Chapter 189 The citizens of Thunder City have never been so crazy

Almost at the same time when Mr. Colin became famous, the name "Shadow Weaver's Nest" also became famous in the Queens district of Thunder City.

Since Mr. Colin's picky attitude towards quality of life has long been deeply rooted in people's minds, and coupled with his status as an imperial aristocrat, no one thinks he is pretentious.

On the contrary, the residents of Queen Street only feel that their previous lives were just like those of pigs on a farm.

This is of course an exaggerated metaphor, but it basically reflects their subconscious reaction after getting a glimpse of how the "real upper class" lives.

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The main reason is that the citizens of Thunder City do have the financial resources to pursue a higher quality of life.

Although the income of most people in this city is below 20 silver coins, the wealth held by the upper class far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people.

If the same drama was performed in Silver Pine Town, there would definitely not be so many people watching, but this is the Queens District, the richest district in the entire Thunder City.

The hotel that Andorra had built for less than 20,000 gold coins was sold for 50,000 gold coins, and he was not the richest man in the city.

If it weren't for the deflationary properties of precious metal currencies, the gold coins in the pockets of the rich people in the same class as him would have to be increased by another zero.

You know, Grand Duke Campbell's military expenses are not contributed by those poor people who earn less than 20 silver coins a month.

The latter are primarily responsible for sacrificing their lives for their ideals.

As it is now, they are mainly responsible for contributing saliva and voice to Mr. Colin's story.

In this way, the name "Shadow Weaver's Nest" soon became the second topic of conversation among the citizens of Thunder City after Mr. Colin.

The viral marketing spread through the streets of Thunder City, and all of this was superimposed on rumors about the Colin family's vast wealth and territory.

During lunch break, at a teahouse near the dock, porters working at the nearby dock gathered under the sign at the door.

They offer hot black tea for 3 copper coins a cup and smoked sausage for 12 copper coins, which is a good choice for replenishing energy for them who have a relatively good income. The only drawback is that the store is too small and has no seats, so all customers have to stand while eating.

Looking at the Purple Moon Flag fluttering in the distance, almost everyone couldn't help but raise their eyebrows, as if they saw a bright future for Thunder City.

It was as if that beautiful future had a lot to do with them.

"…If the Colin family intends to open their market to the port of Thunder City, the economy of Thunder City will definitely rise to a higher level!"

A tall and thin young man, with pride written all over his face, talked eloquently with his fellow workers around him.

His slightly narrowed eyes were filled with the optimism and stubbornness unique to young people. The only thing that didn't seem to match his age was his hands, which were covered with scratches and calluses.

The slightly older porter next to him took a sip of black tea, his eyes also slightly narrowed, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed more fatigue and vicissitudes.

"But why would he do that? That gentleman is a noble of the empire. Doesn't the Oss Empire have a port?"

That gentleman has almost become synonymous with Mr. Colin, and it was only not long ago that the one from the Andes family was treated this way.

The young man said with a smile.

"The Empire is no longer short of colonies. The market there has long been saturated. On the contrary, the Kingdom of Ryan does not have a single colony, let alone the Principality of Campbell. They are a new world to us, and we are also a new world to them!"

He paused for a moment when he said this, drank the hot tea in the cup in one gulp, and spoke with full energy.

"Not to mention that we have a huge and cheap labor force! There are a lot of people waiting in line outside the city to enter the city, not only refugees from the Dusk Province, but also the farmlands of the lords!"

The boiling hot tea turned into a warm current in his stomach, warming his whole body and making him feel full of endless energy.

Although the warm current soon turned into the urge to urinate, and the endless strength was shaken out of his body.

The lunch break was over quickly.

The guests at the teahouse door scattered like seagulls and went to the cargo ships parked at the dock on time, and started to work busy under the shouts of the foremen.

At this moment, a loud whistle broke the silence of the port, and an ocean-going cargo ship docked under the gaze of countless eyes.

