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Fran's quick agreement left him somewhat bewildered.

However, he didn't care as long as he could get a higher commission.

He felt that this percentage was very generous. Normally, he would take 30% from an unknown Artisan, and only from a famous one would he reduce it to 20% or even lower.

"So what kind of commission rate are you planning to set?"

This is also part of his job: to help these Artisan determine a reasonable commission price so that they can all receive orders. This is also why he takes such a high commission.

Many Artisan completely disregarded supply and demand, and kept raising prices. It took a lot of persuasion from Keliqi to convince several of them to lower their prices.

But some people are just stubborn and won't lower the price no matter what you say, even feeling like you're trying to rip them off.

My commission is fixed. If you earn more, I earn more; if you earn less, I earn less. I'm asking you to lower your prices so you can get more orders!

In the end, he couldn't get any orders and sheepishly came back to him to change the price, only then did he receive orders.

Although Keliqi had never dealt in Spell Ring Spell Ring, based on the prices he had seen, he could still estimate a roughly reasonable price.

He estimated that ordering a Spell Ring would cost around eight Gold Coin, since their gang had never dealt in Spell Ring before.

If you rashly raise your prices to the same level as those masters, they probably won't even give you a second glance.

Ultimately, it comes down to reputation. If you had some money and wanted to have a Spell Ring made, would you choose a roadside stall to have it custom-made for you?

Although their guild has a good reputation for crafting high-level equipment, their Spell Ring are just average.

He felt that this price would maximize the chances of those who usually buy equipment trying out an order to craft Spell Ring; if it were higher, they might not feel it was worth it.

Once they have a good reputation, they can raise the price. Fran earns more, he'll earn more too.

"I think ordering a basic spell should cost three Gold Coin, and spells specific to certain School should cost four Gold Coin. If you bring two sets of materials yourself, Gold Coin cost will be reduced accordingly."

Fran casually stated the price, a confidence born from her Extraordinary Level of Foundry Studies.

She had tried inscribing spells herself before coming, but she had never inscribed spells for others before, so she wasn't sure how it would go.

However, in the recent test, she discovered that she could use the [Master Artisan] trait to enhance the Gem on the ring, making them very stable when inscribing spells.

That's good enough. With this technique, she felt her success rate was 90%. Also, there might be some flaws in the Gem that she didn't see.

In addition, she had just helped someone inscribe a spell and felt that the difficulty level wasn't too high, so she set the price directly.

She came to steal magic, not to make money.

Despite the fact that she had two different pricing records, she knew very well that only members of the School could order the ring, and the pricing they chose was only the School's spells.

After all, the spells of School are much stronger than those basic spells. When you inscribe a spell, you should inscribe a powerful and useful one, not just an Ignition!

And almost only those apprentices who joined the School have that much money; how much money can you expect from someone who hasn't even joined the School?

Her incredibly low price stunned Keliqi, and Bao'er, standing beside him, said with a hint of helplessness:

"Although I've never made Spell Ring before, your price is a bit low. If the success rate is low, you might not make any money."

Usually, it was Keliqi who negotiated the specific price of the commission, while he was only responsible for assessing the Artisan. But this time it was so outrageous that he couldn't help but speak up.

"Cough cough."

Keliqi coughed twice before speaking.

"Yes, although I still suggest adjusting the price to eight Gold Coin; I think that's a reasonable price."

"No need, I think the price is fine."

"Let me reiterate one last time: my commission is 10% of the commission. If you lose money, I will not be responsible."

"If you want the price adjusted, come find me here."

"OK."

Fran nodded, indicating that she understood.

The reason Keliqi agreed to this outrageously low price was that he believed the business of Spell Ring still needed a good reputation.

With such a large sum of money at stake, and you having no reputation whatsoever, how can anyone be expected to entrust you with a project?

Therefore, he didn't have much of a problem with the low price, and after completing a few orders, he would persuade the other party to raise the price.

Also, if Fran fails and runs away, the amount he has to pay in compensation will be much less.

His group has such a good reputation because if Artisan cannot make it according to the description, he will personally pay out of his own pocket to compensate the customer for the damage.

Then he would demand payment from the Artisan. It was through this method that he made his guild the largest high-end weapons guild in the City of Apprentices.

After all, losing four Gold Coin is much less than losing eight Gold Coin, which also reduces his burden.

Therefore, his goal was naturally to test whether he could use Fran to open up the market for Spell Ring, rather than just making a short-term profit from the first few transactions.

If Fran succeeds, his organization will grow to a new level, firmly surpassing other organizations.

After all, your club can even customize Spell Ring, which shows how high the quality of their skills is.

By then, the number of orders is expected to at least double.

After finalizing the remaining details, the two watched Fran walk out.

Bao'er spoke first:

"Do you think she can handle this job? The price is way too low!"

Keliqi didn't turn to look at him, but slowly said:

"Although there's a significant risk, if successful, our profits will far exceed the commission from the Spell Ring order... This low price can reduce our risk."

Bao'er scratched his head, somewhat not understanding what these words meant, but he had never been particularly savvy about business matters, which was why he had become Artisan.

Fran returned to her house and took out the two rings from her pocket.

"I should have known better than to hide one. I forgot that this ring was meant for me after the test, not for someone else's commission."

Fran put on one of the rings, which was still sparkling, and held it up to the air.

She channeled her Mental Power and felt a mysterious connection between the ring and herself. Then, this connection released a spell in the direction she specified.

A fiery red light appeared in Fran's house, then disappeared a few seconds later.

[You successfully cast the Ignition using the ring. Your powerful Mental Power allowed you to cast it without any obstacles. Ignition proficiency +3]

Fran looked at the prompts on the Panel and smiled happily.