Chapter 139: Handling Business for Nobles

The Xiahui People in Tana City are already somewhat famous; although there are not many of them, it seems they are everywhere.

Especially in the Store Street area, almost all the shops are opened by these Xiahui People, with a dazzling array of businesses in every trade.

"Yes, is it that obvious?" Luolita said, somewhat puzzled.

In her view, she just looked like an ordinary European.

"It is truly too obvious; you Xiahui People are all very good-looking, and your skin is fairer." The merchant could not tell if it was flattery or a heartfelt compliment. Luolita was in quite a good mood; in real life, she was a bit of a tomboy, and it was only in the game that she had a touch of femininity, which was all thanks to Chen Zhi having done a good job sculpting her face.

Luolita's face flushed slightly, but it had to be said that this method was indeed easier for closing the distance between people.

"You are also heading to the Royal Capital, right?" The merchant hurriedly took out his business card. "This is my business card. If you have any thoughts of buying a house when you reach the Royal Capital, feel free to contact me at any time."

"Aren't all the houses in the Royal Capital sold by the Wealth Church?" Luolita looked at the business card in her hand, bewildered.

Written on it was Ignis Kim, Vice President of the Perfect Home Mutual Aid Association.

Ignis chuckled obsequiously: "We are also an organization under the Chamber of Commerce. All houses sold must have taxes paid to the Wealth Church. We possess all the housing resources under the Wealth Church's name. Of course, many times we need to confirm multiple times; after all, sales organizations throughout the city are selling these properties, and sometimes it depends on who offers a better price, or who has fewer competitors."

"Are houses in the Royal Capital that tight? Shouldn't they be sold exclusively?" Ye Laoshi was not someone who had never bought a house; in modern society, many property listings were exclusive.

"That is what I was about to say. We hold over three hundred exclusive property resources, and they are all in good locations. Most importantly, there are over 100 shop locations among them." Ignis introduced them familiarly. "And the prices are not high. They are close to the Factory District and the commoner class, very suitable for those just starting a business."

Evans found it hard to listen any longer and waved his hand, saying: "We are going to the Royal Capital to handle some business and will return later. If we have a need, we will contact you."

Saina's family also had assets in the Royal Capital, though of course, they were different from those in Tana City, so there was no need to rent a house or anything of the sort.

Hearing Evans say this, Ignis sat to the side, looking sheepish.

No wonder these Xiahui People could afford to take the Train; it turns out they have connections with nobles. This person is likely also handling business for nobles, though it is unclear what that business is.

The other merchant, seeing that Ignis had stopped talking, spoke up confidently.

Being able to get on good terms with the subordinates of nobles was certainly not a bad thing. The other party did not stand up, but turned his head and said: "More and more people are running to the Royal Capital lately. I heard it's because of the Wealth Church's issues. Are you also going to the Royal Capital to chase orders?"

"Orders?" Luolita remembered the posts on the forum. "You mean the Wealth Church's business of selling orders in bulk, right?"

"The Chamber of Commerce still knows how to do business. At least I didn't expect them to do this; I've been hitting a wall lately. If you ask me, Ignis, there was no need for you to go into houses; you should have gone into warehouses." This merchant also took out a business card and handed one to everyone.

Aolekexie Lamireisi.

It was written that he was a salesperson for the Philip Trading Company, which meant he should be one of Viscount Philip's men.

This Viscount was somewhat famous among the players, and Luolita recalled that the forum had even provided background information on him.

Because he liked beautiful women and kept mistresses, he had even caused some stir with witches, leading the Wealth Church to investigate him.

However, these were not major issues; after all, for a powerful and influential Viscount, wanting to find more women was perfectly normal.

It was just a pity for those poor women, being treated as playthings by this Viscount.

Therefore, Luolita naturally had no good feelings toward this Aolekexie.

"Of course I know about the warehouse situation, but to be honest, most of the warehouses at the docks and the train station belong to the Chamber of Commerce. Even if some warehouses can be purchased, there is no guarantee of the flow of goods. The Chamber of Commerce has been operating for so many years; it's no joke," Ignis said with some disdain. "The nobles should know by now why the Chamber of Commerce is doing this. It is not so easy to pay less for warehouse fees, especially since Grain is something that takes up space."

"We just didn't expect there to be so many granaries in the Royal Capital," Aolekexie said with some annoyance. "The Earth Goddess has blessed too many people. If it weren't for the constant warfare between surrounding countries, I think we wouldn't even be growing Grain."

"There is no place more suitable for growing Grain than Tana City. We have rivers, plains, and the climate is quite suitable," Aolekexie said with a bitter smile. "Of course, we could also do industry, but not many people graduate from university every year, so it is not easy to start industry. Fortunately, the Wisdom Church is now willing to support some commoners in learning."

Speaking of this, the others in the carriage held the same view.

The Tana City of the past was completely like a remote, small town. Ever since the Wisdom Church began teaching the commoners, it seems the overall cultural level of the people has improved quite a bit, and their quality has increased significantly.

At least those commoners have things to do, and the lazy ones seem to have found some reasons for living. They are no longer walking corpses who only know how to earn money every day; they will cultivate their children to learn cultural knowledge.

Ye Laoshi had also attended night school and agreed with this point. "If we could engage in industrial production, it would indeed be much better than just growing Grain. Tana City's industry is too singular; there isn't even much in the way of qualified ironware."

"I didn't expect to hear these things from a Xiahui Person." Aolekexie admitted that these Xiahui People had some ability, but to be able to think about things like industrial singularity, they were definitely among those with very high IQs.

To be able to understand so many things just through one's own analysis—no wonder they were sent to the Royal Capital to handle business.

Evans, sitting in the corner, no longer wanted to manage these two Xiahui People. Logically speaking, they were here to investigate the market prices of Spiritual Material and should not have been so high-profile.

Yet, these two Xiahui People were just like they were out on a trip, able to chat with everyone.

It was as if they were truly there to do business.

No, these two were indeed smart; they were not as reckless as he had imagined.

If they didn't act this way, wouldn't it make people even more suspicious? Thus, Evans simply joined the discussion. In any case, most people in Tana City did not have any fixed faith; even if they were Believers of the Wealth Church, they would not be overly superstitious about the Wealth Church.

What could it hurt to discuss the Wisdom Church?

(End of chapter)