Darkstone Code
Chapter 71 - 0070 The Second Regretful Thing

Chapter 71: 0070 The Second Regretful Thing

The two children consuming at the roadside open-air café for the first time were somewhat restrained, patting their clothes more than once before sitting down to ensure they wouldn’t soil the seats.

Lynch did not stop them, just watched quietly; the awe people have towards the world doesn’t vanish in an instant, and if one could lose all awe in a moment, that person would soon perish.

Arrogant people who lack respect don’t live long, either destroyed by others or self-destructing.

Watching them sit cautiously and conservatively, with slightly lowered heads, revealed they still had some respect within, even though they had done things many adults dared not do—kill.

After the waiter delivered three cups of coffee along with three slices of thin cakes, sincerely wishing them a perfect afternoon tea experience, Lynch began discussing the work he could offer them.

"Recently, I established an auction house. Currently, no one is working for me, and I’ll have a lot of work to do in the coming period. I cannot confine myself entirely, I need some people to work for me."

The two children communicating silently instantly straightened their backs, Lynch nodded indifferently, he held a tray in one hand and took a sip from his coffee cup with the other, "The first job, I need someone to ask about some products, including daily prices of raw materials, at all trade markets in Sabin City every day. It’s a simple but meticulous task, requiring someone who can speak up, knows some words, and can write a bit."

Fox still hasn’t realized the troubles the mortgage agreement representing finances will bring him; a large amount of various sundries will fill his warehouse, these things unlike gold and jewelry can be easily dealt with.

If people really had these things, they wouldn’t bring them to Mr. Fox but sell them directly at places like antique shops, which often also function as pawnshops.

The things reaching Mr. Fox are essentially difficult to dispose of immediately and closely related to daily life.

Unable to dispose of them soon, unwilling to discard them, they occupy a significant amount of energy and effort, then Lynch acquires them at depreciated prices as per the mortgage agreement.

Calculated this way, from one transaction he profits twice, and the second profit could be more, but this doesn’t matter, because they aren’t connected, and it’s even Mr. Fox who requested him to handle them.

The market prices fluctuate, and budgeting for how much everything should sell is necessary; Lynch is already distinctly aware of the aura of an approaching storm.

The economic contraction is altering the consumption concepts of more ordinary people; they begin attempting to buy second-hand goods to reduce unnecessary expenses, pricing becomes a skill.

As for raw materials... sometimes there are puzzling actions in the market, such as a product’s price falling below its raw material value after dismantling, most commonly seen in used car transactions.

Sometimes an old car can only be sold for two or three bucks, but dismantling it into raw materials or some components can net more profit.

Previously people avoided this due to high labor costs, but the impending economic downturn will soon depreciate labor value, people will fight for jobs they previously overlooked.

For those capitalists with preparation and ideas, this will be a feast, given that labor cost was always the largest component of overall costs in past business practices!

The two children nodded emphatically, the younger one seemingly forbidden to speak, always the older one talking, "Mr. Lynch, we both know words, and can write too, and we’re diligent and quick."

Lynch nodded, "Secondly, I need some personable individuals, they should be somewhat cute, we’ll need to sell some products door-to-door..."

Kindness and compassion often arise when people achieve financial freedom and begin fulfilling spiritual needs.

A person too poor to afford even pants doesn’t consider ideas like "helping others today" or "finding joy through helping others," they just want to earn money and fill their stomachs.

Only those with idle time ponder proving superiority through past efforts, sometimes charity towards others is a manifestation of superiority.

Using trivial money to earn your gratitude and perhaps even kneeling for me, that intrinsic sense of superiority rising from the feet provides a pleasure akin to "spiritual enlightenment."

This easily pleased group is often the middle class, always a rather interesting group of people, because truly reaching the upper echelons people have seen varied life experiences, charity seems more a guise for their ugliness than a spiritual pursuit.

Using pitiful children to knock on middle class doors is effective, this group seeking progress and more societal engagement will pay for the children.

This is a good business; it saves some people, satisfies others, and most importantly, Lynch earns money himself.

"Maybe later I’ll have other jobs for you, depending on how my development here goes...," he pulled out a book of cash checks from his pocket, signing a cash check for $200, placing it on the table.

"Go buy some decent clothes, make yourselves look...," he gestured with his hand, "more presentable, come to the Warehouse District to find me tomorrow."

He finished the thin cake in a few bites and drank the coffee, standing up, the two children nervously stood up too, "I think we’re done talking?"

"Yes, Mr. Lynch!", the older child bowed his head, acting very submissively, which was good.

"Then enjoy your afternoon tea, see you tomorrow, children!"

"See you tomorrow, Mr. Lynch!"

After Lynch left, the two children were very excited, drinking the coffee, distorting their faces in bitterness.

"Damn, why do adults like drinking this stuff?" said the younger child, shivering slightly like after peeing, apologizing, perhaps girls and ladies don’t experience that, a second regrettable thing.

He looked at the residue in the cup fearfully and couldn’t help but say, "I prefer sweeter juice!"

The older child also expressed bitterness in his heart, baring his teeth and quietly rebuking to shut up, then wrapped the two slices of cakes in paper to put them back in the bag, these would be brought back to share with everyone; they were already a unit, they should share together.

If not for the impossibility of bringing coffee back, they wouldn’t drink it all.

Before leaving, the two children didn’t forget to use their sleeves to wipe the chairs they hadn’t dirtied, cautious and careful, a sight causing heartache.

But this is the world: some frequent prestigious and extravagant places, casually spewing profanity while exploiting the Federation and the entire society.

Others, like these children, live cautiously, contributing to society yet struggling to maintain basic dignity.

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