Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 166: Setting off Again
Southern Wizarding Union East Coast Headquarters. Ministry of Finance, in the conference room.
"What do you think about Baron Marvin's huge loan application from White River Valley?"
One of the councillors asked in a low voice.
The other four were silent.
After a while, someone sneered and said, "Ten thousand wizard gold coins? Since the establishment of the alliance, there has never been such a huge loan, right?"
"What does he guarantee?"
The first member of parliament to speak was a woman, the Minister of Finance, named O'Connor.
She glanced at the sarcastic man and said, "Mr. Peter, if you haven't read the evaluation report, please stop talking nonsense, okay?"
Peter was suddenly speechless.
At this moment, everyone on the conference table had a thin piece of information in front of them.
These are an evaluation report on the development potential of Ma Wen himself and the White River Valley.
The Southern Wizarding Union is also very strict when issuing loans, and they are all reviewed by specialized personnel.
"As far as I know, Baron Marvin's territory does not have sufficient short-term debt repayment capacity, but in this war, Baron Marvin successfully opened up the wilderness."
"He wiped out an entire tribe of ogres, and it is said that there was even a trace of a legendary ogre among them."
"And on Baron Marvin's side, we found many old acquaintances."
Before O'Connor finished speaking, Peter exclaimed:
"How is that possible!"
Holding the document in his hand, he looked at the familiar names and couldn't help but murmur, "Demon Hunter Constantine..."
"Elf Warrior Saint Ibrahimovic..."
"And that loner O'Brien?"
Peter swallowed and said, "Please tell me, this information is forged, right?"
The others looked at him as if he were an idiot.
The reason they were silent before was because they were shocked by the names in the information. They were wondering what kind of person could bring so many powerful people together.
Not to mention that it was mentioned in the previous pages of the information that Marvin seemed to have joined forces with several other legendary strongmen to eliminate the Red Patriarch who even Lord Anthony had no chance to kill.
There is no doubt that Baron Marvin is a person with great potential for development, judging from this report alone.
Oh no, after this wilderness development campaign, the Alliance is already preparing to award Marvin the title of Viscount, and corresponding rewards are also being prepared.
The Southern Wizarding Alliance has always encouraged capable nobles to expand their territory - instead of being like those northerners who like to fight over a piece of land, fighting to the death for a little bit of resources, and would rather be enemies with each other for generations than take a step into the unknown wilderness.
But what caught the alliance off guard was that Marvin's reward had not yet been distributed, and this guy came to ask for a loan.
The amount of loans is still unprecedentedly astonishing!
10,000 Wizard Coins!
This is equivalent to 10 million silver coins!
This amount is equivalent to half of the annual lending quota of the Finance Department of the Eastern Headquarters of the Southern Wizarding Union!
If they allocated this money to Marvin, the rest of the territories would have to borrow money from them, and they would be in a tight spot.
From this perspective, Marvin's request is indeed a bit ridiculous.
However, outright rejection does not seem to be a good option.
Because Marvin's loan application was very tempting.
Ten thousand gold coins, to be repaid in six months. Collateral: two gold mines.
After ending the wilderness development campaign, Marvin immediately asked someone to explore the mineral veins in the belly of the Ogre Mountain.
The result made him overjoyed.
According to my father's notes, there was a gold mine there. However, the survey turned out not to be the case, but two!
The two veins were parallel and did not interfere with each other, one in the south and one in the north. Marvin gave the priority mining rights of one of the gold mines to the Silver Church as part of the transaction, but the ownership of the gold mine remained his.
According to the survey report, if the two gold mines are mined at a certain intensity, it will take about 20 years to be fully mined.
The total value added up to over 60,000 wizard gold coins.
It was the emergence of these two gold mines that put the people in the Alliance’s Finance Department in a dilemma.
Minister O'Connor has sent people to verify that there is nothing wrong with Marvin's survey report. No one would have thought that such a treasure would be hidden near the Screaming Mountains, a savage place. But now there is no way, the mountain and the coast over there have become Marvin's private property.
Moreover, his wilderness development order is still in effect. As long as he continues to develop within half a year, the effect of the development order will continue.
God knows what this ambitious young man will do.
In the eyes of the alliance's top leaders, Marvin is a lord with great potential and deserves special support and training.
In addition, his long-term debt repayment ability is still very strong, so there seems to be no hidden danger in lending this money.
But after all, the number is too large, so the Finance Department needs to hold this meeting.
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"Everyone, I believe you all have some information about the White River Valley now." O'Connor looked at everyone and said seriously, "Now let's vote."
