The explosion today ended without any particular problems, except that sugar production took an unexpectedly long time and was likely to be delayed in the afternoon.

I'll be free until Broken is recaptured in about six days.

And before that, we need to root it out with the mayor to get permission to grow sugarcane.

When I went to the guild to report, there was just a mayor.

"Excuse me, may I ask you a favor?"

"What is it? I'm sure I'll go up to C in rank, so I'll go up in the Photleneck Guild."

"Can't Decibattle Guild go up?

"Ah, the Adventurer Rank is a decoration in Decibatole. The color of Alliance cards changed from Rank C, but I couldn't afford to waste time transporting equipment and materials."

Is it in the past because I am transporting it together now?

I don't know if that would reduce the Alliance's equipment...

"Well, that's not what I'm asking you to do, but I want permission to grow sugar cane on the island next time."

"Sugarcane? As far as agriculture is concerned, it should be under the jurisdiction of the Commercial Alliance?

"Yes, but I'm going to talk to the mayor about sugarcane, so I'm going to talk to him."

"... I don't know what you're talking about. No matter how much Kaede asked me to take back Broken, I can't allow it if it's in a position to harm the city."

Well, as the ruler of the city, of course.

Even if almost all the inhabitants of that small city were adventurers of a level that could be a major force in other cities.

"How many kilometers from here do I have to keep out of the way?

"Well... certainly in the case of sugarcane, it's about 200 kilometers away, and in the case of an island, it's 40 kilometers away from the front line because it's between the oceans."

Influence distance is probably the radius of sugarcane influence.

The ocean seems to be one-fifth, but it's still quite far away....

"Front line is the boundary between where the trees are cut and where they are not?

"I guess so. Even if you just cut the tree, until the monster countermeasure from there stabilizes, it will be a place where the monster can be stabilized."

"So now in Decibatole, if you take back Broken, you're going to be Broken?

That's what I'm talking about.

"The island I'm trying to use is about 60 kilometers from Decibatole. I don't think it's close to Broken."

"Well, then, there's no problem. I'll let Broken and Decibatole know it's okay to use an island more than 40 kilometers away. I'll write you a letter if you want to hurry, so you can take it with you."

Oh, I got permission.

If you don't block the rest from other bureaux, your application will go through.

"Thank you for doing so. Speaking of which, when and where should I go for the Broken Retrieval?

"Haven't you heard yet? Six days from today morning, pick up your bags at the Photolen Guild and come to our guild."

With that said, the mayor takes out something like paper from somewhere, writes something on it, and then folds it into four folds and goes into the back.

A few moments later, the mayor's hand was engraved with something like a blue magical formation, and a closed quadrufold of paper was held tightly as if glued.

Some of the patterns of the magic circle are the same as those seen near Decibatole.

Is it something like stamping when I seal a letter?

"Paper?

"Hmm? Oh, it's monster paper. It's a bit expensive, but carrying heavy writing equipment here will cost you the opposite. I'm not taking any money."

Monster parchment... something parchment?

Even though it's heavy if you collect paper, it's a cloud mud difference compared to that light or small request board...

Looks like a Request Board has been used for Alliance Enemy Requests, but this one looks a long time ago and may have been there before Decibatole was on the front lines.

"Thank you very much. I'll see you in six days."

"Oh, I begged you."

Thank the Mayor and leave the Alliance.

It's not night yet, so you should return to Photo Len now and deliver this paper to the Commercial Guild.

As soon as the paper arrives, there won't be any authorization, and giving it to me sooner or later should lead to quick authorization.

So I turned back to Photo Len a little while ago.

Now magic seems to be able to slightly break through the speed of sound, but the damage to the surroundings will be very serious, so there will be few opportunities to use it.

Still, the acceleration is different from before, and it takes less than 3 minutes to get on the subsonic speed.

As a result, we will arrive at Photo Len in less than 40 minutes.

Keep going straight to the Commercial Guild.

Unlike guilds, commercial guilds are accepted in only two places.

Tell the receptionist who was close to her.

"I'm sorry, I got a letter from the Mayor of Decibatole. What should I do?"

That said, I'll show you the letters that the magic team is still floating on.

"It certainly belongs to Decibatole. Please wait a moment."

The receptionist retracted into the back, and a gentle man appeared who seemed to be overweight.

Well, I don't really know if it is because it is calm enough to become a branch manager.

That said, I am not a stranger, but the director of the Commercial Alliance Photlene Branch who I talked about the last time I came to get permission to grow sugarcane.