At first, people just subconsciously paid it a glance and didn't pay too much attention to it, until a familiar mattress was dragged down from the deck. Then they were completely stunned and couldn't take their eyes off it in surprise.

These "rare goods" were quickly unloaded and moved to the vicinity of the warehouse, where they quickly attracted the attention of some active-minded people.

A well-dressed shopkeeper, about forty years old, walked to the door of the warehouse and spoke curiously to the man who was unloading the goods.

"Friend, can I ask you something? Where are you from?"

The man in charge of unloading the goods seemed very depressed. He ignored his words and walked away without even looking at him, so that he didn't even have the chance to bribe with the copper coins in his hand.

Just as the shop owner was wondering, a young man came over.

The man's skin was tanned, and he looked about 25 or 26 years old, but he looked like he was in his early 30s. It was obvious that he had experienced a lot of wind and sun.

"Who are you? What are you doing at the door of our warehouse?"

The shop owner froze at the voice, and then he chuckled guiltily and said embarrassedly.

"My name is Harding. I'm the owner of a nearby tailor shop. I came here just to take a look out of curiosity... What's your name, boss?"

As he spoke, Harding handed over a cigar.

Looking at the cigar handed over, the originally aggressive man suddenly smiled, accepted it silently, and continued speaking.

"Beaumont, I'm not the boss here. We have someone else as our boss. As for Colin, we did come from the territory of the Colin family, but we are not the people of that master. He doesn't look down on our small business."

"Buy?" Harding's eyes lit up and he asked quickly, "Have you found buyers for these mattresses?"

The dark-skinned man said casually as he lit up a cigar.

"The nobles of the Kingdom of Ryan have ordered a batch, and we will deal with the rest locally."

In order to prevent losses in ocean trade, such cargo ships usually carry more goods on board and sell them nearby after arriving at the local port.

This is also the only channel for some good things that only the royal family can use to flow into the public.

Harding's eyes suddenly became hot and emitted a scorching light, as if he saw piles of gold.

He blurted out the words almost subconsciously.

"How much?! I can buy it!"

The dark-skinned man was not vague and said while spreading out five fingers.

"Ten gold coins."

"Ten gold coins?!"

"That's right, one is ten gold coins. Don't think it's expensive. The spring inside is not removed from a machine tool, but is hand-polished by a craftsman!"

Looking at the guy talking in front of him, Harding's eyes widened and blurted out, "Why don't you go and rob?!"

To be honest, this guy did look a bit like a pirate, so much so that he felt a little scared.

The dark-skinned man grinned, blew out a smoke ring, and said in a cool manner.

"If you can't afford it, just stay away. It's not meant for you to use anyway."

Harding gritted his teeth, turned around and left silently.

However, he did not really leave, and he did not even leave the port. Instead, he ran straight to the port bank without even turning.

He didn't have that much cash on him! At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, causing him to stop and look back subconsciously.

That person was none other than.

It was his colleague, Jode, the owner of Rebecca's Boutique!

The old man opened his voice, his eyes popping out, and shouted with great momentum.

"How much are these mattresses?! I want them all!!"

…

Not every spring mattress comes from the "Shadowweaver's Nest", but this does not prevent the citizens of Thunder City from pursuing these new things.

The mattresses that cost ten gold coins each were quickly sold out, and those who failed to grab one stood disappointed on the dock, hanging their heads and sighing in frustration.

Those sighs are not all because of not being the second person to try something new, but more because of missing the opportunity to make a fortune.

Because before long, the price of these newfangled gadgets doubled and appeared in some of the most famous high-end tailor shops in Thunder City.

This includes Rebecca's boutique run by Joad, which is the largest distributor among them.

Although the excited Mr. Joad was unable to buy all the goods, he still made up his mind to buy a full 100 pieces and hired someone to carry them back to the store carefully!

To this end, he even borrowed a huge sum of 1,000 gold coins from the Andes family's bank.

