"Sorry, Mulesina. This is too important. I have to be careful," Princess Muer Yatis said apologetically to Princess Mulesina, who sat across from her drinking tea.
"No need, Muer Yatis. I'd check carefully too if I were in your place. This concerns the affairs of the state and military. It's no game." Princess Mulesina smiled. "Well? I wasn't boasting, was I? Prince Simdo sent me a message before I came, but I came straight here without answering him."
Princess Muer Yatis narrowed her eyes, a smile touching her lips. Clever as she was, she understood Princess Mulesina's meaning. "What do you need me to do?"
Princess Mulesina took an unhurried sip of black tea and gracefully set down her expensive painted teacup. "This Mecha is called Marine Armor. I don't know what the name is supposed to mean, but that's what it's called. The Duke of Northwest Province came up with it."
"Oh, Mr. Wood Slater again." Princess Muer Yatis had met Green when she bought the Bone Dragon, and not long ago he had bought quite a few machines through her. Overall, though, he had not left much of an impression.
"That's him. You can call him Green. Wood is an alias," Princess Mulesina said. "Marine Armor is a joint venture between us. I won't hide the numbers from you: it costs about two thousand Gold Pounds to make one. If the Divine Eagle Empire buys them for three thousand each, that leaves a thousand in profit per Mecha. You, Green, and I each take three hundred. The remaining hundred goes to key people in Military Command and the Military Procurement Committee."
Princess Muer Yatis thought it over. The proposed split was hardly unreasonable.
A fifty-percent markup over cost was not excessive for military equipment purchased by the Divine