On the other side, looking at the eager merchants before her, Lady Raglan's eyes darted around, and she patted the exquisite wooden box: "Now, if you buy 'The Three Goddesses of Twilight,' you can not only get the perfume at an incredibly low price, but also receive this beautiful wooden box for free! Look at this packaging—it's an excellent product for resale, gifting, presenting as an offering, or personal use! And such an exquisite and beautiful container—not a single copper coin required, it's free! Free!"
At this point, some merchants had already come to the table and started registering the quantity to be purchased and the method of delivery.
Seeing that some people were still calculating prices and the market, Lady Raglan sneered inwardly and unleashed her ultimate move: "To thank our colleagues for their patronage of Muxi Royal Products, with the King's permission, we are giving a special gift to the first 100 customers who purchase 'Muxi Three Goddesses'!"
Mrs. Raglan opened a cloth bag with three layers inside and out, inside which lay a lovely crystal bottle about the size of a little finger.
The Kingdom's Chief Market Advisor raised a small crystal bottle and announced to everyone in the hall, "The first 100 customers who purchase the Royal Perfume - 'Twilight Goddesses' at the Exchange today will receive a mini bottle of essential oil. Originally priced at 100 Silver Moons, it's now free! But this offer is limited to the first 100 people!"
Upon hearing this, the taut string of reason snapped in the minds of these seasoned and shrewd merchants in the hall, who had weathered many storms.
The next second, it was as if a typhoon had swept through the exchange.
People with bloodshot eyes rushed to the registration desk, holding up their money bags and shouting and yelling.
Business friends who were once acquainted and close suddenly became enemies who murdered their fathers and stole their wives. What began as mere verbal abuse escalated into physical assaults, and finally, the brawl turned into a full-blown armed conflict. Money bags became the most convenient weapons; the cloth bags facilitated swinging and storing force, while the silver coins were excellent tools in terms of weight and lethality.
Coins flew everywhere, and demons danced wildly.
Half an hour later, with the protection of the Musey Security Team, the Ragrens saw off the last buyer.
Mr. Raglan clutched his forehead, which had been bruised from being hit by coins, and lamented deeply.
His plump wife, meanwhile, was excitedly tallying up the sales results.
“I don’t want this to happen again.” Mr. Raglan put his hand in his mouth and mumbled, “I think I cracked one of my back molars…”
Mrs. Raglan, beaming, turned and said, "Guess how many boxes of perfume we just sold?"
"I didn't know... a hundred boxes?"
"Four hundred boxes!"
"So much?!" Mr. Raglan was dumbfounded. After a moment, he said to his wife with a worried expression, "We don't have that much stock on hand! You know, the 'raw materials' for perfume are simply not enough. Just last week, the explosives manager at the biochemical plant blamed us for affecting the production of saltpeter..."
The plump wife, her eyes seemingly only gleaming with the light of money, said, "In the end, it's just about excrement. I heard last time that the cultivators have a herb that can cause diarrhea for a whole day and night. If we just get some, we can throw it into the well..."
Mr. Raglan quickly covered his wife's mouth. He looked around, his face pale with fright. "Shut up! That's called poisoning! If you get caught, you'll be fined and go to jail!"
His wife, looking somewhat dissatisfied, complained softly, "If that really doesn't work, we can find a way to hire someone to collect manure from outside the city... You know, His Majesty promised us a one percent commission for every box of perfume sold..."
Mr. Raglan was stunned: "Commission? One percent?"
Seeing his plump wife nod, he began to calculate on his fingers: "Four hundred boxes of perfume, 998 silver moons per box, a one percent commission would be... uh..."
"Honey! What's wrong? Wake up! Why are you rolling your eyes?!"
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