I Reincarnated As A Stick

Chapter 360: Drafting Up Plans

Chapter 360: Drafting Up Plans

In response to them agreeing with his proposal, Argentum could not help but lightly smile as he said to them in response, “Well, then. I’m glad to have you three on board.”

“Okay. So, all three of us have agreed to your proposal. Could you at least inform us more about what you’re planning to do with this town?” Eleanor asked not long after Argentum was finished talking.

In response, Argentum let out an awkward chuckle as he replied, “Well, here’s the thing. Before I became the leader of this town, I aimed for this town since I wanted to obtain something from it called the Tome of the Four Elements. This item has helped me out in comprehending the Lesser Origin, and is currently in my possession.”

“Of course, as benefactors of this town, I wouldn’t mind telling you guys on how to achieve a greater understanding of your elements, mostly Eleanor and Rosalia,” he continued.

After that, he said, “Anyways, I soon found out that the previous leader of this town was quite abusive to its citizens, so I decided to help them out by killing their leader.”

“Just to clarify, Argentum contacted me to help,” Felix could not help but interrupt Argentum in the midst of his narration. “I was the one who killed their leader.”

“Also, what do you mean by the previous leader of the town being abusive?” Felix soon asked Argentum. “You didn’t even give the guy a chance to explain himse—”

“Ehem.” Unfortunately, before Felix could finish his words, Argentum interrupted him by imitating the sound of one clearing their throat. He then said, “In any case, the process as to how I became the leader of a town doesn’t matter. All you guys have to know is that I plan to make this town my future base of operations.”

Listening to what Argentum was planning to do with the town, the interests of the three were instantly piqued. Not long after Argentum was finished telling the three of what he wanted to do with the town, Rosalia went ahead and asked him, “So, what can we do to help out with the development of the town?”

“Do you guys remember me giving all of you a recipe of a potion that increases one’s perception towards one element?” Rather than respond to Rosalia’s question, he instead asked a question of his own, to which the three responded that they remembered.

After that, he then told them, “In relation to what I want to do with this town, it has something to do with you guys selling the Heaven’s Element Potions. In other words…”

“I would like to get a cut of the profits from it so it could be invested into this town.”

After hearing those words come out of Argentum’s mouth, the three instantly went silent. Though, this silence did not last long as Rosalia was the first one to respond, saying with a light chuckle, “Well, I did say back in my inheritance that I’ll give you a cut of the profits that you wouldn’t be disappointed with. Though, I wasn’t expecting the cut to go towards a greater cause like this.”

“Speaking of the cut, how much were you planning to give me?” Argentum asked in response, to which Rosalia replied, “Thirty percent.”

“Seriously? You’re giving him that much?” Eleanor could not help but say in shock as she listened to Rosalia’s response. As for Rosalia, she just shrugged her shoulders as she replied, “Well, he did give us the recipe. If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t even be earning money at this level in the first place.”

Judging from the shock Eleanor felt from Rosalia’s response, Argentum was now quite curious as to how much a thirty percent cut from Rosalia meant. With that in mind, he then focused his senses on Rosalia as he asked her, “Could you tell me how much in gold coins is that thirty percent cut worth?”

“As of late, I’m selling 100 gold coins worth of the stuff every day, so you’ll be getting 30 gold coins every day…which totals to about 900 gold coins a month. If you give me a bit more time, I can probably sell enough to obtain 500 gold coins every day, which totals to 150 gold coins going to you every day,” Rosalia said in response, prompting Argentum to lightly nod, though he was inwardly shocked by the amount.

Although at the very late game, such an amount wouldn’t be much, to Argentum, who had no need for money and was the leader of what seemed like a low-level town, 150 gold coins per day was more than enough to bring about some drastic changes to it.

