It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"...No, absolutely not..."

This female official was not very old and was responsible for taking care of Her Majesty's daily life. She had just arrived and had never seen Her Majesty the Queen with such an expression.

She was shocked just by seeing it. Is this still the amiable Majesty as usual?

She was so frightened that she couldn't even speak, so how could she do anything else?

"No way? I don't think you would either. Your family members all work in the palace and have always been very loyal."

Dongfang Xiao looked at her with a smile and reached out to touch her face. "Of course, it's mainly because you're so good, right?"

"Um……"

"Okay, you go down."

"Yes...your injury..."

"Don't worry about it."

The little queen plucked out the splinters on her hand one by one as if nothing had happened, then blew on them gently, and they were instantly healed without any trace left.

"Hehe, I'm also very good."

She looked at her palms and smiled sweetly.

……

Xu Shi was indeed still on Yinsong Island.

Of course, he was in no hurry to return to the main city. As long as things were running smoothly, there was no need for him to go back so soon. Wouldn't it be better to stay in a state of "still recuperating"?

Anyway, it’s not like he can’t receive news from there. Basically, everything that happens in the main city is updated to him in real time.

"Master, the royal family has also started."

Pan Ling, the messenger, came with the news, "They opened an official trading station, specializing in purchasing or selling Poseidon Stone, and then they also opened a special processing factory and started to create related handicrafts."

"The Vatican has also taken similar actions. They have begun replacing some common ornaments with Poseidon Stone... It's exactly what you imagined!"

To be honest, although it is commonplace now, every time she sees others doing things according to Xu Shi's plan step by step as if it were arranged, she still can't help but be moved, and she admires Xu Shi very much in her heart.

"right?"

Xu Shi stretched lazily.

This was the right thing to do, proving that both the royal family and the Vatican, as he had expected, only viewed his actions as "making money", and that they were more concerned with the Poseidon Stone itself.

Especially the royal family, it seems that they have no intention of abolishing their management rights - this feels a bit like a statement, as if saying that they will make money together. It can be seen that they don't want to make things too extreme. After all, there were unpleasantness during the previous crusade against the God of the Sea, and of course they can't really tear their faces apart.

Little do they know that there are many twists and turns behind this... Of course, this is normal, they don’t understand these things, it would be impossible for them to find the problem so quickly.

Then I will just bear with the hard work and be a teacher to them.

“It’s time to change roles.”

(End of this chapter)

253. Chapter 253 298 It’s time to take off, right?!

253.

The one who always wins money is the dealer. This statement will never go wrong anywhere.

Especially for a dealer like Xu Shi who used the experience of his ancestors to beat up primitive people - isn't that just beating up primitive people? The high-level officials of the Hualan Empire haven't seen through the essence of the Sea God Stone transaction yet, and their thinking level is completely different.

Therefore, everything is under his control.

"Instruct all purchasing points to raise the purchase price. Each level should increase by 5 to 10 percent every day. Try to keep it higher than the royal family and the church's prices."

He instructed slowly, "You decide the exact amount yourself, just make sure it doesn't look too fake... Also, change the standard measurement unit for purchases from 100 grams to 50 grams, and then reduce it to 20 grams in ten days."

"At the same time, we sent people to the outlets of the royal family and the Vatican to purchase Poseidon Stones, and then continued to release them to maintain liquidity and make the market look more prosperous."

"Finally, keep down the prices of all goods except gold, silver and copper coins. If anyone needs to barter, he must pay a higher price than others."

"Yes... but we need to use a lot of gold and silver as support, right?"

Of course Pan Ling would not object to the evil master's plan, as some of the plans were made by her herself... But after roughly going over it in her mind, she suddenly realized the problem.

"You don't have to worry about money. I'll give you as much as you want."

Xu Shi waved his hand indifferently. They brought a lot of gold and silver. If it was not enough, they could just transport more from the Night Sin City. Anyway, the communication had been restored now and it would only take a few minutes with a phone call.

He really is not short of money. The Night Sin City has long abandoned physical currency. Gold and silver are just metals used in manufacturing and have no purchasing power at all. If anyone directly says that he wants to exchange gold and silver for something, he will be regarded as a fool.

