Those who reincarnate must die.

After the meal, the ladies gathered together to chat again, while the Duke of Neptune and the Marquis of Livingstone took Zhang Lang aside and sat him with the other nobles.

Le Xinyi gave Su Mingda a wink, and Old Su secretly understood, then he and Ye Peng followed.

"Earl Hunter..." Duke Neptune picked up his pipe, took a light puff, and exhaled a satisfied cloud of white smoke: "These days, your fiancée and this scholar Su have visited us quite a few times... We have felt your sincerity... The Southern Continent's Commercial Alliance welcomes your participation."

"It's my honor!" Zhang Lang nodded, replying with the same words Su Mingda had mentioned to him before: "Once this matter is resolved and I return to my territory, I will immediately begin adjusting the existing tax policy to make things much easier for our alliance!"

"A wise move!" Marquis Liwen and the other nobles nodded in agreement.

"However, now that I've joined the alliance, I have a favor to ask..." Zhang Lang said with a smile, "After all, policy modifications, as well as the dissemination and implementation of government orders, require considerable costs and involve the interests of various parties within my territory... Ultimately, some sacrifices are necessary..."

The nobles exchanged glances and burst into laughter.

"Your meaning has already been conveyed by Mr. Su these past few days!" Duke Neptune laughed. "Don't worry, we're all on the same side from now on, and you won't be treated unfairly! Coincidentally, there's a ready-made business opportunity for you right now, the profits of which will make you laugh in your dreams tonight!"

"Oh?" Zhang Lang raised an eyebrow. "What kind of business?"

The Duke of Neptune held up his pipe: "This is it!"

As a major specialty of the Southern Continent, tobacco, upon entering the Pan-Human Empire, immediately became an addictive form of enjoyment. From royalty and nobility to commoners, everyone was obsessed with it, and demand far exceeded supply!

The tobacco business naturally fell into the hands of the Southern Noble Alliance, with the Duke of Neptune holding a dominant position.

According to Duke Neptune, a shipment of tobacco from the Southern Continent is currently being transported to Radiant City and is expected to arrive in five days. Tobacco merchants from all over have gathered here, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the goods so they can scramble to buy them, process them, and sell them in the surrounding areas of Radiant City…

Originally, Duke Neptune had acquired this batch of tobacco from the Southern Continent, intending to make a profit in the City of Radiance. But now that the "Hunter Earl" had joined their business alliance, Duke Neptune was willing to relinquish the deal, selling the goods to Zhang Lang at cost price so he could pocket the profit!

Upon hearing this, Su Mingda's eyes lit up. This was a sure-fire way to make money! In any world and in any history, anything that can be addictive is guaranteed to be highly profitable!

Zhang Lang naturally understood this principle: "How much is this batch of goods?"

"My offer isn't high..." Duke Neptune pulled out a list, puffed on his pipe, and looked at it. "But considering the journey by ship, the long trek, the various customs and commercial taxes along the way, the bodyguards, the food and supplies for the people and horses... all that adds up to about fifty thousand... Fine, let's not go with the odd amounts, just round it up to fifty thousand, and I'll give you this shipment!"

"Fifty thousand?" Su Mingda exclaimed immediately, while Ye Peng, standing beside him, stared wide-eyed in astonishment...

They did indeed want to do a big business, but a big business means a lot of capital. Originally, according to Su Mingda's estimate, the best business would be one that required an investment of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan and could earn a profit of more than 50%. In that case, the three of them could split several thousand yuan in profits, and if they were lucky, each of them could earn around 2,000 yuan on average, making this trip worthwhile.

After all, based on Zhang Lang's performance last time, they estimated that he should have no problem getting more than 20,000 gold coins this time.

But to my surprise, this Duke asked for 50,000 right off the bat? 50,000 gold coins? That's enough to raise five hero-level characters! Nobody can get 50,000 points in a single mission!

"I know fifty thousand gold coins is no small sum!" Duke Neptune chuckled. "But I believe that you, Earl Hunter, as an old-school nobleman, still possess considerable wealth and resources!"

