Chapter 22 - The Enhanced Big Business

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

However, as a partner, Gray still reminded her:

“Miss Aikasha, in order to deal with the dangers in the jungle and all kinds of unknown things in the future, I think it’s necessary for us to train ourselves.”

This was what Gray said from the bottom of his heart. All kinds of signs indicated that there were many secrets hidden in the jungle that the Guardians did not know about. Training oneself was also better for dealing with accidents that would happen in the future.

“Got it. I have my own plans. Thank you, Mr. Gray.”

Then it was fine.

Since she had her own thoughts, he would not say anything more.

The two of them began to discuss the sales of weapons for the day.

According to Aikasha, she had succeeded in making six tier 1 weapons for the day and failed with one. She had put all of these weapons up in the trading hall, with a price tag of twenty units of wood and ten units of metal.

The price tag was actually the amount of materials needed for an upgrade of the safe house!

Gray clicked his tongue and secretly sighed at Aikasha’s bold price. What was even more difficult for him to understand was that Aikasha had actually sold all the Tier 1 weapons at such a price!

Aikasha continued to explain. When the weapons were put on the shelves at the beginning, it had indeed caused a sensation. There was an endless stream of people who came to check the details of the trading items, but most of them were scared by the price.

Aikasha did not have the slightest intention to change the price. She clearly knew that once weapons appeared, it would become a commodity that the Guardians yearned for.

This kind of thing could protect the Guardians and directly increase their strength. There would never be a shortage of buyers. She only needed to wait quietly.

The turning point was in the afternoon. Perhaps half a day of exploration and exchange in the trading hall was enough for some Guardians to gather materials.

At first, only one weapon was sold. After a while, the second weapon was sold too. Then, as dusk approached, the speed of the sale increased. In the end, Aikasha had just finished forging the last weapon, and once it was on the shelves, it got sold out.

In total, they had collected a hundred and twenty units of wood and sixty units of metal in a day. This meant that each of them could get sixty units of wood and thirty units of metal.

Even Gray, who had thought of this proposal in the beginning, was a little surprised at the success of this business.

It seemed that he had underestimated the Guardians’ speed of gathering resources and their need for their own safety.

However, it seemed normal when he thought about it. Just like how his dragon egg could sense mana crystals, Aikasha’s Golden Lion would give her the ability to forge. What if someone’s troop could quickly gather resources?

This result was already very satisfactory to Gray. However, from Aikasha’s words, he could tell that she was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Gray couldn’t help but ask curiously,

“Miss Aikasha, are you still not satisfied with today’s transaction?”

“Of course!”

Aikasha’s reply was a matter of course. Without giving Gray a chance to speak, Aikasha began to explain herself.

“Mr. Gray, you might not know this, but every upgrade to the safe house requires double the amount of materials needed. Compared to the materials needed for the safe house, the materials we have now can be said to be a drop in the ocean.”

Gray instantly understood Aikasha’s difficulties. She was the one who had thought of using meat to exchange for wood and metal in the first place. Her safe house must have been strengthened once or twice.

From the looks of it, the amount of materials sold today was indeed not enough to meet her needs.

This was not her problem alone. Gray would soon face the same problem after getting the materials to upgrade his safe house today.

What should he do?

Aikasha’s one day was limited. Obviously, it was impossible to increase production. However, if they raised the selling price again, making the Guardians feel that it was better to upgrade the safe house than to buy weapons, then the business would be done for.

Perhaps after the Beast Tide, the Guardians who didn’t have the urgent need to upgrade the safe house would come back to buy weapons. However, by then, it would be too late, and Gray and Aikasha wouldn’t need to sell weapons anymore.

“Let’s raise the price tomorrow!”

Aikasha suddenly said. Clearly, she realized the problem.

“After a day of gathering materials and fighting with beasts, weapons will become more and more important. Tomorrow, there will be more Guardians who are willing to pay a high price to buy weapons!”

This was clearly the truth, but Gray felt that there should be a better way to maximize the benefits of both of them.

After some thought, he replied:

“Miss Aikasha, I have an idea. From tomorrow onwards, we will only sell two tier 1 weapons, and then double the price. This will be the case every day from now on.”

This would at least guarantee that the two of them could upgrade their safe houses at least once a day.

“Only sell two?”

Clearly, Aikasha had yet to catch up with Gray’s train of thought.

“The main point is after that.”

Gray’s words pushed back Aikasha’s displeasure and doubt.

“Let’s forge a tier 2 or higher weapon. This way, we can raise the price of weapons in one go. Of course, we can also keep a few tier 1 weapons.”

“Next, on the day before the Beast Tide, we’ll raise the price of all of them in the trading hall!”

There was no response from the other side of the screen for a long time. Clearly, Aikasha understood Gray’s train of thought and was confused.

“Wonderful!”

In the end, Aikasha could only reply with this word.

Of course, it was wonderful. According to the characteristic of the safe house’s required resources doubling, there would definitely be many people on the last day who would not be able to bring out the resources needed to continue upgrading the safe house.

However, not being able to bring out the resources to upgrade the safe house did not mean that they would not have the resources in their hands. The amount of resources that they would be desperately saving up before the final moment would reach a very considerable amount.

Moreover, when the time came, after a few days of jungle exploration by the Guardians, their strength would definitely soar. A tier 1 weapon might not be enough for them, and a tier 2 weapon that was much stronger than a tier 1 weapon would be what they were after.

They had to give up the materials that they could not use for the time being in exchange for a trump card during the Beast Tide. Moreover, the weapons would be the helpers on their future exploration journey. The Guardians would have their own judgment on which was the better option!

Gray’s plan had indeed maximized the benefits of the two of them!

There was one more thing that Gray did not say explicitly. As the number of weapons manufactured decreased, Aikasha would have a lot more time to improve her own strength. This could be considered as a little favor from Gray to his partner.

“Let’s do it this way then, Mr. Gray. Wait for my good news!”

“I wish us a prosperous business!”

Gray traded all the items that he had obtained today. Today’s harvest was even more than yesterday’s, with a total of eight drops.

Following that, Aikasha also sent over the materials that she had received today, along with a compensation for the failed weapon.

Gray had gotten a total of sixty-five units of wood and thirty-three units of metal.

Satisfied, Gray planned to upgrade the safe house the next morning. He was tired enough tonight.

After watching the chat channel for a while, Gray returned to his bed and closed his eyes..