Dungeons for the Devil, Dungeons for the Core (Book Version Title: A Different World Dungeon Made with the Devil)

Chapter 147: Sugar Mixers - The Conspiracy Dances - 3. The Royal Castle of Theodoram (Part 2)

"First of all, it should be pointed out that the sugar shipments of the subordinates seem to be small."

"- Is that a matter of productivity? For example, have you just started producing, or are you not equipped?

"There's a chance it's a transportation problem."

"I can't judge you as it stands. Let's just say it's both possible."

"Production could increase in the future, right?

"To be angry."

Secretary of State to think with a difficult look. It seems impossible to carry out manual operations from this side of the spectrum beyond knowing the factors limiting production.

"The next point is that they sell cheaper than we do."

"When it comes to why I'm selling cheaply... there's only one verse I can think of that would harass my country..."

"To be honest, even if we cut the selling price to half its current value, we'll make a full profit. It's only possible to lower it to that point because of its combination with inbound sugar."

"Is it possible to sell cheaply if you meditate on profit margins…"

We were convinced together, but treasurer Fabik throws a stone there.

"But now you can say that you can reduce the selling price that much."

"Yeah?"

"What does that mean?

"We must not forget the issue of initial investment. How hard it took to equip for sugar production and train personnel…"

It was the secretaries of state who thought it would be...

"... no, wait. That would be if we assumed that the subhumans were producing?

"Um, if you're hauling in from somewhere, that's not the case."

"But... then this time, there's gonna be a cost to transport, right?

"Right. If it is being transported from abroad, it would cost just as much to transport the inbound sugar. Selling for as low a price as now will strangle you."

Shipwrapping sugar from other continents (approx.) has soared to over ten times the local price because of the transport and labor costs involved. Not only transport and labour costs, but also the risk of ship wreckage, piracy and damage caused by monsters had to be put on price, but it was the fate of the late. On the day when we ignore it and slap and sell it, there is no doubt that self-destruction awaits.

"At the current price… the profit margin should be considerably lower. For the sake of mere harassment, that's it?

"So we're trying to cut costs somewhere."

"... Again, you elves use the magic of suspicion..."

"I can't say it's unlikely... but can't we have other interpretations?

"No... have you forgotten that the Dungeon Master made the Skeleton Monster appear free? It's a possibility that there isn't."

"But... with intercontinental travel, whatever..."

Sir Laxman Agriculture once again draws attention to the way the debate is about to glue.

"As I said earlier, the unreserved debate is behind us. I suppose we should consider if we can't explain it in any other way than magic right now?

"... right. That would be constructive."

"Suppose… we are either lowering transport costs in some way or producing within this continent"

I feel like I'm going to step into the mine fields again when I put transport costs at issue, and I move on to examining the latter possibility.

"... given the climatic conditions, it must be difficult to grow sugar cane like overseas."

"Given that the sub-people are mountain people, is it possible that they are picking from the sap?

"No... I once looked into it... it seems pretty inefficient. Above all, trees take time to grow."

"Suppose… do they use pickled vegetables as raw materials as we do?

"But...... then we'll need farmland of that size. They don't know where that is, do they?

"Out of our sight...?

"... wait, all I thought Illustria was building was a fort... hey...?

Though I stood in the same colour as Secretary Merca pointed out...

"No... the time will be different. If that's the case, it's a rumor."

Who, as one, did not come to the idea of cultivation within the dungeon should be called sound thinking.

"... you may have been too blinded by the fact that it was sold in Illustria"

"You sold sugar in Illustria simply because it's adjacent to our country, so you want to say that?

"If you're producing in Illustria or Manastella, even if it was something that would have been in the hands of the subhumans, it would have left some trace. If you don't see it, and it hasn't been transported across the ocean from other continents, the rest is…"

"... possibly brought in from a distant country within this continent..."

"Or are they secretly cultivated in deep mountain backs..."

Exactly the only face that was entrusted with the primacy of a country had reached a line that was not bad. … although it is actually in the dungeon that we are cultivating.

"Regardless of the latter case, in the former case, wouldn't you know if you were monitoring the movements of the merchants?

"... right. As a result, if the possibility of being transported from another country can be denied, the latter will remain with the method of erasure"

The policy of monitoring the movements of merchants was decided for the time being…

"... Anyway, I regret the lack of aggressive hitters from here"

"I don't care if the Asians are in the country, but there are no Asians in my country."

"But there's no way I'm harming subpeople in other countries. It's usually an international problem."

"Still monitor merchant movements or…"

"... or what?

"Lower the sales value of sugar in our country. In our country today, it's not as painful when we temporarily cut our sales just a little bit, but what about the suburbs?

"As much as it turns out... do you have any idea how they're getting sugar..."