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Chapter 150: Creating Demand · Oct 27, 2026

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101 Chapter 101 - 99: New Adventure and New Joke 2026-10-27
102 Chapter 102 - 100: One in 8,000 2026-10-27
103 Chapter 103 - 101: Special Service 2026-10-27
104 Chapter 104 - 102: New Money-Making Idea 2026-10-27
105 Chapter 105 - 103: An Inauspicious Start 2026-10-27
106 Chapter 106 - 104: Snake Meat and Crispy Vine Soup 2026-10-27
107 Chapter 107 - 105: We’ll Help You 2026-10-27
108 Chapter 108 - 106: Tacit Understanding 2026-10-27
109 Chapter 109 - 107: The Greatest Mockery 2026-10-27
110 Chapter 110 - 108: Killing 2026-10-27
111 Chapter 111 - 109: Taking Stock of the Gains 2026-10-27
112 Chapter 112 - 110: Different 2026-10-27
113 Chapter 113 - 111: Dividing the Spoils 2026-10-27
114 Chapter 114 - 111: Dividing the Spoils 2026-10-27
115 Chapter 115 - 112: The Fantastic Four 2026-10-27
116 Chapter 116 - 113: 211 Tactics and Special Service 2026-10-27
117 Chapter 117 - 114: Fur Ball 2026-10-27
118 Chapter 118 - 115: Camping, Pitcher Plant, Professional Badge 2026-10-27
119 Chapter 119 - 115: Camping, Pitcher Plant, Professional Badge 2026-10-27
120 Chapter 120 - 116: The Witty Bai Ya 2026-10-27
121 Chapter 121 - 117: New Pillow 2026-10-27
122 Chapter 122 - 118: Pet 2026-10-27
123 Chapter 123 - 119: Brother-in-law 2026-10-27
124 Chapter 124 - 120: Freya 2026-10-27
125 Chapter 125 - 121: An Acquaintance 2026-10-27
126 Chapter 126 - 122: Cooperation? 2026-10-27
127 Chapter 127 - 123: War Lizardman 2026-10-27
128 Chapter 128 - 124: Entering the Cave 2026-10-27
129 Chapter 129 - 125: Is Miss Mage Being Blackmailed? 2026-10-27
130 Chapter 130 - 126: King of Overthinking 2026-10-27
131 Chapter 131 - 127: Must Be a Genius 2026-10-27
132 Chapter 132 - 128: The Terrifying Mushroom Squad 2026-10-27
133 Chapter 133 - 129: No Other Explanation 2026-10-27
134 Chapter 134 - 130: Abstract Elite Monster 2026-10-27
135 Chapter 135 - 131: Cross-species Cooperation 2026-10-27
136 Chapter 136 - 132: Could This Be My New Love Rival 2026-10-27
137 Chapter 137 - 133: It’s Just a Customer 2026-10-27
138 Chapter 138: Judgement? 2026-10-27
139 Chapter 139: Allocation 2026-10-27
140 Chapter 140: How Come It’s a Little Cute? 2026-10-27
141 Chapter 141: A Rare Noble Lady 2026-10-27
142 Chapter 142: How Do You Use This Thing? 2026-10-27
143 Chapter 143: Divine Gifted Skill: Magic Pool 2026-10-27
144 Chapter 144: Truly Invincible? 2026-10-27
145 Chapter 145: Xiaobai’s Classroom 2026-10-27
146 Chapter 146: The Secret Has Been Discovered 2026-10-27
147 Chapter 147: Never Cross Him 2026-10-27
148 Chapter 148: As Expected, a Black Shop 2026-10-27
149 Chapter 149: I Get It 2026-10-27
150 Chapter 150: Creating Demand 2026-10-27

Chapter 150 -146: Creating Demand

When Lu Wei walked out of the grocery store, he looked so happy that Furen nearly thought he’d gone mad.

“Er, Lu Wei, you really don’t have to take it to heart. It’s inevitable for merchants to face some baseless accusations.”

“Just like my father, his reputation in Kalin Port isn’t great either.”

“Many people call him the Skeleton Viscount… Insulting a nobleman is illegal, and ‘skeleton’ sounds similar to the word for ‘greedy,’ so everyone came up with that nickname for him.”

“And not only is he unbothered by it, he actually seems to relish it. He’s even proud of it…”

Furen’s tone was grave as he watched Lu Wei with concern.

He was even willing to use his own father as an example just to comfort him.

All just to prove that ‘it’s perfectly normal for a merchant to be slandered.’

But Lu Wei had already worked through it, so he just gave a dismissive wave before Furen could finish.

“Furen, I’m fine. You don’t need to worry.”

“After all, they weren’t wrong. I am a Crafty Merchant.”

“…Huh?”

Furen’s eyes flew wide.

“No, that’s not it! Don’t just give up on yourself!”

“I know being slandered hurts, but you can’t just give up—or worse, sink to that level—because of what a couple of people say!”

“I’m not… Never mind. Thanks for the warning. Rest assured, I won’t give up on myself.”

Lu Wei couldn’t be bothered to explain, so he just shook his head and changed the subject.

“Where are Mirana and Bai Ya?”

“Oh, Bai Ya went to go over the last few days’ accounts with Anna.”

Furen shot him a few more worried glances before quietly answering, “Mirana is resting over there.”

“Okay, then you should get some rest, too.”

Lu Wei nodded and turned to leave. “I’m going to discuss the project with Theodore.”

“Okay… You have to get past this! A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinions of sheep! The stars needn’t grieve for being unseen by the blind!”

Still rooted to the spot and apparently unconvinced, Furen yelled after him at the top of his lungs.

It was hard to tell which book he was quoting, but it was just as cringey as ever.

