Year 7444, Month 12, Day 14
.Specifying the conditions for providing of bonuses (During the trial period it's 1% of the "magic stones" we obtain and sell to a dealer)
.Regulations for days off (Only days I recognize in advance)
.Regulations for penalties (Putting it simply if there's any inconveniences caused to me over something)
.Adding money to the debt (Though this is a clause just for Basutral)
Ah, days off? The paid days off are only for women. If I use healing magic when symptoms of an illness start to appear then they recover easily so there's no sick days. Of course in urgent situations it's possible to withdraw from them at any time. Yesterday was a good example. Also, in regards to the penalties but obviously if there's a delay in wages for the employees then I'll pay an interest that both parties agree on. Furthermore, the payment date is the same as usual up until now the 1st day of each month but if I notify them advance I can change that to a later date. Since we might be in the dungeon.
Well, it's like a small version of a real employment contract. Honestly speaking, there's still plenty of things missing but for now this should be fine. Adding to that in regards to the compensation with the trial period concludes but I've decided it's the same as everyone else 2% of the "magic stones" sold to the dealers. Eh? Even then it's unequal and dirty? I wonder about that? Since it's not written that I won't pay anymore than that, if his work is good then I'll pay additionally.
Even with this I'm compromising quite a bit. For example last months bonus was 1,720,000 Z (172 silver coins) but since we didn't find any magic items, ores, or special treasures so even if he was just sticking with us like a parasite it comes out to him receiving 860,000 Z. No matter how you think about it, it's paying too much.
However, to be honest as I was writing it up I started feel discontent with the other conditions than that as well. In the first place, why do I have to bother writing a contract every time. I'm probably the only one doing something like this in all of Orth. In the end we have to use our blood and magic stones to make the seal as well so it just adds pointless expenses as well..it's all that stink bug Ralpha's fault.
While I'm doing that, Miduchi is leisurely laying on my bed filing her nails, Toris and Bel are probably flirting like crazy in their room. Ralpha and Gwine should be out accompanying Basutoral on his shopping. Since I let the two slaves return to their inn together with Giberuti I have no clue. I wonder if Zulu is lowering his head to his girlfriend?
The two knights who followed along tried to take a room at the same inn "Boil Manor" it seems but since there was only one room open they ended up staying at a different inn nearby. Of course I had Basutoral stay in the opening room. After hearing it was 5,000 Z (50 copper coins) per night Basutoral's eyes seemed like they would spin and he tried to refuse it but I said that even though he needs to save money I won't accept a seedy lifestyle and forced him to stay here. With this he'll be even more desperate I'm sure.
Zenom? Since Zenom came to apologize honestly to me for causing us to worry I accepted his apology. Around now he's probably getting tipsy on the shitty expensive vodka and dried neisun (herring like fish) he bought on the way back. When I finish writing this I plan to train with magic for just a bit and then drink some good alcohol as well.
When Basutoral returned from shopping, the two knights said they would act as witnesses to the contract, so surrounded by the {Slaughterer}s and some onlookers we read out the details of the contract and it was safely signed by Basutoral. No one touched on the compensation portion but several members of the {Slaughterers} grinned like they realized it. That's right, since you all are the so-called successive generation. Your treatment is different. You don't have any complaints right?
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Year 7444, Month 12, Day 15
After eating breakfast we head straight to challenge the dungeon. As expected Faruergaz and Hriosukol can't accompany us into the dungeon. I didn't invite them and in the first place I doubt they have the right equipment for entering the dungeon.
While it was still dim out we arrived at the entrance plaza and the same as usual it was crowded with parasite adventurers, merchants, and guides.
"Hey, it's the {Slaughterers}."
"Shit, why is it just those brats.."
"Huh? There's 11 of them!"
"Kalstalan-sama..the second, it's fine if I'm the second so I wonder if he won't be my partner..He seems so strong.."
"Ah, Greed-sama! Please don't forget us Boton siblings! We're useful, we are~!"
"So it was true that a Dyurou had entered their party.."
"Greed-sama, me, please include me in the {Slaughterers}!"
"The brats have increased in number again."
"That armor, it's the same kind the first knight group is using, I wonder where you can buy it?"
"Oh? Gwine-chan, did she change her spear.."
"Your information is behind~ They've been splitting it up since a while back. Since I saw them when I was camping on the 2nd floor the other day."
They sure are loud~ However, Zulu, you know, what ever happened to holding pride in your family name...In the end I guess you didn't get into a fight with that Laios waitress. Well it's fine. I'll raise your wages a bit next year.
Since it's the first time I thought of letting Basutoral get used to the dungeon on the lower floors first but after all the same as usual, I decided to do things normally. I'm sure Basutoral wants to earn money quickly as well so even if he has to overdo it a bit to get to the lower floors, I think it would be best to let him finish off some ogres who's HP has dropped below 100. Just in case I said that to let Basutoral have priority over killing the monsters Miduchi freezes.
Just the same as usual I cleared through each floor in a group of two shifting between Zulu and Angela, and had the remaining 9 of them proceed forward. It was a bit slower but we reached the teleport room on the 3rd floor the same as usual today and then got some good rest. Basutoral was a bit excited from his first day in the dungeon.
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Year 7444, Month 12, Day 18
For the next seven days starting tomorrow (Since we plan to take a long and proper break for the end of the year holidays and we have Basutoral this time as well, we brought along quite a bit of extra food. After all we weren't slower just because of Basutoral.), we need to make sure we earn quite a bit from the ogres on the 7th floor!