Chapter 375 Exchange List
The 50 ice jade sycamore leaves brought from the north were exchanged for a total of 17,000 gorse coins for Gaode.
It seems like an astronomical number at first, but it is actually very fast to use.
The acquisition of Harland Shipyard first cost more than half of it. After the acquisition, AutoNavi invested another 2,000 gold as the initial operating capital of the shipyard.
Immediately after recruiting crew members, craftsmen, purchasing supplies, and preparing to go to sea, I spent almost 2,000 gold.
Add in the crafting and material costs for making [Winter's Coming], the purchase of [Healing] spells and potion materials, and other scattered expenses, Gothe has only 4,733 gorse coins left on hand.
It still looks like a lot.
But there are more places for him to spend money next.
Purchasing a shop is one thing. After buying the shop, you also need a large amount of capital investment to operate it.
In addition, he also needs to purchase at least twenty copies of the [Quick Digging] magic potion to bring back to the north to improve the construction efficiency of Phoenix, which costs almost a thousand gold.
Money is never enough to spend... This is indeed a truth.
Gaode sighed in his heart.
Once this task is completed, it will basically be enough for him for a year.
Even if Gaode starts to fall flat, at the end of the year, there will be three second-class merit scores, and the ranking will definitely be in the top 10%.
As soon as the pressure of "KPI" disappeared, Gaode suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, although he was not under much pressure originally.
But at least for the next half year, he can do his own thing without worrying about the affairs of the Sea Sentinel.
The assessment of military merit will still take a few days, so Gaode did not wait idle and continued with his planned plan.
The first step is to purchase a shop.
After preliminary screening, he finally settled on three stores.
The ones that are more exciting are a herbal shop in the North District and a grocery store near Troll Skull Lane in the East District.
The two have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Gaode is also a little entangled.
But there’s no need to worry about it now.
————Because he discovered that during the more than twenty days when he went out to do the mission, the herbal medicine shop in the North District had been taken over by others.
Now the grocery store is the only option.
In order to avoid making the same mistake again, Gaode did not dare to delay any longer and went directly to visit him the next day.
This grocery store is located on Dezo Street in the East District. It is a typical two-story store along the street, with shops on the first floor and residential areas on the second floor.
Dezo faces the street in an old neighborhood, so most of the buildings on both sides of the street are very old-fashioned. The weather is average today and there is no sun, so these buildings look even darker in the haze.
"Old Harlem Grocery Store".
The handwriting on the store sign has faded.
Harlem is both the name of the store and the surname of the owner.
This is a traditional family-owned retail store with a history of several decades. Unfortunately, Harlin’s only son, Harlem Jr., does not want to inherit the family business.
Coupled with the increasingly fierce competition, old Harlin is old, has limited energy, and the business is not very good, so he finally chose to sell the store.
It can be seen that the products on the shop window shelves are sparse, which is not only a reflection of the sluggish business, but also the result of the shop owner's inattention to business and no choice to restock.
Gaode entered the grocery store and first looked around the store. After the only customer other than himself left, he walked forward and politely expressed his intention.
"Boss, I saw your transfer news in the quotation list within the Dorne Grocers Association. I happen to be interested in opening a magic materials store. How about the location and suitability of your store? Let's talk about it?" Gaode got straight to the point and stated his intention directly without unnecessary detours.
One is that the preliminary work has been done, and the other is that he is now wearing the mage uniform of the Sea Sentinel.
Old Harlin raised his head, his slightly cloudy eyes scanned Gothe's face and the crisp uniform on his body, pursed his lips, and then said: "Sir, let's talk about the ugly things first, this store is not easy to run now."
"Don't worry, I naturally understand this." Gothe said.
"Okay, let's sit down and talk." Old Harlin pursed his lips and sighed.
To be honest, he was actually not very willing to make deals with "officials".
How do the people fight against the officials?
The inherent weakness will lead to a disadvantage in price negotiation during the transaction process.
The other is that when dealing with "officials", if the follow-up operations do not go well, he is a little worried that the other party will be angry with him.
But it would be absolutely impossible for him to refuse.
Hence, Old Harlin could only bite the bullet and hang a temporary suspension sign at the door, and then welcome Gaode to the second-floor living area.
This kind of private grocery store is generally not too large in size, with a single floor area of only about 50 square meters.