Taking in a few deep breaths to come to terms with the amount of gold he would earn from Rosalia’s end, he then focused his senses on Felix and Eleanor as he asked them, “How about you guys? Are you willing to give me a cut of the profits from your sides? Of course, I’m not asking you to give me a cut that’s as high as Rosalia’s. Even if you just give me a small cut, that’s also fine.”

“Are you underestimating us, Argentum?” Eleanor could not help but take Argentum’s words the wrong way as she soon said, “Not to mention getting a cut of the profits from me, I wouldn’t even mind giving you half of the profits from it!”

As for Felix, he took on a calmer approach, though his words weren’t that much different from Eleanor’s. “Just like what Eleanor said, I wouldn’t mind giving half of the profits to invest in the development of the town. You just have to make sure that there’s a ton of things to do in the town while I’m there, okay?”

Naturally, Argentum was in disbelief as to how the two of them were incredibly supportive of what he was doing. Was it because they’ve known him for quite some time already? Was it because they believed that their investments would easily bear fruit when it was handled by him?

Well, in actuality, the reason why they gave Argentum that big of a cut was because they believed he would do great things in the future. From his character to the power he could currently show at his level, the two of them knew that investing in him would always yield good things.

Of course, Argentum couldn’t help but feel touched by the goodwill they’ve showed just now. Knowing that such level of trust was hard to come by, he told them, “I’ll make sure to not let your goodwill be wasted, Felix, Eleanor.”

Hearing this, Rosalia hastily told Argentum with a light sigh, “Well, with them eager to help you out in the development of the town, how could I lose out? I’ll also give you half of the profits I get from selling the Heaven’s Earth Potions.”

After that, she added, “Speaking of which, shouldn’t you ask Melzarin if he wants to join in this? I’m pretty sure he has control over the market as well? With both of us selling Heaven’s Earth Potions in different areas, the funds you could tap into would surely be plentiful.”

After giving Rosalia his thanks, Argentum then said, “After this, I’ll let Melzarin know of what I’m planning to do.”

“Anyways, thank you for giving me your support in this plan of mine,” he then added. After some time, Eleanor asked Argentum, “Now that I think about it, what’s the name of the town?”

“Verdant Breeze Town,” Argentum succinctly responded, to which the three of them instantly thought, ‘That definitely suits him.’

After that, Argentum went silent for a bit as he pondered on what else he could them. Fortunately, it did not take long for him to come up with an idea as he told them, “Felix, Rosalia, Eleanor. I’m going to have someone join in on our conversation from my side. He’s the proxy leader me and Felix chose when we killed the previous leader of the town. Currently, he’s the vice leader of the town.”

He then continued, “I want to draft up a few plans we could start on. To do that, we need someone like him who knows the ins and outs of this town. Are you guys fine with him joining in on our conversation?”

“I don’t mind,” Felix responded before adding, “And I’m sure the others won’t mind either.”

“Alright, then.” Argentum nodded as he told them, “Just make sure to not tell him your real names. Use your titles instead, okay?”

With that, Rosalia took this time to tease Eleanor as she told her, “Undying Flame, you better not slip up, okay?”

“Sure, Mother of Earth,” Eleanor responded to Rosalia’s words in a mocking tone. Fortunately, before a fight could even start, Felix stopped the two of them, reminding them of what was going on.

On the other hand, Argentum headed to back where Delmann was as he said, “I’m back.”

In less than an instant, Delmann asked him with a smile, “Were you able to settle all of your things well?”

“Indeed, I have,” Argentum responded with a nod and a smile. After that, he told Delmann, “Anyways, I need your help in something.”

“And what might you need help in, Sir Argentum?” Delmann instantly asked in response.

“I’m currently in a call with a few people that are willing to help out in the development of this town. We’re currently drafting up some plans that could speed up the development process, but we don’t know the ins and outs of the town. Would you be able to help me out in this area?”

Delmann hastily took in a deep breath from the sheer amount of shock he felt from Argentum’s words. He had just gone out for a while and now he was asking him if he could out in drafting plans for the town? With that in mind, he could not help but be in awe of Argentum’s abilities.

