Jasper smiled and said, “We’re making money, but Uncle Yapp, you’re making connections. You may not be able to do a lot of things with money, but it’s easy with connections.”
Jim smiled and said, “Do you know about consultant agencies?”
Jasper said after shrugging, “I know a little bit.”
The two chatted, and after about an hour, they arrived at the place where Hector and the King brothers had arranged to have dinner together.
“The Prince Mansion?”
This place was not a star-rated hotel, nor a well-known restaurant, but a private guild with the characteristics of Swallow Capital.
Looking at the tall vermilion gate in front of him and the large stone lions sitting on both sides of the door, for the first time ever, Jasper felt the difference between the life of the upper-class in Swallow Capital and other cities.
If one were to say that the gentries in Harbor City were mostly known for indulging in a life of modern luxury, then at Swallow Capital, there was a solid foundation here.
At least, modern metropolises such as Harbor City and Waterhoof City certainly did not have places like Prince Mansion.
“At the end of the 16th century, this was the old house of a Scandinavian prince. Hagen was his last name. It was originally a tourist attraction but was later bought by a businessman with an extensive background to build a private guild.”
Jim was very familiar with this place, and his tone sounded inexplicably complicated. “In Swallow Capital, it’s not uncommon to be able to go to a hotel to eat a meal worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. However, it’s true power when one can enter such a place.
“The chef here worked in the kitchen of a palace before and he’s not open to the public. Only naturalized members can come in. The annual fee for a membership card in this place is one million Somer Dollars, and yet it’s still an ordinary card of the lowest level.”
Jasper asked, “Do you fit the requirements to be a member here?”
Jim quickly chuckled and said, “You think too highly of me. How would I fit the requirements? If you want to join as a member in this place, one million is just a base fee. The most important thing is that you need to have an invitation from a member who’s in the middle level or above before you can enter.
“With your father-in-law’s assets, he only can barely join as the lowest ranking member if he’s not in another city but in Swallow Capital.
“You have to know that if you’re in another city and you have a billion Somer Dollars’ worth of assets, it’s a different concept from if you’re in Swallow Capital. A billionaire in Swallow Capital has resources and connections that people in other cities can’t match.”
Jasper understood.
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