Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 109 Discovering New Business Opportunities
"Hey, I remember turning off this service."

When Loren opened his eyes after a short nap, he found that his magic crystal terminal was outside, and there was a ghostly image above it, indicating that he had unread messages.

Loren clearly remembered that this was a paid service, and he should have turned it off after the free trial period.

With a question in mind, the little red dragon reached out its claw and clicked on the unread message.

The sender shown above is the military network, and the message he received asked him to provide an accurate professional coordinate point. The items he purchased had been packaged, and because the total value exceeded 500,000, he was entitled to one basic remote delivery service.

The letter also included an attachment with instructions, which contained information on preparations for the transmission, obtaining coordinates, and the required coordinate locations.

After reading carefully, Loren realized that neither of his two current residences met the requirements to serve as teleportation coordinates.

The Lava Heart arena contains the skull of the demigod Frostfire King, a high-energy item that acts as a source of interference, while demiplanes are interdimensional teleportation services. Both of these are paid services, and you'll have to pay extra for either one, and quite a bit of that.

"I have to rent a place again. I think I'll go back to the old place in the downtown area. I feel like I still have some luck there."

Loren couldn't help but smile, and then began to reminisce.

"Hmm, should we go check out that two-headed cannibal in the same carriage? His vegetarian skewers are really good, but is his skewer shop open in broad daylight?"

Little Red Dragon recalled the scene when he first arrived in Greenleaf City about ten days ago, and felt as if it were a different world.

He had been in Cuiye City for less than a month, but his life had changed dramatically in that time.

In terms of strength alone, it has increased several times over compared to the past. One month's strength is equivalent to several years in the past. Although everyone is still equipped with the configuration of a third-tier dragon and a young dragon, if they were to fight head-on, the current version of himself could probably defeat the past version of himself in a single move.

"This is the power of the times and money. Once the million growth items are consumed and the high-level magic crystals in my body are completely melted, I will usher in a new level of improvement..."

"Although it seems there was a lot of luck involved now, I think I've done a pretty good job taking this step."

Loren was glad he made that decisive choice back then. That's how clever and decisive I am, little red dragon!

He knew that at that time, there must have been many better and superior options in the world than the Green Leaf Rare Animal Park, but their information was not in his knowledge base at the time. Perhaps they were, but he had overlooked them.

"But I'm doing well now and making good profits. Those options that seemed better at the time might not have turned out as good as this place in the end."

Loren muttered to himself, his past life experience telling him that the more successful he became, the more cautious and prudent he had to be; but at the same time, it also told him to just do it, to be a little more unrestrained, since he had already transmigrated, he should be a little more awesome.

We've all become those naturally evil red dragon imps, haven't we?

After a moment of self-reflection, the little red dragon, in a cheerful mood, vanished from the Heart of Lava and mingled among the tourists outside, preparing to head to the lower city.

Then, he was spotted by an anti-invisibility array at the exit and was almost arrested as a tourist trying to sneak in.

"I was careless. I've been a bit too complacent lately."

After quickly showing his work ID to stop the magic circle's alarm, Loren fled the zoo somewhat disheveled and swiftly boarded the teleportation array heading to the lower city.

Arriving at the street with practiced ease, Loren was surprised to find that, perhaps because the "Top Ten Vegetarian Dishes of Emerald Leaf City" that Old Aaron had mentioned were indeed prestigious, the place was still open even during the daytime on a weekday.

Only after Loren walked in did he realize that what they sold during the day wasn't grilled skewers, but various cold fruit and vegetable dishes, similar to salads and cold dishes from his previous life, all neatly packaged in boxes.

The vast majority of buyers purchase by the case, stuff them into storage bags, and leave without lingering for even a moment.

Hey friend.

Hello, friend.

Sika and Sidang recognized the approaching redhead and greeted him warmly, while Loren joined in the conversation.

From Sika and Sidang's conversation, Loren learned that most of the buyers of these salads were half-elves from the central city.

Of course, these half-elves would never admit that they love eating salads made by ogres, so they are all purchased and delivered by people and then branded as a famous salad shop in the central city.

Their uncle split the profits 30/70 with the salad shop, taking 70%, but the cannibals paid for all the ingredients.

