Chapter 1292 - Tricked (1/2)
On the other hand, with enough samples, especially the brand-new ones, Dick immediately let the Lincoln Business Alliance’s alchemists do experiments.
Dick’s hands shivered when he got the result of the experiments…
“Lord Dick, we have to get the Universal Cores, which can improve our magic tools by 48% in general!
“The Spiritual Magic Tools, which are the most profitable, have been improved most significantly. Damn it. The cores are applicable to most Spiritual Magic Tools. They can improve the popular Spiritual Magic Tools, except the special ones, by 62% on average!
“By 62%!
“If we have the cores, the suckers of the Roosevelt Business Alliance will be left far behind!”
An alchemist spoke to Dick excitedly. Dick, however, read the experiment report with unfocused eyes…
The Spiritual Magic Tools weren’t the most expensive, and didn’t have the biggest sales, but they were the most profitable!
Even a 10% improvement in magic tools could make them crush other magic tools of the same kind, not to mention a 62% improvement!
In the Sten Kingdom where the competition was fierce, it meant absolute domination!
The winner took all, and the loser had nothing. It was nothing unusual in the Sten Kingdom.
“Also, this must be a new material that the Gilded Rose has discovered. We can’t find any similar materials in our labs. They must’ve found it in a certain plane.
“Without the material, there won’t be anything we can do even if we get the technology.
“Lord Dick, we must strike a deal with the Gilded Rose! The Universal Core can bring forth a 5% to 30% improvement if it’s applied to True Spirit Magic Tools.
“We must get the supply of the Universal Cores ahead of the idiots of the Roosevelt Business Alliance!
“If they get the cores, the Lincoln Business Alliance will probably be suppressed. We might even lose our position in the Upper Parliament…”
Dick was quite frightened. As an alchemist, he was fully aware of the significance of the data.
He jumped from his seat, and rushed out straight to the Gilded Rose.
Entering the Gilded Rose and meeting Lin Yun, who seemed casual and poised, Dick finally calmed down.
Damn it. He was already prepared to be taken advantage of by the Gilded Rose. If the Gilded Rose was satisfied, the Lincoln Business Alliance would gain profits 10 times greater.
He would accept any of the Gilded Rose’s terms as long as they agreed to cooperate with the Lincoln Business Alliance…
“Sir Merlin, I’ve come again with absolute sincerity. I hope that we can cooperate with the Gilded Rose regarding the Universal Core.”
Lin Yun turned him down quickly.
“Sir Dick, I’m sure that you are aware of the insufficient productivity of the Universal Cores…”
Dick remained solemn, as if he didn’t hear any of that.
“Sir Merlin, we’re not asking for technological cooperation, just purchase cooperation. I know that the Gilded Rose’s offer for bulk purchases is 50,000 purple gold, but the Lincoln Business Alliance can pay 53,000 purple gold!
“We will purchase 600,000 Universal Cores every year. We can even share the Lincoln Business Alliance’s connections and sales network in the Odin Kingdom…”
Dick solemnly proposed a lot of conditions that were all in favor of the Gilded Rose.
Besides the higher price, the Gilded Rose’s chance of using the Lincoln Business Alliance’s connections in the Odin Kingdom was even more useful. With the connections that the Lincoln Business Alliance had set up for years, the recent slander incidents wouldn’t have happened.
It wouldn’t have taken the Gilded Rose such a long time to figure out someone was conspiring against it, or investigate who the suspect was.
With the shared sales network, the Gilded Rose’s expansion would be easier. At least, it would be on steady ground in the Odin Kingdom. Not everybody would be able to plot against it.
There wouldn’t be so many slanderers. No mobsters would come to the Gilded Rose’s branches for trouble again…
Dick went on, yet Lin Yun simply considered it with his head lowered, deep in thought.
Lin Yun didn’t show any reaction, and Dick panicked.
Damn it. When the idiots of the Roosevelt Business Alliance tried to take down the Gilded Rose, he was just watching the drama. He wouldn’t even have noticed the Gilded Rose had it not been for them.
He didn’t expect that the Universal Cores were as effective as, no, even more effective than they were said to be. If the idiots of the Roosevelt Business Alliance succeeded, then the Lincoln Business Alliance would be in big trouble.
If the Lincoln Business Alliance was suppressed, and lost its seat in the Upper Parliament, it would be a lot harder if the Lincoln Business Alliance wanted to pass any motion.
By then, the president would definitely strangle Dick, and then turn his soul into a soul lamp that would burn for 10,000 years…
Dick was quite panicked, but he waited quietly without changing his expression.
There was a fixed number of seats in the Upper Parliament of the Sten Kingdom. However, some business alliances had one seat, and some had five or even more. All motions required voting. One more seat meant a better chance of having the motion passed.
Losing one seat didn’t seem to affect the Lincoln Business Alliance too severely. However, it was a signal of decline, and the Lincoln Business Alliance’s supporters might stop supporting it.
The chain reaction would definitely be a huge trouble for the business alliance…
Lin Yun was silent for five minutes, and Dick couldn’t hold back any longer.
“Sir Merlin, if you have other requests, just tell me. We will accept them as long as we can. We’ll consider them even if it’s hard for us to accept…”
Lin Yun heaved a sigh and looked at Dick, as if he were feeling awkward.
“Sir Dick, I’m deeply touched by the Lincoln Business Alliance’s sincerity. Since you’ve shown so much sincerity, the Gilded Rose must do something no matter how hard it is.
“You asked for 600,000 Universal Cores a year. That’s even more than our productivity in a whole year.
“I’ll talk to other partners. I believe I can convince them to spare some of their quota. I think the most I can offer you is 60,000 Universal Cores a year.
“After all, the raw materials are very hard to get. Even I was almost killed when I tried to get the materials. I suffered heavy losses too…”
Hearing that, Dick was immediately enlightened.
It was said that Merlin was already on the fourth level of the Heaven Rank. Even his life was at risk. He had surely found the materials in a very dangerous plane.
No wonder the Lincoln Business Alliance had never found the materials, which had to be from an advanced plane. Those people had definitely accidentally found the path to another plane. The materials might even be around the path!
After figuring that out, Dick gave up the thought of finding the materials. If the plane was dangerous even for a level-4 Heaven Rank expert, he couldn’t possibly get materials from there even if he knew where the plane was.
“Sir Merlin, 60,000 is too few. How about 150,000?”
Lin Yun shook his head, and didn’t give in.
Several minutes later, Lin Yun was still not giving in, and Dick got more and more anxious. He considered what the Gilded Rose needed.
After thinking for a long time, Dick suddenly remembered that the Gilded Rose came from Andlusa, and that it had been opening branches crazily since it came to the Odin Kingdom.