The Strongest Beast Tamer - 150 Constant Disturbances

Marie’s father stood there, mouth agape from shock as his brain slowly comprehended the information he was just given. When Marie elbowed him he managed to slightly snap out of it and mutter beneath his breath, “Yes, yes of course we’ll be able to do that. Rather, it’ll be an honour to do that with your extraordinary group.”

“Okay, let’s get this over and done with we have a whole day planned out and I don’t want this getting in the way of it. How long should this take?” Chloe asked as she scrunched her face, revealing a couple of lines on her forehead.

“Well, if this is swift it should only take1 – 2 hours; however, if something prevents this from happening right now it could take the rest of the day if we’re lucky,” Marie’s father answered as he returned to normal. “Also I forgot to introduce myself, I was quite shocked. Anyway, my name is Jeremy Santos.”

“The name’s Flynn and this is my wife Chloe,” Flynn introduced the two of them as he walked forward and shook Jeremy’s hand firmly. With his strength having been increased so much by the fruits it slightly threw Jeremy off.

As someone who’s been in the field for a long time, you can determine someone’s strength and personality just from their handshake. He could tell Flynn was somewhat of a businessman or at least had frequent dealings with some.

Giving each other a nod of approval they began to leave, Chloe swiftly followed by Flynn’s side, looking around at the passing halls filled with maids and butlers. It almost gave them a medieval setting vibe; only the maids and butlers were being paid fairly.

They passed plenty of windows as well, getting a great view of the city; is darken buildings due to the low lighting from all the street lights. The building seemed to have given them a better view than when standing on the grids above.

“I see you like the view.” Jeremy had noticed Chloe staring around and outside, one of the many traits he has a businessman. “I worked quite hard to make it here, but the view certainly does make it worth it. Of course along with all the money.”

“So have you been doing this business since the start of the change?” Chloe asked. They passed by photos, all commemorating certain events. Birthdays, grand openings, successful dealings and more. It was certainly a show.

“Indeed. Unlike others that saw beasts and coward, I saw them and along with that, the money that comes with them. We used to be a retail store but I’ve had dealings with farmers and exporters; I knew that certain animals would fetch a high price dependant on the difficulty in raising or hunting it. Seeing that these beasts were so rare and strong, I knew people would pay big bucks for their meat. And so, I began the business.” Jeremy went onto explain the difficulties in getting the company off the ground, his first deal with a restaurant, and finally, his future plans.

“Now, although I know full well I’m not the only one in this field of business, I do, however, want to be the best in the business. Currently, I’m the largest meat distributor in the city, but that isn’t enough for me, I want to expand across the whole country before even possibly going worldwide.” Jeremy’s ambitions were big, but with the current progress he’s already made, it isn’t impossible.

Clasping his hands he got onto the main point. “Now, with this deal, I also want to proceed with my ambitions as well. Which is why my daughter, will be joining you as my representative to go and start branches in other cities as well. They don’t need to be as big as the main one here in Houston, but they should at least make a start.”

Before they even noticed it they had already reached Jeremy’s office. Walking in they were greeted with wide-open windows, looking down at the city. At their height and with the position of the room they were able to see just about everything in the city, even the street where they’re starting their business on.

“Now, I’ve already got one of the butlers to grab the contract, you just need to look through it all and sign it,” Jeremy said as he pulled out his chair and sat down. Leaning back he puffed out a cloud of smoke. “I will warn you that the road to the top of the business world is tough and willed with the treacherous schemes of others. Your reputation is your moneymaker; fortunately, you and your group have a very positive reputation.”

“Granted that reputation came with a strong challenge at the start.” Flynn and Chloe sat down on the chairs across from Jeremy, they both got comfortable and relaxed a bit. Marie was to the side sitting on a couch.

Jeremy gave a burst of laughter. “Indeed, being challenged by two of the world’s largest military forces is certainly one massive challenge indeed. But look at you now, a lot of parents are grateful to you and would do a lot to help you out. Not to mention you have a floating island that can take you just about anywhere in the world.”

“I suppose that is pretty cool; although those two military forces almost managed to snatch it up. Granted they wouldn’t be able to turn it into a floating island in the same amount of time. I would probably give them 3 – 4 years.” Flynn knew about the groups training and how long it took them to reach the level they were at. If the military were to attempt it they would take much longer, unless they sacrifice soldiers to only train on the island and do nothing else.

“You seem pretty confident about that estimation.” Jeremy could hear the confidence in Flynn’s voice and although he didn’t know exactly how it worked either he wouldn’t doubt Flynn. Puffing out a cloud of smoke he was about to continue but a butler burst through the doors.

