City of Desire [Kingdom Building]

Chapter 94: Gains

Clang Clang Clang
 
The bloodiest, most intense fight is going on in front of me. The leaders of two mercenary companies are fighting while the crowd is cheering madly.
 
Unfortunately, most of it is fake. 
 
The blood is real, and so are the injuries, but if one look clearly. They will see not a single injury on their fatal spot. 
 
Though it will still take them a couple of days to recover from these injuries and they are more than happy to get these injuries.
 
Aside from huge money, the count had promised them healing from the head priest. So, they will heal most of their injuries in a couple of hours, while the minor ones will take a few days.
 
“What’s the status?” asked Count Darrow. 
 
It had been his more than the hundredth time asking this question and I cannot blame him. If I had been in his place, I would have done the same.
 
“The leaving of people had lessened considerably compared to morning. So is selling of businesses,” replied High-Mage, York.
 
Count Darrow took a visible sigh of relief. So have I. Things have gone better than we had thought. 
 
There were no riot or chaos, but some flashes had occurred in several areas.
 
They were dealt with quickly and swiftly. Few people from the gangs had died, but it’s their fault for not listening. 
 
They tried to sow the chaos to reap the rewards, but ended up losing their lives.
 
I hope Carla did what I asked her. 
 
I need that one thing, more than anything else. It is necessary for me to take my business to the next level. Though today made me rethink my plans and made me understand how things could change immediately for the city.
 
Maybe I shouldn’t put all my eggs in one basket. 
 
I am too tired to think about it and focused on the duel. It is nearing the end and I know who the winner is going to be.
 
Bang!
 
Finally, the yellow metal shield of Lector Gorges slammed squarely against Jarvis Ham, sending him flying out off the stage.
 
It made the crowd go completely crazy, and they cheered hard.
 
“The winner is Lecter Gorges,” announced the judge, and the bloodied man smiled while the crowd cheered for him.
 
The bastard is very lucky. He got a stage and free publicity, and the top money city is going to give him for this act. Such opportunities rarely come to life.
 
Count Congratulated him and the others. Gave another speech a small one before leaving the stage. Soon, we are in the carriage, leaving for the palace.
 
Twenty minutes later, we are in the study of Count Darrow. Where once again, the control room is set up. 
 
It was night, and things seem to calm down, but here every one is alert. As they understood, how things can change suddenly.
 
Hours passed, and soon it is midnight.
 
“I think the situation is in control, but to be careful. You all stay in the palace. If something happened, you all will be able to appear here wasting no time,” said Count Darrow.
 
“Yes, my lord,” we said, while I cursed inside. I want to go back, but it wouldn’t be possible now.
 
Soon, I stepped out of the study and walked toward the southern wing of the palace. I had a suit in the palace, every adviser had it. Though, it will be the first time I will stay there.
 
“It was a wild day, isn’t it,” said Robin beside me. “More like the most stressful day of my life,” I replied. 
 
It might not have seemed like it, but it was the most stressful day of my life. As the failure of the plan would have crushed me. Thankfully, nothing of that happened, and the plan had worked better than I had imagined.
 
“Good night,” I said to Robin and opened long cream-colored doors, and entered inside.
 
It is a big suit with a beautiful interior. Nothing gaudy, that half of the palace is, thanks to Count Darrow’s taste.
 
I wanted to sleep immediately, for the two days. I have gotten a little sleep, but I took a shower first. I was sweating a lot throughout the whole day, worrying about every little thing.
 
I took a cold shower before walking out and changing into a comfortable set of clothes and placed a suit on the table for a quick change. If I called suddenly.
 
It is a good thing; I had sent a spare cloth here. I had done that on the second day of getting appointed as an adviser. I did not think I would need them this soon.
 
With the clothes changed, I lay on the bed and fell asleep within a second.
 
….
 
[Class Gained: Adviser]
 
[Adviser Lv. 2]
 
[Adviser Lv. 3]
 
[Adviser Lv. 4]
 
[Skill Gained: Persuasion]
 
[Skill Gained: Every Ear Listens To My Words]
 
 
The texts were in front of me when I opened my eyes. Seeing them. A smile couldn’t help but appear on my face.
 
When I got the position, I thought I would need at least a month to gain the class, but it only took ten days. 
 
I had not only gained the class but also four levels, along with two skills. One of which is very rare and desirable. 
 
It is one of the favorite skills of rulings elites. 
 
Persuasion: this skill is powerful. Especially for those with high charm. It is also on my wish list, and I have got it. It will help me tremendously.
 
The other skill of this class, Every Ear Listens To My Words, is also useful. With it, I won't need to strain my throat to speak loudly, they will hear it, even if I whisper.
 
The texts felt like a dream. Especially four levels up, even in the base class, I could not gain over two levels at once, and here; I have gained four.
 
Though when thinking about the scale which I worked on yesterday. It is not surprising.
 
The adviser will be my fourth class, which is more than I could keep without sacrificing the speed of leveling up. Still, I am keeping it. I want to consolidate it with the other class I have.
 
I have very a specific class in mind and it will help me get it. For it, I am willing to slow down my leveling.
 
