How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 70

Episode 78: The Start of Business Begins on the Streets (4)

I envy them, but it’s beyond my reach.

‘Because it’s impossible for me alone.’

So, I have to stick with them somehow with this opportunity.

That’s why I released the bait, the potion.

“What’s the connection between that and you coming to me?”

“Actually, the person from the duchy who accompanied us for the deal saw the potion you sold.”

As Lowell spoke, he took out a wooden bottle from his chest.

It’s the potion I sold. No doubt.

But I don’t even know who I sold it to.

It’s impossible to remember everyone.

“He asked me to get a large quantity of this for him.”

“Hmm, how much are we talking about?”

I asked, wondering if it could be covered by the amount I have.

“100,000 bottles.”

“……I’m sorry, but could you check somewhere else?”

“Mr. Aileen?”

“Just kidding.”

Still, my heart fluttered with anticipation when I heard that.

100,000 bottles.

The unit itself is already an amount that an individual cannot handle.

Impossible.

At least, in my personal capacity.

“He praised your potion, saying it was exactly what the duchy needed in its current situation.”

“That’s embarrassing.”

The emergency treatment potion is a product that has not yet been released by the Spiritist Guild or the Alchemist Guild.

In the setting, it’s something whose recipe disappeared tens of thousands of years ago.

In the position of facing a major war soon, they would recognize its value and be greedy for it.

“……He even said that it could determine the victory or defeat of the war.”

“Ah~ I guess so.”

This hasn’t been released to the world yet.

Only I have it little by little.

And there are only two people in the world who know the recipe for this, at least.

What if you unilaterally supply it in large quantities to only one side?

It might really determine the victory or defeat.

“So, my original purpose was to request you to supply this.”

“That’s difficult. How can I make 100,000 bottles? I’ll die making them.”

“That’s true.”

Lowell also admitted that it was an unreasonable request.

“So, I was thinking of bringing Mr. Aileen to our side.”

I can’t produce it alone?

Then it’s simple.

“We can provide you with the environment to produce it.”

Workshop, manpower, funds.

They have enough of those.

According to them, Pilleros Merchant is one of the top three in the Selvas Kingdom.

Lowell claimed that 100,000 bottles would be possible with their power.

“……Well, my original plan was to suggest that to you.”

He said that far and shrugged his shoulders.

“But since you said that, there’s no point in me suggesting it.”

“Wouldn’t it be right to assume that people think alike?”

What I’m about to ask for isn’t much different.

“I was also going to ask for various things that I needed. And I wanted to ask for treatment befitting that.”

Receive what I’m provided and also receive a position.

At least not an executive, but a position where he can listen to my requests.

I wanted to be considerate of that much.

But there’s one more thing I want to suggest separately from that.

“This is only if the only thing we’re trading is potions.”

“……Mr. Aileen?”

“Even with just potions, there are several more types that I can reproduce. Of course, I can’t use them now. But if you think about after the war, it will be worth it enough. And besides that, too.”

“Besides that…… You’re saying that with quite a bit of confidence.”

“Actually, there are various things I want to try besides potions. I have overflowing ideas.”

Let’s be frank.

I don’t intend to make a living just by selling potions.

My real goal is full-scale business.

To dominate everything: food, clothing, and everything else.

It is possible.

‘I can use the original work.’

There are two main ways to use the knowledge of the original work.

One is to follow the events of the original work and suck up the honey.

That’s what I’ve been doing so far.

And the other is.

‘To use what is not in the original work.’

What I know is not only the elements that appear in the original work.

Let’s think the other way around.

It also means that I understand what can never be in the original work.

Find something that the main character wouldn’t sell and sell it.

In some ways, it can be a more powerful key than knowing the events.

Of course, I can’t tell that young man about such circumstances.

Instead, what I said was that I know various ideas.

“But sadly, I can’t reproduce any of them alone.”

“That’s…… probably true.”

It’s obvious.

There is also a way to establish a merchant, but how many years will it take to get there?

It takes at least 10 years at the earliest.

I can’t wait.

Then there is only one way.

There’s no need for me to build it.

I just need to make someone who already has it cooperate with me.

“If you cooperate with me, I promise you. You will never regret it.”

“……Is it okay for you to say that much?”

Lowell asks, looking a little embarrassed.

“So far, you’ve only heard our proposal. But even if it was rude, the other side is still left. You should consider it.”

Ah, those idiots who tried to drag me away?

Maybe the other side will offer something more unconventional.

“There’s no way.”

But I snorted.

“Who is more likely to stab me in the back in the long run: the one who comes directly to bow their head, or the one who hires mercenaries to use their hands?”

There’s no value in considering it.

Above all, knowing the information of the original work, I shouldn’t join hands with someone who trades with the Empire.

I have to stand on this side.

I could be sure after seeing their attitude.

“Anyway, this side seems to be the most reasonable.”

Anyway, when I insisted like this, Lowell stared blankly for a while, then shrugged his shoulders as if he was enjoying something.

“Puh…… Certainly, there’s nothing to consider. I would have made the same choice. I asked you something unnecessary.”

“Then I’d like to start talking about how to join hands.”

