Vampire's Slice Of Life

Chapter 482 Discussion With Mo (2/2)

”...and simply leave.”

Mo was expecting such a situation to happen. He nodded his head and replied to Lith,

”Please donʼt worry Mr. Ray. We definitely wonʼt get things done for free. For starters, would you like a stake in our best anime studio?”

This may seem like a serious benefit and Mo kind of expected the three to have a surprised reaction as they heard what was in starters.

But to his disappointment, the three people didnʼt have any change in their expression, except for Dennis who seemed just a tiny bit interested.

This was bound to happen as these three werenʼt some ordinary street rats looking to make some money.

Leaving aside Lith, Dennis and Ralphʼs individual background was so strong that they could run the entire beast kingdom if they so wanted.

Dennis wasnʼt much interested in having a stake in the studio as well because it really wasnʼt much money. The best it would work would be as pocket change and nothing else.

Mo, noticing the disappointed gazes of the three, couldnʼt help but ask, ”Sirs, is there any problem? Do you not like the offer?”

Dennis was the first to speak and he said, ”thatʼs really a cheap offer.”

Even he couldnʼt help but say this.

”What!?” Mo couldnʼt believe what he was hearing. How was this cheap? He was offering a stake in the most popular production studio in the entire world!

Lith laid back on his chair as he noticed Moʼs response. It seems this was the best Mo could do.

Lith did have the intentions of making money when he came here but he knew he wouldnʼt get much out of the beastkins. It was alright with him since from the start, he wasnʼt going to rely on them.

A job would never pay as much as a business would. No matter how many people he helped in doing things or how many jobs he did, it wasnʼt going to make him enough money.

To make money, Lith had his plans. In any case, he was helping the beastkins because of Dennis.

Lith had work in the Elven Continent and helping these people was something he could do on the side while doing his work.

The work he had, it was on hold for now as he wanted to spend some time with his friends.

After Moʼs initial shock, he started blabbering about how big of a deal having a stake in the worldʼs most popular anime studio was and how much it would profit the three.

Of course the profit was good and only Mo knew how much he was cutting his pockets to seek help from these three. But sadly, no matter how much he explained, it just wasnʼt enough of an attraction to the three.

Mo and Dennis had a discussion on this topic for a while until Ralph stopped Dennis by tapping on his shoulder and gesturing him to be quiet for a while.

Ralph then interjected and said to Mo, ”We donʼt want the stake. It isnʼt enough. However, we would like something else.”

Mo raised an eyebrow. ”What is it?” He knew Ralph would raise the bar and he just hoped that it wasnʼt something too much.

Ralph answered calmly, ”we need your best animators and artists. A simple deal.

”WHAT!?” Mo slammed the table in shock as Ralph made that comment.

Even Dennis was surprised with Ralphʼs demands.

Dennis tugged on Ralphʼs sleeves and whispered from the side,

”Isnʼt this too much?”

Ralph shook his head and answered, ”No.”

He then turned towards Mo and said, ”sir down. I havenʼt finished yet.”

Mo could only swallow his frustration and keep quiet until the other party had finished speaking.

He sat back down and said, ”my apologies for my misconduct.”

? Ralph ignored it and continued, ”we donʼt want a part of your famous studio, weʼll be opening our own. All we need are your best animators and artists to work in this studio. Of course, the studio would be based in the beast kingdom and anything it makes, itʼll be taxable under the laws of the beastkins.”

”And you donʼt have to worry. We wonʼt be making the people work for free.”

Mo was silent as he heard that. This didnʼt sound… bad.

As for Dennis, he suddenly became excited as he heard Ralph.

Having a studio of your own!? It means he could make any manga into anime he wanted! How good would that be!

Dennis wanted to hug Ralph for this genius idea and say he was the best. But he refrained from doing so as he the meeting with the beastkins still wasnʼt over. If he fucked up, the idea of owning a studio might never happen.

The beastkins were really serious when the talk was about anime and they owned the copyright. The animators and artists couldnʼt go elsewhere because all the studios were here and they also couldnʼt make anime outside of the beast kingdom as that would be illegal and they would be charged heavily.

Thus, owning a studio was something not everyone had the chance to do.

Now that they had an opportunity, Ralph didnʼt let it go.

As for Lith, he was thinking of something similar and if Ralph hadnʼt said it already, he wouldʼve done on his behalf.

He smiled and continued to listen.

Mo, after thinking about this, said, ”not to offend you or anything, good sirs, but do you have the capital to pay the people? The famous animators and artists would need a lot of money to be paid. I donʼt think itʼs something anyone can afford.”

Ralph had a calm expression even as he heard that. ”Thatʼs not something you need to worry about. We have our ways.”

Mo shook his head. ”I am sorry, but if I donʼt know you can do it, I cannot make amendments and itʼll also be difficult to convince the higher ups. There will also be–”

A card came flying towards Mo speedily but he somehow caught it despite being surprised.

ʼThat was fast!ʼ Mo said inwardly. He was a Saint Rank but how was he not able to see something coming like this?

”What is the meaning of this?” Mo, holding the card in his hand, asked the three.

Lith, who had just thrown the card, said relaxedly, ”go to your nearest auction house and bring me the most priced treasure from it.”

Mo looked at Lith as if he was an idiot. ”Thatʼs not something I can do. Also, the auction treasures can only be brought at the auction and on a particular date and time. You also need to be a vip to see the most priced treasure.”

Lith didnʼt get offended. He simply said, ”just go and show the card in your hand to them.”

Mo still was in disbelief. He looked at the card in his hand and it was a black card with roses engraved on it.

ʼIt looks slightly premium.ʼ Mo thought as he looked at it.

There was the name Ray inscribed on the card and he was surprised to know that there wasnʼt any card number, date, or any other thing inscribed on it apart from the name and the roses.

It was a bit weird how a card could only have that. He looked at Lith and said, ”Sir Ray, if this a joke, I hope you can tell us right now. Because going to the auction house wonʼt be funny. Not only would you–”

”Mo.” Lith leaned forwards and looked Mo in the eyes with a smile. His relaxed posture to have gone.

Mo felt chills as he looked at Lithʼs smile and he had no idea why that was the case. He simply stopped speaking and asked,

”Yes?”

”Go to the auction house.” Lith said simply.

”Okay.” Mo didnʼt question further. He didnʼt want to. His instincts told him to not escalate this topic futher.

In any case, if the card didnʼt work out, it would be the three people who would be making a fool of themselves and not Mo.

Mo had nothing to lose and his reputation wonʼt take a hit anyway if the card didnʼt work.

Mo got up and left with his companions towards the auction house, doing what Lith asked him to do.

As he left, Dennis couldnʼt help but ask, ”Your Highness, what was that?”

Lith looked at him and said with a chuckle, ”Nothing. Just some mild slap on the face.”

”What?”