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Originally Posted by DanielSong39
Dude, he sold the guy his entire load of pepper that he paid 1000 silver pieces for.
Dang right he should expect some kind of payment for that. How is that "free"?
P.S. The idea is to do ALL THREE things as part of the same transaction. This ain't multiple choice.
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Your "solution" is a guaranteed profit of at least 50 silver. That means a free 50 silver coins.
That's a basic economic principle. No free lunch. No risk, no profit. About the only thing Lawrence could do for a low risk activity is cart goods that aren't his. (They're either already sold, or he's just carrying them between two warehouses of the same company).
The problems with that are:
- the merchant would have had no use for such a service, since the armor was worthless anyway.
- as a competent merchant, Lawrence should be able to make much more money than a simple cart driver, so it'd be a waste of his time.
The real question is: how was Lawrence caught unaware? The cancellation of the expedition should have been as big an event as the Pope canceling the new year ceremonies. Lawrence
should have heard of it as he came closer to the holy city. Plot hole to make the story advance?