From Douluo Dalu to Queen

Chapter 244 City of Commerce
It seems that because the Great Fighting Arena in Giant Sword City is relatively remote, the competition venue this time was set up in the square in the center of the city.

As early as a few days ago, the central square was cleared and then greatly reinforced. It was now large enough to serve as an arena, but there was no seat for spectators. Only people from major colleges were qualified to watch the battle from outside the square.

It was not known whether it was premeditated or a coincidence, but the shopping malls and hotels surrounding the square converted the restaurants facing the square into viewing areas and began selling tickets, as well as the welfare coupons that Lin Yun had mentioned earlier.

The hotel where the little monsters stayed was of very high standards, not much inferior to the Tiandou Hotel. Each suite had five double rooms and could accommodate ten people. The little monsters were allocated a suite each for men and women, and the teachers were also arranged with a suite.

The original price of a room like this would be around one thousand gold soul coins per night. Now that thirty or forty rooms have been provided free of charge for the competition, it can be considered a huge investment.

You know, the hotels in this city are almost never short of guests, and for those businessmen, one thousand gold soul coins is not very expensive.

"Sister Yaoyao, let's go out for a walk. Look at this city, it's even more prosperous than Tiandou City." Xiao Wu looked at the towering buildings around her through the floor-to-ceiling windows in the suite, her eyes full of longing, and she felt like a countryman coming to the city.

It is difficult to see such a scene in the two empires, because various restrictions on merchants always make people lack the enthusiasm to make money. The traditional economic system makes it unnecessary for the two empires to be built in this way. The imperial capital also needs to strictly limit the influx of foreign population. Once the resident population is small, there is naturally no need to make the buildings too high.

Leng Xiyao was somewhat tempted by Xiao Wu's suggestion. In such a trading city, she also wanted to see if she could find any good stuff.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were also looking forward to it. The girls seemed to have unlimited energy. Tang San and the others were preparing to take a rest in preparation for tomorrow's game. They were quite tired along the way, but they seemed to be fine. They gathered together around the introduction album of Giant Sword City to discuss where to go. Then, as soon as it got dark, they changed their clothes and dressed up again to go shopping.

As soon as I left the room with a few sisters, a maid came over and said respectfully:

"Miss Leng, Governor Lin wants to see you."

Hearing this, Leng Xiyao couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Governor Lin? Do I know him?"

Hearing this, the maid immediately looked embarrassed: "This servant does not know, please come with me, Miss Leng."

Leng Xiyao thought about it and thought that Governor Lin probably wanted to talk to her about business matters, so she turned around and said to her companions apologetically, "I'm sorry, it seems I have to go there, sisters."

"It's okay, Sister Yaoyao, you go~"

The girlfriends were obviously used to being stood up, so they didn't say much and left as a group of sisters, talking and laughing.

"Let's go, lead the way."

Hearing Leng Xiyao's words, the maid did not dare to neglect and quickly led her to the hotel restaurant.

As she walked, Leng Xiyao did not forget to look around. She had to say that this hotel gave her a completely different feeling from the Tiandou Hotel. It was just like a five-star hotel in her previous life, quiet, clean, luxurious, and expensive.

Even the restaurant here seemed very quiet, with only a band playing very elegant music, which sounded relaxing and pleasant.

Each seat has an individual soul guide that prevents people outside from hearing the conversation inside, but allows people inside to hear the music outside. It can also block out the sight of outsiders, which is similar to the soul guide I had seen at the Tiandou Auction House.

Such an environment is absolutely a great enjoyment if you dine with your loved one or discuss business.

As for the food, it looked quite ordinary, but it couldn't be said to be too bad. However, Leng Xiyao, who had tasted all the delicacies in the world, obviously looked down on these things.

The maid took Leng Xiyao to walk in the restaurant for a long time, and finally came to a private seat near the window, stopped, bowed and said: "Miss, please come in."

Leng Xiyao nodded, then passed through the barrier of the soul guide device, and what came into view was a young man who looked quite handsome. At this moment, he was holding a knife and fork, eating the veal steak in front of him politely. It was Lin Yun whom she had met at noon.

Seeing Leng Xiyao coming in, Lin Yun put down the knife and fork in his hand, stood up and greeted her: "Hey, Xiyao is here, please take a seat."

"Governor Lin, do we know each other?" Leng Xiyao was a little confused by the other party's enthusiasm. If she remembered correctly, she should have never seen the other party before.

Is he his father's friend? That's not right. His father is from the Spirit Hall. Lin Yun in front of him is obviously from the two empires, not from any top sect or one of the seven major families. There should be no connection at all.

Lin Yun smiled and pulled Leng Xiyao to sit down. He then drove away the waiter beside him, personally picked up her favorite orange juice from the table, poured her a glass, and then returned to his seat:

"Hey, Xiyao, you are being too formal. I am a dozen years older than you. Why don't you just call me Brother Lin?"

Leng Xiyao looked at the other party who was so attentive. According to her usual thinking, this kind of unwarranted attentiveness is either a traitor or a thief. But the other party is of such a high status, if he really wants to discuss business with her, he shouldn't be so attentive, right?
Leng Xiyao had already done some research before coming here. The total amount generated by various trades in Giant Sword City every year should be around 2 billion gold soul coins. The tax system of Giant Sword City is 1 in 20, which means that 100 million of these coins go into the pocket of Governor Lin.

Although Leng Xiyao's Terran Chamber of Commerce claimed to earn a million a day, that was only in the beginning. As guns became more popular, fewer people bought them. Even if millions of people in Tiandou City each had a gun, the total sales would only make a few hundred million. What's more, most of these millions of people were ordinary people who could not afford to spend a few hundred gold soul coins to buy a gun.

Governor Lin in front of him has a stable income. As long as Giant Sword City remains the most important economic and trade city of the two empires, his income will only go higher and not lower.

As for urban construction? Even if he only took out 10 million every year, it would be enough to build infrastructure at the highest standards. Even if he used the remaining money to raise an army and hire experts, it would be his own private army.

(End of this chapter)