After thinking about it, Joan decided to change her job from maid to guard. In this way, Joan could more directly see the operation of the Reaper Merchant Group and George's true posture at work, and use this to finally judge whether the other party was an enemy or a friend. .
Her idea was not ill-conceived, but she soon became troubled by this seemingly wise decision——
"Captain George, let's drink to the moonlight tonight!"
"cheers!"
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The bloody moonlight dyed the bright goblet red,
The white light illuminates the bright evening dress;
Toasts and toasts, singing and dancing,
Drinking and talking happily is so beautiful.
The feast in the noble wine pool and the meat forest is always dazzling, but if you have to experience these scenes every day, you will probably feel tired and bored soon.
After following George, Joan of Arc, who had long been accustomed to the hard life of the resistance organization, really experienced such a psychological gap. As George's guard, her daily emotions were only boredom and boredom.
Incomparably lengthy banquets, similar salons, intriguing conversations, and countless contracts.
In the gap between one journey and the other, when the business group stopped at a strange city to rest, Captain George was running around at various banquets and parties without stopping at all.
Of course, Joan of Arc knew that, in fact, her personal bodyguard was just a cover, because the person who really attended the banquet party was only the blood image of Captain George, and his real body was either constantly tinkering with the piece from the auction. The "ancient crystal pieces" bought at the club are either being used for intensive training with the strange zombie adjutant or the big devil lady.
Why does George want to become stronger so much?
Joan of Arc couldn't understand George's desire. This desire was so strong, as hot as a stove filled with firewood. Facing this stove, Joan of Arc couldn't make a voice to ask. She could only stand aside and watch, trying to use the sun. Day after day, my sight penetrates the reality at the heart of the furnace.
However, there is a lack of language exchange. Whenever she takes time to observe George's training, all Jeanne can feel is the restlessness of this young half-blood. He is eager to become stronger, like a piece of cast iron with extremely high toughness, and is good at facing the front. Tychus, the barbarian who meets the enemy on the battlefield, Uther, an old zombie who is good at military command, and Miss Sirna who is good at assassination and killing, are the top blacksmiths, constantly forging George and turning him into a Use the peerless magic weapon.
The upper beam is straight and the lower beam will naturally not be crooked.
Under the influence of George and the guidance of the two top masters, the group of vampire subordinates also worked hard to train themselves, and their strength was improving at a rapid rate. Occasionally, one or two young blood masters or princesses from small families with average qualifications have to take leave and return to the Nikolas Empire due to family troubles. When they return to the team again a few months later, it is not surprising to hear that they have successfully fought for the family property based on their strength. , even good news that he won the position of clan leader in one fell swoop.
Naturally, there is no place for Joan of Arc in this heated camp training. Her task is just to protect "George" on the other side of the banquet, quietly using blood crystals to replenish blood energy for the clone on time, and at the same time ensure that his The "fragile" clone will not be stabbed by anyone, so that it will turn into a pool of blood in embarrassment under the eyes of the public.
"Oh, it's such an easy job. If only people living outside could have it so easy..."
Wearing full-body armor like an iron barrel, leaning against the wall of the banquet hall, Joan of Arc felt a little dreamlike while observing the joyful singing, dancing and laughter in the room——
There are wars everywhere outside, and there are corpses of people who died of starvation on the roadside. Brothers from the poor may turn against each other just for a few cheap coins, but here, here, here, the nobles and wealthy merchants drink and talk and feast every day, and there is no extravagance. There was a pause, as if all the gold coins in the world were gathered in their hands.
No, it's not like that, it's the fact.
Troubled times and wars gave everyone the opportunity to reshuffle the wealth of the world equally and unequally. The aristocrats and wealthy merchants hiding in the banker's position behind the shuffler confidently took away all the good cards and left them to the common people. There was only a deck of stinky cards of chaos and disorder. Even so, they still had to turn against each other in order to snatch a few stinky cards from the opponent's hand.
As for the upper class, they only need to hide in the fortified castle, attend these banquets where people are drinking and drinking, and signing their names on the contracts as smoothly as silk, doing business one after another. The transaction was completed smoothly, and thousands of gold coins were flowing like river waves in flood season.
Joan of Arc had never seen those fat businessmen sign contracts so smoothly. In her impression, these people would only push each other and make things difficult for them at the state banquet to collect military expenses.
At the beginning of this journey, Joan of Arc thought that the merchants in some cities might be stupider and richer than others, but when she witnessed George completing large and small businesses in several cities of different sizes again and again, , Joan of Arc finally couldn't help but ask him:
"A few sharp-eyed people have obviously noticed that you are a wanted criminal in the empire. Why don't they come and expose you?"
