Calamity Crown

Three days later, in the morning.

In the Bear Castle restaurant, the Ke family maintains the tradition of having breakfast together.

Whole loaves of black whole wheat bread lay on the table.

Sliced ​​bacon ham made from venison.

Grilled rabbit meat is the main meal.

The soup made of potatoes and cabbage is added with chopped bear meat, and the aroma is overwhelming, especially when paired with the freshly pickled pickles, it is even more appetizing.

"The arena is basically completed, but I think the auditorium still needs to be expanded, especially the VIP seats."

"I booked 10 copper horns for the third class seat, 20 copper horns (1 silver rope) for the second class seat, 40 copper horns (2 silver ropes) for the first class seat, and 24 silver horns (2 gold grams) for the VIP seat. "

Emlei Ke, who had been "slinging" all night, was explaining to Goethe with dark circles under his eyes.

"I made some mistakes before."

"VIP seats should not be priced so easily. The ticket price of 2 gold grams you quoted by Emlei is obviously too low-it should only be the starting price of the auction. We have to divide them into three, six, and nine classes according to the seat position, and Tell everyone that there are only 10 VIP seats in total."

Goethe corrected while holding a piece of pickle.

Click!

There is a hint of sweetness in the crisp pickle.

Goethe's eyes lit up, he picked up a loaf of black bread, broke off a piece, and put it into the soup.

For this kind of hard food, he likes to eat it in soup.

"But our news has already been released?"

"Wouldn't it be nice to do that?"

Emlei Ke was a little worried.

When the rye bread was softening rapidly, Goethe tore off half of the rabbit and chewed the skin and bones. Faced with Enmlai Ke's concerns, he said softly like a profiteer who eats people but does not spit out the bones. : "You said that the supply of VIP seats is really in short supply, and it is impossible to complete it in a short time. We can only set up 10 VIP seats to express our gratitude to everyone, and then, please go to the first-class seats for those who cannot buy VIP seats— —You have to emphasize that the first-class seat is the same, even if it is really slightly worse than the VIP seat.”

"Dirty and dark."

Gejill couldn't help but commented again.

"What is this dirty and dark?"

"If the time is not too tight, I plan to hold a pre-sale, and then conduct a hunger marketing according to the pre-sale situation, and then develop a wave of peripheral products!"

"I will definitely be able to earn a lot of money."

Goethe sighed rather regretfully.

Why worry?

Only food!

The next moment Goethe sighed, he picked up a slice of venison smoked ham.

As soon as you enter the mouth, the unique taste appears after the smoky and meaty flavors are mixed.

The meat is not as soft as other hams, but very chewy.

Served with rye bread, it is quite tasty.

Taking another sip of the soup, a smile appeared on Goethe's face.

"I probably understand pre-sales and hunger marketing. What are the peripheral products?"

Emlei Ke, who has been in charge of the economy of the northern border, asked.

The grand duke's second son's face was full of curiosity.

As the manager of the Ke family's economy, no one knows better than Emlei Ke that money is needed in the northern border. As long as there is an opportunity to make money, the second son of the grand duke will never let it go.

"Peripheral products are items developed according to this competition. To put it simply, it is to constantly promote a certain player, or to promote the competition itself, so that it will form an effect that makes people follow the crowd. It is best to add a sense of comparison, so that people People think it’s a trend, they’re chasing it unconsciously—and then, you’ll find that Jincke starts chasing you and keeps getting into your pockets.”

"Unfortunately, time is too tight!"

"but……"

"But what?"

The Grand Duke's second son hurriedly asked.

"However, the wood we ordered that belonged to the VIP seats should not be wasted. Since 10 VIP seats are enough, the remaining wood will be built outside the venue with the ring as the center, and dozens of temporary shops will be built and rented out to those Merchants—and tell them that only those who have rented a shop are eligible to enter the venue to sell food and water."

"As for the other people who haven't rented a shop?"

