Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1943 Trade Market (Part Two)

He had just bought popcorn and taken a few steps when Wright was drawn to the 'sizzling' sound from the side.

Hello, may I ask what this is?

At that moment, on a large black iron plate, pies were being fried until golden brown and sizzling with oil, emitting an enticing aroma that constantly stimulated Wright's sense of smell.

"It's a pleasure to serve you, Your Majesty the Elf King. These are pies, some with pickled vegetables and some with meat filling, and this is soy milk."

As the stall owner spoke, he picked up the large ladle used for scooping soy milk and scooped it a couple of times. The milky white soy milk immediately released a rich and mellow aroma.

In the blink of an eye, the popcorn in Wright's hand had been transferred to the silver-armored guard beside him, and he himself was now holding a pie in one hand and soy milk in the other.

The mighty Elf King, at this moment, inexplicably appeared somewhat down-to-earth.

The freshly fried meat patties were piping hot and juicy, their savory flavor hitting the taste buds directly. After taking a sip of rich soy milk, Wright suddenly felt a little dizzy.

After passing by several more food stalls, Wright looked at the two copper coins he had left in his pocket and became even more confused.

To enhance the experience, Wright only brought ten copper coins this time, just like the other elves.

In this daze, I've only explored less than a third of the trade market, and it's already almost empty?

Wright suddenly realized he couldn't keep wasting money.

This was undoubtedly a strategy that Zhou Xu had planned long ago.

The plan has just begun to be implemented, and it certainly won't go too smoothly within the Elven race.

Do you want those lazy elves who can take a week to do anything to suddenly become ambitious, make a lot of money, and start buying big items?

That's not realistic.

Everything has to be done step by step, slowly.

Therefore, when Zhou Xu was arranging this trade market, he specifically set up various snack stalls for the elves near the entrance.

Anyway, buying one item only costs one or two copper coins.

Basically, you can earn that money by doing just a little bit of work.

But conversely, that little bit of money will be spent very quickly.

If they want to eat those snacks often, or even every day, they'll have to work a little harder.

Under these circumstances, if they want to buy winter clothes, trousers, and shoes, or even bedding sets, the prices will be even higher.

They need to work even harder to earn money.

“This is a coal stove, Your Majesty the Elf King.”

After passing through the food section, Wright and his group quickly arrived at the household goods section.

"You can use the fire below for warmth, and buy a kettle so you can boil water on top. A coal stove only costs ten copper coins, and it even comes with two honeycomb briquettes. Buying it together with the kettle will get you a discount..."

This trend is already beginning to emerge in the household goods section.

Although the elves are not a large race, they are mostly idle, and the space for trade markets is indeed relatively limited.

To ensure everyone had a good experience and that the market wasn't too crowded, Da Zhou had already discussed things with Wright and his team before the market opened.

Visitor numbers are limited each day; entry is by number. One thousand Pokémon are allowed into the market each morning and afternoon.

In fact, for elves encountering these things for the first time in this market, spending ten copper coins wouldn't even take half a day. Those who spent them quickly became penniless in less than half an hour, even taking into account the queues for buying things.

But there were so many new things to see that even though they didn't have a single penny left, they still wanted to wander around until the market announced it was closing at noon.

Only then were all the thousand Pokémon that had been put in that morning cleared out, giving the staff a chance to catch their breath and have lunch.

This time, the elven royals, including Wright, also came out together.

During this process, looking at what his people were holding, Wright sighed inwardly, thinking that his elven race was really as Zhou Xu had said, living too comfortably, and that his people were used to being undisciplined, without any planning in their actions or purchases.

Ten copper coins may not seem like much, but when put together, they can actually buy some winter supplies such as cotton-padded clothes, quilts, and heaters.

Even considering their current situation, winter supplies are what they need most.

But each of them was holding various snacks and treats, yet they didn't buy anything useful.

Thinking of this, Wright couldn't help but sigh again, then popped a piece of popcorn into his mouth.

[Yes, it tastes good even when it's cold.]

For some time afterward, the trade market located between the Elf Forest and the New Zhou District became the most talked-about topic within the Elf community.

The elves could talk for days about which food was the best.

However, at the same time, the ten copper coins that Wright gave to the elves were all used up that same day.

Some elves did buy quilts, cotton clothes, or even heaters with copper coins, but they were mostly in the minority. More than 90% of the elves ate the money.

Then they began to crave those delicious foods, only to find that their pockets were emptier than their faces. At that moment, the desire to make money began to grow in the hearts of the elves.

Inside the Elf Forest, some job openings had already been created.

However, before this, the elves didn't care about it. Even when they were assigned work, they just did it slowly according to their original pace of life.

The job positions among the elves basically follow the model of the Great Zhou Dynasty: you get paid according to how much work you do.

Based on the elves' previous work efficiency, they basically made no money.

Now, many of the elves have realized what's happening.

Even if it's just for that one bite of food they've been longing for, their attitude towards work has become noticeably more serious.

Under this premise, the most common tasks among the Elven race at this stage are resource extraction tasks, including mining, logging, and even picking fruits and vegetables.

Picking fruits and vegetables is an easy job, but the demand for these fruits and vegetables in the new district is not high, so you can't earn much money just by doing this.

Logging and mining suddenly became important revenue streams for the elves.

However, making money from these two projects will require a lot of effort.

For this purpose, Wright even designated a large area of ​​woodland as a logging site.

The elves love nature, but they are not extremists. They also cut down trees to build treehouses or make furniture.

The key is that you cannot indiscriminately cut down trees, destroy and pollute the natural environment.

It's like hunting. You need to hunt to survive and to fill your stomach, and there's nothing wrong with that. But if you hunt just for fun, killing animals for amusement, the elves will never allow it.

(End of this chapter)