Still, you had to hand it to him. His concern for Lu Wei’s “mental well-being” meant that, as a friend, he was at least pulling his weight.

‘Sigh. Lu Wei is smart, but he seems to care way too much about what other people think of him.’

‘He’s nothing like my father in that regard, and he’s definitely no Freya.’

Furen watched Lu Wei’s retreating back and muttered worriedly to himself.

The instant the name “Freya” crossed his mind, he suddenly shivered.

Fear immediately filled his eyes.

He sucked in a breath. ‘Why did I have to think of that terrifying woman…’

‘If it had been her, those three would have had their tongues fed to the dogs by now…’

…

After leaving the grocery store, Lu Wei quickly found Theodore on the other side of the Dome Tree.

For him, the shift from ‘I’m not a Crafty Merchant’ to ‘I *am* a Crafty Merchant’ wasn’t just a change in mindset.

It was a fundamental shift in his thinking.

Before, his thinking was stuck on ‘how to make customers think I’m a good guy so they’ll willingly empty their purses.’

Now, it had evolved to: ‘Make them empty their purses willingly, even if they realize they’re being had’!

To put it bluntly, he’d gone from “fulfilling a need” to “creating a need”!

Take the “Equipment blind boxes,” for example.

That was creating a need for the thrill of “risking a little to win a lot”!

He wasn’t selling a product, but “hope”!

Or take the inn he was building in the forest.

That, too, was about creating a need: “the need to rest comfortably, even in the forest.”

People might not have bought into it at first.

But as time passed, and more people tried it and grew accustomed to it, he was sure things would be completely different!

That’s why the “commercial complex” had to be built!

“Theodore, here’s the final payment for this phase, 13 gold and 5 silver.”

“The grocery store turned out great. Just build the inn to the same standard.”

“But I have one small change: make sure every room has a window. Make them as comfortable as possible…”

Standing by the inn’s construction site, Lu Wei pointed things out as he discussed the next set of project requirements with Theodore.

Meanwhile, Bai Ya had finished reconciling the accounts.

Her homemade ledger lay open on her lap, filled with carefully listed columns of numbers.

Over the past 12 days, Anna had sold a total of 8 gold, 6 silver, and 30 copper worth of merchandise.

The total revenue wasn’t that high—it didn’t even match Old Yor’s grocery store. And don’t ask how Lu Wei knew such a trade secret; that “business spy” he’d planted earlier wasn’t just for show.

But while their revenues were similar, their profits were worlds apart.

The average profit margin of the Golden Sword Hu Grocery Store was 80%.

Old Yor’s grocery store, however, had a margin of 10% at best.

So the current profitability of the Golden Sword Hu Grocery Store should be second only to the brothel and the church in Heitai Town.

This revelation left Bai Ya both shocked and secretly delighted.

‘I’m going to be a Wealthy Merchant’s wife!’ she thought. ‘I’ll get to wear silk dresses and high-heeled boots, and I might even have servants!’

‘Yep, given how things are going,’ she mused, ‘it’s a sure thing.’

‘After all, Lu Wei himself said that the War Lizardman, Nick, was just a client.’

‘As for my number-one rival, Mirana…’

Bai Ya stole a glance at Mirana, who was resting quietly under a nearby tree with her eyes closed, looking as if the grocery store’s business had nothing to do with her.

‘She has absolutely no sense of being the lady of the house!’

‘Plus, her interactions with Lu Wei these past few days have been limited to just “discussing quests.”‘

‘So it was all just a misunderstanding!’

Satisfied, Bai Ya looked away, closed the ledger, and carefully counted the coins before skipping over to Lu Wei’s side.

“Captain, it’s all tallied up!”

“Anna sold a total of 8 gold, 6 silver, and 30 copper!”

“Zovir bought back 6 pieces of Equipment. Like you said, at 50 Copper Coins apiece, that came to 3 Silver Coins.”

“The rest of the money is all here!”

Slightly out of breath, Bai Ya handed the money pouch to Lu Wei, their fingers brushing for a moment as she did.

This sort of casual touch happened all the time.

But this time, perhaps because she’d already convinced herself that she was about to become a “Wealthy Merchant’s wife,” a faint blush crept onto her cheeks.

Then, without waiting for Lu Wei to say anything, she shyly lowered her head and scurried away.

Leaving only a single sentence behind—

“I’m going to make dinner!”

“…”

‘What’s she blushing for?’

Lu Wei watched her go, completely baffled.

The worldly-wise Theodore, however, frowned slightly, seeming to ponder something.

A moment later, his gaze shifted to Lu Wei, and he suddenly remarked:

“Aryan will be 16 next year.”

‘What’s he talking about now?’

Lu Wei was even more baffled. “Er, so?”

“Nothing, just feeling a bit nostalgic all of a sudden.”

Theodore smiled and looked at the sky.

“She was only five when her parents passed away. Back then, she was just a little tyke, not even as tall as a Dwarf.”

“To think ten years have gone by so fast.”

“It feels like I blinked, and now she’s about to be 16—old enough to be married.”

“…”

‘Oh, for crying out loud. All that buildup was just for that last line, wasn’t it!’

“Yes, time really does fly,” Lu Wei said, looking up at the sky as well, pretending he hadn’t understood a thing.

Seeing this, Theodore immediately doubled down, letting out a theatrical sigh.

“Sigh… but as you know, a girl her age is at her most innocent.”

“If she were to have her heart broken, I imagine she’d be sad for a very long time.”

“But Aryan is so hardworking and kind. I can’t imagine anyone would have the heart to deceive her.”

“Anyone who did would have to be a real scumbag… wouldn’t you agree?”

“…Of course!”

Considering the project wasn’t finished yet, Lu Wei hesitated for less than a second before nodding in solemn agreement.

“Absolutely.”

“A total scumbag!”

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