However, because it is located in an old street and was built relatively early, and the land price was much cheaper at that time, the floor area of the old Harlem Grocery Store will be slightly larger, about 70 square meters.
The second floor is used as a living area, which is similar in area to a shop on the first floor. It is divided into three rooms, a master bedroom, a second bedroom, a living room and a simple kitchen and bathroom.
Sitting down in the living room, Old Harlin took out his best tea leaves and made some tea for Gaode, and then slowly told Gaode the details of the store.
Including the store's radiation range, existing customer sources, past monthly profits, customer flow and competition faced.
Old Harlin basically told the truth without any embellishment, because if he could persuade Gaode to quit, he would be happy in his heart.
It's just different from what Old Harlin thought. After hearing the specific situation of Old Harlin's grocery store, Gao De not only was not dissuaded, but was even more satisfied.
Because the problems raised by Old Harlin were not problems in his opinion.
For example, the most serious problem facing Old Harlem right now is that just a street away, the Black Chamber of Commerce's large grocery store opened last year.
With its lower cost advantage and better product quality, it has taken away most of the customers of the Old Harlem Grocery Store in an instant.
But Gothe's ideal customer base is the group of people who come from Troll Skull Alley.
Different industries, many disadvantages will naturally disappear.
“I see that your quotation within the guild is 650 gorse coins?” Gothe took a sip of tea and asked slowly.
This price is actually very good.
It may be said that it is expensive, but the store area is indeed larger than that of an ordinary grocery store.
It is not a good deal, but it cannot be called it. After all, the location of the store is not very good. It is in an old neighborhood and is close to the black market, so there are some safety risks inside.
"If you want it, I can give you a discount." Old Harlin glanced at the sea sentry uniform on Gothe's body, bit it and said.
"That's not necessary. Since it's already the internal price, let's follow this." Gothe waved his hand.
When it comes to reimbursement, mosquito legs, no matter how small they are, are still meat, so don’t waste them for nothing.
But when making transactions, Gaode will not take advantage of this through his status as a sea sentinel.
The boundary between the two is very clear to him.
For a grassroots mage like him, reputation is very important, and this kind of behavior that can easily leave a stain must not be done.
Gaode was very cheerful, so Old Harlin naturally would not insist on it.
After the two hit it off on the price, they quickly entered the next stage, which was to finalize the transaction method and handover time.
Of course, this is just a first discussion.
In the Plantagenet Dynasty, transactions involving real estate and real estate, such as shops, must go through official procedures, rather than buying vegetables, where the price is negotiated, the money is paid, and the goods are delivered.
However, as long as the buyer and seller have negotiated in advance, the so-called official procedure is just a process.
"According to the general rules, the land tax for the transfer of the shop is paid by the seller, and the stamp duty is borne by both of us. It is just a small amount of money, and it is troublesome to calculate it. I think it is enough for me to pay it all. What do you mean, sir?"
The official procedure is not in vain. The most important purpose of its existence is to collect taxes.
This is also one of the important sources of funds for official finance.
Land tax is to estimate the land value based on the area and location of the land occupied by the store, and then charge taxes in proportion. The tax rate is generally around 2%.
As for stamp duty, it is a tax levied on the transaction contract amount.
The stamp duty rate in Dorne City is 5%, that is, the tax is 5% of the contract amount, which is divided equally into 25%.
The transaction amount is 650 gold, so the final stamp duty paid by AutoNavi will be less than 2 gold.
When acquiring Harland Shipyard, the stamp duty paid was even higher.
Even though the tax rate in Lagos City is lower than that in Dorne City, only 4%, the final stamp duty paid is close to 20 gold.
"Okay." Gothe nodded.
Such a small tax does not fall into the category of bullying. It is a normal transaction and does not need to be avoided.
"Then I'll see you tomorrow." After everything was settled, Gaode got up and left.
In the meditation room.
Gao Dejing was calm and focused, with his eyes slightly closed. Beside him, three or four medicine bottles of pulse-opening tincture were scattered here and there.
The transparent glass shimmered slightly, and every drop of the medicinal solution in the bottle was gone, leaving only a strong and stimulating medicinal smell that filled the small space.
His body is constantly vibrating slightly, and his breathing rises and falls with the vibrations of his body, just like the breeze blowing over the calm lake surface, causing ripples in layers, with a unique charm and rhythm.
The Infinite Breathing Method is one of the oldest breathing methods and one of the most orthodox breathing methods.
