Beatrice officially took office and began to handle imperial affairs.

Fortunately, they were well prepared. Beatrice had been regent for quite some time and was able to handle various affairs with ease.

Soon all the decisions were successfully implemented.

When the new emperor took office, all the forces in Enser were afraid that they would become the first to be set on fire, so they were extremely submissive in doing things.

Beatrice and Louis were both stunned.

Let me put it this way, when the emperor was still in office, if she and Louis wanted to implement a decision, they would have to hold at least three or four meetings just to negotiate with various forces.

The meeting was so boring that Beatrice began to concentrate on moving her blood and energy to improve her cultivation.

However, once she officially took office, 70% of the original decisions did not need to be approved by the nobles from all sides and could be directly delegated.

The remaining 30% of decisions take even less time than the previous 20%.

She was even a little uncomfortable with the sudden reduction in workload.

But Louis still did not stay for long. He quickly decided to go to the battlefield of the Mermaid Empire, quickly end the battle and then go to the Roxy Empire.

Before leaving, the two chatted in the palace bedroom.

Louis said: "The Mermaid Empire still needs me to take action. Rimuru's speed is already very fast, but it is still not fast enough."

Beatrice nodded.

Even if the royal family is very rich, they cannot withstand the endless influx of resources.

God bless you, Beatrice has never actually seen a mine that has grown exponentially since she was born.

No, it can't even be called a mine.

It is metals piled up in different categories.

Especially since yesterday, when the multinational coalition forces had pushed the front line into the wilderness area that had not been exploited much by the Mermaid Empire, Olivia was so excited that she almost jumped up.

The reason was that when Rimuru was secretly mining under the sea, one of his clones accidentally evolved into a giant slime.

Well, normally, there have been many cases where Rimuru's clones evolved into giant slimes during this period, so Olivia shouldn't be so happy.

But what if this promoted slime is a golden giant slime? Yes, you heard it right.

Rimuru found two gold mines.

Then a giant golden slime appeared in the clone.

The remaining gold mines could even fill the entire palace.

These days, when Louis had finished dealing with the internal affairs of the empire, he simply took the time to go to the demiplane.

He planned to build a palace complex there. With his means of controlling everything, the palaces he built were so magnificent that even lighting up the magic lamps inside felt like light pollution.

So he was forced to remove some of the flashy walls.

In short, I have never fought such a luxurious battle in my life.

Beatrice whispered, "The Greed Hall still needs to make large purchases. I heard that you asked the people from the Meyer Chamber of Commerce to go to the Falling Star Sea first?"

Louis coughed and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.

Speaking of this matter, he was really a bit unkind.

The materials needed to build the Temple of Greed are relatively scarce, and the price of gold coins to buy them is astronomical.

So now in the market, the Meyer Chamber of Commerce has begun to quietly purchase those scarce and expensive materials.

Although this part of the expenditure can be passed on to the strong people who purchase the quota at that time, it is not enough, far from enough.

If we don't control the material production channels, once they are discovered by other countries, it would be strange if they don't raise prices accordingly.

So in addition to making large-scale acquisitions across the continent, the Meyer Chamber of Commerce also set its sights on the United Legion.

Do you really think that after seeing the regional war breaking out in the Falling Star Sea, the chambers of commerce of various countries will not swarm into the Falling Star Sea like locusts to buy war supplies ?

The Meyer Chamber of Commerce is also a member.

There is a war going on in the Falling Star Sea right now. A large amount of supplies are being confiscated and transported to the rear, where they are sold in bulk to chambers of commerce in various countries. The chambers of commerce then act as middlemen to ship the supplies back to the country.

Due to the large flow of materials, a temporary market was even formed behind the battlefield where major chambers of commerce exchanged goods with each other.

Many of the materials for building the Hall of Greed are mainly produced in the Falling Star Sea. Due to large-scale production, the prices of some expensive materials have even been lowered. It would be strange if the Meyer Chamber of Commerce did not take the opportunity to purchase large quantities.

“Won’t that cause them dissatisfaction?” Beatrice teased, “Don’t push them too far and deliberately sell them high-priced products.”

Louis shook his head and said, "I have three strategies, upper, middle and lower, that can suppress them."

