Chapter 186 The Mysterious Mr. Colin
There is a special course at the Demon King's Academy in the Demon City, which teaches the Demon King's reserve army how to corrode human society on the surface.
Luo Yan was not deeply impressed by the professor. He couldn't even remember his name. He only vaguely remembered that he seemed to be a lich.
As for why I can’t remember clearly, it’s mainly because that guy’s lectures were really bad and he could confuse people on a simple question. He didn’t look as impressive as Professor Lilith and Professor Enos, so naturally not many students remembered him.
However, although Luo Yan did not attend any of the classes, it did not prevent him from getting full marks in the final exam.
In fact, those complicated methods can be summarized in one sentence.
That is to do what he likes.
For the believers who fanatically believe in Saint Sith, he will approach them in the name of Saint Sith, and after gaining their trust, he will subtly blur their concept of sacredness.
For the citizens of Leiming City who are keen on money, the best way is to use money to clear the way and directly buy their souls with gold coins.
By the way, Mia, who always sits in the back row of him, completely failed this class, as did Rumi and McKinley.
Principal Ivan often laments that there is a reason why the students of the Demon King Academy are not as good as the previous ones. This group of high-level demons live too comfortably in the Demon City and do not want to take risks on the surface at all.
Luo Yan sat on the carriage and waited for a while. Not long after, he saw the waiter who had caught the gold coin from his hand running over from the main entrance of the hotel.
It’s not just the waiter.
Not far behind him, there was also a middle-aged man with a big belly.
The man was bloated, with a round, red face like a piece of bread just taken out of the oven. His brown hair was combed to a shiny black finish, and the tip of his nose was shiny.
What impressed Luo Yan the most was his belly, which was as straight as a hell dwarf from Calamity Castle who was his brother-in-law. The iconic wool coat was so bulging that the two tightest buttons were like fully drawn bowstrings.
The moment he saw the carriage, the manager's expression was obviously stagnant, but he still came forward with a smile on his face.
He rubbed his hands that he had just moved away from the fireplace, walked to the carriage, bowed his waist diligently, and spoke with enthusiasm.
"Dear Sir! I am Andor Baker, the manager of Dawn Embrace, and I am also the owner of this hotel! What is your address?"
Luo Yan could tell from the manager's reaction that the citizens of Thunder City were quite satisfied with the way he greeted him.
"Roxey Colin."
Looking condescendingly at Andor, who was full of hospitality, he continued in a decent and elegant tone.
"Your employees must have told you my intention, please give me a price."
Andor's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he said in an awkward tone.
"Thank you very much for your love and recognition of our hotel, but this is the inheritance left to me by my deceased father, and it is also his lifelong effort. When he entrusted this hotel to me, he repeatedly told me to run it well -"
"Fifty thousand gold coins." Luo Yan did not listen to what he continued, and interrupted his speech with an understatement.
The moment he heard this number, the manager named Andorra held his breath unsurprisingly, his mouth circled into a capital O shape, and his whole face turned red.
Fifty thousand gold coins!
That’s five million Austrian silver!
Luo Yan was not surprised at all by his reaction.
To use an inappropriate analogy, one copper coin is equivalent to one dollar, and 50,000 gold coins is equivalent to 500 million!
Hence, you must know that the monthly income of the vast majority of citizens in Leiming County is less than two thousand copper coins, so you can imagine how important these five hundred million are.
As Luo Yan expected, the manager named Andor could not refuse this generous price.
His father only borrowed a total of one million Austrian silver from the bank when he built this hotel!
Even if the profitability of this luxury hotel is not bad, the monthly revenue is only 50,000 to 60,000 Austrian silver. After deducting the expenses of employees and materials and bank interest, the monthly profit is about 20,000 Austrian silver, which is more than 200,000 Austrian silver per year, which is equivalent to more than 2,000 gold coins!
To earn 50,000 gold coins, he has to work hard for twenty years without encountering any accidents in the middle.
If there are twists and turns in the trade between the Principality of Campbell and the Empire, for example, if the wealthy people who originally planned to come to Thunder City go elsewhere, he may have to borrow money from the bank to maintain operations and prevent the brand passed down to him from his father from collapsing.
This kind of thing has happened frequently in the past ten years, and this is why although he has been making money, his loan repayments are getting more and more.
And now an opportunity stood in front of him.
As long as he gives up the hotel, he can get money that he could not earn in twenty years at once!
This money is not only enough for him to repay all the loans he owes to the Andes family, but also has a large sum left, enough for him to build another more luxurious hotel than this one on Queen Street!
Looking at the stunned Andor, Luo Yan raised his index finger and tapped on the window sill of the carriage to wake him up.
"What's your answer?"
Andor looked at him in awe, his fanatical eyes as if he saw the miracle of Saint Sith coming in person in front of him.
