Hylar was not a merchant by birth, but he had lived for three hundred years, dealt with countless merchants, and had already learned the secrets of doing business.
Businessmen don't want to be straightforward when doing things. They usually have to beat around the bush, play tricks, and use tricks. The most common thing is that if your purchase price for an item is fifty gold coins, then the quotation cannot be directly changed from a 10% profit to a fifty-five gold coin. It must be adjusted based on the customer's situation and the store's situation.
For example, if you are a relatively stable roadside vendor and have been hawking on the streets of a small town for a long time, then you should quote 80, let the customer counter-offer, and everyone will talk nonsense, and the final price is usually between 53 and 58. Room sold.
And if you are in a big city like the Supreme Tower and open a luxuriously decorated high-end store on the busiest street, then you can't lose your status like this. You should just mark the thing with two or three hundred gold coins, casually Put it outside, there is no need to even bargain, and you put on a posture of "small things are not worth talking about, we want to talk about big business".
With Hailar's current status and the current situation, it was almost a situation where "the goods are very good, but customers can buy them or not, and I have to sell them", so he had to make a big announcement first. Provoke the top management of Mill City, then throw out a second piece of shocking information, prod them again, and wait until they are shaken and want to agree, but are really reluctant to pay the price, then tell them their true price.
In this way, things will naturally be settled.
To put it bluntly, this is actually similar to bargaining with a street vendor, and you can even copy the lines.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think of this fish? It's fresh and tender, it's good!"
"Uh... that's good. How much is it?"
"Five silver coins."
"... This is too expensive. How many chickens can I buy?"
"Look at what you said, chickens are not rare, but this one is rare! This is a seawater fish, not found in the river. In order to bring it alive, I used seawater to feed it all the way, but it took a lot of effort! It's just this kind of effort , it’s worth the price!”
"... It's really hard work, but it can't be sold so expensive! Anyway, when you go to the beach, you have to bring something back with you. You shouldn't bring anything with you."
"You can't say that. It's very hard to carry this. I want to bring some groceries and so on. That would save trouble."
"But I have to bring small groceries, but I can't sell them for the price."
"Yeah, so look at how good this fish is! To be honest, this fish is actually a little different from ordinary fish."
"Huh? What's the difference?"
"Think about it, ordinary fish, no matter how hard you keep them, will die after traveling hundreds of miles or more than ten days, right?"
"That's for sure. Fish are very delicate."
"But look at my fish, it's not dead, and it's still very energetic."
"...Didn't you say that you raised her well?"
"You think so highly of me. If I really had the ability to raise fish for so long, would I still be able to set up a stall on the street? Wouldn't it be better if I went to work as a manager in a trading company earlier!"
"...That's right."
"So, the key lies in this fish - this fish, it has the blood of Warcraft!"
"Ah?! Warcraft?!"
"Don't be nervous! It has a bit of Warcraft blood, just like the scaly horses of the knights. It is not a real Warcraft."
"...It scared me! Then what are you selling this for?"
"Don't you know? Eating something with the blood of a monster may stimulate the power of the blood in your body."
"... It seems that this is indeed the case."
"Of course, don't adventurers often eat the meat of Warcraft? The meat of Warcraft is actually not delicious at all, but in order to become stronger, they only hate that their stomachs are not big enough and they don't eat enough. Think about it, if you have a family at home If your child eats this food and stimulates a little bit of blood power... "
"...It's indeed a good thing!"
"Right, so although it's a bit expensive, it's worth it!"
"... But it's still expensive. I'll buy a few more chickens to feed the children to replenish their health."
"You can't say that. You think it's expensive. But go to an adventurer's shop and see what the price of Warcraft meat jerky is. You pay with gold coins. A piece as big as your palm is worth a gold coin! Look at me. This fish weighs at least three kilograms and costs only five silver coins.”
"...But that's Warcraft meat."
"It's all made into dried meat! Anyone who knows anything knows that the effect is best if you eat it alive! Well, just like my fish, if you buy it back, kill it and eat it alive, it's the best!"
"...But it's still expensive..."
"Yes! You are my regular customer. I will make one more concession and sell you three silver coins. But there is one thing. If your child really inspires the power of blood, he must take care of me in the future."
"It works! Nothing to say!"
… The above paragraph was a scene that Hyrule happened to see on the street on his way back from the Supreme Tower not long ago. At that time, he had an idea and had inspiration.
In fact, it's the same thing, except that what he sells is "the hope that eating the sea fish will activate the power of one's own bloodline", while what he sells is "the hope of living a long life or entering the realm of legend".
To put it bluntly, everyone is buying the same thing, I hope.
I hope this thing is worthless to some people and worth a thousand dollars to some people. The same person will disdain some things, but he will pursue other things desperately.
Hylar himself is like this. In order to save his life, he doesn't know how much effort he has spent, how much hardship he has suffered, and how many risks he has taken over the years.
Let’s not talk about the far one, let’s talk about the nearest one. If it weren’t for the sake of extending his life, he would be a good city lord and go to the northwest border to pursue the idea of a powerful man with divinity
Are you seeking death
Generally speaking, people who seek death like this will definitely die. He is lucky, not only did he not die, but he also got benefits. But this benefit comes at a price. No matter how kind His Majesty Void Mask is, he will not tolerate a mortal who deceives Him. If he couldn't achieve results, the consequences... He didn't even dare to think about it.
So along the way, he was thinking and deliberating and perfecting his plan.
The final plan was just such a plan.
Judging from the actual implementation results, this plan should be considered a success. After a brief discussion, the top management of Mill City decided on strategies such as "inviting the Church of the Mask of the Void to preach", "establishing a temple of the Void God System", "strengthening communication with the Northwest Republic", and "working hard to promote mutual friendship".
