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Zhao Hai and the others were exploring the swamp. Casa City was no longer peaceful. It wasn't that something had happened to the Purcell clan, but rather, something had happened to Laura.
Laura's business was now much bigger than before. The Magic Lily store accounted for more than 50% of the Purcell Duchy's daily necessities market. Such a number was really amazing.
Although the Purcell Duchy wasn't very big, the daily necessities market was still a big piece of fat meat. Now, the fattest piece of this fat meat had already been eaten. How much money could this person make every day? It was definitely not an exaggeration to say that they were making a lot of money every day.
If a piece of fat was placed there, anyone would want to take a bite. However, this piece of fat had bones inside it, so not everyone could bite it.
But even if outsiders couldn't bite it, it didn't mean that one's own family couldn't. This time, Laura's idea was not just anyone, but the people of the Markey Dell clan.
Although Laura's father was the second successor, the clan's old patriarch was still alive. He was Laura's grandfather, Karen's father, Sovann.
The patriarch who ruled the Markey Dell clan's huge business empire wasn't a good person. He was a pure businessman. In his eyes, anyone and anything was a business, a commodity. As long as the price was enough, he would sell it.
And this great patriarch of the Markey Dell clan had a business sense that was beyond the imagination of ordinary people. His methods were cold to the extreme. Since he took over the Markey Dell clan, the Markey Dell clan's business was much bigger than before.
Although the Markey Dell clan's business was very big, Laura was able to monopolize almost half of the Duchy's daily necessities market. This kind of thing had never happened before. It could be said that Laura's current income was very high among the several heirs of the Markey Dell clan.
This kind of situation couldn't be ignored by the patriarch. To be honest, the patriarch really didn't like his second son. It wasn't because of anything else, but because Karen didn't like doing business.
In the eyes of this great patriarch, you were born in a family like Markey Dell. If you don't learn how to do business, then what do you want to do? If Karen only wanted to learn magic, then he could learn it well. But that wasn't the case. He didn't want to study magic, but magic arrays.
If Karen liked magic, then it wouldn't be a problem. Even if he didn't like doing business, he could still become a powerful magician. For the Markey Dell clan, it would be a great help. However, he only liked to study magic arrays. His strength wasn't very strong. At most, he was only at the level of a 7th rank magician.
A Level Seven Magician was already an amazing existence for an average family, but for a large family like the Markey Dell clan, a Level Seven Magician was not enough.
It was precisely because he didn't value Karen and Karen didn't like doing business that he lost the possibility of inheriting the position of Patriarch even though he was the second successor. Because of this, he was sent to a small place in the north like the Purcell Duchy.
The Purcell Duchy's geographical location in the Aksu Empire wasn't very good. It was in the north and bordered by the beastmen. Although the beastmen didn't cause any trouble now, there was no guarantee that there would be a disaster in the future. The beastmen themselves didn't have much money, and the Purcell Duchy's business wasn't very developed. Compared to the entire Aksu Empire, the Purcell Duchy was just a small and remote place.
But in a remote place, people also needed daily necessities. Laura was doing a great job. The Taoyuan products were now not only sold in the Purcell Duchy, but also sold throughout the Aksu Empire.
Of course, Laura didn't cooperate with others. All of the business was done by herself, especially the Taoyuan products. For any daily necessities store, they were living signboards. How could Laura be willing to give them to others? She also had an agreement with Zhao Hai. If she let others sell the Taoyuan products, she would have to inform Zhao Hai in advance.
It was precisely because the Taoyuan products were so popular that it naturally attracted people's greed. Not to mention others, even the Markey Dell clan's successors wanted to compete.
The Markey Dell clan didn't attach much importance to the successor's other aspects, but the successor's ability to do business was very important. This was also an important criterion for the Markey Dell clan's successor selection.
For the patriarch's position, in addition to Karen, the seven successors of the Markey Dell clan's province had been fighting for it. It was normal for them to trip each other up and play tricks.
As for Karen's father, it was impossible for him to not understand this situation. Although the Great Patriarch wasn't young anymore, he didn't want to give up his authority. Although he had his successors run their businesses separately, the actions of the successors couldn't be hidden from him.
Karen and the others were an exception. When Karen and Laura arrived in the Purcell Duchy, the Markey Dell clan simply didn't have any influence here. It could be said that everything in the Purcell Duchy was created by Laura's hand and foot. Although they carried the name of the Markey Dell clan, they didn't borrow any strength from them.
