B2 - Chapter 37

B2 - Chapter 37

William wanted to lead her into admitting that he owned part of the company, but he didnt think she would admit it outright without any prodding.

How can I help? He asked eagerly. You did the hard work to build it to a point where you could enter the annual auction, but Im not a complete dead weight. I can be of more use than just providing the start-up funding. Im friendly with some of the administration in the sect.

Wang Xiaolings strained smile suddenly reverted to normal, eyes glimmering at the prospect of growing her new business.

Williams offer wasnt a lie. He might not have had any interest in Wang Xiaolings venture when she had taken ten thousand Gold from him, but now that he could see the success she was experiencing, he would definitely help. It was in his interest to do so.

Lessening Wang Xiaolings anger before he inevitably asked for thousands of Spirit Stones was a very happy side effect.

This might be just what our Rising Merchant House needs! Wang Xiaoling almost vibrated in excitement. Most of the things I have in mind are useful far into the future, but one way you could help immediately is to help reduce the fees were paying to the auction hall.

He wanted to slap himself. Of course, the auction had fees. How much do they take?

Forty percent, Wang Xiaoling said with a grimace. Its the cost we have to pay as someone new. If I knew you were already promoted, I would have looked for you before listing in the auction. I imagine that clawing back the fees is much harder than having it waived from the start.

William nodded, noticing that all the lightheartedness had disappeared from her tone. Being around Wang Xiaoling and knowing her personality made it difficult for him to fathom how she was a successful merchant, but then she showed flashes of what she was capable of.

As for the auction fees that hurt. The auction hall was getting a thousand four hundred from the sale of [Heavenly Thunder Scripture].

He hadnt been lying to Wang Xiaoling about knowing people in the sects administration, but the only elder he knew that would likely help him was Elder Yu. There was the Grand Elder, but he would require far more convincing, and William had a shallow relationship with him at best. It would be preferable not to take that route.The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.

He wasnt some investing guru or anything close in his old world. Nor did he know a lick about business, but even to him, owning such a large percentage would have been the key to fixing the drought of Spirit Stones he was made hyperaware of during the auction.

It was unfortunate that he would likely have to give his shares up in return for immediate Spirit Stones. Not ideal, but neither was getting killed by Lan Yang if he didnt do this.

Seemed like getting those Spirit Stones to Lan Yang would be far more straightforward than he realized.

Thats amazing! William cheered, acting like his physical age. It means Im rich!

Ha! Wang Xiaoling snorted. Ive been living on the bare necessities, and that wont change for years. This is the building phase, brat. Every Spirit Stone has to be accounted for and spent in a way that will help grow the merchant house.

His heart sank, and it must have been obvious since she noticed it.

Why do you care so much?

William had a few choices in front of him. He could come clean, revealing that he was the buyer of the martial skill she put in the auction, or continue the lie and try to get the Spirit Stones under a false pretense.

He could think of a way that would be believable. A large amount of Spirit Stones for greasing the hands of key people in the sect, lobbying for Rising Merchant House. However, that would start a cycle of lies that could end up destroying the dream Wang Xiaoling had.

Even if she had swindled him for true all those months ago, which she didnt, he couldnt go that far. No matter how easily it could solve Williams self-made problem with Lan Yang, he couldnt ruin this for her.

He would have to deal with the consequences of his idiocy like an adult, no matter how preferable it was to act like a child and pretend he didnt know better.

I bought the Heavenly Thunder Scripture.