Chapter 30: Domingo's Plan
The name Domingo is almost universally known to Ryan's adventurers, who were among the first to come to Ryan to pan for gold, but unlike other adventurers who rushed into the dungeon as soon as they arrived, Bloodhook's history began with the resale of dry food.
He first negotiated with the local villagers on behalf of the adventurers, ate a large amount of easy-to-store dry food at a slightly lower price than the market, and then sold it to the adventurers who planned to explore the dungeon at a higher price than the market price, and made his first pot of gold in and out.
When the nearby chambers of commerce and grain merchants also discovered the business opportunities, Domingo decisively gave up the lucrative business and turned his attention to the town's wells, and he took all the money from the resale of grain and rented three wells, which caused many people to laugh at the time.
There are nine wells in Ryan's town, even if three are given to Domingo, the water in the remaining wells is enough for the villagers and adventurers to drink, the general opinion of everyone at that time is that Domingo has wanted to make money and wants to go crazy, many people laugh at him, but after three months, more and more adventurers flock to Ryan, and the water supply becomes nervous, Ryan's wells can't provide drinking water for so many people, and it takes time to dig new wells, and Domingo made a lot of money with the three wells he rented.
But in this way, this guy's reputation among adventurers has also become very bad.
But Domingo is very cunning, he has a knack for doing business, that is, he must not offend the locals and those big forces, Domingo makes money for those adventurers, for example, his three wells, when the town is most short of water, Domingo's wells are also open to local residents for free, Domingo does not want to make a penny from the locals.
So he kept fooling around and no one could help him, but after the water sale, Domingo also knew that he was angry, so he returned the three wells to the town before the lease expired, of course, this may also have something to do with the fact that the new wells have been completed, and Domingo knows that it will be difficult for him to make money from selling water.
So he changed careers and opened a casino again, and this time he was more shrewd, the lucrative business of casinos is eye-catching anywhere, since Domingo dares to wade into this muddy water unusually, he naturally has something to rely on, it is said that his backer is a certain viscount of the Duchy of Andella, and the Duke of Bauhinia has a close relationship, Domingo pays money, but is willing to give the other party sixty percent of the shares for free, just in exchange for the protection of the other party, so that his casino can survive in Ryan.
And in the past few years, no one has dared to touch him. But Domingo's good days didn't last long, as Dragon's Breath opened.
The latter is Ryan's largest casino, which not only allows gambling money, but also shows and other wonderful programs that only you can't think of and don't see without you, Dragon's Breath has been full every day since it opened, and there are people nearby who are not adventurers who have come to spend money, and even the small casino with Domingo has been affected and has become much more deserted.
Domingo is very helpless, if it were someone else, he could still use a little means or something, but the owner behind the dragon's breath is the Xiatos Chamber of Commerce, the second largest chamber of commerce in the human world, not only in the Principality of Andella, but also in the Holy Alliance, the Lionheart Empire, and there are many high-powered allies on the side of the dwarves.
Such a behemoth is definitely not something that a nouveau riche like Domingo can afford, so he can only find a way from other places, in order to move the big man, Domingo also made a promise that there is a minimum bottom line in the profit dividends handed over every six months, and there is naturally no need to worry about this kind of thing when he was in high spirits before, but now although Domingo can still make up this number, he has nothing to make on his side.
Bloodhook was never one to sit still, and Domingo soon decided to find a new way to make money elsewhere, setting his sights on the new adventurers who had just arrived in Ryan.
Domingo's eyes have been practicing extremely viciously for so long after opening a casino, and he can see that those guys have money and are not deeply involved in the world, so Lulu and the others were targeted by Domingo as soon as they arrived in Ryan, who likes rookies like Breudan who has a good family background but a background that is not so deep.
In Ryan they are walking fat sheep, Domingo just a little trick, squeezed a dozen gold coins from them, but Domingo was not satisfied with the results, so he deceived the stupid little fat man in the wind wreak to the gambling house on the grounds of paying back the money and apologizing, and the poor boy got the money in his hand before he could cover it, and was fooled by a nursery arranged by Domingo to play a few tricks, and as a result, he not only lost all the money he got back, but also owed the casino an extra hundred gold coins.
Knowing that he had lost so much money, Banker was scared and cried on the spot, which made Domingo and the others on the side laugh again.
This is what Lulu and the rest of the Breez see when they arrive at the casino, and the girl is not afraid to face the big men in the casino.
"Domingo, you dare to play kidnapping and blackmail in broad daylight, you are too bold, aren't you afraid that I will tell the guards?!"
The latter was sitting on the chair and drinking tea leisurely, raised his eyelids when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Captain Lulu, can't you say this, isn't it a natural thing to open a casino to collect gambling money, my small casino has also been filed in the garrison station, if everyone is like a member of your regiment after gambling and paying off the bills, how can I continue my small business?"
Lulu was blushed by Domingo's rogue theory, Banker is not a bad gambler, how can he lose money again and again in this place, it is clear that Domingo's people are playing the trick, but it is this kind of thing that anyone can see but can't produce evidence.
Lulu was trembling with anger, but these people were unfamiliar with Ryan, and they didn't know who to turn to when they encountered this kind of thing, so the girl could only hold back her anger and say, "What do you need to let Bank go?"
"I told you, give me a hundred gold coins, pay off the gambling debts he owes, and you can naturally take him away, we are all law-abiding people, and we never do kidnapping or anything like that. ”
"A hundred gold coins? this is impossible, all the cash on us is only twenty-five gold coins left, so let's give you this money, and the grudge between us will be written off, what do you think?" Lulu also knew the truth that the strong dragon did not suppress the head snake, not to mention that the wind wheal was not a strong dragon in Ryan, although she was angry to death, she could only swallow this breath.
As a result, he heard Domingo say leisurely, "If you don't have money, you can still mortgage things." ”
Lulu was stunned when he heard this, Domingo's fox tail was finally revealed, and the last time he made contact, he saw that the girl's sword was very extraordinary, and later consulted some knowledgeable people, knowing that it was an elven sword, and he was thinking about how to get that sword in his hands for the past few days.
His real intention in deducting the Ark was also for the sake of the sword.
(End of chapter)