Umbrella Corporation's wine officially entered the North Blue in full force. Although there were still quite a few wine merchants in the North Blue backed by Umbrella Corporation, with the channels and factories left behind by the Hogen Family, the outcome of the North Blue's wine market was already decided.
And through this incident, the World Government's objective had also been achieved.
With the Hogen Family as an example, it was believed that no force would dare to lightly scheme against the Celestial Dragons anymore.
Of course, none of this had anything to do with Umbrella Corporation.
The World Government could toss things around however it liked.
For Ian, who was approaching forty and was both a husband and a father, aside from accompanying his family to live quietly and see how the so-called new era would turn out, he did not care about anything else.
There was no helping it; until now, the system still hadn't arrived!
Everything he currently possessed was earned through his own efforts, far more solid than those who relied on systems to add things bit by bit.
Therefore, all these years, he constantly reminded himself: Don't get carried away!
In this Hogen Family incident, Grado's gains were also quite substantial.
After swallowing the Hogen Family's wine business, Umbrella Corporation's wine business immediately increased by another one-third.
You had to know this was a full one-third!
Just one sea region, and it increased by one-third!
You could imagine it!
Even Robin, who had always controlled the household finances, could not help but sigh at the strength of the North Blue.
No wonder the North Blue was called the strongest of the four seas, and was even considered overall comparable to the Paradise!
The level of consumption was just that high!
To this world, wine was as important as firewood, rice, oil, and salt, perhaps to some people, even more important than those necessities.
So this one-third brought Umbrella Corporation extremely generous returns, so generous that even Ian, who had nothing to do and was organizing his own assets, was shocked for a moment.
And Zephyr, this old fellow who had seen great scenes before, laughed so hard his mouth wouldn't close, and immediately had the dockyards build several more ships, preparing to continue forming a few more fleets.
In the end, after spending a bit of time simply organizing his own industries, Ian became idle again.
Although he was very interested in the upcoming public execution, there were still several days before it, so after thinking about it... he simply took his children and wife to the Sibia River Archipelago.
That's right, Ian and the others return to the Sibia River Archipelago. The dock of the Sibia River Archipelago that he had once funded and built appeared in his sight once again.
A few years ago, he had left this place in a sorry state, and now returning again... his heart was inevitably filled with emotion.
Even Robin and Ain, who came along, felt the same. Seeming to recall something, the corners of their mouths slightly curved as they exchanged a glance with Ian.
The three of them laughed together.
Although not a single word was spoken, that smile had already said everything.
"Daddy~"
At this moment, Aria, who looked like a little grown-up, stepped on a wooden crate, leaned her upper body against the railing, and curiously looked at the island ahead. "Is this your hometown, daddy?"
"No."
Hearing his daughter's words, Ian directly picked up Aria.
Facing the sea breeze, his eyes flickered slightly as if recalling something, and he said with a smile: "I'm picked up by your grandpa Martin from the sea..."
He exchanged a smile with Robin, then blinked at Aria. "And your mother, she was also picked up by your Grandpa Martin and brought back to be my wife."
The Sibia Village... No, it should now be called Sibia City.
The former Sibia Village had long since been demolished, and all the villages across the entire Sibia River Archipelago had been gathered together.
Under the leadership of the pride of the Sibia River Archipelago, this new city was built.
At this moment, the highly respected chief of Sibia City was lying lazily on a lounge chair, basking in the sun.
Chief Martin, who was one of the five permanent village chiefs, suddenly let out a huge sneeze.
"Achoo!"
"Why did I sneeze?"
Chief Martin opened his eyes, rubbed his nostrils, frowned slightly, and said with a puzzled tone: "Could it be that someone is talking about me? Who is it?"
He had just muttered that when suddenly…
"Chief Martin! Chief Martin!"
An urgent shout came over, pulling Chief Martin back to his senses. He straightened up, turned his head, and looked at the villager who had rushed in. He seemed to have run too hastily, because he was breathing heavily and even his face was flushed red.
"Calm down, Geer."
Seeing the other party's expression, Chief Martin frowned, but his own expression also became serious. He stood up directly and said to the villager: "What happened? Could it be that pirates have arrived?"
He snorted coldly. "Which stupid rookie pirate crew is it? Don't they know whose territory this is?"
"Umbre—"
"Umbrella, what? The baby pirates?"
"No!"
Hearing Chief Martin's words, the burly man called Geer seemed to breathe a bit more smoothly, but he still said excitedly: "It's the Umbrella Corporation, Ian and the others have come back!"
"Ian?!"
As soon as these words fell, Chief Martin froze for a moment, but in less than a second, that stunned expression immediately turned into excitement. "You mean Ian has come back?"
"Yes, yes, not only Ian, Robin, and Ain have also come back, and they even brought children... Hey, hey, hey."
Before Geer could finish speaking, a gust of wind swept past him, and Chief Martin, who had been standing in front of him, dashed out in an instant.
That nimble figure made Geer freeze as well, his heart filled with emotion and admiration.
Worthy of being one of the five permanent village chiefs of the Sibia River Archipelago, he's already at such an old age, yet still so fast?!
Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, Geer snapped back to his senses and hurriedly chased after him while panting. "W-wait, wait for me, Chief Martin!"
Only…
"Wait, my ass!"
Faced with Geer's plea, Chief Martin did not slow down at all.
While running, he roared angrily: "Why are you following me? Hurry up and notify everyone else to prepare the banquet! Hahaha, that kid has finally come back, tonight we're going to drink to our hearts' content!"
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