Survival Records of 3650 days in the Otherworld Chapter 212

Published at 30th of December 2018 08:33:38 PM Chapter 212
"Yes, but you should watch out . Ress might not be the guy, but the people next to him might become more greedy than what they deserve . They might pursue land for themselves in the end . " Joonbum nodded at Jinpok's concerns . If everything settled down and Ress' merchant group became stable, that was an obvious path they would take . 'I know I should be careful . ' Joonbum was no genius, but he knew how people acted and what people did in history . The lust for power and money could easily trump love, loyalty, or people's faith . "Beer!" "Meat! Let's eat!" People began to feast on the hunt as they gathered around the bonfire after finishing the arduous task of cleaning out the area . At that moment, Ress approached them . "Do you want a beer, sir?" "Ress . " Joonbum nodded . He was holding a big bowl with dark meat that was still steaming as it was just cooked . "It's liver, sir . " "And this?" Joonbum pointed to his other hand where he was holding a big keg . "It's the whiskey . " "OH! RESS! Come here, come here . Sit down!" Jinpok brightened up immediately and welcomed Ress . It was unlike how he was concerned about him just moments ago . 'He's so different now . I wonder what it would be like if he didn't come here . ' Joonbum smiled . "Please try it . " "Oh, this is nice . Let me see, black pepper…" "You seem to have good taste, Sir Jinpok . " "Haha, I do . " They began feasting on the meat and the whiskey that Ress brought . "It's a huge success, sir . " "Success?" It was only the beginning and there was a lot to do, but Ress seemed to speculate a success already . "Yes, it was only natural . I know you love people, but I was pleasantly surprised this time . " Ress smiled . The people of this world were used to having nobles treating commoners like livestock . They did not have any rights or freedom to do anything they wanted, but Khalodian was different . A huge amount of money was being used to protect the people going out on the expedition . Ress thought it wasn't profitable for that reason, but he changed his mind . 'Lord Joonbum considers people to be the most valuable asset . This expedition is a success . ' That was the reason . He knew Joonbum's intention wasn't to make some small money from this expedition . Ress was a smart man like Jackson . Joonbum was thankful for having such talented individuals around him . 'I have all the talented people with me… as long as I can train those in the right direction…' "Lord Joonbum, please give me the right to make a trade on this route . " "Oh, you're going to run into some difficult issues . I'm going to sleep first . " Jinpok stood up immediately and went off . Ress then turned to Joonbum . He was now in full merchant mode . "There's a lot to prepare . " "I will take care of the roads . I am also planning to build a fortress that will serve as a resting hub . Thirty percent of the profit will go to you . " Merchants usually paid more than sixty percent of the profit to their lords . Thirty percent was much less than average . But this was because Joonbum did not require a lot of tax, and that allowed the merchants to hide their profits . "It will take at least three years for you to make a profit that way . You can pay ten percent for your first year, twenty on the second, and starting the third year, I'll collect thirty percent . " "Thank you, milord . " Ress bowed . He was grateful for Joonbum . * A big saber-toothed tiger fell down with a scream . It made the surrounding land tremble . "Wow, this is so big!" It was over twelve feet long and impossible to hunt with an arrow or a spear . 'If we didn't have a gun…' "DAMMIT!" Joonbum quickly lowered his body as he heard Jinpok shouting and threw himself back . It was another saber-toothed tiger . Jinpok successfully landed a hit on the tiger's front leg so it was bleeding, but Jinpok also took a hit . His shoulder pad was gone and the tactical vest inside was also ripped apart, bleeding from the inside . "I'll KILL YOU!" Jinpok jumped up immediately at the tiger . It also lunged toward Jinpok . Then, at the same time, Joonbum suddenly felt something jumping at him so he threw himself to the side to dodge . It was another saber-toothed tiger .

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