Chapter 263: Dorothy’s Provocation
The mist-shrouded Tea Party in the Dream, the Great Witches once again gathered around the tea table at Queen Alice’s summons.
“……To summarize, the first transaction with Fenrir went very smoothly. The gold obtained from the transaction has already been safely escorted to my territory. Barring any accidents, it will be delivered to Moiland Island and placed into storage before the end of the month.”
Dorothy stood and reported the recent transactions with Leon to the Queen.
“Mm.” Queen Alice responded. Dorothy bowed and sat down.
At this moment, Arachne spoke up: “Setting aside the fact that we’re actually expected to bear the risk of transporting the gold across borders, according to the transaction volume you reported, it’s basically only one-third to one-half of Earl Foyle’s. According to my investigation, with the amount you’re supplying plus what they’re producing themselves, the market is already completely saturated.
And he controls one less territory than Earl Foyle did back then, nor does he have the ability to expand the market westward. Even if he stopped producing anything himself and bought everything from us, there’s no way he could reach the volume from back then. This channel you established feels like quite a regression.”
The other Great Witches exchanged glances. Some sighed, some smiled wryly, but most maintained an attitude of watching from the sidelines.
Ever since Earl Foyle died, Arachne and Dorothy had both been stationed in the Empire. Now, the matter of reestablishing a smuggling channel into the Empire with that Viscount Arend was frequently brought to this tea table.
Every single time this issue was discussed, Arachne and Dorothy invariably went head-to-head.