With a light nod, Delmann agreed to help Argentum out in that area, which prompted Argentum to extend a strand of energy towards him as he said, “Don’t resist. This will connect you to the benefactors I’m currently talking with.”

As a bit of cold sweat dripped on his back, Delmann slowly nodded. Soon, the strand of energy Argentum extended was soon absorbed by Delmann, allowing him to hear the voices of Felix and others in his mind.

Making sure that Delmann was properly connected, Argentum then told the three, “Alright, I’ve connected the vice leader with us. Delmann, please say hello to the others.”

“Ah.” Delmann froze up for a bit, to which Argentum gave him a hint that he only needed to speak through his mind. With that, he stammeringly greeted the three of them, “H-Hello there. My name is D-Delmann.”

“How cute. Don’t you think so, Undying Flame?” The first one to respond to Delmann’s greeting was Rosalia.

“He gives off a feeling of determination. I like him. How about you, Grand Blue?” Naturally, with Rosalia redirecting the conversation to her, Eleanor had no choice but to respond.

“I think he’s a good fit for Argentum,” Felix said after a bit of silence. At this point, Delmann’s nervousness had gone down a bit, seeing how they talked about him in positives.

“Alright. With Delmann now here, let’s start with the first plan I have in mind,” Argentum went ahead and took the lead as he started to lay out his plans. “The first plan I have in mind is to improve the living conditions of the citizens inside this town.”

“In other words, I want to improve their conditions for food, water, and shelter,” he soon added before turning his head to look at Delmann and asking, “Delmann, how much does it cost for an average person in this town to get by on a day-to-day basis?”

“Hmm…probably around 2 silver coins or so,” Delmann pondered over the question for a bit before responding in a professional manner. “If it’s a family of three, then it rises to around 5 silver coins a day.”

Listening to Delmann’s response, Argentum went silent for a bit before saying, “I see. With the help of these benefactors here, let’s start a project that would allow us to create a source of clean water without having to dig a well. Also, let’s start a project that would allow us to create a few farms that would allow the town to be somewhat self-sufficient in those areas. Would that be possible?”

“Hmm…” Delmann mulled over the project ideas before asking him, “Are you also taking into consideration the possible jobs we could create through these projects?”

Argentum nodded as he replied, “I’ve taken into consideration the temporary jobs like construction workers, as well as the permanent jobs like those managing the clean water source and those harvesting and planting food.”

Nodding in response, Delmann then went silent for a bit more before giving Argentum their chances of feasibility. “For the clean water source project, depending on how complex it is, it could cost around 10 gold coins to probably around 100 gold coins. Is Sir Argentum planning to transfer this clean water directly to the houses?”

“Yes. How much would that all cost?” Argentum nodded as he replied.

“Then, taking into consideration the forging of the pipes to be used, it would take about 120 gold coins to bring this project to life,” Delmann said, thinking that it would take some time until Argentum made a move on this project.

“How about the farming project?” Argentum soon asked while the three still remained silent.

“Well, to create a farm that contains both plants and animals that’s enough for the town’s population, we would need to expand the territory of our town by around 30 percent, as well as create new walls to protect them. Fortunately, we’re nowhere near any nearby town or city, so we have no problems expanding outward,” Delmann responded, making sure to be as thorough as possible.

“And…how much would that cost?” Argentum asked in response, prompting Delmann to go silent once more before giving an estimate.

“Around 80 gold coins, taking into consideration the farmlands and the walls.”

“A total of 200 gold coins, huh,” Argentum muttered, making Delmann think that these plans would probably start right now, but progress at a snail’s pace. Though, not long after, this thought was soon dispelled as he heard Argentum’s next words.

“To be honest, I thought it would take more coins than that. Well, since we have more than enough funds to do so, let’s also add in a house renovation project while tripling the amount of funds allocated to each one.”

“A project like this is still feasible, right, Delmann?”