Chapter 44: Competition (II)
The price of the potions in this pharmacy is actually very cheap.
This caused many townsfolk who had been buying potions from Romon to change their choices immediately. The reason is very simple, second-level druids and fifth-level druids, who should they trust?
In the case of the same cheap price, they naturally want to choose the higher grade, after all, they feel relieved when they hear it.
However, when Nick came to Romon with a depressed face with the ledger in his hand, Romon smiled. He looked at some of the adventurers who still came to his shop to buy medicine, just smiled and said, "It's okay, you just wait and see!"
Yes, although we have suffered a lot of losses, most of the customers have run to the opposite side, but there will be a long time to come!
Luo Meng, who grew up from the commercial atmosphere of the earth, thought about it, in the space, the second batch of medicinal herbs are growing luxuriantly, and if he waits for another two months, he is afraid that he can harvest again.
All the herbs are self-sufficient, which is equal to free, and this profit is not a metaphor for Jiefa, perhaps, it should be improved......
In early spring, not only is the weather cold, but the arrival of heavy snow will also cause various inconveniences to many people. It's not a joy to cancel something that has been planned for a long time because of the weather.
On this morning, the lord of Rikatown, Lord Baron, was in a very bad mood. And this bad mood, which has been persisting since the morning, is because of the heavy snowfall.
He had planned to go to a party at a nobleman's house eighty kilometers away today, but because of the heavy snow, the traffic was affected.
Now he could only sulk while looking at the account book on the table in a depressed manner.
"Your Excellency, this is the judicial record of this month, and I have brought it to you. Judge Galen stood cautiously in front of him and said flatteringly.
"Oh, put it down, I'll see. The baron nodded, and let the other man place the thick stack of books on the table.
Just flipped through a few pages, and showed a bored expression.
"Why is there so much trouble?" said the baron, frowning.
Judge Galen hurriedly explained: "Lord Baron, I don't know why, the number of adventurers is increasing rapidly, so it is inevitable that there will be bumps and bumps, according to the law, they have been fined, but ...... "adventurers are not ordinary townspeople, and this punishment is inevitably a little soft.
"Forget it, if they are willing to fight, let them fight, it's not our business to die anyway......" The baron, who knew that he was unable to control the situation, said loudly.
"Yes! Yes!" Judge Galen secretly blamed himself for passing on such bad news, and it was too late to regret it, so he could only say yes again and again.
When you're in a bad mood, you don't like anything.
This is common to all, and the Baron is no different. At this time, he felt that the other party's submissive appearance was really annoying.
The baron waved his hand with a little disgust: "Okay, okay, you go down, let me put these here first, if there is anything, I will have someone call you over." β
"Yes, yes, then, Lord Baron, I'll go first, you're busy. As if he had received an amnesty, Judge Galen hurriedly saluted, and then retreated with a flattering smile.
It wasn't until the body had withdrawn from the lord's study that the magistrate breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, the officials in the Baron's domain are basically related to the Baron. However, they are both from aristocratic families, and the difference between the direct line and the branch is greater.
The magistrate's family belonged to a remote branch of the baron's family, so far away that the baron would not have known that he was such a person if he had not come to work in the barony's domain.
However, he was also a member of the branch of the noble family, and as soon as the magistrate left the baron's study, he straightened his clothes, straightened his waist, and adjusted his expression to his usual indifference.
This expression represents their identity and temperament.
After everything was put to perfection, the magistrate went outside.
"Yo, isn't this the Judge?" a voice suddenly sounded.
"It's the tax collector, you're here too?" looked up to see the tax collector coming in through the corner door, and the magistrate Galen also greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Yes, isn't this the time to show the Baron's books, why, you just came out of it?" asked the tax officer, Bakar, with a smile.
"Yes, since you are going to see the Baron, I will not delay your time, you go in quickly, I have something to do, so I will go first. The magistrate smiled as well, and walked past the tax collector.
"It's just flattery. Glancing back at the judge's back, the tax collector muttered disdainfully, and then walked briskly inside.
At the same time, the magistrate, who had already walked out, also turned his head and glanced at him. The resentment in my heart because of the Baron has long since disappeared, and it has been replaced by schadenfreude.
"Go, go, and give you a taste of the baron's wrath. β
The way it is, even two people who seem good on the surface can compete in secret.
Although the magistrate and the tax collector are both distant branches of the Baron's family, due to some conflicts of interest, the two have always been at odds with each other.
Although it will not cause a big dispute, they are happy to do it occasionally to make the other party unhappy.
Speaking of the tax officer, although he felt that there was something in the words of the magistrate just now, he came here with a purpose today, so naturally he would not retreat.
Before coming to the Baron's study, he asked someone to report it first, and then he walked in cautiously.
"Lord Baron......"
"Oh, it's Bakar, you're here to deliver the books, too?" asked the Baron, faintly.
It's no wonder that he has to look at the account books every month, and the data has always been maintained at a level, and anyone who looks at it for a few years will find it boring.
However, when he opened the account book this time, the data that appeared in front of him lifted his spirits.
