Chapter 1496 - 954: Inseparable Allies_3

Chapter 1496: Chapter 954: Inseparable Allies_3

What can they do?

Faced with such a giant entity like the Night Watcher, even Raymond’s large Commerce Association is nothing more than a small, insignificant ant.

As long as the Night Watcher needs, their Commerce Association can effortlessly destroy Raymond’s Commerce Association with the most normal means of business competition.

After all, Raymond’s Commerce Association has developed to this extent only because the Night Watcher’s Commerce Association has provided a certain level of convenience.

This convenience can be withdrawn at any time, followed by direct competition to crush and destroy them completely.

Very easily.

Two small ants trying to kill an elephant or something? This idea is absurd.

Raymond chuckled, took a sip of his wine, then calmly put down the glass.

"Our two families can cooperate, across various aspects, in all-rounded cooperation."

This is Raymond’s core purpose.

Before he came, he carefully selected all the nobles in the country, and then carefully chose Alfred.

Who knew that upon arrival, he encountered the Void Rift appearing in Alfred’s territory and witnessed him fighting side by side with the Night Watcher.

This is simply perfect.

So he decisively chose to stay and wait.

"Cooperation? Cooperate on what? And why cooperate?"

There always has to be a clear reason.

"Cooperate in development, cooperate to build closer ties with the Night Watcher.

Once the Night Watcher truly achieves the situation I mentioned before, those useless and foolish nobles will inevitably be ruthlessly abandoned.

But who can truly understand the Night Watcher’s thoughts?

What if there are too many fools in the Kingdom, causing the Night Watcher to develop a negative impression of the entire nation’s nobility, or even disappointment?

Then wouldn’t we suffer a disaster brought upon by calamity?

Therefore, before this situation arrives, we must forge closer, more strategic ties with the Night Watcher.

Only this way might we gain more resources and support, perhaps even higher power and positions, along with additional assistance from the Night Watcher.

In any case, such a choice must be a wise and benevolent noble.

One who is relatively friendly to the commoners, does not raise taxes arbitrarily, and ensures that the livelihood of the territory’s subjects is relatively prosperous."

Although he didn’t fully understand the Night Watcher’s ideas, his actions do indeed align with their approach, correctly.

Because he inadvertently grasped the most crucial point.

The Night Watcher needs more people, needs better people.

Those nobles who arbitrarily increase taxes and make their territories wail in suffering are foolish and useless.

The Night Watcher, on the other hand, needs military power, as they have to combat the apocalypse.

Alfred, although his territory is at the border, has a very positive reputation among the commoners in his territory.

Raymond collected a lot of information about Alfred’s territory, including all of Alfred’s tax policies.

Despite being a Lord and a border lord, with considerable military needs, Alfred’s taxes remain within a reasonable range, and he even spends substantial money annually to purchase grain externally for the territory’s population.

This leads to closer relations with the Night Watcher, and he has learned that Alfred’s territory has a higher number of adventurers, and the quality is also good.

Evaluating comprehensively, this is simply the ideal cooperative partner.

Raymond, although he manages the subjects under his own territory fairly well, still falls a bit short compared to Alfred in terms of being approachable to the people.

After all, he is a traditional noble and also a profit-driven merchant.

Alfred nodded thoughtfully, but he didn’t immediately agree; he still needs some time to carefully consider the pros and cons as well as the far-reaching impact.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but this is not something that can be decided immediately. Please give me more time."

"Of course, of course, if we are to become truly close friends, we must be prudent and deliberate."