In despair, the crowbar silently lowered its head.

The fear and despair of losing everything finally condensed into tears, rolling down the corners of the man's cracked eyes.

All...... That's it.

The door opened, and the soldier walked in again, dragging out the guy who had lost everything.

After handling the crowbar, Viscount Norris's mood finally improved slightly. He looked at the city lights outside and let out a long breath.

Although he said that his operation against the mermaid song failed this time, it was not without gain. At the very least, he can co-opt the guild of killer bees.

As a lord, if there are any monsters or bandits around the territory, Viscount Norris, as the lord, should have sent troops to fight against him. And the crusade itself would not have been possible to collect money from the townspeople.

It is precisely because of this that it is impossible for the lord to create any adventurer guilds. Even if it is created, it can only do some service work at most.

But now, you can buy a guild through a third party and run it without showing your face. In this way, if there is an event that should require the lord's army to be dispatched, you can ask the adventurer's guild to intervene, so that you can also make an extra amount of money.

Thinking about it this way, Viscount Norris also slightly alleviated his frustration at the defeat of the Pelican Town Guild War and became relaxed.

Squeak –

Just as the lord was thinking about his plans for the next spring, the door was opened once again.

The sound of the door being pushed was somewhat unexpected, and just as he turned around and wanted to scold an ignorant guy for daring to come in without his own summons, his eyes were suddenly stunned by the man standing in front of him! At the same time, the scolding that just came to his mouth was swallowed in an instant.

"Teacher?!"

In front of Norris, an old man in his fifties who looked tall and slightly wealthy, but overall looked very energetic, was standing there, looking at Viscount Norris with a smile.

"Oh my God! Teacher, why are you here? Why don't you let my men report it? Look at me, I haven't been able to greet you! ”

Norris hurried forward to entertain him, but the teacher laughed happily and shook his head. He took off his cloak and handed it to the entourage behind him, and said with a smile: "It's a shame that you kid still remember me as a teacher." You haven't come to see me for so many years, and I thought you had forgotten about me, an old man! ”

Norris hurriedly arranged for the teacher to sit down, poured a glass of wine and brought it to him, and said with a respectful smile: "How can you forget?" I will never forget what my teacher taught me in my life. There are too many things in the territory, and I am very busy, so I don't have time to go to the capital. ”

After the teacher took a sip, Viscount Norris said happily: "I don't know how the teacher and his wife are doing?" You have to keep in good health. You know, you're my guiding light for students! I really don't know how I would have survived without you. ”

The teacher laughed and waved his hand. He put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "You kid, your mouth is still as sweet as before!" I know you must be full of questions now, wondering why I, an old man, suddenly came to see you at this time, right? ”

Since the teacher had spoken, Norris was smiling and waiting to answer.

The teacher patted his thigh, thought about it, decided to be straightforward, and then asked-

"Recently, Pelican Town created a new guild, you know?"

Norris was slightly stunned, and for a while he didn't know why his teacher would care about this matter: "I know, it's a new guild called the Song of the Mermaid." The president was a short man, who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. ”

The teacher nodded, thought for a while, and then continued to ask, "I heard that this guild has been doing a lot of activities recently!" Join a few nearby towns, including Lagoon City, for their event. And you...... Hehe. ”

Seeing the teacher's meaningful smile, Norris's face turned blue and white, and he stood beside him, looking a little embarrassed.

"Teacher ......"

"Okay, okay, I'm not here to teach you a lesson. Well, I'll test you, how much do you think it cost this Mermaid Song to start this event? And how much money do they make? ”

Norris thought for a moment, and then said, "Teacher, do you want to test me?" ”

Teacher: "Sort of, let's see how much money you need and how much you can earn if you plan it yourself." ”

Norris walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back a few times, then nodded and said, "The amount of money it costs to hold a guild war is definitely not a small amount. I don't know how Merfolk Song used to get the whole of Pelican Town to work together for him, but I think it's definitely a lot of money spent on Merfolk Song. ”

"The total population of Pelican Town is only four or five hundred, and the cost of two gold coins per capita is absolutely necessary for a one-month preparation period, a two-month activity period, and a full three months of busy circumstances."

