Chapter 868: As a qualified businessman, you cannot miss any opportunity to make money
Adhering to the idea of 'the more you talk, the more mistakes you make', Kira eliminated the magic shadow after notifying the truce order and returned to his seat.
The rebels should have been put out by now, and the rain can temporarily solve the kingdom's predicament. Vivi can then blame Crocodile for everything that happened in the kingdom before, and after explaining it clearly, the rebels should be able to stop.
Although both resistance wars were launched because of the desire to survive, there is an essential difference between the rebels in Alabasta and the revolutionary army that rebelled because of harsh policies and excessive taxation. Most of the rebels did not really believe that the once wise king would do such a thing as "abusing dancing powder". They just wanted to seek justice and an explanation for the people of Alabasta.
"I am such a good person! Even if the rain didn't save eight million people, it must have saved at least three million. My merits are immeasurable!"
Everyone looked at Kira who was boasting, speechless, but they couldn't blame him because he was telling the truth. Even though Kira's original intention might be to show off, since he saved people, he was indeed their benefactor.
The heavy rain created by Kira is the application of the "World Reconstruction Magic", which directly draws out the water vapor from the sea around Alabasta and turns it into rain clouds that fall on the country, which is equivalent to resource redistribution. The whole process will last for a full seven days. Even if Kira leaves afterwards, the water resource cycle here will not stop.
The area of Alabasta is smaller than that of the Kingdom of Fiore, and Kira's magic power is slightly stronger than that of Irene. Irene can cast spells on the Kingdom of Fiore at will, but Kira can cast spells on Alabasta very easily.
The subsequent development was indeed as Kira expected, the war subsided.
Even if some people were still angry and wanted to continue attacking the royal family, it would be impossible for them to succeed because they could not see clearly in such a rainstorm, and weapons such as muskets and cannons were soaked by the rain and became useless.
Due to heavy rain, most of the rebels began to retreat, and the remaining small force entered Albana to negotiate a ceasefire with the royal army.
Under the witness of the royal army and the rebel army, King Cobra personally came forward and held talks with the rebel leader Kosa. Vivi explained everything that had happened in Alabasta over the years and put all the blame on Crocodile who was not present. Finally, the two sides shook hands and made peace and went home.
As for Luffy and the others, although it seemed that they had done nothing, they were still received into the palace and entertained because of the favor of escorting the princess back to the country and the identity of "princess's friend".
The time came the next day.
After a day, the heavy rain throughout Alabasta still showed no signs of abating, the sky was still covered with dark clouds, and the heavy rain continued to fall at an alarming speed from beginning to end.
This seemed to confirm that what the giant wizard said yesterday, "It will rain for seven days and seven nights in a row," was true.
It sounds good that it's raining in the Desert Kingdom, but in fact, since rain is usually scarce in this country, citizens try to collect as much rainwater as possible every time it rains. Therefore, the drainage systems in various towns are not very good. If there is heavy rain for seven consecutive days, after a while, there might be ridiculous news such as "The Desert Kingdom of Alabasta is flooded by rain" on the sea.
Affected by continuous rainfall, the navy led by Tashigi was also trapped in Albana.
Earlier in Rainy Land, Smoker captured some assassins and spies who were once pirates, and then ordered Tashigi to lead part of the navy to Albana, and gave her the right to "adapt to circumstances". However, no one expected that the war would be resolved in this way, so this group of navy lost their own opinions.
At noon, Erza and the others finally arrived. Because they had no umbrella, they came in the rain. So when they saw Kira, one of them punched him - although they missed.
In fact, they were not wet in the rain the whole time, because there were actually water turtles at the Rain Banquet. Just like Kira and others before, they rode water turtles from the Rain Banquet to Albana.
The time when it really rained was after entering Albana and before finding Kira, but even so, the group was soaked like drowned rats.
As for why they were able to find Killer and his gang, it was certainly not because of Natsu's nose. In such heavy rain, even if his nose was very sensitive, it would be hindered. In addition, there were many people gathered in Albana at this time, making it even more difficult to find Killer and his gang. Of course, it was not because of magical perception, because Erza and the others did not have this ability.
What really helped them find Kira and the others was that almost everyone on the street had an 'Umbrella of the Rain God' and a 'Rain Coat of the Rain God'.
