This made the silly apprentice feel good. He not only admired his master's perfect strategy, but also admired Pan Ling as well. To put it bluntly, it was because Xu Shi was too unserious. What should have been a normal relationship became a rare and excellent quality in his hands.
But then she thought about it again and felt something was missing. Was it because her master and his wives had such a good relationship that it would be abnormal if they didn't do something for her...?
It makes me feel like I have no charm at all... No, thinking like that makes me feel really awkward...
"That's enough for the little brat."
Seeing that she was lost in thought and hadn't returned for a long time, Xu Shi couldn't help but complain.
This is too easy to tease... Great, we'll increase the intensity next time.
"I'm an adult now, okay..."
Pan Ling snapped out of her daze upon hearing this, patted her face, and muttered a retort, "Besides, Master, you seem to like younger girls too. I think that Master Gu's wife is just like a child..."
I remembered her after just one glance. She was clearly not as attractive as me. If she didn't say so, who would consider her their master's wife? She's almost as young as my junior sister Xia Ke'an...
"Um?"
Xu Shi narrowed his eyes.
"Ahhh, no, no..."
The foolish apprentice quickly waved his hand, trying to change the subject, "Well, speaking of which, I have a small question to ask you, Master."
"Speak."
"But... I'm still very curious, Master, what exactly is your identity in your hometown, Night Sin City?"
She was genuinely curious about this question. She could tell from looking that her master was no ordinary person, but it was hard to say exactly how.
Anyway, Xu Shi hadn't told her. She had tried to subtly inquire with her master's wife and junior sister, but hadn't received any answers.
"Well..."
Xu Shi didn't actually intend to hide it from her, but after thinking about it, he really didn't know how to say it.
Well, if we're talking about it, he's undoubtedly the all-powerful supreme ruler of Night Sin City, but on the surface, he only has the identity of the chairman of "Snake Ring." Explaining that seems rather complicated...
so.
After careful consideration, he slowly uttered these words in a very standard elder's tone.
"You'll understand when you grow up."
Pan Ling: ?
...
It's hard to say when Pan Ling will grow up, but the craze for Poseidon Stones in the Imperial City is visibly growing increasingly frenzied.
Over this period of time, people have gradually developed a relatively systematic trading method from the previous chaotic state, which can be generally divided into three categories.
Some people are more conservative and try to take advantage of this information gap to buy Poseidon Stones from others at a low price, and then sell them as quickly as possible to make a profit.
Another group of people are more greedy. They do buy Poseidon Stone, but they are not in a hurry to sell it because they have discovered that the purchase price is not fixed and there is a clear upward trend. So they might as well hoard the goods and wait for the price to rise further.
Another group of people tended to fall somewhere in between, selling some of their Poseidon Stones while keeping some to see how things would turn out.
With the royal family and the Papacy also getting involved, everyone felt even more at ease. They were buying and selling Poseidon Stones, so what was there to worry about? Even if these outsiders did run away sometime, their stock would still have a market, wouldn't it?
Under such circumstances, the market for Poseidon Stone can indeed be described as prosperous.
And just as most people expected, the price of Poseidon Stone began to rise—a new price every day, higher than the last.
Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only five or ten percent; it's actually quite a lot. Even the lowest grade of white sea ore can increase by at least twenty-five copper coins, and the best deep blue sea ore is even more remarkable, worth a full two thousand five hundred copper coins, or two and a half silver coins!
This is already a considerable sum of money for many people, not to mention that the unit of measurement has quietly changed—it is now measured in 50 grams, so the actual return will be even higher.
This is just one day's change; what if it's over ten days? Someone did the math, and it's almost doubled...
Hey!
If such a thing exists, then why bother farming, blacksmithing, or wood carving? A month or two of hard work wouldn't be as worthwhile as saving up some Poseidon Stones!
The best part is that it's so easy; you don't have to do anything, just wait for your money to go up!
Under such circumstances, everyone's actions naturally became even more frantic. They tried to raise as much money as possible, sold everything they could, and then bought it back when the price of Poseidon Stone went up.
Although the prices of other goods are getting cheaper and cheaper, no one cares about this fluctuation at all.
As for who to sell to, it doesn't matter—if Xu Shi raises the price, the other two will definitely follow suit. The royal family is doing alright, basically keeping pace with Xu Shi, but soon, the Papacy will also have to maintain the same level as the other two.
The truth is that the Vatican does have its own ulterior motives. The purchase price it offers has always been lower than that of others. After all, with the blessing of the divine faith, many believers are willing to pay even if they lose a little money.
But things soon changed, because the price of Poseidon Stones rose too drastically. Losses of one, two, or three, or even ten or twenty copper coins, were something people could grit their teeth and accept. But now the magnitude far exceeded that amount, so there was nothing that could be done. No matter how strong one's faith is, no one is willing to be a sucker.
Making money is nothing shameful, and the gods will surely understand, right?
As for the nobles, those who started using products made from sea god stone were naturally overjoyed. Not only did the value of the items increase, but their own prestige also rose accordingly. "I am a man who owns sea god stone! Why don't you hurry up and kowtow to me?"
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