Chapter 573: Be more aggressive in business

Amber once received an invitation from the goddess Leila, saying that he could do whatever he wanted in his dreams.

But he was still a lich and had no interest in this.

Now he realized that what Leila said was right. The feeling in dreams might be better than in reality. At least the experiences he had when Amber was still alive were far inferior to what he had now.

To put it simply, any scene, any costume, any prop, any posture... can be changed with just a thought, saving a lot of time in dressing and undressing, and ensuring that there is only comfort without any small problems such as the wrong size of the clothes, poor workmanship, or the bed not being comfortable enough or the temperature not being comfortable enough.

The dream simulation is perfect, but it’s a pity that the teammates don’t cooperate very well.

Amberxiu never expected that Withered Rose had zero experience in this area. She said that she had read many explicit knight novels, but when it came to actual combat, she could only cover her face and let Amberxiu do whatever he wanted.

But this shy look is also quite interesting.

Today's dream was spent in such an absurd way that when leaving the dream, Withered Rose felt her body go weak and she could hardly stand up.

Amber Xiu estimated that if this kind of stimulation happened a few more times, it would definitely make the dead rose closer to a living person.

However, this is just a little change in life. Amber Xiu is always busy with things to do.

The Ryan Empire is about to enter a new stage, and the world pattern will change accordingly. Even though Amberxiu's current work focus is on Hell, there are still too many things in this world that he cannot let go of.

Business is secondary. There are still many old friends who have to face the changes in the world pattern, and Amberxiu needs to arrange the future for his own people.

There was no need to worry about Harvey, just let him hide in the underground factory and concentrate on research, he also liked this kind of technology geek life. But in order to ensure that he would not die from forgetting to eat for a long time, Amber hired a few servants to take care of his daily life, ensuring that Harvey could live a life of having his clothes and food provided for him.

And Selwyn, this new student is quite talented in business, but her talent in the School of Prophecy is far behind Harvey. Of course, this school is originally sparsely populated, so Amber developed another different training method for her, which is to use the power of the School of Prophecy in business.

"You'll never guess how much money I've made with the power of the School of Prophecy! Use what you've learned to make money, and no matter how many times you fail, you'll never really go bankrupt." This was the advice that Ambershu gave to Selwyn, and Selwyn seemed to like this way of learning, and he devoted himself more enthusiastically to Ambershu's alchemy business.

But when it comes to business, Selwyn takes out the magic mirror, calls up a large amount of information, and displays it in front of Ambersu.

"Teacher, the Alchemy Association has been making small moves. Although they dare not go too far due to the threat from Ms. Rose, they still don't give up and have been snatching our market share. They are almost opening up the overseas dragon alchemy route."

Amber touched his chin. This old guy Gustavo is really getting dumber as he gets older.

Isn't it more important to make money through good cooperation? Why must you be so greedy? The Dragon Clan Alchemy business is the biggest card in Amber Xiu's hand, the flagship product of the Alchemy brand, and the real core.

But Gustavo wanted to snatch even this, which meant he was heading for a fallout.

Oh, in Gustavo's opinion, he was already dead, no wonder.

If the partner had died and the successor seemed to be no match for the previous one, Amber would also want to swallow up the partner's share. There is no way, this is business, and the nature of capitalism will not be affected by the good or bad of human nature.

However, since he is still alive, Gustavo's behavior would be a betrayal.

Amberxiu carefully looked at the information provided by Selwin. This old guy still treated people as if they were not human beings as usual.

Overseas routes are dangerous, and sending envoys will result in a lot of deaths. But it doesn’t matter, slaves and mercenaries can be solved with money.

After the Alchemy Association cooperated with Amber, the business was booming and they made a lot of money. Gustavo spared no expense and secretly sent envoys overseas. Not only that, the old guy also spread the news and sold the route map of the overseas Dragon Island.

The routes to the Gold Coin Island and Silver Coin Island built by Amber Xiu have long been developed and mature, and can be reached by sea without the Drow Elf Airlines. Money can move people's hearts, not to mention the legendary dragon, which is something worth a fortune even if it is excrement.

Greed will drive those desperate people to go overseas, which is something that even the Withered Rose cannot completely prevent.

The old man Gustavo's idea is very simple, which is to break the monopoly and renegotiate the price. He doesn't care how many people can open up this route, as long as it is not exclusive to Ambersu.

This is an open conspiracy. Either the Alchemy Association is destroyed directly, or there is no way to stop it.

The Withered Rose was originally very tough, and every one who went out to sea died one by one, but Amber Repair lived too fast, making the Undead Queen lazy and lying down. After all, Amber Repair had been resurrected, so she didn't have to take care of business matters.

This mentality has led to a significant reduction in the intensity of the blockade. Many large chambers of commerce have found their own routes and are now uniting to do business with overseas dragons, bypassing the chain of Gold Coin Island and Silver Coin Island.

If it weren't for the pressure from the couple Gareth and Canggu on the dragon side, those dragons really wouldn't be able to tolerate the "sugar-coated bullet".

