Zero Leverage

Bud rolled his eyes. "You went behind Preston's back to negotiate with us. If we'd agreed, you would have had two options. One, you could have kept the new terms from Preston. He trusts you, so he'd probably put you in charge of handling the crystal core exchange. If it only cost nine cores for a bag of rice, you could still tell him it cost ten, pocket the difference, and make a fortune."

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