Chapter 1661 Daimon Aftermath -Part 10
As Pandarens were enjoying the city and the life for most Daimon Citizens was back to normal, Jin and the others were still doing what needed to be done to ensure that Daimon City was ready for another attack.
Even though Parry City had come under the limelight for having the lowest tariff in the area, it was pretty obvious that everyone within the vicinity still needed Diamondz Corps services. From maintenance to extra parts, the cities cannot function without a proper Mechanoid Corporation serving them. And the fact that they had taken decade long contracts from Diamondz was because of the proximity to the headquarters.
Now that the tariffs are in place, it became expensive for them to continuously ask for their services and the cities are all looking to break the contract they had with Diamondz. Yet, because of what had happened, other Mechanoid Corporations are also trying to bring up the game so that they could profit from this situation.
Surely, if they break the contract with Diamondz, they would have to pay a fine but it's the new contract with other major corps like Rocketeers would be a hassle too. They needed to replace all of their Mechanoids which were from Diamondz and it would be an expense that they have to swallow. The only saving grace was that Jin was willing to buy back all the Mechanoids at scrap value, and that would cover a portion of their expenses with it.
It might not sound like a good strategy for Jin since everyone around them except Parry City was threatening Jin that they would remove the services of Diamondz when that happened. Of course, Jin and Denise would have lost long term partners but it was also a way to get back all the Mechanoids that they had used and instantly boost up the production value of the city.
For a city to be self sufficient, they would need a heck lot of Mechanoids and when those returns came in, they were getting back those Mechanoids at a mere fraction of the price they had sold, a bargain that could not be underestimated.
From those Mechanoids, they can be used to fuel the economy of the dungeons they were covering. And because Daimon had the largest piece of land as well the number of dungeons within its land, Jin could see city expansion as a possibility.
Even if they did not have the money, Jin knew that the Archduke would be at their side, and providing a loan to them was an option they could consider. On the other hand, Diamondz' profits could be added to the nation's coffers by fully nationalising it into the city's palms. This way, whatever money Diamondz had, would be under the control of Daimon. The only problem with that is most people would see that Diamondz was not reliable since a lord was controlling it. (But everyone knows that behind every major corporation, a lord or several lords were taking care of it behind the scenes. It's just how transparent it is.)
However, the problem did not exacerbate to that position and Jin maintained his stance to add the tariffs continued to trouble the cities. After all, now that Daimon had decided to focus on dungeon raiding, it would be a matter of time they not only be self sufficient but also selling items that the cities might actually need.
So as much as the cities had threatened Jin, they were also afraid of the explosive growth of Daimon. And even if they did change away the Mechanoids from Diamondz company to other companies, they are also under the mercy of the varied price changes that Diamondz decade long contract did not enforce because they were neighbours.
So, the city lords and ladies were also in a dilemma whether to be at the mercy of Daimon or mercy of another corporation. The only problem with the latter is that should Daimon ever invade them, it would take days or maybe even weeks for their reinforcements to arrive. But at least it will arrive rather than Diamondz Corporation not fulfilling their orders in time and having Daimon invade them. That would be a lose lose situation.
Therefore after much contemplation and Jin's refusal to budge, everyone except Parry City had decided to cancel Diamondz Corps services and employ another company. The price was hefty and Page was with Denise when the contracts terminated to ensure it was a successful termination. But Jin played a dirty game too as he found Page to find a legality loophole which was not amended previously even though it was a little ambiguous.
Based on the contract, the Mechanoids refunded will be sold at scrap value if the contract has every been terminated. But in one of those lines, Page had success in making those cities pay full price for certain Mechanoids to be returned because they did not fall in the mass manufactured mechanoids clause. And sadly that was true for 90% of the Mechanoids being returned mainly because Diamondz had been generous in their services that they customised most Mechanoids to the cities' request.
And in turn, they had been filed as a variant of the mass manufactured Mechanoids. This gave some leverage for Page and Jin to extort even more money as they stated that the customised Mechanoids could not be sold to other customers due to confidentiality issues. In addition, Page also made them pay deposits supposedly for the remaining years that they had terminated too as those money should have already being given from the start but Diamondz Corp in view of their friendship with the neighbouring cities did not ask for it.
Right now, the City Lords cursed that the Empire's bribe was not even enough to cover 10% of the money they are paying back and they lost a major ally. An ally they had enjoyed for many years only to be coveted by greed from the Empire. It was only through Parry City's kindness that able to allow them to be still friends with Daimon and they did not regret not fully listening to the Empire.
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