Chapter 306
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The first round of the World's Singers competition ended at night, and Josiah boarded the carriage back to the Hearthstone Tavern.
"Only Rheia and Ruvita are famous in the end?"
Josiah's fingertip swiped across the magic net interface before him. Most of the posts on the spellcaster forum were discussing 'Rheia' and 'Ruvita', and Josiah didn't even see the names of the other contestants.
"Even the daily discussion section is about that Blackwood Elf. Josiah … I also saw someone asking for the record of that song."
Hiri sat beside Josiah and also 'soaked' in the spellcaster forum like Josiah.
"There's no rush to release the album."
Josiah pulled open the curtains and looked out the window at the National Theatre of Noland that was gradually getting further and further away. This theatre was welcoming its most glorious night.
When Josiah walked out of the theatre, a large crowd had gathered outside … After the Blackwood Elves finished their performance and left the National Theatre of Noland, they thoroughly experienced what it felt like to be famous.
After thoroughly experiencing what it felt like to be famous, people rushed towards the brave Dark Wood Elf girl Ruvita after discovering her.
The elven priests were completely stunned by the scene. Fortunately, such a situation was very common for the Flower of Falosi.
With Carolee's help, the nine Blackwood Elves finally broke away from the crowd and successfully boarded the carriage to return to the Falosi Mansion.
Josiah was more quick-witted and chose to leave from the 'back door' because there were two important figures beside Josiah.
"They're all asleep?"
Josiah looked at the beautiful scene before him.
Frost Elf Taylin and Ino both sat opposite Josiah. Taylin had been hosting the 'World' Singers' for the whole day today, and even though elves' stamina was far superior to humans, Taylin still seemed a little tired after sitting in the carriage.
She slowly fell asleep after chatting with Josh for a short while. Meanwhile, Ino, who was sitting beside Taylin, was also overcome by drowsiness. With Josh's permission, he leaned against the other side of the carriage and fell into a deep sleep.
But now, from Josiah's perspective, the two beautiful girls fell into a deep sleep in front of him, and they were even 'snuggling' together.
"They really don't have any vigilance at all." Hiri hugged her magic staff and looked at Taylin and Ino who had closed their eyes for three seconds before falling into a deep sleep.
This spellcaster lady would never fall into such a deep sleep when she was out in the wild.
"If you're tired, you can take a nap." Josiah pointed at his shoulder. "I'll tell you when we reach the Hearthstone Tavern."
Hiri did not answer Josiah. After a short moment of silence, Josiah felt a weight and warmth on his shoulder.
Josiah stretched out his hand and gently combed the silver-gray hair beside Hiri's ear. Then, he quietly waited for the carriage to reach the Hearthstone Tavern.
… …
The National Theatre of Noland wasn't far from the Hearthstone Tavern. The carriage arrived at the entrance of the Hearthstone Tavern in about 20 minutes.
When Josiah returned to the study of the Hearthstone Tavern, Madam Marina told Josiah … a piece of bad news.
"The available funds have run out?"
Josiah flipped through the ledger on Madam Marina's desk. The ledger was a few times thicker than it was a few months ago.
The basic daily maintenance of the Hearthstone Tavern was much more complicated.
However, the amount of money that was left in the old accounts was enough to pile up into a mountain of gold coins. It wouldn't be a problem for Ciri to roll around on top of it.
However, the remaining gold coins in the ledger today were less than three digits …
Josiah's entertainment guild was facing a financial crisis that wasn't too severe.
"Mr. Josiah, I've done a calculation of the recent assets. It's all written at the end of the ledger." Madam Marina flipped to the last page of the ledger.
On this page, Josiah clearly saw where his money had gone.
"As expected of the theater in the center of the Noland. The prices are outrageous."
Josiah glanced at the largest expenditure on the ledger, which was the purchase of the entire National Theatre of Noland.
The purchase of the National Theatre of Noland was partly funded by the Knight Of The White Thorn, and partly by Josiah.
Although the theater was on the verge of bankruptcy, a skinny dragon was still bigger than a lizard. The amount of money Josiah spent to buy the theater could no longer be described as' chopping off his hand '.
"The maintenance of the National Theatre of Noland is also a large expenditure," Madam Marina said. "With your current industry, the future value of this theater is immeasurable, but it's still too much to sell it now."
"I don't think the National Theatre of Noland has any refunds. It's always better to be one step ahead of others."
Josiah's gaze fell on the other two expenditure items on the ledger.
"The other expenditure is related to the magical machine called 'television'. I've tried my best to save money for you in this area. In the end, I've purchased forty-seven not-so-famous shops and taverns in Noland. I've also spent some money to persuade the owners of the taverns and shops with 'good character' to install the television."
"I've unknowingly become the owner of forty-seven taverns and shops? I suddenly feel like I'm playing the role of a real estate tycoon. "Josiah scratched his head. He really had no concept of money, let alone financial management.
He was also famous for being a 'chopping off hand' on Earth. He understood the principle of wanting something if he came, and hesitating if he wanted to buy it.
During this period, Madam Marina was worried that Josiah's chopping off hand would cause the entire Hearthstone Tavern to go bankrupt.
"Fortunately, these forty-seven taverns and shops have attracted a large number of customers in the past two days due to the installation of the 'television'. Currently, they are all making a positive profit."
Madam Marina found a map of Noland and spread it on Josiah's desk. The map clearly indicated that the shops and taverns were under Josiah's name.
"We can consider opening branches of the Hearthstone Tavern in these two taverns. Unfortunately, we still need to wait for a while before we have enough funds to continue producing new magical machines," Madam Marina said.
"What about the funds for raising food?"
Josiah continued to glance at the smaller expenditure. Next to these two was the maintenance of the Hearthstone Tavern and the remuneration of the Black Pigeon organization.
Ever since the Dark Elf united the entire Black Pigeon organization, they became Josiah's eyes in Noland. They would provide Josiah with the latest news from all over Noland.
For this group of hardworking Black Pigeon, Josiah's salary was, of course, very … generous.
However, Josiah was only an agent in the Black Pigeon organization. The monthly remuneration of the members was decided by the Dark Elf.
"Due to the funding issue, this plan can only be put on hold for now." Madam Marina said in a regretful tone, "I have already purchased a portion of the food from the various merchant guilds in Noland. However, due to the large amount, the price of food has been rising recently."
"How much have you collected?"
"About enough to support 2000 people for about ten days." Madam Marina gave Josiah the most direct description.
However, Josiah's conclusion was that it was far from enough.
This food was to be provided to the Demon Realm King's City to help the Demon Realm King's City survive the famine.
Although Josiah did not expect to rely on himself to feed all the civilians in the Demon Realm King's City, this amount was still too shabby.
"This is a long-term job. As for the funding … it's about time for the 'television station' to show its value."
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