Chapter 248: The Mine
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Chapter 248: The Mine
They had hired a prospector to examine the territory surrounding each of their new villages. It was a profession hed never studied back at the Holy Flame Sect and it had served them well so far. The problem was that as soon as the Cloudmetal Charcoal was found, the prospector immediately severed all ties with them, reporting the news to his superiors and then immediately going on the run. If he just disappeared without a trace then the organization he worked for, The Gold Ether Group, would think he found something valuable and chase after him. Instead, by informing them what he found he passed the blame. Then the prospector immediately ran. Sages men didnt stop him, he was just a hired hand and not part of their organization.
The prospector was fearful of the same things that Sage was now fearful of. The Cloudmetal Consortium was a large and powerful group in the Dou Kingdom. All Cloudmetal Charcoal was under their control. It was only a matter of time before they would come to visit. The Gold Ether Group would most likely pass the information along to them. If someone tried to break their monopoly on Cloudmetal Charcoal, the Consortium would do everything short of openly declaring war. There was already a half-dozen instances of it making crazy actions with ridiculous reasons, wiping out whole clans or massacring villages to maintain their monopoly. They used the wealth of that monopoly to reach their powerful position.
Cloudmetal is a 4 star material, and far more common than most other high ranking materials. The problem is that Cloudmetal Charcoal is a requirement for smelting Cloudmetal. Most Cloudmetal Charcoal mines are huge and if used exclusively for Cloudmetal could easily supply enough for two or three Cloudmetal mines. Since theres just as many Cloudmetal Charcoal mines as there are Cloudmetal mines, the charcoal should be worth far less. The Consortium instead created an artificial supply shortage and raised the prices to a higher level. As long as they can maintain control of every Cloudmetal Charcoal source, they can remain rich and powerful. Since Cloudmetal is only a 4 star material, it is not quite at the level where the Kingdoms government will step in to take control. They personally control every mine or farm of 6 star materials, and the groups that control the provinces control the 5 star materials, giving a yearly tribute to the Kingdom. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Sage called for King and the two of them took off towards the new village. By the time they had entered the 10,000 Wave Province only a few hours had passed. Even so, as they descended to the location of the new village there was already a small army surrounding it. Each of the troops were wearing a sky blue uniform, and there was a badge on their chests depicting a cloud with a sword stabbed through it. The Cloudmetal Consortium.
They sure work fast!
King maintained his beast body, since theyd seen him on approach, he could only act as a contracted beast. A treasure that could carry people was far too rare, so it would be too eye-catching to send King into the Universe Ring as a Hawk and then bring out a human. Instead King landed behind him and stared down at the many soldiers with his huge body and piercing gaze. Sage walked over towards what seemed to be the man in charge. He was currently in a face off with Whitestaff. There was a large crater in the ground next to her where the tip of her staff was resting. The commander of the Cloudmetal Consortium troops was staring at her with his hand on his saber hilt.
Sage walked over and cleared his throat, Forgive me for not welcoming our guests from the Cloudmetal Consortium. It seems weve been lacking in our duty as hosts.
Right to the point, huh? Are they worried Ill have time to do more research or call for more help?
Sage waved over one of the Hoplite villagers to serve tea to his guests, and slowly sat down. He had a big smile on his face, Truly? You would save us the trouble? How nice of you! Ive been working so hard to secure the mine. You can compensate me for the extra work, right? The Cloudmetal Consortium is very wealthy, surely they can afford the expenditure.
Li Song nodded his head, Of course, we are happy to pay extra for the great work youve done.
The man pulled out a scroll and quickly changed a few places, then laid it out on the table in front of Sage. He pointed at the spots he changed, Here you go, I added that clause to the contract we already prepared. What do you think? Its an amazing amount of wealth.
Sage scanned the document and nodded his head, It truly is! A million Spirit Stones such an astounding fortune!
Inwardly, Sage was cursing the shameless nature of the Cloudmetal Consortium. According to what hed seen, the Cloudmetal Consortium made ten million Spirit Stones every year by selling Cloudmetal Charcoal. While it was true that the price was quite high, and probably more than what it was worth, that was only in a world where the Cloudmetal Consortium didnt have a monopoly. They didnt even work their current mines to capacity, let alone needing another one. It was more a matter of preventing any other Cloudmetal Charcoal from entering the market to undercut them.
Sage smiled at Li Song, Brother Li, the problem is that I dont like to leave a job unfinished. I couldnt possibly sell it to you now without having completed the protective wall and array formations. It would just leave me with an uneasy feeling, it might even affect my mind or leave a heart demon to do such shoddy work.
