Dictatorship of the Labyrinth City 153

Chapter 153 – Flies Flock to Places That Smell of Money (3)

If you read the traditional fairy tale, you will learn about a person named Im Sang-ok.

Even if you don’t know his name, you will know his anecdote his.

It was said that red ginseng was grown so well in Joseon that it was sold to the Qing Dynasty, but the merchants of the Qing Dynasty colluded and tried to buy it at a lower price than the actual price.

A person named Im Sang-ok set fire to red ginseng the day before he left.

Merchants from the Qing Dynasty, who were desperate if they could not find red ginseng, ended up buying red ginseng at full price before it was all burned, and Im Sang-ok said that he also received the price of the red ginseng that he burned .

Lesson learned.

Let’s not be greedy.

If a person is too greedy, they will suffer disaster, and if they are harmed by someone who is too greedy, they may continue to suffer in the future.

That old saying came to mind.

When I saw people saying they would buy the gemstones when the price went down, I realized I had to do it, so I did it right away.

Of course, red ginseng and Maseok are different.

Red ginseng from Joseon is of high quality and was virtually the only supply route, but magic stones can be obtained by anyone who enters the Fermaten Infinite Labyrinth.

So what is the effect of me starting the fire?

None.

In fact, it is a waste of time, and there is no significant economic effect at all.

But why did I do this?

Just.

I just wanted to perform a performance that sets fire to the magic stone.

‘Anyway, those guys don’t look kindly on Luge like this.’

Even if we start a fire right now, humans will never think kindly of Rouge Permaten.

‘But in the future?’

Distant future.

It will be written in Rouge Permaten’s anecdote.

As the price of magic stones plummeted, Lugi Permaten tried to increase the price of magic stones by purchasing magic stones on the market and burning them.

As a result, prices were stabilized for a while, and merchants and workers were said to be able to breathe a little.

‘This is all to create my own story.’

If I had to come up with a reason, there is that reason.

‘Zenith said it would be good for the performance of increasing the price of gemstones by reducing the circulation, but that will be a little difficult.’

Although the magic stone has been removed, the price of the magic stone will not increase.

Because consumers who want to buy magic stones are trying to hold on longer?

Because greedy people try to be more greedy?

No.

Even if you urinate on frozen feet, if the place is a Siberian field, moisture can actually increase your risk of getting frostbite.

‘Did the stock go up just because you poured water on a plummeting stock?’

The price of magic stones will skyrocket.

It will go down further and further, and that will become the ‘average price’ in the future.

Even if I burn it like this.

Because the number of magic stones is increasing.

“It may seem like burning magic stones, but there are a lot more magic stones circulating in the market than that.”

Even if Laura and Joanna light a fire and show a performance of removing magic stones.

-Now the price of magic stones will rise?

-Then I have to sell the magic stones I have!

-I don’t have a magic stone…Let’s go get a magic stone!

In the end, human greed is endless, and the same mistakes are repeated.

“Ah, ah. Little Lord Rouge Permaton spoke.”

Laura held up a voice amplifying magic tool and shouted to everyone in the square.

“Little Lord Rouge Permaten says he needs a large amount of magic stones. The County of Permaten is currently purchasing them in large or small quantities, so anyone who wants to sell should come to Permaten!”

Fermaten buys all the magic stones.

Fermaten is trying to secure all the magic stones in the market, even if it means taking losses.

“Foolish people. Do you think I will suffer a loss?”

Not at all.

Burning magic stones are a kind of ‘necessary expense’.

For my business, this is the minimum cost to purchase magic stones in large quantities.

Other people will think.

What is the benefit of Fermaten purchasing magic stones in large quantities?

-You benefit.

-Ugh, Permaton…! These nice but pervert idiots…!

Those who think that even if they don’t know me, they don’t know me too much.

‘The reason red ginseng is expensive is because ginseng is expensive, but it is also because new things are made using it.’

If we say that magic stones are simply items obtained through primary industry.

I will use the magic stones to make money through secondary industry, i.E. ‘Processed magic stones’.

Of course.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to find Shin Hwa-seok, code name ‘Samdonggeul’.

And since we can’t suffer losses just by looking for Samdonggeul, we are making it profitable for ourselves.

“Then let’s start talking about serious business now, Charlotte.”

“…I like it.”

Charlotte, the puppeteer and owner of the slave merchant Nine Tails, who was invited to the office her, picked up the ‘processed magic stone’ placed in front of her.

“So this is…”

“A new magic stone created by melting magic stones into the form of magic liquid and then hardening that form.”

