Differences in labor.

Karina-chan here! I have arrived to deliver honey from Solasidor!

When I wholesaled Solasidor honey to a shop introduced by the Merchants' Guild in Karkassa, one large jar went for 20 silver coins. That's 80 silver coins for four.

Since it includes the jar, the profit is 9 silver coins per jar. A profit of 36 silver coins!

I feel so much like a peddler!

Well, there is the way of earning by delivering as an adventurer, but making money by moving goods from right to left like this is nice after all.

How should I put it, the difference in labor nature? The content of the work, you know. Can you say I am earning it?

 

 

See, defeating monsters with Spatial Magic and delivering them is completely dependent on Spatial Magic, right?

Nothing starts without Spatial Magic. Rather, it feels like Spatial Magic is using me.

On the other hand, exchanging goods like this is my achievement. It's fine even without Spatial Magic.

Making hard things easy with Spatial Magic feels like I am utilizing Spatial Magic well.

In other words, maybe it's like "Acting tough with 'gifted' power is a bit…".

Honestly, it's a trivial difference, and it doesn't change the fact that Spatial Magic is, in the end, both amazing and convenient.

"So, what would be good to stock here and sell elsewhere?"

"Hahaha, there's nothing but stuff taken from the dungeon. Crawler meat sells reasonably well elsewhere too."

When I gathered information while wholesaling honey, I got an answer like "Weelll, yeah, I guess so". Rather, Karkassa only has a dungeon.

Conversely speaking, if it's a material taken from the dungeon, pretty much anything seems to be a product… As a merchant, it would be like buying that and selling it elsewhere.

… Hmm, feels subtle!

It's that. Monster materials are, to put it bluntly, materials I can easily get myself if I use Spatial Magic.

Going out of my way to buy that and sell it elsewhere is, how do I put it… charity work? If the other party is an orphan child or something, maybe. I'll leave that kind of thing to others.

"Isn't there anything like processed goods?"

"If it comes to that, maybe painkillers? Since it's a medicine using monster poison, you need a license for full-scale handling, but 2 or 3 bottles are fine as personal use."

Anesthesia, huh. If it's not addictive, I might as well keep one bottle.

Apparently, it's made by boiling medicinal herbs with the water used when detoxifying Crawler meat. Hoeeh.

"Ah. There are also aphrodisiacs."

"Houh. Aphrodisiacs… is that safe? You won't become brain-dead with 3000 times sensitivity or anything?"

"If it was such a dangerous thing, it wouldn't sell. What the heck is 3000 times sensitivity?"

If it's not, then fine… Eh, one bottle costs 20 silver coins? Expensive.

Ah, but if it's a noble, some people buy it even for 50 silver coins. Heeh. So if I bring it to the Merchant Guild around Véraldo, it will become 30 silver coins.

… Is it a bit too expensive for a souvenir for Harumikazuchi Onee-sama and she'll be put off?

Hmm…

… Whatever! I'll think about the details later!

I made money with honey, so I'll buy two bottles and one is a souvenir for Onee-sama!

"I'll buy two bottles so give me a discount. 30 silver coins."

"Idiot, can I make it that cheap? It's a huge loss. 38 silver coins."

"35 silver coins!"

"If you buy something else too, I can make it 36 silver coins."

Oops, did he see through my compromise point brilliantly? I thought it was a good round number with the profit.

"Understood. Then I'll buy some appropriate processed goods likely to sell elsewhere for 40 silver coins."

"Alright, that's fine then. My recommendation is dried Crawler meat after all. Since they appear on the 1st floor of the dungeon, you can get a large amount. The smoked ones last for half a year."

"Oh, I was looking for that kind of processed good."

So, the merchant budget of 80 silver coins became:

• Aphrodisiac 2 bottles: 36 silver coins
• Mithril knife: 13 silver coins
• Painkillers: 2 silver coins (for 2 bottles)
• Smoked Crawler meat: 5 silver coins worth (20 pieces * 6 sets)
• Bow strings: 5 silver coins worth (equivalent to 5 strings)
• Silk Spider cloth: 15 silver coins worth (equivalent to 2 shirts)

Total: 76 silver coins

Remaining balance: 4 silver coins.

Crawler and Silk Spider, seems like the dungeon here spawns insect types. Also Mithril can be mined apparently.

"Well, I was able to make a good deal. You should come again, sweets like honey are very welcome. Bees appear in this dungeon too, but honey is rare. Demand is high for the amount that can be taken."

"You also discounted the fraction and gave me one set of dried meat. As expected, introductions from the Merchants' Guild don't miss."

"That's natural. If I stick to small change and lose introductions from the guild, it'll just be a loss. If you understand that, you can sincerely do business… Though, since I am a merchant, I will make it a bit expensive if you don't negotiate properly."

Since there are goods to sell, it seems better to have more peddlers. Looking at long-term profit rather than immediate small change… not bad, shopkeeper.

Just then, another peddler arrived.

Small body, carrying a backpack bigger than herself.

"Hi there. I came to wholesale alcohol… Hmm? Are? It's Kari-kari! Long time no see."

"S-Sati-tan!"

That small red-haired dark-skinned legal loli, or rather dwarf peddler, was Sati-tan whom I met in Solasidor.