"He just provides a cover story and he gets 30% of the net profit? You're really going to take that loss?"

Loren was somewhat surprised. There were so many vegetarian restaurants in Midtown, and his restaurant even had a special spice blend. Shouldn't they be the ones dominating the market?
"Better than nothing."

“The previous business split the profits 50/50, but then the prices of some seasoning spices went up, so my uncle quit, the business went bankrupt, and that's when this company came up to discuss cooperation.”

As the two heads of the sika spoke, vying to speak, Loren was moved to tears.

While it's true that skilled craftsmen won't starve, how much they earn is not something they can decide for themselves.

"Would you like me to try one?"

Listening to Sikka Sidang's words, Loren was both impressed and curious about what it tasted like.

"Ok."

"Just a moment."

As soon as Xikashi finished speaking, he walked away and soon returned with two large plates filled to the brim, placing them in front of Loren.

Loren began to taste each dish one by one, and to his surprise, the flavors were quite interesting.

The fruit is prepared mainly with spiciness and sourness, somewhat similar to the way fruit is eaten in southern China in my previous life. It is so sour that it makes your mouth water. However, the difference is that here we pay more attention to the seasoning rather than the sweet and sour taste of the fruit itself. It is full of complex spice flavors. Many of the spices are very pungent, which reminded Loren of his Indian brother's masala, which is curry powder.

In contrast, the vegetables have a much richer flavor. They must have gone through a pickling process similar to kimchi before being mixed with special seasonings. They taste salty, fresh, crisp, and tender, with a hint of sweet and sour.

"That's really good. But can all of these processing methods be used to make canned goods for long-term storage and portability, and the taste wouldn't be too bad?"

Loren estimates that the use of these complex spices should have a considerable antibacterial and preservative effect.

"Wait? Canned food?"

Loren suddenly paused for a moment.

In this world, it seems that people don't actually eat this stuff.

Before the Federation was established, the apparent level of development in the world of Elron was similar to that of the medieval period. After the Federation was established, the use of magic in various industries and the rapid development of storage bag products seemed to have left behind these aspects of modern civilization. "The large-scale loading and transportation of storage bags, along with related magical preservation technologies, have bypassed the industrial processes of cooked food, such as canned goods!"

Loren was thrilled. Heaven help him! As a transmigrator, he had finally found a special business opportunity in this world and could make a fortune... could he?

Loren ate his salad while pondering the matter carefully.

His past life's experience in the sales industry led him to begin seriously analyzing the market and trends.

In this world, canned food is likely a special type of flavored food, similar to preserved meats or pickled foods. Its shelf life is not important, since there are preservation spells available, and people still prefer to eat fresh food when necessary.

This food serves as a supplement to residents' meals. Its delicious taste is the key to its existence. It should be a flavorful food similar to canned dace with black bean sauce. Taste is the most important factor, while shelf life is secondary.

The market exists, but it's not large. However, as a niche category, it will definitely be very stable, with a stable customer base.

"Fruits and vegetables..."

Loren thought of the druids in the park, then looked at the ogre stall in front of him, and made up his mind.

"Let's go back and discuss it with Aaron first, and see what he says. After all, I only make money from the technical aspects; the lion's share goes to them."

Loren made up his mind, and after devouring the two plates of specially prepared fruit and vegetable dishes and leaving the money, he headed towards the place of the pig-headed landlord from before.

He needs to rent a place, provide his location, and prepare his application materials!

Once again, I arrived at that street, and the hunched-over pig-headed man was still sitting on a chair outside the house, seemingly sunbathing.

As usual, Loren stepped forward to ask the price and found that it had actually dropped quite a bit compared to the previous days. The daily rental was now 22 yuan, similar to the previous monthly rental price.

It seems that due to the recent massacre at the Broken Bones Bar, many people have left the area, leaving Old Ou Nei with no choice but to continue lowering prices.

Loren was slightly embarrassed upon learning this, since it concerned him, but he quickly recovered.

Because he was a repeat guest, this time Old Ou Nei simply handed him the house key and told him to check into the apartment at the address written on the key; he wouldn't accompany him to see the apartment.

