Chapter 163 - Negotiations (2/2)
”Hello.”
As we entered, I could see the familiar female sitting behind a mahogany desk with a stack of papers in front of her. While it wasn't even close to being comparable to the pile that we saw back when retrieving our earnings, it still showed that paperwork was as essential in every level of administration in this world as it was back on earth.
”I hope you are happy with the results of the auction. Please, sit down.”
Putting the papers that she was working on aside, Venna pointed at the chairs that were already prepared in the room. It seems like this place served not only as her office but as a meeting room as well!
”How can I help you now? If you are coming to discuss the matter of the sword that Ham already reported to me, I will have to disappoint you. Even with my power, it is impossible to investigate it properly in just a few hours!”
I don't know what she is talking about. Just the fact that she already knew about this situation proved that I was regarded as a valuable customer to her! Considering her influence as a backing would be still a great overstretch of the situation, but I believe that I was on the correct route to gain some favours with her!
”Ah, don't worry about it. It's not like this sword held any value to me. If I find some time, as long as you will provide required materials and remuneration, I can create a weapon far greater than this silly work of mine that got stolen!”
If I want to pull her to my side, I need to present her with enough merits of doing so to counterweight the risk of siding with an unknown and so far unaffiliated cultivator like me. Considering her high position and cultivation too great for even my system to assess it properly, she was important figure not only within the confines of this auction house but probably in the politics of the entire city! If I were to make her my backer, the situation of Eve's background would also need to be clarified, making this small idea of mine a task way harder to be solved in just a single meeting!
”But speaking of business, I heard that your house has a nice stock of the popular items. If I were to say that I'm interested in buying quite a lot of spirit stones from you, would I find a common ground for transaction here?”
Hearing both parts of my proposal didn't force any reaction on the woman's face. If ”noob's smasher” was used as the most valued commodity on the entire session of auctioning, flaunting my ability to craft way better things could be taken both as an incentive or as a dishonest flaunt. Even if I know the truth, Venna, as a merchant, still needs to consider all the possibilities.
”If we are talking about stones, I can provide up to fifty of them. As for their price… Hmm… What about one hundred fifty each?”
So those stones were worth only three-quarters of the price that I bought them for? I think it's good that I didn't try to get my hands on a bigger amount then!
”You also spoke about your ability to craft great weapons. Mind telling me what would you expect in exchange for renting those skills for me?”