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GOR Chapter 51: Mard's Flight To The Heavens
Du Wei had basically handed over the ball gambling business to Mard … there was nothing he could do about it. Although he was free, he was under the strict control of his confinement order. He could not leave the castle to inspect the ball gambling business.
Mard, on the other hand, the former stable hand, could now be said to have made a complete turnaround in his position! Originally, everyone knew that this' Sir Chief Steward 'who was sent to the Rollin Family's territory together with the Young Master who had lost his power was a former stable hand. The head of the family's servants here was the old butler. Although the outsider Mard held the title of Chief Steward, he had always been a general without an army.
However, things were different now! He was Master Du Wei's Chief Steward! He commanded the entire Rollin Family's Plains and half of the Kete Province's ball gambling business!
Now, whenever Mard went out, the owners of the major casinos would send their men to greet this Chief Steward with great enthusiasm. No matter where Mard went, a group of people from the gambling industry would follow behind him.
They were waiting and hoping that when Chief Steward Mard became happy, something would slip out from between his fingers. Then, when Master Mard ate the meat, everyone would be able to drink the soup.
Under Du Wei's instructions, Mard had pretended to inadvertently reveal the compensation rules for several football matches. As expected, the owners of the surrounding casinos made a small profit.
Du Wei was well aware of how people should behave. Although the so-called exclusive right to operate had allowed Du Wei to monopolize this industry, there were still a large number of people who were secretly following the trend.
Even in his previous life, the underground ball gambling business was something that could not be eradicated.
Du Wei did not want to be the one to lead the Rollin Plains' gambling and drug trend onto his head. Since he could not stop it, he could only lead it!
Du Wei slapped his head and quickly made a decision! From today onwards, all ball gambling businesses in the surrounding cities would be suspended! Du Wei wanted to reorganize it!
It could be said that "Young Master moves his mouth, and Mard runs his legs out."
Du Wei patiently gave Mard three days of urgent training. He didn't care how much the poor former Mard could understand as he taught him a lot of things.
As for what he didn't understand, Mard could only slowly study it on his own.
First of all, Master Du Wei had said that in the future, no one was allowed to say the word 'bet' when betting on football! The young master came up with a strange thing that could be sold publicly before every game. Although it was the same test result, the tricks were slightly different.
"From now on, we are no longer a gambling house that accepts bets! We are a shop that sells products! What we sell is called … Football Lottery! " When he said this, Du-Wei's expression was very serious, even somewhat sacred. Pausing for a moment, this young master also added another sentence: "In the future, you are not allowed to say 'gamble'! What we are doing is not called gambling, but … Legal Gambling! "
As for the legality, Du-Wei made a simple standard: Every time, 10% of the profits must be donated to the local governing body!
Alright!
No matter how much Mard understood, he could only sit in the carriage and bring a few servants to rush through the streets of Rollin Plains. He went to and fro between the various towns in the vicinity, preparing to do the business of the 'Football Lottery' that the young master had mentioned.
Incidentally, before they set off, Mard couldn't help but ask another question, "Young Master, since we intend to open a shop to do business … Then, our shop should have a name."
"Football Lottery Center!" Du Wei answered very straightforwardly.
Therefore, our Mr. Mard, in the future, was destined to have an additional title on his head: Director of Football Lottery Center!
The second thing that Du Wei told Mard was … Du Wei was preparing to make a huge adjustment to the current 'League Tournament'!
It could be said that until now, all the teams and players in the League Tournament had come from the one thousand guards beside the castle. And now, the training period of the soldiers was almost over.
If these soldiers continued to play football all day long and neglect their training, then Du Wei was afraid that the old butler would complain about him in a letter to the Imperial Capital.
Therefore … Du Wei was preparing to establish a real League Tournament!
Currently, only one team was left in the castle's guard army. Du Wei let Mard go to several cities and set up a team in each city! Now that football was popular in the Rollin Plains, it wouldn't be difficult to find ten or twenty people who were good at football in each small city.
After that, the teams in each place could start to play according to the League Tournament … This idea made Mard very excited!
Based on the list that Du Wei had listed, this so-called League Tournament seemed to be very profitable … First of all, the players in the Roland era did not ask for a high lottery fee and salary. Most of the players were farmers, craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths, miners and even barbers. Everyone was happy to occasionally play football. Each of them could get one or two gold coins as a reward every month, which was enough to make them excited and run around the stadium.
And the expected huge income from the Football Lottery was enough to pay for the negligible salary of these players.
However, Du Wei did not give up his intention to squeeze out the biggest profit … He even let Mard find the largest fur merchant in the nearby city … This merchant had been supplying all kinds of fur goods to the Roland Family for a long time.
Du Wei promised that in the future 'Football League Tournament', when the players in the local city played, they would wear the same clothes … Every player's clothes would have the name of the fur merchant's shop written on it!
Considering the popularity of this game and the crowd of onlookers that would surround the Municipal Square every time the game was played … Such popularity …
The fur merchant generously paid Du Wei 500 gold coins as the 'naming rights' fee for the next year.
In this way, the official name of the city's team to the outside world became 'Old Cranger Fur Shop Football Team of Emerald Town in the Rollin Plain'!
Du Wei sold the naming rights of the first team in the League Tournament in front of Mard. Then, Old Mard's job was to find ways to sell the naming rights of the twelve teams in the future League Tournament to the local rich businessmen.
With all these things added together … Mard almost began to look at the young master that he had raised since childhood with almost worshipping eyes!
Who said that our young master is an idiot?
Have you seen an idiot who can earn tens of thousands of gold coins just by moving his mouth?
