Chapter 25

After receiving Sakavi's letter, Yaluze set off immediately. After a long journey of two months, he finally arrived at the Red Moon Plane. Looking at the huge cargo ship behind him, Sakavi knew he was going to suffer a heavy loss. Oh well, in this world, when selling high-value commodities, how could one not have some bundled sales?

"My good brother, do you know? Ever since you left the Manluoduo Plane, I have been thinking of you day and night. I've finally seen you."

As he spoke, the troll actually squeezed out a few tears. Sakavi was instantly embarrassed.

"Ahem, old brother, two years no see, has the Manluoduo Plane already become like this? Without my annual consumption of 850,000 gold coins, is life actually that difficult?"

"Sigh, little brother, you don't know! Business is hard to do now; raiders are everywhere. Let alone making money, if you don't have real skills, I guarantee you'll lose everything! This time, in order to deliver goods to you, I almost lost my life."

"But what kind of person am I? No matter how bitter I am, I can't let my good brother suffer. This time, I brought thirty young human noble girls, one of whom is even a princess. I guarantee they are genuine; I caught them on the road, and no one else has even touched them. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

"I'm satisfied! I'm satisfied! Big brother, you really are a great person!"

"Kelaosuna, shut your mouth! Is it your turn to speak here? Go to the back and play; all you know how to do is cause trouble."

"Hahaha, little brother, don't be excited. I've already heard about you killing that human priest from the Light Church. Rest assured! These were caught from a small plane, and the plane doesn't believe in any major sects, so there's no risk. You can enjoy them as you please."

After finishing, he revealed a lewd smile. Sakavi's inner thoughts at this moment: "I believe you, you ghost. If you could say a single truthful word, I would buy a whole ship of goods on the spot." However, he dared not say this to his face.

"I trust how you handle things, old brother. I'll take these people. Let's hurry up and build the Mage Tower! I'm in urgent need of it."

"Little brother! I've looked at your construction requirements for this Mage Tower; there's a big problem with that. It's very unsafe. You, I fear, have been deceived. How can a Mage Tower just stand there all by itself? Isn't that just a target for others?"

"You know about the one at Lap's place last time; you single-handedly wrecked two of them, although those were only guard towers and their combat power wasn't very strong."

"That... money is tight, just build it simply; it's enough to scare the local unruly people. It's too complicated and I can't afford that much money, hahahahaha!"

"How can that be? There are ways to build with little money. Can I, your old brother, watch you get scammed? I used all my connections and fought to lower the price for you, and finally secured this construction plan."

"Look here, in this plan, four guard towers are built around the Mage Tower to form a systematic defense mechanism, supporting each other and providing crossfire attacks."

"This type of defense model is called a 'Mother-Child Tower'; its combat power is exceptionally fierce. I've even brought the materials for you in advance at cost price. I guarantee you won't lose out, and I won't even charge you for the transit shipping fees."

"Old brother, your defense towers are indeed strong, but I really have no money in my hands!"

"Little brother, don't be modest. Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? Your brain is one of the best among the entire new generation. Is a mere few million gold coins even considered money to you?"

"Old brother, you flatter me too much. To tell you the truth, little brother has had a run of bad luck these past few years. I have a bunch of people under me waiting for me to feed them. Ever since I returned to this Red Moon Plane, the turmoil hasn't stopped, and goods won't sell. My treasury here has long since hit rock bottom. The money to pay you to build the Mage Tower this time was borrowed from someone else's usury."

"Little brother, I also know your difficulties. The Black Dragon's reputation is in the gutter, which really has a big impact on you. Why don't you take a look at this 'Complete Collection of Inscription Engraving'? In today's world, nothing is more profitable than the arms business. I guarantee you'll recoup your investment quickly and make a huge profit."

"I'll buy it, name your price!"

"It's not expensive, just five hundred gold coins. Little brother, come and take a look at this—a longsword forged by the elves of the city of Bremen-Sost. I don't need to say much about its level; the high elves there never make low-grade products. Come and look at this staff..."

Under Yaluze's introduction, Sakavi discovered that not a single item on the ship he brought was useless to him. A considerable portion he couldn't use right now, but when he did need them, he might not be able to buy them. Just like that, without Sakavi having to go out, he bought all the various things needed to build his territory.

Looking at Verna, who was wearing a brand-new dress and couldn't bear to leave the mirror, and Grap, who was holding a brand-new Druid staff and couldn't close his mouth from happiness, Sakavi felt that the money wasn't spent in vain. Not to mention how much of a premium was included, at least the items were genuine, and they were indeed very useful to him.

Sakavi's principle had always been that those who worked for him must never be allowed to starve. If he drew a big picture, he would actually deliver; he couldn't wait for his subordinates to ask him for it.

Only after receiving benefits would subordinates work actively and diligently. Of course, if they didn't work hard, the consequences would be very serious. The previous Hobgoblin leader was a cautionary tale; he was still hanging on the wall outside the dwarf town, and no one dared to collect his corpse.

This time, Yaluze brought Sakavi an unexpected surprise. A brand-new species—the Bat Beast. Why call it a brand-new species? Because this was man-made. Normal creatures, no matter what they were, were all created by the original Creator Gods; there were no exceptions.