But it just so happens that this new continent still maintains this traditional way of trading, which just happened to fall into his hands.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to promote this feast so easily.

"Besides, who told you that transactions must use money?"

He cleared his throat, looked at his silly apprentice with interest and said again.

"Hey?"

Xiao Ling was really dumbfounded. "What can I use if I don't need money?"

She could tell that Xu Shi certainly didn't mean barter, but she really couldn't think of anything more specific.

Prepayment, futures... Xu Shi gave the answer in his mind, but he still kept it a secret, "This question is very complicated... Even if I tell you in a short time, you won't be able to learn it."

"I'm not that stupid..."

Pan Ling complained quietly.

"But you lack the most important quality."

Xu Shi did not deny it, but still shook his head seriously.

"What is it?"

"Sincerely."

The bad master bared his fangs. "As the old saying goes, if you want to learn, you must sleep with the master first. You haven't learned such an important lesson, so it's really hard for me to be your teacher."

"……master!"

The silly apprentice was stunned for a moment, then showed a cute look of frustration, and was rarely a little dissatisfied with Xu Shi.

She really thought Xu Shi had some secret hidden in his heart! She was planning to listen attentively and take notes, but she ended up hearing this kind of talk. It would be a lie to say she wasn't angry.

But she wasn't completely angry. She blushed because she was definitely shy - after all, she was a young girl who had just begun to fall in love. How could she stand the casual teasing from an old scum like Xu Shi?

The most important thing is that this child's heart is not that pure, and she always imagines some strange scenes between herself and her master... But this is the first time Xu Shi has actively teased her, so the situation is naturally different, otherwise she would not have instantly turned into a steam princess...

To be honest, Miss Xiaoling's situation is actually a bit similar to that of Tang Shuang back then, but it is definitely not as serious as that of Governor Tang. It's just the difference in age and experience that makes them look similar.

Normally, you ask people to serve you tea, massage your shoulders and legs, which is fine, but you can't stand hearing this kind of words, absolutely not!

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding you."

Looking at her blushing face, Xu Shi was overjoyed.

In fact, he did not put Pan Ling in Tang Shuang's position, but rather in Su Lin's position - as mentioned before, the silly apprentice was somewhat similar to Director Su, and as everyone knows, the greatest pleasure for some people was to tease their childhood sweetheart maid.

So this is a bit like reminiscing about the past, looking for a meal replacement... and the facts have proved that teasing his silly apprentice can indeed make him happy.

"I won't tease you anymore. You do lack something, but what you lack is experience. You haven't been exposed to these things before."

However, he did not forget the main thing, and quickly put away his smile and said seriously, "So I will teach you slowly... Of course, it would be best to wait until everything is stable, and then send you to Night Sin City to learn systematically."

It has to be said that although he is not a serious person, Xu Shi is still very attentive when it comes to teaching his apprentices - knowing that he is only a novice in this professional field, it would be better for him to let Pan Ling receive some formal education, so that if there is anything he has not considered, he can make up for it in time.

"……Oh."

The blush on Pan Ling's face faded a little, and she nodded seriously, "I have always wanted to visit Master's hometown."

She could also understand Xu Shi's good intentions, and was really happy to hear him say that. And when she thought about it carefully, although her master was indeed not particular about details in life, and often spent a lot of time with his mistresses in a very affectionate way without avoiding others... he really didn't seem to have any bad intentions towards her, and this was the first time he had teased her verbally.

This made the silly apprentice feel good. Not only did he admire his master's meticulous planning, but he was also impressed by the master himself, Pan Ling - to put it bluntly, it was because Xu Shi was too unruly. A normal relationship like this became a rare and valuable quality in him.

But thinking about it the other way around, she felt like something was missing. Was it because the master and his mistresses had such a good relationship that it would be abnormal if he didn't do something for her...

It makes me feel like I have no charm. No, I feel like I am very good when I think like this...

"That's enough, little girl."

Seeing that she was daydreaming and had not returned for a long time, Xu Shi could not help but complain.

This is a bit too frivolous... Great, I'll do more of it next time.

"I'm an adult, okay..."

