Chapter 101: A touch too good to resist
"Ah... this is the life! Hahaha!" A hearty laugh echoed through the air.
Its owner lay on the deck of a large cargo ship, clearly newly built. The wood still gleamed with a vivid golden sheen and smelled of freshly cut cedar.
It was Ron, a merchant who had once been just another face in the crowd trying to make his fortune in the Eternal Forest.
Overnight, however, he became a sensation in the Kingdom of Burning Ice.
The reason? A new drink called Green Fairy Wine, with a bewitching aura, powerful healing properties, and an incomparable taste.
When he presented the drink to a baron about two weeks ago, they say the nobleman went crazy for more bottles.
Ron, however, would only sell one per customer.
Soon, nobles were knocking on his door, offering hundreds of gold coins for a single bottle. Many sold for over four hundred coins.
In the end, Ron made a fortune from the green fairy wine he never would have expected to earn any other way.
Even if the price dropped significantly once he and Ethan established a stable supply, the profits would still be absurd.
"Didn’t you hate this place? Why are you coming with me all the way out here again?" Ron turned to one of the guards, the same one who had spent the entire previous trip complaining.
"I hate the Eternal Forest. The Solene River is pleasant." The guard chuckled.
Well, he didn’t like the Solene River much either, but Ron’s money was too good to turn down.
Twenty guards were on the ship in total, along with about ten sailors and another ten staff members who helped with negotiations.
Beyond that, the vessel carried twenty tons of cargo, much of it goods Ron planned to stock in the shop in Goldenveil.
From tools to books, and even cosmetics and toys. He bought a little of everything.
At first, he hesitated, but after earning all that gold from the green fairy wine, the hesitation vanished.
He had to invest in Goldenveil.
If Ethan really kept his promise of a thousand bottles a year, Ron would become the richest merchant in the entire kingdom!
He was already drooling when the ship arrived off those white-sand beaches, his eyes falling on the open path leading to Goldenveil.
The ship couldn’t dock since the water was too shallow, so the crew lowered two smaller boats. Ron rowed one alongside two guards to the beach.
As soon as he set foot on the sand, he ordered them to start unloading everything and, without hesitation, headed toward Goldenveil.
Shortly after leaving the beach, he stopped. His gaze caught the walls on the horizon.
Those weren’t hastily erected wooden palisades. They were real walls, tall and imposing, made of stone and equipped with defensive posts.
He... hadn’t stopped in the wrong place, had he?
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While Ron approached Goldenveil, Ethan was in his office, supposedly discussing plans for the future with a dark-skinned beauty.
In his lap, he felt the plush weight of two shapely, round cheeks, a perfect ass nestled snugly against his hips, her warm curves molding against him.
His hands were on her enormous breasts, palms sinking deep into the heavy, luscious mounds while his fingers teased one of her darkened nipples. His lips took the other, sucking with a gentle pressure that made her writhe.
"Ah~~ you really never get tired of them, do you? My perverted lord... fufufu~~" Elena gave an elegant giggle, pulling Ethan harder against her chest, her delicate fingers tangling in his golden hair.
They were supposed to be discussing Goldenveil’s future, but as soon as they found themselves alone in the office, Ethan wasted no time burying his face in her huge tits.
Well, she felt a little guilty about that too.
He was a strong, virile young man. Apparently, not even his two beautiful wives were capable of fully satisfying him.
In the end, she was still stuck in the same idiotic cycle. Unable to fully accept herself as his woman, while at the same time refusing to push him away.
His touch was too good to resist...
"Ah... it’s not my fault if you’re so hot." Ethan smiled, releasing her nipple from his lips with a soft pop.
The large breast bounced free, the heavy mound wobbling against her chest before settling into its twin, still trapped under his squeezing palm.
The impact sent a gentle quiver through both, the one he’d been sucking still glistening with the moisture from his lips.
His eyes drifted from Elena’s mature, flushed face to Goldenveil’s status screen.
[Name: GoldenVeil
Type: Small Village
Population: 600
Population Loyalty: 90%
Houses: 174 (173 occupied)
Prosperity: Acceptable
Attractiveness: Acceptable
Population Growth: +17/Week (Increase attractiveness and prosperity to gain more residents)
Lord: Ethan GoldenVeil
Knights: 0
Average Level: 0
Guard: 50 light infantry
Average Level: 23
Guard Loyalty: 91%
’Stone Wall with Battlements and Parapets’ Status: 12090/12090
Treasury: 269 gold coins (-36.02/month)
Upgrade requirements: 174/250 houses, 600/1,000 inhabitants, 100 gold coins, Lord of Baron rank or higher]
It was hard to believe that just over a month had passed.
Goldenveil’s prosperity had finally improved, especially after Ethan used the two city cores from the goblin camps, significantly increasing the aura and mana density in the region.
As a result, the population became stronger, healthier, and, of course, more eager to work.
Population growth was also going very well.
Ethan hoped that before winter, he would reach a thousand inhabitants and establish his barony.
"Hm~~" Elena shifted in his lap, leaning against his shoulders. Her breasts pressed against his face for a brief moment, the soft, warm mass spreading across his skin before she leaned back.
His hands naturally fell onto Elena’s full, round buttocks. His fingers sank into the supple curves, the plump flesh overflowing his grip as he admired her beauty.
A warm palm slid beneath her dress, gliding across her smooth, creamy skin.
Elena gasped.
She’d be lying if she said she hated it.
Her lips parted, brushing against his.
Just as she was about to kiss him, a soft knock sounded at the office door.
"Ethan, there’s a merchant looking for you. He said his name was Ron." Evelyn’s sweet, pleasant voice came from the other side.
Ethan’s eyes, still lost in Elena’s beautiful, full bosom, sparkled.
It was time to get rich!