Compared to the jubilation in the mermaid's song, on this warm winter street, the slow-moving carriage did not look so happy.

Compared to the smiling crowd on the street, Viscount Norris's face was always so gloomy and cold, he looked at the crowd that passed by, looked at the food they held in their hands, the smiles on their faces, and everyone happily talked about the previous battle, and discussed what kind of exciting game they would see tonight.

Looking at all this, the viscount's fists involuntarily clenched tighter and tighter.

One of the guards was driving the carriage in front of the carriage, and the guard, who had just stuck his sword in his seat, was now sitting in the same carriage as the viscount. The guard's face looked cloudy, and he didn't dare to speak for a long time after seeing the viscount's silent expression.

The carriage came to the side of the arena, and even though it was only morning, there were already people lining up to buy a good spot or two.

Glancing over the arena, which was simple but seemed to be in good order, Viscount Norris suddenly spoke—

"If this guild war were held in our Lagoon City, how many times do you think we could do it in this town?"

The guard was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he hurriedly said, "I will definitely be able to achieve a triple ...... No, at least five times more! Because the biggest radiation that Pelican Town can radiate is our Lagoon City, but if we really hold such an event, we can radiate to several more distant towns and some cities. Moreover, the venue in our city is larger, and there are more activities, after several events, our Lagoon City will definitely change from such a small city to a big city that is not inferior to the capital Hanhai City! ”

"Then you say, why was I beaten up by the president of Mermaid Song after I listened to your suggestion and made the decision to buy all the shops in Pelican Town? Did I lose hundreds of gold coins for nothing? ”

Although Viscount Norris's voice was flat, as if he was just saying something completely unrelated to him. But the guards who heard these words still couldn't help but tremble, and cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on their backs.

"This ...... This is because ...... Because ......"

"Because of what? Is it because there's something wrong with your plan? Or is it because I'm stupid in the way I execute? ”

Viscount Norris continued to look at the thriving street outside the window, and said slowly—

"Before I followed your advice to buy the whole of Pelican Town, neither of us had any idea that these Pelican Town townsfolk would be able to take the action of 'selling some of them, and some of them never selling.'"

"I wondered why some of the shops they had said they were going to consider were suddenly agreed to sell the next day. I would have been happy and thought our plan had succeeded. ”

"But then I found out that there were some other stores that said they wouldn't sell anything, even if we tripled the purchase price."

"At first, you said that the residents of the fringe towns were more conservative and would rather keep their own business rights than sell. But as the acquisition went more and more smoothly, I finally found that the shops that had agreed to sell the rights were all in the same or similar business in the town. ”

"In other words, even if I buy the rights to those stores, as long as there are the same stores in Pelican Town, I will never be able to monopolize them. No matter what they say, they are still local snakes, and even if I mobilize a large number of Lagoon City businesses to seize them, it is impossible to raise the price when there is competition from local goods. ”

"Moreover, a large part of the people who come here to travel and watch the Guild War are from our Lagoon City, and they are already familiar with our products in Lagoon City, so naturally they will not pay a high price to buy goods from Lagoon City. In contrast, they are more willing to buy some local specialty products of Pelican Town. In other words, I can't get back the money I used to buy the right to operate. ”

"Hmph, I spent money, but it didn't achieve my original purpose at all. Moreover, my business behavior has been seen through by the other party one step ahead, and the other party has used it to directly beat me up and make me lose money. Where do you think I should get my loss back? ”

As he spoke, the viscount's face finally turned to the guard in front of him, and said coldly-

"What do you say? Mr. Crowbar: The Untrustworthy. ”

Hearing the viscount call his name directly, the face of the crowbar immediately changed drastically! He bounced up from his seat and knelt down on one knee in front of the viscount, his back was already covered with cold sweat, and he said tremblingly: "Your Excellency! I...... I really didn't expect it...... You can ...... You know, I'm totally for you! I'm really...... It's true...... Want to make money for His Excellency the Viscount...... If it weren't for the president of the Mermaid's Song...... If it weren't for that bastard guy! I...... I ......"

