The Battle Queen Came Back with Her Husbands (Joanna) novel Chapter 465

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Wayne could only force an even wider, more obsequious smile.

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“Joanna, we’re not here for a handout. We’ll pay for your strategy guide, and Goddess of Radiance has already agreed. The price will absolutely be to your liking.”

Joanna’s voice was flat. “I’m not making this up. My guide really isn’t a good fit for your team.”

“That s not important. I’ll handle everything with Goddess of Radiance.”

Wayne’s persistence made Joanna’s face grow cold, her gaze turning glacial

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“Professor Mahoney, you’re not as in control as you think. If you buy my guide and it doesn’t work for your team, you’ll have wasted your money and Goddess of Radiance will think I deceived you. In the end, either you or I will get blamed.

“If you’re set on buying, then have Goddess of Radiance speak to me personally. If she guarantees she’ll accept the guide no matter the outcome, I’ll sell. You have ten minutes.”

She checked her communicator, setting a silent timer.

Wayne flushed crimson, stung by the rebuff. As the head of the strategy team for Goddess of Radiance’s group, he was used to deference, not pushback. Joanna’s unyielding attitude was something he hadn’t encountered in a long while.

Why was she so stubborn?

Maybe she truly believed the guide wouldn’t work for them.

No, that was unlikely.

More likely, she simply wanted the advantage to herself.

Still, he was determined. “Fine, I’ll let Goddess of Radiance know.”

He hurried back to the rest area, where Goddess of Radiance was still in the middle of a team optimization meeting

‘I gave you all a chance, and this is what I get? I brought eleven Mythic tiers, and we still lost to a team with none.

‘I’m done carrying you.

‘Check the team. Find out who’s slacking off.

‘Kick out all the freeloaders with connections.

‘Replace them. Bring in Sage–tier professionals.”

Shawn and the others had no idea their projects were about to be axed.

Wayne entered and delivered his report. “Goddess, Joanna is out of the dungeon, but she’s refusing to share her strategy. She keeps making excuses and says she’ll only sell if you negotiate personally.”

Felicia’s temper snapped.

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Some of her anger was at Joanna’s apparent disrespect. The rest was reserved for her own team’s failings. And now, the

embarrassment was hers to wear.

All the salaries, perks, and bonuses she handed out year after year–was she just fattening up a bunch of pigs?

Look at Joanna’s team–able to invent wonders like the Resurrection Temple.

Her own researchers spent their days draining their own blood for Mythic–tier healing potions. Useless.

Comparison was torture.

She was livid.

“Pathetic. Bring her to me!” Felicia barked.

Wayne messaged Joanna at once.

Joanna, showing at least a little respect for the Goddess of Radiance, boarded the Radiance Legion’s airship.

After passing through security gates, she finally made it to the meeting room.

Felicia fixed her with a hard stare.

“I hear you don’t want to sell your strategy. Or do you just think the price isn’t right? Name your number.”

Joanna glanced at Wayne, who bowed his head, refusing to meet her eyes.

She understood at once–Wayne hadn’t explained the situation properly. Thank goodness she hadn’t sold the guide earlier.

She restated her reasons.

Felicia, however, wasn’t convinced.

Boss and subordinate, perfectly in sync.

“Just give me your price,” Felicia said coldly. “We’ll judge the guide for ourselves.”

Joanna gave up resisting.

Fine.

You want to buy? So be it.

Her tone was steady and grave. “I’ve seen Radiance Legion’s clear time. You took a full hour longer than we did. Our two legions are rivals, aren’t they, Goddess?”

Felicia’s face soured. There was no denying the sting of being outperformed by someone younger.

But she had to admit it.

If she didn’t, she wouldn’t be here to buy a strategy.

Joanna pressed on. “Selling you my guide is a net loss for us. When I’ve sold guides before, I charge a base fee plus a share of the rewards–20% of total gains.”

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She’d once sold a guide to Louise for 10%. But as her power and reputation grew, her exclusive guides were now worth twenty.

Wayne jumped in.

“That’s not reasonable. We have our own strategies too. We’ve cleared the dungeon without your guide–it just takes longer.”

Joanna’s reply was icy. “It’s not just about time. Your strategy forces you to keep using Mythic–tier professionals. That’s expensive and impossible to scale.”

That landed right where it hurt.

Cutting off Mythic–tiers was the real bottleneck.

Hiring and splitting profits with Mythic–tiers bled resources dry.

“20% is too much. 10 is fair.”

If she was going to sell, she wouldn’t back down–especially since they were the ones begging.

Joanna settled at 15%.

And she demanded full payment up front. No complications. No future headaches.

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