Chapter 106 Precision Scam
The good news is that Pat’s guess was correct. Bishop Skeet, an existence that seemed to have nothing to do with the Bloodfang Gang, successfully established the connect.
The bad news was that it felt like he had lost a lot of money out of thin air.
After listening to the lecture about the "Gold Club", Peter was also very moved, because the meaning of the explanation couldn't be more clear!
Give your 100 gold to Monger for investment. As long as you wait patiently for one quarter, you can get a return of 8 gold coins. You can get the money without doing anything!
The reason seems reasonable.
The middle-aged man who gave the speech said that Rune Monger was not doing charity for everyone and willing to help everyone make money for free, but based on Monger's investment and business vision, he gave him 100 gold coins, which he could use to make money. to 110 gold coins or more.
But no matter how much he earned in the end, the return to club members was 8% of the principal.
As for the extra part, it will naturally belong to Mengge.
Peter can't take out 100 gold coins, but if you invest more, you will earn more, if you invest less, you will earn less. If you invest 3 gold coins, you can get 24 silver coins in a quarter, right? Peter was thinking about this.
Unfortunately, the targets of their trip were Skate and Shadow Rubble.
It is necessary to find the Enchanting Rune Stone from the former to help Miranda escape;
As for the latter.
This goblin broker owes a lot of wages that should have been paid long ago!
The Masons haven't gotten their pay back yet.
Moreover, Pate was also very curious about what the goblin profiteer Gungun said at the door of Gungun's Bolt Workshop that "Shadow Gravel once provided key help to Dursley".
In order to do business, Peter could only reluctantly give up the so-called opportunity to make money while lying down. He stood up quietly and carefully followed Bishop Skate and Shadow Gravel to see where they were going.
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"This gilt club doesn't look right!" Noven looked a little strange.
The local Green Harbor natives may not be good at mathematics and cannot see through the routines, but Novin was washed away by all kinds of modern knowledge before traveling through it, and he discovered the essence of this thing at a glance.
"Isn't this... what about raising funds? Is it a Ponzi scheme?"
It is agreed that the principal will be invested and cannot be withdrawn before maturity, and there will be generous returns every cycle.
Standard scam features.
The so-called high returns are actually "tearing down the east wall to pay for the west wall."
A part of the participant's principal is used as "income". Before the principal is used up, as long as the participant does not ask for the principal back, this scam can continue.
But Noven also learned about the reputation of the great businessman Rune Monger in the Prentiss continent through his believers. He was indeed a rich man with unparalleled wealth. He had properties or investments in various industries.
Shouldn't engaging in a Ponzi scheme be the kind of trick used by poor swindlers who pretend to be rich and empty-handed?
With the wealth that Monger possesses, there is no need to engage in such operations. If there is a thunderstorm in the future, wouldn't it be a big loss to his reputation?
Novin thought of a possibility.
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Like Noven, Gale was also the one who noticed something fishy.
On the way to follow Skeet and Shadow Gravel in the manor, Gale explained to Peter in a low voice:
"There must be something wrong with the Gilded Club."
"Investment is something that is stated in the teachings of the God of Wealth. There is no investment in the world that can be 100% successful."
"Risk, that is, the possibility of investment failure and loss of money, definitely exists!"
"The potion store my father invested money in lost dozens of gold coins a few years ago because of the failure to develop new potions!"
"What if this gold-plated club fails and loses money when investing everyone's money?" "If all the principal is lost, where can we provide everyone with a stable return of 8%?"
"Is it possible that Monger paid for it out of his own pocket and used his own money to subsidize it?"
"not to mention……"
"...It's hard to say whether this gilded club was really founded by Lord Rune Monger!"
Peter whispered softly: "Didn't I mention it during the introduction? Rune Monger personally invested in the establishment?"
Gale glanced at him sideways: "Use your brain!"
"From beginning to end, have you seen Lord Meng?"
"You still told me to come here, do you remember how this manor came to be?"
Of course, Peter remembered it, and recounted: "The goblin broker found the Mason Brotherhood organized by Rena's father, and in the name of Lord Monger, he wanted to build a luxurious manor in Green Harbor for vacation and summer vacation."
"Yes! That's the key!"
"The so-called Lord Meng has always been claimed by this guy named Cunning Shadow Ruishi!"
"He claimed that the luxurious manor was commissioned by Lord Monger to invite bids for construction in Greenport!"
"Claim that the Gilded Club was established under the leadership of Lord Monger!"
"What we have learned is actually just one side of the story."
"Are you sure that all of this is true? It's not a lie made up by the goblin broker?!"
Peter's pupils were shaking.
As honest as he is, the dirtiest trick he can devise is to go to the black market with Reina and stuff small notes into people's pockets to act like magic;
Then they pretend to be passers-by and stage a show to offer money to the great God of Knowledge. The drama of faith.
But he really has something!
The God of knowledge is real, and the benefits gained after faith are real!
If what Gale speculated is true, then the question of the cunning shadow and gravel trick is not about whether it is dirty or not, but about being brave enough to tell a big lie!
The fox faked the tiger's power, and took advantage of Meng's reputation and status to spend more than half a year organizing a sophisticated scam.
Pet's eyes were surprised: "No, wait a moment, wait a moment."
"According to your statement, all this may be a lie woven by Cunning Shadow and Gravel. Lord Meng has not established any gilded club at all. It is actually a scam."
"Then where did he get the money to build this manor?"
Gale said quietly: "He hasn't paid the Masons Brotherhood yet."
"When construction started, the purchase cost of various building materials... must have been advanced by the Masons' Brotherhood."
"So in fact, the money to build this manor was not paid by Cunning Shadow Ruishi."
Pett asked: "What about the land? Why do you need nearly a thousand gold coins to buy such a large piece of land? This is the upper town of Greenport, and every inch of land is precious!"
Gale's eyes turned to the target they were following: "With the status of the goblin broker Cunning Shadow Gravel in Greenport, the land problem is indeed not easy to solve."
"but……"
"With the status of Bishop Skate, the situation is different!"
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(End of chapter)