Lignus Continental Biography

Talking to the merchants of the Commercial Kingdom of MiFitz made it very easy for them to see that they were making a big mistake.

It was the idea that all the specialties on the continent were exclusive to MiFitz and would not be able to play kites with the merchants of other races operating around the continent.

They would be so proud of the commercial empire they built.

The arc considered the misconception of those MiFitz merchants to be half right and half wrong. It was clear that at least most of the specialities produced in the Rignus continent were passed by Mipitz.

But you can't make a deal with the merchants of other races on the continent unless you're MiFitz? That was the wrong idea.

The Elves, Humans, Demibeasts, and Dwarves' Guild were making major markets, even in the Limd Mountains. Small spirits and the Horse Merchant Guild come at great risk, expecting great benefits from it.

Of course, it was a number that was not comparable to MiFitz.

“So our Aldridge is going to take the role of Mipitz, the trading hub of the continent? ”

“Yes. Honestly, it's not that bad, is it? ”

In order to satisfy the ‘Traitor of the Clans’ quest and Irene Artia's demands, he had to attack Mipitz and kill Tung Pao.

The Commercial Kingdom was a poor military force, but the forces of Ard could wipe MiFitz off the continent's map for a month or so.

‘The problem is that if I attack MiFitz, the entire continent will turn against me. ’

If we attack the Commercial Kingdom, who will see the biggest casualties? It was the merchants.

Thus, when the war broke out, the merchants would naturally have a negative opinion of Ald who had inflicted harm on them, and it came at a considerable expense to the arc.

It was because I had to borrow the power of the other faction merchants in order to buy the specialities needed for the heroes' advancement, unless the continent was unified.

Not only that, the resources needed in the territory also needed to borrow the hands of the other merchants, other than items that could be produced in-house within Ard.

A typical specialty was Moonlight Powder, which essentially entered the positivity and maintenance of the silver door.

What if attacking Mipitz made our relationship with the Spirit Merchant Guild worse? Since the Moonlight Powder could not be obtained, Silver Moon training would be impossible.

I caught a bug and burned it for no reason.

And Diane, who was looking for merchants who handled the same specialties, cleared out the paperwork and said to me in the words of the lake,

“Well, that's a good thing. It's a little further south-east of the continent, but you can visit only via the port of Katlas or Deech Place, and you can easily meet the merchants there. The Hostile Celestials are a bit... Plus, the market is huge, right? ”

The enormous population of Ald was one of the necessities for merchants to drool.

If I could sell a hundred items in other cities, I could sell over 200 or 1,000 in Ald. But that wasn't the only advantage of Ard.

“And it's safe for now. Merchants always have to be careful about raiding monsters or bandits... ”

It is stationed at the Silver Moon of SSS rank, Brugia Bisch and Wing de Hussar, a cavalry member of the S + rank.

Even a small band of bandits or small monsters could not find activity in Aldhelm's security. If a group of people appeared that threatened traffic or merchants, they would be subdued within a day.

“That's not so bad, is it? No, it's pretty good. ”

The eyes of Diane, who was looking at the documents, glow freshly.

“What if I could lend you a warehouse with a certain amount of tax exemption and speciality and support a hundred men's escort troops? Will the merchants come to see you? ”

“Holy shit! Isn't that obvious? You come to Alde with those conditions, don't you? They don't deserve to be called merchants! ”

The excitement in the dramatic conditions coming from the mouth of the arc is intense and the sound is heightened. Then, he scratched his nose in a surprised look and carefully said, as if he was embarrassed by the arc looking at him.

“But……. Tax exemption and escort assistance? Is that really necessary? ”

“You need something shocking to break the habit. These merchants have been trading through the Commercial Kingdom for at least a few years or decades. Don't you need something concrete to distract them? ”

“You're right. But what does that have to do with us cleaning up this awful pile of paperwork? ”

“Let's bring down the commercial empire's reputation with a more glamorous service. ”

“Charming service? ”

Instead of answering, the arc draws up the front of the document that Diane had organized.

“The Gekko Merchant Guild. Eggs and Dwarf spears, grocery items? ”

The end of the document I was reading went up slightly. Eggs and spears?

Although the merchants treated all the items by their nature, these two items were too bizarre.

“I'm a Lizard Tribe merchant in the Demibeast Kingdom. As soon as they're out there, eggs are their favorite stock, and spears are also the Lizard tribe's favorite weapon. Of course, I like hard Dwarves. They sell shiny scales, which are used to craft armor, as a specialty. They usually exchange items to get what they want. Well, it's a small merchandise market, trading only five or more specialities. ”

Like a merchant merchant, Diane shares more information about the Gekko Merchant Guild.

