Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 50



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Episode 50. Establishment of contract (2)

“Mr. Bich, why are you doing this?”

At the top of the Golden Idol, Soeur branch leader Caitlin was beyond embarrassed and in a state of panic.

A few days ago, I had already heard a report that a strange flash of light had occurred in the market last night. From what I heard, it was a story that happened while Isaac, the Holy Grail Knight whom he had entrusted a request to, was tracking down Yukhar.

When I heard that Isaac had been ambushed, my heart sank as I realized that it was Yukhar’s fault. He had no idea that in just two days he would do something so public.

Neither Isaac nor Yukhar were out of their minds.

However, he thought that the matter had nothing to do with him directly.

Until a large number of merchants belonging to the Golden Idol announced their departure.

“It is as I said. “I would like to liquidate the remaining volume and focus on the wheat trade we originally did.”

Vihik looked somewhat despondent.

Catelyn became nervous. In fact, Catelyn has no authority to force whatever the merchants handle. He only advises and warns. If you do something you really shouldn’t do, you get expelled from the top or an order banning transactions is issued.

But the problem was that the entire Soeur was withdrawing from Lorecus.

Just a few days ago, the price of Lorecus was at its highest. There were rumors going around that the Grant family, a great noble family of the Baekje Empire, was also interested in Lorecus. There were many rumors that Lower Curse was a money maker who could make a lot of money as long as he bought it, but he couldn’t figure out why he suddenly wanted to leave like this.

‘Has the rumor of what Yukhar done already spread? No, he still has room to make money if he sells it to another city… … .’

The problem was that as the atmosphere in Soeur, where the trend began, cooled, the trend was fading in other cities as well. In fact, the market atmosphere was already gloomy. There were quite a few people who belatedly came to participate in the trend without realizing it, but turned away after seeing the market atmosphere.

This trend is fleeting once the bubble bursts. Catelyn, who was secretly trying to come up with an exit strategy, couldn’t help but become anxious.

“great. “I won’t stop you, but I’m sure you have taken into account the issues of penalties and lowered credit ratings for items already under contract, right?”

“yes. of course.”

Caitlin was once again taken aback by Vihik’s calm answer.

In any case, she did not want to be harsh with the members of the same upper class, but in order to prevent the price of Lorecus from plummeting, she gave disadvantages like this to prevent merchants from leaving.

However, Vihik was saying that he would cancel the contract even if it meant taking a big loss.

“Isn’t Mr. Bich in debt because of this Lorecus deal? Can you afford to pay the penalty?”

“I have already received some as payment for the transaction… … “I personally had some, and there was someone who wanted to buy it for me.”

“Who wants to buy it for me?”

Is there anyone who bought Lorecus during this time? Even in the market, there are only people trying to sell and no one trying to buy, so transactions are frozen?

“yes. Thanks to this, we suffered a loss, but we still had enough energy to make a comeback.”

“May I know who it is?”

Catelyn felt an ominous feeling.

***

“Master Isaac!”

Catelyn ran towards Isaac, who was staying at the dorm.

Isaac, who was eating breakfast, calmly waited for Catelyn, who was breathing evenly, to speak.

“Ah, Branch Manager Catelyn. “What’s going on?”

“What is this…?” … Is it okay for the Holy Grail Knight to do something like this in the market?”

In front of Isaac’s lodgings, his hired agent, Jacquelet, was buying a lot of Lorecus bulbs. Jacquelet, who was working as an errand boy for Yukhar, was able to do this because he had a market transaction permit, at least nominally. There were already several cartloads of Lorecus bulbs in front of the hotel.

“What a business. That sounds a bit awkward. “This is just about helping people in need.”

“Help… … ?”

“okay. From what I heard, the Lorecus craze has cooled down. “There are no people who want to buy them, but people who want to sell are pouring in, so the supply is overflowing, and as spring approaches, there is a lot of worry that the Lorecus bulbs that were missed when to plant will rot.”

Isaac looked at Catelyn with his arms crossed.

“They squandered their family wealth due to foolish greed, so they should take responsibility as well. But if all the merchants go bankrupt, wouldn’t the logistics flow in the area be ruined? “The logistics flow has already been ruined because of Lorecus, so we need to lay the foundation to turn it around now.”

Isaac was currently buying Lorecus at the pre-surge price using Yukhar’s slush fund that was in the sanctuary.

It was a terrible loss for the merchants, even considering the money they had earned so far, but they were still able to lay the foundation for a comeback. If I couldn’t accept the loss and held on to Lorecus until the end, it would rot away and disappear, so I had no choice but to sell it with tears in my eyes.

Catelyn was speechless because Isaac was right every word of what he said. No, what he said was also what she should have done in the first place.

If a large number of merchants go bankrupt, the trading network will be ruined. If the merchants who distribute goods throughout the region disappear, it will be a long-term loss for the Golden Idol merchant. Although the merchants were swayed by greed, they had to provide a foundation for a comeback.

But there’s already a lot of Lorecus piled up in the warehouse, so why buy more at the risk of them rotting away? That was also a difficult task for a merchant to handle. This would mean throwing away all the profits earned from the skyrocketing price of Lorecus.

At that time, something flashed in Catelyn’s mind.

‘Then why is the Holy Grail Knight buying Lorecus?’

Is it simply a relief measure for the poor? That may be so.

Isaac’s decision to rescue the merchants even at the cost of loss is praiseworthy. Merchants will also spread his reputation.

But is that all?

“Isaac, no way… … “You’re not?”

“What do you mean, no?”

“You’re not planning on selling that back to us, are you?”

