Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong

Capítulo 2455: Chapter 1357: Gradually Coming Into Focus (Part 2)

“The intention of the Light Half-Elves this time is very clear; it’s for the magic ore vein. The distance from the Light Half-Elves’ territory to here is certainly not a day’s journey, so it is impossible that the Dragonborn invited them here only after getting the news.”

Leo Ray gently stroked his chin, analyzing, “Unless the Light Half-Elves got the news in advance, only then would they dare to head to the Dragonborn.”

“Before this, I indeed never heard of any contact between the Dragonborn and the Light Half-Elves. My scouts also found traces of the Light Half-Elves at the Dragonborn’s place.”

Fanny floated in front of Leo Ray, frowning in thought, “But if the Light Half-Elves came for the magic ore vein, didn’t they get the news before me and the Shadow Market? How did they achieve this?”

“This is not impossible; what if the Light Half-Elves brought the news to the Shadow Market, and the Shadow Market then informed you?”

Leo Ray pondered slightly, his voice calm and unruffled.

“Your Majesty of the Humans is right; this way, everything makes perfect sense!”

Broy’s eyes brightened, echoing, “The Shadow Market is not the source of the news, but merely a propagator of the news.”

“Could it be that the Shadow Market is cooperating with the Light Half-Elves?”

Fanny quickly sorted out the relationship and asked in utter disbelief, “But how is this possible? Isn’t the Shadow Market an absolutely impartial power, never participating in any disputes or conspiracies?”

“As for whether this is possible, we can find out with a simple question.”

Leo Ray took out the Communication Magic Stone and asked, “Your Excellency, is it convenient for you to show up?”

“Since Your Majesty of the Humans has already acknowledged them, there is no reason for me not to show up.”

The robust figure of the Administrator soon emerged from the magical projection, nodding slightly.

“This is the Administrator of the Shadow Market in the region of the Flower Fairy, Dwarf Elf, and Treant?”

Fanny’s eyes were filled with astonishment, quickly recognizing the identity from the patterns on the Administrator’s brown armor.

Over five hundred years ago, when she was still the Flower Fairy Princess, Fanny received an invitation from this Shadow Market personally and had met the Administrator once.

The reason why the Administrator in charge of the Flower Fairy, Dwarf Elf, and Treant regions could invite the Flower Fairy Princess, who wasn’t from their jurisdiction, was because personal invitations usually weren’t restricted by the Shadow Market’s jurisdiction, whereas official invitations could only invite powers within the jurisdiction.

“Princess Fanny, no, now it’s Her Majesty the Queen, isn’t it? We meet again.”

The Administrator nodded slightly, first greeting Fanny.

“Your Excellency Administrator, long time no see.”

Fanny suppressed her inner shock, responding politely to the Administrator, and then turned to Leo Ray, utterly incredulous, “Your Majesty of the Humans, to my knowledge, the Shadow Market only contacts various forces when necessary, and these forces have no way to contact the Shadow Market. How did you accomplish this?”

“Your Majesty the Queen, it seems the Shadow Market is not as aloof from worldly matters as you imagined.”

Leo Ray smiled faintly and looked at the Administrator, asking, “Your Excellency, did you hear what we were discussing just now? Is the possibility I mentioned present?”

“Your Majesty of the Humans, although I am reluctant to admit it, this possibility indeed exists, even though not all Shadow Markets will encounter such a situation.”

The Administrator responded without much hesitation, “Especially the Administrator next door to me, who is known for extreme measures, if it’s them, then it’s basically confirmed.”

“Your Excellency Administrator, why would that Administrator do this? Isn’t this ruining the reputation of the Shadow Market?”

Fanny evidently had not recovered from the shock and hurriedly asked, “Won’t the higher-level overseers hold them accountable?”

“Your Majesty the Queen, as long as it’s within a reasonable scope, the Bazaar Brotherhood turns a blind eye.”

