.Darkmoon City.(w/w/w..com/o/m %%updates super fast)
Treasurer's residence.
Joseph.
Alvin is listening to the report of his subordinate Royce.
"Last month, our magic shop's revenue dropped the most, reaching 35%. Due to the treasure, the comprehensive revenue from other aspects increased, but the increase was very small, around 1%."
Joseph frowned slightly; "The magic shop has dropped so much? Is it because of the cloak's association with the magic shop?"
Royce nodded; "Yes, since Master Da Da took over the Cloak Magic Shop, every product has been sold out as quickly as possible, and all our customers have been taken away by them. Other shops in the Chamber of Commerce
We were sanctioned by the eldest princess, such as not being able to join the night market, adding similar competing stores near the original stores, etc. In addition, the new chamber of commerce "Yuemang" jointly founded by the Custer family and the eldest princess has pushed us to the edge of the cliff.
"
"Where's the Mellon family?"
"As far as I know, the Mellon family has been secretly showing favor to the eldest princess early in the morning. Their industry has not been hit like ours, and two shops have been allowed to join the night market." Royce laughed sarcastically.
Color; "The same goes for some of the families that were originally dependent on us. Those guys are just bastards and can't be trusted at all."
"From the beginning, I had no intention of relying on these guys." Joseph shook his head; "The appearance of this treasure has turned some of the eldest princess' original mistakes into the most effective means, such as building roads and shops.
Wait, as if I was ready, I even took the initiative to sponsor half of the cost for free, but now that I think about it, I feel like I fell into a trap."
Royce's heart moved, and he looked thoughtful, "Originally, I also considered this, but the Fountain of Life should not be fake. The awakening of the human Chen Rui is the best proof. And just yesterday.
At an auction, the bottles of the Spring of Life that Athena brought back last time were sold for an astonishing price. The buyer was a master pharmacist from the Shadow Empire.
Judging from the experiences of treasure hunters, there is indeed a mysterious treasure in the Blue Pond Mountains that was previously unknown."
"Auction?" Joseph was stunned by this new term.
"You have just returned recently. You may not know that Dark Moon's newly opened auction house is a new industry directly operated by the lord. It is located in the northwest neighborhood. It is large in scale and tightly guarded. It also specially invited the Custer family from the Shadow Empire.
Here, several masters from the Shadow Empire Artifact Maker Alliance have set up a complex defensive magic circle, which is very safe. Guests can put some valuable things into the auction house, and the auction house will identify and evaluate these items, and then
An auction with open bidding will be held at a certain time, the highest bidder will win, and the auction house will take 20% of the transaction amount as a reward."
"Twenty percent?" Joseph was moved. He was an expert in economics. This auction house was just a transfer function. It was like a wolf with empty hands. He could actually get a high profit of 20%, and
The higher the transaction price, the higher the profit, which is simply a money tree.
"This time, in addition to the Fountain of Life, there are also collections provided by the palace and several families. The most eye-catching ones are several treasures from the Blue Pond Mountains commissioned by a treasure hunter. They attracted a large number of bidders.
The scene was extremely popular. The success of this auction made many people start to book tickets for the next auction in advance.”
Joseph's eyes flashed; "Just because the lord operates the business directly, others are not qualified to follow suit. It is equivalent to monopolizing this huge benefit. What an auction house!"
Royce knew that Shia had been doing nothing before, and Joseph would definitely think of this, so he added, "According to my inference, the idea of this auction house probably originated from Chen Rui, and it should be another thing copied from the human world.
"Yes, I think so too," Joseph frowned tightly; "In the past six months, Dark Moon has changed too fast and too much, Princess Square, Battle Ball, Night Market, Shadow Empire Custer
The family moved into Dark Moon to jointly open a new chamber of commerce, Dark Moon renovated, and the auction house... Among these changes, the idea behind this human being must be inseparable. It seems that I have always looked at this idea that I originally thought was insignificant.
The bugs..."
The current strength is like a bug in front of others. Royce thought to himself, but looked worried on the surface: "Now that the trend of the dark moon has basically taken shape, even if we kill this human in secret, it will not help. We
The most important thing is to consider how to regain this disadvantage, otherwise as long as we continue to develop according to this trend, we will be completely crushed without the opponent's reinforcement."
