Chapter 455: Development Order Issued

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"Black pearls can now be mass-produced. Do you mean they can continuously produce white pearls like the pearl oysters of the Sapphire Family?" Levis exclaimed in surprise. Bookmark this site┏Ⅹ④③⑨⑨┛

Gloria, sitting beside him, played with the few black pearls Liszt had brought out, which were smaller than ping-pong balls: "Levis, the black pearl pendant you gave me was made from these black pearls, right? And that huge black pearl, is it the same variety?"

Levis nodded: "Yes, Gloria."

Liszt smiled faintly: "The black pearl I gave you as a wedding gift, which can strongly dispel wind attribute magic power within a range of two to three hundred meters, the gift Levis gave you, and these black pearls are all the same variety, produced by the sea monster black clams."

Levis couldn't help but complain: "But when you sold me the black pearls, you said they couldn't be mass-produced, that they were rare items!"

"At that time, they were indeed rare items. However, after continuous exploration of the ocean, I finally discovered an area inhabited by black clams, and thus black pearls became a specialty of my territory."

"Now that you're selling black pearls to me again, you wouldn't still charge the original price, would you?"

"Brother, the two black pearls were expensive at that time, indeed due to the principle of rarity, but you can't deny that their intrinsic value is very high. Even though black clams have become a specialty of my territory, their production is still very limited, and they remain scarce items."

"How much are you planning to charge?"

"I actually don't intend to sell them to you, but of course, if you are willing to buy, as long as the price is right, I can offer some discounts." Liszt casually solicited business and continued, "Actually, I plan to delegate the sales of black pearls to Gloria, are you interested?"

"Delegate sales?" Gloria's eyes lit up.

Although nobles despise merchants, they are not ashamed to do business.

"Yes, according to the different specifications of black pearls, set different prices, I can give Gloria a certain percentage of commission. For example, the black pearl in your hand, I set the price at fifty gold coins, you take it to Golden Island to sell, and I will directly give you a ten percent commission, which is five gold coins."

Gloria was tempted.

But she looked at Levis.

Levis stroked his chin: "Black pearls are indeed good, more valuable than white pearls, this business can be done. But a ten percent commission is too little, at least twenty percent."

"Twenty percent? Why don't you just rob!" Liszt exclaimed, "Brother, sister-in-law, black pearls are produced by sea monster black clams, I need to spend a lot of effort to hunt them, even at the cost of fishermen's lives, they look like black pearls, but they are actually blood-stained pearls!"

Making up stories, Liszt was never shy.

He vividly described the difficulties of fishing for black clams, portraying himself as someone who, driven by poverty, risked life and death battles with sea monsters to fish for black pearls in exchange for some gold coins.

But.

His performance was too exaggerated, Levis remained unmoved: "Black pearls are obviously not expensive items that small nobles can afford, selling them to those big nobles requires channels. Liszt, if you want us to provide channels for business, a twenty percent commission is non-negotiable."

Liszt also felt a headache, it seemed that without some blood, the deal wouldn't be made.

But he quickly thought of a new way to stop losses: "The pricing for the size and specifications of black pearls is fixed, and the commission is also fixed at ten percent, but... if you can sell them at a higher price, then the extra part of the price is all your profit!"

"Really?"

"Of course."

"Good!" Levis and Gloria exchanged glances and immediately made a decision, "How many black pearls do you have, we will take them all, this business is troublesome, Gloria needs to use a lot of connections. But we should be able to earn a lot of hard-earned money in a short time, making up for the expenses during my wedding."

"I haven't collected many black pearls, so each one needs to be carefully checked for a satisfactory price. Then you have to pay me a sum of gold coins in advance as a deposit, my territory construction is seriously short of money."

"There isn't much liquid capital left in the castle, but I can probably scrape together around three thousand gold coins," said Levis.

Gloria suddenly interjected, "Levis, I still have some personal dowry, which could probably raise about five thousand gold coins."

"Three thousand plus five thousand, that makes eight thousand gold coins. That should be enough for the deposit!"

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The largest black pearls provided by Liszt for sale were only slightly larger than a sea bowl, while the rest were smaller black pearls.

The large black pearls that could be used to make the Wind-Calming Divine Pearls were all kept for future personal use.

Levis and his wife were quite bold.

They were convinced that the black pearls could definitely be sold at a high price, so they took all of Liszt's black pearl inventory in one go.

The pricing of this batch of black pearls ranged from the highest at 1,500 gold coins to the smallest at 50 gold coins, totaling 24,550 gold coins. An initial deposit of 8,000 gold coins was paid, with the remaining 17,550 gold coins to be paid after the black pearls were sold out.

"Pleasure doing business, Liszt."

"Pleasure doing business, Levis, Gloria."

After the inventory was completed, all three were satisfied—Liszt was pleased that his funds were finally sufficient, avoiding the need to borrow money.

As for how much Levis and his wife could earn from reselling these black pearls, that was their skill. He had sold them at his desired price, and how much others could earn through their channels was none of his concern, nor did he feel jealous or regretful. He had a good mindset about this.

After all, black pearls were not a one-time business.

If necessary, he could just raise the price for the next batch once he had enough.

The mermaid Acheronides often visited the Pearl Lake to collect some black pearls. Her magic was very proficient, allowing her to directly extract black pearls when some giant clams opened their shells. There was no need for killing, ensuring sustainable development and a continuous supply of black pearls.

Of course.

Currently, only small black pearls could be collected, as the large giant clams did not live in Pearl Lake.

Liszt used these smallest black pearls to string a black pearl necklace, which he gave as a gift to his sister Lvera in advance. He also settled the 800 gold coins he owed Lvera and the 2,000 gold coins he owed Penelope—he disliked the feeling of owing money to others.

The remaining money was mostly invested in purchasing grain.

With the help of the Tulip family's merchant fleet and the Beer Island's merchant fleet, he imported large quantities of wheat, barley, millet, beans, and other grains from outer islands, storing them in the warehouses on Black Horse Island.

Time passed quickly.

Soon, it was October of the 152nd year of the Blue Sapphire Calendar. The Earl finally returned from Blue Dragon Island and brought this year's expedition order—the Kingdom of Steel Ridge and the Kingdom of the Eagle, these two long-time rival kingdoms, continued their annual tradition of going to war after the end of autumn, plundering each other's accumulated resources.