Chapter 27 – Business (part 1)
I waited for a while in the room, a few brave enough men were still watching me, I took some snacks from my storage ring and ate them with Pochi without ignoring them.
Dalmore returned to the room when he was calmer than before.
"Are you feeling more relaxed? Just relax and don't be too formal. "
"You think I can calm down that easily after what you did?"
"Hoo...Can you speak your mind without any pleasantries?"
"Seeing your behavior, I guess this is more comfortable for you, right?"
"As I expected, you're a very quick-witted and clever person. So why did you make a mistake like yesterday?"
"It was all planned by Baron Audey, he forced me to do it or he would cut off his support for me. "
"How important is the support of that fool?"
"I need to remind you, the one you call a fool is a noble. And it's not him I'm worried about, it's the faction he's associated with. "
According to Dalmore, the towns that are currently on his route as a link from the north to the border in the south are mostly inhabited by people from Baron Audey's faction, the rest he could not explain in more detail to me.
In short, with Baron Audey's connections, the business that Dalmore has been building in this kingdom could be jeopardized if he stops his support for Dalmore and the estimated loss is quite large for Dalmore.
"But if there's a party to blame, you should still be in a good position, right?"
"And who do you think I should blame, huh?! Baron Audey's stupid plan to get me involved with you like this?? Or the merchant guild's interference? You think it's that easy to handle a noble?!!! "
"There is one person to blame, that person is here. ", I pointed at myself. "You could say the cunning adventurer who ruined lord Audey's great plan was very shrewd. He tricked the merchant guild into putting pressure on you. "
Dalmore was surprised by my words, "Are you out of your mind? Do you know what happens when a commoner opposes a nobleman? He will use any means to attack you. "
"No problem, I don't live in his territory. "
"But that person can order people to get rid of you! Not just you, your family and those close to you could be targeted. Just like the two adventurers you are representing right now!"
"I don't have a family, people close to me will be hard to attack, as for the adventurers that I know I will communicate this matter with the adventurer's guild. Then if they really want to attack me in the village, I can get them lost in the great forest of Ragnag. "
Dalmore was again dumbfounded by my easygoing response. "I can't understand you! Either you're out of your mind or you don't understand what you're getting into. ".
"Back to business, so how did you receive the statement from the merchant guild?"
"You think I have another choice. I will comply with the guild's request as long as they also help me talk to Baron Audey. "
"Alright, I will convey it to the guild. Please sign these two documents. Ah, for your information, these documents have been given the magic contract seal. "
Dalmore nodded his head and wrote his name on the paper I gave him. One paper will be given to the guild and the other will be kept by Dalmore.
"Then," I took out some of the knives I'd been working on for the past two weeks. The quota was quite a lot considering the short timeframe, I spent a few days cutting back on my sleep.
"Why are you bringing these knives with you now? Isn't the deadline still half a month away?"
"As I said before, if you agree to shift the blame onto me, I might be busy in the future. That's why, I made all these knives in the past two weeks as much and as well as I could. "
"Wait a minute!? So you're the craftsman of these knives?"
"Greetings and look forward to working together in the future. Then please read this contract document. This document involves three parties, I and the guild have agreed, and if you also agree to the contents of this agreement, please sign it. "
So far, the guild has been accommodating the knives and kitchenware products that I made. But this time, the guild is willing to not market the knives I make to the entire area that Dalmore travels through and will focus on marketing my products around other areas that are not traveled by them including the route to the capital still under the merchant guild. In other words, Dalmore got an exclusive share of the contract with me for the next year.
"How did you manage to persuade the guild with all these things?"
"Just another contractual agreement between me and the guild. As I said, I intend to do business with you, so I should also make a pretty good offer to you right?"
I've always maintained that a good deal is beneficial to both parties. If one party only takes advantage and drains the other, I guess you may get a big profit but you lose one person who could potentially bring you more profit in the future.
"What do you plan to do by establishing a cooperative relationship with me? You see, I already have a relationship with Baron Audey and his associates who are indirectly at odds with you."