It belongs to the real law.
· When Gothe was at Sires College, his instructor also taught about the so-called breathing method.
But the two only have the same name, and are actually not the same thing at all.
But it’s not that the names happen to be the same, it’s because the Breathing Method is a top-secret inheritance. The small principality knew about it, but failed to obtain the righteous method, so he had to create a low-end version of the Breathing Method based on some knowledge.
This low-end version of the breathing method is not completely ineffective, but compared with the orthodox breathing method, the gap cannot be said to be huge, it can only be said to be a world of difference.
Using the infinite breathing method and the power of the pulse-opening tincture, Gothe opened up the tiny silky magic veins in his body, and then reshaped and expanded them.
After a while, Gothe opened his eyes, took out another bottle of Kaimai tincture from the box beside him, opened the cork, drank it in a very "bold" gulp, and then threw the bottle on the ground.
If anyone else sees this scene, might they doubt whether Gao De is a human or an animal?
Kaimai tincture has strong medicinal properties and serious poison accumulation, so others should be careful when drinking it.
The amount that Gaode drinks at one time is already more than an ordinary mage can drink in a week.
Under normal circumstances, only wild beasts can withstand this dose of Kaimai Tincture.
Another half an hour passed.
Gothe opened his eyes again. This time he did not continue, but stood up slowly.
Leomon's magic vein network requires the construction of a total of 365 magic veins.
It has been exactly two and a half months since he started learning the Infinite Breathing Technique.
The number of magic power lines that Gaode has built now has reached 108, and the construction speed of each main magic power line is getting faster and faster.
This is due to [Adaptive] constantly evolving his body's metabolic capacity and immunity to toxins through the stimulation of Kaimai Tincture, so that the dose of Kaimai Tincture he can drink at one time is getting larger and larger:
His immunity to toxins increases by 1%, and the ability of your body organs to digest, metabolize and excrete various toxins increases by 4%].
According to Master Naxi's original statement, when he chose Leomont's magic network, he had to be mentally prepared to waste several years on it.
But according to this progress, Leo Mongolia's magic network can be completely constructed in less than half a year.
This is the importance of expertise. Gaode exhaled and thought in his heart.
【Adaptive】is not a combat specialty and cannot directly improve his combat power, but its growth and comprehensiveness bring him much stronger gains than combat expertise, and it also indirectly helps him improve his combat power.
Because he fully felt the power of [Adaptive], Gaode paid more attention to the second-ring expertise.
His mage level has now reached the middle stage of the first level.
According to the current progress of cultivation, in fact, it will only take two or three years at most to advance to the second level.
Before being promoted to the second level, he must increase the number of spells he has mastered.
For Gothe, learning spells is not difficult in itself.
Constructing a first-level spell model with the second-level mental power is like a junior high school student doing elementary school math problems.
It's rare to just get the spell formula.
Judging from the current situation, the most stable way for him to obtain spell formulas and even rare spell formulas is through the exchange of military merits from the Sea Sentinels.
As the official magician organization of the Plantagenet Dynasty, how many others can compare with it in terms of magic inheritance and heritage?
This is also the reason why Gothe attaches so much importance to his development in Sea Sentinel.
"It was said that it would be finalized in one or two days, but it has been five days and there is still no news. Has something changed?" Gothe frowned, and a trace of doubt flashed in his heart.
It has been five days since he came back. The purchase process at the "Old Harlem Grocery Store" on his side has been successfully completed, but the Sea Sentinel has yet to decide on his military merit rating, which inevitably makes Gothe start to think too much.
"A few second-class merits are great merits to me, but they are nothing to the sea sentry. They should not get stuck on me." Gothe shook his head to himself, no longer thinking about those unfounded speculations, and prepared to go out to the "Old Harlem Grocery Store".
The store transfer process has been completed, but the other party will need time whether it is clearing the goods or moving, and it is impossible to leave immediately. Considering the old age of the other party, Gaode gave Old Harlin five days.
Today is the last day of the agreement, and the other party should have moved out.
As a result, as soon as he went out, he ran into the messenger staff of the sea sentry.
"Master Gaode." The other party came to see him.
"What's the matter?" Gao De actually already had the answer in his mind.
"Your military merit has been assessed. I have been ordered to send you a notification letter and a list of military merit redemption." The staff member lowered his head slightly and handed a roll of parchment and a thick sealed book to Gaode.