Darkmoon.

Treasurer's residence.

Joseph Alvin listens to a report from his subordinate Royce.

"Last month, our magic shop revenue fell the most, reaching thirty-five percent, and due to the treasure, the comprehensive income in other areas increased, but the increase was small, around one percent. ”

Joseph frowned slightly: "Is it because the cloak will be related to the magic shop?"

Royce nodded: "Yes, since the Cloak Magic Shop has that master in charge, every time the goods have been dumped out as quickly as possible, and our customers have been snatched up from there." The other shops of the Chamber of Commerce have been sanctioned by the eldest princess, such as not being able to join the night market, adding similar competing shops near the original stores, etc., plus the new chamber of commerce co-founded by the Custer family and the eldest princess, 'Moonmang, has pushed us to the edge of the cliff. ”

"What about the Mellon family?"

"As far as I know, the Mellon family has been secretly courting the eldest princess early in the morning, their property has not been hit like ours, and there are two shops that have been allowed to join the night market. Royce sneered: "Some of the small families who were originally attached to us are the same, those guys are all guys who fall on both sides of the wall, and they can't be relied on at all." ”

"From the beginning, I wasn't going to rely on these guys. Joseph shook his head: "The appearance of this treasure has made some of the eldest princess's original mistakes turned into the most effective means, such as repairing roads, shops, etc., as if they were prepared. ”

Royce's heart moved, revealing a thoughtful look: "Originally, I also thought about it like this, but the fountain of life should not be fake, and the awakening of that human Chen Rui is the most haode proof." Moreover, at an auction yesterday, the bottles of Life Spring Water that Athena brought back were sold for a staggering price, and the buyer was a master potion from the Shadow Empire, and from the Fountain of Life and the endless stream of treasure seekers, it seems that there is indeed a mysterious treasure in the Blue Pool Mountains that was originally unknown. ”

"Auction?" was a new term that stunned Joseph.

"Not long after the adults returned, they may not know that the newly opened auction house of the Dark Moon is a new industry directly operated by the lord, located in the northwest block, which is very large and well-guarded, and has also specially invited several masters of the Shadow Empire's Artifact Alliance through the Shadow Empire's Custer family to set up a complex defensive magic array, and the security is quite high. Guests can put some valuable items into the auction house, and the auction house will identify and evaluate these items, and then hold an open auction at a certain time, and the auction house will take 20% of the transaction price as remuneration for the highest bidder.

"Twenty percent?" Joseph moved, he was an expert in the economy, this auction house was just a transit effect, which meant that the empty glove wolf could actually get a high profit of 20 percent, and the higher the transaction price, the higher the profit, which was simply a cash cow.

"This time, in addition to the Fountain of Life, there are also treasures provided by the royal palace and several families, the most conspicuous of which are a few treasures from the Blue Pond Mountains commissioned by a treasure hunter, which attracted a large number of bidders, and the scene was extremely hot, and the success of this auction made many people start to book tickets for the next auction in advance. ”

Joseph's eyes flashed: "It is precisely because the lord is directly under the jurisdiction of the business, so others are not qualified to follow suit, which is equivalent to monopolizing this huge interest, what an auction house!"

Royce knew that Xia had been doing nothing before, and Joseph must have thought of it, so he said: "According to my inference, the idea of this auction house is likely to come from that Chen Rui, and it should be a copy of the human Shijie's stuff." ”

"Yes, I think so too," Joseph's brows tightened: "In the past half a year, the changes of Darkmoon have been too fast, too big for Princess Place, Battle Ball, Night Market, Shadow Empire Caster Family stationed in Darkmoon's joint establishment of a new chamber of commerce, Darkmoon renovation, auction house・・・・・・ these changes must be inseparable from the idea of this human behind the scenes, it seems that I have always underestimated this little bug that I originally thought was insignificant......"

Your current strength is in front of others, and you are a little bug. Royce said in his heart, looking worried on the surface: "Now that the trend of the Dark Moon has basically taken shape, even if you secretly kill this human, it will not help." The most important thing for us is to consider how to regain this disadvantage, otherwise as long as we continue to develop according to this trend, we will also be completely crushed without the help of the other side. Joseph nodded solemnly, his situation has been a little bad lately-, this is the case on the side of the Dark Moon, and Chi Yu is also having a hard time. Although there is no conclusive evidence of his informant to the imperial capital in the case of "Charles", his father Zhuo Che has clearly begun to distance himself from him, and some of his policies towards Mordor Town also have a faint tendency to sanction him.

