(Today's third update has been delivered! Sorry for the long wait, but this chapter is quite long.)
The 168th chapter "Magician's Guild's Methods"
"Young master, young master! Today's income is not small! " Mard's face was flushed as he held a thin booklet in his hand. The first two pages of the booklet were filled with words. Every stroke, every tick, and the string of numbers at the end of the booklet made the loyal old servant extremely excited.
"Oh, how much in total?" Du Wei leaned on the chair and lazily asked.
At this moment, the sun was setting at the end of the Arc de Triomphe street. At sunset, the shops were closed. Originally, the visiting nobles invited Du Wei to have dinner with them. This was especially true for the Demonic Beast of Mount Delan. This famous rich merchant of the Empire was very interested in Du Wei's business. In his words, it seemed that he was very willing to have a detailed "deep discussion" with Du Wei.
However, Du Wei's good mood disappeared after hearing the last words left by the Krak Mage.
"A total of 684,600 gold coins!" When Old Mard reported this number, his voice was trembling.
Du Wei didn't say much.
Humph, after spending so much effort, if I still can't earn this much money, then wouldn't I be a failure? [As expected, as expected …]
Seeing that the young master didn't have any expression, Old Mard thought that the young master was dissatisfied with his report. He quickly flipped through the account book in his hand and said in detail: "Today, the biggest contributor is Miss Ruo Lin. Just the things she sold alone amounted to 380,000 gold coins. Young master, Miss Ruo Lin is the biggest contributor today. If we can have more people like Ruo Lin in our hands … "
"Enough." Du Wei waved his hand and interrupted Old Mard's fantasy.
More people like Ruo Lin? That was unrealistic.
As the saying goes, the rarer something is, the more precious it is. Ruo Lin's super gorgeous image as a female Knight was mainly a "novelty", which was why the nobles were willing to fork out large amounts of money. If there were too many of these characters, the nobles would lose their novelty and would lose their effectiveness. Moreover, a talent like Ruo Lin was really hard to find. Ruo Lin's looks and figure were top-notch. Most importantly, this woman was quite smart. In his early years in the mercenary and adventurer circles, he had accumulated a lot of methods to deal with men. She was smart, beautiful, and had brains. She was also a warrior and was loyal to him. Where else could he find more candidates like her?
However, Du Wei was still very satisfied with the income of 880,000 gold coins on the first day of business. In fact, the pure sales volume was less than 500,000 gold coins. Many nobles attended the opening ceremony because of Du Wei's face. If he didn't buy something back, wouldn't it be too disrespectful to the Duke?
Du Wei was very clear about this point. Today's income was purely to take advantage of his face. He was afraid that in the future, there wouldn't be so much income. Moreover, among the income of 880,000 gold coins, there were also 300,000 gold coins, which were purely gifts from the nobles.
Just that Count Biliaibuer alone gave out 100,000 gold coins for free. Although the magic beasts of Delan Mountain didn't seem to be so forthright this time. However, Du Wei understood that the shop's territory was sold to him at a price that was absolutely a loss. How could he only take advantage of a few hundred thousand gold coins?
"You go and prepare a set of armor like Ruo Lin's. It doesn't need to be too strong, just as gorgeous as possible. Um … "Du Wei hesitated for a moment and carefully looked at Mard:" Mard, I want to ask you a question. "
"Young Master, please ask."
Du Wei pondered for a moment: "In a few months, I will be going to the Northwest. Do you want to stay in the capital and help me take care of the business here, or follow me to the Northwest? "
The honest Mard didn't hesitate to say: "Young Master, I am your loyal servant. Of course I will follow you to the Northwest." With that, the old Mard's eyes turned red: "You were raised by this Mard since you were a child. Don't tell me that Young Master is going to abandon Mard because I am old?"
Du Wei smiled and looked at the red-eyed Mard: "Okay, Mard, don't cry. Of course I won't abandon you. Um, you are right. I was raised by you since I was a child. Even if I abandon everything, I won't abandon my dear Uncle Mard. "
When Chen Xiaobei addressed Damien as' uncle ', Damien's face turned pale. He was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly waved his hand and jumped up. "Master, please don't call me that. I am your servant, your coachman, your housekeeper … Whatever uncle, don't call me that. Otherwise, I, Mard … "
Du Wei stood up and walked to Mard's side. He patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Okay, Mard, there are only the two of us here. Alas, speaking of which, there are only the two of us left in the capital from the Rollin family … Oh, there is still Captain Alpha. There is no need to be polite between us. "
Everyone knew the pros and cons of the choice just now.
Go to the sand-filled Northwest or stay in the bustling capital. Everyone could see which choice was more advantageous. But old Mard didn't hesitate to accompany Du Wei to the Northwest. This loyalty was enough to move Du Wei.
"Since you want to accompany me to the Northwest, then the capital …" Du Wei thought about it and felt that the best person to be in charge of the capital's industry was Ruo Lin. This female Knight had the looks, the brains, and was loyal to him. She was the most suitable person.
But … who would take care of those pirates?