"One, you value my products favorably, as a craftsman of course that makes me happy. Secondly, you maintain the quality of the products you offer well. "
Hearing my words, Dalmore made an annoyed face. "So that's what you were doing. "
"I will remove the barrier I put there if our business is over. "
In this agreement, he will get the same price that the guild pays me, but of course he will be charged if he uses the guild's services to bring the work that I create to him.
Dalmore said it wouldn't be a problem, even though he only passes through this place a few times a year, but he has people in several cities on his travel route.
" And lastly, I'd like to discuss something, but I want it to be a discussion just between us. "
In other words, the discussion this time was about the behind-the-door cooperation between me and Dalmore, which was kept secret from other parties including the merchant guild.
Dalmore seemed annoyed to hear that I wasn't finished with him, but he was still willing to listen to me.
"I want to sell some materials from the beasts I got from the great forest of Ragnag. I've been hunting there quite a bit, but if I sell them to the adventurer's guild, it could attract attention and I want to avoid that. I'll give you a price 20% cheaper than what you can buy from the guild. "
The adventurer's guild accommodates materials from beasts to prevent cheating that may be experienced by adventurers. Most adventurers are not people who can negotiate well with merchants and there is a possibility that adventurers can be cheated if they meet with the wrong merchant.
That's why the adventurer's guild buys all the materials that adventurers sell and markets them to buyers. And every transaction the adventurer's guild gets 10% of the profit for their operational costs.
In this case I didn't really bother about profit and loss, it was just that I didn't have enough hands and quiet to work on all the materials from the beasts obtained by my Familiars and were piling up in the storage room every day.
I took out all the beast materials I wanted to sell, mostly leather, fur and some other materials from beasts.
Dalmore began to examine the materials, "35% with this kind of quality of pieces. "
"30% for the next three months and 25% for the following three months afterward. "
"Contract for the next six months? "
"For now. We will discuss again after the first three months. "
If I give him too much advantage, it won't be healthy for either of us. That's why I made such an offer.
"Alright, I'll agree to it. You can hand over the next transaction here, and please don't let Baron Audey know about it. "
We agreed and shook hands, signaling our agreement with the discussion just now.
Chapter 27 – Business (part 1)
I waited for a while in the room, a few brave enough men were still watching me, I took some snacks from my storage ring and ate them with Pochi without ignoring them.
Dalmore returned to the room when he was calmer than before.
"Are you feeling more relaxed? Just relax and don't be too formal. "
"You think I can calm down that easily after what you did?"
"Hoo...Can you speak your mind without any pleasantries?"
"Seeing your behavior, I guess this is more comfortable for you, right?"
"As I expected, you're a very quick-witted and clever person. So why did you make a mistake like yesterday?"
"It was all planned by Baron Audey, he forced me to do it or he would cut off his support for me. "
"How important is the support of that fool?"
"I need to remind you, the one you call a fool is a noble. And it's not him I'm worried about, it's the faction he's associated with. "
According to Dalmore, the towns that are currently on his route as a link from the north to the border in the south are mostly inhabited by people from Baron Audey's faction, the rest he could not explain in more detail to me.
In short, with Baron Audey's connections, the business that Dalmore has been building in this kingdom could be jeopardized if he stops his support for Dalmore and the estimated loss is quite large for Dalmore.
"But if there's a party to blame, you should still be in a good position, right?"
"And who do you think I should blame, huh?! Baron Audey's stupid plan to get me involved with you like this?? Or the merchant guild's interference? You think it's that easy to handle a noble?!!! "
"There is one person to blame, that person is here. ", I pointed at myself. "You could say the cunning adventurer who ruined lord Audey's great plan was very shrewd. He tricked the merchant guild into putting pressure on you. "
Dalmore was surprised by my words, "Are you out of your mind? Do you know what happens when a commoner opposes a nobleman? He will use any means to attack you. "
"No problem, I don't live in his territory. "
"But that person can order people to get rid of you! Not just you, your family and those close to you could be targeted. Just like the two adventurers you are representing right now!"
"I don't have a family, people close to me will be hard to attack, as for the adventurers that I know I will communicate this matter with the adventurer's guild. Then if they really want to attack me in the village, I can get them lost in the great forest of Ragnag. "
Dalmore was again dumbfounded by my easygoing response. "I can't understand you! Either you're out of your mind or you don't understand what you're getting into. ".
