nycdaug Chapter 494 The Foolish Rich Fool
Chapter 494 The Foolish Rich Fool
Several students from the Order of the Church, wearing red peacock badges on their chests, stood in front of the wine jar and began to shout loudly.
"They're arguing? Oh, so they're students from Siddham Academy. I heard these guys are either squatting indoors doing experiments or out in the wild investigating ley lines, never seen all year round? How come so many of them suddenly appeared?"
Before coming, Xu Ning did a lot of research on the six colleges under the Ministry of Education.
That is why different sales policies were implemented in Port Omos for each school of thought.
For example, the Minglun School, which is based at the Rittal Bhadra Academy, focuses on the starry sky and mainly studies the relationship between the starry sky and the fate of living beings.
According to academic classification, this should be the subject closest to the divine; if you master it, becoming a charlatan seems to be no problem at all.
And these guys all seem to have a special skill.
Just like the Haibasha we met in Daocheng Forest, with just a little bit of spiritual fragrance, she could actually communicate directly with the foundation of this world—the World Tree. Can you believe that?
Although, according to Haibasha, many people go mad during this stage, many others still seek supreme wisdom from it, advancing one after another without fear.
In Xu Ning's view, these people are not short of money.
Like farmers toiling in the soil, they have no time to appreciate the magnificence of the starry sky.
Those who can find the fate of living beings among the countless stars in the sky will certainly not worry about their daily meals.
That's why Xu Ning adopted the domineering sales strategy of adding 10% to the price of each jar sold; he wasn't afraid that these truly "high-minded" scholars wouldn't buy.
After all, those "Yaoguang" wines contain dried moon lotus powder. Basically, anyone with a little meditation experience can easily enter a state of oneness with nature after just a couple of sips. Once they've tried it, they're sure to become addicted.
So now, Xu Ning looked at the seven-figure price on the price board and smiled happily.
"Are these idiots really that rich? I wonder which academy contributed to it. Probably the Minglun School, and the Shenglun School should have contributed as well... As for the Sulun School of Siddham, I saved them so much Mora, and instead of thanking me properly, they dare to cause trouble?"
The troublemakers were indeed students of the Su Lun School. Each of them, like the proud red peacock on their chest badge, had their faces flushed and were loudly questioning the wine seller, Big Yellow, with their heads held high.
After what happened at the inn, Da Huang has become much calmer.
Even when questioned to his face, he did not rush to explain. Instead, he first directed his men to deliver jars of wine to Ruying, who was giving away wine at a free clinic on the other side.
Among the onlookers, someone, not wanting to miss out on the fun, taunted the students of the Sulun School: "You guys really don't know how lucky you are! The last person who bought wine for their mentor cried all the way home because it was so expensive. Do you Sulun School students know how much these wine sellers are worried about? Otherwise, if the Sulun School students were allowed to buy wine, could you afford it?"
These hot-blooded young students couldn't handle such provocation.
"Who says we can't afford it? We... Oh my god... Am we discussing whether we can afford it or not? We're discussing why the Su Lun faction shouldn't be given the right to buy wine!!!"
The student who had spoken initially intended to be defiant, but upon seeing the number marked with a quotation mark on the price board, he quickly changed his mind.
Yesterday it was only a few hundred thousand Mora per jar, how come it's nearly 4.76 million per jar today?
These Liyue people are just here to rob us! Why isn't the Order of the Liyue doing anything about it?
What's even more upsetting is that these wine merchants, on the other hand, teamed up with the proponents of the "life theory" to conduct free medical consultations, giving away the same wine, but without charging a single penny.
Dixia nudged Xu Ning, who was also standing in the crowd watching the commotion, and said, "That fat guy said he was your subordinate when he came. You must have arranged all of this, right? Aren't you going to go up and explain?"
Xu Ning rubbed his nose and laughed, "Of course I have to explain. Who can stand being scolded after doing a good deed!"
Squeezing through the crowd, Xu Ning reached out and used the stack of wine jars for leverage, then jumped directly onto the pile of goods.
After taking a sip of wine, Xu Ning slowly began to explain, "We've traveled all the way to Xumi to do business. Merchants pursue profit, which is understandable..."
No one expected Xu Ning to frankly admit to "pursuing profit." Although there was nothing wrong with using this word in Liyue, it was mostly used in a derogatory sense in Sumeru, a place with many scholars.
"...It is understandable for merchants to pursue profits. However, we accidentally discovered that this wine has a miraculous effect on the unique demon scale disease of Sumeru. But most families with children suffering from demon scale disease are already struggling to afford medical treatment. So I made the decision to give it away for free and invited doctors from the Shenglun School to come and provide free medical consultations."
The locals in the Grand Bazaar all recognized Xu Ning, after all, his heroic act of dumping Mora that day was truly unforgettable.
However, most of the other Sumerians who came here did not recognize this wine merchant from Liyue, but that did not stop many people from applauding his righteous act, and cheers and praises were heard all the time.
Dina Zede also glanced gratefully at Xu Ning above.
Before Sora led him into the tavern, he had almost resigned himself to his fate. He thought that this Flower Goddess Festival might be the last festival of his life. But as if it were destiny, this guy appeared with Sora and his wine, giving him hope to live again.
After the cheers subsided, Xu Ning spoke again, saying, "These wines are goods to us, but they are life-saving medicine for those suffering from the Demon Scale Disease. Since we have made our decision, we will not go back on it."
“But I have so many people under me and my own families to support, so I dared to sell a small portion of the liquor at this absurdly inflated price in the hope of recouping some of the costs to support us in carrying this project through.”
Xu Ning reached out and patted the price board next to him, drawing everyone's attention to the long string of numbers.
"I instructed Brother Huang over there to increase the price by 10% for every jar of wine sold. My intention was just to recoup some of the costs, enough for everyone to eat, but I never expected the price to skyrocket in just a few days... Are all the rich people in Sumeru just foolishly rich suckers?"
The onlookers, including the students who had questioned them, all silently agreed in their hearts.
"Yes!"