# Merchant Contract: Vern Royal Merchant Guild research

> Start trading with Royal Merchant Guild. The guild, protected by the queen, has used Vern's geographic advantages to expand its trade influence.

Canonical: https://lostark.wiki/database/stronghold-research/merchant-contract-vern-royal-merchant-guild-105103

Start trading with Royal Merchant Guild. The guild, protected by the queen,  
has used Vern's geographic advantages to expand its trade influence.

## Facts

- **Category**: Trade Merchant Contract
- **Research Effect**: Expand Items Sold by Seal Merchant
- **Time Taken**: 0d 00:06:00
- **Required Action Energy**: 576
- **Research Cost**: 7 Gold
- **Stronghold XP gained**: 1,152
- **Research Requirements**: Lab Lv. 2

## Related

- [Required by research](https://lostark.wiki/database/stronghold-research/merchant-contract-vern-royal-merchant-guild-105103#relationships) (1)
- [Required Materials](https://lostark.wiki/database/stronghold-research/merchant-contract-vern-royal-merchant-guild-105103?relation=research_materials#relationships) (2)

### Required by research

1–1 of 1

| Name | Details |
| --- | --- |
| [Merchant Promotion I: Vern Royal Merchant Guild](https://lostark.wiki/database/stronghold-research/merchant-promotion-i-vern-royal-merchant-guild-105205) |  |

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