"So that's how it is." Merlin suddenly realized.
Connor said to her son excitedly, "My dear son, you have no idea how popular the tavern business is. This place is almost becoming a gathering place for dwarves. Barbecue and side dishes go perfectly with beer. We have made hundreds of gold coins in just a few days."
Merlin smiled and nodded, wondering what his mother would think if she knew that he earned tens of thousands of gold coins in a day at the academy. A few hundred gold coins would only be enough for him to buy a few bottles of alchemical potions.
"If we keep going like this, I think we'll be able to pay off the 500,000 gold coins soon with the help of the tavern, and maybe even redeem the family's territory in the future!" Kanna put the gold coins handed over by the guests into the cash box, picked up the linen cloth and wiped the bar in front of her, her face showing a look of longing for the future.
Merlin looked at his mother. At this moment, she didn't look like an earl's wife at all. She looked more like a woman who was protecting her own small family. It must be said that his father and mother had a very good mentality.
If ordinary nobles encountered the same situation as the Leo family, they would have collapsed long ago. How could they still think of making a comeback? I guess suicide is the final destination.
"By the way, son, the barbecue ingredients you provided are running low."
"Don't worry, mother. I brought a lot of prepared spices and marinated meats." Merlin took out a large bag of prepared spices from his space ring and handed it to his mother.
Kanna was very surprised to see the space ring in his son's hand. He took his son's hand and asked nervously, "Son, where did you get the space ring?"
"I bought this at the academy." Merlin thought that the ring was a gift for the alchemy tools and potions he bought, so it wasn't a lie to say he bought it.
Bought it?
"The cheapest space ring costs 10,000 gold coins. Where do you get so much money, son?" Kanna's face changed when she looked at her son's handsome face. Could it be that her son had sacrificed his looks?
"Mother, I make a little money at the academy."
Merlin then did not hide anything and told Kanna what he had done in the academy during these days. When Kanna heard that Merlin could earn tens of thousands of gold coins in a day, she was completely stunned.
Merlin took out his magic crystal card and said, "I still have more than 10,000 gold coins in my card. You don't have to worry about the 500,000 gold coins that the family owes. I can take out the money in about a month."
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Kanna was full of questions. Could her son make so much money? When did gold coins become so easy to earn? She and her husband work very hard to manage their territory and may only earn tens of thousands of gold coins a year.
That was thanks to the taxes from the territory, the chamber of commerce they established, and the connections among the nobles. It was really unbelievable that his son could earn so much money in school.
Kanna hugged Merlin excitedly and said, "You are really my great son. I am worthy of giving birth to such an excellent son!"
Merlin pushed his mother away, feeling a little uncomfortable with her sudden hug. "Mom, this is how the tavern is run for now. I'll send you a few alchemical kilns in a few days. It will be convenient to grill skewers in the future, and we can also use the alchemical kilns to make lotus leaf beggar chicken..."
Merlin looked at the huge tavern that didn't even have a waiter. "Mother, how come there's not even a waiter in the tavern?"
"We are trying to save some money, but at the moment, it is necessary to recruit some waiters." Kanna has been feeling very tired recently, with back pain. Sometimes she is so busy that she has to summon water elements to help serve the dishes.
"The waiter issue is easy. Just recruit part-time students from the Arcane Academy. Many students want to have a proper job. As for the salary, don't worry. I'll pay it."
Merlin thought of the many students at the Arcane Academy who couldn't find jobs, and these guys would easily be satisfied with a part-time job.
However, the distance from the academy to the middle area is not close, and it takes about an hour by carriage. If there is a griffin to pick up, the time can be reduced to more than ten minutes.
Merlin thought about this and felt that it was necessary to expand the griffin pick-up service. After all, the Beast Taming Academy had quite a few griffins.
"Recruit students from the Arcane Academy as waiters?" Kanna hesitated.
"Son, the students at the Arcane Academy are all elites. Would they be willing to work as waiters? Isn't that a bit of a waste of talent?"
"Don't worry, they won't be wasted. As long as the salary is high, they will be eager to work as waiters. You don't know how worthless the students of the Arcane Academy are now." Merlin was thinking about the students who worked for him. There were still countless "hungry" guys waiting for jobs.
"How high is a high salary?" Kanna thought that if the salary was too high, it would be better to use the water element. At most she would be a little more tired.
"Based on my understanding of the students in the academy, if you pay one gold coin a day, someone will definitely be happy to come and work. If you pay two gold coins a day, they will definitely fight over it. If you pay three gold coins a day, they will love this job to death."
Kanna counted on her fingers, "Thirty, sixty, ninety gold coins... Is this too much money?"
"The tavern's revenue will surely increase. These gold coins are actually not much. We employ students from the Arcane Academy, and high salaries will make them work more wholeheartedly." Merlin was comparing it to the waiter salaries of 3,000, 6,000, and 9,000 on Blue Star.
"Different positions have different prices. For example, a barbecue chef will charge more. If you want the barbecue to taste good, I recommend recruiting fire magicians. They have strong control over flames."
"As for cleaners, you can find wind and water magicians. Using magic will make the work more convenient and easier, and the cleaning will be more thorough."
Other taverns were hiring ordinary people as workers, but Merlin was thinking of hiring the cow and horse magicians from the Arcane Academy as workers.
The salary offered by Merlin would definitely attract many students from the Arcane Academy. After all, these students would go down to the muddy pond to pick lotus leaves and clean them just for a few silver coins.
"Okay..." Kanna was not so resistant to the salary when she thought about the speed at which her son made money.
In the territory of the Leo family, a servant can only earn three to five gold coins a month, and a chef can only earn ten gold coins. It is normal for Kanna to feel uncomfortable with the sudden tenfold increase.
But when I thought that their waiter would be a top student from the Arcane Academy, I was not so resistant.
Merlin actually planned to have the tavern cooperate with the Beast Taming Academy of the Arcane Academy. Purchasing meat at the Beast Taming Academy is much cheaper than outside.
As for delivery, just leave it to the students of the Arcane Academy. Using griffins will also speed up delivery.
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