Chapter 196: The Hope of Entrepreneurship
Xia Yanfeng and Lucy arrived at the market in the northwest corner of Glora, which was a depressed market, with a few sparse shops and stalls messily arranged with all kinds of food and daily necessities, and the afternoon sun was so lazy that the vendors and shopkeepers all looked listless, as if they were about to fall asleep at any moment.
"Captain...... This area is the only economic zone in this Glora City that is directly under the direct jurisdiction of the Human Guild. Lucy looked a little embarrassed, and explained, "There are fewer people at noon now, so maybe it will be more lively at night." ”
Xia Yanfeng looked at the nervous Luxi meaningfully, and couldn't help but smile: "Are you worried, afraid that I will lose confidence when I see this market?"
Lu Xi's face flushed, Xia Yanfeng was right, she was really afraid of this. I saw that she said with little confidence: "What a hero is the captain? We all believe that the captain will be able to do it, and if the captain is unwilling, we dare not force it." ”
"Hehe, it seems that your elves are noble and cold on the outside, but in fact they are so sharp and sharp. Xia Yanfeng smiled, "Since we are all friends, there is no need to flatter the horse, don't you believe that I can do it?"
Lucy was silent, but silence was the best answer for Xia Yanfeng, because once Xia Yanfeng decided, even if God wanted to stop him, he would lift God away.
Xia Yanfeng smiled lightly: "As long as I am given three to five days, I can bring this place back to life, and even surpass any other area in the city." ”
Lucy was stunned, how is this possible? Not to mention three to five days, according to the current momentum, it is three to five years, and the gap will only get bigger and bigger. Mo said that this place is more remote than the markets in other areas, even if it is large, it is much smaller than the markets in the south of the city, the east of the city, and the middle of the city, especially the stalls and shops in the east of the city, there are hundreds of them, and there are only a dozen of them here. Xia Yanfeng's combat IQ is surprisingly high, which is true, but business and fighting are two different things, if the force could be settled, Su Tren would have already eliminated those Jianghu businessmen.
"Don't you believe it?"
Lucy smiled dryly and nodded: "Of course I believe it, but I just think it's incredible." ”
"Nothing is incredible, miracles always have to be created by someone. Xia Yanfeng laughed, "Luxi, the first person to ascend the throne, the first person to set a world record, before they succeeded, the whole world was questioning them, but someone always had to do it, only in this way can we use practical actions to silence those who question us." ”
Lu Xi noticed the confidence in Xia Yanfeng's eyes, it seemed that he really had this certainty, but she still couldn't imagine how Xia Yanfeng could make the business of this remote land surpass the vast and lively other markets in just a few days, which was like using the power of a street store against a department store.
"Captain, the economy is the foundation of the guild's life, we all know this, with our current economic strength, we can only continue to decline in a vicious circle, with the only five thousand gold coins left now, how should we start?"
"We don't just have five thousand gold coins. Xia Yanfeng smiled lightly, "The ownership of the land in Glora City must belong to the guild, right?"
"Well, that's true, but the land in the city, south of the city, and east of the city has been leased, and there is not much land nearby for us to use. "What's more, not only do we have very little room to expand the market, but once we don't get it right, we have too much money to lose, and the guild will have to collapse in advance." ”
"Then you don't have to worry about it, you can use as much land as you can. ”
"However, the main reason for this is that we have a low number of customers, not a lack of stalls. Lu Xi said uneasily, she didn't doubt Xia Yanfeng's ability, but she was afraid that he would be too ambitious, and as a result, he would spend the few funds in vain, causing all the members of their guild to live on the streets and beg.
"Anyway, it's a waste of working capital if the land is idle, if you want to attract business, just listen to me!" Xia Yanfeng patted his chest and said confidently, "All the land that can be embezzled will be appropriated, and I will turn all this land into treasure!"
Looking at Xia Yanfeng's hesitant appearance, even if Lu Xi couldn't believe it anymore, she couldn't spit out half of the questioning words anymore. Now that she has entrusted the future of herself and Sutron and the entire guild to their former team leader, Xia Yanfeng, maybe she is also starting to expect a miracle? Or does she think that the human guild will go further under the joint leadership of Xia Yanfeng and Sutron? Maybe she is really tired? Fighting for a common goal, maybe this is what she should be thinking.
The mage battalion on the outskirts of the city is roughly a special force at the Praetorian Guard level, and there are only five hundred people, but in the event of a war, these five hundred people will be the backbone of the human guild, and their magic will become the biggest nightmare for the enemy army. And these five hundred elites, all handed over to Guo Xing and Xun Yan to command and train, Guo Xing is the orthodox leader, and the original orthodox leader Xun Yan is only subservient to the deputy commander, but he is loyal and has no complaints about this, so these days after getting along, he found that Guo Xing does have the ability to be several times stronger than himself, this orthodox leader, Guo Xing deserves it!
Guo Xing is happy these days, in addition to the basic magic training every day, most of the time is spent drinking wine with Xun Yan, playing Go, and reading magic books, coming and going, he and Xun Yan have become friends, these two seem to be quite compatible, after a few discussions, Guo Xing found that Xun Yan learned magic is also quite good.
Xia Yanfeng walked into the mage camp and walked all the way, Sen Ran's magical aura surged in the air all the time, raging in his spiritual sea, among which there were ice elements, fire elements, wind elements, light elements, and thunder elements that he was most familiar with.
