Published at 20th of November 2020 10:34:26 PM
Chapter 58
Translator: SFBaka
Editor: Thor’s Stone
When we immediately entered the Commerce Guild building the moment we arrived .
The facilities inside looked the same as the interior of the Adventurer’s Guild, but obviously, the people inside consisted of folks who seemed to be merchants and their assistants .
Sheets of paper were pasted on both sides of the guild building’s walls . The people inside were all checking out the sheets with serious expressions .
There were large characters spelling out「Sell」on top of the right wall, and「Buy」on the left wall . So they were sort of bulletin boards for buying and selling activities huh .
I wasn’t really interested in trading stuff, so I headed to the reception desk straight ahead of me .
“Please state your business, sir . ”
“I came to register in the guild . ”
“Have you already registered yourself in other guilds, sir?”
“Yes . I’ve both registered with the Adventurer’s Guild and the Magic Guild . ”
“Please let me see your guild plates . ”
I handed over my guild IDs as requested .
“Alan… So you are Alan-sama . Please wait for a moment . ”
Afterward, the receptionist went to the back of the guild building with my guild IDs .
“I wonder what’s up?”
“”No idea . ””
After a short while, the receptionist came back . Karinsan was following behind the staff . What’s up?
“You’ve already come to have yourself registered huh, Alan-sama . ”
“Yeah . …What are you doing here, Karinsan?”
“I’m here to iron out some details regarding the renovation work . You can now leave . I will handle this . ”
Karinsan had the receptionist leave and she took her place in front of the desk .
“So you are also a receptionist at the guild, Karinsan?”
“No, it’s not like that . But in this case, I will be the one processing your guild registration . ”
I see…… Silas-san really is putting his weight around here huh . Karinsan started writing stuff on a ledger .
“Alan-sama, I’m sorry, but can you wait for three minutes?”
After saying so, she went to the back of the guild office again . Just like Karinsan said, we only had to wait for three minutes . She returned exactly on the dot . Maybe she made a new guild ID by using that magic tool I saw back in Gotania .
“Thank you for waiting . This is a copy of the guild bylaws, and here are your guild plates . ”
After saying so, she handed over a paper sheet and two guild IDs .
Oh, that’s nice . They have the rules properly written on paper . I’ll give it a read later . The guild IDs were naturally my Adventurer’s Guild and Magic Guild ID and my newly created Commerce Guild ID .
There was no change to my previous ID, but the Commerce Guild ID had A rank printed on it .
“Um, so does the Commerce Guild also have ranks?”
“Of course . In a sense, ranks can also signify the level of confidence in a merchant . It is determined by the results of a merchant’s various transactions . For example, in the case of big transactions, people are more inclined to make a deal with C-ranked or above merchants because the high rank is a guarantee that those merchants are trustworthy . ”
“That’s pretty convenient . But I don’t really have any achievements yet… Why is my rank suddenly A?”
“You are sufficiently wealthy already, Alan-sama . And you also managed to save Aristsama, so those count as big enough achievements for A rank . And more importantly, You need to be A rank to conduct deals with Silas-sama . ”
So the biggest reason was I needed to be A rank in order to go through with my deal with Silas-san huh .
“I understand . Thank you very much . Um, do I need to pay a registration fee?”
“Normally, we charge 500 Guineas . But in your case Alan-sama, it’s completely free . ”
They really are the ones running the show here huh . They’re freely using their influence to give out favors .
“What are your plans for the rest of the day, Alan-sama?”
“I don’t have any plans in particular . Why?”
“Well then, why don’t we take this time to head over to the blacksmith’s?”
“Ah, that would be great . If it’s alright with you, then I’d like to go straight away . ”
It looks like the rest of the party wanted to see the workshop as well, so we all decided to go together . We took a carriage parked behind the guild building and arrived at the workshop after five minutes or so .
When I entered the workshop behind Karinsan, I was immediately surrounded by the noise of clanging hammers .
“Master!”
“It’s noisy here so let’s move elsewhere . ”
We were led by a man who seemed to be the boss of the place out of the workshop .
“Alan-sama, this person is the master blacksmith of this workshop, Jordan . ”
“Name’s Jordan . Nice to meet you, folks . ”
“I’m Alan . Nice to meet you too . ”
“I heard from Silas-sama that your request should be our top priority . So what would you like us to make?”
