Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 302 White Pharmaceuticals, transferred to Feysac?
They actually figured it out? Adele was stunned for a moment, but then she was relieved.

It is obvious that Mr. "Moon" has liked dolls for a long time. It is unlikely that his parents are unaware of their son's hobby, otherwise they would not be so busy helping their son arrange similar things.

However, they seem to be quite pessimistic about their children being able to find girlfriends on their own... Adele thought mischievously.

Just now she asked herself if she had revealed any flaws, but Floon White and Elvin White were still so confident, saying that no one knows a child better than his mother, or that there is no greater sorrow than a dead heart?
(Proverb, just understand the spirit, don't worry about whether there is such a proverb in the mysterious world, just ask Roselle)

"Come over here and talk."

Alvin White pointed to the chair in front of him, and Furlong White led Adele to sit next to him.

At this time, the dance party downstairs was basically over. Some gentlemen and ladies went to the card room together to play Texas Hold'em or "Fighting Evil". The remaining women surrounded Emlyn, who was a little at a loss, and walked to the living room, intending to continue trying.

Generally speaking, perhaps because of the presence of a human like Adele, the vampires behaved more restrainedly. It did not happen as Adele imagined, where halfway through the banquet, the White couple suddenly used a wheelbarrow to push out a living person tied to an iron frame and unconscious to entertain everyone. Overall, it was no different from the noble banquets in the Kingdom of Loen.

He had already prepared similar banquets several times when Adele served as a personal valet to assassinate Baron Syndras, and they were no longer new to him.

The room that the Whites and she were in was one of many rooms on the second floor, and it seemed to be a small room specially used for discussing some private topics.

Adele noticed that there was still a layer of dust on the windowsill. It seemed that in order to cause as little trouble as possible, they even rarely hired servants. If there was no banquet today, I am afraid that only a few of the huge rooms would be used.

I like grand occasions, and I also like exquisite accessories... According to records, the former tendency appeared later than the latter. Could it be the influence of the vampire ancestor Lilith's resurrection as the Earth Mother Goddess? Lilith replaced Omybella, but Omybella also influenced Lilith to some extent?
Adele was thinking freely while keeping a polite smile on her face as she watched Alvin White unfold the file in his hand.

"Emlin has mentioned you to us many times, and he speaks highly of you. It's rare that he speaks highly of you. He also mentioned the cooperation between our two companies before."

Furlong was a middle-aged vampire with outstanding demeanor. Although she looked only slightly older than Emlyn, both she and Erwin were close to eighty years old.

"Yes. Emlyn is not one to praise people, so I was quite surprised at the time. Originally, these matters should have been handled by Emlyn himself, but since it involves the company, and he brought you here today, Fulong and I wanted to get to know you in advance and discuss the specific details of the cooperation."

Elvin White pulled out a stack of papers covered with words from the briefcase on the table. On it was an introduction to White's company and some image materials.

"Take a look first. If there's anything unclear, you can ask me."

Erwin handed the stack of documents to Adele. Emlyn had previously sorted out some of the information about Queen Island Shipping Company, and he already had a preliminary understanding of it.

"Okay." Adele didn't refuse. She took the stack of information and started reading.

She discovered from the information that White Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. had an unexpectedly short history. It was only established less than a year earlier than Adele's Queen Island Shipping Company, but it occupied nearly one-third of the pharmaceutical market near Backlund.

Moreover, they not only produce medicines, but also shampoos, shower gels and all other chemical preparations related to life. In particular, shampoo made from the sap of the Toningsman tree is in short supply in the Loen market. Even Venata, who has no similar demand, always liked to get it from Altaïr.

Adele casually turned a page and suddenly let out a soft "hmm" and looked carefully at the data on that page.

According to the data, since the second half of last year, White Pharmaceutical's expansion momentum has dropped off like a cliff, and the sales growth rate has also dropped suddenly. The sales gap with the subsequent company, which was originally nearly double, has now almost been caught up.

Seeing this, Adele thought that the Whites had made a wrong decision. However, after reading the subsequent reports, she found that the White Company not only did not make any hard mistakes at that time, but actually improved its technology and reduced costs. In theory, its income should have increased instead of decreased.

Just as she was about to ask the White couple about their intention, she caught a glimpse of the expressions of the two vampires from the corner of her eye. There was a hint of expectation in their eyes, which made her hold back her words.

This might be a test from the other party. It depends on whether I can find the crux of the problem...

Adele took a deep breath and thought carefully about what she had seen and heard at Baron Sindras's house in July and August last year, trying to find the answer herself.

Fortunately, this is not difficult to guess. White Company itself has no problems, and the market has not become smaller for no reason, so there is only one possibility left, that is, the boycott of peers.

Loen's economic level is much stronger than that of Intis and Feysac. From the perspective of economic output alone, it is almost equal to the sum of the two countries. However, this money is not all in the treasury, most of it is in the hands of big industrialists. The strength of the new party in politics is also due to these new nobles.

In this situation, every industry and every profession had organizations that Rosell called trusts. They controlled the market, monopolized the raw material production areas and investment scope. Others either joined the trusts and lost their independence, or were squeezed out by the trusts and completely excluded.

According to what she had just seen and heard, the immortal species represented by the vampires naturally had a sense of superiority over the short-lived species such as humans. Not to mention joining the circle of the pharmaceutical trust, I'm afraid the Whites didn't take the other party seriously at all. They ignored them during the early expansion, but later, when they saw that they were developing too fast, they naturally had to find a way to sanction them.

To be honest, Adele had no interest in such economic struggles. The end of the world was approaching, and fighting with these guys who were kept in the dark would not only waste energy, but also delay important things.

