Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 421 - 409: Unique Goods Can Be Hoarded

Chapter 421: Chapter 409: Unique Goods Can Be Hoarded

Compared to their information-gathering ability, the Organization of Water is better known for its combat strength.

In the Cicero Family and even the entire underworld, what was the Organization of Water’s claim to fame? It was the one-strike elimination of the Fearless’s lair, a victory achieved through brute force, so the Organization of Water’s combat strength must be at least above average.

With Justin, the Organization of Water also took care of Mihali’s matters pretty neatly.

Now, what does Justin want to do? He wants to ascertain the true whereabouts of Deyo Marcel, while Deyo is looking to hire mercenaries to bolster his strength—what is this if not an opportunity?

To put it bluntly, Justin simply wants the Organization of Water to act as undercover agents.

As mercenaries accept Deyo Marcel’s assignment to find an opportunity to locate Deyo, they can also snoop around for information, because whatever orders Deyo gives his mercenaries is intelligence that could fetch a high price. Justin only needs to resell it to Big Ivan, and that’s money.

Therefore, finding a capable Mercenary Group with the ability to gather intelligence, aside from the Organization of Water, who else could Justin turn to?

Having grasped this, Yang Yi also understood how he should quote his price. He now was in a unique position and could totally ask for a high one.

If it weren’t for the fact that he owed Justin a favor, Yang Yi would have definitely quoted a high price, but the problem lay there—who told him he owed Justin a favor?

"How much."

Hearing Yang Yi ask about the price, Justin was very pleased, since he had been repeatedly turned down by Yang Yi for similar tasks before.

"The commission is divided into several tiers, but I can pay you at the second-highest tier. Basically, each of your members can make two thousand US dollars a day—that’s per day! Then there’s an extra allowance for combat, at least one thousand, up to a hundred thousand US dollars."

Yang Yi frowned slightly. Two thousand per person was not that high. Mercenaries were selling their lives, and, sure, two thousand US dollars a day sounded not bad, but this was a long-term mission, amid a war between two major arms groups. This wasn’t some laid-back security gig where you have nothing to do the next day. Who knew when the fighting would break out, and once it did, people were bound to die.

Hearing no response from Yang Yi for a long while, Justin said in a low voice, "I can give you an additional subsidy of five hundred thousand US dollars, how about that?"

Justin was offering too little because he wanted the Organization of Water to act as undercover agents. Although they weren’t to be true undercover agents, not required to risk their lives to send out information, a mere five hundred thousand dollars for taking on the role of undercover agents was too little.

Yang Yi didn’t say that Justin was offering too little. He simply asked in a low voice, "So, what’s the highest-paying tier for mercenaries?"

"The highest tier isn’t based on per capita daily settlements, but by mission completion. The cost of a task depends on its nature. As for the most famous Mercenary Groups right now, Satan’s starting price is five million US dollars, even for the most relaxed tasks. Angel’s price starts at ten million US dollars, but mostly, Satan and Angel don’t take on tasks below ten million anymore."

Yang Yi asked, "What’s Satan exactly?"

"Oh, Satan is a Mercenary Group that has risen in the past two years. They are the number one ultra-small Mercenary Group. Angel is the top small Mercenary Group, they come in second, but if it weren’t for Aurora, they’d be first. Listen, if the Organization of Water reaches the level of Satan and Angel, your commission will also start at ten million US dollars. It’s fair; it all depends on your fame."

Yang Yi said softly, "Can’t we settle based on the mission?"

"No, because the Organization of Water isn’t famous enough."

Fame and strength allowed settling based on missions, which means how much you get paid for a strike, pay upon completion.

Without strength or fame, you can only settle by the headcount and days, although the risks you carry are essentially the same.

For a Mercenary Group to make a name for itself is easy, but to become the top name in the industry is hard, extremely hard.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yi said softly, "The commission seems a bit low."

"Not low! Buddy, this is a long-term mission, it could last for half a year or even a year. Two thousand a day per person is really not little, because you’re not going to be fighting every day. For most of the time, you’ll be idle, but you’ll still get paid. Additionally, if you take the job in the name of the Organization of Water, even single mission payouts would only be around a million dollars. But don’t forget, you only get paid upon mission completion."

After thinking it over, Yang Yi said, "So we’ll be going to Ukraine, right?"

"Yes, right now Deyo needs to deploy a lot of people to Ukraine, but they might also send you elsewhere. Everything depends on the employer’s needs."

Yang Yi was still considering when Justin said in a low voice, "Please, help me out with this."

Finally, Yang Yi said softly, "Alright, I can help you out, but let’s agree upfront, I can back out at any time."

"You can sign up for a month at a time; anything shorter is hard to manage, how does that sound?"

"Fine."

"How many people do you have?"

"Eight."

"Only eight? That’s an ultra-small Mercenary Group then, hmm, okay."

Yang Yi said softly, "I have a request. Twenty thousand a day for the entire Mercenary Group—that’s not too much to ask, right?"

Justin took a deep breath and said, "No, that won’t do. You have to understand I’m just a middleman for Deyo Group. The price has been set, and I can’t just raise it for you. You have to understand something—for two thousand US dollars a day, mercenaries can be found easily."

"In that case..."

"Listen, I’ll top it up to twenty thousand US dollars! The extra four thousand is on me, but then you’ll need to provide me with information on time, how about that?"

Yang Yi laughed, "No thanks, I’d better stick to the daily wage of two thousand. As for intelligence, we’ll negotiate separately based on the value of the information."

Justin took a deep breath and said, "I’m already giving you five hundred thousand US dollars..."

"You don’t need to give that, we’ll just settle based on the value of the intelligence each time."

After a moment of consideration, Justin said sternly, "Alright! We’ll do as you say, when can you get to Ukraine? Deyo is urgently in need of manpower."

"We need a few days to prepare, but you’re going to have to help us get some gear."

Justin laughed, "That’s no problem."

"But we’re out of money."

Justin was silent again, then said helplessly, "Fine, I can advance the money, then deduct it from your commission. Is that agreeable?"

"Agreed, that’s fair."

Justin finally smiled, then said in a low voice, "Then hurry up and get to Ukraine. If you need anything, just ask. We’re friends after all. I’ll be waiting for the good news, goodbye."