Imperial Crown.

Chapter 201 Want to make money from me? No way!

When Raven saw Hyde in the reception room of Eagle Castle, he was quite surprised.

This nobleman, who was a year younger than him, did not look well. His eye sockets were sunken, as if he had not slept for a week, and there was stubble on his chin.

Raven smacked his lips and said, "Are you being hunted by someone?"

"It's all because of you!" Hyde put the helmet on the table: "You have to take responsibility for what you did!"

Raven frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I am an honest man. How can you slander my innocence out of thin air?"

"Innocent ass!" Hyde rolled his eyes at him: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to this damn place!"

The maid brought the Angel's Tears at the right time. Hyde opened the bottle and drank it all without caring about his image. He put the bottle on the table and complained to Raven.

Hyde came here to escort the batch of female horned hippogryphs that he had discussed with Raven last year.

After returning last time, Hyde discussed this matter with his father, Earl Tyrone, and received a positive answer.

But although Earl Tyrone has the final say in the family, the finances are handled by Earl Tyrone's younger brother and Hyde's uncle.

Unfortunately, this uncle was known for being stingy. He was already worried about the cost of building the Hyde Territory, and was even more cautious when it came to the horned hippogryph, so a long wrangling began.

It wasn't until two months ago that the price was finally decided.

Originally, Hyde had not planned to come in person, but Raven wrote to him and said that he had prepared a huge surprise for him. Since there was nothing to do in the territory, Hyde set off.

Then he regretted it.

It was late winter and early spring, and the ground had just thawed. Most of the roads built by the empire in the early years had fallen into disrepair. The roadbed had weathered and there were mud pits everywhere. Travel was so slow that several cars got stuck in the mud almost every day.

This is not finished.

When setting up camp every day, Hyde couldn't even sleep well because he had to transport so many female hippogryphs that they kept chirping!
In other words, the road surface only gets better when you reach the Eagle Territory, but now that you’ve arrived, what’s the point of having a better road surface! ?
Raven licked his lips and asked, "How many hippogryphs are there? I heard your uncle is not easy to mess with."

"Who am I? Viscount Hyde! What can stop me when I take action?" Hyde smiled proudly, "There are 272 horned hippogryphs in this batch, 270 of which are females and two are males."

Raven's eyes lit up.

The number agreed upon before was 200, but we didn't expect there would be so many more, and two males were added.

Originally, Raven was worried that the male eagle gryphon in the monster breeding farm would not be able to breed, but now, the pressure is much less.

"what is the price?"

Hyde said slowly, "I got it from my uncle for 203 gold coins per head. Since we have a good relationship, I'll give you 223 gold coins per head. I'll make 10% profit. Isn't that too much?"

Two hundred and seventy-two heads, two hundred and twenty-three gold coins each, a total of sixty, six hundred and fifty-six gold coins.

The balance that Hyde had not paid was 50,000 gold coins. So, Raven would have to pay Hyde more than 10,000 gold coins.

After doing some mental calculations, Raven had a sly smile in his heart.

Want to make money from me? No way!

Watch how I squeeze you dry!

So Raven sighed: "Not much, but unfortunately, the surprise I promised you before, I'm afraid I can't fulfill it!"

Hyde frowned: "...What do you mean?"

Raven said, "I was thinking that no matter how much the price is, this batch of horned eagles can be used as the balance of the 50,000 yuan, and I can also help you accumulate 100,000 points in the Merchant Alliance."

It was the first time Hyde had heard the word: "Points? What?"

"I recently formed a business alliance." Raven explained: "Every time you spend a gold coin in the business alliance, you can accumulate a point."

"If you accumulate 500 points, you will become a junior member and enjoy a 95% discount. If you accumulate 3,000 points, you will become an intermediate member and enjoy a 10% discount. If you accumulate 10,000 points, you will become a senior member and enjoy an 85% discount. If you accumulate 50,000 points, you will become a supreme member and enjoy an 20% discount!"

Hyde was somewhat moved, but not much.

Although the 20% discount was wonderful, for Hyde, the only attractive product in Eagle Territory was the granite, which he had already purchased.

But Raven's next words made him a little shaken.

"Moreover, the higher the membership level, the more likely you are to buy things that we don't sell publicly." As he spoke, Raven touched his belt, and suddenly a blue sword appeared in his hand.

He handed the sword to Volaf, who placed it in front of Hyde. Hyde took it in his hand and drew the sword out of its sheath. A clear metallic humming sound echoed in the room.

Looking at the long sword in his hand, Hyde's pupils shrank: "What is this...?"