Time to fleece them for all theyre worth!
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Chapter 248: The Mine
They had hired a prospector to examine the territory surrounding each of their new villages. It was a profession hed never studied back at the Holy Flame Sect and it had served them well so far. The problem was that as soon as the Cloudmetal Charcoal was found, the prospector immediately severed all ties with them, reporting the news to his superiors and then immediately going on the run. If he just disappeared without a trace then the organization he worked for, The Gold Ether Group, would think he found something valuable and chase after him. Instead, by informing them what he found he passed the blame. Then the prospector immediately ran. Sages men didnt stop him, he was just a hired hand and not part of their organization.
The prospector was fearful of the same things that Sage was now fearful of. The Cloudmetal Consortium was a large and powerful group in the Dou Kingdom. All Cloudmetal Charcoal was under their control. It was only a matter of time before they would come to visit. The Gold Ether Group would most likely pass the information along to them. If someone tried to break their monopoly on Cloudmetal Charcoal, the Consortium would do everything short of openly declaring war. There was already a half-dozen instances of it making crazy actions with ridiculous reasons, wiping out whole clans or massacring villages to maintain their monopoly. They used the wealth of that monopoly to reach their powerful position.
Cloudmetal is a 4 star material, and far more common than most other high ranking materials. The problem is that Cloudmetal Charcoal is a requirement for smelting Cloudmetal. Most Cloudmetal Charcoal mines are huge and if used exclusively for Cloudmetal could easily supply enough for two or three Cloudmetal mines. Since theres just as many Cloudmetal Charcoal mines as there are Cloudmetal mines, the charcoal should be worth far less. The Consortium instead created an artificial supply shortage and raised the prices to a higher level. As long as they can maintain control of every Cloudmetal Charcoal source, they can remain rich and powerful. Since Cloudmetal is only a 4 star material, it is not quite at the level where the Kingdoms government will step in to take control. They personally control every mine or farm of 6 star materials, and the groups that control the provinces control the 5 star materials, giving a yearly tribute to the Kingdom. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Sage called for King and the two of them took off towards the new village. By the time they had entered the 10,000 Wave Province only a few hours had passed. Even so, as they descended to the location of the new village there was already a small army surrounding it. Each of the troops were wearing a sky blue uniform, and there was a badge on their chests depicting a cloud with a sword stabbed through it. The Cloudmetal Consortium.
They sure work fast!
King maintained his beast body, since theyd seen him on approach, he could only act as a contracted beast. A treasure that could carry people was far too rare, so it would be too eye-catching to send King into the Universe Ring as a Hawk and then bring out a human. Instead King landed behind him and stared down at the many soldiers with his huge body and piercing gaze. Sage walked over towards what seemed to be the man in charge. He was currently in a face off with Whitestaff. There was a large crater in the ground next to her where the tip of her staff was resting. The commander of the Cloudmetal Consortium troops was staring at her with his hand on his saber hilt.
Sage walked over and cleared his throat, Forgive me for not welcoming our guests from the Cloudmetal Consortium. It seems weve been lacking in our duty as hosts.
Right to the point, huh? Are they worried Ill have time to do more research or call for more help?
Sage waved over one of the Hoplite villagers to serve tea to his guests, and slowly sat down. He had a big smile on his face, Truly? You would save us the trouble? How nice of you! Ive been working so hard to secure the mine. You can compensate me for the extra work, right? The Cloudmetal Consortium is very wealthy, surely they can afford the expenditure.
Li Song nodded his head, Of course, we are happy to pay extra for the great work youve done.
The man pulled out a scroll and quickly changed a few places, then laid it out on the table in front of Sage. He pointed at the spots he changed, Here you go, I added that clause to the contract we already prepared. What do you think? Its an amazing amount of wealth.
Sage scanned the document and nodded his head, It truly is! A million Spirit Stones such an astounding fortune!
Inwardly, Sage was cursing the shameless nature of the Cloudmetal Consortium. According to what hed seen, the Cloudmetal Consortium made ten million Spirit Stones every year by selling Cloudmetal Charcoal. While it was true that the price was quite high, and probably more than what it was worth, that was only in a world where the Cloudmetal Consortium didnt have a monopoly. They didnt even work their current mines to capacity, let alone needing another one. It was more a matter of preventing any other Cloudmetal Charcoal from entering the market to undercut them.
Sage smiled at Li Song, Brother Li, the problem is that I dont like to leave a job unfinished. I couldnt possibly sell it to you now without having completed the protective wall and array formations. It would just leave me with an uneasy feeling, it might even affect my mind or leave a heart demon to do such shoddy work.
