Yes, but you should watch out . Ress might not be the guy, but the people next to him might become more greedy than what they deserve . They might pursue land for themselves in the end . Joonb.u.m nodded at Jinpoks concerns . If everything settled down and Ress merchant group became stable, that was an obvious path they would take . I know I should be careful . Joonb.u.m was no genius, but he knew how people acted and what people did in history . The l.u.s.t for power and money could easily trump love, loyalty, or peoples faith . Beer! Meat! Lets eat! People began to feast on the hunt as they gathered around the bonfire after finis.h.i.+ng the arduous task of cleaning out the area . At that moment, Ress approached them . Do you want a beer, sir? Ress . Joonb.u.m nodded . He was holding a big bowl with dark meat that was still steaming as it was just cooked . Its liver, sir . And this? Joonb.u.m pointed to his other hand where he was holding a big keg . Its the whiskey . OH! RESS! Come here, come here . Sit down! Jinpok brightened up immediately and welcomed Ress . It was unlike how he was concerned about him just moments ago . Hes so different now . I wonder what it would be like if he didnt come here . Joonb.u.m smiled . Please try it . Oh, this is nice . Let me see, black pepper… You seem to have good taste, Sir Jinpok . Haha, I do . They began feasting on the meat and the whiskey that Ress brought . Its a huge success, sir . Success? It was only the beginning and there was a lot to do, but Ress seemed to speculate a success already . Yes, it was only natural . I know you love people, but I was pleasantly surprised this time . Ress smiled . The people of this world were used to having n.o.bles treating commoners like livestock . They did not have any rights or freedom to do anything they wanted, but Khalodian was different . A huge amount of money was being used to protect the people going out on the expedition . Ress thought it wasnt profitable for that reason, but he changed his mind . Lord Joonb.u.m considers people to be the most valuable a.s.set . This expedition is a success . That was the reason . He knew Joonb.u.ms intention wasnt to make some small money from this expedition . Ress was a smart man like Jackson . Joonb.u.m was thankful for having such talented individuals around him . I have all the talented people with me… as long as I can train those in the right direction… Lord Joonb.u.m, please give me the right to make a trade on this route . Oh, youre going to run into some difficult issues . Im going to sleep first . Jinpok stood up immediately and went off . Ress then turned to Joonb.u.m . He was now in full merchant mode . Theres a lot to prepare . I will take care of the roads . I am also planning to build a fortress that will serve as a resting hub . Thirty percent of the profit will go to you . Merchants usually paid more than sixty percent of the profit to their lords . Thirty percent was much less than average . But this was because Joonb.u.m did not require a lot of tax, and that allowed the merchants to hide their profits . It will take at least three years for you to make a profit that way . You can pay ten percent for your first year, twenty on the second, and starting the third year, Ill collect thirty percent . Thank you, milord . Ress bowed . He was grateful for Joonb.u.m . * A big saber-toothed tiger fell down with a scream . It made the surrounding land tremble . Wow, this is so big! It was over twelve feet long and impossible to hunt with an arrow or a spear . If we didnt have a gun… DAMMIT! Joonb.u.m quickly lowered his body as he heard Jinpok shouting and threw himself back . It was another saber-toothed tiger . Jinpok successfully landed a hit on the tigers front leg so it was bleeding, but Jinpok also took a hit . His shoulder pad was gone and the tactical vest inside was also ripped apart, bleeding from the inside . Ill KILL YOU! Jinpok jumped up immediately at the tiger . It also lunged toward Jinpok . Then, at the same time, Joonb.u.m suddenly felt something jumping at him so he threw himself to the side to dodge . It was another saber-toothed tiger .