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Episode 10

#10. If you can't get a job, start a business (2)

‘Should I believe that? Or is he hiding his true purpose??’

I read the expression of the knight Dominic (most likely Balzac) using the max level job skill on this body, but I didn't get the feeling that he was lying..

‘So does that mean that the disappearance of the original history is not now??’

I started to get confused.

Even so, I thought it was the right decision to join that party..

“I heard that the owner of the Foley Inn once hosted high-ranking knights and His Highness the Archduke at the High Castle..”

So I took my luck cautiously..

“It was like that. Even though I got older and was discharged from the military, I and the other knights of High Castle owe a lot to Polly..”

The conversation went smoothly, perhaps because we had built some friendships through K-Omakase..

“Could it be possible for me to have drivers similar to Polly??”

“You?”

“yes. As you may already know, I am leaving this inn soon. I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to travel around the north with the drivers on my next trip..”

“Is it really necessary? Our journey is very dangerous and arduous. Above all, weren't you soon made a baronet? I even have a lot of money.”

A reasonable question is why go through the trouble?.

The expressions on the knights' faces as they looked at me contained pure doubt rather than doubt..

“…….”

This was the same for the Archduke who was diligently cutting a steak..

“I was an adventurer before I came to the North. Even though my grade was low, I liked that life..”

As I spoke, I added additional explanations to prevent any possible misunderstandings and prejudices..

“ah! However, he is not an adventurer sponsored by the empire. Don't misunderstand. In the first place, a low-level adventurer like me couldn't even cross the threshold of the imperial guild..”

“I don't really care. By the way, it looks like there is a Yeokmasal.?”

Fortunately, they didn't seem to care much..

“Yes, I thought about coming to the north and settling down there, but I couldn't do it because of the moths..”

Even if I joined the party, there was no guarantee that I would prevent the Archduke from disappearing. But I couldn't just sit back and watch..

“Well, I understand. Yeokmasal is common to both you and me. Thanks to this, he did not quit his job as an executor even though he was old enough to see his grandchildren. I just feel sorry for my family who didn't give me enough affection..”

Fortunately, my explanation seemed to sound quite plausible to the drivers..

“I'm also good at other things besides cooking. Healing skills and blacksmithing skills are also of a high standard..”

I continued to persuade without stopping.

“It may not be of much help in battle, but I am confident in my stamina and strength. I know how to ride a horse. At least it won't get in the way..”

Rather than joining a party of mercenaries or adventurers with poor skills, I tried my best to act as if I wanted to resolve the backlash by joining a party of knights with solid credibility and skills..

“We would rather welcome a talented person like you to come.…….”

My job search is almost a success..

It looks like my luck stat has shone for the first time in a while..

I glance back and see Arina, who has finished eating her steak, nodding with a very serious expression..

“First of all, it is difficult to give a definite answer here. I have to go back and discuss things and talk to the high castle..”

Balzac took my request quite seriously and positively..

“Yes, you can wait long enough.”

It was almost 90% successful. I clenched my fists in joy.

rattly!

It was then. The door to Jack's Inn was opened roughly..

“Huh... … . Huh... … . Cough!”

A man dressed as an adventurer came in through the roughly opened door..

It must have been a long and rough road, and the sweat and dust and small wounds here and there attract attention..

Jump, jump, jump, jump

The adventurer walked quickly towards the knights inside the inn..

“hmm?! Lord Doyle?”

Balzac and other knights seem to know the man dressed as an adventurer..

It was presumed that he was a knight, considering that he added a title after his name..

“I'm in big trouble.”

The knight named Doyle said so and began to whisper something in Balzac's ear..

“!!”

Balzac, who heard Doyle's explanation, had a completely different expression than before, and quietly whispered something to Arina, who was sitting right next to him..

Jump up!

With that, the knights, including Arina, stood up all at once..

“I guess I'll have to postpone your joining the party until later. Now, calculate here! By the way, I don't think I'll be able to come here often from now on..”

Balzac threw me two silver coins and went out of the inn with the knights..

Articles that ebb and flow in an instant.

“This is so…….”