"If you are willing to give us a sponsorship fund, you can also set up a stall outside the venue, in a place farther away from the store, but you cannot enter the venue to sell."

Goethe said after thinking for a while.

After all, those logs were also bought with money, so they couldn't just be wasted like that.

"hiss!"

"Sure enough, it's dirtier and darker... Goethe, it's a pity that you don't become a businessman. If you become a businessman, you will definitely be rich!"

Gergil gasped, watching Goethe's eyes widen.

And Ella, a small town girl behind Gejill, stood there with a shocked and incredible expression on her face.

For Ella, a young girl from a small town, even though she is the daughter of the mayor, she has never been exposed to such things.

Listening to Goethe's narration at this moment, the three views of this small town girl will be subverted.

However, Goethe's subsequent words left the small town girl at a loss.

"A businessman who is incomparably rich?"

"A businessman can never be as rich as a country."

"Unless he himself represents the will of the 'country'!"

Goethe picked up half a roasted rabbit on Sheila's plate, raised her hand and patted Sheila's snatched palm away, and said vaguely while supporting Sheila's forehead with one hand.

Such words made both the Grand Duke and Smlik look sideways.

The Grand Duke simply lamented the "Steinbeck" bloodline of his nephew, which really cannot be faked.

Then, the Grand Duke handed his baked rabbit to Shila who was about to cry.

But Simlei Ke felt that his cousin was very powerful.

At least, he couldn't think of a plan to make money like this.

"Anything else?"

Emlei Ke's eyes lit up, and he continued to ask.

The grand duke's second son had already heard Jin Ke's crisp sound.

He has a premonition that if this wave is done well, the northern border will be relaxed for a long time.

Faced with such a question, Goethe rolled his eyes.

"Are you a devil?"

"Leeks need to be cut crop by crop!"

"You pulled out all the roots, what are you doing?"

Immediately, Emlei Ke smiled embarrassedly.

Just when everyone was about to end this topic, Goethe suddenly said——

"Do our best to do this, we strive to make this group arena into a series!"

"series?"

Everyone was taken aback.

"Series of course!"

"We spent hundreds of gold grams to buy wood, and also paid labor and energy. How could we not make it into a series!"

"This year I am challenging all second-tier professionals, next year I can hold a similar 'Fighting Tournament'!"

Goethe took it for granted.

Then, while everyone was still thinking, Goethe continued.

"Remember, buy all the land near the current venue."

Everyone was taken aback again.

Only Emlei Ke came to his senses.

Once it becomes an annual series of events, the prices of the surrounding houses and buildings will naturally double, and now he buys it at the price of cabbage, and whether it is rented out or sold, it will bring benefits to the North. .

"That's why you refused me to build the meeting place in the dock area, and instead chose to build the meeting place in the most remote place in Bear Castle?"

"of course not!"

"The dock area is to welcome those guests from Faber - how can those guests' ships berth alongside ordinary merchant ships and cargo ships? Naturally, there must be a special dock!"

"And we built such a pier to show respect, so it's not too much to charge a little berthing fee and management fee?"

Goethe took it for granted.

You are the devil!

Everyone, except Shila who was still happily nibbling on the baked rabbit, made such a heartfelt voice.

"Well, do as Goethe says."

The Grand Duke coughed lightly, suppressing the surprise in his heart.

He thought he had seen his nephew's thoughts clearly.

did not expect……

He is shallow.

Can the blood of 'Steinbeck' make money like this?

Rumor has it that Jinke will be intimate with anyone who has the blood of 'Steinbeck'.

The Grand Duke thought in his heart.

Simlei Ke, Emlei Ke and Gejir Ke also thought of this rumor.

Of course, they only thought it was a metaphorical rumor.

until--

Ding!

A gold gram fell out of Sheila's pocket.

Sheila, who was eating happily, didn't notice this at all.

Goethe picked up Jin Ke, blew the dust off it, and put it in his pocket.

Ke family: ...

It turned out to be true!

The Grand Duke and the third son looked shocked.

