Beta Town is a small town outside Alpha Academy.
The rich and generous senior wizards of the First University are the best customers in the eyes of all businessmen in the wizarding world. The young and immature students in the school are the best choice for cultivating a loyal customer base.
However, the heavily guarded First University is not a good place to do business. Strict security protocols restrict businessmen's logistics, and high on-campus rents eat away at businessmen's profits.
But capital is fleeing war and strife - its essence is timid. In the wizarding world far away from the First University, peace seems extremely fragile. Any shrewd monster will not hesitate to waste some of its cannon fodder and break up those small markets.
Paper defense, plunder the rich loot in the market.
Therefore, businessmen in the wizarding world chose a compromise method under the dual threats of demons and profits.
They opened bazaars outside the defensive perimeter of the four colleges of the First University.
I have to say, this is indeed a good approach.
A capable demon would not bother to risk being an enemy of the First University by robbing a few shops; an incompetent demon would not risk his life to test the scope of the First University's defense circle for a little gold.
As for First University, it doesn't care that a few businessmen are under its wing. In fact, many of the school's old professors hope to use the power of the school to protect more weak wizards.
As time went by, the markets that merchants started outside the four colleges disappeared in three places.
The tall walls of Jiuyou College restrict the access of students, and the rich and diverse materials in the college dwarf the products of the merchants. The neglect of the entrance has made the merchants gradually give up on this useless market.
Atlas students are used to living a life of asceticism. For the colorful goods in the market outside the academy, they regard them more as God's tempering. When the merchants found that not only could they not sell a copper coin of goods, but they also came to the door from time to time.
When the monks who collected donations for alms ran out of money, they decisively abandoned the loss-making market.
The market outside Starry Sky Academy was destroyed time and time again in the unscrupulous fights of the students, so much so that those gentle-tempered and far-sighted businessmen were no longer willing to invest a single coin in this land. This market is like this
bankrupted.
Only Alpha Academy, adhering to the concept of freedom, allowed the market to slowly rise outside the castle moat.
As time slowly passed, the town gradually grew and became the only commercial town affiliated with First University.
Following Nicholas, the freshmen listened to the history of Beta Town briefly described by the old student Mawei, felt the atmosphere of prosperity in the town, and praised it repeatedly.
"So who is under the jurisdiction of this town now?" Zheng Qing couldn't help but ask: "Do the merchants in the town still need to pay taxes? Are there any requirements for opening a shop in the town?"
"The town belongs to the school, and the school working committee manages the tax. Although the school does not care about this tax, the rules are the rules. Every businessman who opens a shop in the town needs to pay a jade coin to the school every year." As he spoke,
, Nicholas stopped in front of a juggler who was playing cards on the roadside.
Zheng Qing lowered his head thoughtfully and stopped.
Scholarships for public-sponsored students are very limited. According to Thomas, those scholarships are only enough for Zheng Qing to study the required courses in school. If he wants to take two more elective courses, he will need to find a way to raise the funds to purchase textbooks and experimental materials.
funds. Not to mention the retake fees you have to pay if you fail a required course.
Being prepared has always been Zheng Qing's motto. He will not make hasty plans until the last moment.
Making money, something that was far away from other students, began to weigh heavily on his heart.
Listening to Nicholas' introduction, Zheng Qing was a little moved.
If you open a small shop in the town, you may be able to fundamentally solve your troubles.
Young people are always full of ambition and impulsiveness.
He did not consider operating issues such as costs and benefits; nor did he consider what business to make money from; he did not even think about whether he had enough capital to open a store and whether he had time to run the store.
He simply thought that opening a small shop would give him peace of mind.
Then I decided happily.
The sound of clanging copper coins interrupted his thoughts and reverie.
Zheng Qing raised his head.
Nicholas was throwing a handful of coins into the box in front of the magician.
The magician stood at a dark corner of the street, with a rusty iron box in front of him. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to spot his figure. The wizards coming and going passed the corner with their eyes disdainful.
Stay in this shadow for a second.
He wore an old brown robe with thick patches on the corners and a pointed hat. His long beard and messy hair covered his face, and Zheng Qing could only see a pair of focused eyes on his face.
But my eyes are cloudy.
He focused on the playing cards in his hands.
The cards jumped briskly between his fingers, creating layers of shadows. His fingertips rubbed quickly, making a series of crisp finger snaps. With every snap of his fingers, a string of cards disappeared; with every snap of his fingers, a bunch of cards disappeared.
, another stack of cards popped out of the void.
The clear collision sound of copper and iron box woke the magician up.
He raised his cloudy eyes, looked at the tall and thin figure in front of him, and put away all the playing cards:
"Merlin bless you, kind young master."
The old magician clumsily performed a wizard's greeting ceremony, his voice a little excited and uneasy. Then he clapped his hands together, and countless playing cards rushed out from all directions, building a gorgeous castle in front of Nicholas.
"This is what Alpha Castle looks like!" a freshman shouted excitedly.
The crisp finger snaps sounded continuously.
The cards collapsed gorgeously, and then quickly piled up another building.
"This is Jiuyou Academy!" Another freshman shouted: "That's the main building! There's also Shushan Hall!"
“Screen wall in the vestibule!”
"There are walls around it!"
These freshmen were very excited, pointing at the buildings that had just left an impression in their memory.
"If his craftsmanship still satisfies you, then you should show corresponding generosity." Nicholas reminded melancholy behind them.
The newlyweds felt like waking up from a dream and donated generously one after another.
The hat in front of the old magician was soon filled with shiny coppers.
It can be seen that these copper coins frightened the old man.
The crisp snap of fingers suddenly stopped, and Jiuyou's school collapsed.
"This is the value of your craft." Nicholas respectfully returned a wizard's salute to the old magician, turned around and left.
The other freshmen were a little overwhelmed.
Some freshmen also bowed awkwardly to the old man, but more of them rushed to chase Nicholas, who was leaving quickly.
Zheng Qing nodded friendly to the old man and left quickly.
Behind him, the old magician covered his face and cried silently.
Not far away, the urgent and excited voice of the freshman counselor came:
"The school did not ask me to take you to visit this street."
"But I think you need to remember something before you study."
"You are new students who know nothing, so you still retain respect for this craftsman."
"I hope you remember this respect."
"I hope you won't forget this respect because of other people's eyes."
"The wizarding world is not just composed of difficult experiments and powerful professors at the First University."
"There are also many weak wizards and simple tricks."