The only consolation was Prince Obsidian, who came from the imperial capital, expressed a considerable degree of appreciation for his loyalty to the imperial capital and the regent, and implicitly pointed out some shortcomings of the current Chiyou lord Zhuo Che, with a faint hint of optimism about Joseph's future inheritance of the territory.

As far as the current situation is concerned, this "inheritance" is obviously far away, and the praise of the imperial capital is only in words. It's just that Joseph has no regrets, because if "Charles" and Canita are allowed to cooperate, then he will probably not face the current passivity, but the real sense of failure.

Moreover, it is not entirely impossible to "inherit" the lordship in advance, and this possibility is based on certain "unexpected" circumstances, such as Droche's health problems・・・・・・ he not only has the long-term support of the imperial capital, but also has an unfathomable ally in front of him, the heir to the greedy royal family, Agulie Beelzebub.

It was the letter sent by "Agulie" just now, inviting him to the cloak meeting, and it was "Agulie" who reminded him last time that he destroyed Kanita's huge interests in time, and now this meeting may be an opportunity for him to get out of the current predicament.

The place where "Agulie" invited him to meet was the second stronghold of the Cloak Society in the northwest block, which was originally the location of the Mellon family, which occupied a considerable amount of land and was of great value, but was later forced to give up this place due to the fact that the Mellon family was suspected of assassinating the head of the Cloak Society and smuggling people, and was transferred to the Cloak Society by the eldest princess Xia as compensation.

Inevitably it was discovered that the treasurer had a secret relationship with the cloak, and Joseph came to the house in disguise this time, and he was led to a newly built venue.

The stadium looked heavily guarded, as if it were some kind of heavy ground, but when I entered, I realized that it was actually an indoor fighting court, but it seemed to be a standard three-player arena, and the old friend "Agulie" happened to sit next to him for a long time, watching the three-on-three battle ball match in the field.

Those players are wearing strange masks, and they can't see their true faces. With the exception of the maid "Agulie", Joseph was the only spectator.

"Here you are, my friend. "Agulie" didn't get up, didn't look at him, just pointed to the side: "Sit." ”

Joseph already knew that this "ally" was at least a powerhouse at the level of the Great Demon King, and with his current situation, the other party's attitude was already good.

Joseph sat down and listened to "Agulie" say indifferently: "As far as I know, you seem to have been in a lot of trouble lately, and it seems that the situation is not good for either the Red Shadow or the Dark Moon. ”

"Yes, it's not good-. Joseph sighed, not denying that he knew that this man had great powers, especially intelligence abilities, and that the collusion between Kanita and the alien humans was revealed to him by "Agulie", which could be said to have pulled him back from the edge of the cliff.

Of course, Joseph didn't have much gratitude, because both sides were using each other, and the other party helped him because he still had the value of use.

Contrary to the relationship between the strong and the weak, now both personal strength and shili Joseph are on the weak side, so it is even more necessary to reflect their own value, and further rely on the other party's liliang to strive to turn the current disadvantage over.

Chen Rui saw Joseph's expression in his eyes and said, "So, do you have the courage to bet everything to turn the tables?"

"Bet on everything?" Joseph looked suspicious, even if he gambled everything, how could he turn the tables around?

Chen Rui nodded, but didn't go on to explain, just set his eyes on the battle match in the field. Joseph didn't have a good time talking: he was invited here just to watch the game?

However, Joseph was not an impatient person, knowing that the other party must have a purpose, he did not rashly ask for help or anything like that, but followed him silently to watch the fierce game in the field.

Gradually, Joseph found that this battle ball game was unexpectedly intense, the same battle ball, when passing or shooting, it can change all kinds of unexpected arcs, whether it is skill and physical fitness or overall offensive and defensive coordination, it is stronger than any game he has seen, including the two teams of the Praetorian Guard and the Guard Army, which are currently the highest level of the Dark Moon, can be said to be a grade higher than them. "How's this team going?"

