Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 185: You Lost Money? I Didn’t, I Made a Huge Profit!
The reason why Audrey suddenly collected extraordinary characteristics and extraordinary materials on a large scale was mainly because the Hall family needed to change -

Alfred has obtained the qualification to become a demigod, which means that the Hall family will become the top family in the entire Loen Kingdom. And such a family must have the corresponding foundation.

But the Hall family, which has only been passed down for a few hundred years, obviously does not have enough foundation. Before this, the number of extraordinary people they had was not large, and they were all concentrated in the two paths of arbitrators and lawyers, and the strongest among them was only Sequence Seven.

This was obviously not enough for a family that was about to have a demigod. For example, Duke Negan, even though he was protected by a Sequence 6 Beyonder sent by the Church of the Storm, he still had a Sequence 5 "secretary" to protect him, and this "secretary" was trained by Duke Negan's family.

The Hall family lacks such a foundation, so they can only cultivate it slowly from now on.

Fortunately, although the Hall family lacked foundation, they were not short of money. As the country's leading banker, Earl Hall's wealth ranked among the top three in the entire Loen Kingdom! And Earl Hall also had his own private bank, so even if he didn't have enough money, he could still borrow from his own bank.

Therefore, the Hall family’s goal is very clear, which is to exchange money for time!
They had to use their existing wealth to collect as many potion formulas and extraordinary materials as possible, so as to cultivate a large number of extraordinary people. While ensuring that the paths of extraordinary people were rich enough, they also needed to improve their sequence as much as possible.

But neither Earl Hall nor Alfred, who is about to become a demigod, have enough connections to collect enough mid-series potion formulas and the extraordinary materials needed. This is exactly what the Hall family is currently worried about.

Therefore, when Audrey learned about this situation, she immediately thought of the Tarot Club.

The members of the Tarot Club are strong enough and have extensive connections.

Most importantly, they are short of money!
Whether it was Mr. World or Mr. Hanged Man, they were both extremely short of money. If they were not short of money, they would not need to borrow money from themselves. Their connections could ensure that they could collect enough potion formulas and extraordinary materials, and they could send these things to her through Mr. Fool.

The only problem was that Audrey was worried that this might upset Mr. Fool.

However, what she didn't know was that this was exactly the thing she didn't need to worry about, because Mr. Fool was very excited right now.

There is no other reason, I just lack money!
Klein suppressed his emotions and controlled the 'world' and said in a hoarse voice:

"Miss Justice, what do you want for these items? And what kind of reward can you offer?"

Audrey thought for a moment and said:

"I will spend 200,000 gold pounds to purchase a large amount of extraordinary materials, any way is fine. There are no special restrictions, but the 'purchase' of the potion formula will be handed over to Mr. 'Lover'. But no matter what the extraordinary materials are from, I can purchase them in large quantities."

After a pause, Audrey continued, "As for the reward, how about 5% of the value of the items you provided?"

Klein's eyes flickered slightly. No matter how many extraordinary materials and extraordinary characteristics he had, Miss Audrey could buy them in unlimited quantities. This was undoubtedly a deal that was sure to make a profit!

As for the 5% reward, it may not sound like much, but it is actually not less.

Firstly, this kind of transaction is based on volume, so the unit price will definitely be lower. Secondly, a 5% reward is not low. Klein originally commissioned Emlyn to purchase the Thousand-Faced Hunter's mutated pituitary gland and its blood, which cost a total of 150 pounds. In addition, he had to provide Emlyn with an additional 6.5 pounds in compensation, which was only equivalent to % of the total price of the item!

As for Miss Justice entrusting the "purchase" of the potion formula to Yu Jin, she must have had her own selfish motives, but Klein had no intention of making money by selling potion formulas. After all, potion formulas can be reused and it is a one-time deal.

Moreover, Klein himself had a batch of Beyonder Characteristics that he could sell, and the revenue from this alone was more than 10,000 gold pounds!
Fors seemed to understand something, and suddenly said:

"But I don't think you need the apprentice potion formula, but I have some apprentice extraordinary materials, do you want them?"

"want!"

Audrey said without hesitation, "As many as you want."

When she first met Miss Fors, she even regretted not choosing the apprenticeship route, although she knew how useful the apprenticeship route's abilities were.

