Angus's voice gradually became deeper and intermittent. After telling his own story, his eyes began to slowly close.
"Do you regret it?" the girl asked.
"I regret not protecting Elaine."
"Want revenge?"
"I thought about it, but unfortunately I can't do it anymore. Only by doing things like revenge can you get the greatest comfort. If you impose such dark emotions on others, she will be very disappointed."
"she?"
"Well, Elaine's mother, my eternal love. She doesn't want me to become the kind of person with a dark soul, because she is the kind of person who, even if she is hurt, will not become a person who hurts others."
"Don't you become a bad person just because others do evil to you?"
"Yes, this is what fascinated me about her back then, her gentle, kind and strong character."
"Someone treats me badly and uses despicable means. I will retaliate against him and punish him, but I will not use despicable means like him. This is my pride as a human being."
"And this is also the most beautiful quality I learned from Elaine's mother. I wanted Elaine to learn it too, but unfortunately I can no longer do it..."
Angus's voice gradually became softer, and finally became silent and quiet.
Lorraine Hill stood up, looked at the man who fell into eternal sleep, thought about it for a long time, and then said softly.
"Wish you a wonderful dream."
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Verga Business Alliance, near Lake Kempe.
Several luxurious carriages were driving on the road. Next to the carriages were groups of riders on horseback. They wore steel armor, held swords and shields, and had crossbows hanging on their backs. There were about a hundred people. The knights' shields and the carriage's
There is a symbol of the Night Flower on the side, indicating that they are affiliated with the Kalites Chamber of Commerce.
Lorraine Hill was sitting in a beautifully decorated carriage, looking out the window at the calm and beautiful lake in the distance, with some birds flying in the air.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"This is Lake Kempe. We should be able to spend the night in Kempecheng. The territory of the Yagtilin Chamber of Commerce there will be very safe." The head maid next to her replied.
"Agtilin?"
"Well, the Yagtilin Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in fisheries, olives, mussels, pearls, jewelry, and furniture. It is a business ally of our Carites Chamber of Commerce and has cooperated on many projects, so it is still worthy of trust.
"
"Is this so..."
Lorraine Hill looked out the window. As the carriage moved forward, a large green forest appeared in front of him. The trees were closely arranged, and the light green branches and leaves glowed with vibrant colors in the sunlight.
On both sides of the road are neat patches of olive groves, stretching as far as the eye can see. The fragrance of the trees floats in the air with the summer wind.
"These are the olive trees of the Yagtilin family. They are mainly used to extract oil. Occasionally, they will cut down some old trees to make furniture or sell them to us as lumber for shipbuilding." Chelsea, the head maid, looked at Lorraine Hill.
I was very interested in these olives and started to explain them.
"It's very attractive. Does our chamber of commerce have an industry in this field?"
"Our Carites Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in timber, citrus, cotton spinning, spices, and shipbuilding."
After entering the territory of the Verga Business Alliance, the old steward Seres quickly contacted the branches near Carites, and then summoned the armed forces of the branches from nearby cities and towns, including more than 100 fully armed horsemen and others.
There are more than 40 shield and crossbowmen, plus some auxiliary personnel, a total of about 160 people.
With Lorraine Hill under such layers of protection, the old housekeeper felt relieved and started back on the road.
These days, the girl is on the carriage, listening to Chelsea and Seres explaining the specific situation of the Chamber of Commerce, while thinking about how Hopland will deal with the follow-up issues in the future.
As long as she arrives in Hopeland and formally inherits the Carites Chamber of Commerce, many problems will become easier with the protection and assistance of the Chamber of Commerce.
But the question is, will there be another attack along the way? What if the enemy is determined to stop all the heirs of the Carites Chamber of Commerce?
Lorraine Hill tried to consult the system. If she uses extraordinary power to protect herself now, it would be illegal because she has taken the title of Angus's daughter. As long as this identity is alive, she can bring wealth, so she uses extraordinary power to protect herself.
Protecting herself can be considered as making a profit. Unless she abandons this identity and starts over.
This means that once Lorraine Hill faces a dead end and she has to take action, the mission will fail, and the wealth given by Angus will no longer be recognized by the system. She will have to think of other ways to do it.
Complete the task.
But this does not mean that Lorraine Hill has completed the mission after inheriting Angus's property, because the mission is to earn, not own, which means Lorraine Hill has to use the principal given by Angus.
She must earn 100,000 gold coins to be considered qualified. However, if she does not perform well in the middle, she may lose more money, and she will be further away from the goal of completing the task.
According to Angus's will and what she learned recently, all the properties Angus accumulated over the past ten years add up to about 280,000 gold coins, many of which are real estate. The real liquid funds are actually only 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins.
It cannot be used at will, and needs to be used to deal with many emergencies.
"Miss, the city of Kempe is ahead." The voice of the old housekeeper Seres came from the front.
"OK."
After some negotiation with the people in front, the guards at the city gate moved out of the way to allow this large group of people to enter the city.
"Miss Lacey, after entering the city this time, according to the previous etiquette and tradition, we are going to visit the Yagtilin family."
"Has Angus had much contact with them before?"
"The master and the current head of the Yagtilin family are very good friends. They went to the South China Sea Islands to do business together and took a lot of risks."
"Okay, I understand. After entering the city and resting for a while, we will visit Yagtilin's house."
As the convoy of the Carites Chamber of Commerce slowly entered the city, several guards wearing green robes also hurried to the city lord's palace to report the situation.
In the city lord's palace, a white flag with green patterns of olives and shells is hung in the hall, representing the Yagtilin family.
A middle-aged man wearing glasses was sitting at his desk writing a letter when there was a knock on the door.
"Enter."
"Lord Jelinek, the convoy of the Carites Chamber of Commerce entered the city today."
"Well, I understand. Angus should be coming over later. Let's prepare the banquet."
The middle-aged man was still busy writing and didn't pay much attention to it. He and Angus were old friends and they met often, so there was no need to be formal.
"But sir, it is not Mr. Angus who is here this time, but it is said that it is his daughter Lacey. Mr. Angus was attacked on the way back and has passed away." The adjutant said a little uneasily.
"What!" The middle-aged man tilted the pen in his hand, drew an ink mark, and then stood up in surprise.
"Angus is dead?"
"Yes, sir." the adjutant repeated again.
"Only his daughter survived?"
"It is said to be so."
The middle-aged man began to walk back and forth in the room, and then gave orders to the adjutant.
"Prepare a grander banquet tonight, and then call Rachel over. She should be about the same age as Angus's daughter and easier to get along with. Then go and invite Angus's daughter to our home as a guest."
"Yes, sir." Then the adjutant exited the room.
Jelinek looked out the window at the dusk-approaching sky and whispered.