Old Mard's legs almost broke from running. He ran from the south to the north, from the east to the west in the Rollin Plain. He ran to more than a dozen big and small towns! The twelve teams were finally established, and the naming rights of the twelve teams were finally sold.
As for the weird names like 'XX Jewelry Shop Team' or 'XX Weapons Shop Team', Du Wei ignored them all … He was very satisfied with the thousands of gold coins that Mard brought back. The twelve teams were sold for a total of 5000 gold coins.
"This is only the first year, my dear Mard. In the future, when our League Tournament is successful, you don't have to run around for the naming rights every year. Those businessmen will come to you with boxes and boxes of gold coins! At that time, I'm afraid that a few thousand gold coins won't even be able to buy the naming rights of a team! " Du Wei looked at the loyal servant that had been running around outside for a month and couldn't help but feel moved. Therefore, he decided to give this loyal servant a little more reward.
"My dear Mard … Are you interested in being the first chairman of the Rollin Plain Football Association?"
In this way, in addition to the titles of "Sir Manager" and "Director of the Soccer Lottery Center", Mard's head had an additional title that sounded very magical: Chairman of the Football Association!
Although he still couldn't fully understand what this "Chairman of the Football Association" was, Mard was still very moved by the young master's high regard for him. Therefore, he very happily accepted the young master's suggestion.
Du Wei's mood was obviously very good.
After all, the 5000 gold coins that Mard brought back was enough to solve his urgent needs.
The Football League Tournament had not yet started and the income from the Football Lottery had not yet been seen. The 5000 gold coins for the naming fees seemed to be the only liquid funds Du Wei had.
Damn Thorskei … That guy burned another few thousand gold coins and still made no progress.
With the few thousand gold coins that Mard brought back, Du Wei could breathe a sigh of relief. Taking advantage of the good mood, Du Wei took the chairman of the Football Association to visit his new invention.
At the back of the castle where Du Wei specialized in developing fireworks, Mard once again returned a look of reverence to his young master …
Although, he still didn't know what the young master was fiddling with this time.
The thing in front of him seemed to be a huge wicker basket.
Yes, that's right, it was indeed a huge wicker basket. It was big enough for three to five people to stand in. The edge of the wicker basket was very high, reaching the height of a person's waist. A person standing in it was like sitting in an open carriage.
And on top … There was an incomparably huge spherical thing that was sewn out of a dozen pieces of cowhide, lightly floating on top of the wicker basket!
Yes, that's right, a huge spherical thing!
A stove below was desperately roasting the balloon, roasting the gas in the balloon.
The color of the burning flame was very bright. Du Wei used a little bit of magic at this time … This was a fire magic that he had just learned. Thorskei made a little additive that could further enhance the burning effect of the fire.
"This thing is called a hot air balloon! My dear Mard. "Du Wei smiled very happily.
This was the result of his one month of hard work! Although during this time, nearly fifty pieces of top quality cowhide were damaged … those cowhide were bought at a very low price from the fur merchant who had first bought the naming rights of the team.
Du Wei ignored Mard's blank look and simply introduced his new invention.
The former groom, the current manager, the director of the football lottery center, the chairman of the Football Association, Mr. Mard already felt that he was about to faint. He looked at the young master and stammered: "Young master … you, you mean, this thing, it can fly? You said 'fly'? I didn't hear wrong, did I? "
"You didn't hear wrong, my dear Mard!" Du Wei smiled and said: "Therefore, I now bestow upon you an honor! Come and experience your first test flight with me! This is a historical moment! You are the first human to be able to fly in the sky without the help of magic or other magical creatures! "
What happened next was like a dream for the old Mard!
Du Wei brandished his sword and cut the rope tied to the wicker basket. The huge buoyancy of the hot air balloon slowly lifted up the wicker basket below, as well as Du Wei and Mard who were inside the wicker basket!
When the wicker basket left the ground little by little and went higher and higher … everyone stopped breathing, not daring to make even the slightest sound. They just stared with their eyes and mouths wide open as they raised their heads to look at Du Wei and Mard who were going higher and higher …
Some people even forgot to wipe their saliva!
For people who lived in an era without any flying devices, this scene was too … shocking!
It was only when the hot air balloon, carrying Du Wei and Mard, reached a height that was almost at the top of the castle did the craftsmen on the ground let out a huge cheer! Everyone knelt down on the ground and used the most devout voice to praise the great God …
Compared to the cheering people on the ground, Mard only felt that his legs were now so soft that he almost couldn't stand up!
This was the first time in his life that he had "flown" into the sky, causing Mard's legs to constantly tremble from the moment they left the ground. His face was pale, his eyes were as big as a cow's eyes, his teeth were chattering, and his hands were tightly gripping the edge of the wicker basket …
"How is it? My dear Mard … "Du Wei looked down at his feet … The hot air balloon was slowly floating. From this height, the scenery around the castle, the distant mountains, the nearby forest … could be seen at a glance!
"This scene is very unforgettable, right …" Du Wei was intoxicated.
"Young Master …" Mard forcefully swallowed his saliva and carefully asked, "This … I don't know how to say it … this, this is simply too amazing … but, but what I want to ask is … we are now flying so high … but, but, how are we going to land?"
"…" This time, Du Wei's expression changed. He looked deeply at Mard, and then his expression became strange. "Oh no … I only know how to fly … but I don't know how to make this thing land."
Mard said, "Young master … you are the most talented person I have ever met …% ※% ×; ※ … ×; (… … ※"
Du Wei: "Mard! You vomited on me! "
After the excitement, the people below began to look at each other. "When will Young Master come down? It's almost time for dinner, right? "
Under the setting sun, the hot air balloon floated higher and higher in the infinite sunset glow, drifting further and further away …
What a beautiful world! Isn't it?
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