Chapter 12: Opening the Tavern
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With two guards and riding a horse, William left Wildfire and returned to Sunset Town.
In the days that followed, William almost never left the door, closed himself in his study, wrote and painted, and made various budgets for opening a tavern.
In fact, the friend of his father, Baron Bazado, was also the inspector Murfair from the imperial capital. Although he had invested a full 2,000 gold coins, at the end of last year, he had already paid 1,000 gold coins to the empire in order to pay taxes.
In other words, all the funds are only 1,000 gold coins.
The renovation of the Sunset Valley Brewery, although William had already used local materials and was thrifty and thrifty, still cost a high price of nearly three hundred gold coins.
The remaining 700 gold coins have to hire brewers, buy beer brewing equipment, purchase doom fruit and other raw materials for beer production, and so on.
Miscellaneous and intricate, counting the details, until now, there are only a hundred gold coins left!
What can you do with a hundred gold coins?
Perhaps, a hundred gold coins can really do something in other places, but in Wildfire Town, where every inch of land is at a premium, if you want to rent a store to open a tavern, you have to renovate the tavern, you have to ship the beer produced in Sunset Valley to Wildfire Town, and you have to hire some samurai or mercenaries to cover the field in Wildfire Town......
Not to mention a hundred gold coins, even if there are two hundred gold coins, William is not sure that it will be enough.
If we really go according to the original plan, it will definitely not work, and we have to think of another way. β
After carefully calculating, William had a headache and put down the quill in his hand.
"What are you struggling with?"
Suddenly, a cold female voice came into my ears.
William searched for prestige, only to see the undead female mage Sumera appear at some point. She was sitting on the beam at the top of the study, two plump white flower thighs, casually crossed and overlapped, but full of temptation.
Seeing Sumera, who had not seen him for many days, William's eyes suddenly lit up.
He thought of a way to do it.
One hundred gold coins can be used to rent a small faΓ§ade in Wildfire Town, and it doesn't need to be too big, and it doesn't need to be renovated for the time being.
The beer produced in Sunset Valley was shipped by Captain Dodora and his guards, which would save the cost of hiring carriages.
Even the tavern doesn't need to hire extra people, the owner of the tavern is Sumera, and the clerk is Sumera. By the way, she can also occasionally work part-time as a person who covers the field. With a necromancer in charge, who would dare to come and make trouble?
The idea, just perfect!
Thinking so in his heart, William looked at Sumera with burning eyes, like a hungry big bad wolf, staring at a weak and helpless little lamb.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat quiet.
Sumera was a little frightened by William's eyes.
She couldn't help but pull on the black mage robe on her body, covering some of the exposed skin on her chest and thighs so as not to walk away again.
William pretended not to see it. He beckoned, and said with a kind face, "My dear Miss Sumera, come down quickly, I have something to discuss with you." β
Sumera was uneasy.
Oh my God, that kind of dirty thing!
You must not go down and fall into the clutches of this demon!
"If you don't come down again, don't blame me for using the power of the contract. William kindly reminded.
Sumera's frightened face was pale. She casually cast a wind magic to let herself fall to the ground slowly, but she stood thirty paces away, a little far away from William, and looked very vigilant.
"What are you afraid of me doing? Come here, walk in. Yes, yes, that's it, get closer. William's eyes were full of encouragement.
Eventually, Sumera stood five paces away from William. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked in fear, "You...... Do you want to... Do... What to do?"
"Nothing to do. β
William smiled faintly, admiring Sumela's panicked look, and his tone was full of playfulness: "It's just for you to go to the nearby wildfire town and help me do a few things." Quite simply, you'll be able to do a great job. β
How many things can you do to help him in Wildfire Town?
When Sumera heard this, she was immediately relieved: "Tell me, what is the matter? Has someone offended you? Don't worry, I will torture them to death with the most cruel and vicious methods, and keep you satisfied!"
William was embarrassed, coughed twice, and said: "No one offended me, let you go to Wildfire Town, it's to do business." β
Later, William spoke his mind.
"What! You! you're going to let me, a noble necromancer, run a tavern for you, and work as a coolie for free to help you watch the scene?"
Like an angry lion, Sumera directly blew up: "Why don't you say, you still want the stars in the sky, let me go and pick them for you?"
"Sumera, can you do me a favor?"
William reached out and rubbed his temples, his face showing a hint of exhaustion: "I brewed the beer." But now we in the Lester family simply can't afford to invest in it. When we employ people, we have no one to use. β
"And, here I can assure you that it will not take more than a month at most. The tavern must be starting to make a profit. As long as I make money, I will immediately hire someone to exchange you back. β
William said with a serious face.