“Then what about the Dwarf Tribe Guild that handles spears? ”

“Well……. All I can remember is the Trident Merchant Guild. And why is that? ”

“That's what our Alder connects them to. The Gekko Merchant Guild is glad that they can buy spears, and the Dwarf Guild is also happy that they have buyers who can sell their goods periodically. ”

“They're already playing that part in MiFitz's PLACTI. And then there's the branches of the top. ”

“It's an auction house. This is where the market is going up and down every time. And all the merchants on the continent are focusing on MiFitz? ”

“That's not true. ”

The number of merchants operating on the continent is enormous. No matter how big MiFitz's mayor was, it was impossible to accept them all.

But Alard was different. Even if it were just Dirsina in the Rim Mountains, it would be home to more than 10 million people, and the territories such as the satellite cities of Dirsina, Estara, Hammer, Kilid and Bekoba, would be home to more than 5 million megalopolis.

On the other hand, Mipitz's size, which had been a short stop to subdue SS grade dungeons, was at the level of Metropolis.

“But we can attract all the branches of the top. ”

The words of the favor shake Diane's eyes, then sink slowly. As a merchant, her bones are thick, and she quickly notices what the arc is trying to say.

“First, I'll start with the road maintenance around the market. I should also talk to Belle and build a building for the merchants. ”

“Don't make all the buildings the same size. The large Merchant Guild will want a good location and a large place, and the small Merchant Guild will like places that are cheaper than the size of the building. ”

“That's the basics. ”

You worry too much and Diane grins. It was an opportunity to take away the reputation of the Commercial Kingdom if I did well as the favor said. And it was the dream of all the merchants.

But before that, there was something I had to do. It was a summary of the documents that contained information about each top.

“Iron Ore? Timber? Iron? A typical Dwarf Merchant Guild that deals in industrial goods. It's quite a deal. ”

“Oh, I see the dwarves have recently discovered a new mine. Rumor has it that even the Colstein mines in the capital are incomparably large. Moreover, the Dwarves are in a festive mood as well as being discovered by the missiles. ”

“Weren't they at war with the Horsemen? ”

“War is war, and you found the mine. ”

“What a bunch of miners. By the way, there's a bigger mine on lignus continent than Colestein's? That can't be right... Was my memory wrong...? ”

Although the lake began to tilt its head or point its finger into the air, Diarin became distracted by the thought of making the Limd Mountains a commercial hub on the continent and began to focus solely on the theorem of the documents.

However, the plan to take the merchants and isolate MiFitz and send out a desiccated fleet with the acquisition of technology through a research agreement with the Blue Scale has been disrupted from the beginning.

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“W-what? ”

“I don't blame you. I can't believe Serra Clifford turned me down. I heard that technical agreements regarding transport ships are possible, but Battleships are difficult. Moreover, the technical agreement related to the transport ship is also……. ”

Irene Artia grins bitterly. The Blue Scale demanded the production skills of the horseman as a condition of the technical agreement relating to the carriage. It was nonsense.

“No, what on earth were you thinking? ”

“I heard you learned something from the Heavenly Tribe and the Golden Crow War. He said he was planning to increase his land power shortage compared to sea power. And I knew I needed Ald's help with that. ”

“Enlightenment?”

The knight king shakes his head powerlessly in the question of favor.

“You saw the Golden Crow crumble and felt the bond of the Seven Kingdoms break. You can't trust the other kingdoms. ”

In the disappearance of the Shield of the Seven Kingdoms, he began to be wary of Ard, the strongest military nation among the neighboring countries.

“What's urgent is the construction of the ship, right? I'll get El Brick. Send someone to the lab and they'll be here soon. ”

“... I can't help it. ”

Bell quickly researched the situation and sent a soldier to the lab. Seeing that, the ark sighed. Eventually, we had to stop all studies involving the current mercenary disease and start developing technology related to the ship from scratch.

‘Ah, bad guys. I'm so good at it...... How many times have you saved a crisis on the Blue Scale that almost destroyed you?! ’

My lips popped out. I wanted to run to Swan right away and ask Cera Clifford if this is all we have.

Of course, their decisions were not completely unintelligible. Ho would have made a similar decision if he were like that. However, I couldn't help but feel uneasy when I heard the words of callous refusal to think of myself as a bloodthirsty ally.

And I could really feel that a great crisis had come upon Humans, one of the factions that was fighting over the reign of the continent.

‘And humans will not be able to overcome the current crisis.'

In the name of the Seven Kingdoms, even though we are united, we want to live among kingdoms in equally unequal courtyards with the other factions. It was almost as if I saw a fire about what would happen.

Is that why? Irene's sigh is getting louder. And in proportion to him, I began to revise the plan ahead of the cooled arc.