Norris seemed completely uninterested in the crowbar's self-justification. He continued to look at the prosperous street outside the window, and continued: "I understand Pelican Town, although the mayor here has a set of unity, but the economy is just a straw bale. This time, Pelican Town was able to exert such a strong execution, and when I think about it, I can only think of this new guild leader. But ah......"

"You suggested that I come directly to the president, but the first thing I saw was the high priest. How many times do you want me to hit a wall? Don't you think it's funny that I ran into someone's guild in a rage, and finally had to escape immediately because of the Bright Sect? ”

At this point, the crowbar finally stopped talking. He knew that no matter how much he said, he was wrong, and if one of them was not good, then he might immediately encounter the most terrible end!

The two men didn't speak to each other until the carriage had completely left Pelican Town. It's just that compared to Norris's coldness and expressionlessness, the expression on the crowbar's face was blue and white, trying to think about how he should answer this question, I don't know if I should continue to praise this viscount? Or continue to coax, or come up with another plan that you haven't figured out to avoid this catastrophe first?

"Forget it, I hope you can help in any way, it was a mistake on my part."

After finally leaving Pelican Town, Viscount Norris lowered the bed curtain of the carriage, withdrew his gaze, and silently looked at the crowbar kneeling in front of him.

The crowbar's eyes rolled around, gritted his teeth, and asked tremblingly, "Your Excellency...... You...... Are you going to ...... Forget it? “

"Forget it? Well. I can't afford to mess with the Holy See of Light, and I won't fight this guild war again. This time, it was indeed me who lost. ”

What's the scariest thing to know?

It's that when you don't hear anything from a person's mouth, you know what the person is saying, but you can't hear the tone of the person's words and sentences, and you don't know what he is thinking in his heart.

Especially when the person who said this is in a high position and has the power to pinch you to death in an instant, the fear in your heart will reach the extreme!

"That'...... That ......"

Crowbar felt his legs tremble, and if he could, he really wanted to lie on the ground and lick the boots of this viscount, so as to save his life and property!

"But how can I be the only one who loses?"

Slowly, Viscount Norris leaned back in his chair, and with the slight jolt of the carriage, he slowly closed his eyes—

"Since we're going to lose, let's lose a lose-lose. Everyone loses together and loses money together in this guild war. In this way, whether it's the Holy See of Light or the guildmaster of the Mermaid's Song, we're all 'fair', right? ”

Even so, there was still no smile on the viscount's lips.

This makes the crowbar completely unsure whether he should flatter now or simply lie down and kneel and lick his shoes?

But one thing was clear to him.

He knew that his anxiety of not being able to guess the other party's mood would last for a long, long time, and it might even be so long that it would be easier for him to immediately wipe his neck with a knife.

Then, the next day.

"Refund! Return a ticket! ”

"Pay back! What a garbage race, refund! Pay it back!! ”

"Give us our money back! Pay back our accommodation fee! Our travel expenses! And the money I have to buy the handicap! I bought a handicap for a gold coin! Swindler! You liars! ”

The tourists of Pelican Town, rioted.

- January 28, 1302, food expenses: -2 silver and 1 bronze, balance: 7 gold and 3 iron (balance of stolen money: 34 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze, ticket income 321 gold and 5 copper, handicap: 180 gold, 1 silver and 2 iron) -

These days, Arrow feels like he's sleeping comfortably.

How long has it been since I started this guild that I have rested so comfortably?

Every day when I wake up, I only need to look at yesterday's ledger for a moment, deal with some small problems that are not difficult at all, and then I can leave all the work to my guild members, and I can go into my room and close the door, and bring all kinds of books borrowed from Mayor Round Cheese and Little Spirits, and read them for a day.

When he was tired, he went to sleep, when he was hungry, someone brought him food, there was no need to work hard, and the room was warm, and if he could, he really hoped that this kind of life could last forever.

"Isn't that how the bosses of the big guilds should live? The daily life of the big boss in my imagination should be like this~~~! ”

Arrow silently cheered himself up, even a little lazy.

Anyway, the guild war is going to last until the end of February, so this kind of work mode should continue, right? Doesn't that mean that you can take a break until the end of February? That's really cool!