Chapter 75 – Chapter 75 Seizing the Market-2
As he followed Dudinel to the city council room, Jiha looked back at Leticia and Enlil, who were following him.
“From now on, think carefully before you open your mouth and act. If you mess up, I won’t let you go.”
“…”
At the warning, the elves and dark elves nodded at the same time.
Noticing each other like that, they turned their heads in opposite directions.
“On the contrary, if you do well, they will see you better.”
He said that and went inside.
Dudinel, who had entered first, introduced the seven people who were seated.
“This is the Common, Underground, who will mediate between Blue Seal and Purple Liberation.”
The basement brought a chair and sat down next to Dudinel.
I didn’t even recommend it, but the people who saw the basement that occupied the top seat proudly frowned.
“So what are you complaining about?”
“… Adventure. Adventure.”
The gnome man with impressive bulging forearms cleared his throat uncomfortably.
“If you have a cold, go to the doctor. What’s wrong?”
“That’s rude, Common.”
As the dwarf man frowned, Jiha frowned.
“Normal likes to waste time, right? Just answer the questions I ask.”
“Now…”
The leopard-headed beastman, who was trying to change the attitude of the underground, frowned.
Enlil and Leticia, who came along, stood behind the underground.
The merchants were quite surprised at the sight of the unique ranks, especially the Elves and Dark Elves, who were famous for their bad relationship with each other.
The view of the basement has changed dramatically.
The basement laughed and said.
“Has the summoning war stopped recently?”
“…”
Merchants were startled.
Waris is a key point, but it is also a city that has grown as people flocked to it due to the summoning war.
However, as the recall war, which had been going on for hundreds of years, entered a sudden truce, sales plummeted.
However, the ones here are Enlil, Leticia, and Yang Jinyoung’s Unique.
Could the summoning war resume again?
According to the underground’s decision, Warris’s market economy could change drastically.
Merchants who value profit above all else quickly accepted the fact that the underground was the host of this position.
“I know they are merchant nobles who each wore a combat coat and gave money to Warris. Quickly recite what you are dissatisfied with lately.”
“…”
“Blue and Purple are trying to fix the problem, but why are you guys stopping them?”
As the basement questioned, the merchants opened their mouths.
“… Stores are losing sales.”
Not because of Enlil and Leticia, but by imprinting that the underground is the host of this place and acting politely.
“Our pubs are getting worse too.”
“Everyone is doing worse than before.”
As they complained one by one, Jiha nodded.
“Your sales drop because blood doesn’t flow in the summoning war?”
“…”
In Wordsland, a civilization lacking in leisure activities, the Summoning War is a hugely successful business.
Waris accumulated wealth with the money scattered by travelers from distant cities to see the Summon War.
However, the number of tourists decreased as the summoning war ceased and the commons died out.
The aftermath is affecting the entire city.
“What does that have to do with the current situation?”
When the underground asked a crookedly question, the leopard man stepped out.
He was a man who came out as a representative of lodging and inns.
“This situation is drawing the attention of all of Wordsland.”
“So?”
“That’s why it takes a little more time than a quick solution…”
Underground laughed.
Maybe it’s because they’re merchants, so they don’t hesitate to say crazy things.
“Elves are dying in droves, clouds of war roll around, but a boom? So you want us to delay reconciliation?”
“At least our business is booming.”
The Dwarf, who appeared as a representative of the arms industry, said abruptly.
As the basement looked up, he said curtly.
“In the past three days, Warris arms dealers’ sales have increased by 40%. All of you are buying weapons for self-defense, and there are a lot of guys who want to buy magic weapons at a higher price.”
“Distribution and food are the same. Grain prices are soaring.”
“The same goes for the clothing industry. Because I don’t know what will happen in the future. It is up 20% year over year.”
Other industries also stepped in.
Underground looked around the crowd and burst into laughter.
“So what? Now that the season of earning good money has come, why don’t we eat some more?”
“Adventure, adventure…”
“While the summoning war has stopped and the lives of merchants have become difficult, it is only by pouring cold water on the long-awaited economic recovery…”
Jiha clicked his tongue at the plausible story.
“Really, what are all these assholes?”
“…”
Everyone became quiet as if they had been doused with cold water.
“You guys, to make money, to pretend an all-out war between blue and purple? Are you guys crazy?”
