Chapter-5
[Felix explores the town and goes to the merchant company]
Receptionist 2: ..Hi, I'm the receptionist here at the continental merchant company, what's your purpose..
Felix: "I want to sell some squirrel skin"
Receptionist 2: ..Okay, please go to Mr.Louis Ashford's room down that corridor..
Felix: " Thank you"
[Felix heads down the hall and into Louis's room]
Louis: "Good afternoon, I'm Louis Ashford from the Ashford family"
Felix: "I am Felix and what should I call you sir"
Louis: "Mr.Louis is fine"
Felix: "So let's cut to the chase, I want to sell these squirrel hides"
Louis: "Let me see them, these are high-quality ones and are not rare to find but hard to hunt, but these are C grade"
Felix: "What are grades"
Louis: "You don't know, okay so Felix, how clueless are you the economics and grades"
Felix: "My first time doing this"
Louis: "Oh my god, do you want me to explain everything"
Felix: "Yes please"
Louis: "I'll start with grades, grades are quality"
Felix: "You said they are high quality"
Louis: "But these have holes in them, which reduces their usage"
Felix: "So, how much can I sell them for"
Louis: "C-grade squirrel is 25 bronze each and you have 100 of them so do you want 25 silver or bronze"
Felix: "How about 10 silver and 1500 bronze"
Louis: "Sure and before our trade, I'll explain this, the company buys these at 25 bronze and sells them at 30 bronze that is fixed, no matter what happens but the company sells on demand and supply, and buying and selling prices can change"
Felix: "For example"
Louise: "Ah, let's say there is a war approaching then the demand will spike and the merchant company will increase the selling price and buying price also increases"
Felix: "What else can you tell me"
Louis: "Oh and do you have an exact understanding of our currency"
Felix: "Nope"
Louis: "Okay I will tell you, with 10 bronze you can get 1 loaf of bread and a commoner spends 50 Bronze per day's food. A house for commoner costs 100-200 silver and their average pay is 150-250 silver per year, most of it is spent on food and tax and a noble's estate costs 20-50 gold and they make money by collecting tax from the people for the royals and the royals give them land and wealth for their service
Felix: "The world is crazy and can you tell me the cost of traveling"
Louis: "Well, a wagon and 2 horses per day will be 2 silver and guards from the guild and I recommend B rank and they will be 2 silver per person per day and entering a city is 7 and town 3 silver"
Felix: "It's way too expensive"
Louis: "I know right"
Felix: "And for weapons"
Louis: "If I explain it all it'll take some time what exactly are you looking for"
Felix: "Let me change it from weapons to armor"
Louis: "For a common leather or chainmail 2-10 silver, the uncommon full plate is 15-30 silver, rare lightweight armor or heavy armor will be 50-200 silver, Epic like the scaled armor is a custom and sold for 15 gold"
Felix: "Why does the price increase so much though"
Louis: "The rarity of materials and dwarves"
[The sunset and Felix looks out the window and get up shakes their hand and say]
Felix: "Mr. Louis, thank you for your time and I really appreciate your help"
Louis: "Thank you for listening to me because other people say I talk too much"
[Felix leaves and goes to a 50 bronze inn]
Felix: "Ah, a soft bed"
[Felix sleeps and wakes up in the morning]
Felix: "That was nice"
[Felix checks out and goes to the guild]
Felix: "Hi, I'm back"
Receptionist 1: ..Oh, you're back, what brings you here..
Felix: "Do you have a book on monsters"
Receptionist 1: ..Guild's Study of monsters, that book is really useful but it is 20 silver so people don't buy it..
Felix: "That's too expensive currently but it is useful so here you go 20 silver"
[She gets it from the back and says]
Receptionist 1: "Here you go, the right side is blank to write your experience and the left is what is proven by the guild"
Felix: "Thank you and hope to see you again"
[Felix leaves the town gates facing north and says]
Felix: The smell of storm is too good and for some reason after talking to people, I feel much better should I run or walk, running will cut the time by a few weeks so I guess run
[Felix starts running and gets struck by lightning]