episode_0178

After entering the magic tower, the princess literally began to leave without leaving the door.

In some ways, it wasn’t much different from usual, but he was more anxious than before.

In the past, you could often see him walking around the city to rest or change his mind, but now he doesn’t even take a single step outside the Magic Tower.

And, it was no different from other alchemists. Even some of the researchers in my R&D headquarters were showing similar behavior.

Research and Development Headquarters and Magic Tower. There were dozens of people going back and forth between just two places.

Thanks to this, the ones working hard were those employed at the Magic Tower. Not only the maids who assisted the princess, but also the workers hired separately from the city had to work hard. They were the ones who constantly bought and transported daily necessities and groceries for their own use.

Of course, I was worried about people who looked like that. It wasn’t just a day or two, it was still the same even though more than half of winter had already passed.

Of course, that didn’t mean there was any particular problem.

After checking through the hive mind, I was able to see that everyone was living well. We were just all gathered together and having a hard meeting.

Even though I tried to understand the surrounding situation through the skeleton I had been sent to use to help me with my efforts, stories were being exchanged that I could not even understand.

“… … I’ll take care of it.”

So, I decided not to worry about the people of the Magic Tower, including the princess.

Because I knew I wasn’t doing anything particularly problematic, I couldn’t pay attention. Moreover, I could tell that they were researching something useful to me, as I heard intermittent sounds of particles and other things, and sounds like clues to the new alloy I had instructed.

Anyway, after giving up my interest in the princess, the magic tower, and the research and development headquarters, I took care of what I had to do.

Since winter does not last forever, we had to prepare for when spring comes.

In the spring, seeds and fertilizers had to be prepared in advance so that the elves could grow crops again, and they had to stock up on goods to sell to merchants and merchants who would come in from the time movement was possible.

“Ha… … . There’s a lot more to do than that.”

Of course, that wasn’t all I had to do. There were things like taxes, development of territory, and management of people in the territory.

“Huh, have a nice trip.”

“… … There is no cat in front of the fire stand.”

Perhaps it was because of this, that I thought it was funny to see Amy, who I had spent the night with, waving her hands around with her face falling asleep under the blanket.

Some people were going to work, while others were melting under warm blankets, so there was nothing I could do about it.

Even though there were not many mercenaries at this time and the mercenaries were not active, there was nothing to do, but it was so disgusting.

In the end, I lifted the blanket and patted the plump flesh. I screamed and struggled, but I burst out laughing when I saw my body tied up in the blanket. I watched as he was struggling to get out of the blanket while groaning, and then I immediately ran out of the room.

“Let’s see… … . What was there to do today?”

[Owner. As you instructed, we have gathered the officials of the remaining merchants in the city.]

As I mumbled to think about things I needed to do, the hive mind that was connected to me immediately spoke to me. At the same time, I remembered that I had called the officials at the top a few days ago.

Since I was planning to sell Cloth Skeleton’s textiles nationwide in earnest in the spring, I called for the purpose of negotiating in advance.

Anyway, when I heard that they were gathered, I headed straight to where they were. Perhaps the skeleton used as a butler had guided them to the living room, but about ten people were sitting in a huddle in the living room.

“Ah, hello! My lord! This is Bakuridamae, the top stock at the top of Sipmed!”

“Lord! I am… … !”

And as soon as I entered the reception room, the officials at the top bowed to me and introduced themselves. It seemed like he was trying to make a good impression because he was probably making a lot of money by selling iron products at low prices.

Even if it wasn’t cheaper because it looked good to me, if they could secure a larger quantity of the goods, the benefit they would get would be greater.

Of course, I had no intention of being looked upon favorably just because I said hello well.

I responded by saying that I was glad to see him, and took a seat at the empty head table.

“There is one reason why I called the merchants like this this time. I make and sell new products, and I plan to allocate quantities to each merchant.”

“Lord. By any chance, when you say new item, do you mean linen?”

“Oh, you know? Well, since it was openly sold in stores, it must be strange for people who don’t know about it. Everyone is a merchant, right?”

“Hahaha, that’s right. Can you be considered a merchant if you miss out on new product news? In addition, we at the top also benefited greatly from our lord. Actually, due to a disruption in my schedule, I ended up staying in the lord’s city, but I was able to spend the winter warmly thanks to the linen they sold at a low price.”