Fors kindly reminded:

"You have to think clearly. Apprentices have no actual combat capabilities before Sequence 6."

Audrey smiled and said:
"It doesn't matter. If we train a few more Beyonders on the Apprentice Path, we will eventually have Sequence 6."

Fors stopped trying to dissuade her. What else could she say since you said so?

At this moment, the same thought emerged in the minds of most members of the Tarot Club: having money really makes you willful.

The Hanged Man's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly asked:

"Are you in need of magical items?"

"need."

Audrey nodded, but after thinking for a moment, she added, "But not everything. As long as the abilities are practical and don't have too many side effects, the corresponding compensation can be increased to 10%."

"no problem."

The Hanged Man nodded slightly, not surprised by Miss Justice's answer.

But anyway, he knew a craftsman friend who was very good at making magical items, so he didn't have to worry about the supply of magical items.

There is no need to worry about the supply and sales channels. He only needs to act as a middleman and offer the goods to the Fool. It would be a waste not to do such a business that is sure to make money.

Little Sun hesitated for a moment and then spoke:

"Should I be able to obtain some extraordinary materials with which I can repay the debt I owe you, Miss Justice?"

"of course can."

Audrey smiled faintly and kindly reminded him, "I know you don't have much use for the gold pounds, Mr. Sun, but you can accumulate them first. When you need them in the future, you can use these accumulated gold pounds to trade with other members."

Xiao Yang thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he agreed immediately.

Soon, the others also finalized some details of the transaction, and the Tarot Club gradually came to an end.

Klein tapped the table lightly with his fingers to attract the attention of others. He looked around and said calmly:
"That's it for today's party."
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Queens, the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.

The cold air was blocked outside the windows and walls, and the house was warm as spring with an elegant fireplace.

And on that exquisite and luxurious bed covered with velvet, the girl was sleeping quietly with a smile on her face.

In fact, her soul had already gone to the gray fog "beyond the ninth heaven".

When Audrey heard Mr. Fool's voice dismissing the party, a deep red light appeared in front of her eyes, and her body felt slightly falling.

Then, her vision returned to normal and she saw the familiar ceiling.

A pleased smile formed at the corner of her mouth, but she quickly restrained herself and patted her cheek.

"Audrey, don't be too proud!"

She quickly got out of bed, walked to the door and gently opened it. The big golden retriever Susie squatted faithfully in the corridor to guard the door for her.

Seeing Audrey come out, Susie wagged her tail at her.

"Susie, follow me."

Audrey waved to Susie, then looked at Anne, the personal maid who was also guarding the door, and asked, "Annie, where are Dad and the others?"

Anne bowed slightly:

"Lord Hall and Lord Alfred are in the study."

Audrey blinked and turned to walk towards the study on the second floor.

Susie, who was originally half-squatting on the ground, stood up and followed with her tail wagging.

Boom boom boom!
There was a knock on the study door, interrupting the conversation between Earl Hall and his son.

Earl Hall frowned slightly, but Alfred on the opposite side winked at him, which immediately made Earl Hall's expression helpless, and he shouted softly:
"Audrey, come in." "Click!"

Audrey gently pushed open the door and saw Earl Hall sitting in front of the study, and on the sofa in the study sat the two brothers Alfred and Hibbert.

Audrey blinked, then obediently came to Earl Hall and rubbed his shoulders, then asked softly:
"Dad, what are you worried about?"

Earl Hall did not intend to hide it from his daughter. He shook his head and said:

"Alfred is about to become a demigod, and the family must also cultivate enough extraordinary people to support the foundation that a demigod family should have. Your brother and I have each contacted channels to purchase extraordinary materials, but the prices they asked for are too high."

Audrey asked curiously:
"How much do they want?"

Earl Hall sighed:
"On top of the market price, we'll add 50% to the price."

"50%?"

Audrey frowned slightly. This price could not be said to be harsh. It could only be said to be a deliberate attempt to trick the Hall family!

The channel of Earl Hall was undoubtedly the royal family, while Alfred's channel was the military. Both of them had enough demigods. Therefore, they were not afraid of the Hall family, which only had demigod quotas, and even wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail them.

After all, it is because the Hall family's foundation is not deep enough and its history is not long enough.

Alfred consoled him:

"They are just asking for an exorbitant price. We should be able to lower the price to less than 30% through further negotiation."

