Electus - Chapter 466

March, perhaps a normal month for most Kingdoms in Ignis and beyond but as for the friendly triangle of Domains including Pameres Kingdom, Gaster Kingdom and Bale Town, this month has been labelled chaotic this year.

Nothing bad in particular, but the Castle officials and their assistants will be elbow deep in work to adjust with the new incomes, outcomes and overall change on 1/3 of the Budget.

“Is everything in order Seer?” King Zar asked, passing by the Assistant’s office. “If you need help, call the Coin counters.”

“As if they are used to mathematics, all they know is to count.” Seer gave a loud whisper, slapping the Parchment with ink and looking at a couple of parchments in front of him.

A bit harsh coming from someone as kind hearted as Seer, but stress does have a bad effect on most.

So King Zar hung by the door and advised, “Well take it slow, baby Lily wouldn’t want an angry father now.”

His mind clearing up once hearing about his adorable little newborn daughter, Seer cited. “Lily… yes I have a feeling she senses moods, I’m glad Maleesa is with her at all times now.”

Willing to help his friend here and urging to shy away mistakes, Zar offered. “You know, I can have Crisa sent there and take care of Lily. Obviously doing your job and Maleesa’s isn’t working out well, we are handling a 664k Income here Seer.”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.” Seer repeated, scrolling through 6 Parchments already as they were having this short conversation. “I’ll be done in 2 weeks or less, the Coin Counters are easing most of my burden really. You did a good job when you hired more of them.”

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Getting to business, another reason why March has been labelled as chaotic, is because several deals have either ended or replaced by new ones. In other words, a hell load of doc.u.ment work has to be filled in by 1 person.

The shield deal for example, a business line tied with the Zamerians, has met an end by the beginning of March and has been replaced by a deal 10k Gold Coins richer.

Apparently Iron boots and Gauntlets have become hilariously scarce on the other side of Zameria, south of the Continent.

And of course due to the price gap, Lav Kingdom became a bridge to selling Iron boots and Gauntlets to that edge of the Continent.

Although it might be considered a small deal in Zameria, for Pameres Kingdom it’s huge because it brings a clean Income of 45,900 Gold Coins a month, for 4 months.

Starting today, 400 Gauntlets and 700 boots have to be crafted each month and sent to Zameria.

It isn’t an order too big to handle as the most experienced team of Blacksmiths have taken this one over. The Shield deal ending gave this team free pairs of hands to work on a new project.

Income-wise, the Iron Gauntlets will bring the least income [16k] since less of them are ordered and they cost 40 Gold Coins per pair while Iron Boots cost 50 Gold Coins per pair, therefore they bring more [35k].

Now the total overall Income from this project equals exactly 51,000 Gold Coins but since Gaster Kingdom takes 10% of this Income [5.1k] for Port usage, Pameres Kingdom ends up with a clean cut of 45,900.

“I need a break.” Seer murmured to himself, grabbed the 5 finger thick pieces of Parchments he has ready and made his way to the Royal Treasury.

Since there are 40 Coin Counters hired now, such thick piece of work would take only a day or two to accomplish. In other words, Seer has to work as fast as 3 people in order to not let employees laze around.

Meeting a couple of Guards on his way there, Seer asked. “I hope you men are staying true to your shifts, the Treasury is crowded now and I wouldn’t want propaganda there in the middle of a War.”

Confident of his own work and what his friends are capable of, one Guard answered. “By King Zar’s orders, 10 Guards stay in the Royal treasury at all times. Do not burden yourself with this, sir Seer.”

Strictly paranoid today, mostly because of all the stress, Seer cited. “Good, take this to them. Should keep them busy for a while. Work like you have two pairs of eyes, gold l.u.s.t is hard to resist.”

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Reaching his home, Maleesa felt at shock to see his husband come home this early. Nothing to worry about really, but Seer is a labelled workaholic so seeing him here would make one think that something went wrong.

With a warm smile, Maleesa the beautiful Ignite lady spoke. “Welcome, is everything alright?”

