In the evening, the warm sunlight peeks through the cracks in the wooden shutters.

This is a residence provided by the River Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Merchants from the Platinum City have their own chambers of commerce, as well as independent individuals like Eleni. The latter is relatively free to move, but naturally lacks all the help of being in the Chamber of Commerce.

On top of the various merchant groups, there is also the organization that controls the mint bank of the Platinum City, the Merchant's Guild.

This organization is jointly controlled by the top merchants, and is the well-deserved top of the pyramid in the merchant world.

A branch of the Merchants' Guild, located in Haruketsu Castle in the forest garden.

It is actually controlled by the River Beach Chamber of Commerce.

As for Jiuwan City and Lookout City, they are also operated by the Hetan Chamber of Commerce, but their influence is naturally not as good as that of Yaoyue City.

The room where Eleni lives at the moment is provided free of charge by the Riverbank Chamber of Commerce to the merchant community, and at the same time enjoys some convenience in life.

Just as a price, the merchants enjoyed this treatment at the same time.

Some of the basic conditions set out by the Chamber of Commerce need to be respected.

For example, when conducting business activities, it is necessary to give preference to areas controlled by the Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, Aleni sat generously in the cabin.

The interior of the room was clean and quiet, and Alini sat at the table with a tall posture. Her eyes were fixed on the ledger in her hand, occasionally biting the barrel of her pen to organize her plans for the next steps, and then quickly jotting down some points on the paper.

The merchant girl's movements occasionally reveal a confident smile, as if she is full of anticipation and confidence in her plan.

On one side of the table, there was a map and two cloth bags.

The map shows the division of each shop in the business district in detail, and there is a small text with specific information on it.

The two cloth bags contain spices and herbs respectively.

They are usually on the pricier side and are easy to carry, making them a fairly easy item to sell.

Other goods, Alini has already been exchanged for money on the way.

This is the last remaining hard currency, and it can be regarded as her hole card in business activities, and she can quickly realize it after losing her net worth.

"The last time I came, I remembered that among the awakened families and nobles in the North District, there were quite a few girls who were particularly interested in fabrics." Alini put down the ledger and drew circles in two places on the map, "I can prepare specifically for this time, and maybe find new customers." As for the local fabric sales...... It's a little dark. ”

"I can only ask for news at the party."

Merchants occasionally party at night.

During this period, it is natural to invite the awakened and the nobles among the common people.

With this in mind, Aleni walked over to the mirror of the cabin, and she adjusted her outfit to make sure she looked professional and appropriate.

After months of trekking in the forest, she became embarrassed.

Not to mention working as a coolie for Lindsay in the last month.

It was only now that Eleni had finally regained some of the dignity that a businessman should have.

Bang Bang

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Lady Elenie, it's your dinner today!"

Bauer, an apprentice of the Chamber of Commerce, walked into the house with a piece of food and respectfully placed it on the table for Alini before politely saying goodbye and leaving.

Bauer's attitude was very respectful, and his gaze was even a little longing when he looked at Eleni.

Once these apprentices become Awakened, they are immediately absorbed by the Chamber of Commerce.

In normal times, it is also possible to cultivate a relationship with the borrowed merchants, so as to join the vast number of merchants.

Sending off the apprentice, Aleni examines the food.

In addition to good accommodation, the food provided to the merchants was only the most basic bread and vegetable soup, and if they wanted to eat something better, they had to pay a separate food fee.

“……”

Alini looked at the food in front of her, and she hesitated.

As a lone trader, Aleni was already familiar with the harsh environment. When being hunted, it was not without experience to lie down in the swamp and eat dinner.

But now......

"How can I eat this?"

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

In the more than three months she has been with Lindsay, the other party has been responsible for the food problem, and there is no doubt about Alini's enjoyment in this regard.

And now, in the face of this kind of ordinary food that is featureless and even a little difficult to swallow.

An idea that a businessman should have crossed her mind:

"If I bring Lindsay over as a chef and open a restaurant, will business explode?"

Aleni shook her head at the thought of this.