You know, these humans offer higher prices than Amber's. Going to the Gold Coin Island to get a manicure can only get you a little bit of mutton and beef, but these humans directly send live cattle and sheep, as well as golden coins.

Although the quantity is a little less, the unit price is high.

The dragons are not the kind of creatures that know how to be grateful. Long periods of poverty and the humiliation of their ancestors have made these young dragons eager for quick success. Even though they have powerful strength, they can only live overseas.

These dragons cannot resist any temptation.

Once the private contact starts, it basically cannot be stopped.

Gareth thought about killing a few little dragons to intimidate these restless dragons, but his father-in-law desperately broke the seal to stop Gareth.

"They are not your slaves, nor are they your livestock for harvesting!"

Even though these dragons had betrayed him before, the lord of the Dragon Tomb was obsessed with protecting the dragon clan, which was unreasonable. Gareth couldn't really kill his father-in-law, so he could only turn a blind eye and only ask the dragon clan to give priority to the share of the Gold Coin Island.

But once the door is opened, the result is already determined.

Even humans cannot accept this kind of double standard, let alone dragons? Dissatisfaction will continue to accumulate and eventually explode.

Either all dragons will be destroyed, or Amber's monopoly will be broken.

Selwyn looked at her teacher with great anticipation. She had heard countless legends about it, but the one before her was a legendary figure who could even sell off the gods.

What will he do in the face of this kind of business warfare?

Amber did not give Selwin a direct answer. Instead, he asked Selwin, "The Alchemy Association wants to break our monopoly. What do you think?"

Selwyn was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized that the teacher was testing him, and quickly expressed his thoughts.

"We are still in the lead now. The Alchemy Association does not have the military force to support such an action. The simplest and most direct way is to continue blocking the route as before.

"Although there are many desperadoes, if the death rate is too high, they will also consider the cost. Dragons are not easy to talk to. Their greed will become higher and higher until a certain threshold, resulting in the benefits of going out to sea being not worth the risks, and naturally no one will go."

After Selwyn finished speaking, he looked at Amberxiu nervously, hoping to get some comments from the teacher.

Amber Xiu did not make any judgment, but just nodded for her to continue.

Selwyn calmed down and continued, "We should continue to expand our advantages. It will take a long time for them to break the monopoly, and now the meeting of nations is about to be held. If Ryan can stabilize the surrounding neighbors, there will be no more wars in the short term. That is our best opportunity for expansion.

"The market of the Ryan Empire has always been difficult to open due to the influence of fanatical beliefs. After all, we have a close relationship with the undead. But this time, we can take over most of the market share. It is a market with a population of tens of millions. Compared with it, the small actions of the Alchemy Association are not worth mentioning at all."

Selwyn had obviously made a lot of preparations for this plan, and he could explain many of the data clearly without any hesitation, which showed that he had definitely put in a lot of effort.

Amber Xiu waited quietly for her to finish, and then gave a comment: "Too low."

Selwyn asked in confusion, "Teacher, what do you mean by too low?"

Amber Xiu shook his head and said, "The offensiveness is too low."

"Aggression?"

Selwyn was puzzled. What did doing business have to do with aggression? Was the teacher going to use force to destroy the Alchemy Association? This was different from the great man he had imagined. Selwyn imagined that Amber should be a top wise man who could sit down and drink a glass of red wine and make the world dance with a few simple words, not a reckless man who would kill an entire family at any time.

Amber could guess what Selwyn was thinking, and smiled and said, "My students, if we are thriving entrepreneurs, it is right to focus on expanding the market. The bigger the market, the more we can throw our opponents down, and the easier it is to grow ourselves. Resources, technology, these core things are always more important than destroying opponents.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"But this only applies to the early stages of entrepreneurship, when the business is not big. Because at that time we were too weak, and all we could see were competitors. You can't destroy all your competitors, so you should focus on strengthening yourself.

"And now, we are the world's number one monopoly enterprise, including raw materials, technology, transportation... The only advantage of the Alchemy Association is their terminal sales, and they are also our only opponent. Look at your own position clearly. We are the world's number one, and we are facing the challenge of the second place.

"If we just avoid fighting and choose to explore new markets, then the third place will think that he can also challenge. All kinds of insidious tactics will continue to be played out, and we will be the target of the group attack because we are the strongest one. We have no opponents, only a group of hyenas waiting to die and devour our corpses.

"Once we kill the second-place Alchemy Association, the third and fourth-place Alchemy Association will be busy devouring his body, and Ryan's market will still be ours. At this stage, we are no longer simply expanding the incremental market, but have turned to competing for the existing market."

Selwyn felt that what Amberxiu said made sense, and he felt that his vision had reached a new level. It turned out that he was already at the top of the world just after taking over the business. It turned out that his vision was too narrow and he couldn't keep up with his teacher's pace.

"But, teacher, if you use violence, will that..."

Celwyn is still lawful. Although Ambersu has power over the Alchemy Association, business is business. What is the difference between using violence and robbery? Ambersu's business is so big. If others also lower their face to rob, how can the business be carried out? It will definitely turn into a disorderly war. At that time, Celwyn will have no meaning to exist.

