Chapter 213: Chapter 135: The Miser
Originally, above the trading area, a huge Invisibility Tent had suddenly appeared, covering over half of the sky above the trading area, as if it had dispersed the hot air in the atmosphere.
Item: Invisibility Tent
Introduction: Can protect a region and normalize it under various extre weather conditions.
How had this Invisibility Tent co to be?
Just as this thought crossed her mind, both of them had already donned heat-resistant equipnt and headed toward the trading area.
Zhou Bai was well aware that sothing she didn’t know about must have happened during this ti.
And just as she approached, Zhou Bai saw Bayer and beside him, Vigil.
Zhou Bai’s gaze flickered for a mont.
She pretty much had a grasp on the whole territory’s situation, and this tent that had appeared so suddenly was likely related to Vigil, this Undead NPC that had just been summoned.
Bayer and Vigil also noticed Zhou Bai and took the initiative to walk over to her.
“Village chief,” Bayer called out.
“This is…” Zhou Bai asked directly, pointing to the tent.
“This is one of my rchant equipnts,” Vigil said on his own initiative, “This morning, as I was wandering around the territory, I saw this place was quite lively and ca over. I didn’t expect that even in this high-temperature weather, people would be trading. My equipnt was just suitable for this situation, so I took it out to use.”
As Vigil spoke, there was a hint of surprise on his face.
He didn’t expect that on his first day of being hired, he would encounter such extre weather; he had been prepared for business to be neglected but hadn’t anticipated that the residents of this territory were even tougher than he had imagined.
Then, from the residents’ chatter, he learned that a team had just returned from Bengala Town the previous day, bringing back countless novel magic rchandise, which they couldn’t wait to purchase.
Where there is demand, there will be a market.
Those small teams that had returned from outside naturally wanted to sell their goods as quickly as possible.
They knew that rcenary teams from Bengala would be coming in the future and compared to their resources, these smaller groups were clearly at a disadvantage. Naturally, they wanted to seize the market before the others stepped in and convert their stockpiled goods into currency.
Therefore, how could high temperatures stop them? They still set up their stalls, opened their shops.
Of course, the most important reason was that they had already endured several instances of extre weather; they had constantly adapted to environntal changes.
Even if affected, they knew the impact was limited.
Going to distant places might require heat-resistant equipnt, but right in their territory, many residents were still able to endure.
Losing a few points of Life Value over a short distance was worth it.
Otherwise, they could use their own straw hats, which also provided so shade.
Therefore, countless residents poured into the trading area, creating a lively scene.
Vigil, having learned the internal affairs, thought of all his equipnt and naturally put it right to use.
After lending out his equipnt, he soon received many thanks, and with that ca quite a few small items.
They weren’t expensive, but they were tokens of the Hope Village residents’ appreciation.
It was these little details that made him like this place even more.
He had brought out this equipnt simply as an initial test, and the results pleased him imnsely!
After understanding the situation, Zhou Bai said to Vigil, “Thank you. However, is there any limitation to using this equipnt, do you need anything? Shall I supply you?”
Not to say, this invisible tent indeed brought considerable benefits to Hope Village.
Since he generously offered help, her role as the Lord also called for a good display of appreciation.
“No need; it just consus so Magic Value,” Vigil said casually, but deep down, he was happy Zhou Bai appreciated his “goodwill.”
Zhou Bai paused upon hearing this and directly gave Vigil a few Magic Power recovery potions, “Can you use these?”
Vigil looked at the potions with a mont of hesitation.
Seeing this scene, Bayer spoke up directly, “Take them! This is a reward from the territory.”
He understood that this was just Zhou Bai’s nature.
Most importantly, Zhou Bai’s actions were likely to earn Vigil’s favor.
Vigil, as a renowned rchant of the Undead Kingdom, was lucky to be summoned to Hope Village, and naturally, he hoped Vigil would do his best there.
Vigil, having heard this, simply accepted and looked straight at Zhou Bai, saying, “Thanks!”
“I should be the one thanking you. How are you adapting to the territory?” Zhou Bai continued.
This person before her was currently the only rchant in the territory, a profession that was “valued for its scarcity.” It was her responsibility to show concern.
“Not bad,” Vigil nodded.
It was completely different from the human territories he had in mind. Everywhere he looked, there was innovation and boundless potential—ripe with business opportunities.
“This is my mother, Ding Qiurou, and she’s currently managing the warehouse in the territory. She’s also indirectly responsible for the goods in the grocery store. You’ll definitely be working with her going forward, and I hope you can teach her more,” Zhou Bai said sincerely.
After the incident in Bengela Town, she realized even more the gap between her territory and others. If she wanted to close that gap, she needed more people capable of supporting the territory.
Such people needed to be from both the local lands and Blue Star.
Compared to the local staff, those from Blue Star lacked the depth of understanding about this world.
But they could learn, enriching their knowledge through education.
Vigil was a rchant—a capable one at that. Learning even a little from him would be enough for her mother to digest.
What one learns becos a part of oneself.
“Mutual learning is key. I’ve looked over the goods currently on sale at the grocery store, and they’re quite suitable, but there are so areas that need adjusting,” Vigil said smoothly, glancing at Ding Qiurou.
The mother of the Lord deserved a bit of courtesy.
Ding Qiurou, seeing the earnest look on Vigil’s face, smiled, “Just handle the areas that need adjustnt as you see fit. When it’s ti, simply notify about the inventory for pickup.”
“Alright.”
“Do you have any adjustnts that need to be made now? Shall I co with you and take a look?” Ding Qiurou continued to ask.
“… Alright,” Vigil said, his voice pausing montarily as he saw the look of readiness on Ding Qiurou’s face. However, seeing that neither Zhou Bai nor Bayer objected, he agreed.
And so, the two of them walked towards the direction of the grocery store together.
Watching them leave, Bayer said to Zhou Bai, “Vigil is a very famous rchant in the Undead Kingdom, and also a wealthy man. I’ve heard sothing about him.”
“Oh?”
“One-third of the wealth in the Undead Kingdom—if it can be counted—is monopolized by Vigil! You summoning him is lucky for the territory.”
Zhou Bai: “…”
—Is he really that big of a deal?
“Of course, he also has a bigger reputation as a miser. That’s because once soone buys goods from him and the trade is made, regardless of any issues with the product, he refuses to make a return or exchange.”
Listening, Zhou Bai recalled the disheveled state Vigil was in that morning when he was summoned.
She instantly understood!
But then, a question popped up.
“Then him managing the grocery store, will that be alright?”
Bayer: “It should be fine! After all, the goods sold at the grocery store are related to eating, drinking, and lodging—they’re inherently hard to return or exchange. It couldn’t be more suitable.”
“Alright.”
“What’s most important is his extensive comrcial knowledge. Now that he’s just arrived, we don’t need to rush. We’ll wait for him to adapt,” Bayer hinted on the side, “just like we did with Hope Village.”
When they first arrived at Hope Village, their thoughts were only about returning to human society.
Now, however, they considered it their territory, their ho.
He thought, given the atmosphere of Hope Village, it was just a matter of ti before Vigil fully beca one of its people.
Once he did, the situation would change.
Bayer’s ntal calculations clicked away.
Zhou Bai listened and gave a light cough to show her agreent.
Persuading talent to beco part of Hope Village was, after all, a long-term plan of the village.
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