Goethe looked calm.

With the [Steinbeck Breathing Method] reaching the unparalleled level, the attached [Fortune] special effect has also been improved. In the past, the maximum amount of money picked up would not exceed 1 silver rope, but now it has reached 1 gold gram.

Of course, the limit is 1 gold gram.

In the past month, Goethe tried many times, but he would not exceed this amount.

Moreover, another special effect [Treasure Gathering] has never been triggered.

Obviously, such a 'passive' also needs to be triggered by him 'actively'. It is impossible for treasures to fall from the sky just by staying in the room.

"Maybe I should go to an antique store or something?"

Goethe couldn't help thinking, but glanced at the 'Mad King's Ring'.

The one-month 'world upgrade' has already been completed.

The starry sky also changed.

Originally, among the seven stars, three had dim luster, showing a row of white stars at the bottom, one gray at the top, one black at the top, and one red at the top, arranged in a '丄' shape, but With the 'upgrading' of the middle star among the three dim stars, only two dim stars remained at the bottom. This 'upgraded' star turned black and red, appearing between the original black and red , connecting the two.

Likewise, the star becomes inaccessible.

The rest didn't change.

The two dim stars have been cooled down, and it still costs 500 gold grams to enter.

The milky white star is still cooling, and the gray star is 10,000 gold grams.

Goethe's eyes stayed on the gray stars for a while, and then looked at the two dim stars again——Looking at the gray stars, Goethe still felt terrified.

Not as strong as before, but still not to be ignored.

"In the 'secret realm' of the white star, there is already an existence called 'Ultimate Power' that can threaten me, and this is only on the surface. Who knows what will be in the dark?"

"And according to the price, gray stars will be 5 times more difficult than white stars..."

"I'm afraid that after entering, if you are not careful, you will die!"

"Sure enough, I'm still too weak!"

Goethe sighed softly, and became more and more determined to complete the second baptism a hundredfold.

The more basic it is, the more likely it is to create miracles.

Once you take that step, if you want to go back and achieve the same effect, you will have to pay a hundred times, a thousand times the price, and it is even impossible to reverse it.

A tall building rises from the ground, and every brick and tile is the foundation!

"I must build a solid foundation for myself that cannot be overlooked!"

"I, Goethe, always rely on myself!"

Goethe thought in his heart, his eyes moved again, and he looked at [Bloody Honor].

9 servings!

Thanks to the harvest at the last moment of the "Secret Realm", Goethe's [Blood Honor] has reached an unprecedented height.

For the 9 [Bloody Honors], Goethe naturally had a plan.

Naturally [Steinbeck Breathing Method]!

Not just the need for [Heart]!

It is also because Goethe really wants to know how far the extraordinary [Steinbeck Breathing Method] can achieve.

He also almost completed half of the 10 [Blood Honor] and 3000w Jinke required by [Steinbeck Breathing Method].

But the remaining half...

Slightly more difficult!

It is almost impossible to complete in the "anchor world".

Therefore, Goethe thought about going to the 'secret realm' of the two dim stars to complete it.

And it takes careful planning!

Shaking his head, Goethe temporarily put down his thoughts.

It's breakfast time.

He hadn't finished his venison prosciutto.

After Goethe finished the last bit of food, the Grand Duke tapped the table lightly.

Everyone sat up straight.

Even Sheila is no exception.

Sheila looks a bit unintelligent, but when she was the owner of the Hunter Bar, she still exercised a little bit of winking, even though most of the time, her teacher gave her the finishing touches.

Of course, most of the time, it depends on whether she wants to or not.

Ordinary people, she doesn't bother to care about them at all, they still do their own way.

And the Grand Duke?

That's different.

The Grand Duke not only provided her with accommodation, but also with food.

How to do?

Sheila naturally knows the difference.

However, there is one thing that Sheila will never admit.

She would never admit that she cared because she noticed that Goethe cared about the Grand Duke.

"Today we are going to worship our ancestors."

announced the Grand Duke.

