CHAPTER XVIII
Hailar was not a businessman, but he lived for three hundred years, dealt with countless merchants, and learned the ropes of doing business. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Businessmen are not happy to do things straightforwardly, and generally have to beat around the bush, play some tricks, and get some means. Most commonly, if you buy a thing, your purchase price is 50 gold coins, then the quotation must not directly come to a 10% profit into 55%, depending on the customer's situation and the store's situation.
For example, if you are a relatively stable roadside stall that has been selling on the streets of a small town for a long time, then you should quote 80 and ask the customer to make a counteroffer, and everyone will talk nonsense, and finally it will be sold between 53 and 58.
And if you are in a big city like the Supreme Tower, in the most prosperous street, open a luxuriously decorated high-end shop, then you can't just give this thing a two or three hundred gold coins, put it out at will, and don't even need to bargain, put on a posture of "small things are not worth talking about, you have to talk about big business".
With Hailar's current status and the current situation, it is almost the kind of situation where "the goods are very good, but the customers can buy them or not, and I have to sell them", so he has to throw a fierce material first, stimulate the high-level officials of Mill City, and then throw the second fierce material, and then stimulate them, and wait until their minds are shaken and want to agree, but they are really reluctant to pay the price, before saying their true price.
In this way, things will be in order.
To put it bluntly, this is actually similar to street vendor bargaining, and you can even copy the lines.
"This sister-in-law, what do you think of this fish?
"Uh...... It's good, how much?"
"Five silver coins. β
β...... It's too expensive, how many chickens can you buy!"
"Look at what you said, chickens are not rare, this is rare! These are saltwater fish, which are not found in the river. In order to bring it alive, I fed it with sea water all the way, but it took a lot of effort!
β...... It's really hard, but it can't be sold so expensive! Anyway, when you go to the beach, you always have to bring something back, and you don't have to bring something. β
"You can't say that, it's very hard to bring this. I'm going to bring some groceries or something, that's a lot of trouble. β
"But if you want to bring small groceries, you can't sell them for a price. β
"yes, so look at this fish, how good! To tell you the truth, this fish is actually a little different from ordinary fish. β
"Huh, what's the difference?"
"Think about it, no matter how much you keep ordinary fish, hundreds of miles, ten days down, how can they all die, right?"
"That's for sure, fish are delicate. β
"But look at my fish, it's not dead, it's still very spirited. β
β...... Didn't you say that you raised it well?"
"You think too highly of me, if I really have the ability to raise fish all the way for so long, can I still mix up and set up a stall on the street?
β...... That's right. β
"So, the key is actually on this fish - this fish, it has the blood of a demonic beast!"
"Huh?!Warcraft?!"
"Don't be nervous! it has a bit of Warcraft blood, just like the scaly horses of the knights, but it's not a real Warcraft. β
β...... Surprise me! So what are you doing here?"
"Don't you know? Eating this kind of thing with the blood of a demonic beast may stimulate the power of the bloodline in your body. β
β...... It seems that there is indeed such a statement. β
"Of course, don't adventurers often eat monster meat. The meat of the monster is actually not delicious at all, but in order to become stronger, they only hate that their stomachs are not big enough and they don't eat enough. Think about it, if your children eat this and stimulate a little bit of blood power......"
β...... Good stuff indeed!"
"yes, so it's a little expensive, but it's worth it!"
β...... But it's still expensive, so I'll buy a few more chickens and give them to the children to nourish their health. β
"You can't say that, you see it's expensive, but you go to the adventurer's shop and see, what is the price of the Jerky of Warcraft meat? A palm-sized piece is a gold coin! Look at my fish, at least three catties, only five silver coins. β
β...... But that's monster meat. β
"It's all made into jerky! Anyone who knows how to eat it alive will have a good effect!
β...... But it's still expensive......"
"Yes, you are my old customer, I will give you one more step, and I will sell you three silver coins. But there is one thing, if your child really stimulates the power of the bloodline, you will have to take care of me a little in the future. β
"It's done!"
...... The above paragraph is a scene that Hailar saw by chance on the street on the way back from the Supreme Tower not long ago. At that time, he had an idea, and he had an idea.
In fact, it's the same thing, it's nothing more than people selling sea fish that "have the hope of eating the power to activate their own bloodline", while he sells "hope for longevity or stepping into the realm of legends".
To put it bluntly, everyone buys the same thing, hopefully.
I hope that this thing is worthless for some people, and it will not be exchanged for others. And the same person, he will be dismissive of some things, but he will desperately pursue others.
Hailar himself is, in order to continue his life, over the years, he doesn't know how much effort he has spent, how much he has suffered, and how many risks he has taken.
Don't talk about it far away, let's just say that it's the most recent, if it weren't for the idea of a city lord who is good and dignified, he went to the northwest border to fight a strong man with divinity?
Do you want to die!
Generally speaking, a person who dies like this is sure to die, and he is lucky that not only did he not die, but he also got a benefit. But this benefit comes at a price, and no matter how kind His Majesty is to the Void Mask, he will not be tolerant of a mortal who deceives Him. If you can't do it yourself, the consequences will ...... He didn't even dare to think about it.
So along the way, he was pondering and scrutinizing to improve his plan.
The final plan is such a set of plans.
Judging from the actual implementation effect, this plan should be considered a success. After a little discussion, the high-level leaders of Mill City decided on strategies such as "inviting the Void Mask Church to preach", "establishing a temple of the Void God System", "strengthening communication with the Northwest Republic", and "striving to promote mutual friendship".
Although it was worse than the best result, it was enough for him to go to His Majesty the Void Mask.