And the investment quickly paid off.

Almost at the same time that the batch of mattresses were moved into the store, the servants of Baron Gus of Silver Pine Town stepped into his shop.

Since yesterday, this guy has been ordered by his master to bring back a set of bedding like Prince Colin at all costs.

This is not just to show off at the banquet, but more importantly to entertain the princess who is coming to the barony! In order not to disappoint the master, the poor servant has been searching on the street for a while, and now he finally sees hope of getting the job done! Although these mattresses are not the "Weaver's Nest" brand, they don't look bad either, after all, they are all imported from Mr. Colin's territory!

In this way, the mattress that Joad bought for ten gold coins was immediately sold to the first buyer for twenty gold coins.

The profit of nearly 100% drove all the shop owners in the entire Thunder City Port crazy. They were even willing to pay a higher price to purchase goods from their competitors' shelves and then move them to their own shelves for resale.

The asymmetry between supply and demand generates huge profits.

Seeing the vast business opportunities, some savvy craftsmen soon thought of imitating the product. However, although their idea was good, they were at a loss as to the craftsmanship involved.

In fact, it's not just the craftsmanship. Without the spring steel produced in the cemetery, they would not be able to restore it even if they mastered the production process.

The technological gap between the two sides was no longer at the level of craftsmanship, but at the level of materials. Jode, who had taken apart a mattress to study it carefully, could not help but gasp after touching the springs inside.

This is like making a bed of gold!

If these springs were really handmade, then the purchase price of ten gold coins was indeed not expensive. He even thought it was too cheap! At the same time, on Queen Street, Sokdo, who happened to be passing by, looked at the mattresses that were being snatched up, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.

Especially when he saw the label hanging on the back of the window, he was so shocked that he stood there speechless for a while.

"Crazy... Really crazy!" He muttered to himself, and it took him a long time to recover from the shock.

He was shocked for two main reasons.

One reason was that he didn't expect that the people in this city were actually richer than he imagined. It would be fine if they spent five gold coins to buy a watch, but they were willing to spend four times the price of a watch on a mattress that they couldn't show off!

Another reason that shocked him was that he seemed to have seen this thing somewhere.

He thought about it carefully and suddenly remembered that the bed he slept on in the hotel in Beifeng City seemed to have a similar mattress?!

It's just that there were so many things that shocked his eyes at that time that he subconsciously ignored the most inconspicuous feature.

"Twenty gold coins for a mattress...where do they get so much money?" The apprentice standing next to him couldn't help but mutter.

"This is the richest Queen Street in Thunder City... We should have come here to open up the market. How hasty!"

Suokeduo's face was half jealous and half emotional.

He thought he had a good business sense, but after this comparison he realized that his vision was still not high enough.

At the same time, another question arose in his mind - who exactly is this Mr. Colin?

Why would Beifeng City's specialty appear in the fleet of the imperial nobles?

Or is it that the things he sells are not actually specialties of Beifeng City, and the demon king in the maze is also a counterfeit product of the Empire?

He hadn't been to a city in the empire for more than ten years, so he had no idea what it looked like there now, and had no impression of the nobles there.

When he thought of this, he unconsciously had a new confusion in his heart——

Even a traveling merchant like me doesn't know what new gadgets the empire has come up with recently, so how could the demon king know?

Sokdo would never have thought that Mr. Colin and the Demon King were actually the same person, and he never thought about it that way.

After all, the Demon King showed up in Thunder City in a swaggering manner. No matter how you look at it, it is too unbelievable. No one with a normal mind would think so.

What's more, the ship docked in the port is not fake.

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All signs indicate that Mr. Colin is indeed from a distant colony and is a powerful nobleman with a huge fiefdom.

Sokdo was puzzled and his eyes could not help but look towards the "Morning Embrace" hotel in the distance that was at the center of the storm.

Maybe he should stay there for a night.

