Chapter 162 – Chapter 162 Expansion
Political intrigue began to mix in the Palmo Empire.
In order to obtain monopoly rights to the dungeons found in the southern part of the capital, Jason started making political maneuvers here and there.
Black membership, which belongs to the powerful people of the empire, was a great help.
First, the guild leader of the adventurer’s guild in the capital risked his position and moved.
He was like a man who had already risen to the top as an adventurer.
All that was left was to enjoy life, and the permanent membership of the Black Membership was a good bribe for him.
He said this to the adventurer’s guild.
“There are already two dungeons in the capital. That alone is enough for adventurers in the capital. This newly discovered dungeon is about to start a new business. It’s like renting a dungeon for a certain period of time.”
Basically, all dungeons within the empire belonged to the imperial family.
However, according to customary law, all dungeons within the empire were occupied and managed by the adventurer’s guild.
In this situation, Cedric Dick, the head of the adventurer’s guild in the capital, presented a bold new business model.
Of course, this was opposed by the emperor and other adventurers.
The emperor felt uncomfortable with the adventurer’s guild’s arbitrary handling of the newly discovered dungeon.
However, Jason coaxed the crown prince, Idad Palmo, to stop it.
“Princess. Have I not done anything for you? It is not a permanent occupancy, but a temporary rental, so please take care of this.”
Jason had done a lot for Ida de Palmo, and she hadn’t asked for anything out of the ordinary.
Politics had to come and go, and Ida de Palmo gave her nod.
If you think differently, the newly discovered dungeon this time was something the imperial family couldn’t have anyway.
As it has been so far, it was a place where the adventurer’s guild would be the main axis of development.
If he could repay Jason in return for acquiescing to it, it would be a surplus business.
“Then the emperor will not comment on this matter.”
“That is enough.”
The resistance of the adventurers inside the Adventurers Guild was predictable, so they managed to block it.
Guild leader Cedric Dick said this.
“Of course, it is true that when a new dungeon comes out and you explore it for the first time, you get a lot of money. But did you know that just as many adventurers die? Statistically, 43% of adventurers die in new dungeons. And because they couldn’t find a body, they died.”
Adventurers were people who literally risked their lives to make a lot of money.
However, no one did adventure work because they wanted to die.
Cedric Dick had other things to persuade.
“Besides, the youngest son of the Wolf family is most likely to get the lease. Hmm. Let’s see He’s in the brothel business and all sorts of sex toys. A person like this is the first to explore a dungeon? How well do you think it will go?”
Cedric Dick’s strategy worked.
Jason Wolf’s fame was also accompanied by notoriety.
When adventurers spoke of Jason Wolf, they only evaluated him as a golden spoon who was lucky enough to be born into a good family and succeeded.
The adventurers thought that if Jason Wolf used the dungeon first, he would not be very successful.
**
Geoffrey was receiving Demeter’s report.
He was still in hiding, observing the empire’s trends.
“Okay. Jason wants to monopolize even newly discovered dungeons?”
“Yes. That’s right. Master Tigris tried to sabotage it, but he only confirmed that Master Jason had the upper hand politically.”
Jason succeeded in expanding the business even further after taking over Taleia’s business.
He didn’t make more money, but his political position earned him exclusive rights to a newly discovered dungeon.
The adventurer’s guild held a private bid, and several people participated in the bid.
And the result was Jason’s victory.
“It was just a trick.”
“There is a back story like that, but there was no problem with the procedure.”
Jeffrey seemed to know what Jason was up to.
The private bidding was a thorough fight for the eyes, each writing down the money.
However, Jason had the adventurer’s guild leader in his hand and would have known the highest price.
If you put a little more money on it, you could easily win everything.
“Then, how will the structure of family quarrels flow… “
“Can’t you just step in and clean it up?”
“Eh. That’s not going to happen In the end, we have to put the most talented person in the position of head of household, but how many children ruin the family because the previous head of household made the wrong choice?”
Demeter seemed to know how Geoffrey felt.
I want to pass on the position of head of the family to the most talented child.
But in the end, she couldn’t believe her own eyes either.
Jeffrey was well aware that he was a human being who could make mistakes.
After all, the best way to identify the best offspring was to have them compete.
For that reason, Jeffrey was living as if he were dead.
If the seat of the head of household is vacant, each of the children will show their ambition and teeth and naturally compete with each other.
“Besides, if an emergency arises, I can step in and intervene.”
Jeffrey was, after all, his father.
I wanted my children to compete sincerely and pick out the boulder, but I didn’t want anyone to die.
What he’s hiding.
That was the best he could do.
“Besides, I have to be wary of the guy who is targeting me. After all, thieves are most dangerous when they are in the dark.”
“That too, but… “
“It’s useless, and report how Tigris, Daphne, and Jason’s power structure has changed.”
Earlier, Geoffrey had told Demeter to investigate this, and Demeter put it together in just a few reports.
Jeffrey read the report quickly.
There are various reasons to explain, but in the end, the important thing was the conclusion.
Demeter was Geoffrey’s most trusted subordinate, and he didn’t even need to see the reason.
Jason 36 percent.
Tigris 33 percent.
Daphne 28 percent.
It was a rough estimate of how much power the Wolf family had now.
“Not 100 percent?”
“It’s impossible to control all of the family, even if you’re not my older brother.”
“Hehe. There are people like that everywhere.”
Demeter’s words gave this statistic more credibility.
“Truck. After all, Jason is great.”
The other children still had their inheritance.
However, Jason has come this far only on his own.
Geoffrey just wanted to hand over the entire headship to Jason.
But it couldn’t have been.
What was easily gained was easily lost, and the position of head of household was not dignified.
Rather than the image of just being the youngest son who was loved by his father, the image of winning over all his older brothers and sisters to take over as head of household was much better for ruling the family.
“Let’s see. If things go like this, Tigris and Daphne will get a little hotter. The tension within the family is no joke.”
“A civil war may break out in the real family now. A lot of people will die.”
“It doesn’t matter if my subordinates die. Standing in line is also a skill.”
Jeffrey cared for his own children and had no interest in the lives of those of others.
“And don’t worry. Because you are my brother, not my subordinate.”
“I know.”
**
These days, Tigris has been uncomfortable with her feelings.
All day long she felt like she was put on something.
She tried to sabotage Jason’s work with a political backhand, but she rather only confirmed Jason’s performance more.
No matter what she tried, no outside force of hers could get in the way of Jason.
And Tigris’s son, Greece, spoke to appease her father.
“You just go to war. We still have more power. Just warmly accept it! Then let’s take it all in!”
“You know who doesn’t know that? You stupid bastard.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t use Tigris because I didn’t know how to do it.
He was greedy
Even trying to interfere with Jason with an external force was in the end to completely accept the Wolf family.
If you bleed and fight within the family, even if you become the head of the household later, you will only get half of the reward.
“Besides, can you trust Daphne? If they see an opportunity, they will try to stab you in the back.”
Tigris thought he himself, so he couldn’t trust his sister even more.
Igris said that his father was frustrated.
“I can’t even do this. Can’t even do that Is there any way?”
“There’s no way, so that’s why I’m suffering like this!”
And Tigris knew.
The more I thought there was no way, the more I felt that I wanted to see blood.
I hate complicated things, and the desire to see a simple ignorant solution came up.