Loren took the key from old Euné. Judging from the old man's movements and expression, he probably didn't have much time left. The sulfurous smell emanating from the abyss emanated from him was becoming increasingly strong. As for whether this soul belonged to a hellish demon or some abyssal devil, that was unknown.

This is ultimately an old man's matter; it has nothing to do with him.

Following the markings on the key, the little red dragon successfully arrived at its room and opened the door.

The furnishings inside were exactly the same as the one he had stayed in before: a one-bedroom apartment with a bed, a table and chairs, and no bathroom, but it was very clean and there was no strange smell.

Loren gently closed the door and skillfully began setting up protective barriers, soundproof barriers, and other protective measures. He then turned on the magic crystal terminal, checked his current coordinates, entered them, and sent them to the military network.

A minute later, a spatial rift appeared before Loren's eyes, enveloped in numerous complex magical runes. A large number of items fell from it and landed steadily on the floor.

"No magical fluctuations, how is that possible?"

Loren stared wide-eyed at the spatial rift that appeared and disappeared before his eyes.

If this teleportation spell hadn't appeared right in front of him, he wouldn't have believed what he was seeing.

As a psionicist who had unlocked his soul's potential, and also a pure-blooded dragon, Loren considered his magical perception to be quite good. He could even detect subtle magical fluctuations in advance, such as those in a segment of his self-created spell, Echo.

But isn't this thing a little less magical?

Has the federal government's counter-detection technology developed to this extent?
Even if the other end of the teleportation spell naturally has a low level of magic, it shouldn't be so bad that a red dragon wouldn't notice it at all, right?
If this is true, given the coordinates, theoretically this spell could teleport items into the body of a high-level mage, preventing even protective spells like Accident Spells from triggering it!
"Military network... just how far has this cutting-edge technology developed?"

Even a glimpse through a narrow tube gave Loren a clearer understanding of the Federation's military system.

In the current world, the power he possesses is still insignificant in the face of the Federation, but as an ancient dragon trainee who has already shaped the prototype of the magic crystal heart, these things will most likely be made available to him in the future.

"Don't rush. As long as we're still moving forward, we shouldn't be impatient."

Loren calmed down and began to check the details of the package and items he had received.

"The Dragon's Thousand-Day Fruit, when consumed, gradually increases life strength by one thousand days over ten days. Limited to young dragons..."

"Dragon-type Hundred-Day Ointment, used in conjunction with Thousand-Day Fruit, is applied daily to the dragon scales to enhance the strength of newly formed scales after the dragon's size increases. Limited to young dragons..."

Loren carefully examined each one to make sure he didn't miss any side effects or anything like that.

"Aside from maintaining a dragon form rather than using shapeshifting spells during use, and some shapeshifting spells, there are almost no side effects? That's great."

Anyway, I'm going to film the album shoot tomorrow, so it doesn't matter if I stay in dragon form the whole time.

"They should arrange for a private car to pick me up; it would also be a good publicity stunt."

Loren thought that if he started eating these things tomorrow morning, he would have to maintain his dragon form for the foreseeable future.

"In that case, it would be best to learn the full-screen invisibility technique that Casilla mentioned before. We can't let what happened this morning, where we were discovered, happen again."

"I'll ask old Aaron later if he knows any of the druids in their group who know this kind of invisibility spell. That should get us a much cheaper price."

As for buying it from Casilla, who is also a red dragon?
Ha, the price she offered wasn't even half of what they paid for the raw dragons! Loren felt that even the price for the mature dragons was a disservice to their red dragon skins!
"A treacherous merchant corrupts the mother dragon."

Loren pondered this, and began to think about canned goods again.

If done well, combined with the Druids' own development and cultivation in the entertainment industry, this could be quite a business.

"Before we begin, in addition to the salads from the ogres in the lower city, it would be best to have other types of food as well. Once we make a splash, it would be best to become famous and establish a brand effect."

There are too many races in the world of Elron. When those races with similar culinary skills notice canned food, which is simple and easy to imitate, counterfeit products will likely flood the market.

"We must win this battle for more money and a better life."

Lying on that wooden bed, Loren's vertical pupils burned with a flame of determination and confidence.

(End of this chapter)