Chapter 92: Registration
The Flint Merchant Alliance is one of the great merchant alliances, they mainly engage in the mining and sale of natural materials.
What business dealings did they have with the Wisteria store?
Zi Di and Cang Xu sat down to have tea.
A conversation was taking place in a nearby room.
The Flint Merchant Alliance’s representative was threatening, “Yan Yi, this price is already appropriate. I advise that you stop while you’re ahead.”
Yan Yi bitterly laughed, then said, “My Lord, you are forcing me to accept it. I really don’t want to sell this store location. Store location is very important to all that do business.”
“The Wisteria store location on the island is already terrible and has greatly impacted my results.”
“I am hoping that on the new island, with the help of a better location, I can increase business and do better.”
The Flint Merchant Alliance representative sneered, “Our Flint Merchant Alliance is one of the great six; what kind of trash is your Wisteria Merchant Alliance?”
“It has already been broken up, only the name remains. Isn’t the current merchant alliance president is some yellow haired girl? She is a bit stronger than her father, an iron level magician apprentice. Reportedly, she got shipwrecked and has been missing for a few months,. What are you hoping the Wisteria Merchant Alliance can do for you?”
“Even if your shop has a prime location on the new island, what can you do? How much business can you give it? It is a good spot yes, but can you defend it?”
“Your store turnover is too low. By next year, you won’t be able to keep it. According to island law, this location will be given to a more prosperous store.”
“We just want to purchase it ahead of time, that’s all.”
“Recognize reality, old chum!”
Yan Yi was silent for a good while, before replying with a gloomy and husky voice, “I must admit that you are speaking facts.”
“But why must I sell it to you?”
“I can sell this good location to other merchant alliances.”
The Flint Merchant Alliance had considered this issue earlier, and without hesitation, he answered, “Two Eyes Island has many merchant alliance stores.”
“Our Flint Merchant Alliance has only been here in recent times.”
“Our location compared to the other four great merchant alliances is inferior. Therefore, we’d like to purchase your store location.”
“We all do business. If you sell it to the other merchant alliances, can they beat my higher bid?”
“Would they buy your location a year earlier?”
“No?”
The Flint Merchant Alliance representative should have made an inquiry; thus, he spoke confidently and calmly.
Yan Yi deeply sighed, and he could only say, “Let me think it over again.”
The Flint Merchant Alliance representative was displeased, “Hmph, more thinking it over? I have come to negotiate sincerely with you over and over again, yet you act so perfunctory with me?”
“Three days.”
“At most I will give you three days to think things through.”
“I hope you have good news. Otherwise, don’t blame me doing some small tricks.”
The conversation ended, and soon after, the sound of a door being slammed shut rang out.
Zi Di and Cang Xu had been silently listening throughout this.
Zi Di looked somewhat embarrassed.
Cang Xu was concerned, “It seems there is trouble?”
Zi Di faintly nodded, “The Wisteria Merchant Alliance established itself early on Two Eyes Island, thus, it has a good store location. Perhaps in recent years, due to Two Eyes Island growing even more, Hun Tong established this new rule, an understandable action.”
Cang Xu asked, “I’m a bit curious, what tricks will the Fling Merchant Alliance use?”
Zi Di muttered, “They won’t attack, everyone is a merchant alliance, thus, it will be lawful. After all, it only involves a store location, that’s all. The feudal lord’s system is the strongest on Two Eyes Island. The tricks on the surface won’t be too vile.”
“However, the Flint Merchant Alliance is one of the six great merchant alliances of humanity, they are extremely powerful. The Wisteria store on its own is not their opponent. He only needs some sales promotion tricks to seize the store’s customer flow. By wasting some funds, they can sell the same goods as the store but at a discounted price, thereby forcing Yan Yi into a tight spot.”
Business competition was cruel.
The Wisteria store’s vulnerable position was obvious.
Cang Xu’s interest was piqued, “If discounts promote sales, can’t we also do that? Since Yan Yi is a local bully and a member of the Duo Mu Clan, I don’t believe he doesn’t have some capital of his own.
“That is the problem.” Zi Di said, “Our Wisteria Merchant Alliance is a business coalition made up of countless small and medium sized merchant alliances, banding together for warmth. Therefore, don’t hope their loyalty and unity can even equal that of the six great merchant alliances.”
“Yan Yi is no die-hard member of the Wisteria Merchant Alliance; he won’t compromise his benefits and making unprofitable deals to boost his own performance. If the Wisteria Merchant Alliance wasn’t smashed, then perhaps it would have been possible.”
“I now suspect that he isn’t so unwilling to sell this store location.”
“He most likely sold it when his location on the old island changed. But the funds obtained from this transaction is definitely not on the store ledger. His dilemma is perhaps a way of raising the price.”
Zi Di calmly analyzed.
Cang Xu sighed, “What concerns me more is this, will this hinder out plan?”
Zi Di sighed to herself.
