Chapter 189 - 6 months old.

The desperate part appears like the most possible reason right now, because this ill.u.s.tratian man doesn't see it as a problem to negotiate a deal with an Ignite Woman, he is even rushing everything. A bit shady but it works to the Unit's advantage. Of course, Commander Alia isn't an Ignite but appears to be like one, her only difference is her wider jawline. This Farmer isn't obviously aware of the Kastarian Race, all he is seeing a gorgeous Woman who looks like she is in her thirties. "I have about 50 sacks stored in this Barn behind me."

He got to the point immediately, that at least solves most issues. The only thing she has to put up with now, is his attitude. All she has to deal with is his hateful glaring towards the fact that a Woman is doing the bargaining. "Are the sacks 50 Kilograms each?" That needs to be clear before they agree on a price, she needs to be sure that they won't be scammed. It wouldn't be a nice deal to pay 20 Gold Coins for 30 Kilograms of Wheat Grain for example.

"Of course, that's how all sacks of Wheat Grain are measured. We can't sell a Kilogram of it after all!" His way of expression isn't the kindest, it is clear to hear on his tone that he doesn't like her position in his unit, but she feels like she can fix that.

Because now comes the part of a little seduction. She needs to flatter this fool a bit before talking about the Gold. She doesn't need to flirt in order to do so though, Mogranius wouldn't like it at all and she is well aware of that fact. He would kill this man! "I suppose you are right. We are commonly used to buying in large stock, your Barn quite stands out from the rest so we were sure you can provide what we are looking for, furthermore we thought that your rules could be different."

The flattering worked in some aspects, the Farmer was wearing half a smile on his face. A bit different from the expressions he had a moment ago. "Well right you are, 50 sacks will sure provide over 2 tons! I'm not sure for what you need so many, but I need to get rid of it before the nearby planting season."

Now, Commander Alia got this man where he wants him. Whatever reason he wants to get rid of 50 sacks for, it feels like it is a desperate reason. Apart from some criminal act such as mass theft, it could mean that his sales just weren't enough to sell everything until now and he needs to sell these in order to be ready for the Planting Season. 

Since he plans to sell them before Planting Season, it surely means that this stock is from the last Harvest Season. Furthermore when the Unit first approached, he asked if any of them is looking for a job. As fancy as this Barn looks, this man appears to be short on Gold Coins. "I will buy your entire stock." Calmly acknowledged Commander Alia. Any person who is short on Gold would love to hear this sentence, it would feel like heaven. "But how are the prices? A gold coin more can make a big difference when buying two and a half tons you know." Here Commander Alia showed that she is well capable of fast calculations, she is no pushover and is looking for affordable prices. She isn't that easily scammed, her wordplay signifies soo!

"How about 25 Gold Coins per sack?" Talk about pure stupidity, who would be dumb enough to increase the prices now? At this date, time and circ.u.mstances? Either he hasn't been paying attention to her bargaining perks, or he is trying to scam them. Maybe the fact that he looks forward to scamming, equals to his slow business. But yet again In these times that wouldn't have been a big problem, anyone would buy 50 Kilograms of Wheat Grain for 25 Gold Coins instead of buying a loaf of bread for a gold coin or two. People can't really afford to be picky, poverty spreads wide.

Commander Alia obviously wasn't a fan to such a price, and she didn't fail to express it a bit either. "You are joking right?"

"What do you mean?" Asked the Farmer as if he was in shock, clearly trying to act his way towards a good business opportunity(For him at least.).

"This isn't my first time bargaining, we bought in large stock from Crutal Kingdom last year for 20 Gold Coins per 50 Kilogram." Here, she gained control over this bargain again. Knowing the exact price of the product (Even if it is Wheat Grain.), can lead to fair prices. Behaving like a rich person who throws gold can only lead to expensive prices.

"In the Capital?" Here, the Farmer felt like he got caught. He technically is caught actually, but he is trying to play it off. Act dumb!

"Yes. We bought them at September, at the end of the Harvest season. We were in the Grand Capital." That should help define how much the Farmer's stock is worth, this should help gain a better price.

But the Farmer is standing strong with his price, or at least giving a last fight if not more. "Yes but here you are in Silver Kingdom, apart from that this is a Private Farm." 

"A Private Farm with a stock of 2,500 Kilograms of Wheat Grain harvested 6 months ago."  The freshness of the Grain doesn't usually matter, but now it is a bit too old. Enough to use as a point of reference in this deal.

"Point taken. How about we settle for the same deal you got in Crutal Kingdom." Well, that was clearly his last kick, his last bit of fight. Now, she has him where she wants him! Eric and Mogranius are well aware, so they weren't exactly stingy with the Compliments.

"You got this Alia."

"That's my girl."

"No deal." Answered Commander Alia all of a sudden and left everyone at shock! Why would she do this, she got the Farmer to agree with an affordable price. At this point she could be playing ego games and risking to lose this amazing deal.

"What?" Mildly shouted the Farmer in shock! He didn't like this one bit. First she drops his price and now she isn't agreeing to it? "This is so unpro..."

"What!" Loudly shouted Eric and Mogranius at the same time, cutting the Farmer's words short.

"You are selling us products far old enough to be worth half the price, private or not this isn't the Grand Capital." She still isn't happy with the price, or it could be that she doesn't appreciate this man's glaring attitude. At this point she is playing ego games, 1,000 Gold Coins for two and a half tons of Wheat Grain is quite affordable, why try to move it further down?

"I see how the River is flowing down." There is no River in sight of course, it is just an expression. He is aware of what Commander Alia is trying to accomplish. "How about we settle for 18 Gold Coins per sack?" Thankfully he is willing to cooperate.

"15 Gold Coins per 50 Kilogram or we take our business elsewhere." This Bargaining has become beneficial for one side primarily even though it started off from the other side at first. She is twirling this man on his finger without even laying a hand on him. "There seems to be a lot more farm fields close by. We can even go and buy from the Castle officials."

Seeing that a lot of odds stand against him and considering the closeby planting season, he had to finally agree to this price. "Okay! I agree to that price, the Grain is in the Barn."

"Fine. I will get the Gold ready, the men here will help you load the wheat Grain." Replied Commander Alia with a wide smile on her face as she took a step backwards, aiming to walk towards the Wagon in order to get the Gold ready. She has several spare sacks, thankfully the Gold is spread in them instead of putting them all in one sack. Each sack contains exactly 500 Gold Coins so all she has to do is put 250 of them in a sack containing 500.

"Indeed they will, my back isn't as fit as it used to be."

"Oh, in that case don't lift at all." Acted Commander Alia as if she showed sympathy, she doesn't want to see this man for another moment to be exact. Afterwards she turned to Mogranius and reminded him. "Make sure the men are savvy with the Wagons, we need to buy a lot more Wheat Grain."

Seeing 15 Wagons line up was indeed interesting, nice to see even. So the Farmer had to jump in the Conversation when he heard that they are looking for more. "Walk further towards the Kingdom, when you see a Storage room in a Farmfield, stop and try to bargain. I'm not aware how much they would charge, but they are less of a Hassle to bargain with compared to the Castle officials."