
The day changed. Like yesterday, today customers are arriving in large numbers. Daru and Frey are almost overwhelmed by the demands of customers who arrive continuously.
Long story short, the afternoon came. Customers started to withdraw one by one. It left Frey and Daru who were currently standing behind the counter table.
"How much is there today?" ask Daru.
"Today we got 29,500 gold coins, not too far from yesterday. For details, 350,000 bronze coins, 50,000 silver coins, 21,000 gold coins" Frey replied.
"Alright, then let's get ready to meet our guests" Daru said.
Daru and Frey begin to prepare to welcome the leaders of the two trading companies. Daru headed for the lower second floor while Frey cleared the upper first floor.
Daru opened his smartphone and bought 40,000 bottles of shampoo and 8,000 bottles of perfume. He intended to hand both types of objects over to the trading company. Daru was confident that both types of items would attract the attention of people from all over the Isla continent.
A bottle of Daru shampoo bought for ten thousand rupiah, while a bottle of perfume, he bought for 50,000 rupiah. Daru spent 800 million in one transaction. Daru plans to set the selling price as much as four times the purchase price. If today the trading company bought everything, Daru could get 36,000 gold coins. Daru could have set a price five times the purchase price, but he could not take too much profit from the trading company.
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The leaders of the two trading companies arrived. But not only the two of them, but there were four others who followed.
Frey calls Daru who is currently arranging packages containing bottles of shampoo and perfume.
"Daru ..., they're coming. And not only them, the Owner of Bull's Horn Bar and Blue Star Restaurant also came. I've taken them to the upper second floor, I'll host them" said Frey, who was still on the stairs connecting the first and second floors below.
"I'll be there soon" Daru replied.
Why are they both coming? Maybe you want to cooperate? Ah shit, I was too busy so didn't check out Islagram at all, Daru thought
Daru rushed to the upper second floor. Not to forget he also brought shampoo and perfume each one fruit as a sample.
Daru opened the door of the room on the upper second floor.
Creek.
"Sorry to keep you waiting" Daru said as he sat on the sofa.
"I don't remember inviting Bull's Horn Bar Owner and Blue Star Restaurant Owner here, can anyone explain?" ask Daru. He wanted to be seen as a superior party, and instead, he wanted the other party to realize that the one who needed cooperation was them, not Daru.
"Ah, forgive me for coming all of a sudden. But since Mr Daru can open cooperation with the Trading Company, it is not impossible to open cooperation with both of us as well?" said a woman wearing a dark blue tight dress. Lyd, owner of the Blue Star Restaurant.
"Right, Mr. Daru, no offense. We also want to open cooperation with Bukit Sarren. We will also offer a profit that is not less large than the trading company," said Klein, owner of Bar Bull's Horn.
"Alright, but I want to have an important discussion with the two trading companies first, you two can leave this room for a while. Frey, take them, " said Daru.
Frey stood up and said, "Please follow me".
The leader of the Bull's Horn Bar and the Blue Star Restaurant looked at each other for a moment and finally gave up. They actually wanted to know what business Daru would do with the trading company. They followed Frey down to the first floor.
"Oh, the two women standing behind you, I'm sure they are the slaves you prepared, Mr Ronald?" ask Ronald.
"Yes, they are the smartest and most attractive slaves I have" Ronald said, looking at the two women behind him.
The two women had very attractive body shapes. Their faces look beautiful even though they are dirty like slaves in general. The clothes of the two of them were also shabby with many holes. Daru who was concerned about their condition only frowned.
Ronald noticed a change in expression on Daru's face. He was second-guessing before speaking, "While the outside looks bad like that, I'm sure his body is still smooth without any scars. I can guarantee it" Ronald said confidently that his guess was correct.
Hearing Ronald's words, Daru looked at Ronald coldly. Ronald suddenly felt guilty after feeling Daru's gaze. He did not know what mistake he had made, so he chose to be silent without saying anything more.
"Huh, forget. Since you're here, I'll talk about the business." Daru takes out two bottles that look foreign to Ronald and Zed, the Ocean Trade Company's Leader.
Daru explained about the two objects to the two of them, covering usability, durability, and price. The two of them looked astonished at what Daru explained.
"For now, I have 40,000 bottles of shampoo and 8,000 bottles of perfume. One bottle of shampoo I sold for four silver coins, while one bottle of perfume, I sold for two gold coins. That's the lowest price I can offer you, whatever you want to sell it at any price" Daru said.
"40,000 bottles?! Eight thousand bottles?! That many?!" Zed yelling.
"But Mr. Daru, the price you are offering is too high. Indeed your product is interesting, but I can not guarantee it will sell well" said Ronald who is still calm-minded.
"I know of your disbelief, and neither of you have tried. Take these two samples home, do some market research on them. I will give until the day after tomorrow at the same time for his decision" Daru said.
"Then, we'll both be back the day after tomorrow. Then, what about his slave? So you bought them?" ask Ronald to make sure.
Daru suddenly threw a large pouch containing 40,000 bronze coins onto the table.
"40,000 bronze coins. Sorry, I can only buy with bronze coins. My money storage is too full so it is difficult to store large amounts of coins" Daru said.
"What's wrong, I'm carrying a dimensional ring." Ronald put the money bag into his dimension ring, then took out two brown papers with some writing there.
"This is Mr. Daru's blood contract. As long as you hold it, these two slaves will obey you" Ronald added, handing over the two papers.
