Chapter 33

After sending Little Shirley back, Joshua went to the city hall, ready to find a better position for poor Ariel.

The city hall was still very busy and everyone was swimming in their work.

Joshua walked into the office and Mortimer immediately welcomed him.

“Young Master, to what do we owe this visit from you? Haven’t you finished all your work recently?”

Joshua immediately explained, “It’s like this, I encountered some strange things today…”

He immediately told Mortimer about what happened to Shirley’s family. After hearing this, Mortimer also felt the same way.

Although Puba Village was not a wealthy village, Mortimer had always been kind-hearted. Once there was a problem with a demi-human family, he would lend a helping hand.

“I understand. I will arrange an easier job for Ariel! In order to prevent such a thing from happening, I will send people to investigate other similar situations! I will strive to let every villager of Puba Village live a good life!”

After hearing Mortimer’s promise, Joshua immediately left the city hall.

‘Ariel, the road has been paved for you. Next, please work hard on your own!’

Even Joshua himself did not expect Ariel’s achievements would be so high in the future, to the point where she would become one of the eight great city lords.

The streets were no longer empty as before, and people were coming and going.

Everyone on the street had their own work to do, and they were all working hard for their own bright future.

This made Joshua sigh to think that the world was unpredictable. If it was his previous life, he would definitely still be working hard in some convenience store!

After a self-deprecating laugh, Joshua saw a huge ship passing over the village in the sky.

Its target seemed to be the southern coastline.

Joshua immediately went to the garrison and called for Georgi. He brought a group of people to the seaside to wait for the skyship to land.

Soon, the ship landed on the sea. Mondette walked down from the big ship.

“Hi! Long time no see! Village Chief Joshua, how have you been recently?”

Seeing that the usually carefree Mondette, he immediately said, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time! Are you free today? Why don’t you come to my village for a little gathering?”

Because the eastern continent had been sealed off, Joshua could only buy things through this big merchant.

There, Joshua decided to sign a long-term trade agreement with Mondette.

Mondette stood where she was and thought for a moment. After a moment of silence, she replied, “Yes! I didn’t have time initially, but the next transaction isn’t very profitable so there’s no need to be in such a hurry.”

“I can see from your eyes that it’s a big deal! As expected of a shrewd merchant, let’s settle this back at my own place.”

After giving instructions to one of her men, Mondette followed Joshua back to the village.

At the dining table, Georgi, Alger, Mortimer, and a few people in charge of business all sat down.

“So, it’s like this. I think you should know that recently, the entire eastern continent has been sealed off and no caravans are allowed to enter and trade here.”

Hearing this, Mondette waved her hand and said, “The Floating Plane is not under the control of any country. All the things produced by the Floating Plane are allowed to be sold anywhere on the continent. Therefore, I’m not worried about the Lancelot Empire. They have no control over our merchant’s movements.

“As a merchant of the Floating Plane, as long as you have enough high-quality magic stones, I will definitely give you the things you want even if I’m selling to both sides in the war! That’s what it means to be a merchant from the Floating Plane.”

After hearing what Mondette said, Joshua let out a sigh of relief.

“I have already asked someone to make a list of all the things we need. If you don’t have them, just cross them off. We’ll think about how to get them by ourselves.”

After saying that, Mortimer handed over the list of items that he had already calculated.

Mondette read the list carefully and found that the things on the list were not useful to the village at this stage.

However, the merchant was very sensitive to the goods and immediately found out their intention for those items.

“Are you preparing for the war?”

There was no need for Joshua to hide this fact from her, so he directly told her what Duke Richard said.

“I see! I’ll take the job, but I have a small request! When I came here, your village only had a few hundred people, but now it looks like it has more than a few thousand people! If possible, can you let me build a shop here?”

Hearing this, Joshua and the others were very happy. This was a good thing.

This would mean that Mondette’s skyship would make regular trips over to their village. In this way, whatever Joshua wanted could be obtained from her.

This would kill two birds with one stone.

Before it was Joshua’s turn to speak, Alger immediately said, “Yes! It’s not a big problem. Just give me the blueprint for the shop. I’ll arrange it for you in the near future.”

Although there were some people who were above Joshua when it came to these sorts of decisions, he did not think it was a bad thing.

“The matter has been settled. You can exchange all the money in the village for magic stones and other things you want with me in the end.”

Hearing this, Mondette reached out and shook hands with Joshua.

“Happy to be working with you!”

After eating, Mondette was very satisfied with Joshua’s food.

As a businesswoman who wandered around, this was the best food she had ever eaten in her life.

“If it’s possible, I’ll find time to come over and learn some cooking methods from you next time!”

“Of course, that’s not a problem. Everyone in our village makes this kind of delicious food. We can talk to each other then!”

After Mondette left, everyone present was relieved.

This matter was too smooth. If Mondette did not cooperate with them, the development of the village would be slowed down several times.

At night, Joshua sat in the courtyard and looked at the sky filled with stars.

The women in the house were very curious. They were all secretly peeking out of the window.

Because Joshua’s strength was constantly increasing, he immediately noticed their presence. “Don’t hide inside. We can all stare at the stars together.”

The three women immediately brought a stool from the house and sat together with Joshua. Meanwhile, Alexia sat directly on Joshua’s lap.

Being held in Joshua’s arms, she quickly fell asleep under the stars.

Beside him, Lena watched as Joshua kept changing day by day. She was filled with emotions. She never thought that the scandalous prince in the past would become so charming.

Since when did this change happen? Right now, he was so responsible and charming in her eyes!