The woman who was supposed to be Princess Lockhart nodded.
“How lucky!”
The fact that the Emperor had brought her here was a guarantee in itself.
Jack looked at her, maintaining his apparent composure.
“How much do you want for it?”
“Thirty million Crobats per ton.
This is a higher price than usual.”
"This is it……."
Jack rubbed his rough beard, thinking.
It may be better to import them from a foreign country, where quality is guaranteed, even if it means spending more money on transportation.
According to the information he had, Princess Lockhart was currently on the run.
In fact, the Lockhart name was difficult to trust.
Of course, he knew that the Emperor would be upset if he rejected her, but it was risky to invest a large amount of money in the first deal.
But he was fascinated.
“If the young lady is so confident about her price, there must be a reason, let me hear it.”
“It's cheaper than anywhere else.”
“But my family doesn’t deal with individuals, and you have no history of dealing with them.”
“You're not going to deal with me, you're going to deal with Granwald.”
“Grunwald?”
Grunwald.
It was a border area he had heard about.
Somewhere in the South, he thought.
That's right.
The South had learned about it that day when he was reviewing the records.
However, it was a place where so little distribution took place that it was almost inconceivable to consider it a business partner.
But Jack skillfully hid his expression and looked away.
“I heard that the mining rights have reverted to Lord Grunwald, but the mines are not for luminous stones but for minerals that can be used as jewelry such as emeralds and diamonds.”
"Understood."
The young woman with unusually beautiful eyes smiled.
But more than that, Jack focused on the look in her eyes.
What were you supposed to conclude from that?
“But there are also glowing stones, but the Lord doesn’t sell them.”
sigh.
A luminous gemstone appeared on the table.
Jack was amazed, and grabbed a magnifying glass.
It took a closer look to tell, but it was a high-quality gemstone, well hydrated, shiny, and blue in color.
The offer was tempting.
It was much better quality than what he could get from outside.
But the price should be lower.
“How do I know that this is the only one that happens to be of good quality?”
Doo doo doo doo.
Many stones fell on the table.
“How can I be sure that these stones were quarried in Grunwald…….”
Flake.
The gems were engraved with small letters.
[Grunwald].
In an instant, Jack grabbed a magnifying glass and examined the writing closely.
“Why was this writing engraved on the stones?”
He had never seen that before.
This was the first time he had seen her.
But Enya smiled proudly.
“This will be a guarantee of quality.”
“The reason Kilofeldt is so famous is the quality of the goods traded there.
It’s not like other guilds.”
His stern face relaxed slightly.
“But there is no way to prove whether it is from Kiloveldt or not.”
“That's why we make a guarantee card.”
“Everything is done by hand of course, not everything is labeled, and things are swapped out when they are exported far away or abroad.”
Jack couldn't deny what she said.
It happened often.
“This sign will be a big help.”
“Kiloveldt's goal is to build a greater council, and give branches to the Lord's children, so that he can expand his influence beyond the Empire to the Continent.”
How did you know all that?
Jack remembered Rosanna's chatter earlier.
“She had mentioned that a woman had sold her a rare necklace that was in Grünewald..”
'Was it Princess Lockhart?'
Jack's eyes widened.
“Kilofeldt does a lot of charitable work for the community, but it's not well known.
They don't help people in the guild out of the goodness of their hearts, right?”
Just as aristocrats patronized the common people for a purpose, so too did guilds to change their image, or more precisely to serve society in order to win hearts and minds and build new businesses beyond simply selling goods.
This was proof that Kilofeldt saw the future before the rest.
“The manpower of employees who pack the goods can be used elsewhere, and the method of engraving names on items will result in faster consumption without having to worry about it for a long time.”
“…….”
“Before you know it, Kilofeldt will become a household name.”
“Huh…….”
Jack covered his face with his broad hands.
This was what he wished for.
A wish he had had ever since he grew up watching his father
How did the Lockhart family princess see this?
'I was told she was sick and staying home.'
He wondered if the information about her was wrong.
This was not the wisdom of a noble woman raised in a palace.
'How did you know?'
Enya stared at the Lord, not knowing what he was thinking.
‘Because this is the will the guild owner left behind when he collapsed from the shock of being completely fired by his rival at the time.’
In the original novel, the Emperor told him when he met him.
“I will help you become the greatest Guild Master.
“I know your father, and if he were alive, he would take this opportunity.”
So she did some research on Jack Kilofeldt's father.
Jack's legs were shaking quickly.
It has already reached 90 percent.
And now.
“But 30 million krobats is three times the usual price, so I will deduct five million krobats.”
“……!”
Startled, Jack pinched the bridge of his nose thoughtfully, then looked at her.
He had the look of a keen observer.
“I see there's something else you want.”
As it turns out, he knew what she was talking about.
Right now, no one knew that it was the Kilofeldt Peak that was supporting the Emperor.
“Very well”
“But it takes skill to carve a name in stone.”
That was definitely important.
Jack was now leaning heavily towards Enya.
“Hire the alchemist I recommend.”