“Sir, Mr Collins is here requesting more meat. It seems something happened and we weren’t able to deliver the normal amount of goods to him on time so he’s come to demand it now,” The butler said quickly as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.

Jeremy sighed as he placed a hand on his forehead. “Tell him to be patient, he’ll get the rest of his meat along with a little extra as compensation. Inform him that we just got a large batch of corpses and that he shouldn’t stress.”

“Yes, sir.” The butler left in a hurry.

“So how exactly does your business work?” Flynn asked as he clasped his hands and leaned forward.

“To briefly summerise it. We buy corpses from the explorers guild, separate the parts and sell them to different businesses. Retail wants the hides and fur, restaurants want the meat, while the researchers and weapon makers want the claws and teeth,” Jeremy replied. “Oh yeah, weapon makers are fairly new so you might not know them. They similar to blacksmiths, the only difference being they use all and any materials to create a weapon.”

“Such as beast claws and teeth?” Chloe added on to the conversation.

“Yes. Those beasts’ claws and teeth are sometimes just as strong if not stronger than metals. Creating weapons with them is quite useful; cause although guns are quite good it’s also great to have a knife or sword in case of emergency.” Jeremy nodded as he puffed out another cloud of smoke.

Another butler burst in, forehead covered in sweat. “Sir, the Explorer’s Guild leader is currently here waiting for you at the ground floor. He says he wants to meet with you immediately as it’s an urgent business.”

“Did he saw what he was here for?” Jeremy asked.

“No, he wants to talk about it privately,” The butler replied.

“Okay I’ll deal with it, you go see what’s taking so long for the contract to get here and deal with it.” Jeremy sighed deeply as he got up and began to walk out. Before he left the room he turned to the two. “Sorry about this, hopefully, you can read the contract completely as I deal with these distractions.”

“Don’t worry we’re all good, you go take care of business,” Flynn waved him off as he leaned back and slouched on the chair. “Well, this is going great, hopefully, he’s not away for too long, I don’t want to read the entire contract.”

“Well considering it’s the Explorer’s Guild leader it might take a while; whenever he’s involved it always takes a long time to deal with the matters he brings.” At that moment Marie chimed into the conversation. She had been quietly minding her own business, looking at some computer screens.

“Do you know anything about the contract?” Flynn asked with a bit of hope. He knew how contracts worked, it was always best to read them entirely before signing off. Which is also why businesses always make them extremely long, to deter people from properly reading it and looking between the lines.

“Nope, he keeps all his contracts rather secretive so only himself knows about it,” Marie replied. Just as that happened the butler walked in carrying a stack of papers, he walked to Flynn and Chloe before plopping them all on the desk in front of them.

“This is the contract, enjoy reading through it all,” The butler said before taking his leave.

Flynn and Chloe both felt their eyes sink into their heads at the pile of papers. Splitting it in two they both took one half; however, as Chloe took her half she noticed a small picture frame on Jeremy’s desk. It was a family portrait, it looked rather old as Marie looked a lot younger in the photo. Granted she doesn’t exactly look here age right now either.

By Jeremy’s side was a gorgeous woman, who had long black silky hair, her eyes were bright blue and her skin was ever so slightly tanned. Looking towards Marie Chloe couldn’t help but ask, “So where’s your mother?”

She realised very quickly that it might not be the best question to ask. Chloe was able to swiftly piece things together; considering that the only photo he has with the whole family is when Marie was young it was high probably something had happened to her.

“She died 7 years ago. A side-on collision with a truck, the driver had lost control while going around a sharp corner. She died instantly as the car was basically flattened against a wall next to her,” Marie replied.

Chloe knew it and felt slightly bad. “Oh, I’m sorry to hear about that, sorry if it brings back any bad memories.”

“No no, don’t worry about that you were going to find out anyway. That’s how my dad works, he makes sure the people he’s doing business with know just about everything concerning himself and the company. He does this to make sure the people that stay, really want to stay,” Marie responded as she waved her hands in the air.

“Suppose that isn’t a bad motto to do business by,” Chloe said before silence reigned the room. Flynn elbowed Chloe softly before pointing towards her pile of papers.

“Okay, okay, I’ll get to it then.” The room remained quiet after that as the two read through the contract. Jeremy never returned during the time they were reading, he only showed up near the end, constantly apologising.

Welp, their entire plan was ruined. Fortunately they have one more day to go through with the plan. And this time, they won’t let anything get in their way.