"This is a long sword made of misty iron, named 'Eagle Feather'." Raven said slowly: "Only senior members can buy this long sword."

Hyde asked, "How much does this sword cost?"

Raven said, "Eight hundred and eighty gold coins, plus an equal number of points. No discounts, no accumulation of points."

Hyde's mind became active: "Since there are weapons, do you have armor made of misty iron?"

Raven tapped the table with his fingers. "Yes, but only Supreme members can buy it, and it must be customized in advance."

"What about the price?"

"The chest armor is 8,000 gold coins, the leg armor is 4,000 gold coins, the helmet is 2,000 gold coins, the shoulder guards, wrist guards, hand armor, and leg armor are all 1,000 gold coins, a total of 18,000 gold coins, and they consume the same number of points. There is no discount, and no points are accumulated."

Hearing this, Hyde took a deep breath.

Not too high, but too low!
Although Hyde's own set of armor is also a second-level enchanted armor, if the armor is clearly divided into levels like the extraordinary ones, his set is only about second-level three stars, while the misty iron is definitely second-level ten stars.

For most baronial families, a set of armor made of misty heavy iron is only a luxury. It is even qualified to become a family heirloom of a viscount family!
Even without enchantments, according to Hyde's psychological price, it should be at least more than 22,000 gold coins!

Hyde immediately said, "Then I'll order one right now, made to fit my body!"

"That won't do." Raven shook his finger slowly. "Viscount Hyde, you are not a member of our business alliance now."

"But even if there's no balance, I've spent 50,000 gold coins!" Hyde blinked anxiously, "Why am I no longer a member?"

"We are friends, so I will tell you the truth." Raven sighed, "When you bought the granite last year, the business alliance had not yet been established, so you couldn't accumulate points."

"Originally, I thought that we had a close relationship, so I gave up a little bit of face and benefit and counted these 100,000 gold coins as your points. It would be worthy of your hard work."

"It's a pity that I don't have many gold coins on hand right now. With more than 10,000 taken away at once, I can't come up with the money to appease the members, so of course the points are gone."

Hyde's expression changed.

If Hyde had previously felt that Raven's points system was not attractive enough, he no longer had that idea.

With the status of a supreme member, Hyde didn't need to do anything else. He just needed to spread the word that he could get a tailor-made suit of misty heavy iron armor, and he could earn at least three to four thousand gold coins at a time.

This is making money while lying down!
Moreover, there is a 20% discount. Raven has only been a baron for two years, and he has already created Angel's Kiss, Angel's Tears and Angel's Embrace. Now he can sell Mist Heavy Iron equipment. God knows if there will be new products on the list in the future, and they can only be purchased by Supreme Members.

The sooner you become a Supreme Member, the more profit you will make!
However, due to his face, he couldn't change his words on the spot and was immediately in a dilemma.

Raven noticed this change and threw out the second bait: "My factory is already running and has produced a batch of weapons. Your territory has been newly built and Earl Tyrone has lost a lot of troops before. The quantity you need should be quite large."

"How about this, you go back and discuss with Earl Tyrone to see how much you can buy. If you have enough points by then, it won't be too late to customize it later!"

Hyde's eyes widened when he heard this: "What did you say? You still have ordinary weapons?"

"Let me see a sample!"

This time, Raven did not take it from his belt, but asked someone to get it from the factory warehouse.

Soon, a batch of samples were placed in front of Hyde, including three swords and three spears.

Hyde picked up the sword and flicked it, then swung the spear around for a few rounds. When he sat back in the chair, his attitude was even more different, because he found that even these ordinary weapons were of better quality than similar ones on the market.

In fact, Raven had a little trick up his sleeve.

These samples have never been mass-produced. They were only made by the gray dwarves when teaching, and can be considered teaching aids.

It’s like a high school student doing junior high school math problems. He will definitely finish them faster and in a better way than a junior high school student, and they will naturally look better.

But Hyde didn't know this, and asked hurriedly: "What's the price? What's the production capacity?"

"The price is the market price, and the production capacity...it depends on how much you want."

"Two thousand spears, one thousand swords, two thousand shields, and two thousand scimitars!"

Raven calculated: "It will be delivered by the end of next month at the latest."

Even though he had been shocked enough today, Hyde was still shocked by this production capacity and quickly began to calculate.

According to the current momentum, the transactions between him and Raven will only increase, not decrease, and he must get the Supreme Membership!
He had not told the truth to Raven before. The purchase price of this batch of horned hippogryphs was not 203 gold coins, but 145 gold coins per head. Even the two males were given away for free!

All in all, he earned more than 20,000 gold coins from Raven in this wave.

