Price of Management

I didn't call him the mercenary king for nothing in my past life. A natural talent!

“Too bad! Just a little more! ”

You cheer for Patrick's excitement.

An ogre was a large monster that could normally be fought by a knight of the Expert Intermediate order.

Patrick was able to launch a new order, but instead he was covering it with a natural sense of combat.

However, the ogre with a single blow of super-strength keeps punching to make sure he never gets tired.

Patrick moves quickly with a tense face, as even one allows him to go for the goal. I was shaking my heart because it was a series of dangers.

Gekko Patrick is overwhelmed.

“Khhh!”

As Patrick continues to dodge the attack, the ogre becomes furious and picks up and throws a boulder at the ground.

“Huff!”

Seeing the rocks soar violently, Patrick panics.

Kuaang!

You smash the rocks with the Bastard Sword, which is loaded with error, but Patrick stumbles and pushes off the rocks with great strength.

An ogre charged at full speed through the gap.

I need to get out of here.

I shared my senses with the gnomes and quickly made three Earth hands. One of them grabs the right arm of the ogre about to punch.

“Is it big?”

When the ogre looks stunned, I quickly smack the left margin of the ogre with another Earth hand. The wind brings the ogre to one knee.

You bend your right arm behind you at the same time. An ogre that has lost power due to the unbalanced wind breaks its right arm behind it.

All right, now!

The other two Earth hands grabbed and lifted the left leg while pressing into your back.

“Rrrrgh!”

The ogre struggles hard, but is not able to effectively resist because its arms are bent backwards and its back is pressed into one foot.

The secret to wiping out an opponent's great power with less power. The magic I learned from my father finally worked.

- Hiya!

Gnome digs a five-meter hole in an instant, working hard with a cute squabble. I threw the ogre into the pit.

Kuang!

A heavy body plunges upside down into the pit.

Noonum dips a shovel of his own size back into the ground and fills the pit.

“Oh, my God…. ”

Patrick watches as the ogres are buried alive. It's rare to see.

The sight of that huge monster helplessly buried underground.

“Well, you're amazing! ”

“What a shame if you can't handle an ogre when you're a senior spirit warrior." ”

“That's not it. You didn't defeat the Ogres with overwhelming force. You used magic to simply disable the Ogres. I'm so impressed that you can combine magic with spirituality like that! ”

“I'm not impressed. ”

But I also felt good seeing Patrick looking up at me with his admirable eyes.

Well, I was good at it. Ah-ha-ha.

When I first met Sis, I was overwhelmed by the struggle that Dean and his mercenaries struggled to defeat the ogre.

How easy it was to catch that Ogre! I felt like I had grown a lot.

I took a short break for Patrick, who was tired from the fight.

And by the time I set out again, I had taken out the buried ogre.

The ogre was limping to see if it died of asphyxiation and asphyxiation.

“I've never seen a dead ogre like this before. I've never seen an Ogre before... ”

“I have to take it. If I sell it, I'll get 1,000 Redinas. ”

Now you can get up to 3,000 if you sell it to a monster stuffed mania like Houdini.

We left with an ogre on the roof of the wagon.

The ogre is quite heavy, so the wagon seems to be slowing down a bit.

* * *

Border checkpoints in the Kingdom of Leaden.

Soldiers belonging to the Ledon Royal Army were frightened to see the Ogre on our wagon.

I got off the wagon and told them.

“I am Baron Caroc Kunt. I have received the king's order and am on my way to Orien Kingdom. But I have to ask, are you prepared for the appearance of monsters? ”

An officer who appeared in charge of my words replied to me.

“Yes, we have eyes everywhere, with boundaries and patrols, and troops capable of repelling a group of monsters. ”

“And the ogre?”

I pointed to the ogre corpse on the wagon.

The officer's face was lifted.

“To be honest, I'm not prepared for Ogres.... You can defeat them if you attack, but there will be considerable damage here. ”

“I just wanted to tell you to be careful. I caught this guy not far from here. ”

“Thank you. I will prepare for the coming ogre as well." ”

“Yes, well done. ”

Simply inspected, we crossed the border.

However, the border checkpoint in the Orient Kingdom required a more thorough inspection.

Soldiers of the Orient Kingdom searched through all our belongings and said:

“Pay 160 or 200 Redina. ”

“What kind of tariff is that? ”

“It's customs duty on Ogre corpses. Monster corpses are subject to 20% customs duty. ”

“Tsk, okay. ”

By the way, Orin is the gold coin of the Orient Kingdom.

The exchange rate for Redina and Orin is 1 to 0.8. That means you can trade 10 Redinas for 8 Orin.

The exchange rate usually depends on how much gold is contained in the gold coins.

In addition, various factors such as economic conditions affect the exchange rate. Redina was less gold than Orin, and the Kingdom of Orleans was more valuable as it was a larger economy than ours.

I paid 200 Redina to get through the border checkpoint.

20% of tariffs were low.

Tariffs rise by 100% for grains and 200% for precious metals, depending on the goods.

Since these tariffs are tied directly to royal finances, kings from each country make every effort to cut the highest tariffs possible.

