Although a lot was being purchased in the name of Ash Trading Company, a lot was also being purchased in individual names.
‘The Denerthum royal family must have noticed to some extent… but so far, no complaints.’
That’s because the land being purchased was slightly removed from the capital, on the northeast coast.
The barren beach, where there were hardly any homes, was the most barren land in Denerthum. The coast was full of reefs, and the northernmost sea of the continent was rough all year round, with no ports to launch ships.
Fortunately, though the seaside land was rugged, there were grassfilled meadows inland where nearby residents would let their sheep graze.
But the land had no other value.
The desolate beach may have a special charm, but that was enough to enjoy by walking for a few hours once a year. In other words, there was no need to live there.
And Ash Trading Company was buying that land. The Denerthum royal family was on guard, but did not stop them. After all, Ash Trading Company offered several times the market price.
‘Anyway, it’s useless land, let’s earn money from the Imperials.’
It’s not something that can be uprooted whole, nor will the land gain value even after a hundred years.
‘They must be thinking that.’
Calon’s lips curled as he looked at the documents. ‘When the time comes,’ everyone will know the value of the land they sold.
Then Nisha entered with a knock. Naturally, she was carrying a bunch of new documents.
Nisha placed the documents on the desk and let out a long sigh. At that sight, Calon groaned.
“I can already tell without hearing it. Couldn’t find someone to teach ancient languages?”
“Yes. Getting cooperation is more troublesome than I thought. Once Ino returns, you should hear the explanation directly.”
“Where did Ino go?”
Ino Balton. He was the deputy director here, working with Nisha, and when in the Empire, he was a deeply trusted subordinate of Calon’s.
“He went to the tea party at Count Lennox’s.”
“A tea party? Ino?”
Calon let out a genuinely incredulous voice.
“Did Ino get seriously hurt recently? Especially his head.”
“There’s no way. If something like that had happened, he would have already been lying down in front of us, wailing about how hard I’m working.”
“Then why would he suddenly go to a tea party? He’s someone who hates sweets so much that hitting him when he faints would wake him up slower than refusing something sweet.”
So he would shudder at the sight of sugar, one of Ash Trading Company’s major trade items, as if he had seen poison.
“It’s not because he likes it. Count Lennox’s house specifically requested the attendance of a senior member of Ash Trading Company.”
“So they sent Ino?”
“We too have our pride. How can I, the head of the department, just run over there because I’m called? Among the nobles, they are a family that is somewhat friendly to us, so they sent Ino. I thought we might get some help with ancient languages as well if we do well.”
As the conversation returned to ancient languages, Calon Ash pressed his brow with his finger.
Not long ago, a complicated issue had arisen in purchasing land to the northeast of the capital. The land they needed the most was, of all things, jointly owned by two very old noble families.
When the Ash Trading Company offered a tremendous amount of money, chaos broke out among the landowning families. They brought all their old documents and waged an argument that their family owned a larger share.
‘Then they should settle it themselves.’
As it didn’t seem like they would easily settle it among themselves, the nobles chose a different approach. They came directly to the Ash Trading Company with the ancient documents.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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