A new food for our Permaten that they may not know about.

“Breast magic stone.”

There is no need to repeat it.

“If you put the melted mana in the mold of a milk cup and harden it, it becomes a very pretty magic stone.”

Is there anyone buying this?

Of course there is.

‘There is a world where chest mouse pads sell well, so why shouldn’t chest magic stones sell well?’

Because there is demand, there is supply.

“Charlotte. The Empire is obviously very interested in Permaton’s Darkzan, right?”

“Of course. That’s why we at Nine Tails are purchasing magic stones in large quantities.”

Over there.

The ants who only hope for the magic stone price to go down while the magic stone is burning brightly outside have no idea.

“Only those who know the true value of this magic stone will know. No one will know the true value of this magic stone because they are deceived by the shape of the chest.”

“It’s definitely not just a pretty magic stone… “

“Yes. Since several magic stones are condensed into the shape of a chest, the ‘output’ is different from existing magic stones.”

If the existing ones on the market are just ‘intermediate’ level magic stones, the magic stones I have created now have at least ‘high level’ level output.

And over there, the things burning brightly in the square are the lowest level magic stones.

“Charlotte. Was there any existing technology for synthesizing magic stones?”

“…There wasn’t any.”

“Yes. Surprisingly, it was common sense that magic stones were sold as soon as they were released.”

I broke that common sense.

“Young Lord. How did you melt the magic stone?”

“That’s a trade secret.”

“Will you let me know if we have sex?”

“It’s not possible because your value is too high to let me know that just through sex, but if you want sex, I’m willing to tell you after we have serious sex.”

It’s nothing special.

“Okay. Anyway, all I have to do is secretly smuggle the new Breast Magic Stones made in Fermaten to the Empire. I will give you all the low-level magic stones that Nine Tails has. Please make them all Breast Magic Stones as well.”

“It won’t change to 100%. The yield is still only 69%.”

If 100 low-level magic stones are inserted, 31 are discarded and a breast magic stone is created with the same magic power as the remaining 69 low-level magic stones.

We will have to study and study until we reach 74%, 89.2%, and even 99% someday.

“Still, isn’t a yield of around 69% quite efficient? You can move it with a box of carts, but you can move it with just this small dark cup.”

“Honestly, even if the yield is only about 30%, it is extremely efficient from a transportation perspective.”

Unless there is a train or something else, the magic stones produced in Fermaten are transported across the continent by carriages and carts.

“Honestly, if the shape of the chest wasn’t like this, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a ‘magic stone revolution.'”

“That’s what they said at the Magic Tower. But since the magic stone is like this, everyone will be slow to notice.”

While we’re sucking honey, people will just look at the breast magic stone and think, ‘That pervert Rouge Permaten is doing something strange again.’

It was already too late when I realized that this strange thing was actually a new business that created tremendous added value.

“This is why I really like my image. While the world looks down on me as a pervert and asshole, I can gain as much power as I want.”

“Of course it’s not an asshole, but isn’t pervert correct?”

“…What if even that is image making?”

“I don’t think so.”

Charlotte’s advice left me speechless.

“Okay. Then I’ll be a pervert and an asshole. If the world thinks of me as a brat and an idiot, I’ll use that to raise a huge amount of money.”

In the end.

The one who wins will be me, Rouge Permaten.

“Charlotte. I will post an announcement in a week. At the Dream Factory.”

“What else… “

“Let me put it this way. From now on, I will empty all the change in the ants’ wallets.”

* * *

The magic stone burning ceremony was carried out every day.

If you ask directly, ‘So are the prices of magic stones going up?’, That is not the case, but there was definitely a tendency for the price of magic stones to rise due to expectations that the price of magic stones would rise.

“If I sell the magic stones now, I’m sure I’ll make money, right?”

“But I think it would be nice to get a little more…”

“Fermaten buys everything like a luxury item. Are they really going to change their policy overnight?”

However, when all humans become greedy, they want to see greater greed.

I want to make more money.

The desire for money is a desire that everyone lives in Permaten has.

“Ha. There are a lot of places to spend money, but it’s hard to do anything with magic stones… Huh?”

However.

“Dream Factory Announcement. For the time being, you can pay with magic stones as well as cash…?”

Sometimes.

“…Wait a minute. You can dream twice with one magic stone?”

Humans tend to be more attracted to more instinctive desires.

“Hey! You can get magic stones at the Dream Factory!”

The desire for money is sometimes defeated by sexual desire.