Talent: Fortune Investor!!
[Little Merchant: Wow, this is great stuff! But how much are you selling it for? And while I'm not trying to be nosy, I suggest you don't set the price too high.]
Su Ye looked at the message sent by the Little Merchant. It seemed that the Little Merchant was not stupid. That made sense. As the heir of the Great Merchant Guild, he was not so short-sighted.
For Normal merchants, the focus is on raising prices, but they overlook the fact that Normal Lord are the most numerous group.
[Otherworld Traveler: Oh? Do you have any thoughts?]
Su Ye asked the Little Merchant directly.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the message Su Ye sent, her eyes gleaming, and immediately replied.
[Little Merchant: Boss, if you trust me, don't rush to sell now. Wait, wait another eleven days.]
[Little Merchant: In eleven days, the Novice Period will be coming to an end. Many lords will start to exert their efforts from this point onwards; that's when the real money will come.]
[Little Merchant: Now, all you need to do, boss, is produce, produce, and produce some more. Produce as much as you can. Some lords will buy them, but if no lords buy them, I'll buy back double your products. How about that?]
Su Ye looked at the message from Lin Xiaoxiao with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Su Ye hadn't expected Lin Xiaoxiao to give such advice.
Indeed, around the twentieth day of the Novice Period, it's often when those lords start to exert their strength. This isn't too early, but it's not too late either, as they want to achieve a good ranking in the final ranking settlement.
This is the best choice.
This is also the time most lords choose. They accumulate experience over the first twenty days and then unleash it in the last ten days for a final push. This is something that Novice Lord do almost every year.
Selling these things at that time would undoubtedly have made a fortune, and of course, prices would have gone up, but one shouldn't overdo it.
[Otherworld Traveler: If I were in your shoes, what would you do?]
Su Ye glanced at his friend's private message with a flicker in his eyes. He wanted to know how the Little Merchant would respond, as this would determine Su Ye's future attitude and cooperation with the Little Merchant.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Ye's message, thought for a moment, and replied.
[Little Merchant: Boss, this is your stuff. You set the price, and I'll handle the sales. We'll split it 90/10, you get 90%, I get 10%, how about that?]
Su Ye looked at the Little Merchant's words, his eyes gleaming. Ninety-one?
[Otherworld Traveler: Why?]
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled sweetly at Su Ye's reply.
[Little Merchant: There's no reason why, I just have faith in you. Big Boss, you should know I'm the heir to the Great Merchant Guild; I need partners.]
Su Ye looked calmly at Lin Xiaoxiao's reply; he hadn't expected Lin Xiaoxiao to be so candid.
[Otherworld Traveler: Let me introduce myself. My name is Su Ye, Technology Side lord. Just call me Su Ye.]
[Little Merchant: Lin Xiaoxiao, one of the heirs of the Imperial Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce!]
Su Ye looked at the message Lin Xiaoxiao sent. He knew that Lin Xiaoxiao was the heir of the Great Merchant Guild, but he didn't expect her background to be so powerful.
The Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce is one of the Great Merchant Guild of the Empire.
A behemoth spanning the entire Lord World, the entire Trade Association is a circle of large Families centered around the Magic Capital, with countless god lords among them.
This Trade Association existed since the very beginning of the empire.
[Otherworld Traveler: How about this? A 90/10 split is too much. Let's split it 50/50. You provide the raw materials and sales channels, and I'll provide the technology and production.] (To explain: You're just an Normal Lord, no matter how much money you have, you're still easy prey. Those who understand, understand. Right now, the protagonist needs a backer. For the protagonist, as long as the factory exists, money will flow in continuously. The most important thing for the protagonist has never been money, but a backer. Only with a backer can he develop steadily; otherwise, no matter how many resources he has, they will only bring trouble.)
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the message Su Ye sent, a smile on her face, "Looks like an Normal Lord, no background, but also smart and sensible. That's for the best, this is the kind of partner we need."
Su Ye's message was quite clear: the profits would be split 50/50. How you make money was your business, and I would only take 50% of whatever I earned, giving you the other 50%.
The price was to shield Su Ye from trouble, a fact that Lin Xiaoxiao, as the heir to the Great Merchant Guild of Commerce, naturally understood.
Otherwise, why would Su Ye give her 50% of the profits? It's because she's the heir to the Great Merchant Guild of Commerce that Su Ye is giving her 50%. As for providing raw materials, that's insignificant.
Su Ye also provided the technology.
[Little Merchant: Great, boss! It's been a pleasure working with you. We can cooperate again if you have better weapons and equipment in the future.]
Su Ye read the message from the Little Merchant and understood it perfectly.
Lin Xiaoxiao's words were also very clear: I'll help you solve your troubles, and I hope we can have more cooperation in the future.
[Otherworld Traveler: Of course, it's a pleasure doing business with you. I'll send you the necessary materials later, and you can set the price accordingly.]
[Little Merchant: Okay, boss.]
Su Ye immediately turned off private chat with his friends.
As for whether sending Lin Xiaoxiao the materials needed for Rifle, Grenade, and Robot would lead to piracy...
Of course it's impossible and won't happen; these weapons are only valuable to lower-level lords.
However, offending Su Ye, a lord with potential, for this is obviously not worthwhile. Most importantly, it's unlikely that the factory blueprints were developed by Xi Yue.
This isn't something you get from opening Treasure Chest. Even if someone knew the materials, they couldn't pirate it unless they also had Xi Yue design the factory blueprints for them.
This is a limited edition exclusive to Su Ye.
That's why Su Ye so generous; there's no need to be wary. Take the matching parts; if you can actually produce them, I'll admit defeat.
Lin Xiaoxiao had a smile on her face.
Lin Xiaoxiao isn't stupid, nor is it due to the protagonist's Luck that Lin Xiaoxiao chose Su Ye. To put it bluntly, there's only one reason why Lin Xiaoxiao invested in Su Ye.
That's Lin Xiaoxiao's talent: Fortune Investor!!
First characteristic: Eye of Fortune: Able to observe anyone's fortune, which is divided into seven levels: gray, white, cyan, blue, purple, gold, and red!
Lin Xiaoxiao chose to cooperate with Su Ye among billions of Novice Lord because of this Eye of Fortune; Lin Xiaoxiao had seen the golden fortune before.
However, Lin Xiaoxiao noticed that someone in the Chat Channel had the red "lucky charm" sign.
That was Su Ye. Su Ye was the Unique Level person she discovered who possessed the Red Fortune. As for the golden fortune, Lin Xiaoxiao had also discovered quite a few, but Su Ye was the Unique Level one who possessed the Red Fortune.
This is why Lin Xiaoxiao would invest in and cooperate with Su Ye, and even directly call Su Ye" Big Boss".
She knew very well that a lord like Su Ye was unimaginable, even for someone in the Technology Side.
Of course, the Eye of Fortune can't see everyone's fortune; she can only see the fortune of lords of the same or higher level.
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know Su Ye's strength, but the Unique Level thing she knew was that Su Ye would be very rich in the future, and if she connected with him, she would also make a fortune.
This is why Lin Xiaoxiao cooperates with Su Ye, and even tries to curry favor with Su Ye. Being on good terms with Su Ye means a steady stream of money, so why would she offend Su Ye?
Most importantly, there is more than one Great Merchant Guild Great Merchant Guild, and she is not the only heir to any of them. What she can do, the other heirs can also do. Offending Su Ye will only bring her harm, not benefit. There are plenty of people willing to cooperate with Su Ye.
(There will be further explanations later, such as why Su Ye wasn't made a subordinate lord. I'll just mention it here: the Lao Wu was truly afraid!)