Building A Business Empire From Scratch In Another World

"I don't care about what you say, but I only feel sorry for these people. They were swindled by you without even realizing it, and I'm sure they must be extremely grateful to you by now. Oh, what a pity," Nixie shook her head with sympathy flashing in her eyes.

Felix shook his head and chuckled, "I just have to do what I have to do in order to survive in this world."

Nixie rolled her eyes, thought for a moment, and then said to Felix, "Oh yeah, big bro, don't you think opening branches might be a little too fast?"

Felix rubbed his chin and replied, "Well, it might be a bit fast, but currently the restaurant is thriving in Bridgemoor City. We have no rivals or competition here, and our reputation is firmly established. So, we need to expand and earn more money."

Nixie nodded and expressed her concern, "But I still think it's too fast. I mean, we've only been open for less than two months and we're already expanding. The amount of resources and manpower needed is going to be huge, and we'll end up losing a lot of money."

Felix looked at her and agreed, "You're right about that. Opening three new branches at the same luxurious level as this one will require a significant investment. But sometimes, you have to spend money to make money."

He paused for a moment and continued, "Just think about it. If we open three branches of the same scale as this one, imagine the amount of money we could earn each month. Plus, you know that Cultivation requires a lot of resources. With money, we can acquire those resources to increase our strength. And with our increased strength, we can make even more money.

It's a cycle of wealth," he said with a grin.

"Okay, I understand," Nixie nodded. "Looks like we'll be busy for a while ".

"No, I won't be busy," Felix shook his head.

Nixie looked at Felix in surprise, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, I won't be busy. You are the one who is going to be busy," Felix chuckled.

Nixie's eyes widened, "Big bro, you are truly shameless. You are going to leave such a load of work on me, a little girl."

"Hahahaha!" Felix laughed while waving his hand, "I was just joking with you."

"Humph! You better be," Nixie snorted.

Felix calmed down and patted his chest, "You are right. Since we are going to open three more restaurants, we will have to be busy in the upcoming days. We will have to hire a new bunch of staff and chefs, look for the location of the new restaurants, and many more," Felix rubbed his head as he said this.

Nixie nodded, "Speaking of location, have you decided on which cities we are going to open the restaurants?"

"Yeah, I've already thought of that," Felix said while taking out a scroll from his desk and placing it in front of Nixie.

Opening the scroll, Nixie saw a map with three huge red marks. Felix pointed to the map, "You see these three red marks? These are the cities I've marked out on the map."

Nixie intensely looked at the map with narrowed eyes, "Big bro, why do these cities seem to surround the Atmos Forest?"

Felix smiled and continued, "There are twelve cities around the Atmos Forest, including Bridgemoor City. You know that Atmos Forest is a very important and strategic location in the Avalonia Kingdom. It's like a natural barrier that prevents other hostile Kingdoms and Races from invading the Kingdom.

The twelve cities around the Atmos Forest are like the second barrier, each city guarding a certain part of the Atmos Forest."

Felix paused for a moment and then continued, "The Atmos Forest is teeming with resources, from Magical Beasts to earthly treasures and more. Adventurers spend a lot of time hunting for Magical Beasts in the forest because of their magic cores, which are crucial for Mana Cultivators. The Kingdom even sends soldiers to hunt for Magical Beasts and gather resources and treasures."

Nixie listened intently to Felix, nodding along as he spoke.

Felix went on, "The twelve cities in the area are like strongholds for Mana Cultivators, each with a population of almost three million and filled with powerful individuals."

Nixie asked, "So, how do our three restaurants fit into all of this?"

Felix pointed to the map and explained, "These three cities - Anostmarch City, Greevale City, and Fallmoore City - are the largest and most populated. If we open branches in these cities, we'll benefit greatly. The security is strong, and it's only a three-day journey to Bridgemoor City and vice-versa."

Nixie smiled and said, "You've really thought this through, big bro. These cities seem perfect."

