility and magic machine development center have been moved to your company’s base in the Stantine Duchy, right?”

Xu Yi had no expression as he neither confirmed or denied this, “Where did you learn this?”

“Could it be you thought that such large movements could be hidden from everyone?” Seveni asked back without any courtesy, “Other than this, Still and your daughter Freya have already been sent to the Stantine Duchy. Doing this, could it be that you don’t want to leave the Lampuri Kingdom?”

“You’re thinking too much.” Xu Yi said with a smile, “The Stantine Duchy climate is much better than here, so sending Still and Freya there is for them to have a better life.”

“Don’t lie to me.” Seveni glared at Xu Yi and said in a firm tone, “Xu Yi, I’ve known you this long, how could I not see what you’re thinking? You have already made your plan and are implementing it step by step. Actually to be honest, you already had this idea when you first went to the Stantine Duchy over two years ago, right?”

After looking at Seveni’s eyes for a bit, Xu Yi said with a sigh, “I am just leaving a way out for myself. Your highness, didn’t you urge me to prepare ahead of time three months ago? Now you’re accusing me, what is this?”

Seveni had a sad look on her face before gritting her teeth and saying, “I understand your ideas, but Xu Yi…..can’t you be a bit more patient? Have some confidence in big brother, at least make your decision when he starts moving against you and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, alright?”

“It’ll be too late then.” Xu Yi gave a soft snort, “You want me to have more patience and confidence? Seveni, if you took the throne, I can give you patience and confidence, but as for his highness Eric…..He,he…..”

“But I feel that in the three months big brother has taken the throne, he’s already done very well. At least he isn’t like you worried, moving against you and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce as soon as he took the throne, right?” Seveni didn’t give up.

“Is that so?” Xu Yi asked back. He looked at Seveni for a while before suddenly asking, “Your highness, I heard that after handing over your duties, you’ve been in your own territory and never left, right?”

“Yes.” Seveni nodded, “This is to make big brother feel assured. Coming to see you is my first time leaving my territory in months.”