"Yes, that is great news, Chancellor! Let's get started."
The two of them then started discussing the various plots available for use as if it was the next natural step.
That too they were not discussing random remote lands in no-name towns or cities.
They were discussing prime land near the royal capital and the trade city! The estate size was also extensive!
Mia looked incredulously, unable to believe what was happening.
At this point, she was already immune to Liam and the shocks he was capable of giving, but this was… a little too terrifying!
And before she could digest this shock, the next surprise also came.
After only a ten minute or so conversation, the Chancellor took out a lease for a 20-acre piece of land outside Yleka city as if it was nothing.
Derek still had the same emotionless face as always but Mia was thoroughly stunned. She now understood the true power of titles.
What slow progress? What gradual development?
This was explosive growth!
If they manage to get this piece of land then they could become a famous guild overnight!
Players would flock to join their guild, and they could once again trend everywhere, becoming one of the top contenders in the Kingdom.
No other guild had managed to obtain something like this since the beginning of the game. They would be the first!
This would also help them recruit NPCs easily, the close proximity to the two main cities will help them get more quests, easy access to markets, and whatnot.
Even an elegant, calm and composed person like her known as the ice goddess couldn't help but drool at these prospects.
For everything that they had suffered recently, this was their much deserved payback!
With this, they could…
"No, Chancellor. That is not what I had in mind." Liam abruptly spoke, breaking all of Mia's thoughts, and already formulated plans.
She once again became dumbfounded.
Who in their right mind would reject something like this?! Liam just what are you thinking? She wanted to scream loudly, unable to bear the suspense.
Mia let out a deep breath and calmed herself down the next instant.
She was indeed surprised, but after seeing everything, her faith in Liam was near absolute.
She knew that he wouldn't do something without any reason and patiently waited.
She even silently thanked her lucky stars that Alex wasn't around at the moment.
Otherwise, who knew what she would have done when Liam rejected such a good offer!
Just as she was thinking about this, suddenly a loud chime sounded in her interface. Alex was online again!
Talk about the devil!
Mia wanted to message her, but she did not want to seem rude, so she simply waited at the back, waiting for this conversation to come to an end first.
Also, she was very curious to see where Liam was going to take things. He already refused the best offer so what was he going to demand now?
Just like her, the Chancellor also looked at Liam with a frown on his face, narrowing his eyes.
He made a very generous offer, and this Duke was refusing it. Was he getting greedy?
"Do you have some other land in mind, Lord Duke?" The Chancellor asked, his tone rather solemn.
The favorability that Liam had built with him was clearly decreasing, but Liam was still smiling and remained silent.
"Perhaps something in the capital city itself?" The man raised his brows.
And Mia immediately gasped after hearing this.
This was not good! This was a trap! If Liam answered yes to this question, he would probably suffer some sort of consequences!
At this point, she did not care even if she was being rude, she had to step forward and warn Liam!
But the next second, Liam himself answered. "No, Sir Chancellor. You jest. Nothing like that. Those lands are a bit too high-profile for me."
"The land that I am interested in is actually the plagued lands of the south."