Chapter 98 – Chapter 98 Another Magic Tower
Demeter met Saussure Whit, the owner of the White Stone Tower.
Saussure Whit welcomed Demeter as warmly as she borrowed money from the Wolf family.
And even if it wasn’t money, Demeter was another superhuman of the Wolf family.
He is said to be the master of the mage tower, but he is only a high-ranking wizard, and he has no choice but to act politely towards the superhuman thief.
It was the power of the state that even if someone said that he was a thief from behind, he did not dare to do anything in front of him.
“What are you doing? Even if there is a problem with the money lent by the Wolf family… ?”
“No way. The money will be paid out as scheduled.”
Demeter agreed to lend 30 million gold to Saussure as Geoffrey ordered.
It was such a huge amount of money that it was difficult for an individual to touch in his entire life.
He had to do business, but it was also money he could barely see.
“Then I will pay for all the drinks today. Demeter-sama, please enjoy it in peace.”
Demeter felt sorry for Saussure.
He had to save even a penny to stabilize the Mage Tower’s finances right now.
But as soon as Saussure hears that he can borrow more money, he is thinking of spending.
“I found out that the Steel Clergy are trying to repay the debt sooner or later.”
“Ugh. I have a lot of worries too. They say they protect the Goddess of Light, but I don’t think the followers give it any thought. How can we put out an urgent fire with the money lent to us by the Wolf family this time? And as Demeter-nim knows well, isn’t the Mage’s Tower a place where you can continue to make money if you let it go? If I let it go, I’ll pay back the principal with interest… Because the priest has no patience.”
Demeter didn’t believe it.
Obviously, the mage tower was a business that consistently made good money.
Next to the old large dungeon, there was one magic tower.
When adventurers processed the materials they brought from the dungeon to make magic equipment, tools, and consumables, the adventurers bought them back.
In the process, the Mage Tower had no choice but to make money.
However, there were times when such a mage tower was ruined.
It was a problem for most people.
“Even if we say to put out the fire in a hurry… What next?”
“Then cut off the wizards of the Mage Tower to increase production. And increase sales too. We have to pay off the Wolf family money first.”
Saussure told an unrealistic story.
For now, the wizards of the Hundred Stone Magic Tower were already pushed to their limits.
They were wizards who would have run out long ago if they had not had a long history of being together.
Giving these people more work was the worst choice.
In addition, the Wolf family lent money at a lower interest rate than the Steel Clergy.
If there was money to repay, the interest and principal of the Steel Clergy had to be paid first.
“But the 30 million gold we gave you will soon disappear in the end. Then the Wolf family will be throwing 30 million gold into the air.”
Saussure was uneasy about saying heinous things after offering to lend him money.
“Is there anything else you want to say?”
“How about selling the ownership of the Mage Tower?”
Saussure’s head started spinning rapidly.
And before he could think properly, Demeter continued.
“If the Steel Clergy set their minds to it, even the Wolf family can’t stop it. It seems that they want to organize the White Stone Magic Tower right away. It’s simple. It is to dispose of all the property of the Mage Tower and sell it to other nearby Mage Towers at a bargain price. It’s cheaper than the market price, but that’s what a quick sale is.”
“You know me well.”
“The Wolf family is also in the business of playing with money, but there are overlaps with the Steel Clergy.”
“That sounds stupid. Slicing the belly of the goose that lays the golden egg. If left alone, it will continue to lay golden eggs.”
“Now the goose is constipated. Then there are times when it seems better to get a few eggs inside.”
Saussure was always anxious, but when Demeter spoke calmly as if it were a fixed future, he became even more distraught.
“That should never happen. It is a mage tower made by my grandfather and handed down for three generations. Even though I’m failing because I’m not good enough to become a super-mage… Still, we have to maintain the mage tower while waiting for a superman to emerge from among our descendants.”
To Saussure’s earnest words, Demeter threw an answer.
“But there is a way to maintain the Mage Tower.”
“Yes?”
Saussure had no way when he thought he was.
