The mysterious journey begins with becoming a pirate

In the early morning, a hazy white color just appeared on the horizon. The sun was completely gone. It was eerie, making the already depressing atmosphere of Damia even more uncomfortable.

Alok was still asleep, standing in front of the window and watching the passers-by on Rose Street.

No matter how well-dressed they were, their faces lacked a trace of composure.

In the past, no one had gotten up at this time. It was nine o'clock in the morning before work, and Damiya could only be considered awake at eight o'clock.

And now, it's only six o'clock.

Alok looked at his watch.

Five minutes past six.

There are long queues in front of the grocery stores and bakeries near the door of Night Rose, and the queues have already formed.

Sandro is one of them.

He has to be responsible for purchasing the flour and ingredients needed for Dark Night Rose.

These things are in short supply for Damiya now. You have to get up before dawn and line up.

Fortunately, Sandro had always been in contact with the owner of the grocery store, and even if it was late, he could leave some for him.

However, there is nothing we can do about the price, and the grocery store owner also has to eat.

"The price has increased again?"

This is everyone’s morning greeting to the grocery store owner.

"There is no way, money is worthless these days." The owner of the grocery store said helplessly.

"It's only been a few days since my birthday, why is this happening all of a sudden? Hey~~~"

"Blame it on those sons of bitches at Cabley."

"And don't forget the government and the emperor. Maybe they are still sleeping in bed with their lovers."

"Don't forget our noble gentlemen, where were they when we were starving?? Hum~~"

"In a dream, or in a latrine~~"

"Hahaha~~"

The noise from the crowd reached Alok's ears, but it was so harsh.

He lowered his head and secretly sighed that it was indeed the case.

Only those with high authority will not care about these people's livelihood matters. They only think about how to make money. For example, how to fight for power.

"When will work start?" The man who scolded the noble man patted the person in front of him on the shoulder, as if he was an acquaintance.

"Start work? It's said to be tomorrow. But who knows now?" The person in front sighed deeply and replied.

Sandro turned his head in front and glanced at the person behind him, sighing secretly.

But deep down, I was grateful for my situation.

Fortunately, Night Rose is a very good place, and fortunately, I cherish it.

There's nothing wrong with it except that my current boss doesn't like to take care of things and makes my work more stressful.

His situation is a hundred times better than those who may be at risk of unemployment.

Moreover, the middle-class people living in Elizabeth District, who are not burdened with loans?

The pressure is mounting.

"Sandru, I've packed it for you. Do you want me to help you deliver the Night Rose? We are old friends." The owner of the grocery store has a good relationship with Sandro.

Sandro waved his hand and said, "No, no. You are very busy here. How much is the total?"

"Two gold coins, 75 kats."

Sandro was stunned, touched his pocket, and said, "It's almost doubled. How many days has it been?"

"It's only three days. Not only is it expensive, but it's becoming increasingly rare. It's up to you whether we can have it in a few more days." The owner of the grocery store gave a helpless smile.

Sandro sighed, waved his hands and said:

"Hey~~forget it. I only brought two gold coins and 50 kats today. I will send the rest to you later."

"Come back when I'm not busy. Or you can just add it tomorrow." The owner of the grocery store waved his hand indifferently and said.

Sandro nodded and said, "Thank you. I'll be over in a moment."

He said hello to the fat owner of the grocery store, and then pushed the trolley to transport the large amount of ingredients purchased today to Dark Night Rose.

Alok noticed this scene from the window, and followed him out of the room, to the lobby on the first floor of Dark Night Rose, waiting for Sandro.

Coincidentally, Lochia had just returned to Night Rose and met Elok.

Alok raised his voice and said:

"Shandru. I have something to do with you. Come to me when you're done. I'll wait for you in the office."

"Okay. No problem, boss." Sandro's forehead was sweating a little, he stopped what he was doing and replied.

Elok didn't look like he was helping, he just nodded and watched Sandro push the cart into the kitchen.

What surprised Alok was that Feng was still on the first floor of Dark Night Rose. Just hungover. He was sleeping deeply in the spot where Alok usually sat.

He scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

forget it. Leave her alone.

When Alok came to the office, he looked at the neat desktop and sighed that Sandro's work was done in an orderly manner. No wonder Majik trusted him.

"Boss, what's going on?" Sandro's voice came from behind Alok.

He immediately turned around and looked at Sandro, who was neatly dressed but slightly out of breath, and said:

"Sit down. Speak slowly."

He and Sandro sat down at the same time, then put his face on one hand and said:

"I see prices have skyrocketed recently. How about it?"

Sandro immediately understood what Elok meant, nodded and replied:

"It's true. Prices have nearly doubled. I don't know the price of wine yet. I haven't purchased wine recently. But it is estimated that the price increase will only be greater. Our store has not increased prices yet. But this is not the way to go. . If the price of wine also increases, then we will be in the red now.”

"The prices of winter vegetables and flour have increased the most. Meat prices have increased a little less. I guess everyone can't afford it. Winter vegetables such as cabbage, spinach, potatoes and radishes have more than doubled. The price of flour is 2.5 times the original price."

"In addition, if you buy it with gold coins, it will be cheaper. If you use paper money issued by the empire, it will be the original price. Should we pay with gold coins in the future?"

"No. Gold coins will only become more and more expensive. Buy with paper money." Alok denied Sandro's idea. "The war will not end so soon. The later it gets, the more waste paper money will become. Only those with gold coins in hand are the masters."

"You too. It's best to quickly exchange the German banknotes for gold coins. You have to exchange them even if you lose a little."

Paper money is actually equivalent to a tool for harvesting wealth, and gold is the general equivalent. And paper money can be produced. The more it is produced, the more wealth is harvested from the lower-class people. The value of paper money is also lower.

During the war, it is inevitable to produce a large amount of paper money to harvest wealth and make money to maintain the war expenses.

In this way, the upper class is getting richer and the lower class is getting poorer.

Sandro couldn't figure out the reason, but just nodded to show that he understood. Then he continued:

"Should we raise prices in our store?"

"Of course. We have to raise prices. We can't let ourselves be slaughtered." Alok answered as a matter of course.

"How to set the range? The same as the current market price increase of raw materials?" Sandro asked doubtfully.

Alok rejected Sandro's proposal again and said:

"No. It's enough to keep the profit unchanged. Bread, potatoes and other things that can fill the stomach are not profitable. Alcohol and meat are doubled in price."

"Why is this?" Sandro was a little confused.

"These days, those who can afford to drink alcohol and eat meat are not short of money." Alok said with a little gloom in his heart.

That's right. The boss can't even afford to eat. It's not too much to slaughter them who still drink.

"Okay, boss. What about the guest rooms?" Sandro continued to ask.

"Guest rooms? Are there many empty guest rooms now?" Alok asked.

"Yes. One is because of the birthday, everyone is resting at home. The other is because of the war. I don't have the mood or time." Sandro explained.

Hearing this, Alok pondered for a while, touched his chin and said:

"Well~~ For the guest rooms, let's maintain the original price for now."

"By the way. Prices are rising in all fields, right?" Alok asked again.

"Yes, boss. This is true in all fields." Sandro nodded to confirm.

Alok pondered for a while, then looked up and said to Sandro:

"Did we pay year-end bonuses last year?"

"Uh~~ What bonus?" Sandro asked in confusion.