Year 7444, Month 12, Day 14
Once I returned to my inn I got to producing Basutoral's contract right away. It's fundamentally the same as everyone else but I also included the following clauses.
.Settings for a trial period (of course, as long as I don't accept it the trial period continues forever)
.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 quitting (Requires agreement from both sides. In reality it's no different from before)
.Regulations for days off (Only days I recognize in advance)
.Retention of secrets (He has an obligation to hide any secrets he finds out on the job)
.Regulations for penalties (Putting it simply if there's any inconveniences caused to me over something)
.Good faith clause (just as it sounds)
.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.