First of all, let’s put aside everything else and discuss how to fill the 100,000 potions that the duchy requested.

If I do that properly and gain their trust, I can proceed with the next proposal.

So, we started discussing how to join hands.

* * *

Immediate goal!

[Let’s make 100,000 potions!]

For future business proposals, and to take advantage of the immediate money-making.

If I don’t properly make 100,000 new potions and put them out, the next story won’t come true.

That means I need performance first!

“Mr. Aileen, how about we slowly discuss your proposal after this is over?”

In fact, Lowell said this and shook hands with me, feeling like he was taking a step back.

Well, that much distance is reasonable.

It doesn’t make sense to suddenly believe the words of a stranger who doesn’t even know where he came from.

In the end, it’s performance.

Rather, if they had suddenly believed me, I might have been worried, ‘Can I really trust this guy properly?’

So~ how do I make 100,000 potions?

There may be several ways.

I could find a copy artifact that is sleeping somewhere and use it.

But I don’t need such ridiculous means.

There is always a rigid, orthodox method.

“Is this the place?”

Following the guidance of the Pilleros Merchant’s apprentice boy, who was tasked with taking me from the morning, I finally arrived.

A decent building several times larger than the one I used before was visible.

‘They prepared it as I requested.’

I raised my head and looked up at the roof of the place and sighed with satisfaction.

There are many things to make?

Then the solution is always fixed.

You can grind manpower.

* * *

Regarding the immediate task of 100,000 potions, it is a desperate problem not only for me but also for them.

Of course, it would be more profitable to listen to what I requested.

‘From the beginning, they seemed to be willing to give me that much convenience.’

I heard that the person from the duchy who wanted to buy the potion in earnest was overjoyed when he heard my news.

They promised to pay 300,000 gold coins for the price of 100,000 potions.

‘……When I was selling at a street stall, it was two gold coins per piece?’

In fact, that was a good price.

I was wondering what Lowell had said.

I guess the current merchant is the best at pricing.

I want to learn as much as possible.

And regarding my most important profit.

My share of the promised 300,000 gold coins will be 130,000.

I am convinced that this is reasonable enough.

What I have put out is only the proposal of the item.

Considering that I have passed on the production, distribution, and negotiation processes, the distribution is quite large.

Above all, even if I open a store alone, it is an opportunity that I cannot easily get that much gold.

‘Well, that’s the story when the item is made properly.’

The time given as a result of negotiations with the duchy is 3 months.

If I can’t fill 100,000 in those 3 months, there’s no way.

And in order to make that possible, they have to move busily from now on.

Me? Let’s just pretend to be busy.

I’m just going to pretend to work.

First of all, I have taken over the command and supervision of this project, so I have to show my face in front of the poor sheep who will fall into the hell of overtime for 3 months.

“This way!”

“Okay.”

As the apprentice boy guided me, I turned to the back door, not the main gate of the workshop.

When I went inside, I saw Lowell, who was busy directing the arrangement of the workshop.

“Welcome, Mr. Aileen.”

“Oh, I didn’t expect it, but Mr. Lowell was waiting for me in person?”

“It’s a natural thing.”

Lowell shrugged his shoulders and greeted me.

“By the way, I came quite a bit around the entrance. Is the main gate just for decoration?”

“Yes. It’s for decoration.”

……That’s for decoration.

“As I said last time, this matter is kept confidential.”

I heard that using this place as a workshop and the transaction of mass-producing and delivering potions are also secret to the outside world.

“It’s best not to let it be known for at least 3 months.”

I agree to some extent with Lowell’s claim.

Someone is bound to be sick of their stomach when money goes back and forth.

And jealousy calls for a knife.

‘Above all, there will be people from the Caluon Merchant and the Empire behind it.’

The merchant who hired mercenaries and bothered me last time.

They said they were trading with the Empire.

‘Looking at it, the atmosphere is worse than the original work I know.’

Are they trying to monopolize or interfere with as many transactions as possible ahead of the war between each territory?

Then it is right to be wary of that side.

Not only that, but there are many enemies besides that.

The Alchemist Guild and the Spiritist Guild, which controlled the existing potion recipes.

……How come there are only enemies in the world?

“If you think about it, the two guilds of spiritists and alchemists won’t be still either.”

When I was selling low-level potions at a corner store, they didn’t intervene because I was such an insignificant existence.

If I start mass-producing and trading through a merchant, there will definitely be a problem.

Well, I joined hands with them because I was too lazy to deal with it.

Lowell said reassuringly and smiled.

“In fact, it’s not a big problem even if the two of them find out. It’s just that it will take some time to gloss over it. There will be no problem if we finish the delivery after the urgent 3 months.”

“By the way, what are you going to do to respond if they raise an objection?”

I asked because I was curious.

Sooner or later, it was clear that the Spiritist and Alchemist Guilds would speak out.

And if they make a fuss, then the Pharmacist Guild will come out next.

There will be endless backlash.

Lowell dismissed my concerns as simple.

“We’ll ignore them.”

“……Yes?”

Surprisingly, the solution Lowell offered was cool.

“There’s no need to match their jealous voices.”