Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 92



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 92

19-The Age of Discord

But they didn’t know that all this was Arthur’s doing.

I took the initiative by making an example of a guy named Hadou, and created an escape route called the conditional dialogue, and led him there. I couldn’t have imagined that I was planning such a scenario in that short moment.

Arthur still hasn’t predicted how this scenario will end.

Whether the result would be their defeat or a compromise, it was entirely up to them to decide.

“Please gather all the other victims of JeniCorp. Let’s talk seriously.”

Among those who were looking at each other at Arthur’s words, a middle-aged man stepped forward and asked.

“Then we split the loss?”

“I’m asking you to talk about whether that’s possible. I’m telling you, we can’t accept that you’re only asking us to do that. Do you understand?”

Arthur’s firm words caused the people to retreat. It was three days after the uproar that they gathered again.

The largest room in the office was bustling with about fifteen people gathered there.

“No! Why are you doing this over something that’s already over?!”

“No, it’s over! We agreed to talk again!”

And there couldn’t be anyone who was dissatisfied with this gathering. Naturally, they were all people who had paid a commission fee to Tritso’s human resources agency. The content of today’s discussion would clearly result in losses for them.

“Okay. Be quiet.”

Arthur silenced the commotion and declared:

“We at the Tsuraz Craft Guild are fully willing to share in the losses you suffer in this incident.”

“Advisor!”

The one who was surprised by those words was the office manager, Holden. No, he pretended to be surprised. It had already been said in advance that Arthur would say something like this.

“But to do that, I need the consent of everyone here.”

“But honestly, isn’t that a bit too much?”

Arthur’s words brought up the practical limitations of a merchant. Although they managed to create this place, it was not easy to get everyone to agree. In particular, those who paid the commission and recovered some of the losses would be the most opposed.

“Didn’t you come here after persuading others to do something about that group? If there is no mutual agreement, you are saying that you will unilaterally take the money. Do you really think that our guild would agree to that?”

“… … .”

There was no sound, only breathing. Arthur continued.

“I won’t drag it out. Let’s decide by voting.”

“Voting?”

The procedure Arthur explained was simple. First, it was an anonymous vote. The Tsuraz Craft Guild did not vote and followed the results.

“No! Does that make sense?!”

“What are you talking about?”

When Arthur asked the man who was protesting, he hesitated. He knew it too. If this was the way to go, there was a high chance that it would end up falling through.

Arthur said, looking at his watch.

“Let’s hold the vote in one hour from now.”

“No, why are you making this so troublesome?”

Arthur responded calmly to someone’s protest.

“Many people think that doing favors is a right. So I want to make it clear. This place is a favor that our guild is doing for you.”

“Huh! You’re doing great.”

Arthur spoke coldly at someone’s sarcastic remark.

“Honestly, Jenikov’s fraud is not that big of a blow to the guild. It just makes the performance evaluation of the branch manager standing next to you a mess. But we arranged this event anyway. We did you a great favor by giving you the choice. You’ve been in business for decades, so you can’t deny what I say.”

No one could refute Arthur’s assurance. He looked at his watch and said:

“Then it’s an hour from now. Come back after sharing your thoughts and opinions nearby.”

At those words, everyone went out one by one. Someone grabbed an acquaintance and spoke urgently.

“Hanson, you know? If I don’t recover my losses this time, I’m broke!”

“Hey, Jalton! We’ve only known each other for a day or two, right? You’re not thinking of anything else, are you?”

The room became quiet as the people who were in a hurry and those who were not and therefore bothered disappeared.

Holden looked at Arthur, who was younger than him, with respectful eyes and asked.

“What will the outcome be?”

“If their bond is stronger than we think, it will pass, but if not, it will fall through.”

Holden had heard in advance why Arthur had made such a fuss. The reason was simple: to avoid becoming a public enemy.

When the victims of JeniCorp’s fraud who were not saved visit the office and their demands are met, they become a scapegoat.

And such an image will be stuck in front of the Tsuraz Craft Guild in the future, and in many negotiations to come, it will bring about reactions like, “You were the good guys, weren’t you? Why are you so picky?” Besides, there are many bastards who try to prey on the weak.

However, it was not wise to reject it outright.

They were outsiders from the Tsuraz. If they were to become resentful of the territorial treatment they had to endure, the reaction of ‘Don’t do business with those rude bastards!’ could spread among the merchants. This was because most of the victims of JeniCorp were merchants.

They also had their own guilds, and even if they didn’t have any, they had connections they had built up over many years of living and trading as residents of the capital.

Such a wall had never thinned even after the two years since the Tsuuraz Craft Guild entered the capital. As long as the Tsuuraz Craft Guild had the title of Tsuuraz attached to it, and the more successful it was, the thicker it became, and it was difficult for it to thin.

The only thing that could melt it away was enough time for a generational change.

