Three days later, morning.
In the Xiongbao Restaurant, the Ke family maintains the tradition of having breakfast together.
Loaves of black whole-wheat bread were placed on the table.
Slices of smoked ham made from venison.
Roasted rabbit is the main course.
The soup made of potatoes and cabbage is added with chopped bear meat, and the aroma is overwhelming, especially when paired with freshly pickled cucumbers, which makes people's appetite grow.
"The ring is basically finished, but I think the audience seats need to be expanded, especially the VIP seats."
"I booked a third-class seat for 10 copper cents, a second-class seat for 20 copper cents (1 silver coin), a first-class seat for 40 copper cents (2 silver coins), and a VIP seat for 24 silver coins (2 gold grams)."
Enmlai, who had been "swinging" all night, had dark circles under his eyes and was explaining this to Goethe.
“I made some mistakes before.”
"VIP seats shouldn't be priced so easily. The 2 gold pound you quoted is obviously too low. It should only be the starting price for the auction. We should classify the seats according to their locations and tell everyone that there are only 10 VIP seats in total."
Goethe corrected himself as he picked up a pickle.
Card!
The crisp pickles have a hint of sweetness.
Goethe's eyes lit up, he picked up a piece of black bread, broke off a piece and put it into the soup.
For this kind of harder food, he likes to eat it in soup.
"But our message has already been released?"
“Would it be a bad idea to do this?”
Enmlai Ke was a little worried.
As the rye bread softened, Goethe tore off half a rabbit and chewed it with the skin and bones intact. Facing Enmlai K's concerns, he said softly, like a profiteer who would eat people without leaving any bones behind, "Just say that the VIP seats are in short supply and cannot be completed in a short period of time. We can only set up 10 VIP seats to express our gratitude to everyone, and then, please ask the guests who cannot buy VIP seats to go to first-class seats - you must emphasize that first-class seats are the same, even if they are really only slightly worse than VIP seats."
“It’s dirty and dark.”
Gajir couldn't help but comment again.
"What is this dirty and black?"
"If time is not too tight, I would also like to do a pre-sale, and then use hunger marketing based on the pre-sale situation, and then develop a wave of peripheral products!"
"I will definitely be able to make a lot of money."
Goethe said this with a rather regretful sigh.
How to relieve worries?
Only delicious food!
The next moment after Goethe sighed, he picked up a piece of smoked venison ham.
As soon as you take a bite, the unique flavor of smoke and meat appears.
The meat is not as soft as other hams, but rather chewy.
Served with rye bread, it is quite delicious.
After taking another sip of the soup, a smile appeared on Goethe's face.
“I probably understand pre-sales and hunger marketing, but what are peripheral products?”
Enmlai K, who had been in charge of the North's economy, asked.
The second son of the Grand Duke had a face full of curiosity.
As the financial manager of the Ke family, no one knows better than Enmlai Ke how much the North needs money. As long as there is an opportunity to make money, the second son of the Grand Duke will never let it go.
"Peripheral products are items developed based on this competition. Simply put, they are to constantly promote a certain contestant, or the competition itself, to create a herd effect. It is best to add a competitive spirit to make people think that this is a trend and chase after it unconsciously - then, you will find that Jin Ke starts to chase you and keep getting into your pocket."
"Unfortunately, time is too tight!"
"but……"
"But what?"
The Grand Duke's second son asked hurriedly.
"However, the wood that we ordered for the VIP seats cannot be wasted. Since 10 VIP seats are enough, we can use the remaining wood to build dozens of temporary shops outside the venue with the arena as the center and rent them out to merchants. And tell them that only those who rent the shops are eligible to enter the venue to sell food and water."
"As for the others who didn't rent a shop?"
"If you are willing to give us some sponsorship money, you can also set up a stall outside the venue, farther away from the shops, but you cannot enter the venue to sell."
Goethe thought for a moment and said.
