So delicious
Seeing the mercenaries' booing getting louder and louder, Old Parker stepped onto a chair and raised his voice.
"Although these cows aren't raised on a diet of gold or magic gems, they are raised on grain—real grain! Not husks or bean husks, but wheat and beans! Furthermore, these cows have never been to the fields. They're carefully raised, and their meat is incredibly tender."
The mercenaries booed, thinking that what Old Parker said was too outrageous and that he was exaggerating to the extreme.
"They're raised on grain. What a boast! Who raises cattle like that?"
"You still say you've never worked the land. This cow is raised for the nobles to eat, right? It's your turn to sell the cattle that the nobles eat."
"This meat is fragrant and has chili in it. We accept the price. But we don't believe you when you say this cow only eats grain and never works in the fields. That's an exaggeration."
"It's too much, too much. The bullshit is too much, and the price is too much. Old Parker, if you want to sell it, sell it honestly. Don't think we are fools."
Old Parker snorted heavily. "You don't know the value of this meat. You can't tell how good it is! I was afraid you wouldn't know the value, so I cut it out for you to taste. You'll know once you try it. I, Parker, may be a businessman, but I don't like to brag. If I say it's good, it really is!"
"But I'm not happy when you talk to me like that. Forget it, no one can eat it. I'll take it back and eat it myself." Old Parker snorted again, turned around and was about to take the plate back to the kitchen.
Since Old Parker himself said that he cut the meat specially for them to taste, the mercenaries were not willing to miss this opportunity. They went over to stop Old Parker and coaxed him to let them taste it. Some people even wanted to take advantage of the situation and grab a few pieces of meat to eat, but Old Parker slapped their claws away.
Old Parker put on a lot of pretense and listened to the mercenaries' compliments before he turned the plate back.
"Okay, one bite each, no one is allowed to eat or take more." Old Parker said angrily.
The mercenaries, whose appetites had long been whetted, took turns stepping forward and each picked up a piece of miscellaneous meat. These miscellaneous meats had been cut into small pieces of uniform size, which was very fair and there was no need to worry about some people getting too much or too little.
When they put the meat in their mouths, the tenderness of the mixed meat, the crispness of the tripe, the tendons of the ox trotters, and especially the fragrance of the marinade, the overbearing aroma of the blend of various spices, instantly conquered their taste buds.
"ah!"
“Woo!”
“It’s delicious.”
“How can it be so delicious?!”
"Fuck, why is this beef tendon so easy to chew? I accidentally bit my tongue!"
“The taste of chili is so satisfying!”
The mercenaries' taste buds were greatly stimulated, and their appetites could not be suppressed at all. They all clamored for Old Parker to serve the food quickly.
"It's just money, give me a plate of everything!"
Bang! The silver coin hit the table.
"Me too!"
Bang, the silver coin also hit the table.
"Give me 10 plates of each! I'm going to call my brothers over to eat."
"I have it here too, give me 10 plates of each!"
"5 plates of each, I want to take it away."
There was a lot of noise. The mercenaries who had laughed at Old Parker's bragging before were now paying money faster than each other.
Old Parker slowly straightened his sleeves, folded them, and then said, "The quantity is limited. Each person is limited to 5 plates."
What! 5 plates?
The mercenaries quit.
"5 plates per person, how can that be enough?"
"Old Parker, your plates are so small, who can fill their teeth with them?"
"Old Parker, do you look down on us and think we can't afford your meat?"
"Yeah, do you look down on us? If you dare to come up, I will buy them all!"
The mercenaries started making trouble one after another.
Old Parker raised his hand and pressed it down.
The mercenaries' noises died down a bit.
Old Parker glanced around and was not afraid of the mercenaries' ferocious looks. Who among those who dared to open a mercenary tavern didn't have some hard power?
The mercenaries fell silent, listening to Old Parker.
Old Parker was satisfied. He said, "I have no choice. This is the first day of trial sales. I don't know how many people will like the taste. This kind of meat is expensive, so I only bought this little. You can try it today. If you like it, come back tomorrow to buy more."
Mercenaries: ...Old thief!
Leonard leaned against the kitchen door, watching the excitement in front with satisfaction.
Leonard left in a hurry and came back in a hurry. As soon as he came back, he put a big bag of silver coins in front of Elena.
"Here, this is today's earnings."
Elena opened the bag and counted them: "Wow, they're all sold out so quickly?"
The quantity of goods Leonard brought was finite, and the selling price was also finite. By multiplying the quantity by the selling price, it was easy to calculate the amount that could be received for the first batch of goods.
Now the money is here.
However, it has only been more than three hours since Leonard set out and returned, and the time for transportation must be deducted from these three hours.
"Sold out in just one hour?" Elena asked in disbelief.
Leonard shook his head, a smile on his face. "They were all sold out in less than an hour. You have no idea how crazy those people were. They almost got into a fight afterwards."
Leonard smiled so hard that all his big white teeth were exposed.
"Old Parker hopes to deliver more goods tomorrow, otherwise his tavern will really be demolished." Leonard asked with a smile, "How much do you think is appropriate to deliver tomorrow?"
"Although I really want to sell more, but," Elena spread her hands, "I can't help it. I can only make so much braised food every day because there's only so much stock in the freezer. If I completely release the supply, the warehouse will be empty soon."