Time to fleece them for all theyre worth!
Chapter 248: The MineThey had hired a prospector to examine the territory surrounding each of their new villages. It was a profession hed never studied back at the Holy Flame Sect and it had served them well so far. The problem was that as soon as the Cloudmetal Charcoal was found, the prospector immediately severed all ties with them, reporting the news to his superiors and then immediately going on the run. If he just disappeared without a trace then the organization he worked for, The Gold Ether Group, would think he found something valuable and chase after him. Instead, by informing them what he found he passed the blame. Then the prospector immediately ran. Sages men didnt stop him, he was just a hired hand and not part of their organization. The prospector was fearful of the same things that Sage was now fearful of. The Cloudmetal Consortium was a large and powerful group in the Dou Kingdom. All Cloudmetal Charcoal was under their control. It was only a matter of time before they would come to visit. The Gold Ether Group would most likely pass the information along to them. If someone tried to break their monopoly on Cloudmetal Charcoal, the Consortium would do everything short of openly declaring war. There was already a half-dozen instances of it making crazy actions with ridiculous reasons, wiping out whole clans or massacring villages to maintain their monopoly. They used the wealth of that monopoly to reach their powerful position. Cloudmetal is a 4 star material, and far more common than most other high ranking materials. The problem is that Cloudmetal Charcoal is a requirement for smelting Cloudmetal. Most Cloudmetal Charcoal mines are huge and if used exclusively for Cloudmetal could easily supply enough for two or three Cloudmetal mines. Since theres just as many Cloudmetal Charcoal mines as there are Cloudmetal mines, the charcoal should be worth far less. The Consortium instead created an artificial supply shortage and raised the prices to a higher level. As long as they can maintain control of every Cloudmetal Charcoal source, they can remain rich and powerful. Since Cloudmetal is only a 4 star material, it is not quite at the level where the Kingdoms government will step in to take control. They personally control every mine or farm of 6 star materials, and the groups that control the provinces control the 5 star materials, giving a yearly tribute to the Kingdom. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.Sage called for King and the two of them took off towards the new village. By the time they had entered the 10,000 Wave Province only a few hours had passed. Even so, as they descended to the location of the new village there was already a small army surrounding it. Each of the troops were wearing a sky blue uniform, and there was a badge on their chests depicting a cloud with a sword stabbed through it. The Cloudmetal Consortium.They sure work fast!King maintained his beast body, since theyd seen him on approach, he could only act as a contracted beast. A treasure that could carry people was far too rare, so it would be too eye-catching to send King into the Universe Ring as a Hawk and then bring out a human. Instead King landed behind him and stared down at the many soldiers with his huge body and piercing gaze. Sage walked over towards what seemed to be the man in charge. He was currently in a face off with Whitestaff. There was a large crater in the ground next to her where the tip of her staff was resting. The commander of the Cloudmetal Consortium troops was staring at her with his hand on his saber hilt. Sage walked over and cleared his throat, Forgive me for not welcoming our guests from the Cloudmetal Consortium. It seems weve been lacking in our duty as hosts.Right to the point, huh? Are they worried Ill have time to do more research or call for more help?Sage waved over one of the Hoplite villagers to serve tea to his guests, and slowly sat down. He had a big smile on his face, Truly? You would save us the trouble? How nice of you! Ive been working so hard to secure the mine. You can compensate me for the extra work, right? The Cloudmetal Consortium is very wealthy, surely they can afford the expenditure.Li Song nodded his head, Of course, we are happy to pay extra for the great work youve done.The man pulled out a scroll and quickly changed a few places, then laid it out on the table in front of Sage. He pointed at the spots he changed, Here you go, I added that clause to the contract we already prepared. What do you think? Its an amazing amount of wealth.Sage scanned the document and nodded his head, It truly is! A million Spirit Stones such an astounding fortune!Inwardly, Sage was cursing the shameless nature of the Cloudmetal Consortium. According to what hed seen, the Cloudmetal Consortium made ten million Spirit Stones every year by selling Cloudmetal Charcoal. While it was true that the price was quite high, and probably more than what it was worth, that was only in a world where the Cloudmetal Consortium didnt have a monopoly. They didnt even work their current mines to capacity, let alone needing another one. It was more a matter of preventing any other Cloudmetal Charcoal from entering the market to undercut them.Sage smiled at Li Song, Brother Li, the problem is that I dont like to leave a job unfinished. I couldnt possibly sell it to you now without having completed the protective wall and array formations. It would just leave me with an uneasy feeling, it might even affect my mind or leave a heart demon to do such shoddy work.Time to fleece them for all theyre worth!
