Chapter 821: Selling the Port

"Excellent! Thank you for your appreciation, Old Prince," Li Mu said, overjoyed.

Old Prince Feng walked out the door with a smile, greatly looking forward to the arrival of the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce.

"Prince!" City Lord Sun Shiming rushed over in a hurry.

"Why are you in such a panic, Mr. Sun?" Old Prince Feng looked at him.

"Prince, many fishermen have gathered at the government office. With the port damaged, they can’t sell their aquatic catches. If this drags on for another two days, it will all rot in their hands. Please, Prince, think of a solution."

"What does that have to do with me?" Old Prince Feng cast a cold glance.

"This..." For a moment, Sun Shiming couldn’t find the words to refute him.

"They smashed the port themselves. I paid out so much money in compensation, and did I say anything?"

Sun Shiming choked on his words, unable to utter even half a sentence.

"Suspend the harvesting of seafood for now. After the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce concludes, the port will reopen. For now, have them dutifully rebuild the port," Old Prince Feng calculated.

By the time Gu Shuo finished rebuilding the port, the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce would be over. Then, the port would no longer belong to Gu Shuo, and they would have saved themselves the cost of construction.

"But... rebuilding the port from scratch after the Four Countries Chamber of Commerce will take at least two months. Added to the current timeframe, that’s nearly three months. The fishermen can’t afford to wait."

It was already the beginning of summer, the peak season for harvesting seafood. In another three months, it would be close to autumn. In Nanyuan, once autumn had settled in for a month, it would be impossible to go out to sea.

"Who told you the port needs to be rebuilt?" Old Prince Feng frowned.

"Boss Gu has people dismantling things at the port. It doesn’t look like they are rebuilding it."

"Gu Shuo isn’t rebuilding the port?" Old Prince Feng was surprised.

Sun Shiming hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

"Gu Shuo took the money but isn’t rebuilding the port?! Let’s go to the Immortal Sea Building!" Old Prince Feng fumed.

Sun Shiming knew perfectly well that going there would be a wasted trip. However, he didn’t dare speak up and could only follow behind the Old Prince.

"I will go with you, Prince. Gu Shuo is too immoral. He took the money but refuses to build the port, and now he’s even having people dismantle it." Hearing this, Li Mu also grew indignant.

Dayu City was currently bustling, and the seafood trade was the most lucrative. As long as he signed a contract with Nanyuan, Dayu City would belong to him, Li Mu. Touching the port was tantamount to cutting off Beili’s path to wealth. How could he tolerate that!

"Old Prince Feng." A Xianyue Sect disciple suddenly appeared, blocking their path.

Old Prince Feng looked him up and down. Just by looking at the attire, he guessed whose subordinate this was.

"What is it?"

"Are you heading to the Immortal Sea Building, Old Prince Feng?" the Xianyue Sect disciple asked.

Old Prince Feng raised an eyebrow.

The young disciple continued, "There is no need for you to go, Old Prince Feng. Boss Gu asked me to pass on a message: the port was vandalized and there is no need to rebuild it, so he has already ordered its demolition."

"Gu Shuo has a lot of nerve! To think he actually dares to demolish the port—"

"Boss Gu also said that the port was built by us in the first place, so we have the final say on how to handle it. If you think demolishing it is a pity, Old Prince Feng, we can sell the port to you, and you can repair it yourself. If you are reluctant to spend the money to fix it, then Dayu City’s port will be permanently abandoned," the young disciple stated earnestly.

"Buy it? I should rebuild it? On what grounds should I rebuild it? I paid the compensation, so Gu Shuo should be the one to rebuild the port!"

The young disciple laughed upon hearing this. "Old Prince Feng, your way of thinking is truly... Since you’re getting on in years, Prince, and can’t grasp some things right away, you should go back and take your time to think it over. Get your facts straight first."

"You..."

"The port is up for sale. If you want to buy it, Old Prince Feng, you’d better do it soon. Otherwise, once the demolition is complete, rebuilding it from scratch will cost much more than the current price."