Chương 334: Chapter 317. Roads And Sheep

" Yes, I understand that, but we don't know what Humans are capable of in the first place since Dark Pixies aren't generally Contracted by Summoners, right?"" Even still, from the stories we've heard as children, no one in the history of Diablos has been able to do that or seen someone capable of that. It's insane, like walking into the Hero accidently and knocking him out right then and there or something?" Byron and Lady Cindy still couldn't get over that thanks to Paula, I could get all the way to Blackstone.

I tried to explain that since Dark Pixies aren't Contracted too commonly, we didn't really know if I was special or if it may have just been due to my and Paula's diligence with training. Regardless, I decided to just admit defeat to them and continue the conversation." Alright, I'm a bit special. Either way, I guess we should just take the Contract and I'll deliver it tomorrow."" And look, Big Bro, he's acting like it's no big deal."" Well, he has a different kind of common sense to us doesn't he, Cin?""

That must be it." I picked up the paper I signed and returned to my seat." With that settled, I'll do what I can to restore the lands tomorrow in the morning, in the afternoon, I'd like to investigate the grounds around where your mansion used to be. If that's okay with you both of course?" Byron looked at bit confused by that last part." Why do you need to do that?"" I'd like to look around to see if I can find the bodies of Patrick and Victor... And anyone else, if I can."" Do you really think they're there?""

If I had to guess, it makes the most sense to me. The grounds were big, he'd bring suspicion on himself if he tried to dispose of the bodies elsewhere, he also had to keep it all under wraps as best as he could... The only place I could think of him keeping them is on the premises. I have a Summon that should be able to look around and tell us definitely if they're there."" I see... I'll allow it."" Thank you." Byron looked like he was about to have a massive headache.

Lady Cindy seemed to not want to think about what her father had done at all. I could understand why, but he did what he did. All I can do now is pick up the pieces that I can for the Harvey family and any other victims that I could find while searching for Patrick and Victor." With that all squared away, I guess the only thing left to talk about is about Roseland Products."

"!" My words made Lady Cindy's 4 grey eyes dart up with excitement." Great! That's wonderful!" And she still paled in comparison to her brother's reaction. With the both of them acting like this, I wondered how they will do with further business meetings if they'll show the emotions on their faces this clearly? Maybe I should just take it as a sign they trust me? /Growl! / Or more than likely, Demons just can't lie when it comes to their stomachs and their appetites.

Byron rubbed the back of his head and began to explain himself, even though he really didn't need to." I didn't eat that much earlier during lunch, so excuse me for that."" It's fine, I'm also quite hungry as well." Byron looked a little embarrassed, I tried to help him out by saying I was hungry as well." Moving on from that, what exactly were you thinking pricewise for Ice Cream and Cheesecake?"" Well, it depends on the amount you want.

I'll also mention that in the future, we'll allow your own people to come and pick up the products from Paradise, but for now, we'll be hand delivering them. You'll probably want to discuss this with the Shop Owners around Zana about what they'd wish to order as well. I mean, the commoners would be unhappy if it's just you guys eating the ice cream and cheesecake, right? You can also have them contribute to the overall price of the order."" That'll take time, but...""

Is there a cap on the amount that someone can order?" Lady Cindy interrupted Byron and I to ask her own question. I looked up a bit to think about the question, I had to remember how many wagons we had that we've modified to fit dairy products into. I believe the amount was somewhere around 20 and each can hold as much as we can fit when it comes to cold products. The idea is similar to a refrigerated truck in our world.

I was actually shocked to hear that Diablos hadn't figured out how to do something like that considering that Magical Tools have been capable of doing so much else. I do wonder if maybe one of the other Nations have thought it up? From what I understand, Emily said that she had never heard of the idea of a refrigerated wagon to transport things that need to stay cold, so maybe we're leading the charge on this kind of technology? Maybe it's because the roads are all bad?

Speaking of which, I'll need to bring that up as well. While I was thinking about all of this, Lady Cindy and Byron were still looking at me for an answer. I looked back at her and began to answer that question of hers. This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there." The cap would most likely be around the amount that we gave you for the party, so somewhere in the ballpark of 1000 units, 500 being ice cream and 500 being cheesecakes.""

That's not as much as I thought it would be..." Lady Cindy seemed disappointed, I turned to Byron and began to push towards my idea about fixing that bad road to Paradise from Zana. If I can get that going, then the much bigger goal I thought up about the road situation may just be possible. I breathed in and then suggested something about it." Well, we'd be able to stably bring you more and more, if the roads were better."" Well, we can't just magically fix the road to Paradise unfortunately."

