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Chapter 2145 Orc Curse Chapter 07
After seeing the strangers off, the child shopkeeper, clutching the contract, skipped and hopped happily into the inn's office.

However, her good mood didn't last long. The heel of her right shoe suddenly came off, causing her to stumble and almost fall to the ground.

"Is it broken again?"

Dissatisfied, she stood on one leg and crossed her right leg.

Looking at the worn-out heels, she reluctantly accepted that she had to spend money to buy herself a new pair of shoes.

But before that, she had to try her best. That's how she saved up her assets bit by bit. For this, she even learned the craft of shoe repair.

Unfortunately, before she could even take out her small shoe repair case, an uninvited guest appeared.

Herbie Hermes.

A somewhat gloomy male voice came from the corner. Upon hearing this voice, she subconsciously tensed up, but quickly relaxed.

She is well aware of the fact that she is quite weak even among ordinary humans, so she has developed the habit of remaining relaxed no matter what unexpected situation occurs.

Herbie didn't turn around. Instead, she took off her shoes, which were no longer wearable, and then her white socks with small floral patches. She walked barefoot to the desk, plopped down in the chair, and then looked at the uninvited guest.

"Isn't this the work of Hermes' Traveling Hat behind the scenes? I heard that even the partners have a hard time getting an audience with you. I am truly honored that a minister of the retirement department has had the privilege of meeting you twice, and it was you who took the initiative to come to see me."

“Mr. Courrené”.

"Because this is the second time you've violated the Chamber of Commerce's principles, I've already warned you." The person in the corner took a few steps forward, most of his body appearing in shadow. The young and handsome man had dark circles under his eyes that conveyed a deep sense of irritability and gloom.

"Leaving aside cooperation with strangers, I remember explaining my land development business last time. It wasn't about profiting from disasters; I was simply providing [goods] that the various kingdoms happened to have [demand] for."

"It's a match made in heaven, a union of mutual consent."

Herbie leaned back in her chair, knowing that this seemingly young man, who might actually be an old monster, disliked her, so she simply adopted a casual attitude.

The last business deal involved her leveraging the unique nature of the running branch to develop suitable areas for building cities, and then providing materials to various kingdoms free of charge in exchange for contracted material transportation.

Normally, this is a slow-burning business, but there is a Titan evil god who can destroy a city or even a kingdom just by walking around. Every kingdom needs a region where new cities or sanctuaries can be built at any time.

However, it seems that no one had thought of this before, and she naturally became the first to try it. The Running Division also jumped from the elderly care department to become the sales champion.

Unfortunately, while some are happy, others are sad; the other departments of [Hermes' Traveling Hat] have suffered a lot.

As for why they suffered, that has something to do with strangers.

Strangers would buy things without paying, simply robbing them, taking everything without leaving a trace; robbery had even become a daily activity for them.

[Hermes' Travelling Hat] has also encountered direct looting and vandalism. That's how the tycoons are; they use underhanded methods to deal with [Hermes' Travelling Hat]. But those people are simply not on the same level as the strangers.

The tycoons at most send out desperados, while the outsiders are "other kinds of beings," who know no pain, are not afraid of death, and love crime and violence itself. Everyone can understand why the outsiders do these things, and it is precisely because of this that we can understand why the outsiders do these things.

If the stranger is wanted or hunted down for this, the stranger will only be more pleased and more enthusiastic about robbery and destruction. It's unbelievable that a magnificent building, which took countless hours to build and seemed destined to last for a thousand years, is now teetering on the brink of collapse in just over a decade, thanks to the raging storm of the stranger.

Kurené was always observing the stranger.

Human happiness can bring joy to strangers, human misfortune can bring joy to strangers, saving lives can bring joy, killing can bring joy, countless riches can be created at will, money can be regarded as dirt, yet one can also plunder at will for such a small amount of wealth.

Unpredictable, living life as a game, finding amusement in everything.

They were like gods, which is why Courrené hated strangers.

And Herbie Hermes actually wants to offer help to these godlike strangers and cooperate with them for profit? Every gold coin he gains will be tainted with misfortune and filth.

"Oh~ are you going to fire me?" Herbie rested her chin on her hand, her eyes crinkling. "Of course I won't accept it, because I haven't violated any rules so far, not even a single penny of the disaster relief money in your eyes complies with the Chamber of Commerce's regulations."

"Although I have accumulated enough connections and wealth, it is still more convenient to stay in [Hermes' Traveling Hat]."

“A greedy little devil.” Kulener narrowed his eyes, the shadow behind him slowly writhing.

"But my actions are not only generous but also selfless, aren't they? Perhaps my heart is just as generous and selfless, but your heart is so dirty that you see everyone's heart as dirty."

"Is my heart too filthy?" Kulener lowered his head, his eyes fixed on Herbie, who lay in the chair like a doll.

He was clearly smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes; they were completely black.

Her heart was filthy, like the depths of a sunless alley, damp, cold, and rotten.

"...Since you are so dissatisfied with my investment, I might as well handle it like a businessman."

Herbie suddenly burst out laughing, rocking his chair and shaking his finger.

“Let’s make a bet. If my investment in these strangers makes the world a better place, I win. If it does nothing or makes it worse, I lose.”

“If I lose, I will voluntarily relinquish all rights and status in [Hermes’s Traveling Hat].

“But if I win…” Herbie tapped her cheek with her waving finger, feigning cuteness, “what should I order?”

“I have very high expectations for these outsiders. If I win, I’ll give them the position of partner.”

“Okay.” Kurene gave Herbie a deep look, then turned and walked into the shadows as if he couldn’t be bothered to say anything more.

"..."

"Hoo~" Herbie seemed to have been holding his breath for a long time, and suddenly exhaled. He collapsed and was covered in sweat, with sweat dripping from his toes.

She tapped the corner of her eye with her finger, and no one could guess what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)