Chapter 75 (1/2)
75 – Twenty Silver Coins' Serfs
The ice cream had propelled the festival's banquet into a cli the the heat froh the banquet had ter in their chairs to aid the digestions, were still discussing the ice cream Lvera was the most enthusiastic one She had fallen in love with the ice cream's delicious taste
“Liszt, tell me how ice cream is made”
“Ask Mrs Abby, she will tell you I just had the idea, Ms Abby was the one to figure out the re it a secret
If he could produce ice on a large scale, then the ice crea
However, there was no way to produce ice on a large scale, and therefore, there was no way to produce ice creae scale Also, there wasn't even a way to transport it a long distance to then be sold Thus, there was no use keeping the recipe secret
Of course, extorting Lvera was still a must
“I will tell the ice cream recipe only to you and in turn, you are not allowed to disclose it to anyone else Besides, for it to be a fair trade, you can't take ht?”
“What do you want?”
“I want pig iron or wrought iron”
“One hundred catty (catty= 0,5 Kg) of pig iron, I can only give you thisthe ice cream recipe”
“This e, then he would Liszt understood that giving things free of charge was but foolish generosity – perhaps the other still treated hiood After all, they were blood related siblings and were supposed to watch out for each other
When speaking of this small trade, he suddenly felt a little emotional
He recalled that in his ‘youth', in other words, on Earth, he h it was not enough to win over a belle, but the craft ofice cream was learned Now it could be seen that it was not in vain
“Even if ice can be produced on a large scale, it would be still troublesome to make ice cream It would be better to make popsicles instead That would certainly be a money-maker… Even just the ice itself would be a money-maker”
……
The ice cream recipe was sold to Lvera
But when Levis came, he was directly offered the recipe
“Levis, ill the Tulip Fa to the usual schedule, it will probably be back at the Coral City's wharf in a week” Levis took out a cigar and lit it “You want to talk about slaves?”
“That's right The next tioes out to into the sea to do business, I hope that you can help me purchase a batch of serfs”
With the recipe secured, Levis was very affable: “It is possible, but what price are you willing to spend?”
“Ten silver coins per serf?”
“That was in the past But now that there is no in fighting in the grand duchy, it is difficult to procure serfs”
“But just a while ago I heard that the Small Kerchief Island's lord was killed by pirates and that the fief fell”
“The Sapphire Grand Duke is very angry with this, he had already requested of all the e these pirates However, after the pirates laid the Small Kerchief Island waste, they have disappeared without a trace Some believe it not to be the work of pirates, but rather that of so Kerchief Island had put a bounty of three hundred gold coins to gather clues on the pirates”
Levis siht about by the S: “However, apart frorand duchy is tranquil Therefore, to deal with slaves, one has to venture further The best would be to go search at the borders of the opposing Eagle Kingdoive ree to it if I can”
“Twenty silver coins per serf, I can't go lower than this Otherwise, I won't ave his price, “In addition, if the nue, then you will have to pay upfront Otherwise, I will not be able to justify the accounts to Father”