When Ves, Lucky and Minister Shederin Purnesse returned to the main conference room, they were ready to issue their answer to Davute's opening offer.
No matter what, even if the deal did not go any further than this, it was already incredibly worthwhile to accept this deal on a standalone basis!
As for the greater scheme that Davute had in mind, Ves was not afraid of any follow-ups.
The Larkinson Clan maintained the upper hand in its negotiations with Davute. As long as this remained the case, the latter always had to pay a premium in order to secure the cooperation of the former.
The need to keep Ves happy and cooperative enough to supply his powerful mech designs ensured that any follow-up offer would be tailored to his likes and dislikes.
At most, he and his clan needed to swallow a few bitter pills in order to gain a lot of sweetness at the end.
