Seeing Mrs. Patty again, Shado noticed that the look on her face was much better than last time. She was wearing a long black dress, paired with some exquisite jewelry, and she looked quite calm and elegant.
Even though Xia Duo had seen all kinds of beauties on the earth, his eyes lit up and he took the initiative to say hello:
"Mrs. Patty, long time no see!"
"Master Xia Da, it's not been a long time since we last met. We just met the day before yesterday. It's just that you didn't see me." Mrs. Patty covered her mouth with a smile, stretched out her hand and said, "Sir, please come in!"
Walking into the living room, the two of them sat down respectively. The maid quickly brought tea and snacks. At this time, Sha Duo also noticed that what was placed on the small table next to Mrs. Patty's seat was not tea or snacks, but a stack of tea and snacks.
Stack documents.
Xia Duo didn't pay much attention, took a sip of the familiar elf hot drink, and then asked: "Mrs. Patty, who came to me this time -"
"Congratulations, sir, on becoming the pioneer of the empire!" Mrs. Patty's voice was very sincere, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
But Xia Duo knew clearly that the person in front of him should be worshiping the title of "pioneer" rather than himself. It is even possible that this worship is fake.
"Mrs. Patty, there's no need to congratulate you. Let's get down to business. It's getting late." Chateau reminded as he looked at the darkening sky outside.
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Mrs. Patty concealed her embarrassment and said, "Sir, I heard that you are planning to open up territory in the Green Pearl Forest?"
"How do you know?" Xia Duo was startled and asked subconsciously.
But then he realized that he had overreacted. Based on Mrs. Patty's unclear relationship with the lord, he knew that it was not impossible for him to reach an agreement with the lord.
Mrs. Patty knew that Shado might have misunderstood something, so she quickly explained: "The other two pioneers left the Saville Territory yesterday with the Archmage Greta, and then I heard that someone had obtained it in the Green Bead Forest.
Right to develop, and then I thought of you, my lord."
It turns out that this is the case. Although Xia Duo was a little surprised by Mrs. Patty's various "hearings", he did not go into details. "It is indeed the case. I have obtained an independent development territory in the Green Pearl Forest. I wonder if Madam has any advice."
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"My lord is joking, I don't dare to give you any advice." Mrs. Patty's face became slightly nervous, "It's just that I don't know if your lord needs support to expand the territory?"
"Support?" Of course Xia Duo needs support, but can you give it for free? Come to think of it, it's impossible. "Ma'am, please tell me in detail."
Mrs. Patty first glanced at the paperwork on the small table next to her, pursed her lips, and said firmly: "My lord, you need manpower and materials to expand your territory, such as lumberjacks, coolies, farmers, seeds, tools, etc. These Liadon
The Chamber of Commerce can provide it all!”
After saying that, she looked at Xia Duo nervously. The Liaton Chamber of Commerce had undergone some bad changes recently, and she needed to make more plans for the future of the Chamber of Commerce.
Because this is what Fairbus has worked hard for all his life.
Xia Duo thought carefully about Mrs. Patty's words. He had never done anything like opening up territory, but he still knew some common sense.
It is nothing more than pioneering to drive away wild beasts and alien races, then cutting down trees, clearing a clearing, building a stronghold, and then farming, but the details need to be carefully considered.
Seeing Mrs. Patty's nervous look, Sha Duo suddenly felt a little happy, "I do need a lot of manpower and supplies, but I don't have that many gold coins to pay for it!"
"No, sir, no gold coins are needed."
"You don't need gold coins? Then what do you want?" Xia Duo never believed in good things like pie in the sky. If you don't want gold coins, then what the other party wants must be more expensive than gold coins.
However, as long as Xia Duo's bottom line is within his limits, he is still willing to accept transactions from others. After all, a transaction means there are common interests, and he has no reason to refuse.
He wanted to see what Mrs. Patty had to say.
"Sir, I hope to obtain the magic items made by you, as well as the business rights of the future territory."
"That's all?" Xia Duo asked in surprise.
He felt that this was not a transaction at all, it was simply a benefit that was delivered to his door. First of all, the magic items needed to be made by him, and if he didn't make them, they wouldn't be available. The so-called business rights were also based on the success of territory development.
In other words, the content of Mrs. Patty's transaction was basically Xia Duo's credit. If it were someone with a shady heart, she would probably eat all the skin and bones.
Chateau looked at the young and beautiful Mrs. Patty, and felt a little complicated. He knew that he was overthinking, but he still couldn't help but wonder if the other party was attracted to him.
However, after careful discussion, Xia Duo realized that the original transaction was just to exchange gold coins for magic items. Even if the debt could be defaulted, interest would still need to be paid.
As for the right to do business, that is only incidental.
As for the specific price, although Mrs. Patty is not very good at bargaining, she still fights for the maximum benefit based on reason.
By this time, Xia Duo had completely put down his pretense as a mage and bargained with Mrs. Patty like an ordinary hawker.
Developing a territory is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and requires a lot of manpower and material resources, in other words, a lot of gold coins.
Even if you just give 1 silver coin on a scroll now, it will involve countless interests in the future.
When Xia Duo came, he didn't make any preparations. All he could know about were the finished products and selling prices of the scrolls he could make.
As for other more advanced scrolls, as well as potions, wands and other magic items, he didn't know anything about them. He only knew the approximate prices, but this obviously couldn't be used to negotiate deals.
In the end, it was difficult for the two to reach an agreement on the specific magic item, and they could only agree on the market price on the day of delivery.
Xia Duo used magic items to settle the bill at half a percent lower than the market price, while Mrs. Patty needed to provide detailed expenditure reports, specific to each person and each seed.
This result is acceptable to both parties and can be regarded as a win-win cooperation.
Chateau overdrafted the future and got what he needed now, and Mrs. Patty was equivalent to becoming the general agent of the "Shaddow brand" magic items.
Shado cannot sell magic items to other chambers of commerce before repaying the debt.
The last step in the cooperation was the contract. Xia Duo was worried that the other party would not fulfill it, and the other party might also be worried that he would default on his debt, so the two almost proposed the contract at the same time.
"Sir, I have prepared the contract." Mrs. Patty picked up the small bell on the table and shook it gently.
After a moment, the butler came in with a tray, bent down and handed the tray to Mrs. Patty. On the tray was a piece of parchment that looked very ordinary.
But in Xia Duo's magical vision, this parchment shone with misty holy light, full of order and ruthlessness.