I stared at the texts for more than a minute before walking into the bathroom to freshen up and shower. When I walked out, I changed into the new set, before stepping out of the suit.
 
I hope everything had calmed down. I really want to go back to the establishment. 
 
“Good morning, Marta,” I greeted the old woman as I reached the study. “Good morning, young Remus,” she greeted back, “You can go in. Lord Count had asked me to send you as soon as you arrived,” she added.
 
I nodded and walked toward the study.
 
“My Lords,” I greeted and bowed to the father and soon. “At ease,” he said, before looking me directly in the eyes.
 
“You have impressed me, Remus. Your plan worked much better than I had imagined. There is only around 2% to 5% damage to the city’s economy, which we will recover in a week or two,” he praised.
 
“Thank you, my lord,” I said. 
 
“There is a meeting in the afternoon of the advisory council. Till then you are free to attend to your personal business,” he said. 
 
Knowing I am dismissed; I bowed to him and his son before walking out of the office. As I stepped out, I increased my pace; nearly ran. 
 
I hurried to reach the establishment. I have given the task to Carla, and I want to see what she had done. Especially about that thing.
 
Soon, I walked out of the palace, toward my carriage, where my guards were already waiting.
 
They have changed the shift, as now there is Jon, Hugo, and Stena, who are waiting by the carriage.
 
I nodded at them before sitting on my carriage. 
 
A minute later, the carriage was out of the gates and is moving toward the establishment. I looked out of the window and saw the city mostly turning to normal.
 
Though I could still feel the faint trepidation, it will disappear in a few days. 
 
A little over fifteen minutes later, the carriage entered through the gates of the establishment before stopping. 
 
I got out and enter the establishment and saw girls taking lessons in the hall. A few weeks ago, this time used to be the quietest time. At eight am, most of the girls would be sleeping, but since the new girls arrived, that silence had also gone.
 
Their lessons start at six or seven and end at midnight. The teachers are present even during business hours, teaching them in the basement.
 
It is not only the lessons. They get breaks and spa times and a few other activities.
 
These new girls are reaping the benefits of data I had gotten from the old girls. With experience, I know what works, and what did not. What kind of teachers I will need to hire and the methods they would need to employ to teach them.
 
Not everything is easy for them, there is also great pressure.
 
Unlike the girls before, they will need more than a month of lessons before I could use them for business. The standard of the establishment had increased, and they need to reach that standard before I could let them enter the business.
 
They might need to train for two months or even three before they will reach the standard. I need them to be to join the work.
 
Click!
 
Soon, I reached my office, and it was empty. I entered inside and sat on my chair and was about to call Carla when the door connected to her office opened and she walked in.
 
I looked at her wearing the red dress and I nearly forgot what I wanted to ask her. Instead, I wanted to tear that dress apart and have her on the table.
 
She seemed to know what I was thinking as her lips curved seductively. 
 
I nearly got off my chair but calmed myself, as it is not the time. I could see a faint disappointment appearing in her eyes for a moment before it disappeared.
 
“Have you succeeded?” I asked her. There is nervousness in my voice, as it is too important for me. “Yes, I brought it and many other things,” she said, and a smile lit up across my face.
 
I immediately look outside my window. I could not see more than the outline of my new plot, but even that satisfied me.
 
I had been trying to buy the plot next to mine for more than two months. Even offered as much as four times its price, but the owner didn’t want to sell it.
 
While my plot is big and even with expansion, the establishment is covering only 30% of it. I don’t want to touch it, as there will be a future expansion. 
 
As for the plot is next to mine. I want it for a completely different purpose.
 
It took me a while to calm myself before I turned to her.
 
“You know, the interesting thing is just when I was about to leave to meet him. He sent his representative to us for the sale.” She spoke. and it couldn’t help but surprise me.
 
“So, how much did it cost us?” I asked. “Twenty-nine million crowns,” she said, and the smile on me became even bigger.
 
Twenty-nine million crowns are nearly double the price that it is worth, but it is fine. As I was willing to pay far more for it, but he was not ready to sell.
 
“What else did you buy?” I asked, and instead of answering, she slid a page toward me. When I looked at it, my eyes couldn’t help but widen.
 
She had brought nine properties, five plots, and four buildings. She had also rented one for a year. 
 
It is not just the properties. She had also brought magical materials and instruments for the spa, and lots of wine. Three enchanted carriages, and many other things.
 
It is not just things, but also contracts of people. She had brought contracts of spa employees; we need them desperately. Even with Maeve contacting her connection, it was slow recruiting people.
 
We only had staff sixteen on the spa staff, which was not enough with new girls joining. Now the spa had a staff of thirty-seven. Which is more than enough for the current number of girls.
 
Everything had cost us two hundred and forty-six million crowns. 
 
I did not have that kind of money. So, she used the grandfather’s gift. Which he sent me after I returned from Namdar.
 
It is a writ of guarantee from a house of silver worth two million imperials: two hundred million crowns. I could take it to any bank, and they will give me a loan of two hundred million crowns.
 
If I did not pay it. House of Silver would.
 
I have brought a lot of things, but now I also have a huge loan. I have confidence I could pay for it within a year.
 
Especially now that I had got the plot. I could start the next phase. It will take months, but when it is done, it will be grand.