Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 229 Talking about business

Unlike his usual practice of acting immediately, this time Leon was not in a hurry to go to the Lost Plateau to find the cloud giant.

It took Leon half a year to transform the volcanic island into a Feng Shui treasure land. He was exhausted. He needed to rest well now, otherwise he would not be motivated. Although he had no money in his pocket and felt uneasy, he was not in a hurry.

The fire giant, who had gained a certain degree of freedom, went to the Lost Plateau first. Leon rested for about a month. He went there the next day after he lost a lot of money playing mahjong with everyone and found that he almost didn't have enough money to pay for the gambling.

Leon had a good memory and easily found the Cloud Giant's castle on the top of the mountain.

He thought he would see a simple castle, but he did not expect that the castle that appeared in his eyes was extremely luxurious, with gold and silver inlaid everywhere, wool carpets on the ground, silk door curtains, pumpkins in the vegetable garden, owl bears and griffins in the animal pens, everything you could ever want.

"You must have robbed something somewhere." Leon landed in the lower courtyard and saw that the cloud giant who had discovered him early and came out to greet him had a gold chain around his neck and five or six rings on his hands. The gems on the rings were bigger than the other, dazzling the eyes.

"Why are you here?" Mancus glanced at Leon. He was very relieved about his presence and had no vigilance at all. After all, he was a red dragon that would give out the money that had already entered its bag. No one would believe him if he told others. "I am a kind cloud giant. I am not like you evil red dragons who like to rob people."

"If you didn't rob someone, how did you rebuild the castle so quickly?" Leon looked around, "It seems that your castle is even more luxurious than the original one."

Mancus hesitated to speak, thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, saying: "It's just a show. All my wealth is here. You see these now. There is nothing in the treasury."

"You are so poor, yet you still want to wear gold and silver. You are amazing." Leon said sarcastically.

"What do you know?" Mancus said, "The poorer a person is, the more he has to pretend to be rich. This is not pretense, but when you go out, your identity is given by yourself."

"If I don't pretend to be rich, other cloud giants will look down on me and won't want to associate with me, and I'll lose my social status." Mancus continued, "Maybe even the frost giants and fire giants will think I'm down and out, and then they'll despise me and won't listen to me."

After hearing what the Cloud Giant said, Leon felt that it made some sense.

He had the impression that many bosses had no money but insisted on driving luxury cars for the same reason. Bosses who drove luxury cars were definitely more likely to gain trust than those who drove junky cars, and then more likely to get opportunities. You know, everyone likes to add icing on the cake, not help when it's needed.

Mancus wanted to teach Red Dragon a lesson, but he waved his hand in the end. He really didn't want to discuss wealth. He was once a wealthy man, but now he has fallen to the point of pretending to be rich. It's really unpredictable. He said, "Let's not talk about that. What do you want from me?"

“What am I here to talk to you about…” Leon muttered, “I feel relieved when I see that you are so poor.”

Mancus clenched his fists upon hearing this, but when he thought about how powerful that red dragon was, he relaxed his clenched fists and said, "Don't tell me you came here just to laugh at me."

"Am I such a boring person? I'm not that boring." Leon said, "I'm not here to laugh at you, but to show you a way to make a fortune."

"What road to wealth?" Mancus looked at Leon suspiciously, and asked with reasonable suspicion, "Who are you going to deal with? Why are you looking for me to help you? You have to tell me who the enemy is first, and then I can reply to you."

"Who do you think I am? I don't like to cause trouble." Leon said.

Mancus just sneered. "I'm not asking you to help me deal with anyone..." Leon organized his words and didn't keep him in suspense. "I just want to teach you how to be a businessman and make money."

"Merchant?" Mancus was a little confused.

"Yes, a merchant, a merchant who buys low and sells high." Leon said, "Those frost giants usually hunt in the Lost Plateau. They must have a lot of mammoth ivory, saber-toothed tiger and polar bear fur and so on. You can buy them at a low price and then sell them at a high price."

"You think it's simple." Mancus said, "Frost Giants don't want money, they only want food, steel, wine and gems. Where can I find those things to trade with them?"

"You don't have those things, but Watchport does." Leon said, "You bought mammoth tusks, saber-toothed tiger and polar bear fur from the frost giants, and you can sell them to Watchport to earn the difference. It's fair for us to split the profits 50-50."

Mancus nodded thoughtfully. He already knew what Leon wanted to say. He didn’t agree directly, but asked: “Why did you suddenly come to me to do business? You shouldn’t be short of money. Besides, I remember you often said that as long as you have enough money, it’s fine.”

“Well, if I don’t explain clearly, you will definitely be worried.” Leon said, “I won’t hide it from you. The reason why I came here today is mainly because I have become a pauper like you.”

"You robbed Angmog of so much money... not to mention the red dragons of your age, even compared to those middle-aged and elderly red dragons who are several years older than you, you are still among the richest." Mancus didn't believe it, "How can you spend so much money?"

"Is it possible that I was robbed just like you?" Leon asked back.

"Impossible," said Mancus. "It is impossible that someone would be so powerful as to rob you without me hearing anything about it."

“Actually, it’s just the money spent on decorating the house,” Lyon said.

"How can you spend so much money on decorating a house?" Mancus said. "Did you build a house of gold?"

"I can't build a golden house with that little money." Leon said, "Don't worry about where I spent all that money. Just tell me whether you will do it or not."

"You don't have to trust others." Leon said confidently, "But I can definitely trust you. My character is guaranteed."

Mancus still sneered, but he was indeed somewhat moved.

Normally, cloud giants often obtain treasures by stealing and robbing, which is not an easy task, and they quite like high-risk, high-reward gambles, but when a businessman really stumped Mancus, he said, "I don't know how to do it."

"If you are interested, then come to Watch Harbor to find me and we can talk slowly there." Lyon was not good at doing business or being a businessman. He planned to call Mancus to Watch Harbor and then find the Golden Coast Chamber of Commerce.

Leon stayed in the Cloud Giant's castle for half a day and returned in the afternoon. He thought that everything was going well on his side, but wondered how Cecilia's talk with the elves went.

Leon returned to the volcanic island in the evening and was stunned to see Cecilia covered in blood and wounds.

(End of this chapter)