RISE OF EROS-Chapter 570 - 569

While all this was happening, in the Duchy of Cannes, Andrew and his companions were finalizing all the preparations for the opening of the Cannes Palace. Dino had managed to purchase about 50 slaves who would serve as courtesans for the establishment.

There were women of different ages and races. In Star City, where there are communities of dwarves, forest elves, barbarians, and humans living nearby or residing in the city, it wasn’t difficult to find slaves from those races.

Slavery is a common punishment in this world, so anyone who fell into disgrace or committed a crime could end up in slavery. Some families even sold their children to escape poverty, so it wasn’t strange to find dwarves and forest elves among these people.

Even the barbarians, who rule over the city, weren’t immune to slavery depending on their actions. Andrew had also visited the Black Forest and spoken with the elder Bita and the other elders of the Amazon council to propose the idea of hiring Amazons.

Unexpectedly, they were very enthusiastic about the idea. Sansa and Zany had accompanied him to bear witness that he didn’t intend to do anything wrong like enslave them or something similar, but it wasn’t really necessary.

The Amazons had been isolated in the Black Forest for a long time and were now in a stage of openness, so they welcomed Andrew’s help.

It was thanks to him that they could migrate to Star City and reunite with their friends, the barbarians. Also, thanks to Candice’s businesses, they had formed a merchant caravan, they also had made treaties with the kingdom of Cannaris, and now working at the Cannes Palace was another way to connect with the world.

What was even more surprising was that they not only accepted jobs as cleaners and cooks, but some even volunteered to be courtesans, which surprised Andrew.

However, these Amazons who wanted to be courtesans had a different idea in mind about what it meant to be courtesans. They knew they would have to sell their bodies for money, but they didn’t care.

The reason they accepted was that this way, they could reproduce. Normally, pleasure houses have various contraceptive methods and medical treatments to ensure that courtesans don’t get pregnant or fall ill, but the Amazons made a different deal with Andrew.

Although they now had the option of traveling to Star City in groups and forming relationships with the barbarians, this was only for the younger ones. Among the Amazons, there was a group of mature women who had never married or had children.

Even though they called themselves mature, they were women of similar age to Sansa. While they weren’t young anymore, and by their standards, they had passed the prime age to find a mate, they still wanted to have children, so they saw this as an opportunity.

The arrangement was that these Amazons wouldn’t use contraceptive methods, as their goal was to become pregnant. Although this could pose a problem for Andrew, the Amazons proposed a solution he couldn’t refuse.

If the courtesans became pregnant, it created a problem since the clients wouldn’t take responsibility for the child; they were paying for sex, not seeking a wife.

Still, the Amazons signed a soul contract stating that neither Andrew nor his clients would be responsible for any children conceived, as the Amazons wanted to have these children and would take care of them on their own.

Even if these children might not be Amazons, they established that no matter the race, they would take custody of the babies, so Andrew had no reason to refuse.

The only downside was that these Amazon courtesans would charge a higher fee. It wasn’t that their services were more expensive than the other courtesans, but the percentage Andrew had to pay them would be higher.

They weren’t slaves and were only helping with the goal of getting pregnant, so they couldn’t be paid the same. Although this hurt Andrew’s finances a bit, it wasn’t severe enough to turn down the deal.

Some of Andrew’s employees even suggested to Andrew to reduce the payments of the other courtesans to balance things out, after all, these courtesans are slaves and could even work without being paid. However, Andrew refused.

It was true that this would allow him to recover the extra money paid to the Amazons, but Andrew didn’t feel it was right to be so heartless. He may have accepted slavery, but he still treated his people with respect and dignity, even though he made them work as courtesans which is not a very dignified job.

There was still a line that Andrew wouldn’t cross. Besides, he doesn’t need the money, as his goal is sex and eroticism; the money is secondary.

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Andrew had also been warned by Lucian and Zaros about the attacks he had suffered. While they didn’t give him details, they did warn him that the attacks would likely continue and that he should be careful when outside the Duchy of Cannes.

Within the duchy, Zaros and Lucian would protect him, but in other places, they couldn’t do anything. They knew that Andrew could travel to other places, though they didn’t understand how, so they emphasized that he should be cautious.

This raised alarms, and he quickly informed his guardians, friends, and wives to be careful, as while the target was him, it wouldn’t be surprising if they were attacked to get to him.

The cleaning of the establishment had been completed, the staff was in place, and the training was underway, so Andrew decided to open the business in a week.

Although it wasn’t a business looked upon kindly by society, Andrew invited the Pixoy family to the opening as a formality, as they had helped him greatly and were still helping him, so he couldn’t be ungrateful.

Unexpectedly, although Damon and Abigale, as well as Zaros and Lucian, declined, they didn’t forbid Helga, Jasper, and Layla from attending. The most surprising thing was that all three accepted it as if it were a high-society event.

Because of this, Andrew had to make some additional arrangements. Jasper wasn’t a problem, as if he was interested, letting him enjoy some courtesans wasn’t difficult, but his two sisters were different.

Andrew didn’t know how to entertain them, as they were women and vampires. With this problem, he could only turn to Sonia for help, as she had developed a better understanding of how to satisfy clients, not to mention her experience in dealing with female customers.

Her proposal was simple. She would entertain them and bring in some male courtesans from Dunnas Palace in case the girls wanted to have some fun with some men.

With no better options, Andrew had to go along with it. Candice wasn’t idle either. Since they planned to use this place as an expansion point, along with Gaston, Canna, and Carolina, they started researching the market to make business deals.

Although this research was really about asking the Pixoy family for help again, Andrew felt a bit embarrassed about this since, at first, he was very distrustful of them, and now it seemed like he sought them out every day to ask for help.

Fortunately, they had developed a good friendship, and they didn’t turn him away. Despite their generosity, Andrew felt guilty, so he gifted them several rejuvenating creams and even some healing potions that Carolina had developed.

When they received these gifts, they were delighted, especially with the healing potions, as they were invaluable goods. Although they weren’t very effective for powerful experts like them, this was different for their subordinates.

Andrew also collected many points and bought several recipes for makeup, moisturizing creams, soaps, shampoos, and even toothpaste to introduce as new products.

They were first introduced at the Dunnas shopping center, where they were a huge success, and now they could introduce the older products to Cannes. He also bought designs for some dresses and lingerie, adding more variety.

Canna even proposed holding a fashion show in Dunnas to showcase the new designs, and since the older designs would also be sold in Cannes, she proposed holding a fashion show there as well.

Andrew agreed to the proposal, so not only were preparations for the opening of the Cannes Palace underway but also for the clothing store run by Canna and Candice’s variety store.

They even proposed to the Pixoy family the creation of a shopping mall, but that would take time, and they decided to establish themselves first and then think about the mall.

Even so, Andrew proposed the idea to Damon, who accepted without hesitation. Although Andrew told him, it could be done in the future when they had better plans, Damon had already started making preparations.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but then the problems began. A new attack occurred, but fortunately, it was easily controlled, as the assassins entered the Cannes Palace, where Andrew subdued them.

The organization, the Black Wings, sent some people to investigate the death of the leader of the previous group of assassins, as they suspected he had been betrayed since the life candles of the group were still lit while the leader’s candle was not. However, they found that the situation was different from what they had thought.