Female Novel
Chapter 1336
Chapter 1336
The King began to talk about Orient Commerce.
“At the time, the country was falling behind in every way. There were still a lot of impoverished peoplein the country. Many were cold and hungry.
Electricity was not yet available in many places.
"Lance founded Orient Commerce for two purposes.
"First of all, he was concerned that the ancient martial artists led by the Ancient Four would meddle inthe affairs of the country. So he founded Orient Commerce, drew these families and ancient martialartists in, and led them to fortune. Furthermore, they made an agreement not to interfere with thecountry's major affairs.
‘There was another purpose, and that was to guide the people of the country toward prosperity.
"The Great Four, as well as some martial artists, emerged from this and established themselves in theCapital. Over the last few decades, Sol’s economy has experienced tremendous growth. The ancientmartial artists, led by the Ancient Four, gained control of Sol's economy as well.
"However, there are far too many people involved, and the connections between them are extremelycomplicated. Apart from the ancient martial artists led by the Great Four, there are also many commonfamilies and officials.
"In order to stabilize the situation, Lance, the President, made concessions to all of the prominentfamilies and major officials in the recent decades. He'll turn a blind eye as long as they don’t go too far.This has resulted in the intricate web of connections now. This is also why moving against one of themhas an effect on all of them.”
After hearing these, James finally understood how these relationships related to one another.
"Do you have a vested interest in this as well?” James looked at the King, The King glanced back atJames and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"I went into the underground prison to meet with Halvor and asked him about the technology Blue TechCorporation was working on. He told me about some of it and said that if I did anything to him, it wouldaffect a lot of people's interests, including yours,” said James casually.
The King’s expression was solemn. He began to get lost in his thoughts.
James stared at the King and waited for his answer.
After a while, the King sighed deeply and said, “If things continue as they are, there will never be peacein Sol. Problems will undoubtedly arise. To avoid further trouble, I wanted to resolve the currentsituation. This requires more than just the extermination of ancient martial artists. I need to reclaimcontrol of Sol's economy.”
‘That's why you're collaborating with Halvor?" James questioned.
"It's not really a collaboration,” said the King. "I already implemented my plans early on and havesecretly formed a consortium as well. During these past few years, the consortium that I establishedhas also been working with the main families and consortia.”
"Do you simply wish to put an end to the current situation?" James looked at the King. He had somereservations about him. He asked, "Are you not trying to overthrow Orient Commerce, overthrow thecommercial empire that Lance had established, build a new commercial empire, and then retreatbehind the scenes to do what Lance is currently doing?"
‘That's not the case at all," the King clarified. "I really didn't think of it that way, James. All I want is toget rid of it all, and bring Sol true stability and peace."
James remained silent and did not say anything.
Perhaps the King was doing the same thing Lance had done in the past. He was just unlucky that therewere so many hindrances right now.
The biggest obstacle was Lance's Orient Commerce, or more specifically, the ancient martial artists ledby the Great Four.
If these were gone, he could easily accomplish what the old King had done.
"I'll take care of these things." James stood up and left.
After leaving the Peace Mansion, he appeared to have a lot on his mind.
The current situation was far more dangerous than he had anticipated.
Currently, he had to face not only Lucjan from the Gu Sect, but also the first king of Sol, Lance. Thecurrent King could be a foe as well.
Regardless, the current King was still supporting him for the time being, considering that he neededJames’ hands to clean up all of this and remove the impediments to his empire.
The urgent ringing of his phone interrupted James’ train of thought. He pulled out the phone and took aglance. The incoming call appeared to be from Henry.
James accepted the call and asked, "Has the investigation yielded any results?"
"Yes, it has."
“Alright. I'll return to the military region right away. We'll talk when we meet.”
James ended the call and instructed the soldier behind the wheel, “Hurry back to the military region."
"Yes."novelbin
The soldier behind the wheel stepped on the gas.
Leaning back in his seat, James closed his eyes and rested.