"The Nian Clan will receive a percentile share of profits in exchange for protecting the shop and your people. Is that what you mean?"
Ma Tian, the Clan Head of the Nian Clan summarized the business proposal Ikasa had put forth for the benefit of the other Tribe Leaders.
"Or I can also pay the Nian Clan a fixed amount of 10,000 gold per year for the same." Ikasa added.
The four Tribe Leaders began to contemplate the two options. Both of the deals sounded too good to be true when they thought about it.
If this proposal had come from any other merchant, they would've been wary of the merchant's ulterior motives. However, this was Ikasa - A person judged by the Heavenly Horse's Feather of Judgment!
Any and all reservations the Tribe Leaders had towards Ikasa disappeared when he played the 'Acknowledged by the Guardian Beast' card.
