Unscrupulous Merchant?

When Caroso was halfway through reading, Rayne returned.

He came with a brand-new contract and said breathlessly, "All right, there's no problem now."

"Wait." Caroso continued looking over the list of materials.

"That was my mistake just now. There really isn't any problem now," Rayne explained.

"Mm, I know." Caroso nodded and revealed a faint smile. "I trust you, but friendship is friendship and business is business. The two can't be mixed together. Since it's a contract, it's better for everyone to be more rigorous."

"All right..." Rayne glanced at Elena, who gave him a helpless expression.

Before long, the person Caroso had asked for arrived—a young man with short, tousled black hair.

"Young Master." The young lawyer bowed to Caroso.

"Help me look over this contract." Caroso pointed at the contract in front of him.

"Yes, Young Master." The young lawyer came to Caroso's side, picked up the contract, and began reading it.

Rayne raised a brow. So he'd been waiting for a lawyer?

How many people from Azure Wolf Province were in the royal capital, exactly? His intelligence seemed to contain no record of this young lawyer.

"Young Master, there's no problem. It can be signed." The young man put down the contract.

Without another word, Caroso pulled out a fountain pen from his pocket and signed his name.

Seeing this, Rayne finally let out a breath of relief. He hurriedly signed his own name and stamped it as well.

"Then, the formula..." Rayne looked at Caroso expectantly.

Caroso took out a sheet of paper and handed it to Rayne.

"You may go back now," Caroso told the young man.

"Yes, Young Master." Upon hearing that, the young man left.

[Holy crap, is this what noble life is like?]

[I'm so jealous!]

[A lawyer is part of the elite class too, yet he comes at a summons and leaves at a wave of the hand.]

After the young man left, Rayne hurriedly unfolded the formula and began reading it.

The longer he read, the stranger his expression became. "The materials are this simple?"

"That's right. Isn't it unbelievable?" Caroso said. "It's like magic. Once the trick is revealed, it no longer seems so miraculous."

"Whew... This order for adding the materials is far too bold. Anyone with even a little common sense about card-making wouldn't arrange them like this." Rayne quickly discovered what made the formula so remarkable.

"Mm." Caroso nodded. "The one who made it was a true master. He dared to break with convention."

"This is a new discovery—a great discovery. Caroso, thank you. This card has given me a great deal of inspiration." Rayne solemnly put away the formula, intending to try it as soon as he returned.

From now on, he could use these two cards as well, even though he wasn't a priest.

But he was a card-maker, and given his personal status, he rarely had the chance to go onto the battlefield. He probably wouldn't have much use for them.

"The things I asked for earlier..." Caroso stared at Rayne.

"Ha, I found you an assistant. She's fully capable of helping you buy materials, rent a laboratory, and hire card-making assistants. Don't worry—her prices will definitely be much more favorable, even though you aren't short on money." Rayne smiled. "She's already waiting downstairs. Shall I have her come up?"

"Fine." Caroso nodded.

"Then I'll take my leave first." Rayne said to Elena, "Elena, let's go back first. Don't disturb Caroso."

"But I want to learn more from Brother Caroso..." Elena pouted.

"Caroso has serious business to attend to. The entrance examination in two days will be practical combat. I'm sure Caroso is already prepared to show off his skills," Rayne said.

"Mm, all right..." Hearing that, Elena could only bid Caroso farewell reluctantly.

Half an hour later, Caroso met the girl Rayne had recommended.

She had long silver hair, teal-blue eyes, a black shirt and black trousers, with a white trench coat over them.

She was very tall, especially her legs—their length was somewhat astonishing.

Caroso was still in his growing years, and he was about the same height as the girl before him.

"Hello, Mr. Caroso. This is my résumé." The girl handed the documents in her hand to Caroso.

Before Caroso could even look at them, the barrage of comments began bombarding the screen like mad.

[Damn it, an unscrupulous merchant!]

[Holy shit, was that unscrupulous merchant with the royal family before?]

[Material prices in her hands are outrageously expensive!]

[When is this bitch entering the instance? I'm going to do her a thousand times!]

[What unscrupulous merchant? She's clearly a kind-hearted shop girl. I bought quite a few gold materials from her at one-tenth the price.]

[European dog, go die!]

[Why have I never come across gold-tier materials at less than half price?]

[I once bought colored materials at twenty percent off, hehehe.]

[You profiteer, give me back my Bronze Coins! Give me back my Magic Crystal Coins!]

[Boss Caro, be careful—this is Utopia's number-one profiteer!]

"Profiteer?" Caroso looked utterly baffled.

"Profiteer?" The girl looked equally baffled.

"Nothing." Caroso shook his head and continued reading the girl's profile.

[Name: Krumen Hill]

[Gender: Female]

[Height: 170 CM]

[Weight: 51 KG]

[Birthday: January 18]

[Level: Tier 4]

[Profession: Mechanic, Butler]

[Place of Birth: Cantwell]

[Educational Background: Mal Magic Academy · Mechanics Academy, Third Year]

[Required Annual Salary: 120 Magic Crystal Coins]

"A butler and a mechanic—those can coexist?" Caroso wore a strange expression. "But Mal Magic Academy doesn't offer butler studies, does it?"

"That was something I studied before." Krumen stated calmly, "I wasn't born into an aristocratic family. My father ran an inn, and because he once hosted an impressive mechanic, I became interested in machinery from a young age. Unfortunately, I had no money to support my hobby, so I could only teach myself these skills to support myself, buy mechanical parts, and pay the exorbitant tuition fees."

[If her profession isn't profiteer, I refuse to accept it!]

[An annual salary of 120,000? Why don't you just rob people?]

[Let me educate the newbies: 1 Magic Crystal Coin can be exchanged for 1,000 Bronze Coins.]

[Can a student really demand such a high salary?]

[Damn, this girl will definitely become a successful merchant in the future. Her business has even reached Utopia—she can get her hands on plenty of legendary materials.]

[Why this girl has never been beaten to death remains one of life's great mysteries. I remember that during every event, her shop would refresh with the materials essential for the event, and they were fucking expensive.]

[Whether it's expensive or not depends on your luck, doesn't it?]

[Boss Caro, beat the living daylights out of her! Let her see how dangerous society can be!]

"I understand. Since His Highness Rayne recommended you, I hope you'll prove worth more than your price." As Caroso watched the barrage of comments, his heart began pounding.

She could get legendary materials? She was a real talent!

"You will not regret your choice." A faint smile appeared on Krumen's lips.

At His Highness Rayne's, my annual salary was only one hundred Magic Crystal Coins. Now it has gone up by twenty. Not bad at all.

Caroso Kolia? He would definitely bring me a great deal of business.

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