“Oh, I’m in the middle of putting together the materials on paper right now . I think I should finish by tomorrow, so I’ll bring it to you then . ”
“Having it put on paper would be really helpful . I guess we’ll have to wait until tomorrow then…”
“If it’s alright with you, can we take a look at your workshop? It’ll serve as a good reference as well . ”
“Yes . of course . Go ahead and look around as much as you want . ”
After saying so, Jordan went back inside the workshop .
“Halt your work boys! We’re taking a break!”
After Jordan-san’s loud bellow, the nearly thirty craftsmen inside the workshop stopped all at once and started chatting normally .
Of course, I was already having Iris monitor and record the whole thing . We toured the workshop with Jordan-san in the lead .
『Captain, can you confirm if they handle copper plates here?』
“Um, Jordan-san, do you make use of copper here?”
“Copper? Oh, of course, we do . We use copper a lot actually . It’s a lot easier to handle than iron, that’s for sure . I’m sure there’s no blacksmith in this world who doesn’t make use of it . ”
“I see . What are you making here?”
When I passed in front of a certain blacksmith, I saw that he was making something that looked like a thin metal chain .
“Ah, this is a binding tool used for securing slaves at the mines . ”
Hou, interesting . We can probably use some for bandit hunting .
“How does it look when finished?”
“Oh, there’s a completed item over here . ”
The finished product we were shown looked a bit like handcuffs . The metal loops that restrained the wrists are secured by a metal bolt . The chain between the loops was fairly long as well . It was at least 50 centimeters .
“Um, this can’t be turned by hand, right?”
I pointed at the bolt and asked .
“Of course . Rather, it would defeat the purpose if it could . These were made to be tough and they can only be loosened with the use of a special tool . ”
It looks like this really could come in handy .
“Can multiples of these be interconnected?”
“Ah, that’s for when you want the slaves to have the ability to walk around . We have something for that right here . ”
Have they already made something similar to what I was thinking about?
The item I was shown totally fit what I was envisioning . It was made by connecting dozens of handcuffs at one-meter intervals, and it was made exactly for the purpose I was thinking of .
“This is quite good . Can I order something similar to this?”
Karinsan, who saw the value of the item, looked convinced as she nodded .
“How many do you want?”
“About ten of them . Oh, and I want five of those special unlocking tools as well . ”
I should order a good number right now . It’s better than running out later .
“These will need to be delivered in a month anyway, so we can sell you ten of this straight away if you like . Of course, that goes for the unlocking tools as well . We can just make some more for the other order . There’s plenty of time left anyway . ”
“That would be wonderful . How much for everything?”
“These handcuffs are a thousand Guineas each . The unlocking tool is a hundred each . That’ll be 10,500 Guineas then . ”
“Can I pay for them right now? …If so, then here you go . ”
I thought I’d have to place orders with Silas-san as the middleman, but it looks like that’s not the case . I handed the master blacksmith one gold coin and five silver coins .
“Since they are fairly heavy, I’ll have the carriage transport them over to the inn,” Karinsan offered .
“Thank you very much . That would help a lot . ”
(Iris, have you recorded enough references?)
『Yes, we have enough . 』
“Alright then, Jordan-san . I’ll hand you the schematics tomorrow . ”
“Okay . Pleased to do business with you, lad . ”
The handcuffs were loaded inside the carriage, and we left the blacksmith workshop soon after .
“I’m sorry, Karinsan . We ended up troubling you even though you seem so busy . ”
“No, it’s no trouble at all . I also want to be of as much help to Alan-sama as I can . Do you have any other places you want to visit?”
“Thank you . I’ll be taking you up on your offer then . I want to visit as many liquor stores as I can in order to research alcohol in this country . Do you know of any liquor stores nearby?”
“Of course . I will guide you . ”
Guided by Karinsan, we ended up visiting about 15 different liquor stores around the city . We can’t carry all this stuff without a carriage, so Karinsan’s help was more than welcome .
We unloaded the liquor and the handcuffs at the inn and carried them to my room .
The girls then gathered together in order to design the items they want Turk-san to make for them . I’m sure they’d be able to do it with no problems with the help of nanoms .