"Ah, yes," said Daru. Daru actually knew nothing about the blood contract. But in order to avoid troublesome suspicions, Daru agreed with Ronald's words.
"Then we both said goodbye. Thank you for the time, Mr. Daru," said Zed as he grabbed the two bottles in front of Daru.
"Thank you for coming. I will take you both" Daru told the two of them.
The two slaves just nodded. Their gazes were blank as if they had given up under any circumstances. Daru only sighed and escorted his two guests away.
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On the first floor, the atmosphere was silent. It was all because of Frey who was constantly staring at Lyd coldly. Frey still remembers what Lyd did to Daru two days ago. Silence was split when Daru arrived on the first floor with four people following him.
"See you, Mr. Ronald, Mr. Zed" Daru told Ronald and Zed.
"See you, Mr. Daru." The two said together and walked outside the shop.
After which, Daru glanced at Frey who was currently sitting behind the counter face-to-face with the two people.
"Frey, take the two of them to the bathroom to clean their bodies" Daru told Frey, pointing at his servants.
"Well, don't do anything weird" Frey said, glancing at Lyd.
Lyd was silent. Who doesn't know Frey the top-ranked adventurer? To enter the top ranks, an adventurer is required to have extraordinary skills, including Frey. Lyd doesn't know if Daru and Frey have more relationships than bosses and employees. If he had known earlier, Lyd would have never done that to Daru.
Daru only sighed as he felt an aura of hostility from Frey. While Frey escorted the two Daru slaves to the bathroom, Daru approached the two guests who had been waiting for him from earlier.
"Then, what kind of cooperation do you two have in mind?" ask Daru.
The two looked at each other intending to decide who was talking first. Lyd nodded softly to Klein allowing Klein to speak first.
"Mr Daru, let me speak first" Klein said.
Daru nodded in agreement.
"I thought about opening a bar in Bukit Sarren, because many people come here every day. What about that, Mr Daru?" klein.
"Hmm, what do you offer, Mr Klein?" ask Daru.
"What does Mr Daru want? I can offer you money" Klein said.
"I don't need the money. What if 30% of Bull's Horn's profit goes into my pocket? Not only permission, but I will also provide development funding assistance of five thousand gold coins," Daru said.
"Five thousand?! That many?! You're not kidding, are you? Five thousand gold coins was my income for 3 years," asked Klein to confirm.
"Of course, but I also want my name and all my future employees to be blacklisted from Bull's Horn" Daru said, smiling.
"Why do you want to enter keda-ah of course!" Klein instantly understood Daru's intentions.
In fact, the Bull's Horn is not just a bar, but a cover to cover what's inside. But because the profits gained from the Bar were quite large, Klein not only focused on the "inside", but on the bar as well, it was also the same case that the Blue Star Restaurant had experienced.
Inside Bull's Horn was the largest assassin organization in the entire Isla Continent, the Black Minotaur. No one realized that the Bull's Horn that was synonymous with the best liquor in the seven kingdoms was an assassin organization.
At the previous meeting between Daru and the influential figures in the Resia Kingdom, Daru whispered that to Klein. Klein did not feel threatened at the time, but he instead felt attracted by Daru's abilities. In Klein's mind, he wanted to establish a good relationship with her in order to benefit from her organization's growth.
What Daru meant at the moment was that he did not want any hitmen from the Black Minotaur to target him or his employees. Although Daru is a strong man with a deadly weapon, but not with his employees. Frey is also arguably strong, but only limited to one-on-one.
They both agreed to their cooperation. After arranging a few other things, Klein said goodbye and moved out of his chair.
Meanwhile, Lyd was just silently trying to digest the conversation that Daru and Klein had.
Does Bull's Horn have the same conditions as my restaurant? But what organization? thought Lyd was trying to parse the facts.
"And Miss Lyd, what kind of cooperation does Miss Lyd want?" daru told Lyd after Kleim left.
"I want to buy a recipe from a meal that Mr. Daru served to guests the other day. I also hope to be given permission to build a branch restaurant in Bukit Sarren" Lyd said, adjusting his expression to make it look attractive.
"Can, as before, what do you offer?" ask Daru.
"Then, as before. The terms you submit to Bull's Horn can also be accepted. It's just that I won't receive funding from Mr. Daru, I will use my own funds for development, but the amount of profit shared with Mr. Daru is only 25%" said Lyd.
"Well, but the recipe can only be used in a restaurant in Bukit Sarren. If you break it, I will destroy your restaurant and the spy organization inside, Third-eye," Daru threatened.
At once, Lyd's body was covered in cold sweat for fear of Daru's threat. People with information networks that are greater than my organization must be an easy thing to do, Lyd thought.
"Of course I guarantee that, Mr. Daru," said Lyd.
"And as for blacklists as I have conditioned Bull's Horn, I don't care if you're looking for information about me or my employees, but never divulge that information to anyone" Daru added.
So Bull's Horn is really an organization like mine ..., how deep is this guy's ability to find information? think Lyd.
"Okay Mr. Daru, I promise I won't do it. I'll start building a restaurant tomorrow, isn't there a problem?" ask Lyd.
"Just do. Is there anything else?"
"No, then excuse me" said Lyd. Lyd left Daru's shop
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"With this, the spy organization and the assassin organization won't touch me. Haha ..., this is too easy," murmured Daru as he walked towards the bathroom where Frey and the two slaves were.