Early the next morning, after breakfast, Leonard and others went downstairs to the garden to meet with Nelson and then began discussing the details concerning the treasure hunting mission.
The first matter discussed by both parties was naturally about payment. Unlike the traditions in Northeast Asia, in Europe even friends tend to agree on the compensation before starting any collaborative work.
Clearly, Nelson was being exceedingly generous with the payment, offering Leonard 100,000 Euros even if they found nothing and a third of the discovered items if they found the target, with Leonard having the corresponding right of first choice.
In other words, when selecting items, it would proceed in rounds of twelve, and Leonard would have the opportunity to make his choices at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 10th positions.