But Emlyn probably didn't think so. After all, he was a demigod and a noble blood race. There were many things he couldn't think of and he didn't bother to think about. Whether it was him or the Whites, their understanding of the struggle in the market was still at the simple level of "my product should win because of its good quality and low price."

Adele did not want to change their minds. The prejudices accumulated by the blood race over thousands of years were deeply rooted. She was an instigator, not a dream weaver like Miss Audrey. The potions prepared by professional pharmacists, even those without extraordinary materials, were much more effective than ordinary ones. With these, it was enough to deal with ordinary business wars.

However, if the White Company really confronted the traditional nobles, this would not be enough. Adele had a hunch that if the Whites really followed their ideas and continued to fight against the nobles, their pharmaceutical company would probably not be well by the time doomsday came.

Just hearing a little bit about the tactics used in business wars from Baron Sinderas made Adele feel terrified. These tactics had nothing to do with personal strength. Even if Emlyn was a demigod, he would not be able to overturn the card table.

If the Whites continue to operate according to their strategy, not only will various scandals be inevitable, but they will also resort to various means such as malicious provocation and counterfeit products.

Of course, what Adele was most worried about was that the White couple's identity as vampires would be used as an excuse. You know, Backlund had suffered many disasters. After the two supernatural disasters, the people of Backlund had reached the worst attitude ever towards supernatural races and supernatural events. At this time, if the other party's vampire identity was exposed, the riots that would be caused would definitely be something Adele did not want to see.

When it was time to do so, the nobles had no reason to hesitate. After all, no matter how they operated, they would make money.

Thinking of this, Adele put the information in her hand on the table and said to the White couple seriously:

"I have a basic understanding of the situation. Mr. White, has your company received any letters or other hints from any nobles during this period?"

"Yes, but we didn't respond because they invited Emlyn. Not to mention that he had been in the southern continent before, even if he was in Backlund, he was still a vampire count. There was no need for him to get along with some human barons."

Erwin nodded and said nonchalantly, but in Adele's eyes, his expression was just as irritating as Emlyn's.

They wanted to save face, and so did the bigwigs at the trust, so of course they couldn't come to talk to the Whites in person right from the start. Those barons who didn't have much savings were probably just mouthpieces, and unlike Baron Sinderas, who had real power, their status couldn't be judged solely by the size of their titles.

However, the Whites did not understand the rules, nor did they want to learn the rules of the human nobility, which led to resistance and slowed down the progress of the pharmaceutical company.

When Adele had just joined the Tarot Club, Emlyn often boasted about the progress of his pharmaceutical company. However, after Adele was promoted to Sequence 7, he almost stopped mentioning it. It seemed that since then, the company had been suppressed by the traditional industrialists.

"I have just given it some careful consideration. I believe that your company's current situation is already quite dangerous and it is urgent to find another way out."

After calming down a bit, Adele said to the suspicious White couple, "Perhaps you don't know yet, at the top of every industry in Loen there is a monopoly organization composed of industrialists. Emperor Roselle calls it a trust, which gathers the resources of almost all the peers. It is difficult for you to compete."

"When the other side showed goodwill to you, you rejected their kindness. Now that sanctions have been launched, if you show goodwill again, you will be in a passive position."

Adele explained patiently to the best of her ability, regardless of whether they could understand or not.

"So, what do you think?"

Furlong and Erwin looked at each other and asked Adele.

"My idea is that your goal is to expand your influence as much as possible. It's not worthwhile to continue to fight a positional war in Backlund with those wealthy nobles. It's better to move on."

Adele took out the long pipe hidden on her body like a magic trick and started playing with it. This was something that Gagran left for her. Although she didn't like smoking, she would occasionally use this pipe to inhale some homemade herbal smoke when she needed to cheer herself up.

——In fact, there are spiritual materials in the cigarettes that Gagran smokes, otherwise it would not be ignited by the black fire. For the witch, this kind of smoke is closer to a kind of spellcasting material than a spiritual enjoyment.

"You mean transfer?" Erwin frowned. "The company's current turnover is still growing slightly, even though it's not as fast as when it was first established. But isn't it too early to talk about giving up the Backlund market now?"

"Maybe, but I have to remind you that the transfer of the company is not something that can be completed in a short time. Especially now that you have fled to the southern continent, judging from the timeliness of the information, it is possible that White Company is facing a counterattack from the opponent right now."

Adele tapped the documents on the table with her pipe. "Even if you don't plan to withdraw in the end, it's not a bad thing to make preparations early. Don't forget that the purpose of establishing White Company is to promote these medicines, not to fight an unnecessary battle with these industrial nobles who only care about money in Backlund where demand is limited."

After saying this, she put the pipe to her lips, lit it with black fire, took a sip of the smoke from the burning powder mixed with various herbs such as mint and mandrake, and immediately felt refreshed.

"...Okay, you do have a point."

Elvin White pondered for a while, "But this matter is of great importance after all, and the specific details still need to be discussed in detail. Now, can you please tell me in detail where this transfer will be transferred to?"

According to him, it would be best to move to the southern continent, either East or West Balam. As the area where the Rose School once operated on a large scale, there would naturally be no shortage of potion materials for the Beyonders of the Moon Path. After all, the Rose School had its own "Witch King".

Moreover, for the vampires whose body temperatures have always been low, the warm climate in the northern part of Balam allows them to avoid having to wear thick cotton pajamas and nightcaps all year round like they did in Backlund, making their body lines look more graceful.

However, Adele simply raised her eyebrows and gave an answer that the Whites had never expected.

“Needless to say, it’s Feysac, of course.”

(End of this chapter)