A middle-aged man with a look of greed on his face slightly lowered his head towards me and took out the innermost layer of clothes he was wearing. It seemed to be made of linen, but it looked like cloth made from a cloth skeleton.

I burst into laughter as I saw the merchant talking as if the winter had been warm thanks to me. I know it’s flattering, but it felt good to be in a position to listen.

“I’m glad you’re doing well.”

“Haha, thanks to the lord!”

After roughly raising his hand to stop the merchant who was trying to flatter him again, he got straight to the point. Even nobles could lose their finances if they became possessed while listening to someone flattering them.

It was entirely possible for merchants, and in fact, there were several nobles who fell because they were robbed by merchants, so they should not let down their guard.

“First of all, the items to be sold are fabric and thread. The fabric will be sold as a rolled fabric itself, and the yarn will be sold in the form of a skein. Since it is a transaction with the upper level, the transaction will be above a certain level, so the price will be a little cheaper than selling at the store.”

“By any chance, what is the quantity?”

Perhaps they had already figured out the price range of the textiles sold in the store, merchants began to show interest.

Moreover, the merchant who was flattering was already checking the quantity to see if there was a strong desire to purchase it. It seemed like he would ask for everything he could sell off, if possible.

“Don’t worry about quantity. Well, it’s not like there’s a lot of stock right now… … Because the story changes when spring comes.”

Because it is difficult to grow flax during the winter, cultivation was halted. Thanks to this, the weaving mill’s operation was temporarily halted, but this was a problem that would be resolved sooner or later in the spring.

The elves only had to suffer for one or two more months. They are workers who will do a good job if you buy them one more slave elf.

“I am! I will buy everything!”

However, unlike me, who was carefree, the merchants raised their hands to show their confidence, perhaps because there was a limit to the quantity available at the moment. It seemed like it was because they said there was a limited quantity that could be taken and sold right away.

Of course, I was just calm because I knew it was a problem that could be solved, but I wasn’t taking it lightly either. That is why the merchants were called together like this.

“Now. Here, in the main activity area, a lot of textiles made by the family of the Marquis of Kurid are sold, Son.”

Since my purpose was to stop the Marquis of Kurid from running out of money, I couldn’t immediately distribute the limited quantity to a completely wrong place.

Marquis Kurid’s textiles had to be offered at a low price in places where they were sold in order to save money, but there was no point in selling them in places where they were not sold at all.

And, the merchants who did not know my thoughts began to notice in secret. The goal was to figure out whether it would be better to say that the activity areas overlap or not.

But first, the merchant who was flattering raised his hand.

“Where I am, the textiles from the Marquis of Kurid family are sold well! Because the region itself is a rugged mountainous region, it is difficult to harvest crops to make fiber, so the region relies entirely on importing fiber from outside! In addition, due to the distance being not that close to the Marquis of Kurid’s family’s territory, there is a transportation fee attached, so the price competitiveness of the textiles the lord wants to sell will be even higher!”

It was the cry of a merchant who was thought to be quick-witted and quite rational in his thinking.

Of course, I had no intention of ignoring such a person, so I nodded and decided to allocate a large amount to him. Thanks to this, other merchants belatedly said that they were in a similar situation, but the bus had already left.

Well, if it were a bus that goes through my city, I could run hard and catch it.

Still, we couldn’t just ignore it, so although it wasn’t a large amount, we allocated a certain amount to each person. Although not everyone could fill the wagons, they were able to promote Closkeleton’s products in their own way.

Anyway, after meeting with the merchants I had met with the intention of competing with the Marquis of Kurid in earnest, I took a short break and worked hard.

It was to overall manage the territory, including paying attention to the development of the city that was not yet completed and punishing those who committed crimes.

Of course, it wasn’t like I was working non-stop.

I flew on a wyvern with Jienna and Amy, went on dates, and took leisurely walks while waiting for spring to come.

However, just as the snow in the city was melting and new buds were blooming little by little, and spring was about to come, there was one thing that came before spring.

It was news that the princess was calling me from the magic tower where she had been staying all winter.