"Back to business, so how did you receive the statement from the merchant guild?"
"You think I have another choice. I will comply with the guild's request as long as they also help me talk to Baron Audey. "
"Alright, I will convey it to the guild. Please sign these two documents. Ah, for your information, these documents have been given the magic contract seal. "
Dalmore nodded his head and wrote his name on the paper I gave him. One paper will be given to the guild and the other will be kept by Dalmore.
"Then," I took out some of the knives I'd been working on for the past two weeks. The quota was quite a lot considering the short timeframe, I spent a few days cutting back on my sleep.
"Why are you bringing these knives with you now? Isn't the deadline still half a month away?"
"As I said before, if you agree to shift the blame onto me, I might be busy in the future. That's why, I made all these knives in the past two weeks as much and as well as I could. "
"Wait a minute!? So you're the craftsman of these knives?"
"Greetings and look forward to working together in the future. Then please read this contract document. This document involves three parties, I and the guild have agreed, and if you also agree to the contents of this agreement, please sign it. "
So far, the guild has been accommodating the knives and kitchenware products that I made. But this time, the guild is willing to not market the knives I make to the entire area that Dalmore travels through and will focus on marketing my products around other areas that are not traveled by them including the route to the capital still under the merchant guild. In other words, Dalmore got an exclusive share of the contract with me for the next year.
"How did you manage to persuade the guild with all these things?"
"Just another contractual agreement between me and the guild. As I said, I intend to do business with you, so I should also make a pretty good offer to you right?"
I've always maintained that a good deal is beneficial to both parties. If one party only takes advantage and drains the other, I guess you may get a big profit but you lose one person who could potentially bring you more profit in the future.
"What do you plan to do by establishing a cooperative relationship with me? You see, I already have a relationship with Baron Audey and his associates who are indirectly at odds with you."
"One, you value my products favorably, as a craftsman of course that makes me happy. Secondly, you maintain the quality of the products you offer well. "
Hearing my words, Dalmore made an annoyed face. "So that's what you were doing. "
"I will remove the barrier I put there if our business is over. "
In this agreement, he will get the same price that the guild pays me, but of course he will be charged if he uses the guild's services to bring the work that I create to him.
Dalmore said it wouldn't be a problem, even though he only passes through this place a few times a year, but he has people in several cities on his travel route.
" And lastly, I'd like to discuss something, but I want it to be a discussion just between us. "
In other words, the discussion this time was about the behind-the-door cooperation between me and Dalmore, which was kept secret from other parties including the merchant guild.
Dalmore seemed annoyed to hear that I wasn't finished with him, but he was still willing to listen to me.
"I want to sell some materials from the beasts I got from the great forest of Ragnag. I've been hunting there quite a bit, but if I sell them to the adventurer's guild, it could attract attention and I want to avoid that. I'll give you a price 20% cheaper than what you can buy from the guild. "
The adventurer's guild accommodates materials from beasts to prevent cheating that may be experienced by adventurers. Most adventurers are not people who can negotiate well with merchants and there is a possibility that adventurers can be cheated if they meet with the wrong merchant.
That's why the adventurer's guild buys all the materials that adventurers sell and markets them to buyers. And every transaction the adventurer's guild gets 10% of the profit for their operational costs.
In this case I didn't really bother about profit and loss, it was just that I didn't have enough hands and quiet to work on all the materials from the beasts obtained by my Familiars and were piling up in the storage room every day.
I took out all the beast materials I wanted to sell, mostly leather, fur and some other materials from beasts.
Dalmore began to examine the materials, "35% with this kind of quality of pieces. "
"30% for the next three months and 25% for the following three months afterward. "
"Contract for the next six months? "
"For now. We will discuss again after the first three months. "
If I give him too much advantage, it won't be healthy for either of us. That's why I made such an offer.
"Alright, I'll agree to it. You can hand over the next transaction here, and please don't let Baron Audey know about it. "
We agreed and shook hands, signaling our agreement with the discussion just now.
