Chapter 103: Could This Be Considered Having My Future Fathers-in-Law Work for Me?

Chapter 103: Could This Be Considered Having My Future Fathers-in-Law Work for Me?

Louis put down the phone and asked the butler, learning that Crowley and the others were waiting for him in Crowley’s Semi-Study.

So, he went there.

It looked like they were drinking tea and chatting there.

After hearing that Stuart was going to visit some old ministers, Earl Crowley was holding a thick stack of letters prepared by Ocris, explaining to Stuart about the recent situation in the kingdom and the circumstances of these old ministers.

After Louis sat down, Crowley showed him Ocris’s letters and explained the situation—this action showed that on the princess’s side, Crowley considered Louis as the main person.

Earl Crowley truly had a sharp eye.

After listening, Louis couldn’t help but secretly shake his head.

Just as he had guessed, these old ministers were essentially an elderly cheerleading squad that could only shout a bunch of ‘666’.

It even made him feel a bit sorry for Ocris—it wasn’t easy for her at all.

“Sir Louis, please don’t worry about this matter,” Earl Crowley said, slightly touching his chest. “Today, after Bishop John and I go to the Royal Court, I will take Sir Stuart to visit some real people—this is a small matter, Louis. But I have a big issue that I might need to trouble you with.”

Troubling Louis again made Crowley feel somewhat ashamed.

Earl Crowley mentioned something that had been giving him a headache recently—it all had to do with a few banks belonging to the Barriff Family.

As it turned out, this Seventh Fleet was a fleet with a special maritime trade license and a royal letter of marque.

To assemble this special Seventh Fleet, Earl Crowley had run around a lot previously. However, the kingdom’s treasury didn’t offer much support, or rather, due to strong opposition from many ministers domestically, when this fleet was being assembled, it basically had nothing it asked for.

Regarding this, the King probably could only say something like: ‘Fourth Lord, I’ve done my utmost just to get this fleet approved and assembled amidst all the politics. As a subject, you must share my burdens.’

So, the messy situation was all tossed onto Crowley by the King.

Therefore, many things had to be figured out by Crowley—even some of the armaments were purchased from arms dealers.

At this point, the Earl sighed: “With just this little bit of startup capital, more than half came from His Majesty’s private purse. The remaining half was loans I managed to secure.”

Some of the loaned money hadn’t even been used for proper business when Lady Crowley’s condition suddenly began to deteriorate.

Upon hearing that the funding investment was about to go bust, the big banker Kendrick nearly tore his little mustache out.

Lady Crowley’s matter was essentially resolved today, but the funding was far from enough—they still owed Warhammer of the God of War a large sum for armaments.

Earl Crowley intended to delay paying this armament fee, so he didn’t mention it much. Today, he sought Louis’s help hoping that, through Louis’s connections, he could influence things with Kendrick to secure more loans.

Hearing this, Louis understood—this old fellow Kendrick, his plans were really clever. Knowing that the Princess, whom he intended to fully support, needed Muggle backing, he connected Louis with Crowley. He also intended to do a no-cost deal—have Crowley, who owed the bank money, solve his dilemma so he could launch the Seventh Fleet, this cash cow.

And afterwards, the ‘shares’ of this Seventh Fleet, now under the protection of the ‘Ministry of Magic’, would naturally soar.

Louis nodded, knowing Barriff definitely intended to increase investment—this matter was practically already settled.

But he began to think—he remembered that Blood Parrot who helped him recover the Greenhorns in just two weeks.

Perhaps later, he should use the Seventh Fleet opportunity to legitimize those Blood Parrot pirates. After that, he would become the ‘true major shareholder’ of this Seventh Fleet.

It would be best to discuss this with Kendrick, have him slightly pressure Crowley from his side, so Crowley could influence the ‘truly super major shareholder’ King to sell more shares to him.

‘Could this be considered scheming against my future fathers-in-law? Ahem, can it really count? This is just additional investment. Blood Parrot is quite famous. When the company grows, Crowley, this CEO, becomes even more capable. The King will be happy seeing his company finally getting off the ground—even if his shares become smaller, it’s worth it, right?’

[You convinced yourself.]

[Guilt -Max]

[Pride +Max]

Louis said: “Mr. Crowley, I will communicate with Mr. ‘Kendrik Barriff’ later. Wait for the call.”

Crowley didn’t know that Barriff and Louis were in cahoots, nor that Barriff was currently clinging to Louis’s leg begging for his help.

From Louis’s tone, he could tell that while Louis didn’t guarantee anything, Louis could handle it—however, given that Kendrick guy’s personality, he would definitely take a bite—this meant owing Louis another favor!

Crowley couldn’t help but feel extremely pleasantly surprised and greatly taken aback.

This young man before him seemed even more mysterious than he had imagined.

He couldn’t help but think of the mysterious duchy behind Helen; he somewhat suspected that Louis was someone with close ties to mysterious forces, possibly even a big shot on one side—with great influence.

Crowley couldn’t help but feel even more anticipation for the future.

Louis felt the same: ‘Could this be considered having my future fathers-in-law work for me?’

From this mysterious incident, he had greatly benefited in three aspects: the Ministry of Magic, Muggles, and personal influence.

[It seems the big troublesome matters within the Ministry of Magic need to be handled more often. Through the Ministry of Magic’s channels, you will get to know more and more future fathers-in-law who can work for you…]

After drinking a few cups of tea, the head maid took Helen to see the ‘Mermaid’.

Louis and Earl Crowley and the others went for a walk in the garden. Crowley asked Louis if he would go to the Royal Court with him—Bishop John and the others were also going today.

Crowley had already asked this question yesterday. Louis didn’t plan to go.

Not because of the Ministry of Magic’s regulations—in his eyes, they were just a scrap of paper.

But because he wasn’t the type of ‘demon-slaying wandering knight’ who eagerly wanted to see the King after doing something.

If he were to meet, it should be the Witch Queen and the King who actively invited him.

However, Louis planned to wait for Ocris to come, then ‘go home’ with Ocris—this ‘meeting gift’ (the Princess) from his future son-in-law wasn’t small, was it?

If the King thought Ocris didn’t count as a meeting gift, and thought Louis came empty-handed, then he would just tie up his good daughter right in front of him and take her back.

The King would surely think highly of him.

Besides, after all, Ocris had to call him ‘Master’ (the bet). Could he let her be bullied?

If he didn’t go with Ocris, how would he know who usually kept causing trouble for her?

How would he know how arrogant those ministers who bullied her were?

I can bully her, but are they qualified to bully her?

—Facing Crowley’s invitation to the Royal Court, Louis pretended to think for a moment, then politely declined.

“That’s fine,” Earl Crowley nodded. He also thought it better for Louis to delay a bit—when the King sought Bach and the others, he had to summon them multiple times in a row. And this one was someone Bishop John had invited to the Lunar Court six or seven times without getting a response.

He would first add fuel on the King’s side, let the talent-thirsty His Majesty Ign be anxious for a while, and then introduce this great Knight Louis to him.

When they finally met, His Majesty Ign would be overjoyed.

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