Therefore, given the orcs' understanding of deception, they would never think of tampering with the scales to make dirty money.
Now, after realizing the cunningness of humans, the orcs' hair stood on end, and they fully realized how terrible this weak race in the neighboring country was.
Of course, this still did not shake the yearning of most orcs for the human empire.
After all, in the minds of the orcs, human cunning is also an "excellent" quality and something worth learning from.
At the same time, in the orc capital of Bryce.
The members of the Black Blade were also surprised by the plot of the movie. The cunningness of humans made it difficult for them to imagine how vigilant they should be when doing business with these businessmen.
On the other hand, former General Fontrey had a calm expression.
After all, he had always been aware of the cunning of humans. In all the wars between orcs throughout the ages, the various tricks and tactics used by humans had always annoyed the orcs.
This wisdom is equally amazing when applied to business, and even the most cautious people will fall into it from time to time.
However, since humans are willing to make such a movie for orcs to watch, it shows that they are confident in their own strength and are willing to show off their brains.
In the end, everything will be decided on a fair stage.
This is the charm of the world itself, the charm brought by the competition of natural selection!
…
Luda Salzburg, at the two countries' conference.
The Beast King saw the scene in the movie and smiled bitterly:
"I never thought that Lord Durin would actually make such a plot... So, King of the human race, are you just going to let him make up stories that discredit the human race?"
In response to the Beast King's confusion, King Hubbard said:
"Is there anything wrong with this? Human beings are cunning. This is a fact. It is not something that needs to be covered up. In other words, cunning is also a kind of wisdom. It is precisely relying on this wisdom that the empire has been able to exist in this world for thousands of years until now."
"I see… "
Hearing King Hubbard's words, the Beast King nodded.
She could realize that this human king behaved like this because he had complete confidence in the human race and the future of the empire.
After all, any slander is meaningless in the face of absolute strength.
When one's strength is strong enough, the so-called shortcomings will become advantages, and even those injustices will be praised and praised.
Moreover, what the other party said is indeed true. Cunning in another context is wisdom, the wisdom of survival.
…
Under everyone's concerned eyes, the story of "Spice and Wolf" continues to develop.
After Lawrence and Holo purchased a large number of weapons through credit, they headed to the next city, Ryubinhaigen.
On the way, they encountered a mercenary group and had to take a detour.
On this path, they met a shepherdess girl with such pretty appearance that Lawrence couldn't help but take a second look at her.
The other party first chatted with Lawrence, and then suddenly expressed his hope that Lawrence would hire him.
She said she had the ability to drive away wolves and was willing to help Lawrence and the others.
Seeing the girl trying hard to prove herself, Lawrence felt soft-hearted for a moment and didn't want to refuse.
He discussed it with Holo, and after trying his best to comfort her, he finally gained her consent.
So Lawrence hired the girl for forty copper coins, and only then did he learn her name, Nora Allen.
The three of them set off on their journey. Lawrence and Nolla had a great conversation, which made Holo very unhappy, but she could do nothing about it.
After a day and night of trekking, the group successfully arrived at the next town, Ryubinkaigen.
Lawrence and Nora said goodbye and entered the city.
When he went through security check and said his cargo was military equipment, the soldier at the checkpoint had an expression that was clearly amiss.
Although Lawrence was a little confused, he didn't ask in the end.
After entering the town, Lawrence took the initiative to go to the Foreign Company, which was the Merchants Guild, to check the situation.
The boss of the guild was his guide, so he had a good relationship with him. The two of them had a very pleasant conversation, and after completing the handover procedures, he went to the Chamber of Commerce to sell weapons.
However, when he arrived at the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, the deserted appearance made Lawrence tense.
The place looked extremely dilapidated, and passers-by looked at it with gloomy eyes.
Lawrence hesitated for a moment about this fact, but finally walked in.
"I thought it wasn't even Sunday yet, what's the matter?"
"No, well, there is something... Boss, did you arrive in Rübenhagen today?"
The moment he asked this question, the unloader's eyes suddenly became sharp, and Lawrence's instinct as a businessman told him that there was danger.
This is not good, obviously not good.
So, without hesitation, he turned around and left.
Unexpectedly, the unloader in front of him suddenly shouted:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lawrence from the Roan Guild?"
"How do you know?"
The moment Lawrence reacted, the other party showed him a smile that made him feel sick.
"You should have agreed to bring troops from the Rado Peron Company to our company, right?"
The unloader said slowly with a smile that made Lawrence want to vomit:
"Here's what happened. A fast horse came from Poloson last night, informing us that the Rado Peron Company had transferred all its debts to our company. In other words, Mr. Lawrence, your current creditor is us."
"What?"
All of a sudden, Lawrence felt the world spinning before his eyes and his whole body began to tremble.
At the side, Holo still didn't quite understand the situation and had a worried look on her face.
"What happened?"
The unloader said mercilessly:
"The merchant next to you, his business failed, just like ours. Because the price of military equipment plummeted a while ago, that old fox Rado Peron sold all the bad inventory, and now he is heavily in debt."
"By design..."
In an instant, Lawrence's face turned defeated and his eyes suddenly darkened.
Chapter 488 (15) Merchants’ Empathy
Chapter 488
The loader's declaration of bankruptcy to Lawrence shocked Lawrence and Holo, and also made the audience outside the movie "Spice and Wolf" suddenly show expressions of disbelief.