If you can still book a room now...

…

Sokto was destined to be disappointed.

As early as last night, all the rooms at the Morning Embrace Hotel were booked up, even until next month.

Among them are many rural nobles like Baron Gus who live in the vicinity of Thunder City. They are willing to spend a lot of money to squeeze into the upper class, and it just so happens that the accumulation of their ancestors allows them to afford the exaggerated premium.

In addition to Baron Gus, there are local wealthy people in Queens, or middle-class people who are about to enter the upper class.

For example, Miss Lucy Baker who still refuses to give up.

She vowed to make the servant around Mr. Colin who made her look bad pay the price, such as becoming her mistress.

Mr. Andor wholeheartedly supported his ambitious daughter. He not only booked a room for her, but even wanted to sell his soul to the succubus in hell in exchange for the bewitching magic for his daughter.

There are many people who share the same idea as him.

Just as Luo Yan said to the hotel staff at the beginning, no one would care about the room fee of one gold coin.

From the moment he moved in, the Morning Embrace Hotel was no longer a hotel, but became "Mr. Colin's audience hall."

Or the palace.

Even Mr. Andorra, who once ran the Morning Embrace Hotel, felt that the ticket was simply too cheap!

He just wished it could be more expensive, so as to block out other competitors!

Regardless of how enthusiastic the nouveau riche like Andor Baker are, the truly well-established families on Queen Street are also ready to make a move.

They did not dream of inserting their family into each other's family tree, because they knew very well that this was impossible.

A pure-blooded imperial noble would never marry a girl from a country noble family, and the Duchy of Campbell was just a country for the empire, wasn't it? The only possibility of getting close to her was that she would become her mistress, and after all, they were not newly rich nouveau riche, so they couldn't afford to lose this person.

Maybe the Campbell family has that opportunity. After all, the blood of the hero is still worth collecting, and at least it will not bring shame to the other party.

And this is where these truly powerful families are ready to make their move.

They could let the Campbell family test the other party's strength and see how Mr. Colin would react to the "Light of Legend".

If the Colin family can establish a close relationship with the Campbell family, they will not suffer any loss under the protection of the Campbell family.

Moreover, they can also take this opportunity to test and see how real the Colin family is.

I believe that with Princess Irene Campbell's vision, she would not be fooled by a swindler...

…

In the spacious reception room of a manor located in the center of the wealthy area of ​​Leiming City.

Erin Campbell said with a smile as she sat at a walnut table.

"Mr. Andes, thank you for your gift. Last night I had the most peaceful and comfortable sleep I have had in this month."

Standing not far from the fireplace, Jan Andes nodded slightly, respectfully like a servant.

"It is an honor for us to be favored by Princess Campbell."

"You're welcome, Mr. Andes." Irene nodded with a smile and continued, "By the way, I'm curious, what exactly is that mattress made of? Why is it so soft?"

Andes smiled faintly and said respectfully.

"That was shipped from Mr. Colin's territory. It is said to be a spring mattress, made by hundreds of craftsmen through hundreds of procedures. Its precision is no less than that of a well-designed steam engine or clock."

Irene was silent for a long time, then sighed.

“I’m afraid this thing isn’t cheap.”

"It's definitely not cheap, but I think it's expensive for a reason," Yan Andes nodded slightly, paused for a moment, and said respectfully, "Just like the brand motto of Shadow Weaver's Nest, special people need special care."

He liked this sentence very much, so he remembered it immediately and used it to present to the most special guest in this city.

"I appreciate your enthusiasm, but I think it's not just special people who need care," Irene nodded slightly, politely expressing her gratitude, and then changed the subject and continued, "May I ask how the preparations for the banquet are going?"

"Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner according to your requirements."

Looking at Princess Irene with a smile on her face, Andes paused for a moment, then continued in a respectful tone.

"Also, regarding your dinner party, there is one thing I would like to ask you to do... After repeated consideration, I think you are the most suitable person for this matter."

