Business Genius

Upon hearing this, the president of the Norm Trading Company did not give a direct answer.

Seeing this, Rienta didn't urge them, but calmly ate her snacks and occasionally took a sip of tea.

He doesn't lack money right now.

Moreover, the Norm Trading Company is currently in dire need of funds to overcome its difficulties.

It's impossible to come up with a large sum of money to hire them to complete this task.

We can't just give him back the money he already owed us.

After a while...

Rienta's tea had already been refilled for the second time, but the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild still hadn't given a definite answer.

He wasn't just drinking tea during this time.

Taking advantage of the fact that there is no Mana fluctuation when opening the Personal Space, a written agreement was written.

The text above shows the payment he wanted for this commission.

As for the content...

A trade network that spans the entire Northern Plateau is a valuable asset.

As for whether Frieren will be able to find the exact location of the Silver Mine...

He handed the written terms to the president of the Norm Trading Company, who was still deep in thought.

Rienta smiled and said, "Norm Master Norm, is it alright to use the Grimoire mentioned above as payment?"

The president of the Norm Trading Company was taken aback, then took the paper document and began to read it carefully.

Holding a pastry in each hand, Frieren looked at Rienta with satisfaction upon hearing this and said:

"Rienta is becoming more and more reliable."

"Of course." Having said that, Rienta looked at the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild, who had placed the terms face down on the table, and asked:

"Norm, do you have any other thoughts on the compensation I proposed?"

After a moment's thought, the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild said, "I accept your terms."

"Then, it's a pleasure working with you."

"It's a pleasure doing business with you."

After the commission was finalized, Rienta and the other three, led by a butler, headed to the mine.

The president of the Norm Trading Company did not go along.

The Chamber of Commerce still needs him to make many decisions.

And.

The content of those terms and conditions...

The president of the Norm Trading Company picked up the paper terms that were face down on the table again.

The content is very simple, with only three items.

The first requirement is ten Grimoire, which isn't difficult.

The second task is to gather intelligence; this can be done by sending intelligence once a month using a familiar.

This was quite simple for the Norm Trading Company, whose trade network spanned the entire Northern Plateau.

The third option requires a coupon that offers a 30% discount on any item purchased at the Norm Trading Company.

There is an annual quota of 300 Larsi Gold Coins, and it is specifically noted that these coins will remain useful even a thousand years from now.

This is not difficult.

But setting aside the fact that Rienta is just a human, their team also includes Frieren.

Could the Norm Trading Company have survived for so long...?

The president of the Norm Trading Company stared at the third clause, chuckled softly, and murmured:

"Is this some kind of blessing for the Norm Trading Company Rienta...?"

Inside the mine.

After the butler finished explaining the situation to a burly man...

The man, accompanied by several workers, approached Rienta and her companions, and said to Frieren, "Lady Frieren, I've already heard about this from the butler."

Frieren chuckled softly, and a Staff appeared in her hand.

"Then I'll begin."

As she finished speaking, a tremendous Mana emanated from Frieren and spread outwards.

Rienta watched this scene with curiosity.

Frieren only cast a simple Detection Magic; there was nothing special about it.

Frieren quickly stopped what she was doing.

A conspicuous Mana Mark appeared on the wall, which could be clearly seen even by workers who were not familiar with magic.

"Just dig straight through from here."

The burly man at the head of the group hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure?"

Frieren moved too fast.

From the moment the spell was cast to the moment the specific direction was marked, it took only about a minute at most.

They had previously sought help from many high-ranking mages to locate the exact position of the Silver Mine.

But they all basically end up the same way.

Cannot be found.

Upon hearing this, Frieren put away her Staff and said calmly, "Who do you take me for?"

"..." The burly man scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, then coughed lightly and shouted to the workers behind him, "Brothers, dig as hard as you can!!"

The workers began digging enthusiastically in the direction marked by Frieren.

Rienta and the others did not participate.

First, they have absolutely no knowledge of excavation.

Leave professional matters to professionals; their interference could easily make things uncontrollable.

Secondly, the Norm Trading Company only commissioned them to locate the specific location of the Silver Mine.

Asking them for help costs extra.

After the workers began digging, Rienta cast Detection Magic in the direction marked by Frieren.

But after the Mana passed through the thick rocks, it seemed to enter a quagmire.

Let alone finding the location of the Silver Mine, even expanding the range of perception is not an easy task.

After determining the distance to be around 500 meters, Rienta gave up.

Looking at Frieren, he remarked with admiration, "Frieren's mastery of magic is truly astonishing."

"Hmph~" Frieren chuckled smugly, then said, "Rienta's Detection Magic is getting more and more proficient."

"It's all thanks to Frieren's excellent teaching!"

"Of course!!"

Fern: "..."

Stark: "..."

The excavation work continued late into the night.

With the help of various Magic Tools, the workers were very efficient.

Silver Mine was discovered approximately one kilometer from their starting point.

As the burly man directed the workers to reinforce the mine tunnel, he said incredulously, "We've actually found Silver Mine..."

Frieren stepped forward to double-check, and nodded in satisfaction after confirming that everything was alright.

He then told Rienta and the others to return to town to rest.

For a sleepy elf, enduring this long is already quite an effort.

The following day at noon.

Frieren was very happy to wake up naturally after a good night's sleep.

He was even happier after receiving ten Grimoire as payment from the Norm Trading Company.

After purchasing some supplies, Rienta companions left the fortified city.

On the road.

Frieren flipped through her newly acquired Grimoire as she walked.

Fern followed one step behind Frieren.

Trailing behind the two, Stark looked curiously at the gilded card in Rienta's hand and asked, "Rienta, what's this?"

Rienta looked at the gilded card in her hand.

The card is made entirely of gold, mixed with some other rare minerals, and has a dazzling pattern around the edge.

The front is printed with "[Norm Trading Company Permanent 30% Discount Card]".

There's also a line of small print in the bottom right corner: "[This card is valid indefinitely]".

The back features the figures of Rienta three.

I should say it but I won't.

The Norm Trading Company is indeed very powerful; they completed this [30% Discount Card] in just one day.

He had originally thought he would have to wait until the monthly intelligence handover to receive it.

Rienta controlled her strength and flicked the gilded card with her finger.

'Ding~'

The sound was very crisp.

He then explained the function of the card to Stark in detail.

After listening to Rienta's introduction, Stark remarked with admiration, "Rienta's really clever; she earns nearly a hundred Larsi Gold Coins from the Norm Trading Company every year."

Rienta was taken aback at first, then patted Stark on the shoulder with a helpless expression.

"Stark, you're a true business genius!"

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