Even Verina didn't tell him, but Dane made a very low-key trip to Shawan Harbor, met a dwarf named Bickley in a very ordinary tavern, and then entertained him a week later in Ghost Knife Harbor. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The reason why he is so cautious is because this dwarf is a key figure in Dane's efforts to break the current situation in Shawan Harbor. If he couldn't talk about it, Dane could really only bow to the merchants like the warlords who once controlled the port of Shawan.

Bickley is a merchant from the Shire, who trades tobacco and grain, and also imports animal skins from Hindlaire and special materials from the Wasteland Monsters that can be used for alchemy or other manufacturing.

Of course, what Dane values most about him is not what he does in business, but his other identity - one of the eleven high-ranking councilors of the Shire United Chamber of Commerce, and the second speaker of the General Affairs Office of Shawan Harbor.

In other words, Bickley, a ridiculous-looking dwarf with a small belly, is the plenipotentiary agent of the Charr Chamber's interests in Shaswan Harbor.

The three giant chambers of commerce that control the General Affairs Office of Shawan Port have the same interests in Shawan Port, so they cooperate seemingly closely.

But Dane didn't think they were completely monolithic.

So here's where the game breaks.

The experience of the warlords who had fought with the merchants in Shawan Harbor in the past, but all of them ended in defeat, clearly told Dane that there was no way to solve the troubles in Shawan Harbor by relying on military force alone. It might as well be a different way.

For example, how about attacking from within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications?

With the cooperation of the three giant chambers of commerce, Dane had no way at all. But what if there was a chamber of commerce that stood on the same side as itself?

It's a line of thought, and Dane has thought deeply about it.

The Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce was first excluded from his choice of cooperation. This business organization, which has deep control over the wasteland, is not so easy to deal with.

Their power has infiltrated almost every inch of Sindelare's land. Dane couldn't think of any reason for them to help him, especially now that Sindelair was in this situation, before the war was about to start, the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce had pressed the treasure on the two governors of Conry and Ozer, and took the route that no one could be offended.

In this way, in their eyes, how can they put Dane in their eyes?

Of course, Dane seems to be on the same page as Governor Ozer. But it is precisely because of this that, in contrast, the ambiguous attitude adopted by the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce makes it even more impossible for them to open the door to Dane, which is easy to provoke Kangri.

As for off Ozawa? Not really. After all, it was Dane who started the trouble. Compared with Ou Ze who would turn against the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce over this matter, it was more likely that he would help the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce persuade Dane.

The Sequoia Chamber of Commerce, who had little to do with Schindlaire's warlord forces, was a different story.

The Sequoia Chamber of Commerce has its roots in the Duchy of Florence and the Kingdom of Pudri, which is almost the heart of human society. For them, Sindelair is, to a greater extent, a source of raw materials and a dumping ground for commercial products.

The reason why they were able to become one of the masters of the Governor's Office of Shawan Port was that their financial resources were indeed huge, and many of the handicraft products they brought, such as finished clothing, swords, soldiers, ordnance, etc., were very much needed by Hindlaire, and it was difficult to produce them on a large scale in other places except for the developed human society.

The purpose of the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce has always been to treat Sindelair simply as a market, and not to get too involved in the warlord struggle here. Moreover, controlling the port of Shawan in the hands of merchants is also the most profitable option for the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce. More than the other two chambers, they rely on local business policies to cut costs and increase profits.

Therefore, because of this, it is even more difficult to enlist their help than to enlist the help of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce.

In this way, the United Chamber of Commerce of the Charr is the only option left for Dane.

What's more, Dane felt that he and the Charr Chamber of Commerce had a natural basis for cooperation.

This chamber of commerce is based on the Shire continent, and the degree of influence penetration in other countries and regions is very low, and they really do not have so much desire to meddle in the politics and military affairs of other regions.

Unlike the other two chambers of commerce, the Shire Chamber of Commerce has a very strong semi-official background. This is evident in their own Chamber of Commerce's purpose: to help all Shire merchants outside of the Shire.

This is also the biggest difference between them and the other two chambers of commerce, this so-called semi-official background, so that the first goal of the Shire Chamber of Commerce is not to live for profit like pure businessmen. More often than not, they also shoulder the responsibility of working hard for the development of the Shire continent itself.

All kinds of raw materials, grains, and consumer goods that are abundant in the Shire continent are loaded onto ships and transported in fleets. And these things are used in exchange for various mineral resources that are rare in the Shire continent itself, as well as various magic props of finished products.

But to be honest, this kind of business is not very easy to do.

Mineral resources, magic items, and magic equipment can be said to be things that any force will focus on as strategic materials. It's okay to get a small amount, but it's not easy to change a large amount.

Mineral resources are not bad, but Hindlaire still has a lot of mineral deposits, and lacks the ability to turn minerals into direct products, and many warlords rely on the export of raw ore for their livelihood. But the magic props ...... It's a scarce commodity everywhere.

But in Dane's hands, he had both.

This was the basis of his negotiations with Bickley, with a larger and more stable share of mineral materials, and a stable supply of alchemy potions and magical equipment orders, in exchange for the support and cooperation of the Charr Chamber of Commerce on the port of Shahe Bay. Moreover, Dane promised that after squeezing the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce and the Sequoia Chamber of Commerce out of Shawan Harbor, he would definitely ensure the interests of the Charles Chamber of Commerce in the port to a large extent.

Think about it, which kind of benefit will be greater to share the Shawan Port with the other two and monopolize the entire port city? Coupled with Dane's promise to provide scarce mineral and magical industrial products from the Shire Chamber of Commerce, as well as his promise to import a variety of semi-finished raw materials from the Shire continent, Bickley was visibly impressed. (To be continued.) )