Alas, what a headache. The problem of lack of manpower couldn't be solved in a day or two.
"Go and call Ruo Lin for me." Du Wei sighed: "I have something to tell her."
•
After Mard walked out, Du Wei picked up a cup of herbal tea from the table and drank it in one gulp. He couldn't help but frown.
Krak Mage's arrival today was obviously the intention of the Magician's Guild's chairman. They gave him face and also gave him benefits. The Magician's Guild also spent money to buy things from him every year … These benefits were all thrown to him.
But, these were not free lunches!
Hmph … Remember my identity as a Magician? The Magician's Guild will always be my home?
Needless to say, after the political situation stabilized, the plan to establish a magic academy would definitely be put on the agenda again!
Du Wei himself certainly didn't want to be sandwiched between the Regent and the Magician's Guild in the matter of establishing a magic academy. History had proven that people who wanted to be fence sitters didn't have a good ending!
At present, Du Wei felt that the best way was to quickly leave the capital and go to the territory! Then he would sit down in the Northwest and not return to the capital!
When the time comes for the establishment of a magic academy, even if the Magician's Guild and the royal family fight to the death, it would have nothing to do with him!
Originally, he thought that Prince Son wouldn't put the plan of establishing a magic academy back on the agenda so soon after the coup. But who would have thought it would come so soon?
But now, even if he wanted to go to the Northwest, he couldn't! The local government in the Northwest still hasn't been handed over. This isn't because the central government is blocking him, but because he doesn't have a group of capable people to fill the positions of the grassroots officials in the Northwest!
Magic Academy … … Magic Academy!
Humph!
Du Wei suddenly felt a bit of anger in his heart. With the establishment of this magic academy, it can be foreseen that in the next few years, there will be a lot of talented Magicians trained! But in the end, these people won't fall into his pocket! What's the point of jumping up and down here and being bullied by both sides?
Might as well leave early!
However, thinking about the talent of Magicians, Du Wei's heart suddenly moved and another idea popped up in his mind.
•
The next day, Du Wei took the initiative to ride the carriage to the palace to meet with the Regent, Prince Son.
After the previous territorial dispute, Prince Son's mood seems to have calmed down a lot. At the very least, he seems to have forgotten about how Du Wei used his favor to force him to not kill old Raymond. Du Wei's arrival was warmly received by Prince Son. In front of everyone, the Prince Regent even took the young Duke's hand and led him into the palace hall. Inside the palace, the two talked for a long time. At noon, the Prince Regent even invited Du Wei over for a sumptuous lunch.
No one knows what important things the Regent and the young Duke discussed this morning. Only the Regent's personal guard saw the young Duke leave. The Regent's mood seemed to be very good, so much so that the Regent even patted him on the shoulder and joked with him.
As for Du Wei's side, when he left Prince Son's palace, he could feel the sweat on his back completely dry and his underwear sticking to his body, making him feel very uncomfortable.
Sigh, this Prince Son really intends to use me as a gun to deal with the Magician's Guild!
In the morning, Du Wei carefully probed Prince Son about the establishment of the Magic Academy. To Du Wei's surprise, Prince Son frankly told Du Wei about it on the spot.
The establishment of the Magic Academy will enter the implementation stage within a month! Currently, the royal family and the Magic Union are engaged in a series of open and veiled struggles to select the first batch of students for the magic academy.
However, during the coup, the Magician's Guild strongly supported Prince Son. Obviously, the Magician's Guild also received a certain concession from Prince Son.
The Magician's Guild's first batch of students is planned to recruit 100 students.
Don't look down on these 100 students, it may seem like a small number. But one must know that in the entire continent, there are only a few hundred people who are qualified to be a Magician!
And now … … According to the current negotiations between the two sides, the Magician's Guild wants to take up half of the spots!
Such a share is something Prince Son can't agree to.
What a joke! The establishment of the Magic Academy is mainly to break the Magician's Guild's monopoly on talent. If the Magician's Guild takes up half of the spots, then how is Prince Son going to distribute the remaining half?
First, the royal family will have to select a group of people to enter the Magic Academy. Then, the several noble families will also have to occupy a certain number of spots.
If this is spread out layer by layer, the number of people Prince Son can control is too little. As the current ruler of the empire, he absolutely cannot allow such a situation to happen.
Today, he revealed his bottom line to Du Wei. That is, the royal family must directly send out half of the students! As for the rest, he will let the Magician's Guild, the noble families, and the military fight for it!
After talking with the Regent for an entire morning, Du Wei only got one message from Prince Son:
"You go and tell the president of the Magician's Guild that my biggest concession is that when the Magician's Guild competes with the military and other noble families for the spots, I will secretly support the Magician's Guild! But the premise is that the royal family must send out half of the students! "
Originally, Du Wei came to Prince Son with the intention of getting a share of the pie. But in the end, Prince Son gave him a simple answer: "Yes, but your spot will be negotiated with the Magician's Guild. After all, you are a Magic Scholar recognized by the Magician's Guild."