After all, those woods were bought with money and cannot be wasted like this.
"hiss!"
"Sure enough, it's even dirtier and darker... Goethe, it's a pity that you don't become a businessman. If you were a businessman, you would definitely be as rich as a country!"
Gejier gasped, his eyes widening as he looked at Goethe.
Behind Gejil, the small town girl Ella stood there with a look of shock and disbelief on her face.
For Ella, a small town girl, even though she was the mayor's daughter, she had never been exposed to such things.
Listening to Goethe's story at this moment, the small town girl's three views were overturned.
However, Goethe's subsequent words left the small town girl confused.
"A businessman as wealthy as a country?"
"A businessman can never become as rich as a country."
"Unless he represents the will of the country!"
Goethe picked up half a roasted rabbit from Sheila's plate, raised his hand to slap away Sheila's grabbing hand, and while supporting Sheila's forehead with one hand, he spoke in a unclear voice.
Such words made the Grand Duke and Simlai Ke look sideways.
The Grand Duke simply lamented the 'Steinbeck' blood in his nephew, which really could not be faked.
Then the Grand Duke handed his roasted rabbit to Sheila, who was almost crying.
But Simlai Ke felt that his cousin was very capable.
At least, he couldn't think of a plan to make money this way.
"Anything else?"
Enmlai Ke's eyes sparkled as he continued to ask.
The second son of the Grand Duke had already heard the crisp sound of the gold key.
He had a feeling that if this wave was dealt with successfully, the North would be relaxed for quite a long time.
Faced with such a question, Goethe simply rolled his eyes.
"Are you a devil?"
"The leeks have to be harvested one by one!"
"You pulled out all the roots, what are you going to do?"
Immediately, Enmlai Ke smiled embarrassedly.
Just when everyone was about to end this topic, Goethe suddenly spoke up:
"We will do our best to make this a series!"
"series?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Of course it's a series!"
"We spent hundreds of gold grams on wood, labor and effort, how could we not make it into a series!"
"This year I will challenge all the second-level professionals, and next year we can hold a 'fighting tournament' like that!"
Goethe took it for granted.
Then, while everyone was still thinking, Goethe continued.
"Remember, buy all the land near the current venue."
Everyone was stunned again.
Only Enmlai Ke reacted a little.
Once it becomes an annual series of events, the prices of the surrounding houses and buildings will naturally double. Now that he has bought them at a very low price, whether he rents them out or sells them, it will bring income to the North.
"Is this the reason why you rejected my original proposal to build a venue in the dock area and chose to build it in the most remote place in Bear Castle?"
"Of course not!"
"The dock area is for welcoming guests from Fabol. How can the ships of those guests be moored with ordinary merchant ships and cargo ships? Of course there must be a special dock!"
"We built this dock to show respect, so it's not too much to charge a little berthing fee and management fee, right?"
Goethe looked as if it was a matter of course.
You are the devil!
Everyone, except Sheila, who was still happily chewing on the roast rabbit, expressed the same sentiment.
"Well, do as Goethe says."
The Grand Duke coughed lightly and suppressed his surprise.
He thought he had seen clearly what his nephew was thinking.
Unexpectedly...
He is shallow.
Is this how you can make money with the 'Steinbeck' bloodline?
Rumor has it that Jink will be intimate with anyone who has the 'Steinbeck' blood.
The Grand Duke thought in his heart.
Simlai K, Enmulai K and Gejier K also thought of this rumor.
Of course, they just thought it was a figurative rumor.
until--
bite!
A gold coin fell out of Sheila's pocket.
Sheila, who was enjoying her meal, didn't notice any of this.
Goethe picked up the gold coin, blew the dust off it, and put it in his pocket.
Ke Family: ...
It’s actually true!
The Grand Duke and the Third Son were both shocked.
Goethe, however, looked calm.
