Rebirth Of The Noble Mage Behind The Scenes-Chapter 712 - 230: The Chamber of Commerce’s Predicament and the Return of the Young Girl

Chapter 712: Chapter 230: The Chamber of Commerce’s Predicament and the Return of the Young Girl

"So..."

Having received Grey Mist’s reply, Star nodded silently.

"What’s the matter? Why are you suddenly concerned about my plans? It’s not like you to act this way."

Looking at Star suspiciously, Grey Mist asked with some confusion.

"Or is it that my plans might affect someone or something you care about?"

"No... whatever you plan to do, it doesn’t concern me, and I won’t interfere with your plans."

Gently tugging at the large hood of his cloak, Star shook his head in denial.

"Forget it, do as you wish."

The hands Grey Mist had held behind his back quietly withdrew, and according to the results of his prophecy, everything Star said was indeed truthful; she wouldn’t interfere with his plans. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Although somewhat curious about what was wrong with Star, he wasn’t planning on prying; after all, everyone has their own secrets.

His current goal was to break through to the Ninth Rank as soon as possible, and as long as it didn’t hinder him, he wouldn’t actively seek out Star’s secrets.

......

Yiter Kingdom Federation, Black Ring Commerce headquarters.

"Lord Rafael, urgent news! Recently, various kingdoms have suddenly sent people to close down our branches of Black Ring Commerce! They suspect we are colluding with the Resistance Organization, Truth Circle!"

In the opulent office, the sweating Vice President Gaffman was reporting to Anvis, who was sitting calmly behind his desk.

As he spoke, he occasionally pulled out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his brow and upper lip.

He couldn’t help but be nervous; as large as the Black Ring Commerce scale was, it was still just a commercial power. Now suddenly being accused by many kingdoms of colluding with Truth Circle, a serious crime, would make anyone panic.

"Currently, due to these slanderous accusations, our operations have been forced to halt by more than eighty percent, with a daily net loss exceeding one hundred thousand Gold Coins..."

"No need to panic, I’m aware of the situation. You may leave, I’ll handle this!"

After patiently listening to Gaffman’s report, Anvis nodded, sending the unsettled Gaffman out of the room.

In fact, with the Overlap Area gradually expanding and the sudden collective strengthening of the Contactors’ powers, Anvis knew that Black Ring Commerce would eventually face this day.

Initially, those Contactors were only slightly stronger than ordinary people, not enough to draw the federation’s top level’s attention, but now it was different.

Black Ring Commerce, having absorbed a large number of ’Contactors’, was now like a well-fed Luo Luo Beast ready for market.

Even with an Eighth Rank Prophet ’Mirror’ backing them up, because of their weak own power, they were still inevitably facing trials from the higher echelons.

Also, as an Eighth Rank Prophet, Anvis had also detected traces of Grey Mist and other high-rank prophets behind this incident.

In other words, the essence of this incident was a distant confrontation between him and other prophets.

As for the reason given about colluding with the Resistance Organization Truth Circle, it was actually a baseless accusation—none of the kingdoms themselves likely took it seriously.

After all, this reason could be thrown at any force, and they couldn’t prove their innocence; if they say you colluded, then you colluded.

Although he had indeed colluded, Anvis was sure that the Council didn’t have any substantial evidence; they were just using this as an excuse to probe.

Otherwise, the many kingdoms would have done more than just closing down, they would have outright eradicated Black Ring Commerce branches.

Although the current situation was also critical, Anvis had long been prepared.

In the following period, Anvis, in his role as the head of Black Ring Commerce named Rafael, visited the high officials of the various kingdoms responsible for this matter, bringing gifts to understand their demands.

From their mouths, Anvis also understood the situations of the various kingdom branches.

Some kingdoms just wanted to gain enough benefits from the situation, while others wanted to recruit the ’Contactors’ found by Black Ring Commerce.

Regarding this, Anvis had his ways of responding.

For those who wanted to profit, Anvis didn’t mind using money to restore normal operations, as Gold Coins were just a number to him.

As for those who wanted to take in the ’Contactor’, Anvis also fulfilled their requests, considering the true seed members he had absorbed into the Chamber of Commerce were already secretly transported to various safe places for cultivation, waiting to see if a Child of Destiny would emerge.

For those forces with greedy desires trying to directly integrate his Black Ring Commerce, Anvis welcomed them too, because they served as negative examples in his strategy to ’kill the chicken to scare the monkeys’.

Owing to his partial ability to manipulate the Net of Destiny, and being an Eighth Rank Peak Prophet, his real strikes could be astonishingly destructive, and his attacks were hard to defend against.

Without necessity, even Ninth Rank individuals generally wouldn’t want to provoke a High Rank Prophet.

As time passed, everything developed steadily.

In this incident, the Black Ring Commerce lost part of its branch locations, but correspondingly, Anvis also established beneficial connections with many high-ranking figures of the Kingdoms.

Of course, this was also greatly associated with Anvis striking from afar multiple times, annihilating two cross-Kingdom Level powers, and severely injuring an Eighth Rank Prophet.

However, when time moved to Radiant Moon (May), Anvis, who was located at Pamir Academy, received a long-awaited letter from Claire.

The content of the letter was succinct, merely a greeting, followed by a time and place, hoping to arrange a meeting.

While reading the letter, Anvis seemed to see the smiling face of the golden-haired Half-Elf girl.

Anvis was also curious about the girl’s journey exploring Origin City[Yaina], and about what she would find.

Especially considering that the inheritance information about the Final Weapon of the Star Cluster Civilization he obtained in the Dream Inheritance Land also existed in[Yaina].

.........

Radiant History 2465, Radiant Moon, the eighteenth day.

At nine o’clock in the morning, Anvis went to the Nameless Meadow on the outskirts of the Empire Capital as appointed.

In a sea of Wind Bell Grass blooming with white flowers, Anvis finally saw Claire, who he hadn’t seen in a long time.

She still looked the same as before, with ocean-clear, aqua-blue eyes, golden hair shimmering in the sunlight, her creamy pointed ears occasionally twitching, enveloped by an aura of freedom and dreaminess.

"Anvis, over here—"

As soon as she saw Anvis’s figure appear, the facial expression of the Half-Elf girl brightened abruptly, revealing a radiant smile like moonlight.

Dressed in a brown Traveler’s Cloak and carrying a slender silver-gray One-Handed Sword at her waist, she stood up from the large rock she was sitting on and waved to Anvis.

At the same time, several others around her also stood up.

"Is that the friend you were waiting for?"

Seeing Claire’s joyful expression, a young traveler in leather armor felt a bit jealous.

He had never seen such a beautiful smile on the girl throughout their journey.

"They are traveler friends I met on the road; since our destinations are all the Royal Capital, we decided to travel together."

As Anvis approached, Claire took the initiative to introduce them.

"Hello everyone."

Approaching, Anvis glanced at the few companions beside the girl, greeting them with a smile, while his voice whispered in the heart of the Half-Elf girl.

’You’re traveling with them? These people aren’t even Fourth Rank, isn’t choosing them as your companions a bit too cruel?’

Hearing Anvis’s whispered message, Claire rolled her eyes slightly.

’It’s just a trip, not exploring ruins, and it’s not for long, so there won’t be much danger.’