The corner of the Dwarf’s mouth, which was clearing his throat, twitched.
“Let’s see you, that’s too much talk.”
“Oh, shut up. Don’t you think I don’t know that you guys are often overcharging the commoners?”
The basement said angrily.
“You have to pay twice or three times for common no matter what you do, right? Don’t I know there’s a special price for commons? These Merchant Guild bastards?”
“…”
In Warris, commons spent more money than normal ranks to do anything.
Even if you try to eat snacks at street stalls, if it is common, you will receive more money.
It was a kind of convention.
“That’s right, the commons have a lot of accidents, and other customers also hate it, so taking that into consideration…”
“Are you going to keep talking? Shall I humiliate you with that?”
As Jiji stared at him and made a sarcastic remark, the leopard head shut up.
The common special price has been taken for granted, but so far, the commons who have been involved have not made any particular issue.
“Commons usually die early, and the commons who won the Summon War didn’t run out of money. Money that is useless anyway, even if I drank the same drink, I paid twice, and I ate the same meat and paid four times, but I didn’t complain… Even if they made it an issue, there is no public opinion that would take Common’s side.”
Commons were not free to go out, and if they had a chance to go out, they could afford to go out of their way, even if it was expensive.
“But not anymore. The common special price is abolished. If you make the commons pay more, and if you get caught, you’ll be fined 10 times the first time, shut down the second time, and if you get caught three times, you’ll be permanently banished from Warris.”
“What?”
“Such nonsense…”
The merchants who were looking to make a profit were completely stunned.
“No, human! What do you know?”
“I don’t know a thing about Warris’ economy…”
“Everyone was doing so well, but they say that blue human bastard is coming from somewhere!”
Leticia snarled annoyed at the fierce opposition from the crowd.
“Isn’t everyone shut up? Are you bragging in front of me that the business is going well because the elves died? Shall I let everyone close their business today?”
“…”
When the rank of Unique changed, she immediately shut her mouth and noticed.
Leticia gave a brief warning.
“You guys know the subject, and listen quietly when this man speaks.”
“…”
As her basement turned around, Leticia smirked and puffed out her breasts.
She said she didn’t do well and Jiha had a blank smile on her face.
When a wildcat asks for praise, what should I do?
Jiha nodded her head to Leticia, and she let out a proud laugh at Enlil.
The underground looked at her merchants again.
“Well, I knew you guys had a good time eating the blood of the Commons and the money they earned from fighting for their lives. But those days are over.”
“… Are you saying you’re going to ruin all the merchants in Warris right now? Do you think the Waris can develop without us?”
The basement laughed at the obvious menace.
Well, merchants should do it a little differently.
I have a plan in mind.
“From now on, the commons will go out freely.”
“Uh?”
“What?”
The merchants, as well as Enlil and Leticia, were startled.
As even the two denels looked on in amazement, Jiha shrugged her shoulders.
“The blue and purple commons are allowed to roam freely within the Warris. Following Mayor Dudinel’s recommendation, Blue Seal’s Unique Grade Enlil Warniak and Purple Liberation’s Unique Grade Leticia Jormun will take charge and conduct a trial run starting tomorrow.”
“No, what does that have to do with us…”
“This means that your business boom will continue for a while.”
The basement laughed.
“Didn’t you laugh out loud because there was a war cloud and tension in the city, saying that food and weapons were selling well? Wouldn’t it make people even more anxious if the commons started to roam freely?”
“…”
The merchants did not respond quickly because they could not read the number of targets underground.
“Wait, what…”
As Enlil sighed, the underground glanced back.
At her glance that she would deal with it later, she shut her mouth.
Underground looked at the silent crowd and smiled.
There must be an explosion of dissatisfaction inside everyone.
“And I’m going to invest 5 billion in Warris’ business.”
“Uh…”
“Is it real?”
A blush appeared on the faces of the merchants who were about to die.
“No, but where is 5 billion from Common…”
When the leopard beastman was puzzled, Jiha snorted.
“That’s it, I’ll figure it out. First of all, invest 500 million won. Do you believe me then?”
Commons gave half of their fortunes to follow the underground.
A guy like Uben gave away all his money.
If you count what you will receive from the commons in Purple, it will be billions of dollars.
