Before speaking with Ron, Franz needed a second client to fully verify the authenticity of the potion, and he also needed to show the evidence to Ron.
That's why, without Alan noticing, Franz had recorded the moment he gave the potion to Red Scale and the moment he was cured.
Fortunately, or not, mana deficiency had been becoming a fairly prevalent problem nowadays, similar to the flu, it could be controlled and treated to some extent, however, curing it completely was difficult without the presence of treasures that were outside of human territory.
Even for the flu there were more severe cases than others, which made it difficult to create a treatment that would work completely and that was accessible to everyone.
So, at this moment, Franz had no doubt that, with the right publicity, the potion in his hands would give him enough money to buy the two ancient relics before the auction of the museum of human history.
Taking a request from the request table, the solitude asked to help a trap porcupine beast, it was a beast completely covered in black spines on its back with a texture and hardness similar to steel, but with enough flexibility to allow the beast to move, it was called a trap porcupine because when it felt in danger, He could activate a mechanism inside his back that would cause the beast to shoot its thorns in all directions.
They had a bit of a problematic temperament; they were easily annoyed and when they were upset or depressed it was not uncommon to see how they used their own back to shoot countless thorns everywhere.
Franz didn't really want to deal with such temperamental beasts if possible, however, he wanted to rush back to Ron to create more potions, besides, it was the only option for Franz right now.
Although he had already made a small name for himself among the association, there were still people who preferred to deal with veterans who had already been in the trade for years, there were other options, but Franz was not sure that the potion would work on beings that were not made of flesh such as the Golem, living spheres, etc.
He was also the only person who could come on the same day, so Franz, although resigned, met with the owner of the Trap Porcupine.
It was a rather shy girl named Rose who had a hard time with words, it could sound cruel, but such a person should not take care of a beast with a strong temper, there were many other options that were much friendlier.
But who was he to be teaching half the world that beasts were more suitable for you, saying what you thought could earn you a slap in the face or worse.
He played a few words with the girl named Rose and after agreeing on a price for curing his beast's mana deficit, the two entered a private room, this time, Franz would need the help of the tamer.
Trap porcupines being such temperamental beasts, it was difficult to handle them without the help of their owner.
He could use anesthesia to put them to sleep, but it would take an absurd amount of common anesthesia, there were sedatives and anesthesia that would of course be quite effective on beasts from first to fifth grade, but it wasn't something that Franz could get with his current identity.
Being a disciple of Hans and an unofficial storm chaser could bring quite a few benefits, but they were still far from enough to break a few rules.
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-Care! – Shouted the girl named Rose.
Franz paid no attention to it, instead he was more focused on trying to dodge the trap porcupine's attacks, as he said earlier, each beast is different in temperament.
However, even though the porcupine was attacking him because of his lousy temper, Franz was safe to some extent, for in the presence of Rose his tamer, the trap porcupine would not do anything that might end up harming his tamer,
In addition, as a beast trainer he had to show professionalism in his craft even in this type of dangerous situations.
The client's confidence was based on how the trainer, i.e. Franz, acted in all kinds of situations.
He couldn't act violently and say that it was in self-defense, not only could he tarnish his reputation and future dealings, he could also get into a lot of trouble just for harming someone else's beast.
So, in the end, Franz was forced to approach the trap porcupine whenever he was distracted in order to use his "calm" ability, despite being a not-so-good skill, he had almost managed to master it completely, so although using it once wouldn't have much effect, it would be different if he used it multiple times.
Over time, the porcupine in Trap began to calm down to the point where it even ended up falling asleep.
Franz heaved a sigh of relief; he had been able to prevent the beast from activating all its thorns and them from shooting all over the place.
The girl on the other hand approached her beast and looked at Franz with a look of pity - I'm really sorry, Pincho doesn't usually behave like this, he started suffering from mana deficit less than two months ago and since then he is almost always in a bad mood -
- Okay, I've been able to calm him down now I just need to give him the treatment –
As with Alan, Franz asked the girl to leave the room while he treated his beast.
Perhaps because the case of the Trap Porcupine was not as serious as that of Red Scale, the time it took for the potion to take effect was much less, taking effect even before it could call its owner, Rose.
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Luckily the girl didn't really lie, her beast didn't act aggressively when she saw Franz, she even approached him in a friendly way, Franz received her kindness carefully, because he could still be full of thorns if he didn't handle the beast carefully.
The girl was of course very grateful and once the payment was successfully made and receipt declared the application as completed, Franz made a call to Ron.
- Hey, how did it go? Did that thing work? Ron asked, who seemed to be eating something.
- If he did, now we have to agree on how we will divide the profits - Franz replied.
- Sure, just wait for me at the Chimera association, I'll be there in a while - Ron said.
Two hours later, Franz and Ron were having a heated argument.
- Do you want to sell something that only took us 9 thousand to do at 70 thousand credits? You are crazy? – Franz asked annoyed, who couldn't believe that Ron was so greedy.
- Hey, do you know how pharmaceutical companies work? Besides, what does it matter, it's not like tamers can't raise enough money through a loan or doing various missions – said Ron who didn't feel guilty about increasing the price of the potion.
Franz thought about it, however, he did not agree with it and replied to Ron – 35 thousand credits, it's the most I'll let you increase it and if you don't agree then I'll look for someone else –
It didn't matter if Ron already knew the recipe for the potion, as far as Franz could deduce, he wouldn't be foolish enough to sell it at the price he wanted if someone was already selling the potion at a much lower price.
- Uuufff, well, well, it's much less than I had planned, but I accept your proposal - Ron thought for a moment and replied to Franz a rather important point - but we need more people, trustworthy people to sell and advertise the potion, as I am a second-grade alchemist, we don't need to worry about the permits to release the potion, but without people, if the potion is successful in the market, which I don't doubt, the scarcity of the potion will create supply and demand and we will inevitably have to increase the price of the potion or someone else will – Ron replied.
Franz thought about it for a while, he agreed with Ron in what he said, but he didn't really know many people, let alone alchemists who could help him with the task, he was sure that Hans could help him with that, as for the issue of advertising, perhaps he could contact his old clients.
- Then it's a deal, try not to back down later - Franz said as he extended his hand to Ron.
Ron accepted his hand and said, "Sure, I don't have any requirements except that the winnings are fair."
In the end, Franz and Ron were able to reach a temporary agreement, the profits would be divided between 30% to 35% for each, the rest would be used to hire labor and buy materials.
Oh, speaking of profits, Franz had managed to earn almost 50 thousand credits for healing just two beasts, a pretty hefty gain for anyone.
It was a pity that Franz's expenses will only continue to grow in the future.
Author's note: Sorry for not publishing chapters for two days in a row, I've been quite busy and just today I was able to take a little time to write, thanks for staying tuned anyway.
From September 7 or 8 I will be publishing 2 chapters a day.