If he did as Raven said and used the horned eagle to pay off the remaining 50,000, he would still make a profit!
Thinking of this, Hyde swallowed his saliva and said, "Baron Raven, you treat me as a friend, so I have to treat you as a friend! How about this, the price of these hippogryphs will be 50,000 gold coins!"

This is what Raven was waiting for, but he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment and said, "This... isn't good. Since we are friends, I can't let you suffer every time."

Hyde shook his head: "Since we are friends, it seems distant to say this."

"Okay!" Raven finally agreed reluctantly: "Then this batch of horned hippogryphs will be priced at 50,000 gold coins. As for the points, I'll give you 100,000!"

Hyde was overjoyed and immediately ordered a set of misty heavy iron armor and twenty eagle feather swords.

The total price is thirty-five thousand six hundred gold coins.

Including the batch of ordinary weapons that were ordered, the total amount is more than 43,800 gold coins!

Now that the deal was done, it was natural to celebrate. Although he missed the cocktail party, this was a perfect time to eat hotpot. This novel way of eating also made Hyde enjoy it to his heart's content.

After learning that it would take half a month to customize the armor, Hyde was not in a hurry to leave and stayed in Eagle Castle.

Hyde grew up in Mon'en City and had seen the world, and all kinds of eating, drinking and having fun. But except for the first two days when Raven took him to visit various factories, he was addicted to the prosperity of Eagle Town.

Especially the Paramount Hall and the Colosseum. The former's diverse ways of playing made him addicted to it; the latter's lively and exciting atmosphere, gripping fights and wonderful intermission performances all deeply attracted him.

Half a month later, Hyde put on the custom-made mist-heavy iron armor.

This set of armor was forged by Sohei himself, so its quality is needless to say. In addition, the details were carved by Bowell with reference to the patterns on elven ornaments. Therefore, it is not only practical, but also beautiful.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, he looked like a hero returning from slaying a dragon!
These 18,000 gold coins are well worth it!
"You still have more than 70,000 points." Raven reminded him, "Do you want to order another set?"

"There's no rush for this. After I go back, I'll wait until my brothers and elders become jealous and come to me for help!" Hyde had a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, he suddenly thought of something: "Oh, I have 100,000 points, then Gul'dan..."

"Well, if he doesn't make any excessive demands, of course he will." Raven spread his hands and said, "After all, he is the son of the Fox family."

"This..." When Hyde thought of Gul'dan wearing the same armor as himself, a cloud of gloom appeared on his face.

At the same time, he was also wondering what he would do if he were Gul'dan and had this privilege.

After a long while, Hyde gritted his teeth and asked, "Are the things I bought from your business alliance allowed to be resold?"

"Of course." Raven shrugged. "We can't control who we sell the things we buy to!"

"In that case..." Hyde gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will place an order now for 20,000 spears, 5,000 swords, 10,000 shields, and 10,000 scimitars!"

This quantity is enough to keep Raven's factory busy until the end of the year.

After a careful calculation, Raven said, "After a 20% discount, the total is 46,840 gold coins. Do you really want that much?"

Hyde sneered, "That bastard Gul'dan will definitely take advantage of the discount and resell it to make a profit. Instead of giving him a good deal, it's better to give it to me!"

Raven's eyes narrowed as he smiled. "Okay! But I want cash."

"No problem! I'll send it to you right away when I get back!"

Originally, Raven was going to let Gul'dan take over this trap, but Hyde took the initiative to jump in, and Raven would not refuse.

Factories have limited production capacity, and the market is constantly changing.

No matter how slowly news spreads in this era, the news of the Nordic province's lack of weapons should have spread by now. It won't be long before outsiders come to make money from it, and the price of weapons will definitely fall.

If Raven accepts the order now, it means he is making money for the whole next year at a high point. He only needs to focus on production and avoid the risk of price reduction in the future.

Naturally, Hyde took the risk.

The principle is the same as real estate speculation. The real estate developer sells the house at a high price, and as long as it is sold, it is no longer the real estate developer's business if the price is lowered later.

Unlike real estate, although weapons are also a rigid demand, this wave of price increases is a sudden event and will not last as long as real estate.

With a relaxed mood, Raven watched Hyde go on his way.

That night, I wrote down a new page in my notebook.

This time, Hyde spent nearly 90,000 gold coins on him, and with the sale of another batch of misty iron ingots, deducting the expenses for building the castle, Annuo's academy and the dragon's nest, the amount on the books finally exceeded 200,000!

One step closer to one million gold coins!
At the same time, an old man in a white robe stepped into the Eagle Territory.

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(End of this chapter)