Everyone was not surprised by this, the Grand Duke mentioned it before.

"Can Nina do it?"

Smlik asked worriedly.

Nina didn't show up for breakfast this morning.

Because, Nina is sick.

In fact, after arriving at Bear Castle, Nina suddenly fell ill—according to the doctor, it was because she was too tired along the way, and Nina was already in poor health, so she fell ill.

After the examination by the Grand Duke and Simlei Ke, they also came to a similar conclusion: they were physically weak.

Facing the eldest son's question, the Grand Duke didn't answer, but just pointed to the outside.

Everyone looked towards the corridor outside the restaurant.

About ten seconds later, I saw Nina in a long skirt walking in from the outside while leaning on the wall.

Goethe, Simlei K, Emlei K and Gegil K ran over immediately.

"I am okay!"

"I can do it!"

"I'm going to see my mother!"

There was firmness in the sickly voice.

Simlei K checked his sister's body again, and after a while, he nodded to Goethe, Emmlei K and Gejir K, indicating that it was really possible.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Nina, come and have something to eat."

"Eat enough to be strong."

"If you are full, you will get better."

"Smlei, Emlei, Gejir, you take care of Nina, Goethe, Shila, you two come with me."

After the Grand Duke gently stroked the top of his daughter's head, he ordered.

Goethe and Sila followed the Grand Duke and left the restaurant.

A group of three walked out of Bear Castle directly.

Came to a hill on one side.

There are grass, flowers, trees, rabbits and other small animals on the hillside.

Seeing those small animals, Shila chased them like a merry-go-round.

The Grand Duke watched this scene with a smile on his face.

"I think back then, little Jasmine also liked small animals, but, just like she raised flowers, all the small animals couldn't survive—well, except me."

The Grand Duke seemed to have thought of something, and his face showed both happiness and melancholy, as well as a trace of painful memories.

"Um?"

Goethe was a little confused.

"Little Jasmine's cooking skills are hard to describe in words, but she loves cooking."

The Grand Duke gave a wry smile.

Immediately, Goethe understood.

Bad cooking, nothing.

But if you are not good at cooking and still love to cook, then you will die.

When he was in his hometown, Goethe’s fat friend was deeply tortured—the other’s wife was a master of cooking, but she liked to tinker with some food to feed the fat man.

Those ingredients that were originally very ordinary became special after being cooked by the other wife.

For example: Shuangpi Nai who traveled seven times to the toilet.

For example: Bread with vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours.

For example: the sweet soup of the hospital hanging water package.

In short, it is hard to guard against.

According to his friend, the other wife’s mother refused to eat the food made by the other wife. She would not eat it if she fed it to the dog or the cat. The only thing left was the poor fat man who didn’t want to waste food and let his wife down. I gritted my teeth and ate it.

Then……

The above experiences often appear in turn.

So, Goethe really understood.

"You have worked hard."

Goethe empathized with his face.

"Oh, it's actually a good thing—Goethe, do you know why my 'talent' far surpasses your two uncles who passed away?"

"Why?"

"Because, in order to be able to resist Little Jasmine's culinary skills for two more rounds, I practiced [Volibear Breathing Method] day and night, so that my 'talent' is outstanding."

"Actually, my talent is average."

The Archduke sighed.

"Efforts are also geniuses."

"Then Aunt Jasmine must have been very touched when she saw you eat the food she made, especially when you found out that others didn't eat it."

"Yeah, she was very touched, so she did more, and in order to be able to resist, I could only continue to practice [Volibear Breathing Method] hard. One day, I suddenly discovered that I far surpassed Two brothers."

At this moment, Goethe didn't know what expression to use.

It's obviously very hard work and very inspirational, but why does he want to laugh?

"I am able to have today, now that I think about it, it is Little Jasmine's 'whip'."

"Besides, there are some things that Little Jasmine is even more far-sighted."

"Example: That bastard George VI."