Although she didn't dig deeper, she could sense that Lindsay was hiding some important secrets. Coupled with the other party's unwavering desire to go to the world of the Law Capital.

If you want to keep this guy and open a store to make money together, I'm afraid it's not realistic.

"And what if I open my own restaurant?"

Aleni did the math.

The Awakened are in the city of the forest courtyard, and it is not difficult to obtain a property. But if you open a store, then the land and construction costs are another algorithm.

At the same time, the Awoken Chef is not easy to find.

Coupled with other messy expenses, the money in her hands is estimated to be barely enough.

"If you are a trader, you will continue to suffer, but you will be free."

"If you open a store, it will be more stable, but I am afraid that you will be trapped here in a short time, and there is even a high probability that you will join the Chamber of Commerce."

“……”

Alini was a little moved, and then fell silent.

The merchants' trading activities are not only about money, but also about the improvement of their skills.

A stable business environment represents an orderly and slow improvement.

I'm afraid the upper limit of this life will also stop at the fourth stage.

At the same time, it is equivalent to giving up wandering in the infinite world, looking for the opportunity called hope that the probability is as far away as the horizon.

"Sure enough."

Aleni chuckled:

"There's still no way I'm going to stay in one place forever."

At this time, the girl happened to hear the sound of running in the corridor outside.

Her room was the last room on the second floor facing south, and when she heard the hurried voice, she knew that the other party was coming for her.

Aleni opened the door.

Bauer, the apprentice of the River Beach Chamber of Commerce, ran over out of breath:

"Lady Eleni, you're being found!"

Explaining the reason to that, Bauer cautiously went on to describe:

"He is also holding two bouquets of flowers, it looks like they should be Dream Purple Rose, and the purchase price should be four or five silver coins!"

“……”

"Okay, I got it."

Aleni had wanted to go down to the chamber hall to meet the other party.

However, she thought of the other party holding flowers, with the idea of saving face, and she called the apprentice Bauer again, and ordered:

"Bauer, go and call him up, I'll wait in the room."

"Yes, Lady Eleni!" The apprentice looked disappointed and nodded away.

A few minutes later.

The man who delivered the flowers went upstairs.

Alini is very confident in her appearance and knows that she is a beauty.

Before they met, she thought it was someone she had traded with in Nine Bay City last time, or a businessman who had come to express her kindness.

But I never expected it.

At this moment, it turned out to be Lindsay, holding a bouquet of flowers in front of him!

"Huh? How are you! ”

With a subtle expression, Aleni quickly pulled Lindsay into the room, and then locked the door:

"Lindsay, what do you mean by that?"

The man in front of her is a money hole that has not been in or out, and Eleni's attitude is extremely cautious.

Lindsey smiled back this time:

"This flower is for you, no money."

"And we're friends who travel together, isn't it normal to come up and visit and bring some gifts?"

Alini's eyes were still full of suspicion.

The shrewdness of the merchant told her that the man in front of her must have another purpose!

Lindsey took the girl's appearance in her eyes.

He smiled bitterly, took out a bottle and put the flowers on the table, and then said his meaning seriously:

"Okay, let's go straight to it."

"I have a profitable business that I want you to do with me."

Aleni breathed a sigh of relief.

Hearing 'making money' and 'buying and selling', she hurriedly pulled Lindsay to sit down in the room:

"That's right, let's go together!"

Lindsey understood Eleni's actions as something the merchant's skills had sensed.

He smiled at the girl in front of him, feeling that the tacit understanding he had had come back from his travels. So Lindsay took the stockings out of her bag and said to the girl in front of her:

"Since I can think of a piece, it's much easier."

"Alini, take off your pants first."

Alini's expression was stunned.

Then she jumped back in fright, and the whole person was almost stuck to the window on the second floor, looking ready to turn over and escape at any time.

The merchant maiden had a very different attitude from the one she had once seduced Lindsay, and she cried out:

"Lindsay, what are you doing?!"

"Don't come here, or I'll have to do it!"

(End of chapter)