"Oh?" Beatrice asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"The worst option is to do what the Meyer Chamber of Commerce did. Before all the forces can react, they will first sweep away most of the high-quality raw materials needed to build the Greed Palace in the market."

Beatrice nodded. "This is the simplest way to prevent them from getting desperate and choosing the price of gymnastics materials, and passing the cost of purchasing their quota on to us."

"Yes, then there is the middle strategy." Louis said with a subtle smile, "The Meyer Chamber of Commerce will continue to purchase the raw materials needed by the Greed Hall from various countries for a long time. Let us let them realize the problem after we officially start selling the quotas."

Beatrice frowned: "Wouldn't this give them the opportunity to raise the price?"

Louis shook his head and said, "Beatrice, you forgot one thing. After the previous acquisitions, who is most likely to affect the value of raw materials in the market?"

Beatrice suddenly realized.

When the volume of raw materials reaches a certain level, the operability will be much greater.

If the time difference and information gap between product dumping and recall are utilized well, it is very likely that prices can be suppressed to an affordable range.

Louis' eyes curved, and he said playfully, "And don't forget, the supplies they obtained during the sea raids are really much more than those obtained by Rimuru who is constantly eroding resources on the seabed."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Yes.

If he had not been concerned about the impact, and Louis knew very well the purpose of sending Rimuru to the Falling Star Sea, he might have taken 80% of the resources that could be seized from various countries.

This does not even include the deep-sea resources that countries are unable to exploit.

The resources that only Rimuru can move to the Bingzhong demiplane through the control of all things are Louis' pure profit.

It all depends on your own abilities.

The United Army won the war, the Mermaid Empire lost everything, and Louis made a fortune.

Just kidding, the great sin of greed had never shown him any hunger since the first day of this war.

That's too much to eat in one go.

"What's the best strategy?"

Beatrice's eyes widened. In her opinion, this method was the maximum benefit she could imagine at the moment.

What other tricks can be done?

Louis's mouth curled up slightly: "Beatrice, do you know what diminishing marginal returns mean?"

She shook her head.

Louis explained it to her.

Beatrice looked at Louis with a strange look in her eyes:

“You mean that as the number of places in the Greedy Hall continues to increase, after the initial rapid growth period, the number of people eligible to purchase places in the entire continent will become fewer and fewer.

Therefore, we can directly tell each country what materials they need to purchase in order to obtain a quota, and let them purchase them themselves. We will give them additional quotas for free.

"right."

"But in this case, you will inevitably face a problem."

Beatrice frowned and said, “Don’t forget, after the Bingzhong demiplane has developed to a limit with the help of this wave, if you want to grow further, you need to work hard on your own.

The biggest benefit of a place in the Greedy Hall is that one can enjoy the growth brought by the martial arts position. Now that all places have been arranged, people other than Enser who want to get a place have to pay a huge price.

This is equivalent to a means of foreign trade.

But when you have passed the initial stage and want to further strengthen the demiplane, or even compete for the throne of gods, you must jump out of the framework of the empire and face the entire continent, and even the world outside the continent.

At that time, the group of people you are harvesting now will find that they have spent a huge amount of money in vain, but only enjoy the same service as other martial arts position owners.

We will then become a target of public criticism.”

Beatrice couldn't believe how terrible the anger of the entire continent would be.

She didn't want to leave such a huge trouble for the Enser Empire.

Louis smiled and said, "We have prepared special gifts."

"Um?"

"Have you forgotten that the infinitely evolving mass-produced sword balls are the primary productive force in our hands? There is no way this thing will be popularized to every soldier's grave contractor in the future.

What we need to do now is to first provide the customers of the Greed Hall with special services that only they and a few others can have.”

As Louis was talking, he noticed that his first wife's expression when she looked at him had become so complicated that it was as if she was looking at the devil.

Obviously, she was greatly shocked by the fancy harvesting methods of modern capital.

"Louis, I suddenly feel that the greatest sin you committed in the beginning was not lust, but greed." Beatrice's voice was extremely complicated.

What else could Louis say? He had nothing to say, so he could only continue to explain the membership system he would provide to the VIP customers of the Greed Hall.

“The only users of the Weapon Tomb right now are high-level talents within Enser, and our VIP customers are only eligible to use the martial arts slots.

