Bab 147: Bartering

Following her over to her carriage, Uly and I spoke about what we had and what we needed.

Well, she spoke about what she had and what she needed; I just nodded and listened, before telling her what I had.

"Since we just passed through Ithica Village, I topped up on some articles of clothing as well as a few special items as well. Apparently they started growing these herbs during the winter that uh... make you a little loopy. Whole village swears by theses little seeds, says it helps libido, pain, fertility... Dunno if I buy into it, but I have to say-"

Grinning back at me, Uly revealed her sharpened teeth as she leaned closer, her tone becomgin conspiratorial as she continued on.

"The villagers were hosting huge orgies in the center of the village, and many women were already pregnant, so it might just be true~!"

Turning away, she opened the back of her carriage and revealed a bunch of crates and racks, and I watched as the yellow skinned, blonde haired woman climbed into her carriage.

Sorting through a few crates, she opened one and revealed some decent shirts and pants of various colors, before moving on to more... intimate clothing.

"This here is something I've been selling for a long time; it's how I got my initial flow of coin and started up this moving merchant gig of mine."

Holding up long, tube like cloth, she grinned at me as she said "These are cock sleeves. Meant to... well, name says it all, really! Unfortunately I don't carry the enchanted kind, but these are meant to keep it warm at night and covered if you don't want to wear anything under a dress or skirt. You can also use them during sex, but you need to wash after the first ejaculation, or else the semen seeps through and... you get your partner pregnant."

Nodding, I stared at the cloths for a few moments before asking "Enchanted kind? What do they do?"

Her grin widened for a moment as she said "The most common ones simply transfer the semen to Freyishtra or one of the other Goddesses closely related to sex. You can cum and cum inside the sleeve and never worry about a single drop going through the cloth! Doesn't feel as good as raw sex, but it helps to prevent pregnancies. Besides that, they remain clean all the time, and you can even purchase ones that have ribs or veins sewn onto them for extra pleasure."

Nodding again, I looked down at the cock sleeves before saying "Alright, I want three of those, as well as a few shirts, pants, and skirts."

Beaming at me, Uly returned to sifting through the crates, showing me the clothing and naming prices for each.

Surprisingly, they weren't that expensive... I think.

Roughly thirty coppers for a shirt, forty for the pants, twenty-five for skirts, and thirty for the sleeves.

Of course, I called Rhefia over and showed her what I wanted, and after she listened to the prices she nodded.

"Alright, so we have a few pelts and meats if you're interested? Maybe some spices?"

Looking at Uly hopefully, I watched as the yellow woman pursed her lips before asking "What kind of meats?"

Smiling internally, I listed what we had, starting with "Rabbit, Pheasant, Quail, Venison, Wolf..."

She nodded, before her eyes widened as I added "Oh, we also have some Geri and Quetzalcoatl meat too."

"How much?!"

Uly surged forwards and grabbed my hands, her pale blue eyes slightly crazed at that, which made Rhefia cough gently.

Blinking a few times, Uly took a step back and bowed her head, apologizing for her outburst, before looking at Rhefia as she said "How does a pound sound for all of this?"

Uly frowned, before she nodded as she pushed the clothing forwards, surprising me again as she didn't even attempt to barter.

However...

"Now, I imagine you'd like to buy some of the meat separately, yes? How about 10 Silvers for a pound."

Noticing instantly that the price wasn't even with the early trade, I watched as Uly shook her head, saying "7 and a half Silvers. Monster meat of that quality, while valuable, isn't that valuable."

"9 Silvers then. Sure, it's not Fenran Meat or Wyvernia Meat, but these had some fat to 'em as well, which means flavor."

"Still 7 and a half. Geri and Quetzalcoatl Meat isn't eaten for flavor, but instead ground up and used for noble children, to start developing them."

Frowning at her words, Rhefia sighed for a moment before saying "8. Take it or leave it."

Scratching her cheek, Uly turned and glanced at her carriage for a moment, before saying "Leave it at 7 and a half, but I'll throw in another two outfits per person and some seeds."

Glancing at one another, Rhefia and I communicated silently for a few moments, before Rhefia sighed again as she said "Deal. How many pounds do you want?"

Uly grinned at us as she shook our hands, before she timidly asked "How many pounds do you have?"

Staring at the yellow woman for a few moments in silence, Rhefia glanced over at me as I said "For now, I'm willing to sell thirty pounds of each? Or is that too much?"

I uh... had a bit of Monster Meat in my inventory, and personally I disliked the taste of Quetzalcoatl, so I was willing to sell the majority of it that I had.

Ironing out the details with the merchant, we both left the bartering table with wide smiles, richer in different ways.

Earning myself 3 Gold from selling twenty pounds of each, plus the four outfits per person and a set of two sleeves per person for Rhefia, Aethisia, and Yiksa.

With that out of the way, I handed the meat over to Uly and asked her "So uh... do those three have their own coin? Would they be interested in some... paid 'relief'~?"