They wanted to unload the potions they made onto the market.
With the Wisteria store as a readily available channel, it not only was convenient, but it also helped the Wisteria Merchant Alliance too.
After all, Zi Di was the merchant alliance’s master, a merchant alliance that had been meticulously cared for by her father.
But Zi Di hesitated a bit.
The conversation moments ago had made worsened her impression of Yan Yi.
Should they really help the manager here?
On the one hand, Zi Di felt resentful and grieved.
The Wisteria Merchant Alliance had been targeted and divided by the six great merchant alliances. They could all be said to be her foes.
Zi Di too wanted this foe to taste defeat!
Soon after, Yan Yi came from next door to them.
“Two elders, you should’ve heard that. My life is hard.”
Yan Yi’s eyes watered, he wanted to get the Wisteria Merchant Alliance’s higherups’ support.
But Zi Di was in an unusual situation, it was fine if she was mistakenly believed to have been shipwrecked, but it would be disastrous if her time on Mystifying Monster Island was exposed.
Therefore, when she entered her own merchant alliance, she pretended to be an elder, and couldn’t expose her true identity.
For this reason, too, she also couldn’t transfer more merchant alliance strength to help Yan Yi.
Zi Di gently smiled, “Yan Yi, you are the merchant alliance representative here. The store location is not a big problem and doesn’t need me to get involved in it.”
“You bear full authority in dealing with this problem.”
“Moving on, you have another assignment.”
“There are two potions here, the Sweet Blood Potion and the Green Hat Healing Potion.”
“You will get me good sales. The price cannot be altered, and you will put forth your full effort in accomplishing this assignment.”
Zi Di handed over the potions while informing Yan Yi of how they were used.
“Starting tomorrow, you will prioritize advertising this at the Mercenary Guild.” Cang Xu suddenly reminded him before they left.
Yan Yi revealed his gratefulness, “Two elders thank you for acting. These potions will have great sales, and we can save this store!”
But Zi Di waved her hand, “This is a minor attempt. Don’t hold your hopes too high. The store location business is still yours.”
Upon seeing the two elders’ casual attitude, Yan Yi showed hesitation, and his medicinal market prospects dampened somewhat.
The next morning, the dragonman youngster entered the Mercenary Guild with his head and chest held high.
He immediately attracted the eyes of almost everyone.
He was a dragonman, scarlet red dragon scales, deep dragon eyes, and a silver level aura made it abundantly clear that he had powerful battle strength.
The Bandage Mercenary Corps commander was also at the guild.
“It’s Long Fu…” He instantly recognized the dragonman youngster.
Despite being the first time meeting each other, the Bandage Mercenary Corps commander had already obtained pertinent information on the former.
As a fellow mercenary, he had followed the news of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps more than most.
Due to how large the Snake Rat naval battle was, along with Tan Qiu being unable to lock down news, information on the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps had spread profusely.
Therefore, Commander Beng Dai had a deeper understanding of the dragonman youngster.
He knew that the alliance had paid a disastrous cost during the Snake Rat naval battle. Silver level cultivators had died, most unfortunate of which was the Sheng Ming priest. During the battle, the only silver level that could face Rou Zang directly was the dragonman youngster.
“Long Fu’s bloodline must be impressive.”
“His dragon scales can compete with gold level armor and can resist gold level battle skills.”
“What a striking figure!”
When the Commander Beng Dai saw the dragonman youngster with his own eyes, he felt the latter’s ferocious and dauntless aura, while also sensing his staunchly determined and calm demeanor, causing his assessment of the dragonman youngster to skyrocket in his heart.
He decided to step forth and greet him, “Commander Long Fu, it’s great to see you here! I am the Bandage Mercenary Corps commander.”
The dragonman youngster grinned, “I am Long Fu, I know you, your group is one of the two great mercenary corps on Two Eyes Island, please look after me.”
“Now that you’re here, there are three great mercenary corps.” Commander Beng Dai laughed heartily, he seemed very forthright, but his words held a deep meaning to them.
The dragonman youngster shook his head and immediately said, “We are only staying here for a short time until the auction, then we’ll be leaving.”
Commander Beng Dai earnestly gazed into the dragonman youngster’s eyes, and he sensed the young man’s candidness. Upon realizing the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps wasn’t staying to compete in Two Eyes Island’s mercenary market, his smile grew more cordial.
He didn’t leave, rather he accompanied the dragonman youngster to the front desk.
“Hello, Lord Long Fu.” The staff member bowed respectfully, “What types of missions do you request, I can filter them for you.”
The dragonman youngster coughed, “Register me first.”
Currently, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was only founded on words, they hadn’t registered with the Mercenary Guild yet. Only after registering it could they use the Mercenary Guild to accept normal missions and receive rewards upon competition.
It was like Snake Rat Island, where Zong Ge had to first register with the Hunting Guild to be able to receive missions and rewards.