Wizard Earl

Chapter 215 A Heart-Wrenching Negotiation

Seeing Margaret's expression, Connor knew this woman was trying to extort money from him. Too lazy to test his patience any further, he simply took out a list from his spatial ring, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Margaret, saying calmly, "Find everything in here, and I'll give you ten percent of the magic stone mine's output!"

A seductive smile spread across Margaret's exquisite face. She picked up the list on the table with interest and examined it for a while. Afterward, she put the list down and said to Connor with a serious expression, "You can now craft alchemical golems?"

Connor wasn't surprised that Margaret could tell he wanted to use the alchemical golem to mine magic stones. He nodded and said in a deep voice, "Mining is something that can be done with the simplest alchemical golems. Although I haven't started making alchemical golems yet, it shouldn't be a problem after some research!"

Margaret had witnessed Connor's alchemical abilities firsthand, and seeing his confidence, she no longer had any doubts. She glanced at Connor with a half-smile, then extended five slender, white fingers and said, "What you want isn't particularly precious, but the quantity is large. I need time to prepare, but I want half the output of the magic stone mine, and I want to personally inspect the mine!"

Although Connor knew Margaret was asking for an exorbitant price and was trying to negotiate a lower one, her conditions were far beyond his bottom line. Connor looked coldly at Margaret and said in a chilling voice, "I can find someone else to work with!"

"The magic stone mine is in your hands, so of course you can find someone else to cooperate with, but I believe I am your first choice. Besides, in this place, I am the only one capable of providing you with so many alchemical materials! How about I take a 40% cut?" Margaret smiled slightly, unconcerned by Connor's threat, and said calmly.

Although Margaret lowered her asking price by 10%, Connor's cold gaze remained unchanged. He had to admit that Margaret's words were absolutely true. Neither the San Siro Club nor the Borussia Mönchengladbach Club could provide him with such a large amount of alchemy materials. Even if they did, it would inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and then it would be a loss for them!

He might get some rewards for telling the secret society about the magic stone mine, but he didn't even want the big prize!

Connor's only choice was Margaret, but he obviously couldn't let Margaret know that.

"If that's how you feel, then I can only express my regret. Margaret, you are far too greedy!" With a sigh, Connor tried to force the issue by threatening to break off negotiations.

Seeing Connor's firm stance, Margaret, who felt she had found his weakness, also suppressed her smile and said in a deep voice, "Connor, you need so many materials. Leaving aside their intrinsic value, I believe you understand that although I have connections, obtaining them was extremely difficult. Such a difficult task requires me to make some connections and influence. Taking me to see the magic stone mine you found is a prerequisite for negotiation, and 35% is my final bottom line!"

Margaret lowered the price by another half percent, but Connor still appeared unmoved. However, Connor was secretly calculating in his heart. His bottom line was 30 percent. Connor was not surprised that Margaret proposed to take her to see the magic stone mine as a prerequisite. After all, anyone who invests such a large amount would be cautious. Moreover, how can the profit sharing be determined without seeing the magic stone mine?

In fact, Connor would have been perfectly willing to accept Margaret's request as long as she agreed to his preventative measures.

"If you agree to my precautions, I can take you to see the magic stone mine, but I can only give you a maximum of 20% of the profits! If you don't agree, I'll consider finding someone else!" After thinking it over, Connor firmly issued an ultimatum to Margaret!

Seeing that Connor had compromised and agreed to take her to see the magic stone mine, with certain precautions in place, Margaret felt a pang of regret. Thirty percent of the magic stone mine's output was actually her bottom line, but now that Connor had compromised her preconditions and given his final terms, Margaret had no choice but to compromise if she didn't agree. She nodded regretfully and said, "Twenty percent it is, tell me about the precautions you'll take me to see the magic stone mine!"

Seeing that Margaret had chosen to compromise, just as he had thought, Connor successfully gave Margaret 10% less than his bottom line. He glanced at Margaret and said in a deep voice, "The old way, the Eye of Arbitration!"

After ten minutes of discussion, Connor and Margaret finalized the contents of the Eye of Arbitration Oath.

Facing the eerie vertical eye floating in mid-air in the apartment, Margaret swore coldly:

"Under the witness of the Eye of Arbitration, I, Margaret Rodriguez, swear that as long as Connor Ferguson leads me to the Magic Stone Mine, I promise never to reveal the Magic Stone Mine to any third party in any form. If I break this oath, I am willing to bear the judgment of the Eye of Arbitration!"

A few seconds after Margaret finished reciting the oath, the Eye of Arbitration flashed several times before exploding into starlight that drifted over Margaret.

Seeing that Margaret's oath of the Eye of Arbitration was complete, Connor, without waiting for Margaret to speak again, no longer concealed anything and said, "The magic stone mine is in Tunguska City. I'll take you there in three days. Is that alright?"

"Tunguska City?" Margaret asked in surprise, clearly finding it hard to believe that the magic stone mine was located there.

"That's right, it's in Tunguska City!" Connor nodded affirmatively, then paused, looking at Margaret with a hint of amusement, and said, "Remember that snake-eyed guy we killed together? That guy's meditation technique gave him a unique ability to find various mineral veins in the earth. I found the clue to the magic stone mine on him, and eventually located it!"

Sensing the playful undertone in Connor's words, Margaret glared at him angrily and muttered under her breath, "I shouldn't have let you take his spatial ring!"

Connor smiled dismissively at Margaret's grumbling, then, as if remembering something, he instructed her, "I think it will take some time to create the alchemical golem. You can slowly gather the alchemical materials; don't rush it. Remember to be careful and cautious, and don't arouse suspicion!"

(End of this chapter)