And...... In fact, such a result may be the best, and everyone can accept it. He didn't have to worry about irritating the upper echelons of the Federation, especially the teacher's anger to clean up the portal, and His Majesty the Mask Void was able to spread the church to Mill City and the surrounding area.
As for what the future holds, as long as the living gods have their heads opened, all that remains is water milling.
There is no shortage of time.
In fact, Sui Xiong thought the same way, and when he got Hailar's report and learned of the results of the high-level meeting in Mill City, he praised Hailar greatly.
"Good, it's a satisfying start. The phantom of the jellyfish floated in front of Hylar, and said in a smiling voice, "Don't worry, just develop slowly." As long as the end result is good, I don't care about spending more time. β
This was completely consistent with Hyrule's guess, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease.
And after Sui Xiong ended his contact with him, he began to think about another thing.
With his own ability, he can fight for the development of the church by helping those elderly lords to continue their lives. I believe that in the face of the temptation to live a few more years, such a thing as a mere mission should be nothing.
At least, it's nothing for most lords.
Of course, there are people in this world who regard faith as extremely important and would rather die than make concessions in this regard. But among the nobles, there should be relatively few such people. Among the older aristocrats, there are even fewer such - on the one hand, the moral standards of the aristocratic groups are generally a little low, and on the other hand, such upright and stubborn people are often not easy to live long......
This kind of situation where bad money drives out good money is definitely not a good thing for the territory, and it is also harmful to the entire noble group. But for Sui Xiong, who wanted to carry out a large-scale mission, there were only benefits.
As long as he set the terms of exchange a little lower, most nobles would be willing to make such a deal.
The only problem is ...... Is it really good for him to help the nobles continue their lives on such a large scale?
Sui Xiong is most worried about this problem.
This question is not big or small. Although he will no longer easily help people change races and step into the legendary realm, renewing his life on a large scale will always affect the order of the entire society.
It also affects the attitude of the gods.
One of the most likely to react violently is naturally the Grim Reaper.
The doctrine of death holds that death is not a terrible thing, but just a necessary destination of life, just like birth. From birth to death, it can be regarded as a complete cycle. As a result, both the Grim Reaper and his followers are extremely disgusted with spells such as "Summoning the Necromancer" and "Creating Soulbound Corpses", and have been working hard to combat the necromancer.
Sui Xiong reused Tu Ya'an before, and the large-scale use of skeleton labor, the most fierce opposition was the Grim Reaper.
At that time, he was really worried that the Grim Reaper would start a divine war against himβthe Lord of the Underworld, though rarely attacked, was extremely powerful. He himself is a powerful divine power, and although he does not follow the gods, he has a large number of demigod-level necromancers. In particular, the underworld has been connected to countless worlds, and since ancient times, how many strong people have been bred in them, and how deep the foundation is?
Don't you see, even the Lord of Radiance, who has led mankind to defeat several races, never contradicts the god of death?
Moreover, even the warlike lord of war, before he recruited the priest who had the priesthood of death, he hesitated again and again, and even went to the underworld in person, and after careful discussion with the god of death, he made that decision.
This shows the great deterrent power and strength of the Grim Reaper!
Sui Xiong really doesn't want to have a conflict with the god of death, they have already had a big conflict, and if there is a next time, I'm afraid that there will really be a fight!
And...... The conflict with the Lord of Mysteries at the beginning had already led to his ability to cast spells blocked, if it weren't for the softening of the Lord of Mysteries' attitude later, I'm afraid that he would still be a barbarian who can't cast spells.
If there is a conflict with the Grim Reaper, what will the Grim Reaper do with his absolute control over "death"?
Sui Xiong couldn't think of it for the time being, and he didn't want to think about it in depth.
Because he really can't, no matter what, resolutely, no more blind toss!
Now his plate is getting bigger and bigger, and every move is related to the lives of countless people. If he tosses out any more demon moths, even if he can win every battle, there is no guarantee that the people under his command will not be unlucky.
For example, in a divine war, a god strikes a village or town in the Northwest Republic......
Especially the god of death is not an ordinary god, the vast majority of people in this world will go to the underworld after death, even if the gods are combined, only two or three out of ten can really be fished out, and the remaining seventy or eighty percent will eventually enter the sphere of influence of the god of death. If Sui Xiong provokes the Grim Reaper, even if people don't come to fight him, as long as they get a little stuck in the treatment of the people of the Northwest Republic after death, it is enough to make him grin and have a headache.
If you're not afraid of the county officials, you're afraid of the current management!
Brother Hexiong is immortal, but the people of the Northwest Republic will grow old and die!
This is like the famous saying "It is better to offend the murderer than to save", because the murderer may not kill you, but the person who saves will most likely save you.
Sui Xiong had seen a practical example before he crossed: he was a middle school classmate, and after junior high school, he went to a secondary school to study nursing. Five years later, she became a nurse and worked in a small hospital near Sui Xiong's home. There was a medical trouble in the hospital once, and everyone was restless, and I don't know how many people had enough of the bastards. Everyone endured it at the time, and only muttered secretly, "Wu Na Birdman, don't teach you to commit it in the hands of the Sprinkler family" - and then the goods really fell into their hands, and he himself was sick, quite troublesome.
Not to mention the follow-up of that incident, all in all, Sui Xiong learned two very profound lessons.
First, never offend the doctors, and neither should the nurses.
Second, if you are really offended, it is better to move.
But in this world, if you really offend the Grim Reaper, it's useless to move anywhere!
So after thinking about it again, he finally made up his mind and set off for the underworld.
Although it may provoke death, and even suffer a loss, if you want to say that you are just reckless, you will start to help people continue their lives on a large scale without saying a word......
Hehe, it's better to ask. (To be continued.) )