As soon as the news about the smuggling trade was released, the Nobles of the North were in an uproar.
The biggest player in the smuggling trade in the Alpha Kingdom was none other than the Northland Noble Group led by the five major families.
Smugglers and slave traders were dependent on this group for their existence.
Since the outbreak of the continental war, smuggling had come to a complete halt. In order to restore the trade routes, the Nobles of the North had been actively lobbying within the Kingdom.
Unfortunately, the five major families were not well-liked, and the harder they lobbied, the tighter the border controls became.
Previously, the Northern aristocracy's supplies had to pass through the Northland, inherently constrained by others, leaving them no choice but to compromise.
But now the border was near the Near East, which boasted convenient harbor and sea transport; Hudson did not need to rely on the looks of the Nobles of the North.
