Arcane Lord

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"What would you call this guest?"

"Call me Derrick!"

"Okay, Sir Derrick, what kind of business does the person behind you want to do with the Harlan Chamber of Commerce?"

"Harlanside Manor!"

Since Silas got straight to the point, Shado didn't make any detours and directly explained his purpose, "Lord Shado wanted to purchase real estate in Severton and assigned me full authority to handle it. Not long ago, I happened to learn that Hallanside Manor was in I think it meets the requirements of Lord Xiaduo, and I am here to discuss the purchase of a house. "

"Since Mr. Derrick knows that Hallanside Manor is for sale, he should know that the price given by the Chamber of Commerce is 350,000 gold coins. Did you come here just to sign the contract and deliver it?"

"No, no!" Sha Duo said repeatedly.

His current identity is the chief commercial officer of the Saville Territory, so naturally he doesn't mind bargaining with the other party in person. He is even quite excited because he has not done this activity for a long time since time travel:

"Although Hallanside Manor itself meets the requirements of Lord Chateau, the price is not good. I don't think that buying such a property at a premium can be approved by Lord Chateau. After all, it is not the only one in Severton that meets the requirements. real estate.”

"Then what do you mean-"

"I think 200,000 gold coins is a more ideal price!" Xia Duo said a number calmly.

"No, no, Sir Derrick! Even in the trade area, it is impossible to buy a manor the size of Hallanside with 200,000, let alone one on the edge of the old city!"

Hearing the figure of 200,000, Jarlaxle shook his head repeatedly. Even if he wanted to sell it as soon as possible, he was very dissatisfied with such a low price.

“Sir Derrick, Hallanside Manor is strategically located and is a very high-quality asset whether for personal use or investment.

"In this way, if you are sincere in buying it, for the sake of Lord Xia Duo, I can lower the price to 320,000; if it is lower, then I can only ask you to look elsewhere. I think even if it is a major arcana Master, it’s impossible to carry out forced trading in Severton!”

It is indeed impossible for the Grand Arcanist to force the sale, that is because the other party is completely willing, even if it is at a very unsatisfactory price.

Xia Duo carefully thought about the background of the Haran Territory. It seemed that there was no special background. The lord was an ordinary mage who only knew how to exploit the people of the territory. What confidence did he have to ignore a future great arcanist?

Of course, this is not because Xia Duo wants to use his power to overwhelm others, he is just curious. If he really wants to use his power to overwhelm others, then he will come with his true identity.

He didn't believe that Jarlaxle still had the courage to bargain in front of the senior arcanist himself!

However, in this situation, the situation seemed to be at a standstill. Jarlaxle insisted on holding on to 320,000, but Chateau still felt that the 320,000 premium was too high.

His ideal price is 250,000, which is about the median for estates in Severton New Town, a trading area.

The highest ones, such as those near the Great Temple, are more expensive than those in the Old Town.

Low ones, such as the newly built trade zone in the south, where residential areas are also planned. A manor can be purchased for almost more than 100,000 yuan, but most of the infrastructure there is still under construction and is very imperfect.

It's said to be a manor, but it's actually just a piece of land. Spending more than ten people to buy a piece of land is really troublesome. Xia Duo never considered pure land in the first place.

In fact, after Evans' screening, all Shado can know so far is that Hallanside is the most suitable. After all, Severton has existed for hundreds of years, and most of the properties have their own owners.

The ones circulating on the market are either too high-end or too local, and the range of choices is relatively small.

In fact, if you are optimistic about the development of Severton, purely as an investment, buying Hallanside Manor for 350,000 is not a loss, and you will even make more money the longer you keep it.

But Xia Duo knew very well that the birth of the Miser Energy Core was not far away now, and it was not impossible that it had already been born.

Once the Mysser Nuclear Power is made public and a large number of floating cities appear, Severington's status will be greatly reduced even as the capital, and it is self-evident what the price trend of its real estate will be.

Perhaps by then the Seven Towers will build a new heavenly Severton as a new capital for all parties to use. As for the one on the ground, it may be completely reduced to an ordinary territory.

Therefore, Xia Duo is quite restrained in spending money in the current city of Severton. Although 250,000 is not his real bottom line, it should not be too high.

Moreover, he planned to sell the fixed assets in Severton City during the period after the emergence of the Mithron Core and before the emergence of the Floating City to avoid suffering huge losses.

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With this in mind, Shado proposed a new transaction plan: "President Jarlaxle, I wonder if the Harlan Chamber of Commerce will accept payment with magic items?"

This was a plan he had thought of before he came, but he was not sure whether the Harlan Chamber of Commerce was willing to accept such a payment method. It also involved the pricing of magic items, which was more troublesome and not as convenient as cash payment.

But now Jarlaxle has killed 320,000 gold coins, but he is only willing to pay 250,000. Although it may be lower after grinding, it is still much higher than the ideal price.

If he can pay with magic items, for Xia Duo, he can even accept some premiums. After all, magic items also have a lot of premiums, and he can get them back.

In my hometown, many old people use products to pay off their debts. This is actually the principle.

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"Payment with magic items?"

When he first heard this plan, Jarlaxle was stunned for a moment, but then he thought that the Tower of Time's new communication magic weapon was quite famous in Severnton, and the Tower of Time was where Lord Shado was located. The Mage Tower organization?

He speculated that Derrick's proposal to pay with magic items might have been Lord Shado's true intention from the beginning.

After thinking about it, Jarlaxle did not refuse, but he also pointed out: "If you use magic items to pay, you can only offset the price at 60% of the market price, and the magic items used to offset the price must be approved by us in advance. , rather than any kind of magic item."

Shado didn't think the restrictions put forward by Jarlaxle were too excessive. It was a recognized fact that the premium for magic items was high. Even if it was calculated at 60% of the market price, the manufacturer would still make a profit, but it would be less.

The total cost of the communication instrument of the Tower of Time, including materials, facilities, and personnel, is only about 200 gold coins, but if it is sold to the Mingshui Chamber of Commerce, it will cost 1,000 gold coins.

Such a net interest rate is extremely impressive even in a place on Earth where the commodity economy is extremely prosperous and various methods of cutting leeks emerge in endlessly.