Joseph nodded solemnly. His situation was really not good recently, as was the case with Dark Moon. Chi You was also having a hard time. Although in the matter of "Charles", he was not caught informing the Imperial Capital.
Conclusive evidence, but his father Zhuoqie has obviously begun to alienate him, and there is a faint tendency to sanction some of the policies of the town of Mordor.
The only consolation was that Prince Obsidian from the imperial capital expressed a considerable degree of appreciation for his loyalty to the imperial capital and the regent. He also implicitly pointed out some of the shortcomings of the current Chiyou lord Zhuo Qie, and was vaguely optimistic about Qiao Se.
It means that the husband will inherit the territory in the future.
As far as the current situation is concerned, this "succession" is obviously far away, and the imperial capital's approval is only verbal. However, Joseph has no regrets, because if "Charles" and Tenita are allowed to cooperate,
Then what he will face is probably not the current passivity, but a real failure.
Moreover, it is not completely impossible to "inherit" the position of lord in advance. This possibility is based on certain "unexpected" circumstances, such as Zhuo Qie's health problems... Not only does he have the long-term support of the imperial capital
, and there is an unfathomable ally in front of him, the heir to the gluttonous royal family, Agule.
Beelzebub.
It was the letter sent by "Agulie" just now, inviting him to come to the Cloak Club for a talk. It was "Agulie"'s reminder last time that allowed him to destroy Carnita's huge interests in time. Now this meeting,
It might be a way for him to get out of the current predicament. The place where "Agulie" invited him to meet was the second stronghold house of the Cloak Society in the northwest neighborhood. This was originally the seat of the Mellon family. It occupies a large area and is worth a lot of money.
Later, because the Mellon family was suspected of assassinating the leader of the Cloak Club and smuggling people, they were forced to give up this place. The eldest princess Shia transferred it to the Cloak Club as compensation.
It was inevitable that someone would discover that the Treasurer had a secret relationship with the Cloak Society. Joseph specially disguised himself this time and came to the house. Soon, he was led to a newly built venue.
This venue was heavily guarded on the outside, as if it were some important place, but after entering, I discovered that it was actually an indoor fighting stadium. It seemed to be a standard three-person venue, and my old friend "Agulie" happened to be sitting next to it leisurely.
, watching the three-on-three battle ball match on the field.
Those players all wore strange masks, and their true faces could not be seen clearly. Apart from "Agulie", Joseph was the only spectator.
"Here, my friend." "Agulie" did not stand up, nor did he look at him. He just pointed to the side and said, "Sit."
Joseph already knew that this "ally" was at least a powerful demon king. Considering his current situation, the attitude of the other party was not bad.
Joseph sat down and listened to "Agulie" said calmly: "As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be any trouble recently. Whether it is Chiyou or Dark Moon, it seems that the situation is not good."
"Yes, it is indeed not good." Joseph sighed and did not deny it. He knew that this man had great supernatural powers, especially intelligence capabilities. The original collusion between Carnita and alien humans was revealed to "Agulie"
His could pull him back from the edge of the cliff. Of course, Joseph didn't have much gratitude, because both sides were using each other, and the other side helped him because he was still valuable.
Contrary to the relationship between one strong and the other weak at the beginning, now Joseph is on the weak side when it comes to personal strength or power, so he must reflect his own value and further rely on the other party's strength to try to reverse the current disadvantage.
Chen Rui saw Joseph's expression in his eyes and said, "So, do you have the courage to risk everything to make a comeback?"
"Bet everything?" Joseph looked suspicious. Even if he bet everything, how could he make a comeback?
Chen Rui nodded, but did not understand further. He just focused his eyes on the battle match in the field. Joseph was not easy to talk to at the moment; did you invite him here just to watch the game?
However, Joseph was not an impatient person. He knew that the other party must have a purpose, and he did not rush to ask for help at the moment. He just followed him silently and watched the fierce competition on the field.
Gradually, Joseph discovered that this battle ball game was more intense than imagined. It was also a battle ball, and it could change into various unexpected arcs when passing or shooting, regardless of skill or physical fitness.