I stood there blankly for a while, looking at the empty chairs and half of the food still left..

The feeling of having a job that was almost finished being postponed was truly disappointing..

‘Did the luck stat jump??’

What can I say, it feels like my job was suddenly canceled the day before my first day of work.?

‘Or was the joining canceled due to luck stat correction??’

My feelings were complicated. I started paying attention to the luck stat, which I hadn't paid attention to for a while..

‘no. The luck stat is just a supplementary number. Don't rely too heavily on.’

I gave up thinking about the luck stat..

Instead I thought about the event that just happened.

‘It's 100% related to the disappearance case.!’

Just looking at this, it was a typical cliche. My intuition also decided that.

‘Now that things are like this, I think I should change my direction from finding a job to starting a business..’

The thinking didn't take long, and the implementation of Plan B was quick..

I trudged out of the inn and headed somewhere..

The direction I was walking was where Haven's carriage shelter was located..

* * *

This is a world where long distances are traveled by horse and carriage..

Of course, people without money walk on their own two legs, no matter how far the distance is..

But I have a lot of money now. That's quite a bit too.

In addition, since I am possessed by a jobber who is obsessed with production, I receive a lot of equipment and materials..

In other words, horses and carriages were essential to carry a lot of luggage..

“Is this all the carriages you can buy right now??”

“yes it is.”

“Are there any express horses that can be ridden at horse racing??”

“Such precious words cannot be obtained even if you have money. Like the winter falcon, it is a strategic material and is managed directly by the high castle..”

At the carriage station in Haven, I was chatting with the station manager..

No matter how big the inn is, it cannot accommodate even a carriage..

Therefore, carriages were usually left at carriage waiting areas located on the outskirts of the city..

“Mmm…….”

And in these carriage waiting areas, carriages whose owners had disappeared occasionally appeared..

The owner was addicted to gambling, died in a fight, was seized for not being able to repay a debt, was involved in illegal activities such as smuggling or tax evasion and went to jail, etc.…….

There were many stories..

“Let's do this.”

I chose the largest and strongest-looking carriage and the two horses attached to it, and handed the manager a bag containing silver coins..

“ah! I want to remodel this horse and carriage, can I rent a warehouse??”

“Of course! Just say the word.!”

The manager who was counting the silver coins in the bag I handed him nodded his head like a dog's tail and guided me..

“This one is the biggest and has a good location. It's the closest place to the security post, so petty thieves are rare..”

Warehouse guided by the manager.

After moving the carriage to the warehouse, I nodded with a satisfied expression..

“Good job.”

“No comment! Even if there is more work to be done?”

“I need to get materials to remodel the carriage.…….”

“There are many carriage-related parts here too..”

“No, I want a more special carriage..”

“Is that so? Well then, I guess I'll have to ask the adventurers.?”

“I'll have to contact them too, but time is running out. I'll have to start by looking for merchants staying in Haven right now..”

At first, I thought about using this city's adventurer guild like I did when making Arad salt..

But now I'm running out of time.

‘According to the staff at the Polly Inn, they haven't left Haven yet..’

Fortunately, Northern Grand Duke Arina and the knights were still in Haven. But you never know when you'll leave.

“From now on, I will tell you to store any items coming your way, right inside this warehouse..”

“thing… … . I'm not a noble yet…….”

At my words, the manager of the waiting room bowed like a serf to a lord..

“Anyway, let’s go now. I'm going to think about how to modify this carriage..”

After sending the manager out, I stayed alone in the warehouse and looked around at the carriage I had just purchased..

In my head, skills such as woodworking, alchemy, magical engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. that were maxed out come to mind..

‘Of course we can't build everything at MAX level right now..’

On the other hand, I felt a little frustrated and disappointed..

The current era is 100 years ago from the Silver Age 1, when magical engineering developed..

Just like smartphone developers couldn't make smartphones 100 years ago..

The same was true for my alchemy and magical engineering..

“Still, I can imitate it, even if it’s clumsy..”

After thinking for a while, I picked up the hammer and saw provided in the warehouse..

That's how the full-fledged carriage remodeling began..