Although it was worse than the best result, this result was enough for him to go to His Majesty the Mask of the Void.
And... In fact, this result may be the best and everyone can accept it. He doesn't have to worry about irritating the top leaders of the federation, especially the teacher who will get angry and clean up the door; His Majesty Void Mask can also smoothly spread the church to Mill City and surrounding areas.
As for the future, as far as the eternal gods are concerned, as long as the head is opened, the rest is nothing more than water and grinding.
Gods are never short of time.
In fact, Sui Xiong thought so too. When he received the report from Hailar and learned the results of the Mill City high-level meeting, he praised Hailar greatly.
"Very good, this is a satisfactory beginning." The shadow of the jellyfish floated in front of Hylar and said in a smiling voice, "Don't be anxious, just let it develop slowly. As long as the final result is Okay, I don’t care about the extra time.”
This was completely consistent with Hylar's guess, which made him finally breathe a sigh of relief and feel relieved.
After Sui Xiong ended contact with him, he began to think about another thing.
With his own ability, he can strive for the development of the church by helping those elderly lords to extend their lives. I believe that facing a woman who has a few more years to live, a mere missionary mission should be nothing.
At least, it was nothing to most lords.
Of course there are people in this world who regard faith as extremely important and would rather die than compromise on this aspect. But among the nobles, there should be relatively few such people. Among the older nobles, there are even fewer like this - on the one hand, the moral standards of the noble group are generally a bit low, on the other hand, such upright and stubborn people often do not live long...
This situation of bad money driving out good money is definitely not a good thing for the territory, and it is also harmful to the entire aristocratic group. But for Sui Xiong, who wanted to launch large-scale missionary work, there were only benefits.
As long as he sets the terms of exchange slightly lower, most nobles will be willing to make such a deal.
The only problem is... is it really good for him to help the nobles extend their lives on such a large scale
This is what Sui Xiong is most worried about.
This problem is neither big nor small. Although he will no longer easily help people switch races and enter the legendary realm, extending lives on a large scale will always affect the order of the entire society.
It will also affect the attitude of the gods.
Among them, the one most likely to have a violent reaction is naturally the God of Death.
The doctrine of death holds that death is not a terrible thing, but just like birth, it is the inevitable destination of life. From birth to death, it is a complete cycle. Therefore, the God of Death and his followers are extremely disgusted with spells such as "evoking the undead" and "creating soul-bound corpses", and have been working hard to combat necromancers.
When Sui Xiong re-employed Tu Ya'an and used skeleton labor on a large scale, the one who opposed the most fiercely was the God of Death.
At that time, he was really worried whether the God of Death would launch a divine war against him—the Lord of the Underworld rarely took action, but was extremely powerful. He himself is a powerful god. Although he is not a god, he has a large number of demigod-level dead souls under his command. In particular, the underworld connects countless worlds. How many powerful people have been born in it since ancient times? How deep is the foundation? No one is sure.
Don’t you see, even though the Lord of Glory led mankind to defeat several races, he never had any conflicts with the God of Death
Moreover, even the warlike Lord of War hesitated repeatedly before recruiting the servant god with the priesthood of death. He even went to the underworld in person and made that decision after careful discussion with the god of death.
This shows how powerful and powerful the God of Death is!
Sui Xiong really doesn't want to have a conflict with the God of Death. They have already had a big conflict. If there is another time, they may really fight!
Moreover... his original conflict with the Lord of Mysteries had already resulted in his ability to cast spells being blocked. If the Lord of Mysteries hadn't softened his attitude later, I'm afraid he would still be a barbarian who can't cast spells.
If there is a conflict with the God of Death, what will the God of Death do with his absolute control over "death"
Sui Xiong couldn't remember it for the moment, and he didn't want to think about this issue in depth.
Because he really absolutely, no matter what, absolutely cannot mess around anymore!
Now his plate is getting bigger and bigger, and every move is related to the wealth and lives of countless people. If he stirs up some evil moths again, even if he can win every battle, there is no guarantee that the people under his command will not suffer misfortune.
For example, during a certain god war, a certain god casually attacked a village or town in the Northwest Republic...
Especially the God of Death is not an ordinary god. The souls of most people in this world will go to the underworld after death. Even if the gods add up, only 20-30% can be fished out, and the remaining 70-80% will eventually be lost. To enter Death's sphere of influence. If Sui Xiong angers the God of Death, even if they don't come to fight him, just a little bit of information about the treatment of the people of the Northwest Republic after death is enough to make him grin and have a headache.
If you are not afraid of the county magistrate, you are afraid of the current administration!
His brother Xiong is immortal, but the people of the Northwest Republic will grow old and die!
This is like the famous saying "It is better to offend the murderer than the rescuer", because the murderer may not kill you, but the rescuer will most likely save you.
Sui Xiong had seen a practical example before he traveled through time: one of his middle school classmates went to a technical secondary school after junior high school and studied nursing. Five years later, she became a nurse and worked in small hospitals near Sui Xiong's home. One time, there was a medical incident in the hospital, which made everyone restless. I don’t know how many people suffered from that bastard. Everyone couldn't bear it at the time and just muttered to themselves, "Wuna birdman, don't let me let you offend the Sa family." Later, the guy really did it on their hands, and he himself became ill, which was quite a troublesome disease.
Regardless of what happened next, Sui Xiong learned two profound lessons from this.
First, never offend doctors, and neither can nurses.
Second, if you are really offended, it is best to move.
But in this world, if you really offend the God of Death, it doesn’t matter where you move!
So after thinking about it again and again, he finally made up his mind and set off for the underworld.
Although it might anger the God of Death, or even suffer some losses, but if you just go ahead and help people live on a large scale without saying a word...
Haha, it’s better to ask.