Mental Warfare.

Eduard watched as the trading posts that belonged to Vivelda and Urion companies were being cleaned up by the knights. The words had spread that those two companies had been smuggling drugs to Esteban and used it to gain power and support from other nobles and officials.

Rasmus's competitors had finally lifted their feet and kicked out of the city. The whole port had become Rasmus's turf and all the businesses there belonged to him. He had monopolized the market and it would be impossible for any competitor from outside the city to survive there.

"Boss, is it closing time?" An employee asked Eduard.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Let's clean the place," Eduard nodded and then looked at the sea and the sunset momentarily.

After he cleaned up his post, he went around to talk with the other owners of the trading posts. They talked about Vivelda and Urion companies that got kicked out of the city.

"A new town? Where?" Eduard asked.