Chapter 754: Clash with Braman (2/2)
”Is there no other way out of this?”
”Of course there is a way out.”
”You can get me a forging license.”
”Forging license is not something that can be easily obtained. It is an extremely stringent process that would make it hard for any possible string-pulling.”
”Then you have to find your own method. I am pretty sure the machines are fully destroyed. They were made that way after all.”
”How about the designs? I am sure you can sell those.”
”I am sure too. But there is one problem. The designs are not just enough to make the machine. I am sure after the machines are destroyed you saw many complicated parts inside, they are not possible to make with the normal process.
Different tools are needed and to make those tools some more tools are needed.
It is hard to give every design and teach you. I highly doubt you could afford my teachings that easily. It is not something that could be bought with just money.”
”Are you not undermining the forging methods of the elves so much?”
”I am not exactly undermining the methods. I am undermining the competence of the people who use it.”
”What do you mean? Do you think that the elves are that incompetent compared to you?”
Sam looked at Braman and said.
”I thought you were different from the rest of the elves, and it seems like this unwarranted superiority is just a common genetic quality of the elven race.
And since you are like this, I will be straightforward.
I am not selling any machinery or equipment to you guys until I get the forging license. I want a weapon license.
Do you want money in exchange? Sure. I will pay. If you want exclusivity to the products, I am open to discussion. I can even give you a condition and even a contract that I will only sell weapons to a specific military unit if you want to. I will not sell a single weapon to any other military unit, the city guard, or even a single individual.
The military unit can manage all the sales.
Now go back and tell the people that need to be told and finish this task then we can talk real business.”
”I don't think that it is an economical method for us. I am sure there are many other easier ways to take that from you.”
”And? What else do you think? If you can really think more than that, why don't you think if faction 1 and faction 2 didn't have the same thoughts as you? And after thinking that, why don't you think they didn't manage to take anything from me if they did get that thought?”
Sam stood up from his chair and continued.
”You are a merchant and a builder. They are your primary identities and I am also both of them, but they are terinary identities, not even secondary much less primary. If you want to be someone you are not, particularly when you are facing someone who knows what they are and who is many things that you don't know, you are bound to fail.
I hope you make the decision after consulting the true decision-maker.”
With that, Sam stood up and walked to Raunak's office.
Raunak is going through some administrative tasks. One of them is registering Sam's business. It is called the Dusk organization. A trading company. That is the most versatile company that can be registered under their name and all of Sam's deals in the past few days are under this organization.
He will be paying the taxes through this company too.
When he saw Sam, he stopped his work and asked.
”Why are you here? Is there anything you want?”
”You really want to keep your relation with your lover pure and unaffected by the factions and politics?”
”Why are you asking this?”
”I thought maybe I didn't need to, but the circumstances are a bit different. If you have an answer to this question, then tell me later in person. You might want to change some things regarding your connections and relations.”