"Dear Mr. Colin! I suddenly feel that... the Embrace of the Morning sign can shine brighter in your hands! I believe that if my father was still alive, he would be gratified and proud of the wise choice I made today... Letting a truly noble person inherit his career, this might not be a fulfillment of his last wish!"
Andor spoke in an exaggerated tone, then bowed deeply, bending his bloated body to make a greeting gesture, like a waiter.
"I will let my secretary draw up the contract. But before that, please come with me to see my - no, your hotel!"
That naive action looked so funny that even Sarah, who was expressionless, couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth slightly.
But the corners of her mouth only twitched for a second, and the next second her eyes hidden under the shadow of the hood turned into contempt and disgust again.
As a demon, she hates all humans equally except the Demon King and his servants, especially the way they follow others' influence makes her look down upon.
Luo Yan was not as extreme as her. Looking at Andor who tried his best to please him, he nodded approvingly and then looked at Sarah.
The latter immediately understood the meaning of his eyes, jumped out of the carriage with great skill, and then helped him out of the carriage respectfully.
Looking at Punk who was restless in the carriage, Luo Yan took out a gold coin and threw it to another waiter waiting next to him.
Looking at the young man with fiery eyes, he continued.
"My servant needs some decent clothes. You take him to a nearby clothing store to order a set, and the bill will be sent to the hotel. As for this gold coin, it is your reward."
"Sir, it is an honor to serve you!" The waiter said with a glowing face, and then faced Punk who was sitting in the carriage, "Sir, please come with me."
Punk looked at the shining gold coin in his hand jealously, wishing he could snatch it away and make money for himself.
It's just a matter of going to a clothing store to buy some clothes. How difficult can it be?
But this was the intention of Mr. Colin after all. As a coachman, he naturally did not dare to disobey, so he quickly jumped out of the carriage and followed the waiter.
His cotton-padded coat happened to be old, so it would be nice to replace it with a new one. He didn’t need to spend any money on it anyway, so it wouldn’t be a loss at all.
After finishing the instructions, Luo Yan continued to look at Andor who was waiting diligently aside, raised his chin slightly and said.
"Lead the way."
Handor, who had been left standing aside for a long time, was not at all displeased at being neglected, and said with an eager smile on his face.
"Please come with me!"
Luo Yan followed him, and surrounded by eager and attentive eyes, he led Sarah towards the door of the hotel.
In the bustling Queen Street, this hotel called Dawn Embrace is not the most eye-catching one, but it is attractive enough.
The light beige marble walls are decorated with exquisite reliefs and columns, and a religious stone fountain stands in the center of the lawn in front of the hotel.
Facing the spraying water column are the double doors inlaid with brass. The bronze decoration in the hall reflects the soft light emitted by the crystal ceiling. It shows luxury in a low-key manner, and is magnificent without a trace of rustic feeling.
In terms of enjoyment, the citizens of Thunder City are indeed much more advanced than the lords of the Kingdom of Lane. It is no wonder that the baron of Silverpine Town has sharpened his head and wants to squeeze into the vanity fair here, and even wears white silk for this purpose.
Luo Yan admitted.
Compared with the "temporary palace" in front of him that he successfully captured for only 50,000 gold coins, the palace that the Shadow Weaver clan built for him with the whole family's efforts is like a bandit's lair, and there is no comparison at all.
During a chat with Mr. Andor, Luo Yan learned that the entire hotel has six floors and a total of more than 200 rooms. The price per night ranges from 10 Austrian dollars to 200 Austrian dollars.
Due to the high price and the sparse target customers, the occupancy rate here is actually not high. Even in the peak season, it rarely exceeds 60%. The bulk of the revenue mainly comes from the nobles or rich people who occasionally visit Thunder City.
As for the need to make a reservation to check in, that is pure fart.
But having said that, Andorra still used all his strength to turn this hotel into a money printing machine that makes a lot of money every day, and tried his best to praise the vision of "Mr. Colin" next to him.
After all, the contract hasn't been signed yet, and the fifty thousand gold coins haven't fallen into his pocket yet. Of course, he can't fault his hotel.
After listening to Andorra’s promotion, Luo Yan nodded and said in an appreciative tone.
"I very much agree with your point of view. The environment here reminds me of my hometown, the Holy City. The only drawback is that the room rate here is still too cheap, which is really not worthy of the environment here."
Seeing that Mr. Colin is indeed a nobleman of the Holy City, Mr. Andor's eyes became even hotter, and he hurriedly climbed to the ground and said.
"Thank you for such a compliment! To be honest, my father asked the architects of the Holy City to design this hotel for us!"
"I'm just telling the truth."
Luo Yan smiled slightly, paused for a moment, and continued.
"Starting from today, I will cancel all the room types here with a room rate of less than 10 gold coins, and the cheapest room type will be set for me at 1 gold coin per night. In addition, the hotel restaurant will not be open to the public from now on, and will only entertain hotel guests."
