Chapter 107: Going after Thomas (1)
The next five days passed uneventfully.
Due to Riku’s lack of goodwill points, he was unwilling to go out and look for Thomas or Marden. Instead, he spent a quiet few days with Lila and Elara.
On the fifth day, Elder Borin came to Riku and invited him to inspect the new batch of goods at the Underbelly. On their way to the Underbelly, he gave Riku an update.
"Master Riku. From what I have heard, the results from the first batch were fantastic. The Hummer family had put the 500 pieces up for sale for noble families yesterday. While there were some people who did not believe in the talisman, there were a few of them who trusted the Hummer family name and bought a couple."
"The results were so good that the same people purchased all the stock for 1,000 gold each, giving no chance for the others to understand what had happened. We made a whopping 500,000 gold coins in total!"
"As expected," Riku smiled. "Are you making a new batch now, Elder Borin?"
"Yes. This time, we have made another batch of 2000 talismans, the most we could make with the high-quality copper available. However..."
"What happened? Are there any troubles?" Riku asked.
"Well, if we want to help the poor, all the Hummer family can truly do is ensure that the person getting the talisman is needy. However, if the poor are coerced to give up their talismans by the rich and the powerful, then it would defeat the purpose."
"You are right, Elder Borin. Don’t worry, I happen to have a solution for that."
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