Chapter 66 Win-win
In fact, Gothe did not find the house deed and land deed in the secret box left by Master Seda.
There is a high probability that Master Seda did not regard the house deed and land deed as too important and did not put them in the secret box.
So they were reduced to ashes along with the explosion.
This is also the biggest hidden danger after Gaode took over Seda Medicine Garden.
Without official contracts such as land deeds and house deeds, once it is known to interested people, there is a lot of room for maneuver.
It even affects the business of medicine gardens.
Such as this moment.
"What?" Oliver frowned when he heard this.
Without the land and house deeds, even if he valued Gaode's potential, he would not be willing to pay the 300 gold.
"Don't tell me that when he went back to his hometown to visit relatives, he took the house deed and land deed with him."
Oliver narrowed his eyes and looked at Gothe, his eyes revealed a sense of danger, and even some anger contained in them.
Because based on the information he has learned so far, Master Seda should be a dead person in his case.
This is indeed the case.
It's just that Oliver didn't expect that Master Seda did not die of old age, but died in the hands of Gothe.
But in short, he has already acquiesced that Master Seda is no longer alive.
The current negotiations, in Oliver's view, are tacitly understood by Gothe:
I know that Master Seda is no longer here, but I won’t tell him.
You also know that I know that Master Seda is no longer alive, but you don’t tell me either.
Essentially, Oliver valued Gothe's potential and paid Gothe to work in their potion shop for at least twenty years.
What do you mean when you tell me that there is no land deed or house deed?
Are you playing tricks on me?
If you are so shameless, don't blame him for being rude.
"That's not the case" Gothe seemed to also see Oliver's dissatisfaction, showing an embarrassed expression.
Finally, as if he had made some kind of difficult decision, Gothe gritted his teeth, reached out and took out a delicate wooden box from his arms, placed it on the table, and showed it to Oliver.
“This is this?” Oliver looked at the wooden box in surprise.
Gothe had no choice but to tell the truth: "Master Seda placed the house deed and land deed in this wooden box with a [secret lock], but when he left, he did not leave the secret unlocking spell."
Gothe said "So."
Oliver heard Gothe say this, and then looked at the wooden box Gothe took out, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"That's it," he said with a smile, "That's not a big problem, you give me the secret method box, I have a way to open it."
"After I unlock the secret method lock and get the house deed and land deed, we can sign the transfer contract."
As he said, he was about to reach for the secret method box, Gothe actually grabbed the box at a faster speed and pressed it on his chest.
"I paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other. The transfer contract has not been signed yet, and I have not received the money. I gave you the wooden box first. What if you don't accept the payment then?" he said "warily".
Oliver was startled, then smiled and said:
"I have such a big store here, you still can't trust me?"
"No, pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other." Gothe behaved like a dazed man, shook his head stubbornly, stuffed the wooden box into his arms, and walked out.
This time, it made Oliver a little anxious.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." He laughed dryly and called Gothe.
"How about this, I will pay you 200 gold first, and then sign the transfer contract. After signing the contract, you give me the wooden box, and after I unlock the secret lock and get the house and land deeds, I will give you the remaining 100 gold."
"No, 300 gold is 300 gold, it must be settled at once."
Gaode did not listen to a word, and said stubbornly: "You are a big businessman, a big shot, and powerful in Hogan City. If you don't recognize the remaining 100 gold by then, there is nothing I can do."
"And after opening the secret box, if you find that there is no land deed or house deed in the box, I can refund all 300 gold to you and the transfer contract will be invalid. This can be written on the contract."
However, what he said is indeed correct.
He does not think that Gaode has the ability to cheat on him.
He did have the idea of not acknowledging the debt afterwards, insisting that the 300 gold had already been paid when signing the contract.
This boy is really good at reading people!
Forget it, this kid does have some potential. At such a young age, he can already prepare two magic potions: a primary endurance potion and a primary spider poison potion.
The money I spent on him today will be earned back to me sooner or later in the future. I will not lose money no matter what, at most I will earn less.
"Okay, let's sign the transfer contract tomorrow, and I'll visit you then!" Oliver's voice was cold, and he expressed his dissatisfaction while agreeing.
"Then I will be waiting for you in the medicine garden tomorrow." Seeing Oliver's agreement, Gao De quickly said "Sorry".
After watching Gothe leave the room, Oliver, who had been sulky just a moment ago, immediately changed his face and showed a proud smile.
"As expected, he is an apprentice who was born as a beggar. No matter how talented he is, he cannot change his shortcomings of short-sightedness."
"For a mage, how can a wooden box with a [secret lock] be used just for storing land deeds and house deeds?"
"There must be something more precious stored in it."
h "What can a third-class mage apprentice have that is worthy of such a battle?"
h "It should be that old magician All the magic potion recipes mastered by the master, including the first-level magic potion prescriptions and related records he has researched over the years"
"Although he did not succeed until his death, he would not have persisted until now if he had persisted for so many years without any results."
"As long as we can get this incomplete prescription and gather the strength of our potion masters, we may be able to complete it."
"Seriously, with the first-level potion, our Phil's Potion Store can even expand its business to the city of Bremen."
"What an unexpected surprise, what an unexpected joy!"
"I have to sign the contract as soon as possible and get this secret box."
Going out of Phil's Potion Store, Gothe, who had a stubborn face just a moment ago, immediately changed his face and showed a relieved smile.
He breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Finally, I succeeded in fooling him."
The reason why Gaode was unwilling to sell the medicine garden was not only that the price offered by the other party was too low, but also because he really couldn't get the house and land deeds.
Without these two things, the medicine garden cannot be regarded as his at all, so how can it be transferred?
"The two most common ways to unlock arcane locks are tapping and dispel magic. Dispel magic is a 3rd level spell, so you don't need to consider it."
"Then we can only rely on knocking. Knocking is a 1st level spell, and it is an unpopular spell. Even if Phil's Potion Store has money and connections, it may be difficult to find a 1st level mage who masters this spell in Hogan City."
"If he can find it, Oliver should be the one. Find someone to unlock it on the spot, no need to talk to me about it."
"So, he must be like me, he can only go to Bremen City to buy a spell scroll or find a high-level mage to unlock it."
"This time, even if we work hard, it will take nearly ten days."
"Ten days are enough."
"But we can't be careless, we have to start preparations now." Thinking like this, Gothe raised his head, identified the direction, and walked away quickly.
(End of this chapter)