Chapter 170 - Special Treat

Although nice that the cute old little couple found an agreement after all of that passionate chaos they caused in between one another, trying to protect each other. Let's get back to the Wheat Grain project King Michael specifically asked for Mogranius' assistance on.

Why would King Michael bother working with something so cheap to increase profit you might ask. Simple, it's cheap! 50 kilograms of Wheat Grain costing around 20 Gold Coins here in Ignis at average, can equal to a total amount of 100 Gold Coins(50 Kilograms) worth of flour coming out as a result. When the hired Farmers convert Wheat Grain into Flour so it can be baked into bread or various other foods with it, half of the fish intake would be cut down in Gaster Kingdom! This is fairly an economic game changer, because Fish isn't cheap and can be used to set up another stream of income.

Since King Michael will have the opportunity to sell more Fish meat elsewhere, in a period of 5 months Gaster Kingdom would make a lot more than it invested in this project even if the product is sold on Ignis. How? Well cutting half of the Fish meat consumption means ultimately sparing over 800 Kilograms of fish to sell each month. That amount can be higher or lower than 800 Kilograms of course, but it is still worth a lot of Gold Coins depending on the Fish Species.

With the BlackMarlin team lending a hand after they complete their monthly task sooner, sparing over 800 should be a breeze. People found entertainment at seeing two teenagers pulling out hundred Kilogram fish out of the Water with ease, while seeing a 7 foot man do too proved even more entertaining. As for Jim, he has been finding easy ways to land a catch, such as tying the rope to the Boat. He doesn't want to be dragged in the Ocean any time soon.

Estimating a profit can be unpredictable, but King Michael expects a decent amount. Take it into consideration, even if each fish isn't worth 10 Gold Coins per Kilogram, it will still prove to be a good profit. Especially since the prices vary on the Fish Species. If 300 Kilograms of fish costs 3 gold coins per Kilogram for example, while another 100 costs 7 per Kilogram, with everything else costing underneath 6 to 1, The Town can reel in a steady side income. Especially since the Fishermen will aim to catch more valuable fish primarily after the Wheat Grain successfully arrives in Gaster Kingdom.

Although this income not too impactful itself, when combined with the other streams of income of which King Michael spend a lot of time developing, it's what this Kingdom needs to attain further financial freedom even after considering their lack of population as a disadvantage. Everyone in this town has the potential of being wealthy if the population remains around 400, and from the looks of it it will.

5 months at least is how long this Wheat Grain Project can keep his people fed, the Fishermen will have to put in a lot more work throughout the months or at least tend to be more productive so they can sum up a total of possibly 1000 Kilograms of spare fish, that way it can equal to earning up to 6,000 Gold Coins a month when that fish is sold. And after the successful Harvest season this year on the newly established farm land, he can keep this passive income going year around.

When those fields are ready to plant upon and harvest, he will also be able to sell spare Grain in a mass amount to the Zamerians likely, since Wheat Grain is a bit more expensive thanks to their economy of an upper standard. If Lav Kingdom doesn't need it, they can at least resell it to another Zamerian domain easily.

With so many tons of raw Wheat Grain costing only 4,000 Gold Coins, the Budget manager Alama, clarified that it won't be a problem, since they have around 180,000 Gold Coins as a total budget. It is a risk worth taking and will prove profitable. But it sure came in as a shock when King Michael proposed the idea. Here is how the conversation went.

While eating breakfast in the Castle Dining room, King Michael planted the seeds of this possible stream with. "I think I figured out another way to bring income to this town." This of course happened roughly a week before they officially started the Chicken egg project. 

Being used to him speaking of such ideas that would bring in income, she didn't first react enough and simply kept chewing on a mouthful of Black Marlin meat. Yes King Michael sneaked in this special treat. Not for himself, but for her. She said that she was curious about the taste so King Michael asked Lia to sneak a Kilogram in. Lia understanding his effort in a matter of seconds, first teased the thoughtful King and then agreed to bring some. Luckily it went all well without unnecessary drama. "Tell me?" She expressed after swallowing the food. She didn't prefer speaking with food in her mouth and Michael didn't like it either.

"I plan to buy ten tons of Wheat Grain." Pitched King Michael boldly, getting right to the point without expressing the benefits. It got Alama's eyes wide open and she almost choked. But after reviewing the idea, she found it reasonable in most aspects and a good side income.

Why do they need Mogranius as one of their protectors though? They would just order 10,000 Kilograms of Wheat Grain from Lav Kingdom and get this task over with. Although the order is Large, the domain would be able to provide it. That is true, but it would turn up to be too expensive with 50 Kilograms of Wheat Grain there, costing 80 Gold Coins. It's different to pay 4,000 Gold Coins and different to pay 16,000 for the Grain.

With Lav Kingdom crossed out, where else will King Michael order the Wheat Grain? Well, on the Domains of Occidentis Ignis itself. If you are thinking about King Zar, then you are thinking wrong. Pameres Kingdom doesn't even have other farmlands but Gr.a.p.es, their Grains are all imported. So they have to buy the Grain somewhere else, specifically on enemy Domains.

This is why Mogranius will prove very useful as a protector. They will be handling 10 tons of Wheat Grain throughout enemy territory, what if they get robbed or what if the art of fear should be used to bargain? A lot of providers would put racial differences in front and refuse to cooperate. Fire tends to change their mind, considering that Mogranius doesn't care enough to spare racists, King Michael wanted him there!

Eric will tag along as well of course, he is a lot more powerful than Mogranius in Fire Controlling at a lot of Aspects. Commander Alia will also tag along, considering her experience she will be the main negotiator, she will do the Bargaining. If the Grain providers are men for example, she can even get Cheaper prices for larger amounts and cut off their... well you know!

Isabel will be the hidden protector, their Guardian Angel. She will be the Guard Guarder. A weird name I know, but she will mostly stand in the Shadows, hidden. She will only get into action when the situation becomes to extreme for the Group of additional 20 Guards to handle. She will be the close Combat expert in this case given her physical differences and advantages, their secret Weapon.

There are three Domains as their main Target, the first and closest is Silver Kingdom. A place holding 1,700 people. Fairly enough Farmers there to buy Wheat Grain in mass amount from. Silver Kingdom is the closest, but it is still 300 Kilometers away. Such a distance would take almost a month to tackle if everything goes like it is supposed too!

Although Silver Kingdom their first target, they will need to stop at Pameres Kingdom first because Gaster Kingdom doesn't nearly have enough Horses and Wagons to tackle this task. If Pameres Kingdom doesn't have enough horses to provide, they at least have enough Construction Workers to mass produce Wagons under a short period of time, although King Michael is willing to pay the expenses, King Zar will sure offer discounts.

The lack of horses tends to be a problem in Pameres Kingdom as well due to most of them being sent at Bale Town when that little place required urgent protection. But if King Michael can afford to wait, those horses can be transported to Pameres Kingdom in a week or just a little bit longer than that. Buying enough horses to carry ten tons of Grain can be expensive, so King Zar has to temporarily lend them. I'm sure he would be willing to cooperate and provide more help. They are all aiming to become stronger after all.