"Ah, was it Kaede-san? Is that letter about the impact on monsters?

"Yes, it's conditional, but I was able to get permission"

With that said, when I handed the letter, the branch manager wrote something like magic stones on the letter.

Then the magic team turns from blue to red and the letter is unsecured.

After reading it, the branch manager nodded lightly and started talking to us.

"Okay, I can give you permission for now, but I'll talk about taxes and so on now, so can I?

Quickly enough, much sooner than expected.

Originally, I was able to give permission by myself, and maybe I just wanted it as a reference opinion.

I want money, but there is also the possibility that I wanted someone to pass on responsibility in the event of damage.

I put the letter in my pocket carefully after reading it.

"Oh, can I bring Mercia? I don't think Mercia's gonna do it around here."

"Okay, I'll be waiting."

While adventuring or traveling, tax evasion doesn't make people want to know or laugh.

Even in a game, tax evasion is negative 60 karma, and you will be chased by bounty hunters and guardians as criminals in one shot.

Even the Japanese tax office is afraid of being killed, but on the day it accidentally uses the tax evasion portion, it will pay up to 15% interest per year, and even if it goes bankrupt, it will not escape the tax.

In short, taxes should be paid well.

Mercia was with the Maple Chamber of Commerce after the monster demolition.

When I looked at the clerk in the corner of the store, I could see that he was educating the staff.

"Mercia, are you ready now? They gave me permission to grow sugar cane, so they told me about taxes and stuff."

"Okay, I'll go now. Now, please do as I say."

Yes!

When I told her about the incident, Mercia gave instructions to the clerks before coming here.

Looks like it was still rookie education.

He hurried back to the Commercial Guild and the branch manager sat near the entrance and waited.

"Would you two like to talk about it?

Yes, I'll join you for now.

"Okay, go to the back room."

The branch manager, who stood up with that, went into one of the rooms in the back at a slow speed commensurate with his physique, and made sure that we had entered the room before putting a sound barrier on the room.

"It's going to be a little longer. Please sit down."

Make sure we're sitting down and the branch manager starts talking about the terms.

It wasn't as long as I thought, but it was never short.

But many of them are like small holes, and to summarize the important points, here's the thing.

Although the company subtracts the amount determined by the number of employees from the gross profit, they can take 20%.

The fixed amount varies by rank, with 10,000 tels per month deducted per slave and 20,000 tels per month deducted per ordinary employee.

In short, if you hire a lot of businesses of the same size, the tax will be cheaper.

Although the cost increases as a result of having to feed.

In addition, 1,000 tel per kilometer is added to the tax on sugar.

Even so, it seems to be considerably cheaper, and if sugar is imported from abroad, there will be taxes such as 10,000 tel per kilometer.

It is normal to impose taxes on imports from abroad, but due to the nature of sugar cane, cultivation needs to be controlled, so it is a form of covering the cost.

Finally, you will receive a tax of 20,000 tels per month on the size of the ship I ordered as a port royalty when using the ship.

Whether this is a tax or not is subtle, but neither will change from the paying side.

With regard to taxes, we began introducing people who are familiar with sugar cane cultivation.

Everything seems to be the grandson of a person who used to grow sugar cane near Decibatole, so he is interested in sugar cane cultivation.

Not only was he interested, but he also heard about technology from his grandfather, so he thought it would be useful.

They're now running a normal farmhouse in a small village slightly inland from Photo Len, but the Commercial Guild will persuade him.

It is a 3 year contract with a fee and the price is 10 million tel.

"... isn't it expensive?

"Money technology is expensive. Even if you sell things, you can make new ones, but you can't sell information twice."

"Are you confident that you can convince them and help them? I don't know him."

"I guarantee that."

I'm just saying I promise.

Does Mercia think it's up to me to decide on this matter? I'm not participating in this negotiation, I'm sitting down and listening.

"So what if you didn't succeed despite following his instructions here?

"Well, we can't make up for the loss, but what if we cut it down to a million in compensation?"

Do you want a million dollars?

"Well, anyway, the guild has a life for him."

Well, it would be a terrible thing to pull the farmer away and say, "You don't get paid for failing."

Let's do it.

"Okay, then. Can I pay with a decibattle card?

"No problem, thank you every time."

I paid the money like that and then opened a store account with the Commercial Guild, where I deposited about 500 million tels.

Sugarcane cultivation is well prepared.

Speaking of which, you didn't rank up your Alliance, so I'll go to the Photleneck Alliance later.