Letting out a long strong sigh, Seer answered. “Don’t worry, I just need to see my precious family for a while.”

Sitting near Lily, watching her sleep peacefully with bear fur covering her to keep warm. Seer took another deep breath and kissed his beautiful ill.u.s.tratian daughter over the eyes, and thought about what other luxurious food to buy her from the travelling merchants strolling around the Domain.

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Back to work, with a doc.u.ment about the Boots and Gauntlets filled. Seer moved to a new one, regarding a big order of fur cloth sets.

First things first it is worth noting that the previous Fur cloth deal between the two Continents has ended now in the beginning of March.

Due to outstanding achievements quantity-wise, the Demands for Fur clothing in Zameria have been tamed.

With that fact stated, it means Zameria can make extra Income selling the same products on other Continents such as Molaria.

Acting as a transactional bridge between Molaria and Ignis, the Zamerians have formed a deal which will benefit all 3 factions.

Winters in Molaria last a bit longer considering the Continent’s location, closer to the Ice caps on the other side of the globe, far from Ignis.

So it only makes sense that Fur clothing gets ripped faster due to its stronger use. In other words, 600 sets of Fur clothing will be sent to Zameria and from there to Molaria for a span of 6 months (Until October 1).

Even for Pameres Kingdom, an order of 600 full sets of clothing a month is too hard to handle, so the work will be split between them and Bale Town.

Splitting work doesn’t necessarily mean that Pameres Kingdom will earn low Income for big work, considering that each Fur set costs 200 Gold Coins.

But it gets better. To keep relations stronger, Lav Kingdom will pay 220 Gold Coins, so that’s 20 more than the Market price here across Ignis.

The Zamerians can afford it, odds are they will be making double the income from this deal.

With that in mind, the total monthly Income from this Project will be 132,000 Gold Coins! It’s huge, feels even sweeter considering how little a month the Tailors take.

Now there is a small twist to this Income-wise like with any other. Gaster Kingdom will too dip in this Income, taking 10% in exchange for port usage.

So taking out 13,200 Gold Coins from this Project’s income, Bale Town and Pameres Kingdom will be splitting 118,800 Gold Coins in half.

To be more precise, these two Domains will earn 59,400 Gold Coins each.

This deal will keep both Domains on their feet, as making 600 sets of Fur clothing is no easy task but at least the pay is handsome, gorgeous even.

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In less big news, due to the constant Demonic invasions, King Michael in Gaster Kingdom has decided to cut back on some luxurious expenses. Specifically, Gr.a.p.e Ale.

It wasn’t a big deal to begin with, as only 500 Bottles were sent to Gaster Kingdom each month which equaled to an Income/outcome of 4,000 Gold Coins a month.

There aren’t any hard feelings about this, the deal was supposed to end on March 1 anyway. And considering the Demonic situation, Pameres Kingdom is not suffering damages and Gaster Kingdom refuses help.

King Michael understands that other threats have to sleep at bay, like King Talato and the whole Country [Meridionali Ignis] he is in control of.

So Guards being sent to the Outpost will pay off in the long run, two birds have to be shot at once and trying with one stone is just playing dumb in this situation.

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Knock knock knock!

The mix race family heard their door lightly ramble, Maleesa went ahead to open it and asked the King to be quiet as Seer has fallen asleep near Lily.

Whispering, King Zar explained himself. “I’m sorry that I came at a bad time, but I have a gift for Lily.”

Giving a big smile, in love with the fact that an actual King can be so careful and caring. Maleesa whispered, “Oh that’s sweet, I should wake up Seer then.”

“Nonono, please don’t.” Zar insisted, flapping his hands against the air to stop her.

Getting into further detail, Zar cited. “Seer saw this bracelet before, it belonged to my mother. My poor excuse for a father claims she is dead, this is the most valuable thing I own and I only see it reasonable for little Lily to have it.”

Walking for the door after leaving the gift on Maleesa’s hands, Zar murmured. “Maybe it will give her good luck, sure helped me.”