208: Dick is a great captain

Chapter 208: Dick is an Exceptionally Good Captain

After a simple morning exercise, Elizabeth went to prepare for the issuance of government bonds.

For this unprecedented financial product, the public might be hesitant to take out the gold coins from their pockets, as this meant exchanging gold coins for a bond.

In a sense, government bonds were more like a new type of currency, a time deposit based on trust.

It's important to know that the Aimiya Empire, and even the entire Northern Demon Spirit Continent, were basically at a medieval level, while government bonds were a product of modern society.

However, government bonds were not difficult to understand; their meaning was clear from the name.

Simply put, government bonds were the state borrowing money from the public; this was a debt relationship, and the state would promise to return interest periodically.

From the nobles of large territories to the peddlers on the street, everyone could become a "creditor of the state," and this title also had a certain appeal.

However, considering the public's limited acceptance, Dick asked Elizabeth to first trial it in the Royal Capital and then gradually promote it throughout the country.

Gradually, government bonds would become a daily financial product, a sure-profit business in the public's mind, and even make the Royal Family a substitute for the Elf Gold Firm.

Dick's ambition was huge; he hoped that one day, when the people of the entire Aimiya Empire had spare money, they would choose to buy government bonds immediately instead of depositing them in the Gold Firm.

If this could be achieved, the Emilia Royal Family would never lack money, never!

Besides borrowing money from his own people, Dick also encouraged Elizabeth to borrow money from other countries, promising to offer interest higher than the Elf Gold Firm and issue targeted, fixed-term government bonds.

Elizabeth had a strong learning ability and was willing to accept new things; she quickly understood Dick's meaning and was extremely excited.

With financing and government bonds working in tandem, the Magical Guidance Innovation Project would not have to worry about startup funds.

After Elizabeth left, Dick continued to diligently draw, but it wasn't a design drawing for a magical guidance industrial product, but a... very exquisite small box.

This was what Dick had promised in the Underground City before, a "new egg" for the purple longevity divine flower, an artificial version of a diamond treasure chest that could accelerate its growth in years!

As a reborn person of a hundred lifetimes, Dick had researched everything in the Underground City.

Among them, the diamond treasure chests that could nurture various top-tier secret treasures were a key focus of Dick's research.

Imagine if one could create a continuously refreshing diamond treasure chest, then sitting at home, one could have a continuous stream of various top-tier secret treasures.

Unfortunately, the energy required for the treasure chest to refresh was provided by the Underground City, and the treasure chest itself was also a transcendent existence that could not be artificially replicated.

But it didn't matter; the counterfeit treasure chest Dick was making was just for nurturing the purple longevity divine flower, which was easily achievable.

...

Outside the Royal Capital, on Forge Street, in the First Forging Shop.

Xiao Nai was counting the spoils she had brought out from the Underground City, and looking at the dozens of mid to high-tier magical items in front of her, the corners of her mouth couldn't stop rising.

In Xiao Nai's eyes, these were all shining gold coins; with Dick's help this time, she would never misjudge again.

But even without Dick, Xiao Nai would never sell any treasure cheaply.

After all, these spoils were well-maintained, their value was obvious at a glance, unlike the dilapidated cicimian holy shield from before.

"This high-tier sword inlaid with seventeen sets of mid-tier high-level inscriptions, nine-tenths new, estimated value one hundred sixty thousand gold coins."

"This high-tier shield made from various composite magical stones, slightly worn, estimated value ninety thousand gold coins."

"Oh, this fully modified giant bow is really beautiful; it not only has more than ten kinds of high-tier magical stones and inscriptions on it, but also several kinds of powerful enhancement Blessings... Hiss, quickly take it to the auction house, starting bid three hundred thousand gold coins!"

Cooper's eyes gleamed; his excitement was no less than Xiao Nai's, but compared to making money, Cooper appreciated the magical items themselves more.

As the president of the Royal Capital Forging Association, Cooper had incredibly sharp eyes; he could tell at a glance that these magical items of Xiao Nai's were not obtained by opening treasure chests.

Whether it was the perfect modifications or the various signs of use on them... undoubtedly, these magical items had owners.

Although a professional Blacksmith would never inquire about the origin of magical items, let alone point fingers at customers.

But Xiao Nai was different; over the years, Cooper, who had no children, had already treated her as his granddaughter.

"Xiao Nai... how did you get these magical items?"

Cooper knew that Xiao Nai's family was poor and the Kulonan territory desperately needed money, which was why she was so greedy for wealth.

However, what pleased Cooper was that while Xiao Nai loved money, she acquired it through proper means; deep down, she was still a law-abiding good girl.

In the past, Xiao Nai had always picked up scraps in the Underground City; although she didn't earn much, she enjoyed it.

Cooper would also try his best to help Xiao Nai, giving her higher prices or posting some simple tasks.

And now, Cooper was very worried that Xiao Nai had fallen, as people could change.

Killing and arson leading to wealth; the most profitable way to make money in the Underground City was undoubtedly through banditry.

With so many high-value magical items... Cooper was truly worried that Xiao Nai had gone bad and degenerated into a lawless bandit.

Xiao Nai didn't hide anything and directly told Cooper about the Nate Team's exploits; the main source of these magical items was Duncan and his group.

As for the other Squads they had harmed, such as the Firebird Squad or Colin's Squad, these were all reasonable competition under the Championship.

The rules themselves were cruel; from the moment one entered the Underground City, one faced the risk of being plotted against and killed.

Everyone was a competitor; either you tricked and killed me, or I plotted against you; this was the unavoidable bloodshed of the ranking system.

Every one of the adventure Squads that ranked in the top hundred had stained their hands with many lives.

To achieve good results, one had to fight in this muddy quagmire, and once you entered, it was impossible to stay clean!

The Nate Team being able to win the Championship was naturally because they killed the most and killed the best.

"Hehe, compared to these magical items, the Beast materials our Squad collected earned even more; just the hearts alone are worth over a million gold coins..."

Looking at Xiao Nai's beaming face, Cooper was genuinely happy for her; a feeling of "granddaughter making a name for herself" spontaneously arose.

"Then you must thank Dick properly; being willing to give the bulk of the profits to his teammates, he is clearly an excellent captain."

Cooper had a high opinion of Dick; after all, based on Xiao Nai's account, Dick had given away 99% of the spoils and kept none for himself.

What kind of exceptionally good captain was this?

Cooper had been in the forging business for so long and had seen many adventure captains, but he had never seen one as righteous as Dick.

"Hehe, that's right, the Captain spoils me the most..."

Noticing Xiao Nai's infatuated expression, Cooper keenly smelled the sour scent of love but didn't say much.

Although Xiao Nai had a delicate and cute face, with her childlike physique, she was at a great disadvantage in the Northern region, which favored "big butts and big chests."

In Cooper's opinion, apart from a political marriage arranged by her family, it was basically impossible for Xiao Nai to get married.

Although there were some people who liked Xiao Nai's type, most of them were guys with strange preferences, and Cooper was really worried that Xiao Nai would meet the wrong person.