Earl Hall shook his head slightly:

“It’s still too high.”

The Hall family is not short of money, but that doesn't mean they will be happy to be blackmailed.

As a qualified banker, Earl Hall understood this well. Once they compromised in this deal, the other party would only intensify their efforts! Even if they could reduce the price to 30% this time, the other party would raise it back to 50% or even 60% next time!

Audrey asked doubtfully:

“Dad, brother, since their price is too high, can’t we find someone else to cooperate with?”

Alfred sighed and said helplessly:
"Audrey, you think too simply. I know you are talking about the gathering of wild Beyonders, but the Beyonder materials in the hands of wild Beyonders are quite limited, and they may not be what we need. Even if you attend ten gatherings, you may not get what you want once. If you want to cultivate Beyonders on a large scale, you can only find forces that have a large number of Beyonder materials."

"As for the two channels of arbitration and lawyers controlled by the family, almost all the extraordinary materials required are concentrated in the hands of the royal family and the military. So we have no choice but to cooperate with them."

Audrey asked back:

"Why are there only these two ways? Are there no other ways?"

Alfred didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and explained patiently:
"First, we don't have any other potion formulas. Secondly, it's the same problem. We need to purchase extraordinary materials in large quantities, and wild extraordinary people cannot meet this condition unless we seek cooperation with those secret organizations. But the consequences of cooperating with secret organizations are not something we can bear. Prince Edsak is a lesson for us."

Audrey blinked:
"As for potions, we have them."

"Ok?"

Alfred was stunned.

Hibbert reacted immediately, coughed and said:

"In fact, before you came back, Alfred, I purchased some potion formulas and trained some extraordinary people privately."

Alfred raised his eyebrows slightly and asked:

"Where did you get your potion recipe from?"

Hibbert glanced at Audrey and reminded her subtly:

"You know this person too."

Alfred was stunned for a long moment, and then he followed Hibbert's gaze to Audrey before he finally reacted.

Alfred put his right fist to his chin and asked:

"Which ways can Ash provide potion formulas?"

Audrey smiled and said:

"All paths, but only up to Sequence 5."

"enough."

Alfred's frown relaxed. He had never planned to obtain a potion formula above Sequence 4.

Earl Hall asked calmly:
"What about extraordinary materials? The potion formula is not a problem, but Ash can't provide extraordinary materials, right?"

Audrey was well prepared and said seriously:
"I have a friend who can provide us with extraordinary material in large quantities and is not limited to one avenue."

Earl Hall hesitated for two seconds and asked:

"What about the price?"

His bottom line is to increase the price by 20%. If the price offered by Audrey's "friend" is suitable, he is not impossible to consider.

As for who this friend is, everyone knows.

“Add 5% to the market price.”

"5%?!"

Earl Hall and his two sons looked at each other with some disbelief in their eyes.

Only 5% increase in price? Are you doing charity here?

Audrey emphasized:

"Yes, 5%, but my friend has a requirement, that is, the total transaction amount must not be less than 20 pounds."

Yes, she actually did not obtain Earl Hall's approval to purchase extraordinary materials. In fact, she just wanted to confirm the source of the goods first, and then take the source to Earl Hall to ask for payment! Although she didn't show any expression on the surface, it was the first time for Audrey to do such a thing, and she acted first and asked for permission later. She was actually a little nervous.

Her inspiration came from a short story of Emperor Roselle:

A young man went to a bank and said he was the son-in-law of a rich man and wanted to be the vice president of the bank. Then he went to the rich man and said he was the vice president of the bank and wanted to be his son-in-law. After both parties verified the facts, they found that they were true. So he became both the president of the bank and the son-in-law of the rich man.

Of course, it doesn't matter if Earl Hall disagrees -

Audrey still has 40 pounds in her own piggy bank. She can use her own money to fill this hole and will not let Tarot suffer any loss.

Earl Hall frowned immediately:

"20?"

Earl Hall said without hesitation:
"20 is not enough, Audrey. Tell your friend to take as many extraordinary materials as possible, no matter what source they come from!"

They only raised the price by 5%, and they had to buy as much as they could. Even if they didn't need it, they could still increase the price and sell it to other nobles with the connections of the Hall family. They bought it at a 5% increase, and then sold it at a 50% increase. It was a sure win!
(End of this chapter)