40 Chapter 40: Merchant's guild

*clak*

The carriage moved slowly through the streets, finally, after about 10 minutes the carriage driver stopped the horses and called out "we have arrived at the merchants guild"

*plop*

Caesar stepped out of the carriage followed by Sebastian, in front of them was a large building with people rushing in and out constantly. Caesar and Sebastian followed the crowd and entered into the building.

Caesar and Sebastian stood in line with the rest, at the end of the line was the receptionist. She was a beauty with long flowing blue hair and cute round cheeks… She carried a mesmerizing smile at all times as she dealt with the customers.

Soon it was Caesar and Sebastian's turn, they walked towards the receptionist…

"Hello, welcome to the merchants guild how can I help yo-" The receptionist said with a smile but paused when she saw Caesar's face and entered into a daze.

Caesar smiled "I am here for an appointed meeting with the merchants guild, my name is Mephesto Pheles"

The girl was still in a daze for a few seconds before she finally got a hold of her self and blushed "y-yes, I will check right now"

The girl immediately started rummaging through the papers on her desk in a fluster… after about a few minutes she looked up "your appointment is registered, please walk up those stairs on the left and enter the door at the end of the hall" the girl replied respectively.

"Thank you," Caesar said briefly as he walked with Sebastian to the stairs she directed them too.

*step*

Caesar and Sebastian walked up the stairs and walked through the long hall, they reached the door at the end and Sebastian lightly knocked on the door.

*knock*

*knock*

The sound of rushed footsteps could be heard from the opposite side of the door.

*creak*

Soon a middle-aged woman poked her head out, she had tied up blonde hair and a pair of glasses… She studied both Sebastian and Caesar for a few seconds before putting on a professional smile

"welcome Mephesto Pheles and Sebastian, please come this way," she said with a smile as she opened the door all the way.

Caesar nodded and walked in first, the room was simple with a small desk in the middle. Stacks of paper were piled on the desk.

The lady smiled bashfully as she put the stacks of paper somewhere else and sat on her chair behind the desk, she gestured to the two seats in front of her "come to sit down, my name is Olivia"

Caesar sat on the right chair and Sebastian sat on the left, Caesar put his right hand forward and offered a handshake "nice to meet you, Olivia"

Olivia shook hands with Caesar and took out a single piece of paper from one of her doors and put it in front of Caesar.

Olivia's lips curled as she patiently explained "the merchants guild is quite interesting in buying/selling weapons from you"

Caesar nodded slowly as he glanced at the paper in front of him, he tapped the desk and asked curiously "are you the boss of this merchants guild"

"I am merely the boss of this branch that's part of the guild, however, I had already written a letter to the regional manager and he is also quite interested in these weapons"

Caesar nodded his head and slowly read the contents on the piece of paper…

*creak*

Soon a young girl with chestnut hair and an energetic face walked in with three cups of tea, she walked over to the table and slowly put the three cups of tea in front of Caesar, Sebastian, and Olivia respectively. She bowed respectively afterwords and walked out.

Caesar took a sip of tea and pushed the paper back toward Olivia… he raised head and looked straight into her eyes "I decline this contract"

The smile on Olivia's face crumbled and she asked quickly "why? This is a great deal"

Caesar calmly smiled "you guys want to buy my ballista's for merely 100 gold a piece and want to make it so I can't sell with anyone but you?" Caesar asked in a sarcastic tone

"You have almost no connections, who would buy your weapons besides us? We can get you the exposure you need" Olivia replied back swiftly

"I am the crown prince of a country and not to mention I now have thousands of elves under me… how can I be considered to have no connections?" Caesar asked Olivia curiously

"T-that is…" Olivia stammered for an excuse

Caesar pushed the contract further away with his index finger and smiled widely, "I have a different proposition"

Olivia replaced her flustered expression with a professional smile again and looked at Caesar with anticipation

"I'm listening," she said while looking at Caesar

Caesar smiled slyly and leaned back in his chair "I want the merchants guild to help mass produce my weapons under the leadership of Danny and sell them with the best of their abilities… I will gain 90% of all profits whereas the merchants guild will gain 10%"

Olivia looked, Caesar, shocked "only 10%?"

"We won't be buyer and seller but instead partners, you will gain 10% of all transactions including future weapons which will result in you being the top market for weapons"

Caesar paused for a second and continued

"Although you gain less money you will gain much more fame"

Olivia tapped the desk and contemplated "Will we sell them under our name or yours?" Olivia looked at Caesar curiously

"We will sell them under a company name, the merchants guild will become partners with said company…" as Caesar said this he flipped a black coin with purple edged in his hand.

Olivia placed her chin in her hands and hummed "hmmm"

While she was still in contemplation Caesar delivered the final blow "I will also gift you a few ballista's and a couple dozen crossbows to showcase to the buyers"

Olivia stood up from her desk and paced back and forth while thinking to her self "the merchants guild will undoubtfully make a lot of money from this deal and we practically don't lose anything but…. This man will make an incredible amount of money as well, I Don't have any way to rebuke him either, he is too good…"

Olivia sat back at her desk and raised 2 fingers "25% and it's a deal?"

Caesar shook his head… "10%, take it or leave it"

Olivia audibly gnashed her teeth before dropping her head in resignation, "I will speak to my boss about your proposition, I will get back to you when I confirm our stance on the matter"

Caesar stood up from his chair and nodded "I expect to hear the good news" he chuckled and walked towards the door.

Sebastian followed silently and they soon left Olvia alone… Caesar and Sebastian walked through the long hallway and down the stairs.

"Young master, do you think they will accept?" Sebastian asked

"They don't have a position to decline" Caesar replied

Sebastian looked at Caesar curiously "what do you mean?"

"This deal will make them earn lots of money, my weapons will sell to nobles, kings, mercenaries, rebels, etc… etc… The market for weapons at this time is extraordinary, I don't need to sell them through the merchants guild in particular but they will need me" Caesar replied

"I see" Sebastian answered absentmindedly

Caesar stepped back into the carriage and sat down… he placed his head in his palm and smiled "and because they gain 10% of all money from transactions made, they will try their best to sell more products which will, in turn, make me more money… it's hitting two birds with one stone"

Once Sebastian sat in the carriage, Caesar opened the window and ordered the carriage drive "head towards the blacksmith"

"As you command"

Caesar sat back down in the carriage and saw Sebastian looking at him curiously...

"I need to get some tools for Joe, I promised him I would" Caesar explained

Sebastian nodded his head in understanding, they both sat in silence for the rest of the way until the carriage finally stopped. Caesar stepped out and walked into the blacksmith.

*bang*

*bang*

The sound of hammering resounded throughout the entire shop, Caesar calmly walked to the counter, the sound of hammering abruptly stopped and a muscled man entered into Caesar's eyes.

"Long time no see" Caesar smiled and greeted

"Indeed, what do you need?"

Caesar stroked his chin "I need a pair of blacksmithing tools"

"Alright, I can get that for you"

After waiting for about 10 minutes the man came back with a big bag full of tools… "that will be 20 silver coins"

Caesar placed a gold coin on the desk and picked up the bag, "keep the change" he said with a smile as he walked out of the blacksmith shop.

*step*

Caesar stepped back into the carriage and sat down, he placed the bag of things on the other side of the seat next to Sebastian.

"Alright, head back home… I got a promise to keep with Elizabeth" Caesar said loudly to the carriage drive