"Then, it's the construction of the venue, the printing of tickets, the production of merchandise, etc., all of which require money. In this way, the labor cost and construction cost alone will require at least 1,500 gold coins, and then the 200 gold coins of the victor of the guild war. Counting the other messy expenses, in terms of cost, I think it should cost about 2,000 gold coins. ”

"As for the surplus...... Based on the price of the mermaid's song, which has an average ticket price of 5 copper coins, 3,000 people can earn 150 gold coins at a time. There are a total of 30 matches in two months, and if you look at all the peak conditions, you can earn 4500 gold. In addition, I heard that the mermaid song also has the act of opening, although the tax is very heavy, but the income should be quite a lot. ”

The teacher nodded slightly: "Of course, your calculation is only when all the sessions are full." In fact, it is impossible to achieve such a state at all. So how much money do you think Song of the Mermaid made this time? ”

Norris thought for a moment and said with some affirmation: "Conservative estimates, 500 gold coins should be available. ”

Hearing this number, the teacher's body leaned back slightly in his chair, his eyes were also looking at the ceiling, and his mouth began to murmur to himself.

"500 gold coins...... More than a year, 500 gold coins......"

Seeing his teacher's contemplative thoughts now, Norris was a little curious. He waited for a moment, but the teacher never continued to speak, and he finally couldn't help it, and asked—

"That, teacher? I have a question that I don't know if I should ask or not...... May I ask you that you have been in the capital so well, why do you suddenly want to ask about the nameless little guild in such a remote town? This guild ...... Is there anything special about it? ”

When asked by the student, the teacher seemed to have finally come to his senses.

He let out a long exhale, a worried look on his face. But this expression was quickly put away by him, and he said slowly: "Norris, with your temper, it is impossible to see such a big bite of fat without taking a bite. But it depends on the way you look...... Hehe, it's deflated. ”

Norris's expression became even more embarrassed.

"Don't be discouraged, though. Now, in the name of your teacher, I will give you a question. I don't know if you can do it. ”

Norris took a half step back with some sincere trepidation, bent down and bowed: "Teacher, please command!" As a student, I would never dare to be disobedient! ”

A kind smile appeared on the teacher's face, and he said slowly, "Haven't you always wanted to go to a more affluent area?" Now, because of the war on the front, there are some dispatch orders in the capital. It is hoped that a lord who is rich in economic acumen and can generate a lot of wealth for His Majesty can be recruited to develop the economy in some wealthy cities to support the front line. Do you want such an opportunity? ”

Hearing the news, Norris's face was immediately full of excitement! His eyes began to glow, and his whole person seemed to be energetic: "Teacher! It's true...... Is it?! May I?! ”

The teacher smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand, lovingly stroked his student's head, and said with a smile, "Of course." So, this time I'm going to give you this question. As long as you can make it, then I promise you! This dispatch order is yours. And, you can definitely choose the city you want to visit. ”

Viscount Norris straightened up sharply and gave a respectful military salute to the teacher: "Please command, teacher!" I, Norris Pixas, will get the job done! ”

The teacher nodded with satisfaction at the student's current excitement. Norris finished saluting, stepped forward again, and asked with a serious face, "Then may I ask the teacher, what is this question?" ”

"Ah, the title? It's actually quite simple. ”

The teacher got up from his chair and smiled very gently and kindly—

"Try to use non-violent means, and make the Mermaid's Song no more than 1,000 gold coins before this year's Holy Night Festival. While doing so, bankrupt its president, Elo Garcia. ”

"Can you do that?"

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It would be nice if you could give away not a single cent of the money.

When he woke up, Arrow began to think that maybe he could be a big villain?

Isn't it just a thousand gold coins, and now you have more than a thousand income in your account book? With such a big gain, even if you say goodbye to Pelican Town directly, wouldn't you be able to complete the task by going to the appointment with this money?

That's right, after waking up in the morning, Arrow's mind was full of this thought.

Especially when he went downstairs after freshening up, opened the lock of the cash cabinet, and looked at the full gold coins inside, this feeling became stronger and stronger!