Chapter 290 - Big Business Deal
Rhode didn’t recognize the wrong person. This fat merchant was indeed Matt, who he had met when they escaped from the wreckage of the floating boat when he first arrived in this world. To be frank, although this merchant was sort of troublesome, he was actually rather kind in nature. After they parted ways in Deep Stone City, they never met again. But, who knew they would actually reunite here.
Since they knew each other, the following matter was easier settled. Matt wasn’t an unreasonable person, and besides, although he had never met with Rhode and the rest after parting, he ran business within Paphield and naturally heard the news of Rhode’s Starlight. Furthermore, this incident was technically his men’s fault, which was why Matt had no qualms in apologizing to Marlene on behalf of his men. Marlene, on the other hand, had decided to not pursue the matter further as she had once heard from Lize the incident when Matt, Rhode, and her escaped the Twilight Forest. Therefore, she was more or less aware of this fat merchant and since this man was sincere in his apologies, Marlene decided not to hold a grudge anymore.
This conflict had been put to an end almost immediately.
In the end, both parties decided to share the campsite. Matt naturally welcomed this invitation. Although this wasn’t the first time that they met this fat merchant, Rhode and Lize finally had the chance to watch him display his strong interpersonal skills. Although, due to the previous conflict, Rhode and the rest were standoffish with the guards, Matt was not affected at all. He brought a huge warm smile to everyone and chatted about the recent good weather, shared his knowledge and experiences, and passed rare gifts to everyone at the end of their conversation. Then, everyone who was objective about the guards, finally changed their attitudes, not to mention the always carefree Anne, Lapis, and Christie who had always been afraid of strangers. They admired the exquisite art gifts they had received.
Matt wiped the sweat off his forehead and sat by the bonfire. Then, he sneezed after gulping down a mouthful of wine, which left him he feeling much better.
“I didn’t expect you to be so capable,” Rhode said. Matt smiled cheekily in response and tucked the wine pot back into his bag.
“I’ve got no choice, Mr. Rhode. People in this industry need to be amiable. If everyone feels good, it makes businesses much easier? Ah… I promise that such incidents won’t happen again. I will immediately fire that bunch of useless idiots once we returned to the Trade Association! Goddamnit! They even dared to offend a Mage. They must be sick of living…”
“It seems like you’re doing fine?”
“The ways of the world are never easy.”
“To be popular with so many beauties of my age is definitely too difficult… Mr. Rhode, you have to work hard. Oh yes, there’s also Lize. From what I see, her attitude towards you hasn’t changed one bit.”
“Huh?”
Rhode puckered his brows. He looked at Lize on the other side of the bonfire, who was currently speaking softly to Marlene.
“Mr. Matt, what plans do you have after your business in Golden City?”
“Plans?”
Matt was surprised by Rhode’s question.
“Hmm… Temporarily, I have none, as I will need to see the reaps of this trip first. If I can’t even make a profit, I won’t be able to do what I want to do. But if I get lucky, I will start from the very beginning again… Sigh, it has been awhile since I had such emotions. Thinking back to when I was a merchant apprentice… Sigh…”
An idea came into Rhode’s mind. Then, he asked, “If that’s the case, Mr. Matt… Are you interested in a big business deal with Starlight?”
“Huh?”
Matt stared blankly.