"Listen carefully, if you can't make money from being a celebrity or having traffic, then it's useless! The best way to turn fame into money is to make movies, TV series, reality shows, do live streaming, release music albums... and what I'm doing now is selling peripherals!"
"An ordinary umbrella or a plain raincoat can instantly increase its price several times by adding a picture of the 'Rain God' to it!"
"During this period, many people gathered in Albania, and umbrellas and raincoats are essential items for travel. They would convince themselves with ideas like 'I can use them in the future anyway, so I might as well buy them', 'It might be of better quality if it's a little more expensive', 'If everyone else buys it, I'll be a loner if I don't buy it', 'It can enhance national cohesion', and at that point, even those who didn't want to buy it at first would eventually choose to buy it."
"We can also organize some activities like '10% off for three-person team purchases', 'buy seven get one free, buy ten get two free', as well as packages like 'couple umbrellas', 'parent-child raincoats', 'free raincoat + umbrella' to promote people's desire to consume. We can even use public opinion offensives, saying things like 'if you don't buy, you're not an Alabasta' to put psychological pressure on them."
"Oh yeah, if the salespersons were beautiful ladies like you, business would undoubtedly be better!!"
When Erza and others found Kira, he was explaining his business philosophy to Robin and Levy, while the others were sent out by him to sell umbrellas and raincoats with their own patterns in several shops he rented.
The reason why Robin was not sent out was because of her identity. The 'Son of the Devil' appeared in public and was related to the wizard. This would definitely attract the attention of the World Government, but Kira felt that now was not the time to expose this relationship. As for not sending Reggie out, it was because Kira had just learned from Wendy that Reggie was pregnant with a double yolk.
When they heard the news, everyone including Kira was shocked. They didn't expect that Rebi's small body could contain such huge energy.
At the same time, several people cursed Gajeel in their hearts. This bastard was too fast! !
Robin took a sip of tea and said slowly: "You have said so much, but I still have a question."
" What's the problem? Oh, I see. You must be wondering why I know so much, right?"
Kira said to himself, "The answer is that in addition to being the best wizard in Aslant, I am also a successful wizard businessman! During the depression of the Kingdom of Fiore a few years ago, even the Heartfilia family, the tycoon of the railway consortium, went bankrupt, but it did not crush my Hope House..."
Levy on the side silently complained: "That's because Hope House is just a small shop in Magnolia, and the Heartfilia Foundation is a company that affects the entire Kingdom of Fiore..."
Robin shook his head and interrupted Kira: "That's not it! I want to ask, why do you carry so many umbrellas and raincoats with your own portrait printed on them?"
"You ask why... As a qualified businessman, it is normal to have a certain amount of reserves, right?"
Kira's words made Robin silent. After a few seconds, he said calmly: "...The focus of my previous sentence should be on the words 'printed with your own portrait', right? How narcissistic must a person be to print his own portrait on the raincoat he is selling..."
"You don't understand. Wizards are also stars in Ascalante!"
Kira raised his head and said in a haughty and proud tone, "As the most famous young wizard in Ishgar, my peripheral products are very popular among the public! It is no exaggeration to say that the sales of peripheral products of other wizards in the entire Fairy Tail combined cannot my sales of peripheral products alone..."
Leibi: “…”
Isn't it because there are not many people selling the merchandise of Fairy Tail as a whole...
Speaking of all the Fairy Tail-related boutiques opened in Magnolia, Kira's Hope House is undoubtedly the first one - although there are only two people doing this business in the entire town, and the other store is opened by Marcus.
Marcus is truly the most business-minded person in the guild. Unlike Kira who opened his shop relying on brute force, he can run his shop prosperously thanks to his eloquence, brains and foresight.
His shop doesn't have powerful magic equipment like Killer, nor magic props for pranks. It only sells ordinary peripherals, but the choices are much freer. There are no disgusting operations like "buy a big Killer figure and get a small Natsu figure for free", "buy a Killer autographed fan and get an Erza image pendant for free", "buy a Killer-style coat and get a Mira-style napkin for free".
"You guys came just in time, come help me sell umbrellas, and try to sell a thousand umbrellas today!!"
"Huh?! So Juvia, you're with Gray. I was wondering why I haven't seen you since yesterday..."
"By the way, Erza, what happened to Baroque's group? Never mind, let them be..."
"Gajeel, come with me, I'll show you something nice..."