"By the way, if you are worried about the guarantee issue, an hour ago, Lady Hathaway from the Three Rings Tower sent a message saying that she is willing to guarantee Marvin's debts in her personal name. It's just that time is short, and she hasn't had time to formally submit the guarantee documents, but Lady Hathaway's credibility is impeccable."
After O'Connor finished speaking, he took the lead and said, "I agree to the issuance of this loan."
"agree."
"agree."
Even Peter, who had ridiculed it at first, shrugged and said, "I agree."
Only the last person was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "Abstain."
Everyone looked at him with a little sympathy.
This guy is from the Unicorn family, and they have heard a little about the little grudge between the Unicorn family and Marvin.
It is said that the Unicorn was just about to deal with Marvin, but ended up facing a catastrophic disaster from the ancient red dragon Earl.
Today's Unicorn Family has long since fallen apart. As one of the few remaining members, although this adult holds a high position in the Southern Wizarding Union, he is unable to cause too much trouble to Marvin.
Four to zero, a perfect pass.
Half an hour later, in Perch Harbor, in the lobby of the Eastern Office of the Southern Wizarding Union .
"Congratulations, Miss Anna, Baron Marvin's application has been approved ."
O'Connor personally handed a document to Anna, then looked behind her and said, "Now all Baron needs to do is show his Baron Medal and sign it."
Anna took out a medal and said with a smile, "He didn't come, but I brought the medal."
"No problem?"
O'Connor was stunned. Such an important matter was actually handled by a housekeeper?
She couldn't help but ask, "Where is Baron Marvin now?"
"Him..." Anna signed helplessly, "I don't know either."
Laura behind her nodded and said:
"Master Marvin is known for his tendency to run around. After assigning us a bunch of tasks, he just ran away."
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That’s right, just as Laura said, after Marvin completed the planning of the territory and assigned long-term and short-term tasks to everyone, he left the territory again.
This time, his direction was west, and he did not bring anyone except Isabel.
Being a lord was not actually his strong point. At most, he knew some basic knowledge of management, but he basically only had a general idea of how to quickly build a powerful territory.
It was at this time that Daniela showed her amazing talent.
Marvin was relieved to hand over the construction of the territory to her. Of course, when Marvin was away, Winnie was still the acting lord.
It is very easy to get a loan in River Beach City. All you need is a letter and Madeline will obediently deliver the goods and money.
After all, the sixth page of the Book of Naaru is still in her hands, and she is still in the process of comprehending it.
Before she was promoted to Legend, Hathaway could take back the Book of Naaru at any time, and she dared not not do it.
As for the matter of lending money to the Southern Wizarding Union, he thought again and again and finally handed it over to Anna.
With such a large sum of money, he was worried about the rest of the people. Only the housekeeper who had been silently supporting him behind his back made Marvin feel at ease.
As for Laura, he sent her to purchase supplies and slaves.
He has officially appointed Laura as the financial officer of the White River Valley, mainly responsible for procurement and financial budget; the real financial power is still in the hands of Anna.
Daniela is mainly responsible for territory construction and doesn't care about anything else.
However, her existence also provided a guarantee for the White River Valley after Marvin left.
Although there are dark guards guarding the White River Valley at all times, if they encounter a strong enemy, they will have no way to fight back.
After all, Constantine and O'Brien left the White River Valley one after another. The former was because of the corpse of the red dragon. In the southern area, it seemed that there were no butchers who knew how to dismember dragons. In order to maximize the value, Constantine was going to go out in person to find an old acquaintance. It was said that the guy had dissected more than three dragons with his own hands and had considerable experience.
Fortunately, there would be no problem with the red dragon's body being stored in the paper cranes. As for the dragon blood bath, Marvin once consulted Constantine, but was scolded by the latter for wasting resources.
Every portion of dragon blood can be used to make a very good potion that can be used for bathing. It can certainly improve certain properties, but the cost-effectiveness is too low.
After Marvin knew about it, he decided to wait for the butcher to arrive, and asked Constantine to help recruit some master-level potion alchemists.
In addition, Ibrahimovic followed Anna and Lola north to Perch Harbor to ensure the safety of the funds.
All other aspects of the territory are proceeding in an orderly manner.
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Three days later, Marvin took Isabel to the top of the westernmost mountain in the Dead Hills northwest of Riverside City.
What appeared before them was an endless desert.
The Desert of Saints.
"Let's go, we still have a long way to go."
Ma Wen breathed a sigh of relief and was the first to go down the mountain.