"We can make cheap braised food. We don't need good cows like those from the cattle farm; ordinary cows will do." Leonard had already thought about it. If there is not enough good meat to sell, then he can sell cheap meat. Braised food is so popular, so it must be supplied. Is such a large market going to be wasted just because there is no good meat?
Elena nodded: "I know, I also plan to release cheap braised food, but it's not appropriate now. We are currently launching high-priced braised food. We need to build up our reputation first. Once everyone recognizes it, we will launch cheaper products later. This way, new customers attracted by word of mouth will be willing to try it and won't turn around and leave. So word of mouth is the most important thing."
That is, first launch a high-end version of the product to shock the market and trigger public opinion, and then launch a youth version to meet market demand. This routine has been tested by the market for a long time.
Of course, there is also the intention of hunger marketing. Good things are worth remembering because they are rare.
Elena knew all this too well.
Although this may seem a bit undesirable, it is really useful in promoting sales and building a brand.
In order to make money, she decided to suppress her conscience.
Leonard suddenly realized: "You are right, let's do it."
After deciding on the sales strategy, Elena casually put the bag of silver coins into the drawer, and then recorded the day's revenue in the account book of the braised food kitchen.
"By the way, Old Parker gave me good news today. He has news about the space materials needed to upgrade the teleportation array," said Leonard.
Elena looked up sharply: "Really?"
She had been looking forward to this news for a long time, but it was just like what Teacher Leopold said, there was really no demand for it, and it all depended on fate.
Leonard said, "Old Parker said there's a mercenary group selling space gems. He's trying to get them to sell us some space gems. He hopes to get the price down a bit."
Elena immediately said, "Price is not a problem. No need to bargain. As long as I can buy it, that's fine..."
She has fully understood how rare the space gem is during this period of time. She doesn't want to bargain at all, lest the other party be unhappy and turn around and sell the space gem to someone who offers a higher price.
However, before Elena could finish her words, Leonard had already made a stop gesture.
"Don't worry. I understand what you mean. I've also told Old Parker that when he goes to negotiate, don't just talk about the price directly. Instead, ask if the other party needs magic potions or scrolls. We can use these to trade with them."
Yes, if she exchanged it this way, even though she didn’t bargain directly, the actual cost was reduced, and it was reduced a lot. She made all the magic potions and magic scrolls herself.
Elena nodded happily: "You are awesome."
"Of course." Leonard raised his head.
He is an expert at saving money.
The next day, when Leonard came to deliver the braised food, Old Parker told him the result of the negotiation. It was good news. The mercenary group was willing to use the space gem in exchange for magic potions and magic scrolls.
"They're already waiting here." Old Parker raised his chin and pointed at one of the tables. "Here, they are."
Leonard looked in the direction that Old Parker pointed and found that the five people at that table had stood up.
The five men also gave Leonard a very formal knight salute.
Leonard raised his eyebrows and turned to ask them, "Do you know me?"
The leader replied, "It is an honor to meet you, respected Master Shiye Liuxing."
There was a hint of excitement in the leader's eyes.
Many people know that Old Parker of the Double Fist Tavern has a friend who is a Golden Knight. This is also one of Old Parker's backers, but only a few people know which Golden Knight he is.
The leader of the Gale Mercenaries didn't know either. He hadn't heard Old Parker talk about it, nor had he seen the Golden Knight in the Double Fist Tavern.
But he found out today.
Because he had happened to meet Leonard before, he recognized him as Lord Siye Liuxing.
Captain John Pu had seen Leonard twice from afar in the mission hall of the Mercenary Union. He knew that this was Lord Shiye Liuxing. Not long ago, he heard that Shiye Liuxing had been promoted to Lord Demigod. At that time, he and his friends exclaimed that this Lord was so legendary. He was promoted to Demigod when he was only in his 30s, breaking the 200-year gap. He was truly a legendary figure. Listening to his deeds was like listening to an epic travelogue. It was so legendary that he didn't seem like a real person in this era.
I never expected that I would meet him today!
Although Lord Four Seasons Meteor no longer has his iconic beard and looks too young to be recognized, his figure, his temperament, and the way he walks and stands all prove his identity. He is Lord Four Seasons Meteor.
This gentleman spoke to Old Parker so familiarly. Could it be that this gentleman was Old Parker's trusted friend?
When this relationship appeared in John's mind, John immediately thought of what Old Parker mentioned to him yesterday, that he had a friend who wanted to buy the space gem.
Could it be... could it be that this gentleman wants to purchase the Space Gem?!
John's head suddenly felt dizzy, and he felt as if a huge opportunity had hit him on the head.
Is he ever so lucky?
John suppressed his inner excitement and said as politely as possible, "Excuse me, sir, do you need the Space Stone?"
He was quite smart, his brain was really quick. Leonard appreciated smart people, so he gave him a good look: "Yes, that's what I want."
John immediately took out space gems from his space ring, including more than a dozen level 4 space gems.
Leonard's eyes fell on the dozen or so space gems.
John immediately said, "Although it's only level 4, the quality is pretty good. Do you like it, sir?"
Leonard hummed, "Make an offer. What kind of magic potions and magic scrolls do you want?"
He asked the price, and the adult really wanted it. John's excitement kept rising.
John took a deep breath nervously and asked carefully, "I can offer you all these space gems. My Lord, I only ask that you allow us to follow you and become your followers."
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Leonard: Why do I suddenly want to be his follower?
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The fellows in the mercenary group were surprised: You are worthy of being the boss, your mind works quickly and you do a good job.
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