Chapter 31: The Ambition of a Merchant (I)

Seeing the irascible dwarf hostess being dragged away, Zhang Cheng turned around and asked, "What's going on?"

"Hahahaha! It all started when Iggie became the hostess of this hotel. At that time, she had just crossed the wetlands and followed the caravan to Dalaran, and she would often talk about the gnome mantras, which many people found amusing, so they deliberately teased her to repeat it, and finally made her a little irritable. But don't worry, she'll forget about it in a moment. After all, the most important reason why dwarfs are likable is that they usually don't hold too much grudges, and if they are angry one second, they will become happy the next. George Sr. explained with a laugh.

"Well, it looks like I've suffered an unwarranted disaster. Zhang Cheng shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

He now finally understood why he had caused such a strong reaction from the other party just by looking at it a few more times.

"Forget her! Come, let's have a drink to celebrate our safe arrival in Dalaran. As he spoke, old George raised his glass and touched it lightly, then raised his head and poured the full glass of wine down.

Due to the urgency of drinking, I choked on the last sip, and I kept coughing with a red face, but my two eyes revealed undisguised excitement and joy.

Obviously, the Arcane Crystal arrived safely, earning him a good amount of money and a host of side benefits.

Zhang Cheng was keenly aware of this, and immediately lowered his voice and said tentatively: "I'm a little curious, how much profit can you make on one trip?

Old George licked his lips and stretched out five fingers very vaguely: "Five hundred gold coins minted by Dalaran of the Magic Kingdom! This is only the cash payment! In addition, I have also obtained the right to purchase alchemical potions, magic materials and equipment from the Kenrito Council. When you return to Nanhai Town, you can exchange all the money for goods and ship them to Minahir Port by ship, and you can at least triple the profit......"

As soon as he talked about business, he immediately stepped into the role of a businessman and began to tell the story of his own way of making money.

Know that reality is not a game, and players can earn an inexhaustible supply of money by repeatedly killing monsters in the wild.

The gold coins minted by five hundred dalaran were an unimaginable sum of money for the ordinary inhabitants of Azeroth.

It is enough to buy a medium-sized manor in the Stormwind Kingdom covering an area of more than 400 hectares, or it can buy two armed merchant ships equipped with artillery, and it can also allow someone to live their lives drunk and die all day without having to work.

"......I see," Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully.

With such a high return, not to mention the businessman who was originally pursuing profits, even he had an urge to do it.

Of course, trafficking in Arcane Crystals is not something that anyone can do, just buying them requires a lot of money, and you also have to have a good relationship with dwarves who are good at digging mines, otherwise you may not be able to buy them if you have money.

"Mr. Master, I am not a man of words, and I don't want to say too many words of gratitude, because gratitude alone is not enough to show your efforts. Yes, this is a little meaning, please be sure to accept it. Old George somehow had an extra piece of paper in his hand full of small letters, and gently put it on the table and pushed it over.

"It's ......"

Zhang Cheng glanced at it and immediately found that it was a title deed, to be precise, a title deed located in the center of Dalaran, and whoever owned this deed owned the house and the surrounding land.

Perhaps the outside world doesn't know the value of this deed, but he knows very well that once Dalaran is built and takes to the sky, its value will immediately skyrocket dozens of times.

However, as a passer-by who is destined to leave, even if the property is worth much, it is not of much use to him.

Old George apparently didn't know this, and explained rather proudly: "As you can see, this is a property. Although the Kenrito Council provides free shelter and food to every member, I feel that a powerful mage like you deserves better. And I've also bought a bunch of tools for you so you can get a lot done without leaving your home. ”

"Hehe, you've really put a lot of thought into it. But I have a small question, what is your purpose in doing this, or what do you want from me? Don't say it's for gratitude, you are a businessman, and the nature of a businessman is to pursue profits, and you will never lose the value of using people to make any investment, are you right?" Zhang Cheng lightly tapped the contract with the violet mark, and looked at the other party with a smile.

He is not the kind of greedy fool, and he will not ignore the hidden dangers and risks behind it when he sees the benefits.

"Hahahaha! Well, you're so discerning, you can't hide anything from you. To put it simply, I'd like to have some cooperation with you. Old George did not conceal it at all, and generously admitted his ambitions.

"Cooperation?

Zhang Cheng did not refuse directly, but showed a rather interested expression. He wanted to know what kind of ambition the ordinary old man in front of him, who looked to be fifty or sixty years old, was hiding.

Old George pondered for a moment, glanced at his little daughter sitting beside him, and said in a low voice, "First of all, I hope you can help take care of Jenny. Just a few hours ago, Master Anslim Ruinwivol had agreed to let her stay in Dalaran and learn magic with the other apprentices, and I was afraid that she would be bullied by the older apprentices alone. As far as I know, the competition between apprentices is fierce, and sometimes even despicable means such as poisoning are used in order to fight for higher status. If you can get him to live with you, then the other apprentices should have some scruples. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, I'm not the kind of person who likes to stay in one place for a long time, and it won't be long before I leave Dalaran, so I can't help you take care of your daughter. Hearing the businessman's request, Zhang Cheng chose to refuse without thinking.

Even he didn't know if he would suddenly be brought back by the mysterious parchment scroll in the next second, and naturally he couldn't travel to help take care of his daughter for such a long time.

However, old George did not seem to give up, and continued to explain: "Your Excellency, I just hope to use your reputation to give Jenny a little shelter, even if she leaves Dalaran in the future, it doesn't matter, as long as Jenny lives in your house, then no apprentice will dare to disadvantage her. ”

"Well, since you've said that, it's a bit unkind if I don't agree. Yes, I agree to your request. Zhang Cheng pretended to be very reluctant and agreed.

Anyway, for him, it's just a gesture, and he doesn't need to pay anything......