Price of Management

I asked for just three more days, but we stayed in the wilderness for more than a week. The more I hunt every day, the more money I get from monsters, so this is not a joke.

We ran out of food to prepare, but the Leto River is flowing right next to us, so there's nothing wrong with the water.

Every day of monster hunting was forged.

When I wake up in the morning, I wash, eat, check my equipment, and then go hunting.

The tribes that wander the wilderness and discover Earth Swarms or Blood Scorpions defeat them and collect their byproducts.

Come back before dark and organize by-products by classification, wash and prepare dinner.

Preparing dinner is simple. When I summon the gnome and stretch out the Earth's hand, four or five freshwater fish are caught in the hands of the giant soil. That's what Sis does, searching for ‘50 enchanted campers.'

When Lex insisted that he was tired of grilling fish, Sis boiled it, made stew, and so on. Looks like it was fun to cook.

You have to do it. You love to eat, so you might as well make your own food. But the stew that was boiled with fish guts was too innovative. I ate a spoonful and threw it in the running Leto River. Rex then did not give in to the food.

So we hunted monsters for a full day or so in the wilderness.

Until the first snowfall.

On the first snowfall, we scoured the wilderness, but we saw no sign of Earth Swarm entering the Blood Scorpion Temperature hibernation.

“Well done, everyone. Fun and rewarding, isn't it? ”

When I asked him nicely, Lex grumbled.

“I've never hunted this hard before. I miss beer and warm beds. ”

“Well, then, Lex. You ride to Baron Kunt. ”

“Yes?”

I told the curious Rex:

“How are we going to get all this back to ourselves? ”

A mountain of the remains of the Earth Swarm and the bark of Blood Scorpion are piled next to the earthen house. Four wagons were the required quantity.

“Go and ask Arthur for three wagons. By now, Houdini should have brought 40,000 sacks of wheat with him. ”

“I understand.”

Rex races to the old horse that was towing the wagon. We had to wait until Rex got back.

I summoned him and wasted his time, but he kept pointing to the wreckage of the Earth Swarm and asked me if I could eat it. I told him to eat a little because he was so cute, but he stopped eating half the wagon.

Suddenly, our gnome was only the height of my forearms. Yes, eat a lot and grow well.

About half a day later, a group emerges.

Four wagons, about 20 horsemen on horseback. The cavalry was mixed with Rex. Huh? It was only Arthur who led the herd.

“Sir, what's the matter? He came here himself. ”

“I'm checking to see if the monster subjugation went well. The subjugation of other areas has already been completed. Did you make this stone bridge? ”

Arthur looked at the stone bridge made on the Leto River and asked.

“Yes, exactly. It's our gnome. You made it, right?”

- Hehe.

The gnome is full and shy.

“That's astonishing. Spirits are a very useful profession. ”

Again and again, Arthur stares at me with meaningful eyes. He seemed to tell me to get out of business and come back to the family.

Brother, won't you look at me like I'm a slaver? I promised to serve my family for the rest of my life if the business goes bad, but I'm not.

“Show me how monster subjugation works. ”

“Yes, there's a byproduct from monster subjugation. ”

I showed you the by-products of monsters piled up next to the Earth House.

After seeing it, Arthur opened his mouth again in shock.

“You've caught so many Blood Scorpions! You guys really did this on your own? ”

“Blood Scorpion is an easy opponent for the Spirit of the Earth. Just dig a hole and bury it. ”

“Huh……. ”

The way to defeat Blood Scorpion in Baron Kunt was a pattern in which a heavy infantry took heavy form and laid siege to it. We needed about 20 heavy infantry men to do this.

However, since we hunted dozens of animals for just four, it was not hard for Arthur to be surprised.

“This Blood Scorpion shell should be suitable for heavy infantry armor and shields. A massive monster subjugation has resulted in a lot of injuries to the weapons. Good. We'll buy it.”

“Really? Good. Living in the Kunt family, I'll sell it to 10 Redinas for a special price. ”

My words narrowed Arthur's eyes.