In the afternoon, Du Wei originally planned to go to the Magician's Guild to meet with the president, Doug.
But Du Wei suddenly changed his mind!
Why not wait for him to come to me and beg?
Humph, the establishment of the Magic Academy is such a big thing! Such a big benefit! Your Magician's Guild only sent out a Krak Mage to buy some goods from my shop, and you want to move me?
Humph, too cheap!
Du Wei's heart became ruthless! Even if he doesn't get any benefits from the establishment of the Magic Academy, he still needs to make a big deal out of the Magician's Guild!
With this determination, Du Wei calmly walked out of the palace. Seeing the gloomy look on the young Duke's face, the palace guards felt uneasy and followed him without daring to speak.
When he arrived at the square in front of the palace gate, Du Wei suddenly saw a group of people coming towards him.
It was a completely sealed carriage, and the entire carriage was almost inlaid with shiny silver plates. There was even a snow-white banner hanging on top of it!
White banner?
Du Wei froze for a moment. This is the banner of a funeral!
As the carriage slowly drove into the Imperial City, the Imperial Guards guarding the Imperial City immediately moved to the sides and knelt on one knee to salute. On both sides of the carriage were two Knight's with serious expressions. What surprised Du Wei was that the two Knight's were actually members of the Shrines' Holy Order!
Above the carriage was the imperial family's Thorned Flower Clan insignia! What was strange was that beside the Thorned Flower Clan insignia, there was an insignia of Shrines that Du Wei was very familiar with.
Even the coachman sitting in the carriage had a serious expression. He wore a white robe and had a cross insignia on his chest.
While Du Wei was in a daze, the group of people in the carriage had already arrived in front of him. Seeing that the Duke was in a daze, the internal court guard beside him quickly pulled Du Wei to the side and made way for the carriage.
When the carriage slowly entered the palace, Du Wei frowned and looked at the internal court guard beside him. "Who was in the carriage just now? How come members of the Shrines can enter and leave the palace as they please? "
The internal court guard hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice. "Your Excellency the Duke … Don't you know? The one in the carriage is Saintess Verona, known as the flower of the imperial family, the Saintess of the Shrines … "
Saintess? Du Wei only vaguely knew that the so-called Saintess was actually a gimmick created by the Shrines. They chose some holy and beautiful young girls to devoutly convert to the Shrines and never marry for the rest of their lives. They maintained their holy bodies and served the gods …
But this Saintess Verona? The flower of the imperial family?
"You really don't know?" The internal court guard was a little surprised by the ignorance of the young Duke. His face became a little unnatural: "Saintess Verona … … Her father is the late Crown Prince … …"
"Oh … …" Duwei meaningfully turned around and looked at the carriage that was far away.
The daughter of the Crown Prince? Saintess?
Hehe … … No wonder there's a white flag hanging on the carriage.
Although the Crown Prince committed suicide after the coup, Prince Son still handled this matter very well. He didn't deprive the Crown Prince of his status as a member of the imperial family. Instead, he allowed the Crown Prince to be buried with the Thorned Flower Flag according to the tradition of the Augustine Imperial Family. This is a custom exclusive to the direct descendants of the imperial family.
This Saintess … … is the daughter of the Crown Prince. Humph, it seems the Crown Prince didn't try to rope in the Shrines before. However, at the end of the day, the Temple of Light still chose Prince Son and played the Crown Prince at the most critical moment!
Humph humph … …
Just when Du Wei was looking at the carriage, he could faintly feel that the window of the carriage was pulled open and a pair of eyes drifted towards him from afar … …
•
Back at his own mansion.
Du Wei has been granted the title of Duke, but he didn't set up his own mansion in the capital. Although the Regent gave him a lot of titles, he didn't let Du Wei take up any position in the central government.
Of course, this is because Du Wei is only 14 years old. Being a Duke at this age is already shocking enough. If he were to also be a minister, then that would be too ridiculous.
Therefore, Du Wei didn't set up his own Duke's mansion. Instead, he wholeheartedly prepared to go to the Northwest and become a local tyrant.
His current "residence" in the Imperial Capital was actually a small house in the wealthy district of the Imperial Capital. This house was given to him by Prince Son. Apparently, it used to be a property under the Crown Prince's name.
As soon as Du Wei returned home, he saw the old servant Mard already waiting for him at the door.
Seeing the young master coming back, Mard hurried over and personally helped Du Wei off the carriage. Then the first thing he said was: "Young Master, someone from the Magician's Guild came to see you today, but you weren't at home. The person from the Magician's Guild waited for you all morning, but since you weren't home, he had no choice but to go back."
Coming to my door to beg me so soon?
Du Wei sneered in his heart.
However, the next sentence surprised Du Wei.
Obviously, the Magician's Guild didn't directly try to rope him in. The other party is playing a smarter game than expected!
"The person from the Magician's Guild came to inform Young Master ….. He said that your magic level assessment will be held in three days and will be personally presided over by the president of the Magician's Guild."
Magic level assessment?
Du Wei was stunned.
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