Chapter 851 What Are Those? Ugly Ducks?
At the city lord’s castle, Michael handed the docunts that he was holding over to Dicus as he said, “Take this to the principal. The first batch of funds for Miss Luna’s foundation has already arrived. The city lord’s castle will only be responsible for supervision, but won’t interfere with the operation of the foundation in any way. Also, due to the expected influx of elven children into the city in the near future, the city lord’s castle will also be contributing so funds to the foundation so Chaos School can hire more teachers and update their facilities in order to enroll more children.”
“Alright.” Dicus accepted the docunts in a serious manner before turning to leave.
“Make so arrangents; I’m going to pay a visit to the headquarters of the Gray Temple,” Michael instructed the employee standing outside the door before also making his way outside. As he did so, a smile appeared on his face, and he thought to himself, Seeing as even Alex has made an announcent, it’s ti for us to do sothing. If those demons and orcs dare to try and target Chaos City, they’re going to pay a heavy price.
Thus, a black horse-drawn carriage departed from the city lord’s castle headed toward the western part of the city, where the headquarters of the Gray Temple was situated.
The headquarters of the Gray Temple was an angular gray stone building that appeared to be quite solemn and intimidating, but all of the people passing through the streets near the building were quite relaxed.
Many of them wore expressions of awe and veneration as they cast their eyes toward the building. Not only did the Gray Temple exist to regulate the actions of all of Chaos City’s citizens, they also served to protect the citizens from the outside world.
They represented the order of Chaos City, and also the bottom line that couldn’t be breached.
A black horse-drawn carriage stopped outside the gates, and Michael disembarked from it.
An elderly elf in a set of long gray robes, who stood in front of the gray building, nodded to acknowledge Michael’s arrival.
Michael looked at the elderly elf with a serious expression, and said, “Rolan, the elven race is undergoing drastic changes, and Alex has reappeared; it’s about ti we did sothing.”
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As Mag was passing by the Blue Suede clothing store, he stopped outside to take a quick glance at it. He discovered that there wasn’t even a single item of clothing within the shop, and that there was a sign hanging from the door that read “new products are in production, please stay tuned”.
Even so, there were still noblewon in lavish clothing constantly visiting the shop, asking the employees for an exact ti and date of reopening, to which the employees could only apologetically reply that they didn’t know.
At the sight of all of the dejected noblewon walking away from the shop, Mag shook his head with an amused smile. It appeared that Gloria was already employing hunger marketing tactics to increase the level of interest in her shop. Everything appeared to be heading in the right direction, and all they had to do now was increase production capacity in order to keep up with demand.
Aside from high-end female clothing, a large market also lies in mid-range and low-end female attire. However, production costs are still far too high at the mont. Once the steam engine becos popularized, an industrial revolution will follow, Mag thought to himself as he continued riding his bicycle back to his restaurant.
With the enormous wealth of the Buffett Family and the skilled laborers provided by the city lord’s castle, it most likely wouldn’t take too long for the steam engine and the steam train to be popularized.
Furthermore, the Norland Continent was starting to enter a period of instability, so the Buffet Family wanted—more than anyone—to have more useful cards that they could play.
The profitability of banks relied heavily on a stable market, so its inco was not always reliable during volatile tis.
As such, Mag didn’t have to be concerned in the slightest that the implentation of the steam engine sche would be delayed. Both the city lord’s castle and the Buffett Family were clearly extrely interested in this project.
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Beside a lake in the Buffett Manor.
Scheer sat beside Ian, who was holding a fishing rod in his hand, and she said in an excited voice, “Grandpa, after repeated projections, our brains trust has basically confird that popularization of the steam engine and the steam train would completely transform the current energy systems, and impact everyone’s daily lives in all aspects. Those inventions will push the entire world into a new era, and all industries will be able to achieve a level of staggering efficiency that would’ve been unimaginable in the past. Cheap coal mines will beco extrely important resources, and as the pioneer behind this revolution, not only will our Buffett Family be reaping significant profits in the long run, out status and position in the world will also enjoy a teoric rise.”
Ian turned to Scheer and appraised her carefully for a mont before smiling as he said, “I’ve rarely ever seen you this excited, Scheer. The last ti I saw you this worked up was back when you were preparing to implent the deposit system.”
A smile also appeared on Scheer’s face as she replied, “Change always fills one with excitent. Ventures into the unknown can always lead to brilliant opportunities. I’m not a fan of taking risks, but I’m filled with interest in the unknown. However, ever since King Andre’s birthday banquet, the Norland Continent has beco rather unstable. Alex has returned from the dead, then killed six 10th-tier powerful beings, including Benson, with Irina by his side. After that, Chaos City announced that they’d be offering refuge to all wandering elves, and I’ve just received news from the Wind Forest that the elven queen has gone into seclusion, and Irina has been deposed as princess. Alex then made a public declaration that he’d be fighting for all wandering elves, thereby establishing a stance against the Wind Forest—the sa stance that has been adopted by Chaos City.”
A slightly grim expression appeared on Scheer’s face as she continued, “During the re-signing of the peace treaty in three months, it’s most likely the case that all of the races won’t be able to reach a consensus, and another war among species could even break out soon.”
“Do you think this will affect our Buffett Family in any way?” Ian asked with a smile.
“The demons, orcs, and forest trolls initially had the initiative and wanted to start sothing, but they’ve lost over 10 10th-tier powerful beings in the past three years. In contrast, Alex has returned from the dead, thereby significantly bolstering the power of the human race. It’s unknown whether they’ll forge a new alliance with the elves and the dwarves, but even if no large-scale wars will break out in the short term, if the peace treaty isn’t re-signed, wars will inevitably break out on many borders.
“The relationships between all of the races will also rapidly deteriorate, and that could prove to be a lethal blow to our banks. The protection clauses signed between our banks and all of the races could be void, and war will prevent money from circulating between races, thereby spelling doom for our banks. As such, I think the most important thing for us now is to popularize the steam engine and the steam train as quickly as possible so all races can develop an interest in it.
“When that ti cos, the steam engine will beco our Buffett Family’s most important asset, which could perhaps also save our banks. Even in the worst-case scenario, we’ll be able to rely on the steam engine to cent ourselves a place in this world,” Scheer analyzed with a solemn expression.
“Do you know what is the wisest decision I’ve made ever since I decided to enter the business world?” Ian asked with a smile.
Scheer thought about this for a mont before replying, “Founding Buffett Banks?”
“No, the wisest decision I’ve made is making you the successor to the Buffett Family,” Ian corrected with a shake of his head.
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“Father, what are those? Ugly Ducks?”
Not long after Mag returned to the restaurant, Amy also returned from her lessons.
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