Amber Xiu laughed and said, "What are you thinking? I am also a businessman. Even those most vicious rumors are just rumors that I am greedy. Who said that I would stop doing business and kill people for money?"

Selwyn smiled awkwardly. What Amber said seemed to be correct. Everyone knew that her teacher was greedy. He would pluck feathers from any passing bird. But everyone knew that they could make money by cooperating with him. They had never heard of him breaking the agreement and robbing the birds violently.

"But, teacher, you said I have low aggressiveness..."

"I'm talking about commercial aggression. What do you think?" Amber Xiu shook his head and said, "In fact, if I were to deal with it, I would not kill those small caravans at the beginning. Not only that, I would also point to the sea and say that I put the most valuable treasures in the world there, and let the world enter the Age of Discovery.

"But you think those marine races are easy to get along with. The Shark Hua fishmen, the Kou Tao fishmen, the Isi rays, and even the mermaids don't like outsiders passing over their heads. Only I have the ability to travel freely in the sea. If they want to make money, they can only continue to spend money on me. Buy ships, buy route maps, and even buy sailing time.

“Just like you said, if we increase their cost of going overseas, they will naturally not be able to threaten us. But you chose blockade and threats, and I chose taxation. Your understanding of aggression is still limited to violent means. What I want to teach you today is commercial aggression, attacking their wallets until they are drained dry.

"The same goes for the Alchemy Association. They are the richest people after us. Their wallets are much fatter than those small vendors. If you poke a hole in it, gold coins will fall out, and they will be so heartbroken that their faces are distorted. Don't they want the alchemy materials of the dragon clan? Let them think about it slowly, and we will dig up their roots."

"Dig roots?"

Selwyn said doubtfully, "Teacher, I don't understand."

Amber sighed. Selwyn was very talented in business, much better than Harvey. The only problem was that she had little experience. It was too difficult for her to accept his business all at once. But after all, she was his student, so he could only guide her patiently.

"Let me ask you, what is the most important thing about the Alchemy Association?"

Selwyn asked doubtfully, "Alchemy?"

“Very close.”

Selwyn thought again, and soon his eyes lit up as he replied, "It's the alchemist!"

Amber Xiu said approvingly, "Smart, much better than that kid Harvey. Yes, the Alchemy Association's greatest asset is actually the alchemists. Not to mention those legendary geniuses, the vast number of junior alchemists and apprentices alone are the best in the world. Even though they have experienced a painful blow, the foundation accumulated by the Alchemy City is still very strong, and no one can compare with them.

"Gustavo Flynn is relying on these low- and middle-level alchemists to support the operation of the Alchemy Association and this huge alchemy industry. If we remove these alchemists, the Alchemy Association will collapse. No matter how powerful Gustavo Flynn is, he can't be used by a thousand alchemists.

"At that time, they won't think about stealing raw materials anymore. What's the point of having raw materials if they don't even have people?"

Selwyn felt as if everything in front of him was suddenly clear. He didn't expect there was such a move. He was indeed worthy of being a teacher, a legendary tycoon who could even sell gods in a package!

Selwyn couldn't wait to ask, "Teacher, how can we pry these alchemists away? If we hire them directly, the cost will be very high. Besides, we don't have that many mature alchemy factories. If we hire them back, we will just have to keep them around, which is a waste of money."

"Then how do you think the Alchemy Association keeps them here?"

“Benefits and knowledge.”

Selwyn spoke these things out of the blue. She had put a lot of effort into learning about the Alchemy Association. After being enlightened by Amber, she immediately understood a lot of the information that she had memorized by rote.

"Yes, benefits and knowledge, and the latter is more important. The Alchemy Association has a complete talent training method. Joining the Alchemy Association can enjoy this clear upgrade path, which is an irresistible temptation for most alchemists. But if you study it carefully, you will find that this upgrade path is actually very dark.

"The Alchemy Association has only so many places, and their plate is so small, so this upgrade path has been limiting the number of places for high-level alchemists. They monopolized knowledge, and then began to strangle the young people's upward space in various ways. Occasionally, a little bit of space will be leaked, such as tying a carrot on the head of a donkey pulling a millstone, or they continue to work as part-time workers."

Amber Xiu couldn't help but think of Isabel, the alchemy apprentice who had studied for so many years but didn't know anything. Because those alchemy instruments were customized to "prevent self-study" and "prevent cracking", without a teacher to tell you the principles, Isabel didn't even know that the temperature inside and outside the flame was different.

"But, teacher, how can we compare with the Alchemy Association in terms of alchemy knowledge?"

In Selwyn's opinion, the Alchemy Association has a long history and many legendary alchemists, so they really have no advantages in this regard.

Amber Xiu said doubtfully: "Don't you know that when the Alchemy City was destroyed, most of their information was packed up for me, and my teacher is the God of Alchemy. What can Gustavo Flynn use to compare his technical advantages with me?"

Selwyn's eyes widened so wide that it seemed as if their eyeballs were about to pop out.

The God of Alchemy is the teacher's teacher?! Are you kidding me? No one told her this!

Are the people in the Alchemy Association crazy, provoking a student of the God of Alchemy?! (End of this chapter)