It could only disappear if there was a generational change with younger people who were familiar with the Tsuraz Craft Guild and thought it was natural. This is because people rarely change what they think is right.

So Arthur divided them by giving them room for negotiation and passed the responsibility to them through a vote. Honestly, no matter what the result of the vote was, the damage to the Tsuraz Craft Guild was minimal, as Arthur had said. Holden’s performance evaluation would only get worse.

However, there was a need to prevent the victims of Jenicob’s fraud from holding grudges against the Tsuraz Craft Guild. Arthur was also a member of the Tsuraz Craft Guild, so there was no guarantee that he would not be taken over wholesale.

You might think this is some kind of act of getting slapped in Jongro and venting one’s anger in the Han River, but that is human nature.

Humans are animals that have to repay what they receive, and their standards are based on their own feelings rather than rationality. Rationally, it is more important for animals to satisfy their own feelings than to repay those who have harmed them.

So, isn’t it that they inflict the absurdities they received from their seniors on their juniors, and instead point fingers and curse at those who seem easygoing while being unable to say anything to those stronger than them?

“It’s time! Come together!”

An hour later, Holden called the men over.

One by one, those who had been hiding somewhere and not easily visible entered the office. Seeing that all 13 people were still there, it was highly likely that an agreement had been reached.

“Then, let’s start voting.”

Arthur explained the voting method in more detail.

People wait in the hallway, then go to an empty room across from the office and receive a white piece of paper. Then, they mark an O or an X, fold it neatly, and then go into the office and put the ballot in a small box.

It was a completely secret ballot.

Although the voting time was not that long, everyone kept their mouths shut and just breathed.

Arthur said this while unfolding the ballot papers in front of their eyes.

“Agreed. Agreed. Agreed. … … Agreed. Everyone agrees.”

Wow!

Those who had been watching with nervous eyes as Arthur unfolded his ballot cheered. Of course, not everyone cheered.

Those who were certain to have to spit out the losses they had already recovered smiled bitterly.

“Then, let’s discuss how to distribute the damages.”

Arthur added 25 silver coins to the total damages as a commission fee. Since the damages were to be divided equally among each person, the person who suffered a greater amount of damages ended up having to bear a greater loss.

But no one protested. After all, the one who suffered the most damage was the Tsuraz Craft Guild, and the next biggest loss was the one who had not put in the commission fee for capturing Jenikob, so they were grateful for the current situation.

“Mr. Holden, please bring me the goods.”

“yes.”

At Arthur’s words, Holden brought a box. Arthur opened the box and showed it to the people.

“There are 40 pocket watches. If we give them to you, our loss ratio will be 40%.”

When the amount of damage suffered and the amount recovered were strictly calculated, the loss that each party had to bear was approximately 36%.

“But as a gesture of sympathy and comfort to you, we have decided to shoulder a little more of the damage.”

“Just give me money.”

When someone started complaining, Arthur narrowed his eyes at them and spoke firmly.

“We have taken this form because we have not suffered monetary damage, but have had our goods stolen, and we have recovered the lost goods. The market price of our pocket watches is between 50 and 70 silver coins, and you have already shown us a favor by calculating the loss ratio at the minimum price. Isn’t that right? Let’s calculate the loss ratio again at the middle price?”

If the price of the pocket watch that the Tsuraz Craft Guild almost lost was calculated at the highest price on the market, then they should have been paid more in compensation. Then, other people would have suffered losses.

Arthur turned his gaze away from the merchant who was hastily shaking his head and spoke to everyone.

“Think positively. The better you sell, the more you can reduce your losses. Honestly, aren’t you more of an expert in that area than we are?”

People nodded at those words. One of them stepped forward.

“I export, and if I sell to foreign countries, I can get a higher price.”

“That’s it.”

Arthur nodded and clapped his hands. He then handed the man a box containing a pocket watch and gave the order to leave.

“Okay, then let’s each take this and go do our own work. We and you all have a lot of work piling up.”

People looked at each other and then left one by one.

They were too emotionally drained to hug and cheer each other on. Those who suddenly suffered great losses forced smiles, and the one who had been forced looked at their expressions, feeling sorry.

This was the result of Arthur casting Split to prevent the Tsuraz Craft Guild from becoming a common enemy.

As the people disappeared, Holden said hello to Arthur.

“Thank you for your effort.”

“What? It was something I had to do as an advisor.”

Holden sighed at Arthur’s calm response.

“Haa~ I guess I might have to give up my position as office manager.”

“why?”

“Isn’t that a huge loss?”

Because of Jennico’s fraud, Holden’s mood went from falling into hell to crawling back up and falling back down again.

The pocket watch Jeni Cobb had swindled was a top-of-the-line luxury item sold by the Tsuraz Craft Guild, a luxurious item with gorgeous engraved patterns and inlaid with gold and silver. Naturally, it was targeted at the aristocracy and the upper bourgeoisie.