Chapter 158 – 36. Gray. (2)
When an inn building near his place of business was put up for sale, Allen immediately went into the confirmation process.
As long as the two top 10 held most of the business in Vermandois, the only place he could squeeze in was a small inn or commerce like this. It is because prostitution, gambling, and private loans are held tightly by the top 10 Gione, and logistics, alcohol, and various small businesses are held tightly by the top 10 Viola.
In fact, this inn business is also a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of She seemed to be trying to hand over most of this business to Danju Allen. Apparently, she too, because her business was an octopus foot, seemed to want to be selective and focused like Jione.
Of course, a solid mercenary business should be the premise of all these businesses. However, unlike other businesses, the mercenary business is maintained only through constant recruitment, transfer, or release. That means there are a lot of things to take care of. It’s because the whole water could be cloudy if you put a wrong person in once.
Putting all of that together, finding a good crew member was usually not an easy task. Especially when the name value of Allen-Mercenary Corps is halfway like now.
Eastern King of Destruction.
Sharpshooter of the South.
Quick feet in the middle.
The Bloodmaul of the North.
The diarrhea shit of the West.
There are plenty of people with brilliant names but empty practicality.
Compared to the members who had been together for several years and had already reached the stage of completion, it was very rare that the stats or characteristics of the new mercenaries caught Allen’s eye. Even if it’s noticeable, the ransom is too high….
Anyway, recruiting is also recruiting, but as important as that is the renewal of the current members.
Of course, Allen had no intention of sticking with his current salary. As the size of the mercenaries grows, the salary system also needs to change accordingly. It was right to raise the standard somewhat to prevent the outflow of talent. If you don’t, the surroundings will just rock you on better terms.
Allen sat at the negotiating table with his crew whenever he had time. Now there is such a thing as the status of the mercenaries, but it can’t be handled in the same way as before.
So, after negotiating with all the members, he raised all of them from 5 to 10 gold coins depending on their circumstances. … However, the old dog, Kalisman, expressed regret about his reduced performance to Danju.
“It seems that my abilities have reached their limits.”
Allen did not deny it either. His ability has already reached its limit, and he is definitely time to retire.
But his experience and ability to get along with his teammates still came in handy. The trust of his colleagues was also strong…. When he was immediately removed, there was no talent to fill his vacancy yet. That was the judge’s judgment.
“I won’t deny it. However, I still want you to keep your place. …… It’s still vague to say exactly when, but I’ll form a separate 2nd Army later. Especially the mercenary corps that specialized in escorting the corps. I wanted you to take over the position of captain of the 2nd Army.”
In normal escort missions, the head of a band of mercenaries must be experienced. In that respect, only Kalis is the perfect fit for the position of commander of the 2nd Army. It’s rare for escort missions to involve high-quality personnel, unless it’s a very important item.
Usually, after nurturing talents discovered in large-scale mercenaries in that way, they were selected and promoted to the first group. Allen, who is aiming for the top 10, should have such a system in place so that he will suffer less from chronic talent shortage.
The experienced Kalisman understood Allen’s meaning at once. Of course, that doesn’t mean that retirement is gone, but the life of a mercenary is much longer.
Anyway.
Allen entered into two competitive bids, and gave up the goods both times. It’s because his price has risen too excessively.
As mercenaries from the east rushed to Vermandois, the inn business enjoyed a great boom, and the overall price of the inn building increased, which was also the reason why the initial price was set high. Of course, Allen has nothing to lose. Because he already has three inn buildings.
And just in time, an inn building in a good place came up for sale. The problem is that the price is outrageous.
The extra money he currently has is about 4,000 gold coins. However, the initial value of the building was close to 8,000 gold coins. So, rather, there were fewer competitors than other places. It’s rare for a mercenary company or merchant company to be able to borrow that much money at once.
…… Vermandois is gradually growing. Then you have to eat here.