Irene said with a smile.

"You're welcome. Please go ahead. After all, this is for my dinner party. I'm sorry to cause you trouble."

"Please don't say that. It is an honor for the Andes family to serve you. This is not a trouble for me at all."

Andes bowed respectfully and after a pause, explained the purpose of his visit.

"I'm sure you've heard about Mr. Colin. Currently, the upper class of Thunder City is very interested in this nobleman from the empire. I would like to ask Your Royal Highness to write a letter to invite this guest from afar to attend your dinner. I think this will not only make other guests at the banquet more actively respond to your kindness, but also enhance the friendship between the Principality of Campbell and the Colin family."

Theresa, who was standing aside, frowned slightly.

This statement sounded a bit presumptuous to her, and she didn't know the details of the so-called Colin family, so no one could be sure whether they were real nobles.

However, the respected Princess Irene did not care. She listened to his request carefully and said after thinking for a long time.

"I actually had this plan, but I couldn't make a hasty decision due to his identity... First of all, are you sure he is a noble of the empire?"

Andes nodded and replied respectfully.

"His territory doesn't seem fake, and according to my servants' investigation, there is indeed an ocean-going cargo ship from the New World docked at the port."

He did not directly answer Princess Irene's question because he was not sure whether Mr. Colin's identity was true or false.

In fact, this was one of the reasons why he wanted Irene to send out the invitation.

He hoped that Her Royal Highness the Princess could serve as a touchstone. After all, she was a member of the royal family, and even if her management ability was limited, her vision would not be bad.

If that guy's title was fake, he would be exposed in front of the real royal family in no time.

This is what Andes was thinking in his mind.

Seeing the confident expressions on the faces of her brother's right-hand men, Irene Campbell's slightly frowned brows relaxed a little.

The territory of the empire is too vast, Emperor Peter's rule lasted for a thousand years, and there are countless nobles. If it is a low-key and well-established family, it is normal not to have heard of it.

Just as most of the empire's nobles, if they were not keen on studying the "History of the Church of Saint Sith" or obsessed with poetry, would not necessarily have heard of a duchy called Campbell on the northeast coast of the Whirlpool Sea, not everyone is keen on being exposed to the spotlight.

It is a dangerous thing to share the Emperor's glory.

She forgot who had heard it, but such a motto was indeed circulating among the upper classes of the empire.

After thinking for a moment, Irene nodded slightly.

"In that case, I will write him an invitation letter myself."

Andes had a pleasant smile on his face and spoke in a respectful tone.

"Thank you for considering the Duchy of Campbell. If Archduke Edward knew about this, he would surely appreciate your actions."

Irene Campbell smiled when she heard this, but did not take it to heart. Instead, she felt a little melancholy.

She hoped her brother would think so, but everything changed since she took the sword from her father.

Not just her eldest brother.

The same is true for her second brother.

The secret rivalry between the two sides resulted in the fall of several shining generals and even caused turmoil in the upper echelons of power in the Principality of Campbell.

But she was a person who understood the overall situation, and did not show any unnecessary melancholy on her face. She just smiled and said.

"This is just a trivial matter for me. It is ministers like you who are the real pillars of the Principality of Campbell."

Andes bowed humbly, but smiled in his heart with the same noncommittal attitude.

Pillar?

It might be more appropriate to call it a fat sheep.

For hundreds of years, the Campbell family has never looked upon these untitled merchants with a straight face, with the exception of Archduke Edward, who had just ascended the throne.

Of course, this situation cannot continue forever, just as the Brass Pass that has never fallen is now crumbling.

One day they will stand on the stage of history, and his intuition tells him that this day may not be too far away, perhaps it will come soon.

"Thanks for your good wishes. I hope there will be such a day."

Not taking the polite words to heart, Irene said with a calm smile.

"You are so modest. I think this day has come."

(End of this chapter)