Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Usually, farmers would only level one or two skills, and others would complement their job. That was terrible to gain experience, but it was the best option to grow more crops. So, it couldn't be helped.

In any case, at first, people hesitated to do business with Rain and his workers, but soon they realized how useful it was. The prices were the same on the market, and the buyers didn't have to waste time and resources to go buy what they wanted. They would send their requests one day in the warehouses, and in the next day, it would be there…

Once money started to come in, Rain began to pay the farmers on the spot instead of waiting to receive his payment. Thanks to that, they began to work faster and better, and they also left everything ready to be transported to get on Rain's good side.

"... When did you become such a good businessman?" Branden furrowed his eyebrows while Orcis was making the accounting of the business.

"I helped Grandpa and Grandma for a while before you recruited me," Rain said.

"Weren't you six or seven at that time?" Branden still looked dumbfounded.

"Yeah, what about it?" Rain shrugged. "I learn fast. When I see something interesting, I dissect it and try to learn every single part of it."

Rain wasn't a businessman in his previous life, but he learned a thing or two about marketing and doing business. To make money, you generally have to engage in some form of economic exchange, where you provide value to others in return for compensation.

You can design, manufacture, or source products that fulfill a need or desire in the market. You make money by selling these items at a price higher than your production or acquisition costs.

You exchange your time, skills, and expertise for a salary or hourly wage by working for an employer. The value you provide to the employer is your labor, which contributes to the company's goals or operations.

You can invest in or start a business. If the business is successful, it can generate profits, and you can receive a share of those profits as an owner or investor.

You can hire others to do tasks for you while you focus on more profitable or higher-value activities. This could involve managing a team, delegating tasks, or outsourcing certain functions of a business. The difference between what you earn or save and what you pay to others is your profit.

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Everyone was surprised when Rain explained that to them, Orcis knew all that because he learned by doing it, but he never thought about it in detail as Rain explained everything… it made too much sense since it was too obvious.

"Anyway, it is time to take back the port town, are you guys ready?" Rain asked.

"What about the others?" Branden asked. "Are you planning to ask Seadir for help?"

"No, we are going to do that alone, using peaceful methods at day and I will do the dirty work at night," Rain explained.

"You don't think that things will end in a confrontation there?" Orcis asked. "Most of the soldiers that had been released laid their debts and returned to their homes, some of them will be there."

"They won't, if they actually have a functional brain," Rain replied. "This is how we are going to work there…"

Rain explained to his friends that his family and other friends couldn't come because they were too busy in the mountains. They were doing another important work that would be vital to their defense when it comes to the beast people. Until now, they have been quiet, but that could be the calm before the storm…

In any case, the next day, the group began to head to the port town using the underground routes… the only problem was the fact that Rain didn't even start the tunnel in that direction because he was busy with his business… Still, he easily solved the problem by using the potions that he got from the magic people.

The trip on foot was supposed to take three days, but the trip underground while the tunnel was being made only lasted for three days and then they eventually reached the port town.

As one would expect, things got a lot weird when the people there saw Orcis and Lorene returning when they disappeared all of a sudden… At the same time, they heard rumors that they had been put in jail when they tried to rebel against the king; some other rumors said that they were still setting up a coup… things were quite chaotic there, so the population didn't know how to react.

When they reached Orcis house, they immediately found the place completely taken by guards. They were using it as their headquarters, even after Orcis left, and since they were following the king's orders, they immediately grabbed their weapons, but then they flinched when Rain dropped from the wagon.

"Wait, Rain… please," Orcis said, and then he did the same. "You must be the new captain of the guards of the city… I don't see many of my former soldiers around."

A fully armored man equipped with a helmet that had a red feather stepped forward.

"They were sent to serve in other parts of the kingdom or joined the war," the captain said. "By the decree of His Majesty, I am commanding the city in his place against criminals that are working with the sea folk that attacked the port town."

"... I suppose you see me as a criminal then," Orcis rubbed his chin thoughtfully while studying the captain. "The king is too far away and he won't benefit if you try to stop us and end up dying. So, can you please leave my town? Too much blood has already been shed, and too much blood still will be shed. If you want to join His Majesty and believe in what Joanis said, you can do so freely.

I am sure you will feel better dying by fighting alongside him than dying here."