"Because nobles pursue fame and businessmen pursue profit. Suppose there is such a scale. On one side of the scale is a one-time reward for exposing a wanted criminal, with a profit of only a few dozen gold coins. On the other side is a long-term reward that can reach hundreds or hundreds of gold coins over time. With a profit of thousands or even tens of thousands of gold coins, which one do you think they will choose?"
"Then, why do these profit-seeking businessmen you say choose to do business with you, even if there are sellers with cheaper prices and buyers with higher prices?"
"The answer is easier because other people don't have the same reputation and credibility as I do."
After all, she has been fighting on the front line and cultivating in the monastery all year round. In terms of money, Joan of Arc is at most like a child asking for candy. She cried out at the Holy See meeting about the difficulty and hardship of soldiers surviving in the cold winter snow in exchange for one or two bags. Extra gold coins.
Faced with the curiosity of the former Saint Protector of the Country, George taught her a lesson very confidently:
The so-called businessmen are often those who make use of the difference between the charging price and the selling price to earn intermediary fees so that they can make a lot of money. Therefore, when describing businessmen from this perspective, the word "no businessman without evil" is indeed true. It is indeed the basic portrayal of all businessmen.
However, a good businessman, in addition to being honest in the price difference, will not stop there. An excellent businessman will establish a good image in the business circle, an image that abides by contracts, and an image that is trustworthy and worthy of cooperation.
For example, a traveling salesman group with unknown sales experience came to a brand new city and claimed that they sold high-level alchemy potions at low prices. And a traveling salesman group that was already famous before entering the city came to the city. Later, high-level alchemy potions were sold at the average market price. Of the two traveling business groups, who needs to be more vigilant and who is more worthy of trading? The answer is of course self-evident.
On Earth, people would call it “branding.”
As for the establishment of the "brand effect" of the Reaper Merchant Group, or George's rise in wealth, it starts with the first step when the Reaper Merchant Group entered the borders of the Parada Empire.
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Politics has national boundaries, but business has no borders.
With the help of interested people, the news that the Reaper Merchant Group had entered the human empire of Parada spread like wildfire and spread quickly.
From the perspective of the local merchants of the Perada Empire, the Reaper Traveling Merchant Group that suddenly emerged in the Elven Empire of Alannorn, even though they are just a new business group that entered the Perada Empire, they have accumulated a lot of experience in Alannorn. The transaction rate and the spirit of the contract are obvious to all. For such a large business group from a foreign country, the merchants of the Parada Empire are more concerned about another more important issue than whether they are suspected of being spies.
Can I seek benefits from this traveling business group?
Facing the attention of colleagues in the business community, George came up with his own methods:
He did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to hire a large number of bards to promote the Reaper Merchant Group, and sent vampire subordinates to sneak into the next city in advance.
"Getting into the upper class circles is your most important mission."
Facing George's order, these vampire young masters and princesses were extremely happy. They spent George's military expenses lavishly and showed off their special skills to show the purest indulgence.
Laughing to death, regardless of the performance on the battlefield, this ability to indulge in debauchery is the most skillful thing that these second-generation ancestors of the blood clan have done in their long past!
No matter how reluctant George is to admit it, his second-generation vampire ancestors are indeed more willing and better at being social butterflies than being soldiers.
Not surprisingly, a group of aristocratic young men who emerged from nowhere and spent extravagant money quickly became the most popular upper class and socialites in every city. After all, who would hate the visit of the God of Wealth?
With a party salon, you will naturally have the opportunity to contact merchants and nobles, and you will also have the opportunity to gain reputation for the business group.
"Have you heard about the new reaper business group? What? You haven't heard of this? Come here, let me fill you in on the news."
Just imagine, a group of handsome men and women who are spending a lot of money are talking loudly or exhaling like blue around you. Who can not be interested in your heart and listen to what they say with curiosity?
In this troubled world, the upper class have wide access to news. They can hear news from all over the world. However, the upper class have very narrow access to information. Hiding behind high walls, they have access to everything they can. The talk show off on the table was just a copy of the hearsay from the previous cocktail party.
Among the crowd, the second-generation ancestors of the blood clan are always the most dazzling existence, and their words are always engraved in the hearts of these upper-class people unconsciously.
This is inevitable. The exquisite appearance and impeccable aristocratic temperament of the vampires have an extremely strong charm on humans. Even without using any magic or means, a group of fat and big-eared businessmen cannot resist it. The charm of handsome men and beautiful women.
Taking advantage of this innate advantage, the Vampire clan's subordinates constantly spread rumors and subtly let the nobles and merchants know about the vast achievements of the Reaper Merchant Group.
