Let's Manage The Tower

Rick was currently in the merchant division of the Crown "Lira Amamiya".

With regard to the pedestrian shop that I had previously visited, I had transferred all sales channels to something trustworthy.

Rick said it was a big decision, but he didn't regret it.

Above all, Schmidt, who was acquainted with the merchant connection, was in charge of the merchant division.

Schmidt told me personally.

Rick was about to fall for his job.

No, to be precise, the part of the food department that I've been in charge of has been integrated into them thanks to the addition of the Six Houses of Kennelsen.

I was wondering if Rick would continue to flow through the department in charge, but it didn't seem that way.

The others have been assigned to new places one after the other, but the command will never come to me.

I couldn't help it, so I quoted the product at the purchase desk, etc.

Of course, in order not to spoil the eyes of appraising the product.

One day when I was doing that, Rick finally came to me.

Go to the designated location.

That said, the place was Schmidt's office.

The merchant division was also unimaginably well organized from the start, so Rick, close to the bottom, rarely met Schmidt in business.

I can only count on Schmidt's office.

Except, of course, our usual relationships.

When I entered the office, there were two other people besides Schmidt.

One was Gazelan, head of Crown Adventurers.

The other was Zasan, an adventurer who had come to know Rick since he started working for the Crown.

Regardless of Gazelan, Zasan is an active adventurer.

He was supposed to be at the top of the tower hierarchy.

As long as I was hanging out in town on vacation, I didn't know why I was here.

"Hi, Rick. Thank you for coming. I've got a job I'd really like you to do."

"Work, is that it? Is it related to Mr. Zasan's presence here?

This was a confirmatory question rather than a question.

Because if it doesn't matter, you don't have to be here.

"It's no use asking me. I was just pulled here by Gazelan."

In that way, Schmidt smiled bitterly at Gazelan's attitude about where the wind was blowing.

As far as Schmidt was concerned, it was really like that.

"Yes, it's a job request. Instead of explaining the content verbally, please read it first as there is a summary document."

Schmidt gave Rick and Zasan one piece of paper each.

Those who cannot read in this world were not unusual, but Rick and Zasan can read.

As the paper progressed, Rick's face became serious and Zasan blushed.

The contents of the document concerned a peddling from one city to another.

However, the contents were certainly said to be pedestrian, but the scale was completely beyond the area of pedestrian trades and the size of a caravan.

As far as Rick knows, I've never heard of a caravan this big.

"Ma... no way, this caravan?

"Yes, I would like Rick to lead us."

Rick, who almost said that he couldn't do it reflectively, swallowed the words on the way.

I looked again in writing and began to see with my merchant's eyes whether it was really impossible.

Looking sideways, Zasan was asking Gazelan a similar question.

"Hey, I don't know, when did I get called...?

"Wow, I was hoping you'd be the leader of this caravan escort?

Gazelan said to Zasan with a natural expression.

The look on Zasan's face looked like she had bitten a bitter bug.

Their attitude depends on the size of the caravan.

First of all, the number of carriages used to carry cargo is unusual.

There are actually more than 20 of them.

Not only the Central Continent, where there is a constant threat of monster raids, but other continents may not have merchants of this magnitude.

At least Rick never heard of it.

The fact that there are many wagons naturally means that there are many products that carry them.

Conversely, it is thought to be more likely to be attacked.

However, it seems that things around here are well thought out, and the size of the escort adventurer was unprecedented.

The route runs north from Kennelsen in the northwest of the continent.

Instead of going in that number until the end, some luggage was to be disconnected from each wagon in the town along the way.

After careful scrutiny, Rick turned to Schmidt again.

"I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's still impossible.

According to Rick, Schmidt deepened his smile.

I thought it was Rick, who worked as a peddler.

"It's impossible to think normally. I'm not going anywhere."

In Schmidt's answer, Rick and Zasan leaned their necks.

After seeing the two, Schmidt took something out of his desk for business.

Rick knew at first glance that it was a magic device, but he didn't even know what it was.

"What's that?

"It's a magic tool to speed up the wagon. Speaking of the wagon speed, on average, they can get it out differently."

In Schmidt's response, Rick caught his eye.

If that's true, a peddler would be a coveted product.

Did you find out what Rick thought? Schmidt told me before Rick asked me a question.

"You can't use this in a private shopping mall. To be clear, it's not profitable."

The words alone made Rick understand what Schmidt wanted to say.

On the contrary, it became a merchant caravan of this size to make it profitable.

Is that what you're saying?

"Not only that, of course, but also the promotion of the Crown (...), but you don't have to say that, do you?

"Well, I understand... By the way, did you try using that magic instrument?

If you give me something from the experimental stage and it fails, I can't even see it.

"Oh, don't worry about that. This caravan includes this experiment."

"The wagon is fine, but what about us?

Sasan, who saw Rick's question through, saw Gazelan.

"Don't worry. Of course, we'll have a few people on board, like the escort we've always had, but we're going to have a few carriages for complete escort. It's like an army."

Rick took his eyes off Gazelan's words.

"Hey, how much does it cost?

This escort charge is a condition that is not comparable to an individual pedestrian.

"Don't worry. That area is well calculated."

Rick answered.

I have read the area from the document well.

And it was well calculated that if the caravan was delayed for days, it would not be profitable.

And it's calculated much more than a normal plan.

"But if the speed is doubled, isn't that how monsters attack?

Zasan stuck a nail in Rick's cheap idea.

"It's sweet. Sometimes you get attacked by a fast horse. Even if it was twice as fast, it would be a great food for monsters if it were a pedestrian speed."

In Zasan's words, Rick lowered his head.

"Excuse me."

Zasan was fond of Rick's attitude.

Few peddlers don't listen to adventurers who are very professional at dealing with monsters for profit.

In that sense, Rick thought he was a good opponent.

"So? Can you take on this assignment?

"Of course."

"Wow, this is gonna be fun."

Rick and Zasan answered with Schmidt's expression of gratitude.

"If this is successful, the caravan will now move in eight directions. I hope you succeed."

"Eight sides, no way..."

In Schmidt's words, Rick immediately thought of a route.

Moving in different directions around a city with a transfer gate, you will meet a caravan of merchants from another city in the north, east, south and west.

If the route succeeds, there will be considerable profits to be expected.

"I think you're right. I hope you succeed if possible. If this caravan succeeds, Rick will be in charge of it."

Rick felt more and more enthusiastic about Schmidt's words.

This caravan alone is expected to be quite profitable.

If that were to be an octagonal amount, profits would come in that were not very good, but could not be thought of as when we were traveling alone.

It may be said that being able to lead the caravan was one of the dreams of being a merchant.

Ultimately, Rick and Zasan both accepted the request.

The result was a great success.

The monsters raided me several times, but I was able to deliver my luggage to my destination city without losing most of it.

With this success, the crown began transporting large caravans from the town with the transfer gate to eight directions as planned.

Rick will take over the command of a large caravan, as Schmidt declared, and he will fulfill one of his dreams.

In addition, Zasan was involved in the training of escort-specific adventurers within the Crown.