Charles didn't haggle further and agreed immediately.
Of course, he didn't have that much money on him, not even in his Savings Union account. After all, it was 5,500 Aegeus, which, when converted into the purchasing power equivalent in the currency of the people, amounted to a small fortune. Only a trip back to Machu Picchu would allow him to gather enough cash to pay Shawn Connor and complete the transaction.
Charles suggested going to withdraw the money, mentioning that he needed to leave Strasbourg for another city.
Shawn Connor was clearly hesitant. He thought for a moment and proposed a deal: exchange the goods first, and then he would accompany Charles to get the cash.
Charles didn't mind. The master of the Blue Magpie Workshop in the Star District immediately called a street runner, and soon, seven or eight low-order alchemists, led by a middle-aged woman, arrived at the café.