"So much growth this month?" the baron thought he had seen it wrong, but when he looked closely, it was right. He looked at the tax officer standing in front of him suspiciously, with a very puzzled expression.
The tax collector hurriedly explained: "Lord Baron, the reason why there has been a big increase in taxes this month is because there are several times more adventurers in the town this year, they spend a lot, and there are two apothecaries in the town......
The baron thought for a moment, and this was indeed the case, he looked at the account book with some surprise, and asked, "How can the pharmacy be so profitable?"
"Yes, that's true, I'm surprised to see this number!" the tax officer nodded, and a sneer secretly appeared: "However, the main thing is that Romong's shop makes money, this kid is talented, kind and kind, even Miss Elenie praises him." β
As soon as the baron heard about having a second daughter, he immediately became interested. "Really, what can a druid who has just been promoted deserve her praise?"
"Don't you know, Lord Baron, that a young and promising boy like Romon is handsome, talented, diligent, and has good ideas, and many of the girls in the town like him. β
The tax officer said with a smile.
As soon as he heard his words, the Baron's brow immediately furrowed.
The tax collector looked at it from the side, and a smug smile immediately appeared in his eyes.
Yes, he came here to say this.
The relationship between him and Luo Meng is actually a small contradiction, but this small contradiction at the beginning is getting bigger and bigger, and now it has reached the point where it is almost irreconcilable.
Originally, in the early days of Jerfa's store, he still had illusions, hoping that Romong's store could be destroyed by the other party. Unexpectedly, it was just a monopoly that was removed, but Luo Meng's store still had quite a lot of profits.
Jerfa is also a cold-spoken person, and it is really not easy to start from his side, after all, they are both druids, and there is still a relationship with the same vein.
Therefore, the Baron became the target of the tax collector.
Actually, in the matter of Miss Er, he doesn't think that he is framing Luo Meng, after all, Miss Er's good impression of Luo Meng is obvious to everyone, although it may not be a good impression of love.
However, the tax collector has been dealing with the Baron for a long time, so he knows how to speak most effectively.
In a casual tone, he inadvertently gave the Baron the illusion that Miss Elenie also liked Romone, which was exactly what he wanted to achieve.
The sentence he had just said, though not directly, was that Miss Eleni also liked RomΓ³n. However, he first mentioned that Miss Eleni had praised Romon and that many girls in the town liked Romon so that the Baron would naturally have a delusion.
And this delusion is enough to kill Romon and send him from heaven to hell.
Sure enough, frowning, the baron, who had been in a better mood because of reading the account book, turned gloomy again, stared at the account book for a long time, and said nothing.
It wasn't until the tax collector was a little tired from standing that the baron waved his hand and told him to go down.
Since the purpose had been achieved, the tax collector naturally did not want to stay for long, so he politely gave a salute, and then withdrew. It wasn't until it was confirmed that he was the only one left in the room that the Baron fully exploded.
"This thing!" he threw the thick ledger to the ground roughly, and then, sitting in his chair, squinting his eyes and muttering incessantly.
"Romon!" it took him a moment to calm the anger in his heart, and then he took out a gorgeous gold-rimmed note from the drawer.
It was a note from Viscount Ludsey to him. In terms of title, the other party is a viscount, higher than him, and has a territory of 250 square kilometers, which is more than twice that of the barony, and it is also a relatively wealthy territory, in terms of economic disparity, taken together, at least ten times that of the baron.
But in terms of age, he can be his son and nephew.
And the reason why such a young and promising nobleman would invite him, a baron from a remote and desolate fiefdom, to a banquet was not because he had a beautiful and intelligent daughter.
Second Miss Elini, who is now a second-level priest, is already quite remarkable for her age, after all, level five can preside over a medium-sized temple in the city.
And she's still so young, so promising, and more importantly, she's so beautiful. Ever since he met her by chance at an internal church meeting, Viscount Ludsey began to frequently express his kindness to him.
At first this flattered him, but after a long time, a bold idea came to his mind.
Since her daughter is so good, then, naturally, only such a promising noble young man can match her, so the baron absolutely cannot tolerate his daughter favoring a druid now.
Even if that Romon is extremely talented, what is the use of having a good talent? Are there still few talented people in this world? But in the end, how many can really become strong? Moreover, even if he becomes a strong man in force, how much weight does it have in this world where there are many strong people?
According to the lord's investigation, that Viscount Ludsi not only has a very strong family background, but his family also has a very close relationship with the church of the earth goddess.
This is not an ordinary viscount, but a descendant of the goddess of the earth, and for a priest to be able to have this kind of relationship with the church, it is really a very beneficial thing for the future.
What's more, the Church's sphere of influence in this world is not limited to the clergy, maybe some small and medium-sized churches are not strong enough, but even the kings of various countries have to bow their proud heads when facing the Church of a powerful God.
Therefore, he wanted to make his daughter as good as possible, and then, to unite her with the nobleman, and therefore to have a deeper connection with the church, he could not have imagined that such an unpleasant thing could have happened.
"Romon!" In fact, in the past, the baron still admired this young man more, but at this time, after walking a few steps in the room, gradually, his face showed a trace of iron blue.
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