Chapter 137: They Came to Bargain

The snow had melted a lot outside. My colonists had already started packing, but Seb was lying relaxed on the fur rug.

That damn procrastinator trait.

"Move your ass, Seb." Leva lightly kicked her friend's leg. "Tomorrow we have to leave."

"Later." Seb covered his yawning mouth. "We're not leaving today, right?"

"Just let him be." Eric, who was walking carrying a pile of leather sheets, stopped. "If he's like that, he can't be helped. Unless he's working for money, he can't force himself to work when he's lazy like this."

Leva snorted, then started packing her things again. Unlike her friends who did it neatly, she stuffed everything she had carelessly into her sack.

As I was about to press the fast-forward button, my eyes accidentally fell on Eric, who was sitting still. His tightly clenched hands pressed against the floor.

Seb, who also saw that thing got up and went over to his son, who now looked so thin that his cheekbones were clearly visible. "What's the matter, Son.... Ah, maybe we should drop the call. You can call me Seb."

Eric turned his head to his father and asked. "Why?"

"After all, you've grown up, Eric." Seb's smile bloomed. "It's a bit weird when we call each other father and son. We're almost the same age... So, what's on your mind, Eric?"

"It's nothing...." Eric chokes when I order him to talk about what's bothering him. I felt it was essential to the mental health of my colonists.

Taking a deep breath, Eric looked at the wall of the room. "For me, this place is my last home with them. Well, I find it hard to just leave this place."

All my colonists who were still arranging things stopped hearing that. Leva rose to her feet and came over to Eric, kneeling beside the man.

"We are truly sorry." The red-haired woman said in a soft tone.

"No." Eric just kept staring at the wall. "You all just want to survive, and so does the Congraylham colony.... Ah, can we not talk about this anymore?"

I could have asked him to keep talking about what was on his mind. However, if he's been talking like this, maybe it's time for me to respect his wishes.

Perhaps, some things need to be hidden.

My colonist's attention was distracted by a call from outside the house. I checked who was on the front page. It turned out that there were four men there, accompanied by two horses and a white dog.

"Good day, would you like to buy something from us, sir or madam?" The one who seemed to be their leader, a dark-skinned and tall man, called out again. "We from the Acornhull tribe have brought all kinds of things you might need."

Ah, after I observed him, I realized that this man was the one who had sold onion seeds to my colonists.

As usual, I arranged the colonists. Seb would be the one to speak to the group leader from the Acornhull tribe while the others were on standby.

"Good afternoon." Seb came out smiling, accompanied by Leva as a bodyguard. "Welcome to our house, would you please come in?"

"No need, we...." The leader of the group raised an eyebrow. "Hey, aren't you two from a nameless tribe in the.... If I'm not mistaken in the south?"

"That's how it is." Seb shrugged, still smiling. "There are things that will take a long time to talk about.... So, what are you selling, sir?"

"Ah.... Well, it's none of my business either why you're here." The leader of the group signaled to his men to unload various items from the two horses.

"Hey, is one of those horses for sale?" Seb asked as the items began to be laid out on the ground. "We need animals for transport."

"Not really. However, if you guys buy so much stuff from us that we don't need two more horses, maybe we'll consider it." The group leader smiled back.

I saw various kinds of food being sold by those merchants. There were sweet potatoes, pemmicans, and dried vegetables. The other items are just garments.

"Wow, that's a lot of food." Seb looked at the items.

"Good then." Leva crouched down and also observed. "We're starting to run out of food."

The group leader sighed. "Well, many of us died from a plague... Ah, calm down. We're all fine." The man added when he saw Seb raise an eyebrow. "So the food has become so abundant...." Hey, did you guys sell all of that too?"

The group leader's gaze was fixed on Manu, who came out of the house carrying a sack containing various weapons and agricultural tools.

"Does your tribe need all that?" Seb's smile widened. "We can make an interesting deal."

The leader of the merchant group cleared his throat, probably cursing himself for making that unfavorable gesture. I'm guessing that the weapon makers in the tribe have also died, or perhaps their stockpile of weapons was taken away. It could also be a combination of the two.

Bargaining between the two men began. Seb continued to seduce the leader of the group with the primary goal to get the horse.

And it went on and on. The group leader insisted that my colony buy most of their wares if we wanted horses.

Because the bargaining continued for a long time, Leva chose to sit down, leaned against the wall, yawned very wide, and closed her eyes.

"Okay." The group leader half grumbled. "All of our food and one horse were exchanged for all of your weapons and 75 silvers."

"That's a good price, Seb." Manu finally joins in. "Especially we got the horse."

Seb shrugged with a satisfied smile. It's so obvious that he really liked this deal. "Well then."

The blonde-haired man had already stretched out his hand for a handshake, but the merchant was facing the other way. Seb raised an eyebrow and turned his head in that direction too.

Kat was petting the dog that had been following the group. The dog that looked like a wolf but with a more petite body was silent. He was not hostile to the girl at all.

Slowly, Kat turned her head to Seb. The two eyes met in silence.

Now it was the group leader's turn to smile widely. "The owner of the dog is dead, and every day the animal is always sad. No other animal tamer can get close to him."

Seb grimaced. Looks like he has to do some bargaining again.

Meanwhile, Leva was already sitting asleep with her back against the wall. Her mouth that opened wide was drooling.