The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 1957

Chapter 1957: They’re Still Searching

All over the region, the word was spreading that the Valalan League was looking for Rue, and any other survivors of the Gathuzan Clan.

Nobody really bought that they were all guilty of the outlandish list of crimes that the League accused them of, but there was a rather substantial bounty attached to their names, or for information on members who were not known to have survived.

Which was mostly lower ranking Immortals that were deemed beneath their notice during the battle.

That news came back to the Darklight Host with the next ships to enter the harbour.

"Lord Karl, greetings. I hear that you have prepared a shipment especially for us," the Captain of the newly arrived merchant fleet, a young Elven woman with especially long ears tanned to bright blue at the tips, greeted him.

"Indeed. We were hoping to make it a regular thing, perhaps with a contracted Captain to run dedicated routes for us.

There has been some interest from Clans beyond the port cities to obtain a steady supply of goods."

The Captain laughed. "You know that the Blue Elves have their own connections and agreements. But I suppose that we can make some sort of arrangement if you have a preferred captain.

Hopefully your reluctance to pick me is not because I’m young. I will have you know that I proved myself in battle, like every other Captain."

Karl smiled at her. "I’m aware of the process. I have a few of the youngsters here training to become fishing boat Captains once they have the basics down. But it was more about making a predictable point of contact, so that I don’t have to argue prices with every ship that comes through, and so that customers further inland get a shot at the items."

The Captain stayed silent for a moment as she calculated what Karl’s proposition was likely leading to.

"I think that we can arrange something. If they come to the port cities, we can arrange a presale of a portion of the goods to them, before anything goes to the docks.

But by fleet law, that sort of agreement must go through the Council.

We can take our cut, but dealing with Clans that have no access to the sea involves passing goods through the territory of other Clans who do, and that means treaties or open shore trade points that need to be arranged."

Karl hadn’t thought about that part. Of course the free ports still had someone in charge of them. So, the people who couldn’t get his stuff at auction likely also couldn’t get free access to the docks to go pick it up.

"Ah, I see my oversight now. Perhaps it would be easier to ask the Captains to notify a few inland Clans that have made larger purchases from the Darklight Host in the past when they arrive at port?"

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