Kochugunshikan Boukensha ni Naru

Translator: SFBaka

Editor: Thors Stone

When we immediately entered the Commerce Guild building the moment we arrived.

The facilities inside looked the same as the interior of the Adventurers Guild, but obviously, the people inside consisted of folks who seemed to be merchants and their assistants.

Sheets of paper were pasted on both sides of the guild buildings walls. The people inside were all checking out the sheets with serious expressions.

There were large characters spelling outSellon top of the right wall, andBuyon the left wall. So they were sort of bulletin boards for buying and selling activities huh.

I wasnt really interested in trading stuff, so I headed to the reception desk straight ahead of me.

Please state your business, sir.

I came to register in the guild.

Have you already registered yourself in other guilds, sir?

Yes. Ive both registered with the Adventurers Guild and the Magic Guild.

Please let me see your guild plates.

I handed over my guild IDs as requested.

Alan So you are Alan-sama. Please wait for a moment.

Afterward, the receptionist went to the back of the guild building with my guild IDs.

I wonder whats up?

No idea.

After a short while, the receptionist came back. Karina-san was following behind the staff. Whats up?

Youve already come to have yourself registered huh, Alan-sama.

Yeah. What are you doing here, Karina-san?

Im here to iron out some details regarding the renovation work. You can now leave. I will handle this.

Karina-san had the receptionist leave and she took her place in front of the desk.

So you are also a receptionist at the guild, Karina-san?

No, its not like that. But in this case, I will be the one processing your guild registration.

I see Silas-san really is putting his weight around here huh. Karina-san started writing stuff on a ledger.

Alan-sama, Im sorry, but can you wait for three minutes?

After saying so, she went to the back of the guild office again. Just like Karina-san said, we only had to wait for three minutes. She returned exactly on the dot. Maybe she made a new guild ID by using that magic tool I saw back in Gotania.

Thank you for waiting. This is a copy of the guild bylaws, and here are your guild plates.

After saying so, she handed over a paper sheet and two guild IDs.

Oh, thats nice. They have the rules properly written on paper. Ill give it a read later. The guild IDs were naturally my Adventurers Guild and Magic Guild ID and my newly created Commerce Guild ID.

There was no change to my previous ID, but the Commerce Guild ID had A rank printed on it.

Um, so does the Commerce Guild also have ranks?

Of course. In a sense, ranks can also signify the level of confidence in a merchant. It is determined by the results of a merchants various transactions. For example, in the case of big transactions, people are more inclined to make a deal with C-ranked or above merchants because the high rank is a guarantee that those merchants are trustworthy.

Thats pretty convenient. But I dont really have any achievements yet Why is my rank suddenly A?

You are sufficiently wealthy already, Alan-sama. And you also managed to save Arista-sama, so those count as big enough achievements for A rank. And more importantly, You need to be A rank to conduct deals with Silas-sama.

So the biggest reason was I needed to be A rank in order to go through with my deal with Silas-san huh.

I understand. Thank you very much. Um, do I need to pay a registration fee?

Normally, we charge 500 Guineas. But in your case Alan-sama, its completely free.

They really are the ones running the show here huh. Theyre freely using their influence to give out favors.

What are your plans for the rest of the day, Alan-sama?

I dont have any plans in particular. Why?

Well then, why dont we take this time to head over to the blacksmiths?

Ah, that would be great. If its alright with you, then Id like to go straight away.

It looks like the rest of the party wanted to see the workshop as well, so we all decided to go together. We took a carriage parked behind the guild building and arrived at the workshop after five minutes or so.

When I entered the workshop behind Karina-san, I was immediately surrounded by the noise of clanging hammers.

Master!

Its noisy here so lets move elsewhere.

We were led by a man who seemed to be the boss of the place out of the workshop.

Alan-sama, this person is the master blacksmith of this workshop, Jordan.

Names Jordan. Nice to meet you, folks.

Im Alan. Nice to meet you too.

I heard from Silas-sama that your request should be our top priority. So what would you like us to make?

Oh, Im in the middle of putting together the materials on paper right now. I think I should finish by tomorrow, so Ill bring it to you then.

Having it put on paper would be really helpful. I guess well have to wait until tomorrow then

If its alright with you, can we take a look at your workshop? Itll serve as a good reference as well.

Yes. of course. Go ahead and look around as much as you want.

After saying so, Jordan went back inside the workshop.

Halt your work boys! Were taking a break!

After Jordan-sans loud bellow, the nearly thirty craftsmen inside the workshop stopped all at once and started chatting normally.