"..."" Really?" Byron noticed the look on my face and seemed fed up with me. I nodded to his question. I think I can put this deal in motion after all." Yes, I can. But it will cost more money than just buying the products."" How much more?"" Well, from Paradise to Blackstone has been contracted for 500 Platinum Coins..."" You realize we're only Counts, right?" Byron and Lady Cindy didn't even react in a funny way to my dropping of how much I said to fix the roads from Paradise to Blackstone would be.

Sure, I'm not actually going to charge Warrick that amount, but they don't know that. Shame, I thought it'd be a funny face that they'd both make." Well, we can come to a different payment than straight money."" I'm not giving my Sister away for some better roads..."" What?" I was confused at what Byron said as he looked a little panicked at my suggestion of a different payment than Gold or Platinum Coins." Why would I want another Wife? I already have Sarah and Anna?"" Hng..." How did Byron reach that idea?

And did I hear Princess Alice make a weird noise? Did she hurt herself or something? Did I offend Lady Cindy by saying that? A bunch of questions went through my mind, but it looks like Lady Cindy and Byron didn't take offense to my remark, they were just wondering what I could want from them. In a strange mood from that strange suggestion, I decided to ask for something small that I wanted, to hide the bigger goal that I was thinking about." It's quite simple, I want some of your best livestock for breeding.

Particularly any Shadow Sheep that would fit the bill and another Sheep-Type Monsters." They looked surprised at my request." What? Is 4 too much?"" No... It's just... So... underwhelming compared to what you'll be giving us..." Lady Cindy answered my question." Well, it's Basic Economics for that, I guess?"" Supply and Demand?"" Yeah."" Okay, we'll give you 50 sheep, 10 of our best quality and the rest won't dip beyond what we determine is "great" using our parameters, would that work for you?""

Yes, we'll have the group that delivers the ice cream and cheesecake to you take the sheep back with them."" How will their living conditions be?"" Well, we have a ranch full of Ashura Cattle that stretches around something like 100 miles... We also open them up in the day for them to graze in the safer areas, though some wonder out of it to eat the weaker Monsters around. But we keep a close eye on them during the grazing...

You could say that the Farmers are almost too enthusiastic about the job, but they're happy doing it so..."" Won't the Ashura Cattle eat the Shadow Sheep though?"" No, we have an agreement with the cattle, so we'll just explain that the sheep aren't to be eaten and likewise explain that the sheep will be safe as well."" How do you do that?"" With Rex or Hank, they're a Courier Wolf and a Giant Hawk. They can both speak to the less Monstrous Animals... Or maybe it's just the ones I seek a conversation with?"

I shrugged my shoulders as I thought about that question I had at the end." Some can't understand us, Boss."" Yes, some Monsters are just a different type of being than a regular animal. Some of my older Clan Members used to speak about how legends say that the Gods used to experiment by having Monsters and regular Animals breed and create different combinations of creatures, but no one has ever looked into that as far as I know." Both Rex and Hank answered my question. I thanked them in my mind for that."

Okay, I'll agree to this as a fair trade. I'll need to speak to the Shop Owners... That'll take some time though..."" Don't worry, just pick a date when you think it'll be ready and I'll pop over for the paperwork, even if I've already left. There's no real rush with me." I tried to be as accommodating as possible for this. Since this is a lot of work it'll take time to draw up the Contract, lots of Farmers and lots of sheep to go through. Along with the Shop Owners.

I'll try to get it done before you leave, but I doubt it'll be enough time."" Well... Until then, could we buy some that you have with you?" I wanted to laugh as Lady Cindy's desires showed up on her face quite clearly, I couldn't say no to her, so I nodded my head while holding back a chuckle. I guess I know what's for dessert tonight." Is that all you wanted to bring up for now?"" Yes." Byron got right to the point and agreed with what I wanted. This was perfect for me.

I just laid the groundwork for both a short term and long-term plan in one fell swoop. In the end, the reason I needed sheep was simple. The lands around Paradise don't possess any cotton or cotton-like plants, this has made our Tailers and Seamstresses quite displeased. With wool however, I can alleviate some of their discontent by letting them work with the raw materials from the sheep. It seems the main complaint is variety. They're tired of only working on the hunted Monsters around Paradise.

Hopefully this calms them down. And the other plan was something that I didn't even want to think about right now, because I didn't want to show how happy I was about step one being completed." Now with all of that, can I see what you plan to do for each of these issues you brought up? Since Queen Lily is here, can you show me how you plan to fix our lands from the dried-out husks they are now?"

I turned to Lily after Byron stopped speaking, she simply smiled at me and began to glow a pale-green that covered the room. I sat back and relaxed as I knew Lily could handle it from here. In the end, I had to pinch myself from smiling at the thought about my big idea nearly coming together.