As [Steinbeck Breathing Method] reaches the unparalleled level, the attached [Fortune Attracting] special effect has also been improved. In the past, the maximum amount of money picked up would not exceed 1 silver string, but now it has reached 1 gold gram.
Of course, the limit is 1 gold gram.
Goethe tried many times during this month, but he could never exceed this amount.
Moreover, another special effect, [Treasure Gathering], has never been triggered.
Obviously, such a 'passive' ability also requires him to 'actively' trigger it. It is impossible for treasures to fall from the sky just by staying in the room.
"Maybe I should go hang out in some antique shop or something?"
Goethe couldn't help but think, but his eyes glanced at the 'Ring of the Mad King'.
One month of 'world upgrading' has already been completed.
The starry sky also changed.
Originally, there were seven stars, three with dim luster, arranged in a row at the bottom with a white one closely connected, one gray one on top, one black one above, and one red one on top, arranged in an 'up' shape. However, with the 'promotion' of the middle star among the three dull stars, only two dull stars were left at the bottom. This 'promoted' star turned black and red, and appeared between the original black and red stars, connecting the two.
Likewise, the star becomes inaccessible.
The rest has not changed.
The two dim stars have cooled down, and it still costs 500 gold grams to enter.
The milky white star is still cooling down, and the gray star entering is 10,000 gold grams.
Goethe's gaze lingered on the gray stars for a moment, then he looked at the two dim stars again - looking at the gray stars, Goethe still felt a sense of fear.
Although not as strong as before, it is still not to be ignored.
"In the White Star's 'Secret Realm', there is already an existence called 'Ultimate Power' that can threaten me, and this is just on the surface. Who knows what will happen in secret?"
"And according to the price, the gray star will be five times more difficult than the white star..."
"I'm afraid that if we're not careful once we get in, we'll die!"
"Sure enough, I am still too weak!"
Goethe sighed softly, and became more determined to complete the second baptism a hundredfold.
The more basic the time is, the more likely it is to create miracles.
Once you take that step, if you want to go back and achieve the same effect, you will have to pay a hundred or a thousand times the price, or it may even be impossible to reverse.
A tall building rises from the ground, and every brick and tile is its foundation!
"I must build myself a solid and unrivaled foundation!"
"I, Goethe, always rely on myself!"
Goethe thought in his heart, and his eyes moved again, looking at [Bloody Honor].
9 servings!
Thanks to the harvest at the last moment of the "Secret Realm", Goethe's [Bloody Honor] reached an unprecedented height.
Goethe naturally had plans for the 9 copies of [Bloody Honor].
Of course it’s the [Steinbeck Breathing Method]!
It’s not just a need for the [heart]!
Also, Goethe really wanted to know to what extent the extraordinary level of [Steinbeck Breathing Method] could achieve.
He has also almost completed half of the 10 copies of [Bloody Honor] and 3000w gold required for [Steinbeck Breathing Method].
But the remaining half...
A little difficult!
It is almost impossible to accomplish this in the 'Anchor World'.
Therefore, Goethe thought about going to the 'secret realm' of the two dim stars to complete it.
And this requires careful planning!
Shaking his head, Goethe put the idea aside for the time being.
Now is breakfast time.
He had not yet finished his venison prosciutto.
When Goethe had finished the last of his food, the Archduke tapped the table.
Everyone sat up straight.
Even Sheila is no exception.
Sheila looks a little bit unintelligent, but she has developed some insight when she was the owner of the Hunter Bar, even though most of the time it was her teacher who cleaned up for her.
Of course, most of the time, it depends on whether she wants to do it.
She simply doesn't bother to pay attention to ordinary people and continues to do her own thing.
And the Grand Duke?
That's different.
The Grand Duke not only provided her with accommodation but also food.
What to do?
Sheila could naturally tell the difference.
However, there is one thing that Sheila will never admit.
She would never admit that she cared about the Archduke because she noticed that Goethe cared about him.
"Today we are going to worship our ancestors."
the Archduke announced.
