Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Xiao Shuai said emphatically, "The Sea Serpent Cup and the Upside-Down Sea Cucumber Cup, these two epoch-making products have become a hit as soon as they were launched on the market! Especially the sea cucumber cup, it's so popular that it's out of stock now."

Sea Cucumber Facts

"And there's another pleasant surprise. I didn't expect that after the Pope banned it, even more people in the private sector are eager to buy the cup. And only my team dares to sell it, so demand exceeds supply! I've made a fortune, and many people are jealous of me and reported me to the Church."

"Later, this matter reached the Pope's ears, and I heard that the Pope was furious again and issued a second ban: [Prohibiting the use of animals contained in containers]."

Xiao Shuai was full of regret. Because the Pope's wording was too strict this time, he couldn't find any loopholes to exploit, and there were no alternative materials available. The Deep Sea Cup market suffered a fatal blow and was almost destroyed.

"Because the sea cucumber cup sold so well, and I am a giant in the industry, I was completely labeled as a heretic, and the Church specifically issued an arrest warrant."

Ka Le Mi's eyes were glazed over. Even fantasy novels aren't this wild. This is too ridiculous!

"I just don't understand, how can this thing be sold! Does it have to be put in a cylinder to be used? What's the difference between using fish, snakes, or sea cucumbers directly?"

"There's a difference. Seafood needs to be processed before it can be used. Having a cup provides a grip and you don't have to wash your hands." Xiao Shuai paused, glanced at Ka Le Mi with a strange expression, "Besides, don't you think it's perverted to use seafood directly? Not to be mean, but you're really disgusting."

I'm disgusting? I'm disgusting? It seems even more disgusting to put it in a cup!

Ka Le Mi roared inwardly.

Although this is just burying one's head in the sand, and the degree of burying one's head in the sand is no less than writing 'Normal dressing, no bad value guidance' on a Douyin beauty video.

But obviously Xiao Shuai didn't think so, and there was even a hint of disgust in his eyes when he looked at Ka Le Mi.

His thoughts are too vulgar!

Ka Le Mi felt a chill and quickly changed the subject, "Okay, I don't want to hear about seafood anymore. Tell me what's going on with you guys?"

Xiao Shuai smiled wryly, "I was also forced to. The Church is arresting me everywhere. Fortunately, when I sold the cups, I gave some of my brothers a break. They all looked down on the Church's barbaric practices and helped me cover up for a while."

"After the heat died down, the Church didn't strictly investigate. I still had some money in my hands, so I took a few of my brothers and started a legitimate business, taking over a brothel that was about to close down... or let's just call it a brothel, I feel more comfortable with that."

"It was about to close down, why did you take it over?"

"Of course, because I was confident that I could make it work. The people in Baling Street are very poor, and there are many underground prostitutes. I gathered them together, selected those with good looks, and then ran the business. This was the foundation for the subsequent business to develop."

"It's that simple?" Ka Le Mi scratched his head, feeling a little incredulous.

He wasn't good at doing business, and he didn't expect business to be so easy.

"Of course it's not that simple!" Xiao Shuai retorted, "The competition in this industry is too fierce. You can't make money without some real skills!"

"I summarized a lot of experience when I was selling cups. Back then, when selling cups, the cups were divided into three sizes: small, medium, and large. But according to my observation, only medium and large cups sold well, and no one ever chose the small cup. After that, I changed the names of the cup sizes... medium cup, large cup, extra-large cup, and sales soared."

Ka Le Mi was silent, "That seems to make sense, but I really can't imagine what this has to do with your business..."

"Of course it has something to do with it, and it has a lot to do with it. You know that brothels usually provide some tools to prevent accidents for women, right... like fish bladders."

Ka Le Mi nodded, "So what?"

"So my brothel provides fish bladders for free. Fish bladders are divided into three sizes: extra-large, super-large, and giant. Those hypocritical men couldn't stand this, and they all ran to my place. " Xiao Shuai's face was mocking.

This is a fish bladder

Damn? That works too!

Ka Le Mi stammered, "But, this is easy to imitate, right?"

"Of course, so I took advantage of the popularity and before others could react, I borrowed a lot of money from underground banks and bought out my competitors. Relying on this set of methods, the business grew bigger and bigger, and the family fortune became thicker and thicker. I now own six brothels, three taverns, one casino, twenty fishing boats, and you should have seen many fish stalls in the port, those are all my businesses."

Speaking of this, Xiao Shuai smiled self-deprecatingly, "Sounds glamorous, right? But the process is complicated and complex. I'm still on the Church's wanted list, so I don't live so freely. After I had money, I bribed some clergy, which made me a little safer."

"But I don't think it's enough. I also paid the taxes and donations to the Church for all the poor people in Baling Street, and that's when I felt at ease. Archbishop Fica always wants to capture me and send me to the Pope to claim credit, but I can always receive the news in advance. In addition, everyone in Baling Street is helping me, and they can't do anything!"

"Now everyone calls me... the King of Baling Street."

Ka Le Mi was completely shocked. He never thought that his loser friend could be so awesome!

Xiao Shuai said sadly, "Although I own so many industries, I can only hide in Baling Street and avoid the Church. Later, I learned that many poor people are extremely dissatisfied with the Church, so I imitated the Embroidered Uniform Guard and formed the Brotherhood, plotting to overthrow the Church, which is the group of people you just saw."

"I knew that the Da Jing fleet would come back to find me, but Old John's Dumpling Restaurant has closed down, and I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to find me, so I informed all my subordinates in advance that if anyone came looking for Old John's Dumpling Restaurant, they should notify me immediately. I didn't expect them to treat you as people from the Church."

Ka Le Mi was completely dumbfounded, and said inarticulately: "Awesome, you are too awesome, brother, you even want to overthrow the Church?"

Xiao Shuai sighed, looked at the candlelight with his hands behind his back, and said lightly: "Of course I don't want to, and it's impossible. I just need someone to help me consolidate my strength."

"Most of the people who have read books and understand things are already working in the Church. So I can only use some stupider people. To deal with those stupid people, you must never tell them the truth, you must use the form of the Church to hypnotize them, so that they feel that what they are doing is right, so 'overthrowing the Church' is just a slogan, which is the same as 'Amitabha'."

Looking at his back, Ka Le Mi felt a little uncomfortable.

Although everyone is friends, I didn't realize that the gap between me and him has become so big?

"Now that you have such great achievements, are you still planning to return to Da Jing?"

"Of course I want to go back!" Xiao Shuai suddenly turned around, his face slightly ferocious: "Do you know how painful I have been these past two years? I have power in my hands, but I still live like a sewer rat. Only by returning to Da Jing can I stand in the sun and live upright. There is no turning back for me! You must take me away this time."

As he spoke, Xiao Shuai pulled down his hood, revealing a shiny bald head, gleaming in the candlelight: "Look, I haven't had a good night's sleep, and my hair has fallen out!"

"You've gone bald, but you've also become stronger." Ka Le Mi quickly comforted him, feeling a lot more comfortable in his heart. It seems that my brother is not doing so well, and I have a lot of hair, "Don't worry, Brother Gou will definitely take you back."

Xiao Shuai nodded slightly, put on his hood again, and his heart was surging.

Who would have thought that the dignified leader of the Brotherhood, the King of Baling Street... was just an Embroidered Uniform Guard who had been exiled overseas. Now he is finally going home!

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