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I also holed up inside my room in order to make a magic tool blueprint . Since the housing of the magic tool needs to be made by Turk-san, I’ll have to get a design ready as well .
(Iris, I want to design a refrigerating magic tool . Please design a blueprint while considering the cost and practicality . )
『Would this be sufficient?』
The virtual window displayed the completed image of the magic tool, the design blueprint, as well as the magic circle that was going to be installed into it .
Hou . By adding a temperature insulating material within the housing, wouldn’t this design turn out having more cooling capability than the one Verse was using? It will also serve to save magic energy .
It also has a vegetable compartment and seems user-friendly .
(Oh, and I also wanted a freezing function as well if possible . Can we combine magic circles to make that work?)
『That is impossible . The functions of the available magic circles are too limited . 』
(So that really is the case huh . Has the research regarding magic circles not progressed yet?)
『There is a lack of samples for reference . If possible, it would be ideal to secure three times the current number of samples . 』
(I see… Yeah, that’s true huh . This type is fine then . Please display a 3D model of each part . )
I copied the specifications of the parts on paper .
Afterward, I continued with copying the designs for the stove magic tool and light magic too as I sipped the wine we bought from the liquor stores earlier .
When I managed to completely copy everything down and took a breather, there was a knock on my door . When I opened it, the rest of the party was waiting outside . It looks like they finished designing the furniture they wanted as well .
“We just finished the designs, so we wanted you to have a look at them first, Alan,” Sharon declared as she handed me the papers .
“Sharon is really good at drawing . ”
Cleria was acting all proud for some reason .
I didn’t really need to inspect them, but it looks like the girls wanted me to anyway, so let me oblige . It looks like they also want to brag a bit .
They showed me the completed designs as well as the schematics of the different parts . They made the same type of documents I did .
The first one was a closet where you can hang up your clothes by using a hanger . There’s also a shelf at the bottom where you can put in your shoes .
The second one was a cabinet with several drawers for storing small items . One drawer was designed to have a lock function that could be unlocked via a key . They look pretty well-designed .
“These look great . Well done, everyone . ”
“Everyone gave their own opinions to come up with the designs,” Sharon revealed .
“If they’re this good, then I’ll have to get Turk-san to make my share as well . ”
“That would be best . Alan, let’s hurry and hand these over now . ”
Cleria seems to want to hand the blueprints over as soon as possible . I already finished the magic tool designs myself, and it’s still three in the afternoon .
“Okay . Let’s get going then . ”
I wrote how many of each item should be made on the blueprints . We then left the inn .
The workshop of Turk-san wasn’t all that far from the Adventurer’s Guild, so we reached it right away .
“Good afternoon!”
I immediately noticed Turk-san when we entered the workshop and gave a loud greeting amidst the sound of mallets striking wood .
“Oh, it’s you, folks . What’s up?”
“Actually, we want to commission you to make new items apart from the furniture repair . ”
I then handed the magic tool and furniture blueprints to him .
“This is……”
He scanned the blueprints with a professional gaze . After five minutes, he finished poring through all of them .
“What should we do for the finishing touches?”
Perhaps he means painting them or something .
“We’ll leave that to you . ”
“Were these designed by you, Alan?”
“These are my work, but those are hers . ”
Turk’s sharp gaze turned toward Sharon .
“How impressive for someone so young . I don’t know what you mean to do with the items you drew, Alan . But this closet and this cabinet are very well-designed . ”
“Is that so? Thank you for the praise, sir,” Sharon replied .
The other members, who thought up the designs with her, also looked happy .
“We want to make this secured via lock and key . Can you make them?” Sharon asked .
“Yeah . No problem . ”
“How much would these items cost? By the way, the deadline for these items is in 15 days and these ones would be 20 days . ”
I want the magic tool casings delivered earlier so I can finish the rest of the work on time .
“These are pretty detailed designs, so these items would be easy to make . We can make these by the deadlines you set . No problem . ”
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Turk-san laid the blueprints on top of a workbench and told us the price of each item . He may have already decided on the prices when he checked them out earlier .
Refrigeration magic tool – 2000 Guineas – Four items
Stove magic tool – 500 Guineas – Five items
Light magic tool – 100 Guineas – 50 items
Clothing closet – 700 Guineas – Five items
Cabinet – 1000 Guineas – Five items
All in all, the total cost was 25,000 Guineas . It turned out to be a pretty large sum .
