episode_0128

128. Let’s try to scam the duke.

Quite a few people invested from day one.

It was all thanks to the reputation of the leader and my strategy.

But it wasn’t without problems.

Exactly, the amount was small.

Everyone invested just out of curiosity. I couldn’t help it. This was because trust was still lacking.

Of course, the total investment was not large.

‘Is it about 50 gold?’

Thanks to this, the head of the department looked at me with a suspicious look.

“, is it really possible to make a lot of money by doing this?”

The upper section was definitely the upper section. Although he was scared, he showed some spirit in money matters.

No, maybe it’s because I’m greedy for money.

“Are you doubting me now?”

“Oh, no!”

Of course, the threat had an effective effect.

Just look at the fact that it lowered its tail.

In fact, I could have continued to oppress him here.

Still, there will be results.

But it had little effect. Besides, I wasn’t that bad of a person.

He was very important to this plan. I didn’t give half the profit for nothing.

I looked at him with a confident expression. If I make this kind of expression, he will also trust me.

“Trust me. Now, the leader and I are in the same boat. I, too, can only make a lot of money if my boss succeeds.”

“Yes, but…”

You may still be scared and doubtful.

But this completely changes in just a week.

“Anyway, there is no going back now. Just trust me. I will give you a golden mountain.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Immediately, the headmaster nodded as if there was nothing he could do. It seemed like he couldn’t believe me yet.

Does it just feel like you have no choice but to follow along?

‘Well, he’s suddenly forced to do business with a robber who threatened him…’

It was fortunate that he was greedy for money. Otherwise, it would have been quite a headache.

‘If that were the case, training(?) would have taken more time.’

Anyway, a week passed in this doubt.

So far, the investment amount has not increased significantly. Rather, it continued to decrease. There were days when only 10 gold was invested.

Naturally, the leader’s suspicions became more and more severe.

“Hmm, is this really a good business item?”

“Just trust me. It will definitely be different on the day the profits are returned.”

“I understand. I will trust you just this once.”

He looked at me with a slightly dismissive look on his face. He seemed to know better than to make money.

However, a week after receiving the investment, it was completely different.

That day was the first time we distributed the proceeds.

In fact, we distributed 10 percent of the profits to investors.

Of course, it didn’t really make a profit. They simply returned 10% of the invested amount.

This was the crux of what on Earth is called a Ponzi scheme.

But people didn’t know that. I actually thought we made money in the gold mine.

In addition, we distributed the proceeds in a square where everyone could see. In part, this was done this way.

Naturally, the rumor was bound to spread quickly.

“Was that real?”

“Have you really discovered a gold mine?”

“Well, although the Burg boss is greedy, he is a trustworthy person.”

“Should I invest too?”

“I heard Sam earned 5 gold with this?!”

“Really?!”

In fact, even if you discovered a gold mine, you couldn’t make a profit in just a week. But people didn’t see that. All I could see was that the person next to me had made a 10% profit in one week.

Soon the number of people flocking to invest increased rapidly.

In addition, those who had already invested also increased their investment.

“I will invest 50 gold this time!”

“I’ll take 10 gold!”

“Don’t be surprised! I will invest a whopping 100 gold!”

“Gasp! One hundred gold!!”

Thanks to this, the daily investment exceeded 1,000 gold for the first time. It was like earning 10 times the profit(?).

The head of Burg looked very surprised at that sight.

“Woah, ten times more…”

“Didn’t I tell you? That it would make money. And this is just the beginning.”

“Do you mean this is the beginning?”

A thousand gold alone was a lot of money. In Korean won, it was a whopping 1 billion won.

But I couldn’t be satisfied with a thousand gold.

‘And the real thing hasn’t even come out yet.’

Currently, only the citizens gathered in the square had invested. The really rich people haven’t even come forward yet.

‘I guess they’re still quietly watching the liver.’

Naturally, the duke did not show much interest.

But what will happen if this craze continues to worsen?

What if the square is full of people?

And if they all want to invest?

‘It will be worth seeing more in the second week.’

Perhaps the duke might also come forward.

I smiled evilly, wishing I could.

“Huhuhu.”

“Heh…!”

Strangely, it seemed like this evil laugh came out when he did something evil.

***

Another week passed.

There was no sign of the portal appearing yet. Thanks to this, I was able to continue living in Schweig.

However, it wasn’t all bad news.

This time too, we shared the proceeds.

And before we knew it, a lot of people were flocking to the square.

“I got it again!!”

“It’s true!!”

“Hahaha! I earned as much as 10 gold!!”

“Damn it! I’m investing too!!”

“It’s not too late! I need to invest quickly!”

Now, almost everyone with money except the rich has come forward.

Naturally, we received a huge amount of investment.

“Huh…! Wow, 10,000 gold…!”

Astonishingly, this time we achieved a 10-fold growth. It was an incredible growth rate.

Of course, there was a special crowd because it was a day to give profits. Still, it was clear that it was a huge number.

Next to me, I saw the head of the company with an expression of disbelief. After only investing 10 gold, I ended up receiving 10,000 gold. It was truly ridiculous.

However, he was very scared.

I am very greedy, but should I say I am also very scared?

So now I wanted to get the hang of it quickly.

