Chapter 297 - Doland
Doland lay at the northern tip of the Breezy Plains near the Flower Forest. This chaotic town was home to the poor, soldiers, and the most evil. Every second, a life was lost here; every second, a crime was committed here… only the truly evil could survive in such a wretched town.
Without a doubt, Kaman was a true evil.
Of course, he would never admit it himself, for he had always prided himself on being a philanthropist who had provided employment opportunities to the masses, thus allowing them to feed their families. The ones preaching benevolence and morals could never contribute the same.
Few remained unaware of Kaman, and few had yet to cross paths with him in this town. The middle-aged fatty in his forties looked anything but special, but he was the true mastermind behind the Rosen Union. This union controlled more than 80 percent of the stone trade in Doland, and many products were made with their stone. In recent years especially, the Rosen Union was taking bigger deals and had ventured into every industry possible, snowballing their fortune as a result. There were even rumors that they had collaborated with the Glittergold Trade Union, which would allow them to monopolize more than half of Doland’s industries in the near future.
Of course, these were merely rumors, and nobody could prove them.
One thing for sure, though, was that Kaman had been in a good mood these days, and it had nothing to do with the Glittergold Trade Union. It was because Kaman recently discovered a mineral vein in Blackhills Town, and after sending experienced miners to check it out, he now knew that it was brimming with adamantine. This had kept him happy for days.
Kaman had always been in the mining business, and he knew the stone trade better than anyone else. He was well aware of the fact that the price of refined iron core had been increasing, and had nearly doubled since the previous year. If this newly discovered mineral vein could be fully exploited, the Rosen Union would enjoy great profits.
“President Kaman? I see, nice to meet you…” Just as Kaman thought, this well-mannered young man was easy to speak to. No sooner had Kaman finished his self-introduction than the young man gave him a warm smile.
Damn it, thank God I came here myself! If I left it to that fool, god knows what would happen to this deal…
Kaman was still silently celebrating before he heard the young man say, “My apologies, though. I will not sell you the title deed, so I’m afraid there is nothing left to discuss here. ”
“…” The welcoming smile was frozen on Kaman’s face.
As a successful businessman himself, he had seen his fair share of utter disregard. However, he only realized today that he was nothing compared to this young man. Utter disregard, you say? This young man right here embodied it…
“Alright, President Kaman. If there is nothing else to discuss, I shall not delay your time further.”
Kaman was in a bind. “How does 5000 gold coins sound, or 6000… no, 7000? You must know that 7000 is not a small amount, you may never get this amount again if you miss this opportunity!”
“Why don’t you leave this money for yourself instead…”
“Well, don’t blame me for not showing you mercy…” Since 7000 gold coins were not enough to move him, Kaman stopped raising his price, and waved at his men behind him. “Go talk to this man.”
“Yes!”
Kaman’s men were well-trained. They had Lin Li surrounded in a split second. Seeing as a fight was about to break out, Herza was concerned, and hurriedly warned Kaman, “President Kaman, don’t do anything stupid, you’re going to regret this…”
“Don’t worry, I just want to talk to this man, I won’t hurt him.”
“…” Herza rolled his eyes upon hearing this as he scolded him inwardly. You fool, I’m worried he’ll hurt you…