novelraw Chapter 121 - 120 – Visit
Chapter 121 - 120 – Visit
Chapter 120 – Visit
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It is the matter of harvesting accumulation for a large number at once...
Instead of sitting and harvesting accumulation again and again and again... oh...
Just thinking about it made me feel disgusted...
{ 7349 accumulation points have been harvested }
A good number... considering that there are thousands of other stones...
So I will definitely benefit from that...
Up until now... my special Predictor and the Weapon Furnace... are the greatest things I possess.
I must not let anyone know about their existence... ever.
As for the current situation in this city...
The truth is... it seems very good...
Very good... to a degree that calls for fear.
Well... no need for all these concerns...
Sleeping and resting is better...
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The next day came... instead of going to open the shop...
I decided to postpone it until tomorrow.
Why?
Because I decided to rent a piece of agricultural land... I have exhausted all my money.
I need a source of income... and what is better than using my experience from the previous space...
Of course, it will not be easy as it was... but it also will not be as difficult as I think.
After hours...
My trip in the Guild Street ended... I passed by several shops...
I sold all the specialized and normal weapons I had...
My current plan to generate money... also needs money...
Then... after finishing and securing enough funds...
I moved... outside the city.
I was standing near a village... around it was an open green area...
According to normal pace... the village is an hour of walking away... it contains about twenty simple wooden houses...
Around the village... there were a number of farms... maybe two... the wheat seemed in mid-growth...
One step and another... I got closer...
Upon entering... the villagers’ eyes were on me as if they were seeing something different...
Perhaps it is a closed village with no visitors...
Anyway... I will go check the nature of the situation...
"Hello," I said, and stood near one of the men... he was wearing worn-out clothes and standing near his house...
"Go ahead," he replied in a worried voice...
I smiled. "Where can I find the village chief?" I said.
— "The big house at the end of the road."
— "Thank you," I said... then continued walking... after steps that did not seem long...
I was standing in front of the hut... in front of it stood a man...
It was clear he was the village chief from his robe...
"How are you?" I said with a smile.
"Welcome... how can I serve you, sir?" the man replied with dignity.
— "Can we discuss something..."
— "Of course... please."
He invited me inside...
It was indeed a large hut... perhaps equal to three other huts in the village...
Upon entering... there was a corridor leading to a large hall... containing a table and several chairs...
He entered ahead of me... I followed...
After offering me water... the chief asked me to tell him the reason for my visit...
At that moment... I told him.
His face showed great signs of surprise.
After many discussions...
I discovered that despite his large hut and different appearance...
He was a typical man who loved money and was ready to sell his soul to the devil for it...
I do not respect such people... but I was happy to meet one now.
People like him... making deals with them is easier compared to principled people...
In the end... we agreed on several points...
First... providing more than five large farms...
Each farm produces a specific type of materials...
The next condition was that the village... takes its needs from the five materials as an agreement commission...
In addition... giving the villagers money as salaries...
The third condition... was continuing to produce wheat and send it to the city...
But the rest of the products... will be stored in warehouses... to be sold to the system directly...
This move... makes calculating the core wallet of money more accurate, faster, and accumulative...
In return... the chief’s condition was clear... 10% of the production for him...
After several negotiations... I gave him 2%... he agreed... he had no choice...
Either go to another village or accept...
Then... we made the contract... and I prepared to leave.
To the city?
No hahaha...
To another village.
After an hour... I arrived.
It was not different in reality from the previous one... except with more houses and a larger and more diverse agricultural area...
The new village contained a large street with a number of shops... and also a number of small branches...
When heading toward its chief... I was worried he would refuse...
Well... he did.
He was of the type I told you about... a man of principles.
We left his house... there were two guards standing outside...
They were not Lords at all... just normal humans with barely noticeable strength...
Suddenly...
There was the sound of hooves... then neighing... then shouting and fleeing...
The two guards tensed... each raised his wooden spear with a sharp iron tip...
The chief came out of the house quickly...
"Sir... they are here!" shouted the guard.
After moments... more than seven men stood on their horses...
Three of them moved forward in sequence showing leadership stance...
Then one of the three stepped forward... and the chain of command was clear...
All seven men were normal men... no Lord among them...
"Hahaha..." the man on the horse laughed loudly...