“So everything would be for 25,000 Guineas . However, we could use these closet and cabinet designs ourselves . If you allow us to have these designs, I’ll give you a 3,000 Guinea discount . ”
Since Sharon and the others didn’t have any objections, the final price ended up being 22,000 Guineas .
After our business at the workshop, we returned to the inn .
“Come to think of it, Alan . Wouldn’t the General Orc and Big Blue Serpent’s rewards be ready by now?” Elna reminded .
“Oh, right . I almost forgot . We’ve been running around busily recently after all . Do you want to visit the guild to take a look?”
And so, we went to the Adventurer’s Guild and headed straight for the counter . The guild wasn’t as filled with people compared to the number during morning hours .
“Please state your business, sir . ”
‘We’re the B-ranked party Shining Star . We want to ask about the rewards from the other days . ”
“Oh, I’ve heard of those . I’ll call the one in charge, so please wait for a moment . ”
The guild staff then withdrew to the back of the guild office . Apparently, the staff has been told to call their higher-ups once we come for a visit .
The receptionist came back with the guild master Kevin-san as well as one of the male staff we met before .
“Sorry for the delay . We have a result regarding the matters from before . Can you come with us to the back for a bit?”
Kevin-san led us to the private room we came to a few days back .
“The price for the General Orc and Big Blue Serpent have been decided . The General Orc head is 210,000 Guineas while the serpent meat is 38,000 Guineas and the leather is 105,000 Guineas . ”
So that’s a total of 353,000 Guineas huh . That’s a pretty hefty amount . But I’m surprised there’s a person who’s willing to pay such an exorbitant price for the head of an ugly orc . But I guess the guild has already taken their share as well, so the actual price should be higher . I can’t believe it .
“I see . Understood . ”
“…You don’t seem to be surprised . Normally, people would be shaken after hearing this sort of amount though…”
“No, I actually am surprised . But I’m surprised someone actually paid good money for an orc’s severed head . Actually, I find it hard to believe such a person even exists . ”
“I didn’t mean it that way though… Well, fine . Hey!”
Kevin-san ordered the male staff to hand over the money to us . I counted the contents of the bag for formality’s sake .
“We’ve certainly received it . ”
“Thank you for deciding to hand the items over to the guild this time . We will certainly take note of your valuable contributions . ”
“Thank you very much . We’re looking forward to working together more with you as well . ”
The receptionist then accompanied us out of the private room .
“We managed to make quite a sum . ”
“It is more than just a large sum . I’ve been more or less influenced by your sense for wealth Alan, but this amount is an absolute fortune for commoners,” Elna remarked .
“Uh, I do get that you know . ”
On the way back from the guild, we passed by five seedy-looking men sneaking glances at us . They laughed vulgarly when we passed in front of them .
They then walked up to us and blocked the way . One of the men moved forward .
“Hey, you! You’re hanging out with such fine-looking ladies, aren’t you? Can you share at least one of them with us?”
His breath stinks of booze . It looks like he’s pretty drunk .
I ignored them and tried going past, but my shoulder ended up being grabbed .
“Hey, don’t ignore us . We’re even asking nicely you know?”
“Are you picking a fight? Sure, I’ll play with you . ”
They were obviously picking a fight, but I always wanted to say those lines, man .
“Remove that filthy hand of yours right this instant!”
Selena shouted in anger and grabbed the hand of the punk who grabbed my shoulder . She then proceeded to take him down in a flashy manner .
“Oww! What’s with you, woman!?”
“You should never have grabbed Alan’s shoulder with that filthy hand of yours . ”
Selena was raring for a fight as well .
“Hey, hey . What’s the matter with you guys? You really picking a fight?”
The other four men started approaching us as well .
“Oh, it’s just that this guy was asking for a fight but tripped and fell down . ”
“This is bad, It looks like a bone or two’s broken . So how do you want to compensate him for this, huh!?”
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“Are you asking for a fight as well? It’s troublesome, so you can just come all at once . ”
“Hah! Yer a brave one ain’t ya! We have five guys here . Ye sure yer up for it?”