This kind of man-made creature had no soul, its survival ability in the wild was extremely poor, it could not reproduce on its own, and the cubs could not be raised independently. If it were just an ordinary wild beast, it wouldn't matter, but as a magical creature without a soul, it would be directly identified by the plane as a demon or devil.

For underage cubs, the Bat Beast could not resist the internal elemental disturbances caused by plane rejection. It was almost impossible for them to live to adulthood. Of course, there were exceptions to everything, and there were a few special cases, such as when the plane's elemental channel was blocked and there was no elemental circulation at the birthplace.

Creating creatures without souls was something that not only the plane couldn't accept, but even the gods couldn't accept. It is said that the demigod who "created miracles" was still in the Netherworld's waiting area, and to this day, no god dared to claim him. The Netherworld King, who never left the River Styx, personally took action and directly wiped out him and the entire plane he was in.

Creating abnormal creatures actually wasn't a big problem. For example, the Chromatic Dragons often had sudden whims to discuss with other creatures what different combinations of creatures would look like, and they would put it into action on the spot. Things like wyverns, land drakes, and the like were so numerous that the Metallic Dragons didn't even want to admit that the Chromatic Dragons were the same species as them.

Once created, they would hand them over to the Netherworld King to clean up. What kind of soul to configure was something the gods of the Netherworld should worry about, and they were very happy to do this. Anyway, there were plenty of people waiting in line to be reincarnated in the waiting area; they didn't mind one or two more abnormal biological containers.

Speaking of this kind of Bat Beast, don't look at how ugly they were; in fact, their hearts were also rotten with malice. They did nothing else in their lives but specialize in researching all kinds of invisible poisons and ways to kill. Even though they didn't even have hands, they loved doing all kinds of magical experiments all day long. They were only fifty centimeters tall, yet they were exceptionally fond of fighting and brawling.

Looking at the ten pairs of underage Bat Beasts in front of him, Sakavi expressed doubt about whether they could live to adulthood. He had originally wanted to use their appearance to lower the price, but he didn't expect to cut the price in half because of their quality.

"Old brother, these Bat Beasts of yours are too ugly! They wouldn't be the ones others picked over, would they?"

"You @%&#? ￠, you have the nerve to say I'm ugly?"

Looking at the Bat Beast that was standing with its hands on its hips and cursing him, Sakavi instantly had the urge to slap them to death. Chromatic Dragons were experts at robbing and looting; wasn't it expected that they would look scary enough to make children cry? Daring to mock him to his face, they really didn't know how to die.

"I don't want them; I've never seen such poor quality."

"Good brother, these were taught badly by others; you just need to teach them well. How about this! I'll give you a 20% discount."

"So that's how it is! You've been badmouthing me behind my back quite a bit! I treat you as a brother, what do you treat me as?"

"It's a misunderstanding! This is a misunderstanding. How about a 30% discount?"

"Still 30%? Are you treating me like a monkey? 50% at most, don't mention it if it's more."

"Deal, little brother handles things so straightforwardly."

"Old brother, you've already made three million gold coins from me this time; shouldn't you show some gesture?"

"How could I earn more than you? You do business with no capital; I wouldn't dare compare with you."

"Since you know that, you still dare to bring things to me?"

"Hahaha, little brother, you really know how to joke. Let's not talk about anything else; if you want to go a step further, that's not something that can be solved by just spending money. If you rob us, it won't be easy for you to buy some unspeakable things."

"Old brother is truly amazing! You even dare to threaten a robber; that's really something!"

"Little brother, why don't you just say what you have to say?"

"Old brother misunderstood. I just have some local specialties I'd like you to help me sell."

"Oh? Let me see."

"Old brother, there's no problem with the quality; I, your brother, can guarantee that."

"The quality is fine, I'm just afraid the origin is problematic!"

"Then does old brother not want them? This place is very chaotic nowadays; be more careful when you go out."

"What are you saying, little brother? What do I do for a living? No matter where your goods come from, I guarantee I'll sell them for a good price. Leave this to me!"

Earn money in the Red Moon, spend it in the Red Moon; don't think about taking a single cent home. When Yaluze came, he brought a full load of goods, and when he left, it was the same. Not a single gold coin was taken away from Sakavi's place. Since he didn't intend to reason properly, Sakavi could only exert his own area of expertise.

After sending off the "happy" Yaluze, Sakavi decided to start construction. Before the Mage Tower was finished, he would not take half a step out of his lair in the Underworld. He was a rich man now; with so much money, what if it attracted some Chromatic Dragon from the Underworld? Wouldn't all his hard work be for nothing?

Don't look at the fact that you don't see a single Chromatic Dragon outside; you might think they have left this place. In fact, they are all hiding in the Underworld sleeping. Whenever they wake up, they start robbing and looting everywhere.

Under the joint crackdown of various forces, unless they have a legal status or their strength is truly overwhelming, no dragon dares to build a nest on the surface. Occasionally, one or two stubborn young dragons develop dependents above, but they are quickly wiped out or driven away.

Even Sakavi, who had always been exceptionally arrogant, could only place his lair in the Gray Dwarf town in the Underworld before obtaining the legal status of a Grand Duke.