After completing the reporting procedures at the Investigation Bureau, Ronald suddenly had some spare time.
Generally, job transfers do not require reporting to the Investigation Bureau.
Even if notification is necessary, it is definitely not to the extent of going directly to the bureau.
Organizations like the Investigation Bureau are typically avoided by ordinary people familiar with the mystical side of things.
Ronald did this mainly because of the nature of his upcoming work.
According to the information initially provided by Everton.
Now, within Berengaria, excluding those miscellaneous small forces that could only send one or two people to speculate.
There were only two forces worthy of being considered on the same level as their Ginkgo Leaf Business Alliance.
— The Bay Commerce Guild
— The Whitebird Business Federation
The former has its base in the coastal cities of Grid and mainly operates business activities in those cities.
And due to Grid’s current status as a world superpower, their activities naturally expanded across the world with each colonial establishment, making them deserving world-class business titans.
Thus, when the news of Berengaria establishing a port district was released,
The Bay Commerce Guild naturally started their corresponding activities.
Compared to Everton’s Ginkgo Leaf Business Alliance,
They would inevitably acquire a significant business share in Berengaria, the only question was the extent.
And such a share, along with the position of the Bay Commerce Guild,
Would inevitably lead to some people taking either pleasant or severely biased actions.
Even if the Bay Commerce Guild itself did not speak up, the outcome would still be significantly influential.
As for the latter, they also have an origin that should not be underestimated.
The Whitebird Business Federation, controlled and operated directly by ancient mystical schools. Its true controllers include the Dawn Spell Society, the Twelve Witches, and the Rose Secret Garden, three mystical schools with extensive reach.
Because their schools’ activities range across the continent of Ratociya, the business federation’s activities are also considerably widespread, and their shops can be found in almost every country.
Even due to the dispersion characteristics of their lower-level members,
In some geographically remote towns, one could occasionally see the activities of this federation.
Extensive reach and huge volume are their characteristics.
In the specific operations of the Whitebird Business Federation, members from the Rose Secret Garden often form the cornerstone, mainly responsible for the running of the shops.
Therefore, the people Ronald was likely to face
Were probably the Wizards of the Dawn Spell Society or the Witches of the Twelve Witches.
Ronald thought that this job might not be so difficult for him.
The reason was very simple.
The power provided by the original text, "Fury," had given him a wide and convenient emotive detection ability.
And since it was business competition, surely the emotion of greed would be present?
Among the few abilities he had barely utilized, "greed" was simply tailor-made for this kind of battle.
Hell’s rolling stone punishment was meant to torment the greedy, not to kill the enemy outright.
Using it in such a scenario couldn’t be more fitting!
"Just a month and a half..."
Sitting in his room, Ronald analyzed his job, his eyes not once moving away from the desk in front of him.
The contract he signed was right there.
According to the agreed results, the exhibition for the mystical side would terminate at the end of winter.
So counting it up, it was a job for a month and a half.
And speaking in specific days...
Although the total duration spanned over forty days, since Ronald only needed to work two days a week, the actual working days ranged between twelve and fourteen days.
This even falls within the category of flexible work hours...
While Ronald was pondering, someone knocked on the door of the room upstairs.
Following that, the voice of the landlady, Mrs. Hudson, could be heard outside the door:
"Mr. Ronald, may I come in?"
Quickly stuffing the contract into the desk drawer, Ronald jumped up from his chair and called out loudly:
"Mrs. Hudson, please come in!"
"I don’t have much to say."
Turning the doorknob, the landlady walked in briskly holding a pale yellow envelope. With somewhat hurried steps, Mrs. Hudson’s gaze held a rare concern compared to usual.
Only when she got close to Ronald did the landlady raise the envelope and ask:
"Mr. Ronald, when I was fetching today’s newspaper from the mailbox earlier, I saw there was a letter for you."
"It... it’s actually from the ’Gingko Leaf’!"
At this, Mrs. Hudson’s tone became tense.
Looking at Ronald, her eyes also carried a touch of concern:
"I’ve heard that the people in this business association are all very important figures in Springs!"
"It couldn’t be something from Miss Patricia..."
"Could it be something went wrong?"
Ronald immediately denied:
With a gentle smile to reassure Mrs. Hudson, Ronald took the envelope from her hand and glanced through it.
On this specially designed pale yellow envelope, there was a pattern of interlaced ginkgo leaves, and in the sender’s identity space, the words "Gingko Leaf Business Alliance" were prominently written.
Crisply tearing open the envelope, Ronald removed the contents.
A piece of letter paper, and a folded cardboard card.
The content on the letter was straightforward, just a few lines.
The gist was ’This is the advance payment for Ronald’s upcoming work, subsequent commissions will also be deposited onto this card.’
That folded cardboard card turned out to be a bankbook customized by the "Gingko Leaf Business Alliance," naturally bearing Ronald’s name.
Then, Ronald showed Mrs. Hudson what was in his hand:
"This is merely my work pay, not the kind of trouble you imagined."
Realizing that what Ronald had taken out of the envelope was work pay, the landlady’s expression immediately softened.
"Mr. Ronald has come across such good news; we should be celebrating."
As she spoke, Mrs. Hudson headed towards the door, as she had the habit of not invading her tenants’ private space:
"What would you like to eat tonight?"
Ronald thought briefly, then immediately answered:
"If there are ribs, that would be perfect."
Subsequently, as she walked down the stairs, Mrs. Hudson replied loudly:
"Then we can look forward to that, Mr. Ronald!"
Ronald responded just as loudly:
"Thank you very much!"
Listening to the landlady’s footsteps as she descended the stairs, Ronald then walked to the door and closed it.
Considering Mrs. Hudson’s reaction earlier as a reference.
The capabilities of the "Gingko Leaf Business Alliance" indeed spoke for themselves.