"I've never seen anything so high, it's hard to imagine that they're just mid-level demons," Joseph replied truthfully, "If there are eleven people, and all of them are of this level and cooperation, I believe they can sweep any team in the Darkmoon, official or private." ”

"Twenty to be exact, and nine on the bench, and when Darkmoon first started experimenting with the Battle Ball, they already had the highest level of the current Darkmoon team. "Agulie" broke a shocking news: "Because, the battle ball was created by me." ”

Joseph was taken aback, this battle ball had greatly increased the combat power of the Darkmoon Army, and it had also brought unimaginable huge benefits in terms of economy, and it was unexpectedly from the hands of Agulie!

"I don't need an old Dark Moon on the brink of death, I need a truly prosperous and powerful territory. Chen Rui's tone seemed to be that the current controller of the Dark Moon was not Xia Ya, but him, "Agulie Beelzebub".

"I remember I said that my true identity makes it impossible for me to control the Dark Moon in the open, and I need a spokesperson, it depends on whether you have the courage to do so. Chen Rui's tone made Joseph's eyes light up, could it be that this "Agulie" already has a perfect Jihua, and the dark moon will be in his bag sooner or later?

"What do I need to do?" Joseph thought for a moment and asked decisively, if he could control the Dark Moon and force Xia into a real empty shell, then he would definitely be appreciated and affirmed by the Imperial Capital, and with the current Dark Moon as the foundation, no matter how much Zhuo Che suppressed him, he could be invincible. When necessary, they can also sell the Beelzebub clan to the imperial capital in exchange for their own benefits.

Chen Rui didn't say much, just pointed to the fierce confrontation players in the field, Joseph frowned, and suddenly understood something: "You mean the battle ball... ・・・”

"In fact, when you come to this place today, you should have seen the dawn of your victory. Chen Rui let out a confident laugh behind the mask, "It's up to you to bet on this." ”

Joseph didn't agree immediately, but fell into deep thought, and only spoke after a while: "With the chips in my hand now, I'm afraid it's not enough to bet on that eldest princess." ”

"How about all the industries of the Night Market and the Cloak Society?" Chen Rui continued to tempt this cunning enemy, "I will create some contradictions and openly break with Xia at the right time, but one thing must be stated first, I am the true master of the Dark Moon, and your destination is not here, but in Chiyou." After Darkmoon succeeds, I will fully support you in your quest for the position of Chi Yu in the next step. Yan said that your father in the middle of the Demon Emperor is in the prime of life, but ・・・・・・ people will always encounter some accidents, isn't it?

Joseph heard that "Agulie" helped him like this, just to use his status as a financial official and the relationship between the imperial capital to control the dark moon on the surface, but this was just to resolve his current crisis, which could be regarded as mutual use. If the other party is helping him without asking for anything, it is doubtful.

The other party's later proposal of 'Red Shadow Lord' also made Joseph's heart pound, and now he has been praised by the regent of the imperial capital for his informant, if his father has some "accident" at that time and causes the lord's position to become vacant, his hope of becoming a lord should be far greater than that of Kanita.

"Agulie" lurked beside Xia, deceived the trust step by step, and planned the appearance of the battle ball, and did not hesitate to gamble on the painstakingly operated night market and cloak party, in order to control the purpose of the Dark Moon to revive the Beelzebub clan, judging from the quality of the players in front of him, as long as Xia enters this trap, he will definitely lose.

Now it depends on how to let Xia enter this gambling game, in this regard, Joseph is quite confident, because now the Chamber of Commerce and a considerable part of the economy of the Dark Moon are still in his hands, and if he doesn't hand it over for a day, Xia will not be able to fully control the Dark Moon for a day.

No matter which way you look at it, this jihua is completely doable!

Unless, "Agulie" suddenly lost his mind and went crazy, and wanted to give up the future of the Beelzebub royal family and the painstaking management of Shili to the enemy Lucifer royal family, and also take him, the treasurer, to accompany the funeral.

Is this possible?

The look on Joseph's face became more and more resolute, and finally stood up without hesitation: "I bet!"

The self-proclaimed treasurer may not know one thing: anything is possible.

PS: It was supposed to be Friday, it should be more relaxed, how do you know that in the morning suddenly followed the leader on an urgent business trip, just returned, I can't take care of the free dinner, hurry back to update, please forgive me. Clear