Of course, I was already having Iris monitor and record the whole thing. We toured the workshop with Jordan-san in the lead.

Captain, can you confirm if they handle copper plates here?

Um, Jordan-san, do you make use of copper here?

Copper? Oh, of course, we do. We use copper a lot actually. Its a lot easier to handle than iron, thats for sure. Im sure theres no blacksmith in this world who doesnt make use of it.

I see. What are you making here?

When I passed in front of a certain blacksmith, I saw that he was making something that looked like a thin metal chain.

Ah, this is a binding tool used for securing slaves at the mines.

Hou, interesting. We can probably use some for bandit hunting.

How does it look when finished?

Oh, theres a completed item over here.

The finished product we were shown looked a bit like handcuffs. The metal loops that restrained the wrists are secured by a metal bolt. The chain between the loops was fairly long as well. It was at least 50 centimeters.

Um, this cant be turned by hand, right?

I pointed at the bolt and asked.

Of course. Rather, it would defeat the purpose if it could. These were made to be tough and they can only be loosened with the use of a special tool.

It looks like this really could come in handy.

Can multiples of these be interconnected?

Ah, thats for when you want the slaves to have the ability to walk around. We have something for that right here.

Have they already made something similar to what I was thinking about?

The item I was shown totally fit what I was envisioning. It was made by connecting dozens of handcuffs at one-meter intervals, and it was made exactly for the purpose I was thinking of.

This is quite good. Can I order something similar to this?

Karina-san, who saw the value of the item, looked convinced as she nodded.

How many do you want?

About ten of them. Oh, and I want five of those special unlocking tools as well.

I should order a good number right now. Its better than running out later.

These will need to be delivered in a month anyway, so we can sell you ten of this straight away if you like. Of course, that goes for the unlocking tools as well. We can just make some more for the other order. Theres plenty of time left anyway.

That would be wonderful. How much for everything?

These handcuffs are a thousand Guineas each. The unlocking tool is a hundred each. Thatll be 10,500 Guineas then.

Can I pay for them right now? If so, then here you go.

I thought Id have to place orders with Silas-san as the middleman, but it looks like thats not the case. I handed the master blacksmith one gold coin and five silver coins.

Since they are fairly heavy, Ill have the carriage transport them over to the inn, Karina-san offered.

Thank you very much. That would help a lot.

(Iris, have you recorded enough references?)

Yes, we have enough.

Alright then, Jordan-san. Ill hand you the schematics tomorrow.

Okay. Pleased to do business with you, lad.

The handcuffs were loaded inside the carriage, and we left the blacksmith workshop soon after.

Im sorry, Karina-san. We ended up troubling you even though you seem so busy.

No, its no trouble at all. I also want to be of as much help to Alan-sama as I can. Do you have any other places you want to visit?

Thank you. Ill be taking you up on your offer then. I want to visit as many liquor stores as I can in order to research alcohol in this country. Do you know of any liquor stores nearby?

Of course. I will guide you.

Guided by Karina-san, we ended up visiting about 15 different liquor stores around the city. We cant carry all this stuff without a carriage, so Karina-sans help was more than welcome.

We unloaded the liquor and the handcuffs at the inn and carried them to my room.

The girls then gathered together in order to design the items they want Turk-san to make for them. Im sure theyd be able to do it with no problems with the help of nanoms.

I also holed up inside my room in order to make a magic tool blueprint. Since the housing of the magic tool needs to be made by Turk-san, Ill have to get a design ready as well.

(Iris, I want to design a refrigerating magic tool. Please design a blueprint while considering the cost and practicality.)

Would this be sufficient?

The virtual window displayed the completed image of the magic tool, the design blueprint, as well as the magic circle that was going to be installed into it.

Hou. By adding a temperature insulating material within the housing, wouldnt this design turn out having more cooling capability than the one Verse was using? It will also serve to save magic energy.

It also has a vegetable compartment and seems user-friendly.

(Oh, and I also wanted a freezing function as well if possible. Can we combine magic circles to make that work?)

That is impossible. The functions of the available magic circles are too limited.

(So that really is the case huh. Has the research regarding magic circles not progressed yet?)

There is a lack of samples for reference. If possible, it would be ideal to secure three times the current number of samples.

(I see Yeah, thats true huh. This type is fine then. Please display a 3D model of each part.)

I copied the specifications of the parts on paper.

Afterward, I continued with copying the designs for the stove magic tool and light magic too as I sipped the wine we bought from the liquor stores earlier.