novelzi Chapter 113 Notification From The EVL
Chapter 113 Notification From The EVL
[[ Mission Description: Consecutively defeat twenty vestige-smiths in a vestige duel before the convention is over. Host is to not take any loss or reject a vestige duel during the duration of the mission.Reward: Two Bronze Grade Cards (fourth level, second card's level depends on the level of the strongest vestige-smith the host defeats: sixth level).
Status: Completed
Accept Rewards: Y/N ]]
Seating opposite the checkout counter in the store, Lucas accepted the rewards for the mission. His stock of Bronze Grade cards was now brought up to three, making Lucas feel much safer.
The first card came from the mission he received to get one hundred customers within one month. The card was at the third level, and the weakest compared to the other two, however, Lucas wasn't bothered. In his hands, the strength of a third level Apertures Opening stage stellar practitioner could compare to a fourth level's.
Even with the advancements in genetic re
Another important detail in the agreement was that the organizers would take a seven per cent cut from the vestige. There was also a priority sell option to them if the vestige-smith chose the second option and intended to sell the replicas.
These, as well as a few other little details, were what caught Lucas' attention and made him refuse the invitation. Although the popularity and money he would make would have been significant, Lucas didn't like the binding nature of the contract. He wasn't averse to contracts, but the clauses just weren't to his liking.
Irrespective of whichever option it was, Lucas refused it and, as a result, didn't use his invitation to attend the event. What point was there going, especially since the destination was an expensive area?
Lucas changed the documents being projected into something else. This time around, it was still a document, but the details were different. This was a draft contract; an MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) sent by Lucy. The document detailed how their cooperation would go. Lucas, or rather the vestige-smith behind him, would mass produce as many vestiges as he could, and they would buy them all.
It wasn't a labour contract, as Novanio Tech could not determine a fixed number of vestiges Lucas would make. It was a contract of equality where whatever one side produced, the other side would buy.
The MOU also detailed that Novanio Tech would have exclusive distribution and sales rights in the regions outside of Baylands City. This wasn't a problem for Lucas, as he only had and operated one store, which couldn't cover the entire city-state. The city alone was more than enough for him at the moment.
Overall, the contract was okay, but what Lucas had a problem with was the pricing. The MOU stated that Novanio Tech would only purchase the items at a maximum price of twenty percent above market price. However, the system set the prices of the vestiges and all of them exceeded seventy percent, much less a meagre twenty percent.
This contract might be attractive to others, but to Lucas, it was bland and out of consideration.
Just as he thought this, Lucas' communicator let out a ding. As he glanced at the mail, Lucas was surprised as well as delighted.
The mail came from the Eretrean Vestige-smith League and it was a notification to inform him about the date for the exceptional basis examination.
When Lucas had gone to the EVL building in the West Wing district before, he was rejected from the registration process as he was a human. Being an official registered vestige-smith with the league would give a ton of benefits, and it would create connections for Lucas. He would also have an official identification badge that would have him recognised as a vestige-smith.
If he were to keep running the shop without these, it might end up troublesome at some point in the future. However, the rejection had affected his plans.
In the end, Lucas chose the second option, which was to take the exams for exceptional individuals.
The EVL only accepted bona-fide vestige-smiths, and the only time an exception was made would be when the applicant was a genius with potential and a passion for vestige-smithing. They would then, under recommendation from a registered vestige-smith, apply for membership on an exceptional basis. After an exam, the individual would be registered as a member if they passed.
Failure, however, didn't just mean that they won't be accepted but that one could no longer try to register as a member through this method.
The notification was a message informing Lucas of the time, date and location for the exam.
"Central Prefecture district. I guess in the end, I'll still be going over there today."
The location was within the Central Prefecture district, and the date for the exam was the next day. In order not to miss it, Lucas had to depart today as the exam was in the morning of the next day.