After all, no one expected that Lawrence and Holo had already seen through the conspiracy of the Chamber of Commerce manager, but because of their own greed, they fell into an even worse vortex.
"Those weapons are actually worthless? Did the previous head of the Chamber of Commerce know this and still trick Lawrence?"
"This is too scary. I thought Lawrence and his team had made a profit."
"How could this be possible? Isn't that businessman too cunning?"
"So what should we do next? How much money have we lost?"
"… "
For a moment, the audiences in all the major cinemas were stunned. No one expected the story to develop in this way.
After all, everyone originally thought that Lawrence would make a fortune by selling this wave of weapons and earn an astonishing amount of wealth, but they did not expect that disaster would come first.
The moment the bankruptcy declaration sounded, any audience member who had a general understanding of the rules of business would have shown a heart-wrenching expression.
…
At the same time, the Orc Kingdom.
The audience in the Orc Kingdom did not understand business, but they could roughly see that Lawrence was cheated. Not only did he not make any money, but he was also burdened with a huge debt.
The orcs were already shocked by the cunning of humans, and now that they realized that a transaction could actually lead to two crises, they began to feel a little fear towards human business.
Of course, this is a correct fear. After all, if you enter such a dangerous industry without preparation, the final result will inevitably be a complete loss.
After all, nothing is easier than business to make huge profits quickly, and nothing is easier than business to destroy a person's family and lives on the spot.
If the orcs understand this truth in advance, they will naturally be able to avoid the possibility of suffering heavy losses in future trade with the human kingdom, which will be a great help to the future friendly exchanges between the two countries.
Then, amid the nervous and emotional expressions of many audiences, the story of "Spice and Wolf" continued to play out at a very fast pace.
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After being declared bankrupt by the unloader, Lawrence was taken to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters in Liubinhaigen and met the Chamber of Commerce manager Lemario.
As the manager of the Chamber of Commerce, Lemario looked even worse than Lawrence.
His sunken eye sockets and thin cheeks could only be described as haggard. He was wearing a shirt that looked like it hadn't been washed in several days, and his eyes emanated a strange light.
He looked completely impoverished.
This is also quite normal. The person who was most impacted by the plummeting price of military equipment is the manager of the Binhaigen Chamber of Commerce. He is probably chatting with Lawrence here with a suicidal mood.
And because Lawrence was deceived by the previous Chamber of Commerce manager, he was now forced to be involved in the same situation as the other party and fell into bankruptcy.
If he could not sell the weapons at a good price and repay the credit loan, Lawrence would immediately become a debtor and would never be able to live in the sun again.
After leaving the Chamber of Commerce, Lawrence discussed the current situation with Holo.
He pretended to be calm and told Holo not to worry, but the latter said that if the situation was not right, she would immediately change back to her original form and take the other party away from the town.
Afterwards, Lawrence went back to Roen's Guild and discussed his situation with the president. The president said that he could do nothing about the matter and that he had to solve it by himself.
Realizing that everything was irreversible, Lawrence decided to find a way to earn the money he owed within two days, which was forty-seven gold coins!
This was an extremely exaggerated sum of money, but in order to avoid being declared bankrupt and thrown into slavery, Lawrence could only cheer up and work hard to find a way to get the money.
The first thing Lawrence thought of was to borrow money from other merchants. As long as he borrowed one gold coin from each person, maybe he could solve the dilemma.
However, after spending the entire afternoon, Lawrence failed to borrow a penny.
Businessmen are all profit-seeking. No businessman would be willing to do something that only has risks but no profits. In the end, no one would lend him a penny.
Faced with this dilemma, even Lawrence finally lost control of his emotions and began to become angry and indifferent.
Holo, who was standing by, saw his appearance and although she was worried, she was unable to give him any help.
During this period, some businessmen even refused to accept Lawrence because he brought a young girl like Holo with him.
Lawrence, who was completely desperate, became more and more confused and even spoke ill of Holo.
Realizing that she had done something bad, Holo chose to return to the tavern in frustration.
In this way, Lawrence spent one night and barely borrowed three gold coins, but he paid the price of his dignity.
Back at the tavern, he said to Holo helplessly:
"This is the money I raised by myself, only three Lumiones. Although I still need to find a way to raise more than 40 Lumiones, I have no other choice. I want to use this money as capital to make money, but I can't think of any way. The best I can think of is to use this money to go to the casino.
"But if the money is given to someone who is qualified, it can be multiplied, so I decided to give it to you. Also, if the situation cannot be salvaged, I will give it to you as travel expenses. At this point, it won't matter if the debt increases by three Lumiones."
Lawrence said, and then he left the room, and even left the tavern.
Just as he was about to leave, a bag of coins hit him on the head.
Holo stood at the window and cursed:
"Come up, you big ass..."
Seeing this, Lawrence was surprised, but he immediately returned to the room.
The two of them then talked to each other for a while, and Lawrence hurried to apologize, which made Holo even more dissatisfied. After all, Holo also thought it was her fault.
After talking for a long time, both sides finally realized each other's thoughts.
Finally, after reconciling, the two officially began to discuss how to get out of their current predicament.
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The plot of this part of the movie "Spice and Wolf" made the audience extremely depressed. Lawrence's experience was so real that people couldn't help but recall their own past.