Pan Ling came back to her senses after hearing this, patted her face and muttered back, "Besides, Master, you seem to like younger ones too. I think that Master Gu looks like a child..."

I remembered her after taking a look at her. It was obvious that she was not as talented as me. If I didn't tell her, who would treat her as the master's wife? If she was younger, she would almost catch up with the youngest sister Xia Ke'an...

"Ok?"

Xu Shi narrowed his eyes.

“Ahhh, no…”

The silly apprentice waved his hands quickly, trying to change the subject, "Well, well, by the way, I have a small question for you, Master."

"Go ahead."

"It's just... I'm still very curious, what exactly is Master's identity in your hometown, Night Sin City?"

She was really curious about this question. Of course she could tell that the master was no ordinary person, but it was hard to say to what extent.

Anyway, Xu Shi never told her. She had asked her master's wife and junior sister indirectly before, but didn't get any answer.

"Well..."

Xu Shi actually didn't want to hide it from her, but after thinking about it, he really didn't know how to say it.

Well, of course, he is the supreme emperor of Night Crime City, but in public, he is just the chairman of "Snake Ring", which seems to be very troublesome to explain...

and so.

After careful consideration, he slowly uttered this sentence in a very standard elder's tone.

"You'll know when you grow up."

Pan Ling:?

……

It's hard to say when Pan Ling will grow up, but the craze for Poseidon Stone in the empire's main city is visibly getting crazier.

Over this period of time, people have gradually formed a relatively systematic trading method from the previous chaotic and disorganized trading method, which can be generally divided into three categories.

Some people are more conservative and try to take advantage of this information gap to buy Poseidon Stone from others at a low price, and then sell it as quickly as possible to earn the difference.

Another group of people are more greedy. They also purchase Poseidon Stone, but they are not in a hurry to sell it because they have discovered that the purchase price is not fixed and there is an obvious growth trend. It is better to hold the goods in hand and wait until the price is higher.

Some people tend to be in between the two. While selling some of the Poseidon Stones, they also keep some to see the results.

In addition, the royal family and the church also entered the market one after another, which made everyone feel more at ease. They were all buying and selling Poseidon Stone, so what was there to worry about? Even if these foreigners really ran away at that time, the stock on hand would still be sold, right?

Under such circumstances, the market for Poseidon Stone can indeed be called prosperous.

And the price of Poseidon Stone really started to rise as most people thought - there was a new price every day, and it was higher every day.

Even though it is only 5% or 10%, it is actually a lot. If it is still measured according to 100 grams, the lowest quality white Poseidon Stone can have an increase of at least 25 copper coins, and the best dark blue Poseidon Stone is even more amazing, a full 2,500 copper coins, or two and a half gold coins!

This is already a considerable amount of money for many people, not to mention that the unit of measurement has actually changed quietly - now it is measured in 50 grams, so in actual calculation, the profit will be even higher.

This is just the change in one day, what if it is ten days? Someone carefully calculated that it has almost doubled...

Damn it!

If there is such a thing, why bother farming, forging iron, or planing wood? It is better to save some Poseidon Stone than to work hard for a month or so!

The most important thing is that it’s so easy, you don’t have to do anything, just wait for the money to increase!

Under such circumstances, everyone's actions will naturally become more frantic. First, try to raise funds as much as possible, sell everything that can be sold, and then buy it back after the price of Poseidon Stone goes up, right?

Although the prices of other goods are getting cheaper and cheaper, no one cares about this fluctuation.

As for who they sold it to, it didn't matter - once Xu Shi raised the price, the other two companies would definitely raise their prices as well. The royal family was fine, basically in sync with Xu Shi, and soon, the Holy See would have to maintain the same level as the remaining two parties.

The fact is that the Holy See does have its own little ideas, and the purchase price it offers is always lower than that of others. After all, with the blessing of faith in the Lord God, many believers are willing to pay even if there is a small loss.

But this was soon no longer the case, because the increase in the value of the Poseidon Stone was too terrifying. If it was a loss of one, two, three, or ten or twenty copper coins, everyone could still accept it with gritted teeth. But now the increase far exceeds this amount, there is nothing to be done. No matter how good the faith is, no one is willing to be a sucker.