Chapter 1437: Chapter 659: Triangular Trade: Three Wins Means I Win Three Times!
One month later, early October.
Former Kingdom of Castilia, now the Pyrenees Empire Royal Capital, Burgos.
On the left bank of the Mansales River, which flows through the city, stands the first palace complex of the Old Continent—the Palace of Wanxiang.
The once-prosperous Trastámara Dynasty, relying on its century-long supremacy in continental wealth, crafted this unique civilization marvel.
The palace boasts over 2,000 rooms, containing the Amber Palace, Mirror Hall, Ivory Restaurant, Four Seasons Garden, Marble Theater, and a series of unique buildings sourced from around the world, encapsulating the essence of the known world.
It truly lives up to its name of encompassing all.
Moreover, as the empire’s colonies expand, the Palace of Wanxiang continues to expand, displaying the special effect of the civilizational marvel: Wanxiang Wanguo.
It is said that the internal space of the Palace of Wanxiang is far larger than what can be seen from outside, with each unique building corresponding to some anchor point in the vast external world.
Buildings are arranged according to time zones, and each time zone can establish an anchor point.
By simply holding the door handle of the corresponding building, imagining the place you wish to go, you can open the door and directly reach the real destination, or reopen the door to return.
After the Orthodox Alliance was formed, the Palace of Wanxiang naturally became the headquarters of the entire alliance.
However, on this day, the atmosphere in the conference hall sealed by layers of the Royal Iron Law [Oxen City Codex] was extremely heavy.
A long teak conference table was surrounded by powerful figures whose stomping feet could shake the Silver Continent.
Some were real people, while others were legal projections, but all were leaders and core members of the Orthodox Alliance camp, and Fifth Order High Sequence Extraordinary beings, with those of slightly lesser status having no seat here.
At the foremost position sat Empress Saint Isabella I of the Empire and King Fernando II of Aragon.
The dual kingship structure should not see much change in their generation.
However, the two kings have been married for a year, and Isabella is pregnant for more than five months, with her belly noticeably protruding.
When their child is born and ascends the throne, the two powerful countries will fully merge into the true Pyrenees Colonial Empire.
Unfortunately, neither of the supreme rulers bore any joy of the impending birth of their child; their complexion was as poor as the others.
Bam!
A hand wearing the red Ring of Saintly Authority slammed the table, creating a loud bang.
“Everyone, take a good look at this latest intelligence; we can’t be so passively beaten anymore!”
Having worn the cursed [Ring of Saintly Authority] of his ancestor, becoming the thirteenth saint of the Monetary Restoration Party, “Saint Joseph,” threw down the latest intelligence and stood up from his seat.
Sweeping his gaze across the room, like a gambler who had lost miserably, with eyes blazing crimson.
Others didn’t look at him, all with gloomy faces, staring tightly at the intelligence document in their hands:
“The first batch of ocean traders closely following behind the Whale Hunter, Byron, have successfully returned from the Third Ring Current Zone.
They arrived sequentially at the circulation endpoint: Iron Anchor Bay, Faroe Islands, and Northern Territory of the Strait Islands on October 3.
This signifies the official start of the triangular trade spanning three continents, with preliminary estimated profits as follows…”
As they continued reading on and on, the major figures of the Orthodox Alliance were all pricked in their eyes by the numbers above.
“Lord, this wealth should belong to us; how can it be given to those who usurp the name of the Holy Spirit?”
“This isn’t true.”
The first merchants to respond to Byron’s call were mainly Bayfolk or Tenor People from the Sacred Golden Empire.
They were merely trying to familiarize themselves with the trade routes quickly and draft their own nautical charts without deeply tapping into the potential of the Truth Corridor, and the merchant ships weren’t fully loaded.
These people departed from the Silver Continent’s mainland or the Bantaan Archipelago with local specialties; the first stop was the Southern Continent Safari Paradise.
All parties are now actively developing colonies in the Southern Continent.
The Pyrenees Empire is nominally the master, but to rally other countries and concentrate forces against the North Sea Empire, it generously issued development permits to various countries.
The newly developed colonies lack everything.
Merchant ships casually bring guns, nails, handicrafts, cloth… and can exchange for specialty spices, a wealth of gold and silver, and various magic potions in the ubiquitous Totemic God Tribe colonies.
The Dragon Court symbolizes the regulated “Divinity,” Safari Paradise symbolizes the infinite potential of “Human Nature,” and the Truth Corridor symbolizes the most chaotic “Beastliness.”
The industrial system thrives in the Dragon Court, spices are only produced in Safari Paradise, and other resources complement each other well.
Then merchant ships carry the Southern Continent’s goods through the already repeatedly cleared Second Circulation Belt to the Eastern Continent Truth Corridor.
The Lighthouse Federation, engaged in the “North-South War,” is in need of all sorts of resources.
They have long since begun to launch counterattacks on the northern territories occupied by the Old God Church, seizing the opportunity to reclaim lost ground and liberate those human slaves kept in captivity at the same time.
Not to mention guns, ammunition, cloth, etc. handicrafts, the spices from the Southern Continent can enhance the spirituality of Black Witches, expanding the mid and lower level numbers of Extraordinary.
Gold and silver, Holy Gold, Mithril are essential materials for Miracle Objects, arrays, and ritual witchcraft.
Whether at Distant View Port or Dolphin Bay in the Mermaid Kingdom at the start of the Third Ring Current Zone, transactions can be conducted on the spot, with no shortage of goods eaten.
Moreover, besides exchanging for more precious than gold [Fairy Dust] and [Soul Gem] from the Truth Corridor, these merchant ships have discovered another huge business opportunity.