"Indeed!" Marquis Leven added, "Even if this tobacco is just the raw material, the profit margin will at least double. Even with considerable losses along the way, selling it for 80,000 units in the City of Radiance shouldn't be a problem!"

"Besides, I heard you've had good results in the dungeon. You must have earned several thousand in bounties these past few days. Let's try to scrape together 50,000! After all, there are still five days left!"

"And this raw material trade isn't even the most profitable business!" the viscount who had previously recounted Gilderman's story added. "The real high-profit margins are in the tobacco products sold by retailers... Recently, someone even launched a ready-made cigarette, with only a few grams of tobacco per stick, yet it costs over a dozen copper coins... Once you join, we can monopolize this business! At that point, gold coins will rain down on you like a waterfall!"

"The profit is indeed considerable... but we don't have that much money..." Su Mingda took two steps back, covered his mouth, and muttered softly, confident that Zhang Lang could hear him: "How about we negotiate with him? Maybe we can get goods for 20,000... or 25,000?"

"A promising future!" Zhang Lang nodded, completely ignoring Su Mingda's words: "Fifty thousand yuan. Don't worry, cash on delivery in five days!"

As soon as he agreed, Su Mingda and Ye Peng behind him widened their eyes, thinking, "Has he gone mad? Where is he going to get 50,000 yuan?"

"Excellent!" the nobles laughed heartily, with the Duke of Neptune raising his pipe. "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation in advance!"

"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Zhang Lang nodded with a smile.

After leaving Marquis Liwen's residence and boarding the carriage for the return journey, Su Mingda and Ye Peng immediately began to complain, "You actually agreed to the deal worth fifty thousand coins?"

"Fifty thousand yuan?" Le Xinyi had always been with those aristocratic ladies, and this was the first time she had ever heard of such an outrageous deal!

"You're not thinking of mixing the Earl's assets with our own gold coins, are you?" Su Mingda frowned. "Regardless of how much of the Earl's money you can use, even if you succeed, we don't know how many gold coins you'll ultimately earn... The risk is too great!"

"Yes..." Yue Xinyi also looked worried. "You should have discussed it with Su Mingda. Fifty thousand gold coins... we simply can't come up with that much..."

"Don't worry!" Zhang Lang said confidently.

"I know you're strong..." Ye Peng sighed, "But even the strongest person has to know their limits! We need to hand over 50,000 yuan in five days... The three of us haven't gone monster hunting yet, so even if we pool our resources, we only have a little over 1,000 yuan..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Le Xinyi and said, "Let's go to the dungeon tomorrow, team up with other reincarnators or something, and earn whatever we can... Su Mingda isn't good at combat, so he should stay on the surface... We should also contact various buyers in advance to see if this tobacco business is reliable..."

"But, fifty thousand yuan..." Le Xinyi was also worried: "With our limited resources, even if we could earn some, it would be a drop in the bucket... By the way, Hunter, how much do you have on hand right now?"

Although Thunder brought back the money twice, the bounty for killing the lord and the gold coins from special missions were all exchanged and saved by Zhang Lang himself. Therefore, Le Xinyi and the others had only seen a few thousand yuan and did not know how much Zhang Lang had in total.

"I haven't calculated the exact amount yet, but Thunder should still have some reserve funds..." Zhang Lang recalled the balance after his most recent deposit: "Adding it all up, it should be about half!"

"Half?" The three were taken aback. "You mean... half of what?"

"Of course, it's half the payment," Zhang Lang said. "Only five days have passed. The monsters on the remaining floors will be even more valuable, and I'll make money even faster! Don't worry, fifty thousand is definitely not a problem."

The three of them were stunned... The hunter already had 25,000 in his hands?

Zhang Lang ignored their surprise and turned to the coachman, saying, "On the way back, we'll pass by Gilderman's mansion."

"Yes, sir!" the driver replied respectfully, turning at the next intersection.

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