Chapter 119: Management

The Wealth Church was indeed somewhat anxious, and Sarana Brown's mood was even worse.

Her original plan was to leave the Royal Capital, return with a new identity, then use underground channels to resolve her vendetta.

But according to the Wealth Church's doctrine, such things were completely worthless; as long as one could do business, even the murder of one's father could be turned into a business deal, provided the other party had the financial means. Sarana detested this rule.

Yet now, she had a more important mission on her shoulders and was forced to stay far from the Royal Capital, bearing her own responsibilities.

The mess Feng Buer left behind for her was truly massive. Tana City, originally an autonomous city controlled by the Wealth Church, had now become a place completely beyond their control. To maintain the Wealth Church's status in Tana City, Sarana had taken many measures, but she still could not prevent a large number of nobles from choosing to defect to other churches.

Even Governor Brown had begun to visit the Sun God Cult, which made the plan she had originally formulated impossible to carry out.

There were not many dioceses within the Federal territory controlled by the Wealth Church, and Tana City was one of them. Although the Wealth Church's scope of control had been shrinking for many years, having Sarana face this problem made the noble lady feel truly despondent.

If she couldn't even solve this problem, how could she possibly take her revenge?

Yet the methods she came up with only pushed those nobles further and further away. Did she lack business acumen? Or had her Qi Luck already been exhausted?

Yun Xiao had not come to the Chamber of Commerce for a long time. Ever since he opened his own bar, the Wealth Church had not come looking for him again.

He had taken over the bar that previously belonged to the Wealth Church; the former owner had returned to the Royal Capital, supposedly to carry out some order.

As for Fred, he still employed some Xiahui People and would drink with Yun Xiao from time to time, asking about his business operations.

Because he truly could not understand why, on the same Bar Street, Yun Xiao's newly opened shop had no renovations, no special types of wine, and no good service, and the prices were no different from his own, yet there were always more people in Yun Xiao's shop than in his.

It was not until he saw with his own eyes that the Wealth Church had sent someone to find Yun Xiao that he learned Yun Xiao was actually a loyal Believer of Wealth.

Upon entering the Chamber of Commerce, Yun Xiao appeared somewhat reserved. He was not as expressive as Feng Buxi, and his Tana Language was not particularly good, falling far short compared to the top students who specialized in learning languages and could interpret.

He was even far inferior to someone like You'eryuan, who was so keen on communicating with the people of Tana City.

Seeing Yun Xiao, Sarana finally remembered that the fellow named Feng Buxi seemed to have died already.

"How is the situation in the Factory District now?" Sarana asked lazily, resting her chin on her hand.

"Most of the commoners have received help from the Sun God Cult and the Wisdom Church. Uh... the nobles in the city sold their Grain to the Wisdom Church at high prices, while the Sun God Cult somehow produced a large amount of Sun Fruit; it tastes a little bit like a staple food, has no flavor, but it keeps you full." Yun Xiao reported his observations in the Factory District dutifully. "As for those commoners, apart from those who believe in the Sun God Cult and are helping to build the church, most of the other young people go to the Wisdom Church's Primary School to learn cultural knowledge. According to the Wealth Church's narrative, they will let these children shed their commoner status and strive to go to the Royal Capital to study, or possess a decent job in Tana City."

"Is this what I asked you to report? I asked you to report on the situation of your bar," Sarana said with a dark face. She had not expected this taciturn man to be so articulate; although his accent was strange, his train of thought was very clear, only that he was saying things she did not like to hear.

Who told this guy to say that the commoners were also leaning toward the other two churches?

It was clear that the Wealth Church had purchased a large amount of Grain in the early stages, allowing these commoners to fill their stomachs.

Now that these commoners could work in the factories, they should have been able to live on their own long ago; yet when the Wisdom Church came out to give everyone some food, they were filled with gratitude.

Fortunately, these were just commoners; the Wealth Church did not really need the gratitude of commoners, as long as they had the support of the nobles.

For a long time, under the management of the Wealth Church, the nobles of Tana City were clearly satisfied with their lives. Although the Wealth Church earned quite a lot, those nobles were definitely making more money than the nobles in the Royal Capital.

After all, the commoners of Tana City could be exploited at will, and they were much easier to fool than those commoners in the Royal Capital.

Now, look at this: the Wisdom Church insisted on teaching these commoners knowledge. What use was it for them to know so much?

Wouldn't it be enough if they could just work in the factories? What was the point of learning so many things? It only taught them to compete with the nobles and forced everyone to have to raise their standard of living.

Sarana clearly had a bias against him, and Yun Xiao knew it. These people from the Royal Capital looked down on the people of Tana City to begin with, let alone the foreign Xiahui People.

Even if he were a native-born Tana Person, this noble lady would still look at people through her nostrils.

He said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The bar's business is in good condition, with a 30% year-on-year increase compared to last month, while the surrounding bars are performing far worse than us."

"Are you using your Qi Luck?" Sarana raised her head. Even if one used a Qi Luck skill, there shouldn't be such an increase.

Because of the previous turmoil in Tana City, the situation on Bar Street should have been very bad; a large number of workers were unemployed, and even the middle class had no interest in spending money at bars. There was no reason for the sales volume of Bar Street to increase by so much.

Yun Xiao shook his head. "I just did some promotional activities, such as half-price for the second drink, 3 Tana off for every 30 Tana spent, and if ten people drink together, the group can split 50 Tana. For example..."

"How did you think of these activities?" Sarana looked at him in surprise. Even in the Royal Capital, not many shops would hold such activities.

"Uh..." Weren't these just basic operations?

Moreover, Yun Xiao discovered one thing: even if he told Fred these activities clearly, he still wouldn't know how to go about doing them.

Because he hadn't really gone to school since he was a child, he simply didn't know whether these activities would make money or lose money.

For example, regarding an activity like half-price for the second drink, after Fred learned about it, he couldn't figure out whether he was making money or losing it.

Those people who came to drink couldn't calculate it either. Even some staff members from the Municipal Building couldn't necessarily figure out whether they were losing money, especially those who brought people over to drink in preparation to split the 50 Tana. Each of them spent more than 30 Tana, but when the 5 Tana they split fell into their pockets, they would still cheer and celebrate such a day.

(End of chapter)