No one was surprised by this, as the Grand Duke had mentioned it before.
"Can Nina do this?"
Simlaik asked worriedly.
Nina did not show up for breakfast this morning.
Because Nina is sick.
In fact, after arriving at Xiongbao, Nina suddenly fell ill - according to the doctor, it was because she was too tired from the journey and Nina's health was not very good, so she fell ill.
After the examination, the Grand Duke and Simlaik came to a similar conclusion: he was physically weak.
In response to his eldest son's question, the Grand Duke did not answer but just pointed outside.
Everyone looked towards the corridor outside the restaurant.
About ten seconds later, Nina, wearing a long skirt, was seen walking in from outside, holding on to the wall.
Goethe, Simlek, Enmlek and Gegeerk ran over immediately.
"I'm fine!"
“I can do it!”
"I want to see my mother!"
There was determination in the sickly voice.
Simlai.K checked his sister's body again. After a moment, he nodded to Goethe, Enmlai.K and Gejil.K, indicating that it was okay.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Nina, come and have something to eat."
"Eat well to have strength."
"Eat well to get well."
"Simulai, Enmulai, and Gejier, you take care of Nina. Goethe and Sheila, you two follow me."
The Grand Duke gently stroked his daughter's head before giving the order.
Goethe and Shila followed the Grand Duke out of the restaurant.
The group of three walked straight out of Bear Castle.
We came to a hill on one side.
There are grass, flowers, trees, and small animals such as rabbits on the hillside.
When Xila saw the little animals, she chased them happily.
The Grand Duke watched this scene with a smile on his face.
"Back then, little Jasmine also loved small animals. However, just like her flowers, all the small animals died - except me."
The Grand Duke seemed to be thinking of something, his face showing a mixture of happiness, melancholy, and a hint of painful memories.
"Um?"
Goethe was a little confused.
"It's hard to describe Xiao Moli's cooking skills, but she loves cooking."
The Archduke gave a wry smile.
Suddenly, Goethe understood.
It’s okay if I’m not a good cook.
But if you are not good at cooking but love cooking, that would be fatal.
When he was in his hometown, Goethe's fat friend was deeply tortured - his wife was not good at cooking, but she loved to make some food to feed the fat man.
Those originally very ordinary ingredients became special after being cooked by the other person's wife.
For example: Double skin milk that went to the toilet seven times.
For example: bread that has been suffering from vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours.
For example: the sweet soup in the hospital's IV set meal.
In short, it's hard to guard against.
According to his good friend, the other party’s wife’s mother always refused the food cooked by her. The dog wouldn’t eat it and the cat wouldn’t pay attention to it. Only the poor fat man didn’t want to waste the food and didn’t want to disappoint his wife, so he ate it with gritted teeth.
Then……
The above experiences often occur in turn.
So, Goethe really understood.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
Goethe's face showed empathy.
"Well, it's actually a good thing - Goethe, do you know why the 'talent' I have shown far exceeds that of your two deceased uncles?"
"Why?"
"Because, in order to be able to withstand two more rounds of Xiao Moli's cooking, I practiced [Voliber Breathing Method] day and night, which made me appear to have outstanding 'talent'."
"Actually, I have average talent."
The Archduke sighed.
"Hard work is also a talent."
"Then Aunt Jasmine must be very touched to see you eating the food she made, especially when she found that others didn't eat it."
"Yes, she was very touched, so she did more. In order to be able to withstand it, I had to grit my teeth and continue to practice the [Voliber Breathing Method]. One day, I suddenly realized that I had far surpassed my two brothers."
At this time, Goethe didn't know what expression to use.
It clearly seems like he's working very hard and is very inspiring, but why does he want to laugh?
"Now that I think about it, I am where I am today because of Jasmine's encouragement."
"Besides, Jasmine is even more far-sighted in some matters."
"For example: George VI, that bastard."
