Don't call me evil god

Chapter 106: Sophisticated Scam
The good news is that Pete's speculation was correct. Bishop Skate, who seemed to have nothing to do with the Bloodfang Gang, successfully established contact with them through Cunning Shadow Stonecrush.

The bad news is that Pete felt like he had lost a lot of money out of nowhere.

After listening to the presentation of the "Gilded Club", Pete was also very moved, because the meaning of the presentation was so clear!

Give your 100 gold to Monger for investment. As long as you wait patiently for a quarter, you can get 8 gold coins in return. You can get the money without doing anything!

The reason seems reasonable.

The middle-aged man who gave the speech said that Rune Monge was not doing charity and was not willing to help everyone make money for free. Instead, based on Monge's investment and business acumen, if you give him 100 gold coins, he can use it to earn 110 gold coins or even more.

But no matter how much he earns in the end, the return to club members is 8% of the principal.

As for the extra part, it naturally belongs to Monge.

Pete didn't have 100 gold coins on hand, but the more he invested, the more he earned, and the less he invested, the less he earned. If he invested 3 gold coins, he could get 24 silver coins in a quarter, right? Pete thought so.

Unfortunately, their target this time was Skyt and Cunning Stonebreaker.

To find the magic-tempting rune stone from the former to help Miranda escape;

As for the latter.

This goblin broker owes a lot of wages that should have been paid long ago!

The Brotherhood of Stonemasons has not yet received its dues.

And Pete was also very curious about what the goblin profiteer Rolling Bolt meant when he said at the door of the Rolling Bolt Workshop that "Shadow Crumble had provided crucial help to the Dursleys."

In order to do his business, Pete had to reluctantly give up the so-called opportunity to make money without doing anything. He stood up calmly and carefully followed Bishop Skyt and Cunning Shadow Stonebreaker to see where they were going.

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"This Gilded Club doesn't look right!" Norman looked a little strange.

The local natives of Green Port might not be good at math and couldn't see through the tricks, but before Nowen crossed over, he was baptized by all kinds of modern knowledge and discovered the essence of this thing at a glance.

"Isn't this... what kind of fundraising? Is this a Ponzi scheme?"

It is agreed that the principal invested cannot be withdrawn before maturity, and there will be generous returns in each cycle.

Standard scam characteristics.

The so-called high returns are actually "taking money from one pocket to pay for another".

Part of the participants' principal is used as "profit". Before the principal is used up, the scam can continue as long as the participants do not ask for the principal to be returned.

But Norman had also learned about the reputation of the big businessman Rune Mung in the continent of Prentis through his believers. It was true that the other party was a wealthy man who was rich enough to rival a country and had industries or investments in various industries.

Shouldn't Ponzi schemes be the kind of scams used by poor con men who disguise themselves as rich people to get something for nothing?
With the wealth that Munger has, there is no need for him to do this kind of operation. If it goes bankrupt in the future, it will greatly damage his reputation.

Noven thought of a possibility.

……

Like Norman, Gail also noticed something fishy.

While following Skyt and Shadow Crumble in the manor, Gale explained to Pete in a low voice:
"There must be something wrong with the Gilded Club."

"As for investment, the teachings of the God of Wealth have all said that there is no investment in the world that is 100% successful."

"Risk, that is, the possibility of losing money due to investment, definitely exists!"

"The potion shop that my father invested in lost dozens of gold coins a few years ago due to the failure of developing new potions!"

“What if the Gilded Club fails and loses money when investing with everyone’s money?” “If the principal is lost, how can it provide everyone with a stable return of 8%?”

"Could it be that Lord Munger paid out of his own pocket and used his own money to subsidize it?"

"not to mention……"

"…It's hard to say whether this Gilded Club was really founded by Mr. Rune Monger!"

Pete murmured softly, "Didn't I say during the introduction that Rune Monger personally invested in the establishment?"

Gale glanced at him sideways: "Use your brain!"

"Did you see Mr. Monger from beginning to end?"

"You told me before, do you remember how this manor came about?"

Of course Pete remembered, and he began to repeat: "The goblin broker found the stonemason brotherhood organized by Reina's father, and wanted to build a luxurious manor in Green Harbor in the name of Lord Monger for vacation and summer vacation."

"Yes! That's the key!"

"The so-called Lord Monger has always been claimed by this guy called Cunning Shadow Crushed Stone!"

"He claimed that Lord Monger had commissioned him to invite bids to build the luxurious manor in Green Harbor!"

"It is claimed that the Gilded Club was founded by Lord Monger!"

"What we have learned is actually only one side of the story."

"Are you sure that all this is true? And not just a lie made up by that goblin broker?!"

Pete's pupils trembled.

As honest as he is, the dirtiest trick he can devise is to go to the black market with Reina and slip small notes into people's pockets to play tricks;
Then they disguise themselves as passers-by and perform a scene of offering faith to the great god of knowledge.

But he really has something!

The God of Knowledge really exists, and the benefits you get from believing in it are real!

If what Gail speculated was true, then the trick played by Cunning Shadow and Stonecrush was not just a question of whether it was dirty or not, but it was so bold that it told a huge lie!
The fox took advantage of the tiger's power and borrowed Munger's fame and status to organize an elaborate scam over half a year.

Pete looked surprised: "No, wait a minute, wait a minute."

"According to what you said, all of this may be lies woven by Cunning Shadow Crushed Stone. Lord Monger did not establish any Gilded Club at all. It is actually a scam."

"So where did he get the money to build this manor?"

Gale said quietly, "I think he hasn't paid the Stonemason Brotherhood yet."

"When construction begins, the cost of purchasing various building materials... will be paid in advance by the Stonemason Brotherhood."

"So the money to build this manor wasn't actually paid by Cunning Shadow Crushed Stone."

Pete asked, "What about the land? It would cost nearly a thousand gold coins to buy such a large piece of land. This is the upper city of Green Harbor, and every inch of land is worth a lot of money!"

Gale's eyes turned to the target they were following. "Given the position of the goblin broker Cunningham Stonecrush in Green Harbor, the land issue is indeed not easy to resolve."

"but……"

"With Bishop Skate's status, the situation is different!"

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(End of this chapter)