It means that if customs duties disappear in one word, it will be very cheap.

“I see you're getting a lot of attention carrying an ogre corpse. ”

As Patrick said, those who pass through the border checkpoint are staring closely at our wagon.

Among them, the merchants seemed troubled. Hmm, should we sell Ogres here and go?

It was when I was thinking that.

A fat man approached us in his early 30s.

It looked like a merchant.

“Greetings. My name is Allen Lowwin, the Lord of the Lowwin Merchant Guild. ”

Oh, the Lowwin Merchants Guild?

Heard of it.

A large merchant guild that will become quite well known in the Orient Kingdom in the future.

I made a few deals with the Rowyn Merchants Guild in my past life.

Alone Lowwin, the short-standing owner, is a very big and busy man, but I've never met him.

This is Alan Lowwin.

“Baron Caroc Kunt. ”

“Oh, you must be Baron Kunt. I've heard a lot about fame. It is an honor to meet you in person. ”

Alan was surprised to hear my name. No one has heard of me since I was a merchant these days.

It was hard for me to see that guy's face in my past life, and now it's like this. It was also a matter of upgrading and watching.

“But what business do you have? If you're interested in Ogre carcasses, I'll think about it at a good price. ”

“May I take a look? ”

“You have five minutes. I'm busy.”

“Yes.”

Alan calls his porters, pulls the ogre out of the wagon, and looks around.

“What a big ogre. You're amazing at catching this guy. It's just a shame I have so many injuries on my body. The leather is in poor condition. ”

Patrick caused a lot of minor injuries to the ogre's body.

I can't accept a good price.

After going through them, Alan offered me a deal.

“The hide is a little damaged, but the vital organs and tendons, like the heart, are safe. ”

It was Patrick's failure to inflict a fatal wound.

“How about 750 ducks? ”

“Good.”

Allen soon paid 750 coins, 37 gold coins worth 20 coins and 10 gold coins.

The ducks needed the Kingdom's currency just in time. Good. I was comfortable because I didn't need to convert.

“Then I hope you will have a good relationship in the future, Baron Kunt. ”

“Likewise. If you have a good business story, visit the Caroc Merchants Guild at any time. ”

“Yes.”

So I said good-bye to the Rowyn Merchants Guild and we left again. After disposing of the heavy ogre, the wagon speeds up even faster.

* * *

The King of Orien.

It was once the capital of the great empire that dominated the Midwest continent.

It was always at the heart of their politics, culture, and economy after being defeated by Duke Bezalius and demolished as a member of the Horn Empire and re-independence over a hundred years later.

The massive wall surrounding the royal archipelago was formerly impregnable enough to withstand Emperor Kars' thrashing.

Known to be close to a million people, the city has proven to be crowded on every street level. The wagon was so crowded that it was hard to get by.

“Shouldn't this be enough to expand the city? If you live in a neighborhood like this, you'll be confiscated. ”

I grumbled in the wagon, just walking for a long time.

“At this rate, it'll take us two hours to get to the palace. ”

“Well, that's not going to work. ”

I decided to think about it for a while.

“I didn't want to do anything eye-catching, but I can't. Patrick, shall we fly? ”

“Yes? I can't fly.... ”

“Just hold on tight. ”

I summoned gnome.

“Norm, let's fly away. ”

- Yeah!

The gnomes immediately made twelve Earth hands.

A large hand of dirt grabbed the wagon and two horses.

When the horses were caught by something, they were startled and cried. Soon, the Earth Hands lift the entire wagon.

“Huff!”

Patrick was startled.

“Haha, what are you so surprised about? Come on, Norm! ”

Let's go!

Norum was also a very funny face. And so we began to ride the wagon across the sky.

The gaze of the pedestrians swarming in the streets converged on us.

“Come on, the wagon is flying! ”

“Magic? You must be a great wizard to float an entire wagon. ”

“No. Those weird hands are lifting the wagon. I've never heard of such magic! ”

“Perhaps the Royal Wizard has developed some new magic. Look, they're heading for the palace. ”

Following people's misconceptions, we boldly walked into the palace.

* * *

“Huh?"

Earl Raymond gives you a curious look. He rubs his eyes and grunts.

“Damn, you've been experimenting too long. Now I'm hallucinating. ”

Of course, it's normal for two wagons to see the scenery flying this way as they cross the sky.

Earl Raymond focuses again on the grimoire.

Recently, he realized that the truth was in the foundation and was reading it again from the 1st Circle Grimoire.

Later, Earl Raymond looks out the window again. Just in case.

But…….

“What the hell! ”

The wagon was still flying in the sky.

Of course, if you are a wizard with 5 or more circles, you can make the entire wagon fly with your Fly Magic.

But some madman is flying towards the palace.

“Oh, shit. ”

Earl Raymond drops his grimoire and opens a window. Jumping out the window, he casts a spell.

“Fly!”

His body collapses like a feather.

Earl Raymond flies toward the wagon and shouts out a voice amplification spell.

[Wagon flying over there! Get to the ground before you get in trouble! If you do not enter the palace through formal procedures, you will be considered an intruder!]