Commons literally risk their lives to make money, but it’s useless.
When I collected everything, it became money.
‘There is no point in spending money. I’ll take over this city, so it’s an investment for that time. When I become a sponsor, I absorb these guys under me by designing the terms of the contract well, or by saying that I will retrieve the funds if necessary. I’m encroaching on the streets with my capital.’
Jiha, who had succeeded in taking over the barracks, intended to go on and put this city, this street, under his control.
“Commons are limited in what you can legally own. But he doesn’t forbid investing in other people’s businesses.”
There was no need to ban it.
Investing doesn’t produce results in a short period of time, but commons die quickly.
So it wasn’t blocked by the law, and the commons didn’t think about investing in anything.
The basement was digging into that blind spot.
“The first investment amount of 500 million will be determined based on the aspirations of the people sitting here. I will invest in the guy who brought the most attractive business item within 15 days. It’s all cash.”
“…”
Excitement flashed in the merchants’ eyes.
All of a sudden, 5 billion from the sky, and it can be invested in cash.
For merchants running big businesses, cash is worth more than money.
“Are you serious?”
“All cash, right?”
On the faces of the merchants who asked unanimously, the reluctance to go underground was completely gone.
If you bark, you will bark, and if you behave like a dog, you will become a dog.
In the end, merchants will do anything if it is about how to move on money or what the landlord says.
Underground nodded in satisfaction.
Now, it’s only a matter of time before he completely takes control of Warris’ business district…
Taktak.
A woman in the last seat of the audience hit her table with the jangjuk she was holding in her hand.
She wears a hood with a gray collar and lowers her head so that her face is not visible.
She was silent all the time in the middle of the argument… The merchants all of a sudden shut their mouths.
As if that woman was a master.
“Do you have anything to say?”
The guys in front of me were small puppies, and that’s the real thing.
At the question and gaze of the underground, the woman opened her mouth as she took off her hood.
“A wonderful combination of stick and carrot. Amazing.”
She was a woman with a cold, languid voice, a fur coat over a linen shirt that exposed her shoulders.
Judging from her pointy ears, she was an elf, her skin a marble gray.
She is a great beauty, but the flaw is that one eye is covered by an eyepatch.
Blood and violence.
She is a mafia woman who is beautiful but has a dangerous atmosphere.
“What is your name?”
Jiha has known the opponent before clashing and has collided with them.
I knew the names and general information of the dwarves who were now arms dealers and the guys sitting here.
However, such an unusual woman should have been informed, but there is none.
“…”
The woman didn’t answer and burned her burial.
Despite openly smoking, the other vendors made uncomfortable faces and said nothing to the woman.
To them, that woman would be an existence that could not be resisted.
The woman, holding her jangjuk between her fingers, looked askance at her basement.
“You are underground. A common too strong, a human man who stopped the summoning war and caused our sales to collapse. Previously, I had 28 consecutive losses, but after that, I became an existence that I couldn’t treat even Unique with 3 consecutive victories.”
Opponent knows him.
Not good. Jiha thought so, but didn’t express it.
“We are talking money. Your investment proposal is very attractive, but I wonder if I can make a better offer?”
“Think about it.”
“You are reopening the Summoning War. Then the audience will come in droves. The opponent is not Common, but we will make a separate arrangement on our side. It will be a fight worth watching, how about this one?”
“…”
Underground laughed.
The woman also laughed while looking at the basement.
“What are you aiming for?”
“We are merchants, and we want stories about making money.”
The gray-skinned elf shook his head as he answered.
“But before that, I need to check the marketability. Call up.”
As the woman snapped her fingers, two chunks of rock rose from the back of her chair.
It was a 1m 80cm humanoid with limbs, but his head had no features, and his whole body was moving as a rock.
“It’s the magic guardian. The price per piece is 100 million won, and even if you break it, you won’t be charged.”
Dudinel looked down into the basement.
It meant drying it if you wanted it.
The beautiful one-eyed elf smiled fishily.
“If I win this, I will accept the current offers cleanly. All the merchants here will understand.”
That dangerous beauty came to investigate the underground.
If the enemies up until now were defeated because they didn’t know him, this time it’s different.
But…
“A 200 million dollar toy? It will break expensively.”
Underground clenched his fists.
Sometimes it’s faster to hit it with force.
