Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

Kael placed a bookmark in his magic book before closing it, then turned his gaze toward the siblings.

"Alright, Lord Kael, you speak. As long as it's something we know and doesn't violate the Chamber of Commerce's rules, we'll tell you everything."

Renata was somewhat worried that Kael might kick the Tulip Chamber of Commerce aside and choose to develop and lay out the relevant industrial chain on his own.

After all, even the Tulip Chamber of Commerce had not expected that Kael would obtain the Territory Artifact [Map Editor], which could only be acquired after completing the dungeon raid to an extremely high degree.

This resulted in the Tulip Chamber of Commerce initially wanting to invest in establishing a good relationship with Kael. Coupled with requests from some voices within the English Lance Duchy's Royal Court, it was logical to start the related industrial chain in Lancaster Territory.

In short, this was a form of support for Kael.

However, the [Map Editor] came with an effect that allowed the territory lord to know exactly how many mineral resources were present throughout the territory.

In other words, for the mining industry, a significant portion of the costs related to detection and extraction would be nullified due to the [Map Editor].

Having already known how many minerals were buried underground in the territory, Lord Kael would only need to mobilize a group of Kunlun slaves to pick cotton... no, to mine, without much effort, merely by directing them to the resource points as per Kael's instructions.

Even automatic cotton-picking tools, after being well-calibrated, could use brute force to extract a large volume of mineral resources.

It was quite the situation. Initially thought to be a private investment by the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, it turned out to be an enormous advantage for them.

As the rich mineral resources of Lancaster were continuously mined, someone finally remembered that their investment this time was not just to make money, but for other unspeakable reasons.

It was a tricky situation!

This was Anse and Renata's current state.

Especially Renata, who feared that conflicts might arise from disagreements over interests leading to unwanted outcomes. Thus, when the siblings heard that Kael had some leisure time today, they couldn't wait to visit him.

If Kael knew what Renata was thinking, he would have told her directly that they were overthinking it.

Kael knew better than anyone that having resources alone was not enough. Channels to monetize those resources were also necessary, and on this note, the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce, which had been growing and developing over the past few years, lagged far behind the giant Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

He needed the Tulip Chamber of Commerce as a platform to export many products related solely to Lancaster's industries...

For example, the alchemy tools and magical equipment being mass-produced in Wandong City, still hidden underground.

Having collaborated for some time, the well-established Tulip Chamber of Commerce was naturally a better choice since the past cooperation had been pleasant.

However, this time Kael had something else to ask.

"I heard that in recent decades, the Tulip Chamber of Commerce has been methodically divesting from the anti-magic stone industry. Is that true?"

"It's true," Renata nodded.

While the Tulip Chamber of Commerce might make some muddled moves in selecting industries or try flashy money-burning tactics, their control over funds and snowballing investments was impressive.

Given Lancaster's current situation, they soon played the trade margin game.

But from Kael's perspective, it looked more like a typical operation of a major internet company than a trade margin issue.

It was the classic "shearing the sheep and letting the dog pay" strategy.

The Tulip Chamber of Commerce understood well that in the English Lance Duchy, with the largest groups of knights and a significant number of spell sword users, as well as the fearsome Lion Heart Battle Group, the demand for cold and hot weapons was almost limitless.

If they had the funds, they would arm themselves to the teeth.

There was a massive niche market for this. To protect local industry development, English Lance imposed heavy taxes on the equipment and instruments industry, ripping the biggest slice of cake from foreign industries and filling their coffers.

As for dealing with capital flight by transnational businesses?

It didn't exist.

As long as the market and demand remained, even with heavy taxes, you could still earn a fortune, winning by volume and making substantial profits.

Not to mention, the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, cooperating with Kael, wasn't a transnational entity. As long as industrial operations and mining remained smooth, it was a huge win.

Without concerns over trade margins, even with significant upfront investment, once the initial hurdle was cleared and the snowball effect took hold, the Chamber of Commerce and Lancaster would see enormous profits.

"Lord Kael, are you very interested in the anti-magic stone industry? But as things stand, the entire anti-magic stone industry has seen a surplus due to the ease of entry.