“, shouldn’t we stop now? What I have earned so far is enough…”

Approximately 30,000 gold has been collected so far. This alone was a huge amount. It was tempting for him to stop here.

But I was a man who earned over 100,000 gold. I wasn’t satisfied with this.

‘The duke hasn’t even stepped forward yet.’

Moreover, the duke absolutely needed revenge.

‘This is an opportunity to weaken the Duke’s power without his identity being discovered. ‘I can’t miss this.’

“Just 2 more weeks.”

“2 weeks is too long…”

“Tsu-eup.”

“Oh, I understand!”

Sometimes I had to make a little threat. After leaving him alone recently, his true nature started to come out little by little.

Another week passed like that.

And surprisingly, we achieved 10-fold growth this time too. On the day the profits were distributed, the daily investment exceeded 100,000 gold.

“ City, 100,000 gold!!”

It was thanks to the rich people of Schweig who stepped forward. Now even the real Zhen owners are excited and open their wallets.

As they continued to share the profits, they had no choice.

‘In addition, they forged documents and purchased a large amount of actual mining equipment.’

It wasn’t just about sharing the profits. We carried out the scam quite thoroughly.

That was the case when choosing the Kingdom of Zenos, which was the furthest away from the Kingdom of Aachen.

‘It takes several months on foot to reach the Kingdom of Zenos. ‘How can you check?’

Thanks to this, even rich people had no choice but to conduct separate investigations. Of course, we also thoroughly monitored the recruitment of employees.

‘Of course, if it’s long, you’ll catch the tail. Still, there’s still a week left.’

If you keep doing this for a few months, you will definitely get it. But there is now a week left. I was able to somehow prevent it from being discovered for about a week.

Anyway, I have now collected a total of 300,000 gold. A whopping 300 billion in won was collected. It was a huge amount of money.

But I was still hungry. It was different from the top liquor that already felt like my stomach was going to burst.

“Four, four, four hundred thousand gold…!”

It was too much money for a timid merchant. Fortunately, his greed for money had gotten worse recently, so he was holding back.

Then finally the day came.

Today again, I was looking anxiously at the sky. Strangely, the portal did not open.

‘Sweet, the prophecy wasn’t wrong, right?’

If things continued like this, it would just be about making money. This wasn’t bad, but taking up all the supplies was also very important.

‘If you do it wrong, the duke can gain enormous power.’

Surprisingly, a weapon from Earth appeared. I didn’t know. I really didn’t know that something unexpected might come out.

That was when I was looking at the sky with an anxious face.

“Hey, Jeff!”

Jeff was my pseudonym.

I looked towards where the sound came from.

Then I saw the head of the shop running toward me with an impatient look on his face.

‘no way?’

I thought there would be a reaction by now.

And my prediction was correct.

“And, His Highness the Duke is looking for me!! Hey, you want to meet me alone!!”

I smiled slightly at his words. Finally, the peacock who had been waiting took the bait. Now all that remains is to open up the duke’s precious treasure trove.

Of course, it wasn’t the top boss.

His face had turned completely white.

It was all because of the duke’s terrifying rumors.

‘The Duke of Iron Blood?’

Here in Schweig, Duke Philip was called the Iron-Blooded Duke. In fact, he implemented many quite cruel policies. Perhaps it was because he became a duke at a young age.

‘It’s like a reign of terror.’

So the people here in Schweig were very afraid of the duke. Just like the top cabinet in front of you.

But I knew, having dealt with the duke myself.

‘Unexpectedly, the duke also has loopholes.’

He was not like the Iron-Blooded Duke. They were just the same human beings. However, he was good at scheming and had a bad personality.

Anyway, originally, it wasn’t good to see the head of the upper class like that. This was because the duke might be suspicious.

‘Probably, you’ll start sweating as soon as you see the duke.’

But there was no need to worry.

“Let’s go into the room together for a moment.”

“You mean, just the two of us?”

I could see the head of the shop looking very surprised. It wasn’t that he was having strange thoughts, it seemed like he was doing it out of fear of me.

“Yes. Just the two of us.”

“Hmph…! Well, please…!”

The conversation was strange, but it was never my intention to do anything strange.

Rather, this was a good thing from the top manager’s perspective.

‘Because there is no need to deal with the duke directly.’

I thought about the avatar magic I learned in the past. In the past, my teacher scanned me and created an avatar exactly like me.

And I tried to apply it.

‘It’s not like I’m creating a new avatar, it’s just putting that on me.’

I could see it as a new magic I discovered while staying in Schweig recently.

To put it simply, I would become the top burg leader for a while.

Of course, several magics had to be combined, and a lot of magic medicine was also needed. It wasn’t an easy task for me to do either.

‘It’s a job that requires a lot of sincerity.’

Anyway, there was no time. I forced the upper cabinet into the room. I locked the door behind me.

Crash.

“Sa, please save me!”

Ah, fortunately the sound didn’t spread or anything. This was because everything was blocked by magic.

‘Then, shall we try tricking the duke?’

I smiled an evil-looking smile. It was nice to fuck the warrior, but the duke was also quite enjoyable.

Of course, this facial expression made the chief of staff even more scared.

“Who, is there anyone! Please save me!!”