The overall offensive and defensive cooperation is stronger than any game I have ever seen, including the two teams of the Imperial Guard and the Guards that are currently the highest level in Dark Moon. They can be a level higher than them. "How is this team?"
?" The other party finally spoke.
"I have never seen such superb skills. It's hard to imagine that they are just mid-level demons," Joseph answered truthfully. "If there are eleven people, and they all reach this level and cooperate, I believe they can sweep the Dark Demons."
Any team, official or private."
"To be precise, there are twenty people, and nine are substitutes. Just when Dark Moon just started to try out the combat ball, they already have the highest level of the Dark Moon team." "Agulie" burst out with a fierce voice.
Unexpectedly; "Because I created the battle ball."
Joseph was surprised. This battle ball greatly increased the combat power of the Dark Moon army, and also brought unimaginable huge economic benefits. Unexpectedly, it was made by Agulie!
"I don't need an old Dark Moon who is on the verge of death. What I need is a truly prosperous and powerful territory." Chen Rui's tone seemed as if the current controller of Dark Moon was not Shia, but him.
"Agul Beelzebub".
"Remember me, my true identity makes it impossible for me to control Dark Moon on the bright side now. I need a spokesperson. It depends on whether I have the courage." Chen Rui's tone made Joseph's eyes brighten. Could it be this?
"Agulie" already has a perfect plan, will Dark Moon be his prey sooner or later?
"What do I need to do?" Joseph's thoughts changed and he asked decisively. If he can control the dark moon and force Shia into a real empty shell, he will definitely be appreciated and affirmed by the imperial capital. Now,
With the Dark Moon as the foundation, no matter how hard Zhuoqie suppresses him, he can still remain invincible. When necessary, he can also betray the Beelzebub clan to the imperial capital in exchange for his own interests.
Chen Rui didn't say much, he just pointed at the players who were fighting fiercely on the field. Joseph frowned and suddenly understood something; "It means battle ball..."
"Actually, when I came here today, I should have seen the dawn of my victory." Chen Rui laughed confidently behind the mask, "It just depends on how to take the gamble."
Joseph did not agree immediately, but fell into deep thought. After a while, he finally spoke: "With the chips in my hand now, I'm afraid it's not enough to make this bet with the eldest princess."
"How about adding the night market and all the Cloak Club's industries?" Chen Rui continued to tease this cunning enemy, "I will create some conflicts at the appropriate time and publicly break with Shia, but there is one thing that needs to be understood first.
, I am the real master of Dark Moon, and my destination is not here, but in Chiyou. After Dark Moon succeeds, I will fully support the pursuit of Chiyou's position in the next step. Although the father of the middle demon king is still in his prime,
But... people always encounter some accidents, right? The future lord?"
Joseph heard that "Agulie" helped him in this way just because he wanted to use his status as financial officer and his relationship with the imperial capital to control the Dark Moon on the surface. However, this could just resolve his current crisis, which was considered a good idea.
Taking advantage of each other. If the other party helps him without asking for anything, it would be questionable.
Joseph was also very moved by the proposal of 'Lord Chiyou' by the other party. At present, he has received praise from the regent of the imperial capital for informing him. If his father has another "accident" by then and the position of lord becomes vacant,
, his hope of becoming a lord should be far greater than that of Carnita.
"Agulie" lurked beside Shia, defrauding Shia's trust step by step, and planned the emergence of the battle ball, even risking the painstaking efforts of the Night Market and the Cloak Society, in order to control the dark moon and revive the Beelzebub clan.
Judging from the quality of the players in front of him, as long as Shia enters this trap, he will definitely lose.
Now it depends on how to get Shia into this gambling game. In this regard, Joseph is quite confident, because the Dark Moon Chamber of Commerce and a considerable part of the economic power are still in his hands, and he has not handed it over for a day.
Shia doesn't fully control Dark Moon for a day.
No matter from which point of view, this plan is completely feasible!
Unless, "Agul" suddenly lost his mind and went crazy, and wanted to hand over the future of the Beelzebub royal family and the power they had worked so hard to build to the enemy Lucifer royal family, and also wanted to be buried with him as a financial officer.
Is this possible?
The look on Joseph's face became more and more determined, and he finally stood up without hesitation; "I bet!"
Financial officers who think they have a winning chance may not know one thing: everything is possible