Book: Expert Bartering
PetalMC item ·
bartering-expert · based on written_book
It has no author. Merchants refuse to discuss it.
Hold while trading: 15% better prices.
Worth
No vendor at spawn keeps this on a shelf.
What it does
- Barter (15% chance)
Where it comes from
| Drop tier | Tier rolls | Amount | Odds per kill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic | 0.5% | 1 | 0.0075% |
Odds are for one naturally spawned kill in the Wilderness. The Aether multiplies every tier by 1.5, and an expedition by its intensity - see drop tables.
What it says inside
~ Expert Bartering ~
The expert does not haggle. The expert mentions, quietly, what a thing is worth - and waits.
I waited four years.
- N.
It happened at the spring Council session. I tabled the district plans a fifth time. Poppy rose. I braced for eloquence.
'Fund it,' she said. 'All of it. Nathaniel builds it.'
The chamber went very still.
'And my debt?' I asked, unwisely.
'Consider the district your invoice,' said the Master of Coin. 'With interest.'
She is insufferable. It was perfect.
So it is agreed: a residential district for Blossom Village. Homes for anyone with the coin.
The Council calls it 'a project requiring extensive development'.
Builders write that on everything. It means: soon. Not yet.
Poppy repaid me that same evening. In gold, in writing - with a receipt she made ME sign.
The final lesson: the moment your rival becomes your accountant, the bartering is over.
With this book in hand, clerks re-check their ledgers and find, somehow, a better number.
Poppy taught them that trick.
(15% better prices, buying and selling.)