Grundal pov
"OKAY everyone now we are on the same track. Group into three groups consisting of poeple in group one with transportation abilities or expertise, group two with communications and bartering, and lastly the most important group, shop detail, and export.
The first group will handle importing materials to the shops if you are late by even a second"
I paused and let my mana fill the area as a smile coursed through my face. causing everyone to shudder
"I will have you humiliated and you would wish to be executed. I'm no god I'm a demon so I won't be nice to anyone. That goes for anyone managing anything we are always making money and if someone is not performing to expectation and ability. Then I expect them to be on the street."
I looked over the groups. time was slipping through my fingers and I needed to end this quickly or else many deals or opportunities in the city of gold: The run-down kingdom, would slip through my fingers as a whole.
"Now that expectations are out I want someone to elect a temporary leader keep in mind being a leader does not help if you suck at leading. It will even hurt you. Darrik is the second in command treat him as if he were me. I might even think he's a little more of a demon than me so treat him as such. You have 60 seconds to have one leader for each group. GO!"
I looked at Darrik the 60 seconds counting down fast. saying sternly "What magic do you have? I know you keep it on the down low."
He looked at me with a smile. "Of course, you can know sire. I've wielded fire magic for the longest I can remember but I don't think it suits me anymore so I would rather not use it. If you may permit me, sir." he said this all with a graceful bow.
"I'll permit it this once. If it comes down to protecting our people though I want you to protect them. I've used my magic to communicate with Death to set up some of his men with carriages to escort us. I want the leaders to cooperate and set up 2 major businesses while I deal with the underground aspect myself. You may run things as you wish."
I walked out of the guild with a blue suit which was very ironic because it was laced with gold and looked fancy yet I didn't have two copper to rub together. It made me embarrassed but I left it all with the others. They WILL need it more than me.
I teleported to the site where our supplies were located and made sure everything was there before taking one of the guards with me. He seemed confused but I made it very adamant that he couldn't back out.
We walked through town it was starting to get lively again trade opened up and many people told the epic of the heavenly angel who saved them from Death himself. There was even a church that people made of their own free will. It was a beautiful city again which made my heart blossom but we weren't here for the light.
We are here for the abyss in which every country makes the most of their money of course it wasn't exaggerated before as the kingdom disproved of such things but it was "good" business that paid very well. Were talking about Black Markets.
Many have been busted in this city but the best thing is that not all of them have been shut down. Only they are very poor so they couldn't expand their business. I turned a corner and headed to a stairwell that was hidden by allusion magic. Walking down almost having to drag the guard like a puppet so he didn't kill himself we made it to a ballroom filled with bright light.
Many of the decorations of the room were valuable but the one thing it lacked was people. Some were haggling with the price but it was barren. The only sound you could hear was of the chains of enslaved people and the roaring of beasts. There was no crying, no nothing and it made me hurt inside knowing such a profitable business would die soon.
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Grundal does have some humanity he isn't a real devil but he does understand that Black Markets are scarily profitable and even if the dealing is bad it's not like he will stop it if it's gold that's going into his pocket
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"The trouble this is but I can make this work" I licked my lips. Ill turn this into something amazing and if everything goes according to plan we should have 2 cover businesses and a main business. Well, they'll be useful so it doesn't matter which is the main one.