The Administrator’s voice was calm, but Fanny’s shocked expression intensified as they continued, “In the end, the Shadow Market assumes the role of trade protector for profit, taking advantage in every transaction. In other words, as long as the benefit is sufficient, anything is possible.”

“The Administrator makes a valid point. Firstly, the Light Half-Elves must have promised that Administrator significant benefits.”

Broy nodded thoughtfully, contemplating, “Secondly, if the four major forces go to full-scale war, even if one party’s main force is wiped out and attempts to eradicate the roots, it would be challenging to penetrate another’s core city, managed for over a thousand years, in a short time. This would most likely turn into a war of attrition. As resources become scarcer, once the Shadow Market opens, the transaction volume would naturally increase, and so would the benefits.”

“Your Majesty the Dwarf Elf analyzes this thoroughly. Moreover, my neighboring Administrator is ranked at the bottom, finding it hard to connect with second-tier and peak power elites. Even if sending a personal invitation, the other party would almost certainly ignore it.”

The Administrator’s hoarse voice sounded again, “Therefore, I estimate the Light Half-Elves, besides promising benefits, must have also promised access to powerful contacts, which is a temptation hard for any Administrator to resist.”

“But Your Excellency Administrator, these are all short-term gains. Once regional powers wage war and risk destruction, from a long-term profit perspective, wouldn’t this be detrimental to the Shadow Market? Isn’t this killing the goose that lays the golden eggs?”

Fanny frowned tightly, perplexed once more.

“Your Majesty the Queen, you may not know this, but the market ranking statistics, occurring once every six hundred years, is about to begin. If they acquire enough benefits, their market ranking will improve, allowing them to move to a more central Outer Region, naturally disregarding the original region’s situation.”

The Administrator’s voice was emotionless, responding, “In other words, even if they leave behind a mess, they don’t need to clean it up; it will just become the bad luck of the succeeding market.”

“Now I completely understand. I never imagined the truth would be like this. It turns out the so-called cooperation invitations were merely the start of their plot. It seems it is very likely that cooperation invitations were also sent to Trolls and Minotaurs.”

Fanny took a slow, deep breath, her starlit eyes flashing with different emotions such as anger, annoyance, and helplessness, clearly trying to adjust her emotions.

After a while, Fanny finally calmed her mind completely, nodding heavily to Leo Ray, “Thank you, Your Majesty of the Humans, for revealing the truth to us. To be honest, the Flower Fairies haven’t wielded weapons in hundreds of years. It seems the peaceful atmosphere made us unknowingly underestimate the dangers of the Outer Region.”

“Your Majesty the Queen, you’re too kind; it was merely a slight effort. As I’ve mentioned before, the Flower Fairies not only had a close relationship with the Human Clan in the past but are also linked by blood to the Flower Fairies and Treant, so we won’t stand idly by.”

Leo Ray waved his hand slightly and said with a smile.

“Your Majesty of the Humans, there is still one thing I don’t understand.”

Broy pondered for a moment, puzzled, “Since the Light Half-Elves brought the information about the Magic Crystal Vein, why not mine it secretly with the Dragonborn? Why deliberately release the news?”

“Your Majesty the Dwarf Elf, it’s not difficult to explain.”

Fanny nodded to Broy and responded, “In our region, the Dragonborn’s strength is relatively stronger, and they are ambitious, undoubtedly a primary target to guard against. Mining an ore vein is no small task, demanding considerable manpower and resources, and it would be easy for us to detect.”

“Then, knowing the truth, we naturally wouldn’t sit idly by watching them quietly profit. Otherwise, once they develop and grow, it would be us who would suffer, so we would inevitably wield weapons to seize the mine.”

After hearing Fanny’s explanation, Crisis pondered and nodded, adding, “To prevent such a thing from happening, wouldn’t it be better to spark a war to significantly reduce each side’s strength, thereby completely losing the ability to interfere or contest?”

“If we hadn’t stationed at the Waterfall Watcher Fortress, I’m afraid they would have succeeded.”

Leo Ray nodded slightly, snapping his fingers lightly, saying, “So, there remains only one most critical issue.”

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