“After 10 Reddines, it's normal. We delivered 40,000 sacks of wheat for you, and we even built another armory to hold it. Is that all you have to love about your family? ”

I laughed. Perhaps Arthur was trying to test me.

“Oh, you know. You know that the price of all items related to war will skyrocket soon. ”

My point was that Arthur was surprised as if he were running.

“How did you know that? ”

“Information is life for a merchant. ”

According to previous memories, around this time, the old king of our Kingdom of Leaden was sick. The king who was plagued eventually dies in the spring of the following year, due to the deterioration of the details in the cold winter.

“I thought you were too proud of the boy merchant. I was going to make a fuss, but now you're pretty good. ”

“You said it yourself. It's not silly to be a merchant. ”

“Him. Got it. Ten Redinas. ”

In the end, Arthur surrendered.

“If you were prepared for war, would you buy a bag of poison as well? ”

“Well, yes. That would be great. That would be five Redinas per person under normal circumstances. ”

“Very well.”

If I waited for the price of war supplies to increase and sold it, I could get a lot more money, but Arthur owes me a lot of money, and I didn't want to do such a shameful thing.

Now, let's do the math.

The Blood Scorpion we hunted totaled 21. 10 Reddinas per shell and 5 Redinas per dog…… You made 315 Redinas in total.

It was a very good performance for my full time income.

Dean, Lex, and Sis will have 79 Redinas, and I'll have 78.

Dean and Lex are very pleased. Without me as a Spirit Master, it would be impossible for one mercenary to earn such a large income in such a short time.

Soldiers loaded all the byproducts onto the wagon.

We sat down in the wagon that came with us. Norm tasted it again and asked me if I could eat the remnants of the Earth Swarm, but I told him to be patient as I stroked his head.

“Let's go.”

At Arthur's command, the cavalry and five wagons departed.

Upon arriving at the Kunt mansion, the soldiers unleashed the Blood Scorpion's shell and sack of poison on the wagon, moving swiftly.

I came to the mansion and went to say hello to my father with Arthur. My father was still stuck in the training ground, refining his sword.

When I was almost at my father's private training ground, Arthur stopped my steps.

“Stop for a moment. Do not enter the training ground immediately. ”

“Yes?”

Arthur pulled the rope that was connected to the bell on the ceiling. A clear sound echoes through the air.

“Come in.”

I heard my father's voice at the training ground.

“Let's go.”

“What paper? ”

“You'll see. ”

As I stepped into the training ground, I saw my father's appearance. My father, who only had long sod in his casual clothes, was soaked in sweat because he had practiced hard.

Long Sword in his father's hands was overflowing with blue errors.

“Were you training to come? ”

I asked surprised.

My father had a theory that sword was not an error, but a sword. He used to emphasize that he needed a broad understanding of the strong body, mental strength, and swordsmanship to get to higher heights. Today, however, he is training to come out as usual.

My father opened his mouth with error.

“I was preparing for a war, perhaps soon. Residual error control is also quite important in practice. ”

“I see.”

A knight preparing for war. Seeing this, I felt like Sasam's father was really a knight in the bone.

“I heard you were responsible for exterminating the monsters in the Western wilderness. What happened?" ”

“You won't be able to see monsters for a while. ”

He laughed.

“Arthur, how are you? Tell me if your brother's bluffing. ”

“It's true what Caroc said. Blood Scorpion alone hunted 21. I bought both shells and poison bags. ”

“21? Is that true? ”

“Yes, because Caroc deals with the Spirit of the Earth, it is very easy to deal with Blood Scorpion. ”

“Of course. I didn't mean for the spirit to be favored. ”

My father looks at me with strange eyes.

Yikes.

I know what that look means to me after 72 years of merchant life.

“Caroc.”

“Yes, Father. ”

I reacted with an anxious face.

“You must be tired. Go back and rest. ”

“Yes.”

“And come to me tomorrow. ”

“…… Yes. ”

My father wanted to compete with me, the Spirit Warrior.

After the conversation, I went to the armory with Arthur. It was to check the sack of 40,000 wheat.

I remember there were four of them, but now there are five of them. It seemed to have another one. Well, there are a lot of 40,000 sacks of wheat. Haha.