So he hurriedly ordered a rare wine, poured it into Demeter’s cup, and asked politely:
“Can you please tell me how?”
“Before the Iron Clergy sells the Hundred Stone Magic Tower, you can sell it at a good price first.”
“Then isn’t it the same as selling?”
“Shouldn’t you just sell the ownership and do the operation in your own way? After all, the mages here will listen to you best.”
It was not a common type of transaction.
Currently, in the Palmo Empire, most of the mage towers or brothels were run by the person who eventually owned them.
It’s your own, so you run it yourself.
It became common sense.
“Is that possible?”
“We have to find a place where we can. One of the Wolf family’s brethren likes to have things. There are people who don’t like to work on their own.”
“Ah. There might be someone like that.”
So did Saussure.
He liked using the tower’s wealth, but he hated running it.
And what I hated more than that was losing the Mage Tower.
“Who is he?”
“Jason Wolf. He is the youngest son of the head of the household.”
“Are you in Jason Keith’s room?”
“Haha. You know the place too.”
Currently, Jason has no strangers among the men who come and go to the brothel.
When it came to the sex industry, he was national.
Besides, it was a world where men with money or power naturally went to brothels.
There were only a handful of lucky men who could afford to go to a brothel, but who didn’t go to a brothel because they had good looks and went around beating rice cakes for free.
“Come to think of it, I heard that you are running a strange type of business called a franchise. He gives advice on starting a business and in return receives a portion of the store’s sales on a regular basis. At first I thought it was a strange shape. If you open a kissing room here and there in the city, you will succeed. They said you could make more money than just setting up a shop by yourself, even with a portion of the sales.”
Jason was now making a name for himself as a genius playboy.
He was known to enjoy a luxurious life by making good money without working.
It was the most enviable form of life for Saussure.
“By the way, Demeter-sama is also a superhuman. To be able to introduce you to such a maknae boy… Could it be the successor to the Wolf family?”
Demeter secretly sent out a life.
The succession of the Wolf family was to be carried out solely according to the will of Jeffrey Wolf.
And no matter how fondly Jeffrey was of Jason, he was no one to meddle with.
It’s unpleasant even if the emperor shows interest, but only a high-ranking wizard…
“Sorry.”
Fortunately, Saussure lowered his head and apologized, as if he had at least some sense.
Demeter said, pretending Saussure had never made a mistake.
“Talk to Master Jason. I don’t own it, but I might be able to continue to operate the Hundred Stone Magic Tower. Besides, if you’re lucky, you might be able to work under the protection of the head of the household.”
“By the way, will Master Jason need a mage tower?”
“Why is the kissing room so good? It’s because you have love gel. And love gels are produced in the Mage Tower. It’s better if you have a mage tower. Do you think the kiss room will only end within the Palmo Empire?”
“Then, will you continue to give me the position of Master of the Tower?”
“Anyway, someone has to keep running the White Stone Magic Tower. That position only goes to the person who can do it best.”
Saussure himself took a sip of his drink.
He was the only person who could best run the Baekseok Magic Tower.
And Demeter didn’t forget to give her a whip after giving her the candy.
“What. Although it is possible to hire other high-level wizards to operate the Mage Tower. Isn’t it true that there aren’t any advanced wizards who gave up on adventures because they hit the limits of being superhuman?”
“But I know the Baekseok Magic Tower best. The affiliated wizards are also keeping their positions because of the relationship between me and my father. I am the right person.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about. It’s something I need to tell Master Jason.”
Demeter has done her part.
He was a man who preferred to drink cheap beer at home with his family than to drink a regular’s salary in a fancy pub.
He rose from his seat without hesitation.
Saussure stood up and bowed his head.
“Thank you for the many good stories.”
“Okay. Since you are also a high-ranking mage, you won’t die of starvation wherever you go. But if you’re going to protect your family’s legacy, think carefully. No matter who you entrust to, as long as you preserve the magic tower, you can get it back later.”
Saussure thought that was right.
