Helping with Adventurer Party Management

Episode 699: Measures for Worst Assumptions

The enemy's men have already infiltrated the territory.

Everyone lost their voice to the seriousness of the assumption (scenario).

When he slapped his hand and turned his attention, urging him to continue ahead, Kilik continued the conversation.

"As it were, well, let's go on a little longer. Anything else."

"Already the printing press has been taken away, Gorgogo has been kidnapped and the blueprints stolen"

The most important person in the printing industry (key person) is the technician Gorgogo.

When Gorgogo is kidnapped, the printing press cannot be improved, and when the current printing press is stolen, technology spills.

Personally, I don't care if printing technology spills, but people stealing technology are more likely to plot technology monopolies in a malicious manner than churches.

That is also evident in the report from Claudio.

"The guys who broke into the shoe factory stole the blueprints, and they were about to start a fire. If it's the worst scenario, everyone but Gorgogo is dead and the mansion is on fire."

For now, it's not the worst assumption (scenario), I responded that Gorgogo didn't seem interesting when I told him.

"Don't you have it? The printing press is a diagram of that street, so it's impossible to carry it out. Besides, I'm here exposed to geese necks. The blueprints are old, but now they are a lot more confusing. Don't worry about it."

Just wanted to say keep it in proper paperwork there, but now it's more important to keep it confidential.

"In short, it's not really the worst,"

Summarizing the exchange, I also got opinions from Paperino and Sarah as to whether I had settled down a bit.

"Then, the next worst... I know you should think of some way to put it, but you can hold hands on the assumption that some kind of hand is entering the village"

"Right."

"But Kenji, what would a magician like you do if he was your opponent? I'm scared."

Sarah shook her voice as she held her own shoulder.

"Right."

I've been sent a skilled sorcerer before when I rubbed with a great nobleman.

That time, before I knew it in the crowd, I was bewitched to induce thought.

If Sarah hadn't spoken to me, I'd have gone straight to be kidnapped on my own feet.

"But if you know how to get them out, you have to deal with it. The first thing you need to do is not be alone. Especially Gorgogo."

"Hmm. Well, it's easier to help."

Because Gorgogo also remembered the sense of urgency during the previous sorcerer's noise, which was a twisted way of saying it, but he acknowledged it.

"Then not letting people in the mansion. This, well, could be nullified if there's magic and manipulation that inhibits recognition... but we just have to keep the door tight."

Sorcery at that time was only something that worked in spiritual places. It would be difficult to open it silently if you physically tightened the armor door and locked it.

"I'll work on that a little bit. It sounds a little loud when you open doors and windows. Normally, we do the opposite."

I'm convinced it's like a hallway. Even if the floor is difficult because it is stone built, it can help detect intruders by working on door hinges and the like to make the opening and closing noises louder.

"As for the printing press, it wouldn't be a problem if it was in the warehouse. Too big to carry out in the first place."

Now the printing press is a device that Gorgogo knocks down and has a number of strange parts on it.

It would be a tricky move to steal and haul that thing out so it wouldn't break.

"That's the kidnapping, too. There's a problem with kidnapping, but how do we get it outside?"

Could you take a look at this map for a moment, and Kilik started explaining it in a map of the territory that he had mobilized the boys to create.

It's the same with people who have difficulty bringing it out, Kilik says.

Territory is not like the city. I can't imitate that the kidnapped person can be put in the carriage and dispersed in the crowd, etc.

Anyway, there's only one flat road where the carriage can run, and it leads from the territorial border to the deputy mansion.

It can be seen quite far in daylight from the deputies' mansion on the hill, so tracking is easy if the road is escaped by carriage, etc., and it is hard to think of taking such means other than coercion, he said.

"Besides, the means of coercion must be nasty. This mansion also has the character of the previous deputy and is quite sturdy prepared. I have myself, and ten or twenty people can do anything."

When the means of coercion become difficult, will we still take the means of infiltrating and kidnapping in secret?

Imagine that I intend to be at the forefront of nobility. If so, what means of covering it up?

"If you're going to kidnap someone, you're going after them when they have an outside business partner, for example, an interstate merchant."

"Right. Perhaps the next deal could be dangerous."

"What's the response?

"If you do a good luggage inspection when taking it out for multiple people, you will be able to prevent it to some extent. If you find out you've been kidnapped, you can stop the merchants as long as you want."

I've been thinking about other means than carriages, but so far I can't think of any. People are out-of-box heavy. If you want to carry it for a long time, you have quite a few tools

"And then there's the river. It's troublesome to be transported out by boat. I don't have the means to chase him."

Kilik points out by showing the map.

river. Indeed, the river has not taken any means so far.

If they land on a boat in the middle of the night and are kidnapped and transported out as they are, there's nothing we can do.

"I'll have to warn the upstream and downstream territories to tell me if they steal my ship."

How effective would it be in this world of scarce means of communication? Still better than doing nothing.

"There are thieves of that kind, you might want to spreading rumors and put on a prize. If the peasants for the prize will stare at the river, it will be hard to do."

Paperino fixes the idea. Having them contacted through the church would indeed be an effective means.

"Shall we also speak to the people who fish the river in our territory? Can you ask for it, Kirik?"

"Right. I'll let you know if I see a suspicious ship. Beans, even salt, and you'll be happy to do it."

"Don't let them get hurt by imitating danger. I'm just gonna let you know."

"I know."

Keep an eye on Kilik. The labor force in the realm is valuable. I'm bored. I don't want you to get hurt in a civil conflict.

If we pass through these measures, we will be able to observe the minimum.

But even if the defense is fine, I also want the means of attack from here.

Being hit all the time doesn't suit your sexuality.

"Do you have any ideas?

I guess something, and Sarah asks.

"Oh. I'm curious about one thing."