"I believed him very much at the time—because we share part of the same blood, I think George VI can be trusted. Even if Little Jasmine persuaded me, I also think that Little Jasmine is being overwhelmed."

"But in the end?"

"It proves that Little Jasmine is right."

"Even, I relied on Little Jasmine to turn things around."

"Reversed that complete, impossible hopeless defeat."

"I……"

"I miss her so much."

The Grand Duke said softly, and began to bend down to pick flowers here.

Goethe followed, imitating the appearance of the Grand Duke, picking together.

In the distance, Xila was holding a stunned hare in her hand, and started chasing another rabbit frantically. The rabbit ran away in panic, and finally, it crashed into a tree and passed out.

Sheila picked up the rabbit and looked at the tree thoughtfully.

A bouquet of flowers, red, pink, yellow, white, purple, colorful.

After the Grand Duke skillfully tied them up with straw, he straightened up and took Goethe and Sila back to Bear Castle.

While walking, Sheila looked back at the tree frequently.

Snapped!

Goethe raised his hand and patted the back of his head.

"Why did you hit me?"

Sheila glared at Goethe.

"Standby and wait will starve to death."

Goethe sneered.

"However, the rabbit still hits in the end - I just need to let the rabbit hit each time, won't I have countless rabbits to eat?"

Sheila retorted.

"Tsk, why don't you put up a sign on the edge of the cliff and say to all the chickens: If you don't fly, how do you know if you can fly? Then, you will have countless chickens to eat!"

Goethe curled his lips.

"This is impossible!"

Sheila raised her head and looked at Goethe with contempt.

"oh?"

Goethe looked at Sierra in surprise.

"The chicken that fell off the cliff has long since been smashed to pieces and cannot be eaten!"

Sheila said plausibly.

"Go, you go guard the rabbit."

"The rabbits can't finish eating there."

"Bake in the morning, stir-fry at noon, and stew at night."

Goethe said angrily.

How foolish he was to think that Sheila had something to say.

It's true that if you stay with a fool for a long time, you will become a fool yourself.

Be sure to stay away from fools in the future!

Goethe thought so in his heart.

However, when Sheila just wanted to turn around, she raised her hand and grabbed the collar, and dragged Sheila back to Bear Castle.

In Xiong Castle, the grand duke's three sons and a daughter are already ready.

Everyone changed into black clothes.

Carrying baskets with food and drinks in their hands.

As for the small town girl?

At this moment, the other party was watching eagerly, looking like he really wanted to go.

But Gejir Ke waved his hand coldly.

"Go back to your room and wait for me."

Immediately, the small town girl bowed her head aggrievedly, and walked back to the room cautiously.

Simlei Ke and Emlei Ke did not comment.

The two knew something inside.

Nina couldn't bear it, but she chose to trust her brother.

Goethe, too, believed that Gegil had his own reasons for doing so.

The Grand Duke is the one who knows the ins and outs of the matter, so he also kept silent.

As for Sheila?

He hadn't paid attention to this small town girl at all, and even forgot about the first meeting.

The town girl stood at the end of the corridor, watching with envy that Sheila walked into the depths of the Bear Castle in the ranks of the Ke family.

She wanted to too.

But when she thought of what she had done, her face immediately became sad.

He could only go back to the room silently, hoping that Gejill would come back soon.

In the long corridor of Bear Castle, the Ke family and his party were talking in a low voice at first, but as they got deeper and deeper, the voices gradually disappeared. At the back, even the habitually hippie-smiling Emmale Ke, in this It's time to get serious.

Sheila also became serious due to the exaggerated atmosphere.

The ruthless Xila's appearance immediately returned to its peak.

Especially after closing his mouth and not opening his mouth, even Goethe is willing to take a second look.

However, soon, Goethe's attention was on the door at the end.

The copper door is glowing blue.

The gate does not have any pattern, it is the most direct appearance.

A keyhole, located in the middle of the door.

The Grand Duke took out the key, inserted it, and twisted it.

Click!

The deadbolt springs.

The door is open.