557 The curse of those in the know

"They have a hundred in storage, but can only sell fifty. He is also willing to give us a discount of five gold per cannonball if we buy them all."

While Elizabeth had failed to get the research, she had managed to get a discount as an alternative and show of good faith. And that 5 gold would mean 250 gold less in total. By no means a small amount. 

Turning to Pelaros, Eldrian waited for his decision. It was still a lot of gold to spend on something they only had second account information on. However, now it was under two thousand gold in total.

Pelaros had three thousand gold in his personal capacity, he wouldn't even need to dig into the city's funds. And he was more than willing to spend the money on even just a chance of being able to defend the city. 

"Organize it, we will also work on making our own as soon as we can." Pelaros quickly went to work, calling all the craftsmen of the city who weren't busy with repairs to his manor.