Catastrophe Card King

The Miller family initially obtained the rights to develop Sinless City through political means, but the criticism from other federation members began when they failed to gain control of Gold-digging Dock even after such a long period of time.

Now, nobody believes that Stan Miller, who couldn’t even protect his own life, would be capable of taking control of Sinless City.

After the re-vote took place in the congress, the main Miller family from Dragon City couldn’t stand the pressure and gave up their exclusive business rights to Sinless City.

However, after a lively debate, no one was able to claim those rights.

So, they simply opened it to all interested parties.

The moment this decree was issued, the big financial groups from the rich ore layer, smelling profit like bloodhounds, all swarmed to Sinless City.

Now, Sinless City seems like a no-man’s land, and everyone wants a piece of the pie.

After all, the city links to the Old Continent which is hailed as “a land strewn with gold”.

And when these big commerce guilds enter a new market, what they love to do the most, of course, is discount sales!

I heard the market at the Hunter’s Association on Grove Street is even busier, with hundreds of newly-opened large shops.

Not even the black market on Dark Rain Street was left behind, as several powerful financial groups have come to try their luck there.

The black market is a risky place,

filled with large waves,

but that’s alright.

The larger the waves, the more expensive the fish.

‘■Did you hear that Great Ivan’s Treasure Shop, which just opened two days ago, is offering a 20% discount store-wide! Plus, if you spend over 100,000, you get a free raffle entry, where every prize is worth at least 10,000.1 heard one lucky guy even won a million-dollar Silver Breathing Method.”

“These new stores are amazing; not only do they sell a wide variety of goods but the prices are also quite cheap.”

“And it’s not only the cheap selling prices, they also pay well when they buy from you. They have professional appraisers to do the fair valuation so you won’t get ripped off.”

■■But these shops are all opened by the big financial magnates of the rich ore layer, won’t there be some conspiracy…?”

“Heh, who cares? Good for us hunters, right? Buying and selling, we can make at least a 30% margin. I’d rather they open more shops.”

The streets were bustling with pedestrians.

With the discount sales going on, anyone with shopping needs flocked here.

Naturally, the streets were crowded.

The people in Sinless City may be hostile to federation nobles, but they do not despise merchants.

Especially those who don’t openly flaunt their official background.

After all, the majority of society’s resources, including factories, farms, transport and so forth, are controlled by the merchants.

They brought cheaper medicine, food, living essentials, along with abundantly available superior quality gear.

This is nothing short of fantastic news for the hunters.

Furthermore, the merchants of big corporations are trustworthy, and there is no need to worry about being ripped off or being forced to buy or sell goods.

Despite mobsters, criminals, and murderers seeming terrifying,

it is often these people who care the most about profits.

The order in Sinless City might be controlled by the major gangs, but they certainly couldn’t force everyone to buy high-priced items, could they?

Within a short time, the newly opened shops were bustling with business.

After a stroll down Dark Rain Street, Leonard Churchill had a rough idea of what was going on.

He marveled at the significant changes that had happened in Sinless City during the period he was stuck in the maze.

His thoughts drifted to other matters.

Before, Leonard had been wondering who would dare to ambush and kill Governor Stan Miller.

Logically speaking,

Those who benefit the most from Governor Miller’s death, are the most suspicious.

This means that the major gangs in Lower City of Sinless City, which are now opposing the Governor’s Mansion, all have motivations.

But looking at the situation now, it’s really hard to say. The biggest beneficiaries seem to be the political rivals of the Miller family?

But it seems like it didn’t make any difference in the end.

The person who planned and executed the ambush on Stan Miller has never emerged from the shadows.

If it’s not the work of the gangs, then it’s fine too.

“This is getting more and more interesting…”

Leonard thought to himself.

He didn’t care who the lord was.

As long as it’s lively.

He then followed the flow of the crowd, intending to check out the newly opened shops.

He had earned his money through blood, sweat, and tears, so the cheaper he could buy things the better.

He was delighted about the sales promotion for the opening of new shops. Sure enough, he arrived at the front of a newly opened shop in no time.

There were already hundreds of people gathered around.

If this was in the past, there probably wouldn’t be this many customers even if you counted the whole street’s worth.

Leonard, standing in the crowd, surveyed the surroundings and found nothing unusual. He then looked at the good items displayed on the shop window.

But the onlookers who came for the opening surely knew more.

“Sss…What’s the background of this ‘Great Ivan’s Treasure Shop’? They are even selling the latest military mechanical equipment from the federation, and the price is 20% cheaper than the market price. Just how much money are they losing in a day?”

“Losing money? Not necessarily. Didn’t they put all their antique treasures up for sale? They are willing to trade everything wanting nothing left unsold. Many people with unregistered goods have come to sell. They’ve actually gathered many good items today.”

“I heard that this is a branch of the ‘Black Gold Trade Union’. The boss is really powerful. It is said that they have shipped many treasures for the opening from the Commerce Guild Headquarters including treasures such as Black Iron and Silver Breathing Method. There are many noble’s corps secret skills and even the skill cultivation cards, which are occasionally seen in auctions, plus various treasures of gold quality…”

Leonard listened to the people chatting about the newly opened shop and smiled silently to himself.

Of course, there are people placed here helping to attract a crowd, but the information is real.

He had also heard of the Black Gold Trade Union.

Centuries ago, it made its fortune through the coal mining industry. Now, their business empire spans across various industries and they are one of the top financial magnates in the federation.

The people in this world are not yet familiar with commercial tactics..