"That's not a problem, but you'll also have to cover the security costs along the way. You should know that there are still quite a few pirates near Seattle."
Paul agreed to Kerry's proposed method of trade, but business was business, and personal ties were personal ties. The Gaits Family paid no small sum in pirate protection fees every year, and all of that had to be included in the security costs.
Otherwise, an unarmed merchant ship like Kerry's would have been robbed long ago. If Kerry continued delivering the goods himself, he would very likely attract the pirates' attention. By changing the method of trade this time, Kerry had unknowingly reduced the risks of transport as well.
"Of course. That's only fair. Only fair trade can last." Kerry agreed as well. Mining by Unit 001 was currently a completely cost-free business. There were no taxes, no land purchases, and, strictly speaking, even labor costs could be ignored. It was practically profit on top of profit, so spending a little extra on the transaction was nothing to him.
"By the way, do you know what kind of fruit this is?" Kerry suddenly took out a Marrow Cleansing Fruit and placed it in front of Paul.
"A Marrow Cleansing Fruit from the Dragonman Kingdom? That's a rare and precious item." Paul had spent his entire life in the Jili Merchant Alliance and had seen Marrow Cleansing Fruits from the Dragonman Kingdom before. However, the look he gave Kerry now was somewhat suggestive, leaving Kerry completely baffled.
"Old Paul, you really are well-informed. How much could this sell for in the alliance?" Kerry had haggled with old Baxia for a long time before obtaining five complimentary fruits last time, and he had not eaten them yet. He simply wanted to see whether he could make a profit by reselling the Marrow Cleansing Fruits.
If it worked, perhaps reselling Marrow Cleansing Fruits could make him rich overnight? He had forgotten about it the last time he came to Seattle because he had failed to pick up any girls.
"The price is fairly decent. Each one can sell for at least 120 Gold Coins, but the problem is that no one will come to buy them unless you have at least ten thousand for sale.
"Retailing them is possible, but finding customers is extremely difficult," Paul said.
"What do you mean? I do have some, but I can't sell them in batches of ten thousand." Kerry was puzzled. So these couldn't be sold at retail? Although there was only a difference of 20 Gold Coins between the Dimensional Exchange and the real world, it would still be very profitable once the quantity increased.
It was a long story, and Paul slowly recounted it as though telling a tale after dinner.
When people on the continent first discovered that Marrow Cleansing Fruits could improve one's constitution, they frantically gathered the fruits. Later, they could only be found overseas on Dragon Island and in the Dragonman Kingdom, one of Dragon Island's vassal nations.
Eight hundred years ago, there was a powerful kingdom called Tian Kingdom. The king prepared a thousand Marrow Cleansing Fruits for his beloved prince, hoping that the prince would become a powerful figure and inherit his kingdom.
Who could have known that after consuming a thousand fruits, the prince's aptitude would only improve somewhat?
At the time, Marrow Cleansing Fruits were extremely expensive, but the king did not give up. He went to the Dragonman Kingdom and pleaded bitterly. In the end, he spent the entirety of his treasury's savings to purchase ten thousand Marrow Cleansing Fruits, exhausting the kingdom's strength to turn the prince into an unparalleled master.
He hoped that the prince would lead the kingdom to become an empire. Unfortunately, people had overestimated the medicinal power of Marrow Cleansing Fruits. After consuming ten thousand of them, the prince's constitution improved tremendously, but it still did not become an unparalleled constitution.
The prince rose to become a Level 8 Warrior in a short time, but he never advanced any further for the rest of his life unless he could consume another several tens of thousands of Marrow Cleansing Fruits.
Unfortunately, the treasury was empty, and the kingdom could no longer function normally. The country soon fell apart.
From then on, people knew that Marrow Cleansing Fruits could indeed improve one's constitution, but even spending so much money could not produce an unparalleled constitution. It was a completely losing proposition. Gradually, Marrow Cleansing Fruits became unwanted, and their price eventually fell so low that even at 50 Gold Coins each, no one would buy them.
It was not until three hundred years ago, when several powerful kingdoms emerged on the former territory of the divided Tian Kingdom and gradually quelled the wars, that people were astonished to discover that the royal families of those kingdoms were all descendants of the prince of Tian Kingdom.
It turned out that something unexpected had happened during the several months after the prince consumed those ten thousand Marrow Cleansing Fruits. The fruits could not only alter one's constitution; after consuming them, people also became extraordinarily energetic.
After consuming large quantities of this fruit, a person would become extremely eager to find a woman and engage in some physical activity. That activity led to unexpected results: not only did it make pregnancy much easier, but the children conceived also had exceptionally strong constitutions.
That prince had broken the Great God of Strength's record for reproduction. He had once become the father of sixty children in a single night, and all those children were exceptionally robust.
As the country split apart and war spread everywhere, those children went their separate ways. Thanks to their outstanding innate conditions, they gradually became overlords in different regions. Their children had more children, and those overlords gradually established duchies, followed by kingdoms.
In the end, Tian Kingdom, the southern continental nation near the Dragonman Kingdom, became the three present-day kingdoms of Fukuda, Toyota, and Honda. It was also said that the Kingdom of Ford, near Renault, and the Kingdom of Fukuda, which bordered it, were related by blood and might also be descendants of that prince of Tian Kingdom.
"What do you mean? The history of how the countries around Renault were formed?" Even after hearing this, Kerry still did not understand what it had to do with Marrow Cleansing Fruits being difficult to sell.
"I haven't finished yet. The important part is only beginning." Paul complained before continuing.
Only then did people discover that aside from improving one's constitution, Marrow Cleansing Fruits also had the effects of enhancing virility, aiding conception, and making one's children healthy and strong.
This caused the once-depressed price of Marrow Cleansing Fruits to surge again. However, at that point, the overseas dragon race spoke up: Marrow Cleansing Fruits were not to be distributed outside the race. The entire supply would be reserved for the dragons.
No matter which dimension they were in, dragons had always struggled to reproduce. They had never realized that Marrow Cleansing Fruits could cure infertility before, but if they had that effect on humans, perhaps they might have the same effect on dragons?
A hundred years ago, the dragon race suddenly reopened the trade in Marrow Cleansing Fruits. According to the rumors, consuming more Marrow Cleansing Fruits only slightly improved a dragon's constitution; they had no other effects whatsoever.
From then on, only some wealthy men bought Marrow Cleansing Fruits to treat infertility. When the price was low, an occasional tycoon would buy ten thousand to create a Level 8 Master, and the price stabilized at around 100 to 120 Gold Coins.
If the quantity on the market increased, the unit price of Marrow Cleansing Fruits would fall. If the quantity was small, the unit price would be somewhat higher, but you had to find someone who wanted to use this method to treat infertility. There were still many ways to treat infertility on the continent.
Only then did Kerry realize that his plan to profit from the price difference by reselling Marrow Cleansing Fruits could basically be declared a failure. Large quantities meant low unit prices, while small quantities meant not only little total profit but also difficulty finding buyers.
No wonder Paul had looked at him strangely at first. So that fellow had assumed Kerry was using the things to enhance his virility.
However, their ability to improve one's constitution was universally acknowledged. Kerry suddenly thought that perhaps he could give a few to the Queen to improve her constitution. Maybe her condition would improve.
After the meal ended, Kerry went alone to the trading market. Without realizing it, he arrived at the place where he had bought the Queen. Unfortunately, that beautiful girl was not there. He did not know whether he would meet her again before returning to his territory...
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