"I believed him very much at that time because we shared some of the same blood. I thought George VI could be trusted. Even though it was Jasmine who persuaded me, I thought she was just being suspicious."
"But in the end?"
"It proves that Jasmine was right."
"In fact, I also relied on Xiao Moli to turn the tables."
“It turned around a situation that was completely hopeless and in which there was no hope.”
"I……"
"I miss her so much."
The Grand Duke spoke softly and began to bend down and pick flowers here.
Goethe followed beside him, picking fruits like the Archduke.
In the distance, Xila was holding a knocked-out hare in her hand and began to frantically chase another rabbit. The rabbit ran away in panic and finally, it hit a tree and fainted.
Sheila picked up the rabbit and looked at the tree thoughtfully.
A bouquet of flowers, red, pink, yellow, white, purple, colorful.
After the Grand Duke skillfully tied them up with straw, he straightened up and returned to Schonburg with Goethe and Silas.
As she walked, Sheila kept looking back at the tree.
Bang!
Goethe raised his hand and patted the back of his head.
"Why did you hit me?"
Sheila glared at Goethe.
"Waiting for something to happen will lead to starvation."
Goethe sneered.
"But the rabbit eventually bumped into it. If I let the rabbit bump into it every time, wouldn't I have countless rabbits to eat?"
Sheila retorted.
"Tsk, then you might as well put up a sign on the edge of the cliff and tell all the chickens: How do you know if you can fly if you don't try? Then you will have countless chickens to eat!"
Goethe curled his lips.
"This is impossible!"
Xila raised her head and looked at Goethe with contempt.
"oh?"
Goethe looked at Sheila in surprise.
"The chicken that fell off the cliff has already been smashed to pieces and cannot be eaten!"
Sheila said confidently.
"Go ahead, go and guard the rabbit."
“There are too many rabbits to eat there.”
“Bake in the morning, stir-fry at noon, and stew at night.”
Goethe said unhappily.
He was a fool to think that Sheila would have any good ideas.
If you stay with fools for too long, you will become a fool yourself.
Stay away from fools in the future!
Goethe thought so in his heart.
However, when Xila was about to turn back, he raised his hand, grabbed her by the collar, and pulled her back to the Bear Castle.
In the Bear Castle, the Grand Duke's three sons and one daughter were already prepared.
Everyone changed into black clothes.
He was carrying a basket filled with food and drinks.
As for the small town girl?
At this moment, the other party was looking at it eagerly, looking like he really wanted to go.
But Gejil K just waved his hand coldly.
"Go back to your room and wait for me."
Immediately, the small town girl lowered her head in grievance and walked back to the room cautiously.
Simlai K and Enmulai K did not comment.
The two knew some inside information.
Nina couldn't bear it, but chose to believe her brother.
Goethe was the same, he believed that Gergiel had his reasons for doing so.
The Grand Duke knew the whole story, so he also remained silent.
As for Sheila?
I had never paid any attention to this small town girl, and I had almost forgotten even our first meeting.
The small town girl stood at the end of the corridor, looking at Xila with envy as she walked towards the depths of the Bear Castle in the team of the Ke family.
She wants to too.
But when he thought of what she had done, his face immediately darkened.
I could only return to my room silently, hoping that Gejil would come back soon.
In the corridor of Xiong Castle, the Ke family members were talking in low voices at first, but as they went deeper, the voices gradually disappeared. Later, even Enmlai Ke, who was usually smiling, became serious at this time.
Influenced by the atmosphere, Sheila also became serious.
The cool Sheila's beauty immediately returned to its peak.
Especially after he shut up and stopped talking, even Goethe would be willing to take a second look.
However, Goethe's attention soon focused on the big door at the end.
The copper door has a green tint.
The door has no patterns on it, it just looks very straightforward.
A keyhole located in the middle of the door.
The Archduke pulled out his key, inserted it, and twisted it.
Card!
The bolt flicks.
The door opened.