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Chapter 650 - 572: Slightly More Aggressive in Business

Chapter 650: Chapter 572: Slightly More Aggressive in Business

Amberser had once received an invitation from the Goddess Laila, who said he could do as he pleased in his dreams.

But he was still a Lich and didn’t have any interest in that.

Now, he realized that Laila was right; the sensations in dreams could feel better than reality. At least the experiences Amberser had while he was still alive couldn’t compare to now.

In short, any scene, any clothing, any prop, any position...could be changed with a mere thought, saving him a lot of time dressing and undressing. Plus, there was guaranteed comfort with no issues of incorrect clothing sizes, poor workmanship, or beds that were uncomfortable or at the wrong temperature, among other minor problems.

The simulation in the dream was perfect, it was just a pity his teammates didn’t cooperate very well.

Amberser never would have imagined that Withered Rose had zero experience in this regard. She talked about how she had read so many racy knight novels, yet when it came down to action, she would only cover her face, letting Amberser do as he wished.

However, this bashful appearance was quite interesting.

So today’s share of the dream was absurdly spent, resulting in Withered Rose feeling so weak when leaving the dream, she could barely stand.

Amberser reckoned that a few more of such stimulations would surely make Withered Rose closer to a living person.

However, this was just a little diversion in life; Amberser always had endless matters to attend to.

The Laine Empire was soon to step into a new phase, and the world situation would change accordingly. Even though Amberser’s current work focus was Hell, there was too much in this world he couldn’t let go of.

Business was secondary; there were many old friends to face in the changing world situation, and Amberser needed to arrange a future for his own people.

Harvey, that kid, didn’t need to be managed. Let him hide in the underground factory to focus on research; he liked that kind of techie lifestyle anyway. But to ensure he wouldn’t die from long periods of forgetting to eat, Amberser had hired a few servants to take care of his wellbeing, ensuring that Harvey lived a life where clothes come with a stretch of the hand and meals with a call.

Then there was Selwyn, this new student who was quite talented in doing business but not so much in the School of Prophecy. Of course, that school was sparsely populated to begin with. Amberser had devised a different training method for her, using the powers of the School of Prophecy in business.

"You’ll never guess how much money I’ve made using the power of prophecy! No matter how many times you fail, using what you’ve learned to make money ensures you’ll never truly go bankrupt." This was the advice Amberser gave to Selwyn, and she seemed to like this way of learning, throwing herself even more passionately into Amberser’s alchemy business.

But speaking of business, Selwyn took out the Magic Mirror and summoned a large amount of data to show Amberser.

"Teacher, there’s continuous small activity from the Alchemist Association. Although they don’t dare to go too far because of Lady Rose’s threat, they are still relentless; they keep on snatching our market share, and they’re about to break through our Overseas Dragon alchemy route."

Amberser stroked his chin, Gustavo, the old man, was really getting dumber with age.

Isn’t it more important to make money with a good cooperation? Why be so greedy? The Dragon Race alchemy business is the biggest card in Amberser’s hand; it’s the leading product among the alchemy brands, a real core.

Gustavo, however, even wanted to snatch this, and that was just looking for trouble.

Oh, in Gustavo’s eyes, Amberser was already dead. No wonder then.

If the roles were reversed, if the partner was dead, and the successor seemed nowhere near as competent as the previous one, Amberser would also consider swallowing the partner’s share. It couldn’t be helped; that was business, the nature of capitalism won’t be affected by the beauty or baseness of humanity.

However, since he was still alive, Gustavo doing this equated to a falling out.

Amberser carefully reviewed the data Selwyn provided; the old man’s operations still treated people inhumanly, as always.

The overseas route was dangerous; sending envoys was mostly sending them to their deaths, but that didn’t matter; slaves and mercenaries could be bought with money.

After cooperating with Amberser, the Alchemist Association’s business thrived greatly, making a lot of money. Gustavo spared no expense secretly sending envoys overseas. Not only that; the old man also spread the news, selling navigation charts of Dragon Island.

The shipping routes that Amberser established to Gold Coin Island and Silver Coin Island had long been matured and could be accessed by sea routes without the aid of Drow Elf aviation. Money lures people, let alone the legendary Giant Dragons, whose even droppings are worth a fortune.

Greed would prompt those desperate folks to head overseas, something even Withered Rose couldn’t completely prevent.

Gustavo’s idea was simple: to break the monopoly and renegotiate prices. He didn’t care how many would succeed in opening this route; as long as it wasn’t exclusively Amberser’s, it was fine.

This was an overt plot; either the Alchemist Association would be destroyed outright, or there was no stopping them.

Withered Rose was initially very tough, sending whoever set sail to their death, one by one, batch by batch. But Amberser’s resurrection happened too quickly, causing the Undead Queen to enter a state of lazy complacency. After all, since Amberser had resurrected, there was no need for her to bother with business affairs.

This attitude led to a great reduction in the blockade’s intensity, and many large business consortia had found their own shipping routes. Now, they were banding together to do business with the Overseas Dragon Clan, bypassing the Gold Coin Island and Silver Coin Island chain.