Conrad was not happy with the words that the normal-looking cloth merchant had said to him, but seeing that he went from his presence to talking to the other two about how to ally with Andrew, it bothered him even more.
He held a grudge against Andrew for how things had happened and now the allies he thought he could use to help him were turning their backs on him and the worst thing was, they were doing it in his presence.
It was not a hidden stab, but a frontal one, which somehow felt much more painful. Make no mistake, Conrad did not feel that way, because he believed that his friends were abandoning him.
Conrad did not consider any of those present his friend, but, even so, he felt uneasy, since the tools that he thought they had obtained, were now abandoning him, as if the tool had been him.
The fat man and the skinny man, despite being stupid when it came to business, were not brainless. Hearing that Zaros protected Andrew, it was obvious that they could not make him an enemy.
They could also see that it was much more lucrative to ally with Andrew than to go against him, so they took an interest in what the common-looking cloth merchant had to say to them. They leaned forward expectantly to listen, however, the man said nothing. The two rich men were confused when the man did not speak and wanted to ask, but the man beat them to it.
He turned back to Conrad and said, "Mr. Conrad, I think it is best that you do not participate in our conversation." Conrad was not only surprised by the clear dismissal he was being given, but his expression darkened with bitterness.
He understood perfectly what was happening. Conrad had already had problems with Andrew before and if they wanted to ally with him, Conrad could not participate, as his presence would make things difficult.
Even the fat man and the thin man understood this, so they looked at Conrad as if urging him to leave. Annoyed, Conrad snorted, stood up in suppressed anger, and walked away, saying nothing.
Now that Conrad had left, the fat man and the skinny man could not contain themselves and asked, "So, how could we cooperate with this Andrew?" to which the man replied smiling, "There are several ways."
After a pause, the man continued, "The most basic is to invest in his project, but I think he will refuse." The fat man frowned and could not hold back his question, "Why?". "It’s simple. This project was born to counter the rumors. You must do it on your own to have a greater impact," said the cloth merchant, avoiding showing the displeasure he felt.
His displeasure was not due to Andrew’s strategy but to the ineptitude of the two in front of him. They may have a lot of money and control lucrative companies, but it was obvious that they had no brains.
It had become clear that they were lucky heirs, who had not understood their business. If they were a little bit smart, he wouldn’t have to explain such simple things to them.
He even reconsidered whether he should continue this partnership. At first, he was planning to antagonize Andrew, to gain the favor of the Pixoy family, but since things had changed, he no longer needed them.
Despite that thought, he decided not to fire them, as they might be useful in the future. This man is quite shrewd and knows the value of disposable pawns in business and that was the fat man and the skinny man in front of him.
"So, what should we do?" asked the skinny man, interrupting the cloth merchant’s thoughts. "Before the attack, didn’t you hear that the Pixoy family was planning to open a shopping mall?" he asked.
The other two men thought for a moment and the fat man was the first to respond, "Yes. I was invited to open a shop there, but I declined the offer, as there was no point in having another shop."
The skinny man responded shortly after, "I also declined the offer for the same reason." The cloth merchant could only sigh to himself, thinking, "These idiots."
Without showing his annoyance, the man spoke again, "I’m not surprised, since you are very active in the surroundings, but I have traveled to many countries on the continent, and let me tell you that your choice was wrong."
Although he was diplomatic, he was really making fun of them, however, these two were so stupid that they didn’t realize it. The cloth merchant did not bother to emphasize that and continued his speech.
"This shopping center concept started in Dunnas and I don’t know if this young Andrew had anything to do with it, but I know that he is active in that country, so it would not be strange," he said and added, "That shows his power."
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The man paused again and continued, "Many merchants like you rejected the idea when they were called and now they regret it." The fat man and the skinny man were surprised and asked, "What happened?"
Smiling, the man replied, "The mall is a place designed for luxury products and services. It became a resounding success and the shops outside it lost customers because everything they wanted was in one place."
"Now think, if everything can be found in one place, what would happen to the shops that are not there?" the cloth merchant finished smiling ironically. The fat man then replied, "They will not be visited."
"Well, at least you are not as stupid as you seem," the cloth merchant said in his mind. "That is correct. Therefore, placing our businesses there is a great opportunity," he continued saying. "But, that project ended in ruins," the skinny man replied and the cloth merchant then asked, "Do you think they will not resume it?" Neither of them could answer.
"They will resume that project. What we need to do is get on the carriage before it starts," the cloth merchant said and added, "Rather than waiting for them to contact us again, it is better to approach them on our own and offer help."
"That way, we will gain points with Andrew and the Pixoy family," the skinny man suddenly said as if he had a great revelation. Upon understanding that, they immediately began to plan how to approach Andrew and the Pixoy family, to propose this.
What they did not know was that they had been discovered. First of all, there was nothing in this city that Zaros could not see. In addition, there were now several demigods, who had also set their sights on them.
Their mission is to protect Andrew, so the moment the rumors appeared, they immediately began to investigate and it was not difficult for them to find these instigators.
In fact, Andrew with his new power should be able to achieve this same result, it’s just that he hasn’t gotten used to the power he received yet and that’s why he can’t be as efficient as the others.
Still, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have ways to find these guys. We mustn’t forget that Aki is a trained assassin. Although she doesn’t practice her specialty, her skills haven’t declined, on the contrary, they have become stronger.
With her shadow cloak ability, she was one of the best assassins and spies on the continent. She who normally doesn’t participate in Andrew’s planning, upon hearing the rumors, embarked on a mission to find out the culprit.
She had long since found these four individuals and even wanted to eliminate them, but Andrew didn’t allow it. It’s true that they were enemies, but there are no eternal enemies.
Andrew, like the cloth merchant, understood that allying was better than fighting. As the cloth merchant thought, Andrew had already discussed with Damon about creating another shopping center.
In fact, it was to rebuild the project that was almost finished before Purgatory’s attack. That would boost the economy and bring wealth to the city, so they were already thinking about how to revive the project.
Although they were not short of money, they did not have to spend it themselves. So Andrew proposed to Damon to use these guys to finance the project, giving them some benefits and they would still come out ahead.
For this reason, Andrew prevented Aki from killing them. It was not worth killing fry like those if he could use them, especially the cloth merchant since one of his businesses could use him as a supplier.
With all this defined, Andrew continued with his activities, waiting for these guys to approach. Honestly, he did not have much to do, since he had no business to run, the construction was guarded by the Pixoy family and it was not convenient to train at that time. Explore more stories with freewebnovel
Since he could not control his strength, training his newly acquired strength could cause more havoc and harm the common inhabitants who had already suffered too much. Although they resided in the Pixoy family mansion that was not damaged during the attack, Andrew was bored.
He couldn’t even have fun with his wives, as there were so many eyes on him. The demigods protecting him were constantly watching him, which made it uncomfortable to be intimate with his girls, so boredom was slowly killing him.
His wives, concubines, and apostles weren’t as inactive as he was, so they didn’t suffer, so Andrew decided to approach Biacko. The old dragon listened to what Andrew had to say calmly.
"Can we go to a remote and lonely place?" Andrew asked and Biacko wanting to confirm his theories asked, "Do you want to train?" Andrew nodded and said, "Yes. I must learn to control my strength, but I don’t want to cause more trouble for others."
Now that everything was organized and moving according to plan, Andrew proposed going to a remote place to train and Biacko thought it was a good idea.