Don't call me evil god

Chapter 183 "Dwarf" Seiko

Hugo immediately became obedient.

joke.

It's not like he can't afford to prepare 20 silver coins for each refugee. Moreover, according to Hugo's plan, every refugee he recruits will definitely earn him more than 20 silver coins!
Risking divine punishment from the God of Knowledge just for the sake of pursuing such a small profit?
He could still tell what was light and what was serious.

Hugo stood on a small temporary mound of dirt and shouted in a shrill voice: "Don't worry, everyone, we agreed on a reward of 20 silver coins, and not a single copper coin will be less!"

"Don't worry if you weren't recruited this time. If the operation goes well, I will come back to recruit more people in the future!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the recruitment site became even more heated, almost boiling.

"As expected of Mr. Xiwei!"

"Thank you!"

"No wonder Mr. Xiwei didn't go looking for the hard laborers in those towns. He was obviously trying to help us!"

"Whether or not you can recruit me this time, praise His Excellency Xiwei!"

The goblin Hugo is familiar with the refugees in the refugee camp.

To be precise, before meeting Pete and the others, Hugo was actually a goblin broker roaming around Ceylon City.

The main content of his business was to take over jobs from clients in the city, and then find people among the refugees who could complete the tasks, assigning them to complete, and Hugo would take a commission from them.

This is similar to what the goblin brokers in Greenport do.

The difference is that Hugo Sivi did his best to help these poor guys.

In addition to him, there are also similar agents and foremen who come to the refugee camp to recruit people to help with odd jobs.

The reason is simple: it’s cheap.

Compared to the wages demanded by workers in Ceylon City or surrounding towns.

The payments to refugees are much lower.

Because there are few people needed and many people competing.

When the refugees are fighting for jobs most fiercely, they will even "lower their prices" to the point where they are only required to be provided with food, and they don't even need any wages!
In comparison, Hugo's approach is simply a breath of fresh air in the refugee slum.

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Hugo picked out 20 suitable people from the candidates on the scene and told them to gather at the designated location in the refugee camp early the next morning. His next plan was to go to Ceylon City.

With years of experience, Hugo was very familiar with the environment in Ceylon City. After entering the city, he walked 800 meters along the Third Avenue, turned left and continued in the direction of the Mercenary Guild. After crossing Pigtail Alley, he would soon find a shop selling weapons and armor.

"Dwarven craftsmanship".

This is Hugo's goal.

As I walked into the store, an enthusiastic middle-aged man's voice rang out along with the sound of the bell ringing when the door was pushed open.

"Welcome! Our weapons and armor are all carefully crafted by the famous blacksmith Maren. The quality is trustworthy. We accept exclusive customization services. We will do whatever the customers need... Damn! Why is it you!"

The speaker walked out from the back room of the shop. He was a short, middle-aged human male. The moment he saw Hugo, his tone immediately changed.

"unlucky!"

Hugo's face darkened when he heard this.

"Marun, what do you mean? You don't welcome me, do you?"

The other party angrily tried to drive Hugo out of the store.

"Nonsense, every time I see you I get unlucky. I wish you would be captured by some evil god tomorrow and never appear in front of me again!"

Hugo swaggered towards the back room of the shop.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! You are not allowed to come in!" Ma Lun said anxiously.

Hugo ignored the other party at all.

After lifting the curtain, a long sword that had not been packed was placed in the inner room. The hilt of the sword was made of mahogany and was ornately carved with beautiful patterns. A sparkling and translucent purple gem was inlaid on the blade.

Near the tip of the sword, a beautiful bow was tied with a red ribbon.

"Huh?" Hugo exclaimed with interest, "Whose fool has this? It's custom-made! It must be a huge waste of money!"

Maren hurried into the inner room, wishing he could cover Hugo's mouth, and lowered his voice: "Asshole! Keep your voice down! What if the sucker comes early? Can I still do this business?"

Hugo smiled and said, "Are you still afraid of this?"

Maren is the owner of "Dwarf Craftsmanship".

He claims that all the products in his store are made by the famous blacksmith Maren.

no doubt.

The so-called famous blacksmith is Maren himself.

Mullen has a sophistry theory about this.

Dwarven Seiko is just the name of his shop.

Could it be that, because he changed the name of his shop to "Glorious Pope Seiko", it means that all these things were made by the Glorious Pope?

What’s more, the word “dwarf” in his shop’s name does not refer to a race, but the abbreviation of his name, “very short human”!
By using this trick of changing the concept, Mullen successfully fooled many innocent people.

Especially the descendants of the manor nobles, although they are not very powerful, they are very demanding when it comes to weapons and equipment. They must have the so-called "finely crafted by dwarf masters" to highlight their noble status different from ordinary adventurers and mercenaries. In fact, they can't even tell whether the weapons in their hands are made by dwarf blacksmiths.

Hugo's acquaintance with Maren was a coincidence.

One day he happened to see Mullen forging a weapon with his own hands.

The scene at that time... well, it was quite embarrassing for a while.

Hugo did not expose Mullen's trick of replacing the concept.

Instead, he chose to "go along with Mullen."

The way to cooperate is simple:
"You always go out of your way to purchase the materials for forging. Problems will arise over time, and people will inevitably wonder why you purchased these things."

"After all, your shop sells the products of the dwarven blacksmiths. You don't need to purchase metal minerals."

"I'll find some different people for you to do the acquisitions on your behalf, and they'll also keep your secrets."

"You just need to pay them a little, isn't that too much?"

At that time, Mullen thought about it and felt that what Hugo said did make some sense.

Most of the merchants in the Kingdom of Reyak who purchase ore adopt the method of large-scale purchase and batch transportation.

The ultimate goal is to send it to the Stone Castle and sell it to the dwarves.

It is indeed easy for people to be suspicious of someone like Ma Lun, who buys metal minerals in small quantities and also runs a weapons and armor shop.

It would be much safer with the people Hugo found for him to provide cover.

The two hit it off immediately and have been working together until now.

Maren reminded Hugo, "Let's make it clear in advance that the people you find are all reliable, they keep their mouths shut and work efficiently. I'm just running a small business with limited profits, so I have no plans to replace anyone, nor do I plan to hire more people!"

"If you have nothing to do, leave now and don't delay my business!"

Hugo was amused: "Who said I'm fine?"

"I have something important to do."

"I have a big deal to discuss with you!"

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