Sumera hesitated.
In the end, she agreed: "Okay, but I have one condition, and that's why I came to you today." Whether or not your broken tavern is profitable, after a month, you'll have to lend me the Ring of the Dead for a while, and I'm going to go out. β
"Where are you going?"
"You can't take care of it!"
William was speechless.
Next, things are easy to do.
The next day, William and two guards went to Wildfire Town again, renting a small storefront in a remote alley for a hundred gold coins.
There is no decoration, and a sign is hung directly: Lester Family Tavern.
Not to mention the outsiders passing by on the street, even William himself felt shabby.
In the midst of his busy schedule, his father, Baron Bazado, came to Wildfire Town, walked around the empty tavern, said nothing, just patted William on the shoulder, and walked away again.
On the contrary, it was the old butler Bill who often comforted William: "Young master, don't care about these external things. The taste of our beer is so good, there will be many people who will like it. β
In this way, the Lester family tavern was opened.
Ten days later, Sunset Valley finally produced beer, and with the help of Captain Dodora and a group of guards, the beer was also transported.
Sumera also began her career as a beer seller.
On the first day, Sumera woke up early, changed into a dress, stood at the bar, and got to work.
On the days of the official opening, William also came in order to cheer up Sumera, sat in a corner, ordered a beer, and drank it silently.
No one came at all!
At the end of the day, William was a little numb, and his optimism about beer was shaken.
Is beer really not liked by anyone?
With mixed feelings, William sat alone until late at night, thinking a lot.
It was at this moment that the Lester Family Tavern finally welcomed its first customer since its opening.
This is a woman, a temperamental beauty, the owner of a new creative tavern, the woman who once sold ten gold coins for a cup of "heartache".
In fact, as soon as this temperamental beauty came in, William noticed her, and she smiled lightly at William, and then walked to the bar.
"I heard that a new tavern has opened in Wildfire Town today, so I'm here to try it. β
The temperamental beauty said, looking at the beer price list on the wall behind Sumela, and was slightly stunned.
A beer, a gold coin?
You know, just outside the alley on the commercial street, in the Twilight Tavern with the best local business in Wildfire Town, three glasses of regular ale, or three glasses of rum, are sold for a gold coin.
Others sell three glasses of wine for a gold coin, and for the same price, you can buy a large bunch here.
It's so cheap, no wonder it's cold in the tavern, and no one comes to consume it.
Cheap but not good.
Perhaps, based on this mentality, outsiders look at the decoration here, and then look at the price of beer here, and preconceived think that the beer sold here must not taste good.
Besides, what is beer? Not to mention outsiders, even the temperamental beauty herself is an expert, and she has never heard of the name beer.
The temperamental beauty was surprised at the bottom of her heart, but she still clicked on it.
Holding a large draft beer, the temperamental beauty came to the wine table where William was sitting in the corner and sat down: "Do you mind if I sit here?"
William shook his head and remained silent.
Perhaps seeing that William didn't want to speak, the temperamental beauty also fell silent. She took the shot glass on the table, poured a beer, and began to shake habitually as if she were tasting wine.
William suddenly smiled, "Look at it." Beer is drunk like this. β
As he spoke, William bit open the lid of the beer, tilted his head directly, and poured half a bottle with a 'grunt'.
The temperamental beauty was full of consternation.
"You try?" William blinked.
"I don't want to be so rude. β
The temperamental beauty gave William a white look. Although she didn't blow the bottle directly, she also opened her lips and drank most of the cup.
"How does it feel?"
"It's fine. It's just the first time I've drunk this kind of wine, and I'm a little unused to it. β
"Eat something and get used to it. Sumela, go outside and take a look and come back with something to eat. William commanded.
Sumera was furious!
William was dating a woman, and he actually wanted her to help, who did he take her for?
Well, because of the contract, he is still his slave girl.
"Eat, eat, wait, hold you off!"
Sumera cursed and reluctantly left.
Seeing that Sumela's light bulb was gone, William suddenly let go of his words, and randomly picked a few funny jokes from his previous life, which amused the temperamental beauty, and the flowers and branches of laughter trembled.
Just as William was about to go one step further and ask for the name of the temperamental beauty, at the door of the Lester family tavern, a short and thin figure appeared, looking at William's back and asking, "Sir, is that you?"
William was stunned for a moment and turned his head.