"You brought a guard to protect you?" he snorted... then looked at me...
I looked at the chief... he did not speak...
I smiled...
"From today," I said, "the village is under my protection."
The horsemen laughed loudly... the chief, his guards, and the gathered villagers remained silent...
Three men moved... from the back, got down from their horses... each drew his sword from its sheath...
They moved lightly toward me...
Then... swoosh—
I raised my foot... I did not need to move more than one step.
One of the three flew five meters and half a hut collapsed over him... he did not move afterward...
"The man who raises a sword," I said, narrowing my eyes in anger, and added,
"must be ready to take a life... and lose his own as well."
The other two men stopped... they did not attack... their eyes were filled with fear...
The looks of the other men toward the hut were enough...
"Leave now... and do not show me your faces again," I snorted.
"We are not fin—"
"Silence," I cut off their leader... "do not speak to me with foolish words like ’it is not over’... I will cut off your head, you weak fool."
I closed my eyes... extended my hand toward the sword... opened my eyes again...
"If the sword comes out completely... you will all be lifeless corpses."
I pulled the sword... little by little...
No one moved...
I continued pulling...
The villagers stepped back... the chief moved out of my way...
The guards’ spears fell to the ground and they ran several meters away...
Then...
The leader shouted for his men to retreat...
I returned the sword to its sheath... and asked the villagers to bury the dead man...
After an hour...
I finished the terms of the agreement with the village chief.
He had no reason to refuse...
Or... I did not allow him to.
When the men suspected my involvement... he remained silent and made me officially involved...
So he had nothing left to say except acceptance...
This time... the agreement was larger than the previous village...
Ten farms... in addition to other shops to expand the village... and a number of new houses...
In addition to... building a guard headquarters... and equipping the two guards with suitable weapons...
Also... hiring ten fighters for protection from that gang...
Later... I continued my trips to three other villages...
All of them... fully accepted the proposed conditions...
At the end of the day... I owned thirty farms.
Then...
"Sir... are you here?" Fiona’s voice appeared in my head...
"What is it?" I said...
— "There is a man... I think he has a deal that will suit you."
"A man?" I whispered... "how did he know about me?"
— "He does not... he requested to deal with my weapon suppliers... he wants a weapons deal without meeting and before offering in the shop."
I see...
Without meeting... this means he is trying to hide himself more than I am...
And before offering in the shop...
He must be looking for good weapons that might appear...
"Alright, Fiona," I said, "let’s meet later."
After hours... I was inside the city... I headed to a restaurant...
Fiona came quickly... her eyes shining with joy...
She must have gotten a good deal...
After eating... I began speaking...
She did not have detailed information about the man... it was through an intermediary...
The man in question... is looking for specialized weapons and above...
He wants no less than one hundred specialized weapons in the first batch...
Each weapon priced at 20,000...
It was not a high price...
But specialized weapons range from 15,000 to 55,000 depending on quality and demand...
For the man to take 100 weapons without inspection... that is good...
For him to take them at 20,000... that is bad.
"Fiona..." I said.
She looked at me.
"The minimum for a specialized weapon is 15,000... the maximum is 55,000...
This means... the average price is 33,000... why should I accept only 20,000?"
— "It does not work like that, sir... a weapon at 15,000 or 20,000... may never sell... which means it is a loss...
A slightly higher weapon may not sell for a long time... the expensive and rare weapons sell but are few... and may not cover the loss... 20,000... is a good price."
"What you say," I said, "seems somewhat hasty for a girl known for intelligence... your words seem correct on the surface... but they ignored two important things..."
— "What are they?" she asked.
I reached for an apple... took a bite... then said:
"That man’s condition is... that the weapons do not enter the shop... do you know why?"
She was silent for a moment... then I added:
"Because there are certain weapons... that a Lord might be looking for for a specific purpose... that Lord’s need for that weapon might be worth millions to him... so paying 20,000 is like paying nothing."
— "But..." Fiona whispered, "if he does not find that weapon... then the large quantity of weapons will be negative for him..."
I laughed... loudly... some people turned toward me...
I whispered, "No, my dear... that is why he wants a cheap price... to guarantee profit even with the possibility of loss... anyway, let’s agree on this price for the first batch... but..."
She did not respond... she waited with expectant eyes...
"Tell him he will receive half the amount in advance..."