Xia Yanfeng naturally felt that this mage camp was not simple, the magicians on both wings along the way, on the left side were all idealistic magicians who operated mana in their hearts and presented elements in their palms, while on the right side were all magicians wearing various colors of mage robes, holding magic wands, running elements with mantras combined with the power of the staff, and then calling for wind and rain, summoning ice and thunder, and the magic aura on their bodies was no worse than their own.
However, Xia Yanfeng didn't have the leisure to care about the strength or weakness of these magicians, no matter what, they were all his comrades-in-arms, and the person he was going to see was naturally the eldest brother Guo Xing, whom he hadn't seen for many days.
In the very center of this camp is a luxurious villa-like fortress, where everything is available, food, drink, and merrymaking, and the mage camp and training ground are built around this conspicuous fortress, which is naturally heavily guarded, and only Guo Xing and Xun Yan can enter and exit freely.
"Get out of the way, I'm William Xia, this is a fifth-level medal!" Facing the two magic warriors holding double-edged swords that blocked him in front of the fortress gate, Xia Yanfeng pointed to the identity badge of the small light green six-pointed star hanging on his chest, which was impressively engraved with five purple-gold stars, which was his status level in the guild.
The levels in the guild are only divided into six grades in total, and the people in the sixth rank are only the president Su Tlun in total, and the fifth level is equivalent to the top magnate second only to the president, and only Lu Xi, Xia Yanfeng, Guo Xing, Xun Yan, and Huang Kai enjoy it in total, Guo Xing's other brothers, including Xu Ao, Dian Le, and Yu Chengfeng, are only level four, and the long-missing Gu Xingchen is only a pitiful level three. The lowest level of slaves and soldiers, including the hundred dead soldiers of the Flying Eagles, are all useless status-level, and those who can reach the first-level rank must be a petty officer at the rank of captain.
Because of this, the two magicians who were frightened by Xia Yanfeng's fifth-level medal did not dare to stop them anymore, and Xia Yanfeng drove straight into the fortress like this.
In the main hall of the fortress, Guo Xing sat in the center, comfortably sipping the tea in the glass cup, while Xun Yan, who was standing in the hall, stroked his goatee with care, walked to a place less than one meter away from Guo Xing, and said solemnly: "Commander, the fine work of Xun's branch has gone to Luodan City to investigate the matter you explained. ”
"Oh, what is the identity of the blacksmith of Kot?" Guo Xing put down the teacup in his hand for the time being, looked at Xun Yan with interest and asked, "To be able to create those weapons that belong to demons, this old iron must not be simple." ”
"That's right. Xun Yan said, "This guy is a human being, there is no doubt about it, but he didn't originally work as a blacksmith in Lordan City, although his metallurgy skills are extremely superb, but at first he was forced by his livelihood, his profession was hired by the mercenary of the Shadow Hunter Clan, and he became a prisoner of the Demon Clan because of a war, and he had been in the Demon Realm for a full twenty years, during which he seemed to have the experience of practicing in the Demon Realm, but he could only find out here, and the specific situation remains to be further investigated." ”
"Well, that's right! The twenty years in the Demon Realm are crucial!" Guo Xing laughed, and then shouted, "Third brother!"
"Big brother, I'm here!" Lu Yusen's green snake body appeared out of mid-air, which made Xun Yan really surprised.
Lu Yusen was originally sent by Sutron to be the commander of the forbidden army in the west of the city, but Lu Yusen volunteered to Sutron to go to Zhongguo alone to be a spy, and Sutron agreed without thinking about it, which also allowed Lu Yusen to withdraw his free body, and Lu Yusen hid all his own breath in the form of a green snake and lurked in the corner of the fortress without being detected, which was also arranged by Guo Xing in advance, before that, Lu Yusen had met with Guo Xing alone five or six times.
"Third brother, there is something that the eldest brother wants you to complete. ”
"Big brother, you don't have to beat around the bush, who are we going to talk to?" Lu Yusen, who had regained his human form, was so hearty that he patted his chest, and he was obviously a little dissatisfied with Guo Xing's mother-in-law's attitude.
"Okay, my good brother!" Guo Xing saw Lu Yusen's appearance, and his heart relaxed a lot, "You go to Lordan City, I will give you the specific direction, you try to investigate and monitor a blacksmith named Kurt, it is best to inquire about him clearly." This is a rather suspicious fellow, there must be something wrong with the weapon he forged! ”
"Understood, big brother, it's all wrapped up in me!"
"Well, but remember, you must not fall in love with any enemy you encounter, let alone be known to the people of the Norse family, and if anything happens, come back and report it to me immediately. When Guo Xing said this, he suddenly felt a spirit, as if he remembered something, and added, "If you encounter Gu Xingchen on the way, you must also secretly monitor the magic sword in his hand, and ensure his safety anytime and anywhere." The most important thing is, don't have any conflict with him, and don't explain to him what we're going to do, understand?"
"Know, big brother can rest assured. The words fell, the light and shadow of the green snake were fleeting, and Xia Yanfeng, who had just stepped over the corner of the corridor, only felt a cool breeze passing through his ears, but he didn't know that this was the residual image of the trajectory left by Lu Yusen's travel.