Catelyn asked Isaac with an expression that looked like she was about to cry. Isaac grinned.

“Why not? I am a poor Grail Knight. “What kind of money do I have to do charity work like this?”

Catelyn felt like she was going to faint. Even though there are many Lorecuses currently owned by the Golden Idol Sangdan, it is a new blood compared to the Lorecuses that are not distributed in the entire Soeur market. Is that all? If other merchants start rushing to bring supplies to Isaac, the amount will be enormous.

What if you take the Rockers as is and resell it at the price it was a week ago, when it was soaring?

‘bankruptcy.’

It is not at the level of losing the profits made due to the surge in Lorecus. The Soeur branch may go bankrupt. No, beyond that, this loss could have been a bomb that could shake the entire top of the Golden Idol.

Catelyn grabbed the chair with difficulty, looking like she was having trouble breathing.

Isaac poured some water and placed it in front of her. Catelyn drained her glass of water in one go and looked at Isaac with a begging expression.

“Help me. Holy Grail Knight.”

“That’s something I hear a lot these days.”

“We can’t afford that. I can’t… … .”

“Are you confident that you will break the contract guaranteed by the Golden Idol, Catelyn?”

Isaac asked Catelyn, wiping his mouth.

Catelyn didn’t have the confidence to do that. The top of her golden idol is where she has been honing and working her entire life. It made no sense to apostatize now, and it was clear that if he was cursed, he would live as a beggar.

“doesn’t exist. So please… … .”

“I don’t think you should beg me, but I think there is still something the Golden Idol upper level can do.”

Only then did Catelyn’s head start to spin. He was so shocked that he just didn’t think well, but there was something he could have done as Isaac said.

It’s just that it’s also a path that causes great damage.

She soon held back tears and lowered her head.

“All right. Thank you for your advice. Then, the Lorecus you have purchased so far… … .”

“For your information, this is not all the supplies on the streets right now.”

Isaac had already rented several warehouses and had piled up his Lorecus. Catelyn felt like she was going to faint again, but he had no time to hesitate. She hurried out of the dorm without saying hello.

As soon as Catelyn left, she gave instructions to her secretary.

“Buy up all the Lorecuses on the market right now! right now!”

“yes? You mean Lorecus? Uh, how much… … .”

Catelyn shouted, glaring at the secretary with murderous eyes.

“Definitely more expensive than the price the Holy Grail Knight would buy it for!”

***

In the end, when the date promised with Isaac arrived a month later, most of the quantity released on the market ended up being sold at the top of the Golden Idol at a slightly higher level than the original price before the skyrocketing price. The top of the Golden Idol was filled with Lorecus by renting a warehouse called Soeur’s warehouse, but thanks to this, a bomb that could have collapsed the top was prevented from exploding.

Even so, the amount of stock Isaac had was not trivial. So when Catelyn came to the branch manager’s office above the Golden Idol, Catelyn had to greet him with a rather haggard complexion.

“Are you here, Isaac?”

“Your face is very damaged. Catelyn.”

“For the past three days… … I’ve never slept lying down. I didn’t know how to calculate the loss and how much to bear, so I had to lend a hand here and there from other branches… … .”

She muttered pleadingly.

Isaac smiled as he looked at Caitlin.

So it would be meaningless to ask if we are ready.

The top of Golden Idol strictly protects trust. Especially if the contract was written in the name of a golden idol. I don’t know to what extent they have been mobilized, but at least some of the leaders are probably looking into this issue with interest.

“When I calculated the quantity that Isaac said he had at the price of Lorecus a month ago… … “It comes to roughly this amount.”

Catelyn held out a piece of paper with a calculation formula written on it. Catelyn’s eyes filled with tears as she looked at those numbers. It was a number that would make even the great nobles roll their eyes. This is because it was almost the annual budget of a large fiefdom.

Isaac didn’t bother to check whether this calculation was correct. This is because there can be no error in calculations in transactions in the name of a golden idol.

However, Isaac only knew that this was an incredibly large amount, but he did not know exactly how much it was, so he did not specifically check.

“Then, the Golden Idol merchant will pay this amount, and I will end the contract by delivering all of the Lorecus supplies I have.”

“yes… … .”

“good night.”

“yes. “With this, the contract is concluded.”

Catelyn and Isaac put their hands on the contract and repeated the same declaration. At that moment, a golden light appeared on the contract, and it felt as if it was staring at the two. However, the contract was not completely terminated. The energy of the contract will continue to protect Isaac until he receives the money.

“So, do you want to go get the money? The gold coins are being stored in a safe. Even brought a carriage… … .”

However, Isaac did not get up and just stared blankly at Catelyn.

“Isaac?”

“It would be difficult to carry it around at this level.”

Catelyn looked at Isaac as if he was saying something so obvious. Certainly, if converted into gold coins, it was enough to crush a person to death.

Isaac looked at Catelyn with pity and scolded her.

“Are you so tired you don’t even know what I’m talking about?”

“yes? what… … ah. iced coffee? Oh, really?”

Catelyn opened her eyes and looked at Isaac. For the past three days, she had been unable to sleep without much sleep, and her vitality came back to her.

Isaac said, holding up the paper that Catelyn held out.

“I will invest all of this money into the top of the golden idol. And instead of putting down the investment amount as a deposit, I would like it if you could help me utilize the assets at the top of the Golden Idol unlimitedly in all my future journeys.”

Here, the assets refer to the information network, transportation, lodging facilities, etc. that the Golden Idol Company has throughout the continent.

Isaac didn’t forget that important last word.

“We will negotiate interest separately.”