Card Apprentice Daily Log

Chapter 172: Thirty Five percent

Date- 26 Mar 2321

Time- 5:51

Location- Sky Blossom City, Tyrant Sun Raven guild, Meeting room

Anna was indeed being generous by paying 20,000 soul jades if the D-rank silver beach gate dungeon was the waste dungeon it used to be but it is no longer a waste dungeon it is an inexhaustible wealth mine, its price can no longer be measured in common units. No matter how much Ocean water is consumed from the D-rank gate dungeon it will be restored with the refreshing of the gate dungeon. So unless the dungeon is destroyed ocean water can be pumped out without limit and the most attractive part about this was this all was free.

“Your Highness, It’s not that I do not want to sell the dungeon at that price but we are offered a much better price for the dungeon by other interested buyers.

Now that the patent of Master Wyatt has become public knowledge many big people and forces are interested in buying the dungeon and have been contacting us to sell the dungeon to them.

We almost sold the dungeon for a sky-high offer. Thankfully we heard that your highness has the exclusive right to the production and supply of the Silver milk powder. So we thought of making a transaction with you directly.” Hearing Van a bomb went off in Anna’s mind, she was so focused on getting the exclusive rights she forgot about acquiring the D-rank dungeon… wait she did not know that the Dungeon in which silver milk was found until after the patent was granted. So it was not her fault that she did not acquire the dungeon before applying for the patent. ‘It is his fault for not telling me .’ thinking that Anna glared at me.

I shook my head and said, “Hey, don’t blame me. If I told you earlier about the dungeon my existence would have become redundant and you would kill me right then and there. If anything, your subordinates at the patent and trademark association are to be blamed, someone has leaked the news in greed. Did you not make sure to keep the employees at the patent and trademark association tight-lipped?”

There was no other buyer and I don’t know if anyone at the patent and trademark association leaked the news. This was the trap I dug for Anna or anybody who would coarse me into getting the exclusive rights of the silver milk powder.

Now Anna thinks that other forces are eager to buy the Dungeon to get the monopoly of silver milk powder when in reality there aren’t any. A patent prevents the people from selling the product without my permission which I have exclusively given to Anna but it does not stop the people from using it for personal use. Once the other forces own the dungeon they can create as much as silver milk powder to bolster their forces, which comes under personal use. Pretty soon Anna will be coerced by other factions and the government to sell the exclusive rights to the production and the supply of silver powder to that particular force owning the dungeon in exchange for petty shares, because they want the silver milk powder for their people.

This was nerve-wracking if she cannot own the dungeon, everything up till now will be a waste. Thinking this Anna quickly made up her mind and said, “I will give you 1% royalty in exchange for the dungeon.”

“Your highness 1%… We will be making an unknown number of enemies for selling you the dungeon for pennies while they offer more. Your highness, we are risking our necks for you.” Basically what Van meant was 1% royalty was not enough. Please quote a higher price or we will go to your competitors.

“5% and I will make your guild an honorary guild of the southern watch.” Becoming an honorary guild of the southern watch meant that the TSR guild is under the protection of the southern watch and its allies. Solving the problem of any potential enemies that would be made by the TSR guild for selling the dungeon to Anna.

“Your highness the offer we almost accepted promised that they would give us 35% of whatever they stand to make.” Van’s words struck a nerve with Anna as she lashed out, ” 35%! Aren’t you greedy? go ahead sell the dungeon to them, see if you will live long enough to enjoy the wealth you will be making.”

It wasn’t clear whether Anna was threatening Van for being greedy or predicting that his greed will be used against him but either way according to her in the end only death awaited him. If it was the original Van George he would have caved under Anna’s murderous aura but he wasn’t he did not care if he died all he cared about was achieving the mission his Lord had assigned to him. He had to perform his best as his lord was watching.

“…”

In moments like this silence was the best option as none of us present could bear Anna’s wrath. The silence gave Anna a moment to think and having made up her mind she stated her last offer, “20% and your guild will become the honorary guild of the southern watch. Take it or I will kill you and cease the dungeon as property of the southern watch.” Yep, this is the reason I did not let Sarah come to participate in negotiations, once Anna felt that she was not the one in control of the situation she would flip and I honestly do not know how she would react.

But on the bright side, 20% royalty was a very genuine and sincere offer not to mention the TSR guild would become the honorary guild of Southern watch making them royalty in the southern region. Nobody in the southern region would dare to make things troublesome for the new budding TSR guild. So via Hive AI, I asked Van to agree to the offer.

” 20% and your guild will become the honorary guild of the southern watch, Where do I sign?

Your Highness is the most generous, fair and just. It’s my honour to be of use to your highness” As the acting guild leader Van was granted the authority to buy and sell guild property without consulting Sarah.

Since the TSR guild in a way belonged to me now I had a total of 35% royalty in the profits made by Anna through the production and supply of silver milk powder.

So what if you are stronger than me I still ended up with the share of the pie I deserved. My 35% royalty may look small compared to 65% that Anna would be taking, but considering the efforts Anna and the faction backing her would be putting to ward off the predators, as in the world’s eye Anna and her faction would be occupying the monopoly over silver milk powder production and supply leading to them bear all the pressure. While I will be enjoying the fruits of Anna’s labour from the shadows. Not to mention the capital and favours they would be utilising in the creation of an efficient production house and supply chain.

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