* * *

Over the past three days, something like a black hole, in Earth terms, has appeared in Haven..

The black hole absorbed all kinds of materials sold in Haven..

Medicines, leather, cloth, iron, food ingredients, wood, magic stones, etc.…….

A black hole characterized by such omnivorous food that one wonders if a new large general store will open in Haven..

Among these miscellaneous items, the item that absorbed the most was by far the 'magic stone'..

The miners and merchants of Haven enjoyed a temporary boom as they paid for those magic stones..

And the person who created this booming black hole was me, Arad Jin..

“This is the end of the materials that can be obtained through Haven's Adventurer's Guild. What's left are the magic stones requested from the labor yard, and they should arrive before tomorrow evening..”

“Good job, Lennon.”

Now accustomed to being treated as a baronet, I praised Lennon while checking the ten magic stones piled up in the warehouse..

The amount of magic stones collected in the warehouse was so large that it formed a small hill..

30% of the warehouse I am in now is occupied by carriages, and half is occupied by magic stones..

No matter how I looked at it, it didn't look like everything would fit inside the carriage..

“Not much to say. You saved my life, so of course I should give you this much..”

Lennon laughed as he pointed to his chest, which had recently taken off its bandages..

“Well, if you need anything else, please call me anytime..”

“That's right.”

Is this also a luck stat correction??

Lennon, whom I treated on the first day of possession, was an adventurer with quite wide feet in Haven..

From the adventurer's guild in the north to the labor yard and the upper level, I had quite a wide range of positions, and this was a great help to me in starting a new business..

“By the way, what are you planning to use by buying so many magic stones??”

At that time, Lennon, who was looking at the magic stones that filled more than half of the warehouse, could not contain his curiosity and asked:.

“It's all useful.”

“Of course, I know that magic stone powder is also used as medicine. But this is too much.”

“Umm… … . Magic stones have more uses than you think. It is used not only in alchemy but also in magic..”

“Yes, I know that. Wizards’ love of magic stones is famous. The staffs that wizards carry always have a large magic stone embedded in them. The same goes for witches' brooms..”

The more we talked, the deeper the question on Lennon's face deepened..

No matter how I looked at it, I didn't think I was a wizard in front of him. First of all, if you are a wizard, you must carry a staff with a magic stone on your robe..

“Above all, most of the magic stones here have no commercial value.…….”

There is probably one more thing in particular that is questionable..

This is the quality of the magic stones I purchased. The magic stones I purchased are generally of low to mid-level quality that wizards and alchemists would not take even if they gave them to them..

“Who said it has no commercial value??”

“The whole world says so. Among those magic stones, the only ones that can be used are fire attribute magic stones and light attribute magic stones..”

“That's something for unskilled wizards and alchemists, but for me, they're very useful ingredients..”

“Are you a wizard too??”

“A wizard... … . A magic engineer would be more accurate..”

“Mado… … ? What on earth is that?……?”

“He's a half wizard. You're like a wizard who can't fight..”

I was too lazy to explain to his question, so I just gave a vague answer..

“iced coffee……?”

Lennon just nodded blankly at my answer. I'm sure you didn't understand.

‘When compared to Earth, magic stones are like coal, oil, and nickel..’

In this era that is just emerging from the Middle Ages, magic stones are used, but only to a small extent..

Magic stones of higher grade or higher are used to make wands for wizards and as various experiment tools for alchemists..

On the other hand, lower-middle-level magic stones are used as medicine, dye, or luminous stone..

‘Currently, only the imperial family and the imperial magic tower know the true potential value of magic stones..’

However, as the Silver Age began in earnest and the arcane punk world took root,.

As mechanical engineering, alchemy, and magical engineering develop, magic stones become more widely used regardless of whether they are the highest or lowest grade..

Just like the oil and petrochemical products of the Earth.

‘And the north is very rich in magic stones. It is highly likely that the disappearance of Northern Grand Duchess Arina was also planned by the empire..’

It is understandable why the imperial family wanted to keep the northern part of the country under its direct control..

Also, why did they exploit and oppress the northerners who could not forget Lancelet?.