Chapter 45
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By the time Josiah walked out of the theater, it was almost dusk.
Marina had given Josiah a hand-drawn map before she left. With the help of the map, Josiah spent half an hour following the business streets of Noland to find Marina's temporary residence.
Coincidentally, Marina's residence was only two streets away from the National Noland Theater. From where Josiah stood, he could see the radiance emanating from the best theater in Noland.
Tonight, the National Noland Theater would have a Black Swan performance. Just like the name of the theater, the National Noland Theater would definitely be the most eye-catching black swan on the lake of Noland.
"Herland … The tickets are in my hands …"
Sansa was holding two special-class tickets to Black Swan's newest production, "The Laughing World".
Sansa had extorted these two tickets from a male classmate named Rikal. She had extorted him with the promise of "I'll definitely get Herland here."
Now that the performance was about to start, the special-class tickets, which were originally worth around five hundred gold coins, had already soared to over a thousand gold coins.
Sansa should have been excited to see the legendary "Flower of Falosi", but after watching "Beauty and the Devil", she finally understood how Herland felt when he had completely lost interest in the stage.
"Don't mind me and Hiri. After all, there's only one chance to see the legendary" Flower of Falosi ", isn't it?" Josiah said.
"Hmm … Herland only has a little more than an hour. Let's go together."
Sansa did not want to waste the two tickets that were worth more than two thousand gold coins. She just thought of it as paying for the ticket to see the most beautiful girl in the world. Besides, she was not the one buying the tickets.
With three votes in favor, Herland finally agreed to Sansa's suggestion and followed her to the National Noland Theater.
"Don't you want to meet the Flower of Falosi?"
Hiri asked Josiah as she nibbled on the bread she bought from a roadside shop for dinner.
"Personal taste is different. Compared to those girls with heavy makeup and gorgeous clothes, I prefer girls who know how to cook."
Liking beautiful girls was a common hobby of every man, but if he had to choose between beauty and housekeeping, Josiah would rather choose the latter. Of course, a full-time wife who had both would be the best.
However, Josiah didn't have the energy to deal with emotional matters at the moment, nor did he need to deal with such matters.
"That's true. After all, those noble women are all b * tches."
Hiri was filled with hostility towards those noble women who lived in a greenhouse and wandered around social balls every day. Because Hiri used to be one of them. When Hiri's mother was still alive, Hiri had also enjoyed this kind of noble treatment. Unfortunately, Hiri didn't like this kind of restricted life.
So compared to being a flower in a greenhouse, Hiri was more satisfied with her current life. It would be even better if her mother was still alive.
"…"
Josiah didn't reply. This female mage who dared to fight a brown bear head-on was indeed not suitable to dance in a dance dress. It was a waste of her talent.
Josiah looked at the hand-drawn map given by Marina, which took Josiah to the most inconspicuous location in the commercial street. It was also the only building in the entire commercial street that didn't emit light as a sign.
The scale of the building looked quite large on the surface. It was a full three floors. Before Josiah could knock on the door, someone opened the door for Josiah.
"Your … Your Highness."
The moment Josiah approached, Ino sensed Josiah's aura. The succubus immediately ran over and opened the door with awe and uneasiness.
"Where's your mother?"
Josiah didn't say 'Ms. Marina'. After Marina accepted Ino and became her, Ino was also willing to follow this human female.
"She's here, Mr. Josiah. I thought you would come to me after a while."
Marina hurriedly walked down from the second floor, and Josiah also walked into the building. The interior of the first floor was very empty, with a few display cabinets scattered around. Unfortunately, the goods placed in the display cabinets had long been reduced to ashes.
"You're the only merchant I know in this city, Ms. Marina. I'm just a layman when it comes to business, so of course, I can only come to you for advice."
Josiah found a table in the hall on the first floor and sat down. Hiri also sat directly next to Josiah. Under Josiah's signal, Ino sat opposite Josiah with some trepidation.
"Mr. Josiah, what kind of business are you going to do? If it's within my power, I'll definitely help. "
Marina took out a teapot from the cabinet in the hall and then took out an item similar to an alcohol lamp. However, the burning medium was not alcohol but magic power. In this era where everyone was a mage, even a merchant like Marina knew how to make a fire.
"I'm going to build a tavern on the first floor."
Josiah looked around the area of the first floor again. It was more than enough to transform it into a tavern.
"A tavern. But Mr. Josiah … There are many taverns in Noland."
As a qualified merchant, it was basic for Marina to have a keen business sense. Strictly speaking, Noland was a city where humans and dwarves lived together. After the dwarves finished their work in the underground during the day, their favorite thing to do was to go to the taverns on the surface and have a hearty drink.
This also caused many merchants to come to these foolish and rich dwarves and empty their wallets with human-brewed alcohol and barbecued meat. However, dwarves were not really stupid. Their stubborn nature made them generally only go to a few taverns that they frequented.
Most human Mages stayed away from alcohol, which could confuse the brain.
This also caused the tavern business in Noland to be very profitable, but also one of the most loss-making businesses.
"I want to build a special tavern that will attract friends from the underground. Even the mages in this city will be interested in it. As for the construction of the tavern, I will provide the funds. Miss Marina, all you need to do is to contact a few merchants who can provide alcohol and decorate the interior of the tavern. It will take about half a year."
Josiah planned to build the Hearthstone Tavern as a long-term plan. The money earned from 'Beauty and the Devil' was also useful. After all, Josiah needed very little funds for his next movie.
"Then … Mr. Josiah, what do you plan to invest in the second and third floors?"
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