Andorra looked at him in surprise, thinking that this idea was simply crazy.
This hotel is not the only one on Queen Street. There are many more luxurious hotels than theirs. What kind of idiot would pay such a high price to stay here? !
However, even though he was thinking this in his heart, he still tried hard to hide the look in his eyes that looked like a lunatic, and offered compliments exaggeratedly.
"You are... so wise! To be honest, I have wanted to raise the price for a long time, but I didn't do it because of my father's ancestral precepts... Of course, this hotel will be your property from now on, and you have the final say on how to price it!"
Luo Yan knew that this guy was flattering him, but he just smiled and didn't take it to heart.
Worldly money is just a number to him. Besides, he is a demon king, so he needs to make money from hotels?
One gold coin is just the ticket for an encounter with the "mysterious Mr. Colin".
If you can't even afford one-fifth of the money for glasses, it means that this person should not join in his fun at all.
Since he was cutting leeks, he naturally had to pick the fattest ones.
Accompanied by Andorra, Luo Yan visited the hotel's restaurants and lounges, then went around the kitchen and cellar, and finally arrived at the most luxurious suite on the top floor.
There is a living room with a fireplace, two bedrooms, and even a separate lounge and study room. The luxurious decoration is like a palace, and it is outrageously spacious.
Due to the high price of 200 Austrian silver per night, few people usually book here. Therefore, this room is usually used as the facade of the hotel to highlight the luxury here.
Luo Yan was very satisfied with the decoration here and nodded approvingly.
"Yes, I like the atmosphere here very much, but I like to be clean and don't like to use things that others have used. I hope to replace all the daily utensils here with new ones."
Gemophobia was part of the persona he created for Mr. Colin.
At that time, he will not only throw the things here out, but also order his men to throw them out in a big way. It is best to let everyone on the street know that he is coming.
Andorra said with a warm smile.
"No problem! This hotel will be your property from now on, you can transform it as you like!"
At this moment, he has completely forgotten the original rhetoric, and even forgot about the so-called father's hard work.
At this time, a woman wearing a hotel uniform trotted over, gently opened the door, and handed two copies of the contract into Andor's hands.
That person seems to be his secretary, and it seems to be more than just a secretary.
Andor took the contract and glanced at it hurriedly. After confirming that there were no omissions, he immediately handed it to Mr. Colin in front of him and said with an extremely earnest smile on his face.
"Dear Mr. Colin... The contract has been drawn up. Do you think we should go to the bank or contact the bank's people to come over."
"Don't be so troublesome, I can just pay here."
While speaking, Luo Yan stretched out his right hand and slid his index finger lightly in the air. A dark red trail followed the direction of his fingertips, tearing a crack out of thin air.
Orange gold coins were like rain, falling on the woolen carpet until they piled up into a hill.
Looking at this astonishing scene, Andor and the secretary next to him all widened their eyes, with expressions of disbelief written on their faces.
That is space magic?
No——
Andor suddenly noticed the ring on Luo Yan's fingertip, and a shocked expression appeared on his unbelievable face, and he even couldn't help but scream out in surprise.
"This is... a storage ring?!"
It is said to be a magic device created by believers of the God of Space during the First Era. There is also a theory that the related technology comes from "foreign lands" outside Osland.
No matter which theory is true, the technology of making storage rings has been lost.
Although it is not difficult for some powerful magicians who have studied the subspace in depth, it is not difficult to store items in the subspace, but even the most famous archmage in the school does not have the ability to condense the technology of stably opening the subspace into a small ring.
The value can be imagined!
In Andorra's impression, the Andes family seems to have one, and it is worn on the hand of the current head of the Andes family!
If he remembered correctly, the ring was auctioned at an auction not far from here, and was finally sold for a sky-high price of five hundred thousand gold coins!
· Thinking that the identity of the gentleman in front of him might be more noble than the patriarch of the Andes family, Andor's eyes were not just fanatical, but almost crazy.
Saint Sisius is above——
Who the hell is this guy!
In his eyes, this Roxsay Colin seemed to be emitting such gleaming gold that even the piles of gold coins eclipsed him.
Looking at Mr. Andor who was stunned, Luo Yan opened his mouth to wake him up.
"Is this money enough?"
"I..." Andor's face flushed with excitement, and his nervous palms were sweating. He stuttered for a long time before he could say the next sentence, "Dear Mr. Colin, please forgive me for being rude. I have never seen so much money. Please allow the person I contacted from the bank to come and witness our transaction. I think this will also make you feel more at ease."
"Then hurry up."
Luo Yan scrawled his father's name on the two contracts, then yawned and glanced at Sarah beside him.
ded ground ′′ ∣
Not everyone can do nothing with so much money in front of them.
The guard's loyalty as a dead soldier further confirmed Andor's guess, so much so that he couldn't help but have an idea in his mind, could this gentleman be the child of some king?
The Colin family...
He needs to investigate it carefully!