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

"He bought all medium to high purity Magic Prohibition Stones, and this batch isn't so easy to sell!"

A hint of hesitation flickered in Anse's eyes.

He had been puzzled by Kael's previous actions and even thought that the Lord had been blinded by the recent considerable achievements amid everyone's flattery.

But when his sister said this, he couldn't help but doubt it again.

Even the proudest weren't turned into fools.

Even the rulers of those relatively primitive city-states would not ignore the information provided by their subordinates without them directly confronting him.

Not to mention, the Anse siblings were not Kael's subordinates; although the Tulip Chamber of Commerce supported Kael, it didn't treat the Anse siblings as Kael's slaves.

The relationship between them was more like a partnership.

Allies, out of partnership, offering relevant information and suggestions, and for the sake of maintaining face, would choose to listen more.

However, the spirited Kael didn't seem to entertain the idea of considering the advice further, which was merely a rational suggestion from the standpoint of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce for their ally...

Ultimately, although Kael didn't outright refuse, undoubtedly, through his actions, he rejected their suggestion to "purchase a large batch of low-grade Magic Prohibition Stones for financial market hedging."

Was it really just because of foolishness?

The frightening combat prowess displayed by those Rangers, to the extent that the Tulip Guild's protectors openly stated, "Not suitable for combat."

The implicit meaning was that facing Viscount Helois's Rangers on the same level, they were very likely to die.

And the Tulip Chamber of Commerce had always been adept at gathering intelligence.

Information regarding Kael D. Helois's rise was accessible to all sufficiently authorized members of the entire Tulip Chamber of Commerce.

Although the Anse siblings weren't yet at a level to view related messages, as they were among the first travelling merchants who came to cooperate with Kael with resources from the Tulip Chamber of Commerce, they had received information about Kael early on.

Countless pieces of evidence showed, whether it was the Rangers progressing from an average challenge level of merely LV3 to LV9, or over one-fifth of the Rangers successfully advancing to the Extraordinary Rank...

It took four years to forge his main combat forces from scratch.

From initial precision training to the later developmental plateau of the Rangers, to swiftly developing the now best-selling Three Magic Potions system, then culminating in the emergence of specially modified War Knights, after countless wilderness battles against Monsters and exploring Dungeons...

After all this preparation, only then did the reputation of the Lancaster Rangers, who now dominate the surrounding territories, emerge.

This series of transformations and changes, bluntly speaking, were undoubtedly set from the outset, creating a clear progression of related matters that ultimately crafted an elite Ranger Corps, one of the top forces in the entire Duchy of Engles.

The job profile of War Knights was too suited for Lancaster that Anse began to wonder whether there was the profession of War Knights first that led to the rise of the Rangers, or if...

It was because Kael was so dissatisfied with the then Ranger's capabilities, that he customized such a rapid-developing professional system for them?

These two different conjectures, although leading to the same outcome, concealed completely different implications.

If it was the latter, it implied that for Baron Helois, creating a systematic profession for a certain group was not too difficult an endeavor.

Another piece of evidence supporting his conjecture was the War Mage.

This profession significantly enhances the adaptive combat ability of Mages in mid-close range during their early to mid-career, which in Anse's eyes was particularly fitting for the current situation where Mages' early and mid-stage strengths were rather lacking.

Moreover, during Baron Helois's most distinguished period, he managed to use the descent of the Undead, through leveraging the weak Divine Power of the God of Literature, Dinel, to transform that playful group of Undead into tangible resources...

This was another plan that took three years to come to fruition; doesn't it indicate something?

That man is now very proficient in long-term planning, gradually piecing together the elements leading to his ideal goal, and finally, with a snap, displaying the harvested results directly for all to see.

Undoubtedly a master of strategy.

What's more terrifying is that this master strategist has a strong proactive capability, using his extraordinary intelligence to create conditions that originally didn't exist.

Is such a highly regarded Lord in the intelligence system of the Tulip Chamber of Commerce really just suddenly becoming foolish?