She pondered for a moment before saying with concern in her eyes," But big bro you know gaining a foothold in these cities won't be easy we might be targeted if we rushly open the restaurants in these cities ".

Felix reassured her, "We'll investigate first before moving forward. Just be prepared."

"Ok "Nixie nodded, feeling reassured and excited about the possibilities ahead.

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At the same time in the heart of Brigdemoor City stands a magnificent and opulent estate - this is the estate of the Netherfrost Clan.

Inside agrand hall of this estate, two people were currently engaged in a conversation.

These two people were Seraphine Netherfrost and a tall middle aged man with snow white hair the same as Seraphine,with a handsome face.

"Father, why did you call me here?" Seraphine asked, her brow furrowed.

This middle aged man is Lucien Netherfrost, the patriarch of the Netherfrost Clan and the City Lord of Bridgemoor City.

Lucien looked at his daughter with a gentle expression. "I just wanted to ask about your current cultivation," he said.

Seraphine grinned confidently. "Don't worry, father. My strength is strong, and I'll surpass you soon."

Lucien chuckled and shook his head.

Seraphine took a deep breath and asked," Father why do all the powerful clans seems to so interested in Bridgemoor City even the powerful clans in the Royal Capital are involved and even more so the Royal Family seems be to be involved. Is there something in Brigdemoor city that can arouse the interest of so many factions?".

She looked at Lucien with narrowed eyes.

Lucien chuckled with his hands behind his back," I knew you will asked about this? Well it doesn't hurt to let you know about this secret".

Lucien narrowed his eyes and explained," Well you see my dear daughter, Brigdemoor City contains a huge secret, a secret so huge that if it is made known to many people it will cause a bloodbath even the Avalonia Kingdom might be destroyed because of this secret ".

Seraphine face turned to deep shock, what kind of secrets is so big that it might lead to the destruction of the entire Kingdom.

"What kind of secrets is that father?" Seraphine asked solemnly.

Lucien glanced at Seraphine and asked, "You know about the Dragonskull Dungeon, right?"

Seraphine nodded, "Yes, I know about that dungeon. Isn't it the only Gold Rank Dungeon among the other twelve cities and also one of the twenty Gold Rank Dungeons in the Kingdom?"

"Good," Lucien smiled and continued, "Do you know why it's called the Dragonskull Dungeon?"

Seraphine simply shook her head and looked at Lucien.

Lucien chuckled and said, "The reason why it's called the Dragonskull Dungeon is because there is an actual Dragon in that dungeon."

"What!" Seraphine exclaimed with wide eyes, her mouth hanging open, astonishment flashing in her pupils.

"Fa..ther are you serious?" Seraphine asked in a trembling voice.

"Yes, I'm serious. Even I was shocked and scared shirtless when your grandfather told me about it," Lucien shrugged his shoulders.

Seraphine took a deep breath and calmed down after a while.

She pondered for a moment before realization dawned on her, "So that's why it has never been conquered before, huh?"

"Yes," Lucien nodded, "Apparently, that Dragon is the dungeon's last boss."

Seraphine thought for a moment and asked, "Why is there a dragon here in the first place? I mean, aren't Dragons very prideful and arrogant, and they disdain to even step in this remote Kingdom of ours? Also, how did you guys find out that there was a dragon here?"

Lucien shook his head, "Let me explain. The Dragonskull Dungeon is older than the Avalonia Kingdom. When the founding king of the Avalonia Kingdom decided to raid the Dragonskull Dungeon, he suffered very seriously, losing millions of soldiers in the process before he reached the last floor. That's when he saw the dragon, but the Dragon seemed to be sealed.

The founding king was killed by just a sneeze from the Dragon and do you know how powerful the founding king was at that time? " .

Lucien smiled,"The founding king was above the Tier 9 Forbidden Realm ".

Seraphine was once again shocked,she was flabbergasted, her heart was thumping wildly in her chest.