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"I think you are stupid and crazy at the same time."

The dark elf Mousse did not care about Windlow's feelings at all. He looked back at the empty carriage and clenched the gold coins in his hand again.

"This is my money, it has nothing to do with you."

Maybe Mousse doesn't understand business knowledge and political donations, but he definitely knows the importance of cash flow.

Without cash flow, no matter how much foreign debt and promises we have, they are all bullshit.

Windlow also knew the importance of this sentence. He had already sold all his goods, but he had no liquid cash left.

This meant that he was unable to replenish his inventory and therefore lost the opportunity to continue making money as a trader.

Just when he was reaching for his endless wallet in extreme disappointment, he found that there was still a silver coin left in it.

These are the advantages and disadvantages of an endless wallet. The advantage is that outsiders cannot see how much money is in the wallet, and the disadvantage is that you cannot see it either.

After going through the math several times, Windlow finally figured out the income.

The one gold coin I got from the vampire lady was indeed used up in buying food and donkey carts in Averheim.

But in the corner of Endless Wallet lay a silver coin earned in Nuln.

This one silver coin must be a chance to turn things around.

At the same time, I also learned the most important thing, which is the contract between me and Mousse. I have to be careful.

After putting the letter of commitment and signature given by Carl into the Endless Wallet, Windlow jumped behind the carriage and had a brief communication with Mousse.

"Moose, I noticed something wrong with our agreement."

"Oh, what's the problem? What's the problem with a 50-50 split?"

"The problem is the fifty-fifty split."

As Wendlow spoke, he took out paper and pen.

"Before, we split the profits 50-50, which means we split the profits 50-50 after the items are sold, but this is not right. This is the turnover, not the profit. Our previous agreement was to split the profits 50-50."

"Profit and turnover? What do they mean? What is the relationship between them?"

As a dark elf dread lord, Mousse is good at killing people and scheming, but he has no understanding of so-called economics.

Wendlow also explained patiently.

Turnover is the money earned from selling goods, but goods are by no means free and have costs.

Profit is the total money earned after deducting costs from sales.

Because the cost of each purchase of goods was paid by Windlow himself, Mousse did not contribute a penny, so everything was done from a profit perspective.

"Our profit split is not 50-50, but 30-70. You didn't keep your promise."

"Oh, you mean we should break up, right?"

Mousse doesn't have a very good temper, and being able to tolerate humans becoming partners with him is already a big compromise.

If they continue to argue over interests, breaking up will be the only possibility.

"No, I mean we should split the profits 50-50. We must deduct the costs before dividing the money. This is the original agreement."

Windlo's rare firm attitude also made Mousse ponder. Now the two of them have arrived in the Mute Territory, the heart of the entire Old World.

She had absolutely no knowledge or intelligence about the heart of the Old World, and if she acted alone, she would definitely not be able to earn as much money as if she worked with Windlow.

It is easy to come to the conclusion that there is still money to be made if one agrees to Windlow's request, but if one disbands the partnership, one will not make that much.

Moreover, he was a dark elf and could not find any other merchant who could replace Windlow.

But Windlow could easily find legal mercenaries and guards to replace himself.

If they break up now, it will not benefit either side, but from the overall perspective, Mousse will suffer greater losses.

"Okay, I agree. After all, we said at the beginning that the profit would be split 50-50. The profit is the turnover minus the cost, right?"

"Yes, that's right. It seems we have reached a consensus."

It is not easy to do business with rational people, but fortunately, a contract that is beneficial to both parties was finally established.

However, Mousse smiled slightly. Before the formal profit distribution contract of this two-person cooperative company was finalized, there was one more thing she had to explain in advance.

"This correction agreement only starts from now on, and everything before that doesn't count."

"Okay, the previous ones don't count."

This was the best solution that Windlow could think of, and he didn't expect Mousse to return the extra money he had taken before.

He raised the only silver coin left in his hand again. What could he do with it?

Bulk cargo could not be expected, and the carrying capacity of the donkey cart was simply wasted.

The only advantage is that the donkey cart does not need to be refueled. It only needs to stop to let the donkey eat. There are plants everywhere that can be eaten, and it is not winter yet.

This silver coin could only be exchanged for some good food in Mute Territory. At the same time, Windlo also took the time to learn cooking from the halflings.

After all, with the limited amount of money on him, he definitely wouldn't be able to stay in a hotel.

We can only camp in the suburbs and prepare our own food.

Just like that, carrying a package of food worth a silver coin, Windlow took out the map and began to think about where to go next.

Going north?

The north is Ostermark, a place with nothing special except poverty and barrenness.

The only feature is that it inherited the division model of the empire. The empire was divided into various electoral territories, and in Ostermark, it was further divided into various autonomous city-states and towns.

The division has led to various business taxes in the territory of Ostermark, and doing business there means suffering losses.

Mousse naturally understood this truth. The dark elves were not a monolithic entity, and the rules changed too much when crossing different territories.

"Heading south?"

Mousse pointed his finger at the land on the other side of the Grey Mountains, a place called the Border Princes by the Empire and Bretonnia.

This was the first time she took the initiative to talk to Wendlow after the repair profit-sharing agreement was signed.

It seems that he has accepted the new agreement, and we will definitely travel and do business together in the future, so I have to tell the truth.

"It's not a good rule for a border prince. This land has an arid climate and no resources. Its geographical location is so bad that it has become a place of war. No one has claimed ownership of this land."

"As for why it's called the Border Prince Territory, it's because there was once an imperial emperor named Sigismund the Conqueror who occupied this place, so the empire called it a territory."

"And the origin of the name Border Prince comes from the large number of second sons of Imperial and Bretonnian nobles who fled there."

"These second-generation nobles who had no right of inheritance went there one after another to establish their own kingdoms, but unfortunately, the longest-lived kingdom only lasted seven years."

Mousse also nodded. She certainly knew that she couldn't go south. Places like that, where regime change was extremely fast, were only suitable for mercenaries and arms dealers, and definitely not for an imperial merchant.

"So, what's our next business route? Are we going to go back to Rick Territory? Are we going to make a lot of money using the signed paper in your hand?"

"No no no."

Windlo shook his head quickly. He knew that now was not the time to return. If he returned to Rick Territory now, it would already be winter.

When winter comes and heavy snow falls, I have no cash and have no way to buy food and warmth to survive the winter.

He could only muster up his courage, look into Mousse's eyes, and then press his finger hard on the east side of the map.

"We're going to do business here."