“I’m telling you to get over here already, you idiots . ”
“Alan, please let me handle them . There’s no need for you to get your hands dirty . I alone am enough . ”
“Selena, I also want to participate since they were just so rude to Alan . They’re going to pay,” Sharon declared .
“Haa, it can’t be helped . ”
“Hey, they were picking a fight with me you know? Back down, you two . ”
“”It’s you who needs to back down, Alan!””
“Ugh, fine . ”
Damn . I got swallowed up by the two’s momentum and ended up really backing down . Well, I guess they’ll be fine though .
“We have to stop them Alan!” Cleria exclaimed worriedly .
“It’s alright . They are both stronger than me in a straight-up fight you know . ”
“Eh!? Really!?”
Selena and Sharon’s combat levels were higher than my own after all . The combat level indicates our mastery over imperial martial arts . Those level 90 and above can already serve as senior instructors .
Most likely, the two of them raised their level inside the ship’s training room by fighting against each other and the training bots .
Imperial martial arts, or simply imperial arts, are a form of martial art that has been honed and passed down in the empire for thousands of years . These two, who have achieved certain mastery over it, will not be defeated by a mere five drunk men .
“Hurry up and get over here,” Selena taunted .
“Hey! I ain’t holding back just cuz you’re a girl!”
“You don’t have to . ……Ugh . This is getting tiresome . ”
After Sharon sighed, she quickly closed in on the man nearest to her and slammed her fist on his solar plexus .
“Hey, no fair!”
Selena raised a voice of complaint and closed in on another man . She then grabbed the man’s raised hand by the wrist, used it to pull his upper body downward, and slammed a knee onto his exposed face .
Sharon speedily approached another man, who was frozen in shock and casually gave him a right hook; hitting him squarely on the chin . She then hit another one with a magnificent spin kick .
The remaining guy, who watched each of his friends get defeated easily, was approached by Selena and finished off with a front kick to his stomach .
All of them were taken down and brought to unconsciousness in one hit .
“Amazing!” Cleria quipped .
“You’re terrible for getting a head start on me, Sharon!”
“But they just wouldn’t come, so I found it too troublesome and brought the fight to them . ”
There was already a sizable crowd forming . They must have noticed the commotion .
“Thanks, you two . I ended up troubling you over something so trivial . ”
“No, it’s our pleasure,” Selena replied with a smile .
“This is nothing,” Sharon followed up .
“They will get in the way of pedestrians if we left them like this, so let’s move them over there . ”
We carried the passed out men to a corner of the street where they won’t get in the way .
“Yosh . Let’s go back to the inn . It should be dinner time once we get back . ”
“”Yes, Alan . ””
On the way back, Cleria gushed about how awesome Selena and Sharon were and asked them to teach her . They made a promise to organize a training session along with Elna .
While we were drinking tea after having dinner, Cleria suddenly spoke up .
“Alan, I’ve been thinking, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to postpone bandit hunting first and train in magic, swordsmanship, and martial arts first…?”
“Oh? Yeah, sounds good . How about it, everyone?”
“I also want to practice magic and swordsmanship more,” Sharon replied .
“Me too,” Selena seconded .
“I as well,” Elna answered next .
“It’s decided then . I’ll also need some time to develop that new liquor and assemble the magic tools for use at our new Home . It’s perfect timing . ”
And so, it was decided that I and the girls will act separately for a few days .
Cleria and the others will first focus on magic practice, so they planned to go inside the Sea of Trees in the mornings and hunt Gray Hounds . I objected to them not bringing me along at first, but they convinced me by saying stationary targets aren’t enough for practice, so I allowed them to do so while imploring that they should be careful and keep watch of their surroundings .
In the afternoon, they will go for swordsmanship and combat technique practice . They planned to do this schedule every day . They can use the square in front of our Home for the afternoon practice .
Now then . I’ll have to finish making the blueprints I’ll bring to the blacksmith workshop tomorrow . Even if I can’t finish all the details, I’ll at least note down the important points .
(Iris, there’s no problem with the data we obtained from going around the blacksmith workshop, right?)
『Yes, there is no problem . We can utilize the design we came up with the other day . 』
(Yosh . Please display the blueprints on a virtual screen and overlay them with the paper sheets . )
I then started tracing the blueprints that appeared on screen and transferred them to the paper sheets .