When the first round of expansion of Bingzhong is over, we can distribute these places to various countries as bargaining chips for friendly exchanges between Enser and other countries, so that powerful people from legendary to exemplary level can join in and enjoy the convenience of martial arts positions.

At the same time, VIP cabins are upgraded and a mass-produced sword pill is provided to all VIP customers free of charge.

The second round of expansion of Bingzhong should be able to radiate to most of the exemplary levels and a small part of the extraordinary levels. At that time, ordinary Bingzhong contractors will be eligible to purchase mass-produced sword balls for a fee, further consolidating the core group.

At the same time, VIP customers upgrade their cabin again, allowing them to collect resources on their own and obtain a second specifically enhanced mass-produced sword ball to shape the mass-produced armor.

I don't believe that armor with guaranteed legendary status up to demigod, stable production and not prone to damage can't attract their interest."

Beatrice felt her teeth ache when she heard this.

These little tricks are really one after another. Who wouldn’t be confused after seeing them?

But it is indeed fascinating.

If you tell the customer when the time comes, he might go crazy.

Legendary or even demigod armor? What a joke! In the past, even if you begged for mercy, a small country might not even be able to get a legend or demigod.

There are many regional wars centered around legendary and demigod equipment.

Now?

You provide the materials, and Bingzhong Military Industry will escort you! Louis even mentioned some more terrifying operations.

For example, even a demigod might find his weapon suddenly taken away by someone, but with the Soldier's Tomb, the user can consume magic power to send the weapon back to the Soldier's Tomb, and then summon it again.

Just this one move can kill many close combat warriors in actual combat.

For example, opening up paid channels will allow partners to be eligible to call upon the real Wanhua Sword Pill and experience the power of a divine weapon.

Think about it, Enser’s partner came over and said that he was attacked by other countries and asked Enser if he could help.

Beatrice directly raised her finger: "Three."

"Three days of reinforcements?"

"two."

"?"

"one."

Suddenly, a Wanhua Sword Pill appeared on the front battlefield, helping the allies realize their dream of becoming a great power.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t have the skills to forge divine tools, Big Brother will protect you.

What? My top fighter is too weak, and even with the magic tools he used, he still can't win? Come on, let me add a nuclear explosion buff to the Wanhua Sword Pill.

Louis couldn't even imagine how cruel the scene would be.

However, this method should be used with caution, unless you are an all-weather strategic partner.

What if it bites me back like a monkey in my previous life?

Beatrice looked at Louis deeply and exclaimed, "The mass-produced sword pill can never surpass the Wanhua sword pill, right?"

Louis snorted: "You have to know... no matter how the mass-produced sword ball grows, the sword ball itself is still in the soldier's grave."

As long as the main body is still in the Tomb of Soldiers, the Wanhua Sword Pill can continuously acquire the characteristics of all mass-produced sword pills.

Louis is not afraid at all that others will cultivate the mass-produced Jianwan.

Because no matter how much you cultivate it, it can only be traced back to the Wanhua Sword Pill.

Otherwise, how do you think the Wanhua Sword Pill can contain the power of the Nine Ancient Swords and the Sword of the Brave?

After reviewing the strategies and future gains, Louis and Beatrice felt much more at ease.

"My dear, I'll leave the sale of the Greed Hall quota to you. I have to go to the Falling Star Sea."

He pinched Beatrice's face and said, "We can't always put some idiot on the front line."

…

The next day.

Louis embarks on a journey to the Sea of ​​Falling Stars.

When the news reached the front, the Allied forces began to riot.

"Have you heard? That person is really coming."

"I'm just over 20 years old and I'm fighting at demigod level. I can't even imagine how great it is over there at Enser."

"Unlike the little dragon king who is full of loopholes in the Roxy Empire, this one has reached the demigod combat power through natural growth. I guarantee that his combat experience alone is far superior to that of the little dragon king."

"You'd better speak softly so that the people from the Rockhi Empire don't hear you."

"I didn't mean to anger them, I just told the truth."

“How great would it be if such a genius appeared in our country?”

"Don't be ridiculous. That's a big sin - greed. Can your country afford it?"

"That's true. To some extent, they even lost the Empress. They can't afford to support her!"

I wonder how they would feel if they knew that Ense lost not only the empress but the entire royal generation.

(End of this chapter)