Taking into account the slight increase in the amount due to competition, the estimated price is approximately 10,000 gold coins. That was barely enough to add to the extra money he had after disposing of two of the three inn buildings he owned.
Should I do that… ?
Once prior to the decision, Allen participated in a competitive bid. He may have to give up the item because the winning bid is higher than expected.
The starting price is seven thousand five hundred gold coins. Of course, the amount went up in hundreds.
The heat of bidding started to cool off as soon as the number of gold coins exceeded 9,000. Allen, too, is the last limit of gold coins.
“Nine thousand seven hundred!”
When the troubled, overweight top lord called nine thousand seven hundred, before the numbers were over, Allen almost last called nine thousand eight hundred.
“… Nine thousand eight hundred!”
It is an amount that is burdensome even at the upper level, which is quite generous with ten thousand gold coins. Most of the corps and mercenaries in Vermandois do not have 5,000 gold coins.
Allen’s hands and feet trembled with tension as each number the host called became smaller. Rather, it feels more comfortable than now when dealing with the Witchbeast.
… Then, the number 0 was reached without anyone raising a bid. A hammer hitting the wooden board at the same time.
“Nine thousand eight hundred gold coins, successful bid!”
Whoa.
It was only when the sound of the winning bid died down that Allen let out the breath he had been holding in and smiled brightly. He rose from his seat and responded to the congratulatory handshakes handed over from all sides.
…… Of course, this has only just passed the first hurdle, and there is still a bigger wall left after that.
Allen’s current spare money is four thousand hundred gold coins if you throw away ten units. Then, the remaining amount, 5,700 gold coins, and the brokerage fee, 500 gold coins, must be added to obtain a total of 6,200 gold coins.
Of course, there was no way he could make 6,000 gold coins right now, no matter what he did other than disposing of the inn building.
Of course, there is a way to borrow the remaining amount, but the interest rate was so exorbitant that I couldn’t think of it. On Earth, it’s only a few percent at most, but 50% is good here. The average is over 70%, so that’s all I said. So even though Allen had been a [Guild Master] For over ten years, he had only ever made a loan. … In the first place, it is the private loan business that decides to make human slaves by using loans as bait.
Anyway, so, Allen put the two inn buildings up for sale. It’s quite cheap compared to the ones on the main road, so there were quite a few competitors.
And a week later, the two houses were sold for four thousand hundred and four thousand five hundred gold respectively. In conclusion, one building was reduced, but the use price itself was high and the turnover rate was high, so overall income increased.
The next thing to decide is the location of the hideout.
…… In fact, moving the hideout to a building on the main road would reduce profits by that much, but Allen went ahead with it with great enthusiasm.
According to the status of the mercenary group, the location of the hideout should also be selected. That way, you can give more trust to the client, and you can also aim for the effect of increasing the ransom.
Thus, Allen-Mercenary Corps settled on the 4th floor of an inn building with a clear view of the river. After Allen had moved all of her luggage, she was very moved as she looked out of her window at the beautiful river with the sunset light spreading through it.
… I wonder if this feels like entering a Han River view apartment….
Although in Korea, I had to live with a wall view rather than a view of the Han River, but now I live in a hideout with a view of the river. Here on Earth he did something unimaginable. …… Finally.
In the conference room, which was made by renovating a large room, crew members gathered at a large rectangular table and waited for the main character.
When Danju appeared, everyone rose from their seats. He walked to the top of the table with a light smile.
“… I….”
He pressed his palms against the table and continued.
“It took me four and a half years to get here.”
The gaze, which looked away for a moment, focused again on the crew members.
“This is not just anyone’s ball. Everyone’s ball It was only possible because we were together.”
He gently rolled up his hand that was pressing down on his table.
“Of course, we still have a long way to go. Like our lives.”
Danju grabbed the wine glass and held it high.
“However, let’s rejoice in today’s happiness. And, let’s bless the future glory.”
Everyone raised their glasses.
“May this happiness last forever.”
Cheers.