It was precisely because of this that the Markey Dell clan's influence on Karen was the smallest. Laura didn't have to worry about the Markey Dell clan's actions. This time, they had helped the Purcell Duchy a great deal. The Purcell Duchy owed them a great favor, and Evan was a grateful person. Therefore, Laura wouldn't have any problems in the Purcell Duchy.
In addition, Laura also knew a black magician with unfathomable strength who controlled the Taoyuan products. This made many people very afraid.
However, benefits were the most attractive thing. For benefits, people could do anything. Just like Zhao Hai on Earth, there were people who dared to do anything for benefits. That was because the laws on Earth were relatively complete. But in the Ark Continent, there weren't such complete laws. For benefits, people naturally dared to do anything.
Other people were afraid of the Markey Dell clan, so they didn't dare to make a move. However, the people of the Markey Dell clan naturally wouldn't be polite.
This time, the person who came to look for Laura wasn't someone sent by the Markey Dell clan's patriarch. To be honest, although Laura had caused such a big scene, the patriarch didn't put her in his eyes. However, the heirs were different. They were now competing for the position of patriarch. If they could obtain the Taoyuan products, it would be a great help to them.
The person who came to look for Laura wasn't Karen's elder brother, the first successor of the Markey Dell clan, Sen Wan. Instead, it was the fifth successor of the Markey Dell clan, Carlo.
Of course, Carlo didn't come in person. Instead, he sent one of his subordinates, Alodia. Alodia was one of the servants who had followed Carlo since he was a child. Later, when Carlo grew up and had his own influence, Alodia was very capable. Therefore, Carlo promoted him to the position of a general manager. Of course, he wasn't the general manager. He was just a subordinate of the general manager who was in charge of a lot of things.
Although the Markey Dell clan had a total of eight heirs, only three of them had the strength to compete for the position of patriarch. One was Karen's elder brother, the first successor of the Markey Dell clan, Sen Wan. The other was Carlo. The last one was the eighth successor, Jamie.
Among them, Jamie had the most limelight. This was because Jamie was the favorite of the Markey Dell clan's patriarch, Sauss. However, the one who was most supported by the people below was Sen Wan. This was because Sen Wan was the first successor. Moreover, he was very good at doing business. In addition, he was the oldest and had been in the clan for the longest time.
Carlo was the weakest of the three. He didn't get the favor of the patriarch and didn't have the same influence as Sen Wan. However, he was the one who knew how to conduct himself the best among the brothers. He was smooth and slick in dealing with people. He had maintained good relations with the aristocrats and also had the support of the clan's servants.
Compared to Karen's position in the Markey Dell clan, Carlo's position was naturally much higher. This time, Carlo sent Alodia to see Karen, which was already giving him a lot of face.
Before Alodia arrived in Casa City, Laura already knew about this matter. She found Quinn John and Karen in her study and said, "Grandpa Quinn John, Father, this time Alodia came. I'm afraid it won't be a good thing. What do you think?"
Karen thought for a moment and said, "What do you think? If he comes, then he comes. What can he do to us?"
Laura looked at Karen and was speechless for a while. Then she turned to look at Quinn John. Quinn John looked at Laura and calmly said, "When Laura met with an accident, someone from the family wanted to reach out to us. Moreover, Laura's route was leaked by someone from the family. At first, we sent people to investigate, but the target was Sir Sen Wan. But now that I think about it, it's unlikely that Sir Sen Wan would do such a thing. At that time, we didn't have the scale we have now, so we couldn't arouse his interest. It's possible that someone else was behind this to frame Sir Sen Wan. Only Carlo or Jamie would think of such a method to deal with Sir Sen Wan. Now that I think about it, it's unlikely that Sir Sen Wan would do such a thing. At that time, we didn't have the scale we have now.
Laura nodded and said, "Of course, I also know that this isn't a good thing. But I'm not sure why they came. Is it for our industry or for the Taoyuan products?"
Quinn John looked at Laura and said, "I'm afraid it's unlikely for them to come for our industry. The industry here was earned by us, so they wouldn't dare to rob it. Otherwise, they would lose the qualifications to compete for the patriarch's position. I think Dodo came for the Taoyuan products. Now that the three groups are fiercely fighting, Carlo is obviously at a disadvantage. He should want to use the Taoyuan products to expand his own power."