In a World Filled with Deserts, an Old Man with Electronic Money

"Welcome to Shipland! You don't look like you're in business.

"Yeah, it's been a long trip."

"On that ship. That's a good arm. It must have been tough being attacked by the Beast."

"You have the strength to back it up."

"I see. In this Shipland. The sailors who earn money are respected. Whoever made a fortune carrying a lot of cargo, it doesn't matter where he came from. Even the famous trader in this shipland, whose ancestors were poor people with no idea where the horse bones were, climbed up with one arm. A good sailor deserves respect. Even the leftovers can rent a dock if they reach this town with a lot of cargo. It is not expensive because it is superfluous. Anyone who pays can put the ship down. A ship this size would cost 20,000 dollars a day."

Well, in a week.

"I don't know. I hope the shipment will sell at a good price."

Shipland was a very big oasis.

Surrounded by oasis, there was a dock where many sandboats, large and small, were moored, and we deposited the boat in a small marine port.

It costs a lot per day to moor, but anyone who pays will be able to host the ship and have proper security to prevent theft.

They say there's no worse villain in this Shipland than the one who stole the ship.

The ship and the cargo it carries are the source of Shipland's economic strength, so theft of the ship is said to be capital punishment without question.

If the ship stops, this town will die.

Given the population, full self-sufficiency of food is impossible, so the people who steal the ship, the lifeline of the inhabitants, are treated the same as murderers.

There's a magic box, so it's a small ship.

"If I can, I want a bigger ship, so I'm making it."

"I guess. It's easier for the three of us to get around on a bigger ship."

I gathered information while talking to a middle-aged man who was supposed to be working at the mooring station, and the boat was safely deposited, so I decided to move to town.

"Mr. Label, isn't that mask hot?

"Don't worry. This mask doesn't get too hot. There is also the magic of Mu. Mu, isn't it hot?

"It's different from the mask I used before."

I bought a plastic mask in Netshopping, so it shouldn't be hotter than the previous metal mask.

Nevertheless, it's not as hot as it is... because Mu's magic is the cooler's replacement.

I think magic is useful.

"Nevertheless, we need quite precise controls, so it's the limit for three people."

"If you're in trouble, you can have mine."

"No, that's not how it works, and it's easier to control magic by wrapping it around."

"Distance makes magic difficult to control."

I narrowed my distance to Mu.

Mu's magic is cool, so it would be easier if there were magic.

I'm an old man, so I'm less resistant to the heat... and that's the effect of level-ups.

"You don't have to hide your face...."

"Because we don't look like men in the world."

"At the same time, we are celebrities because of this face. Especially among hunters."

Why are labels and mules hiding their faces in masks?

Because they treat women very ugly in this world, there is a reason why walking barefaced will attract the attention of the people around them, and because they are strong hunters, they are famous in the industry.

"I'm still famous as a hunter for being an ugly princess who will be remembered in the history of the Kingdom of Bart, and even more so because I'm a Dobbs. Of course Shipland knows about it, so just hide your face."

"The following text is identical:" A double Dobbs Wizard accompanying such a princess "means me. I don't have any guarantee that I'll never have anyone I know."

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For these reasons, they told me why they were hiding their faces.

It's hard for me, but I can't talk because I'm convinced.

If the world is different, on the contrary, these two are too beautiful to attract the attention of the surrounding people, so I can feel the frustration.

"Avoid unnecessary trouble."

"Even if you mourn, the world won't think about it. If you don't hide it and tell me nothing, it's a shame."

"Depending on how you think about it, you think you're going to show me a beautiful face?"

"Isn't it embarrassing to be suddenly told that?"

"That's right, you're a coward."

"Sorry, sorry. Let's go sell sugar."

I carry a magic box and the two of them walk the whole town escorted to avoid theft.

Shipland is a town where many people want to earn money.

Of course, Mu taught me that security is worse than King's Landing, as there are many people who have broken their dreams and become slum dwellers or run into crime.

You are free to rise and fall.

There are many successes, but there is also a huge gap between rich and poor.

"Lord Tallow, where do you sell your cargo?

"I thought I'd ask Mu."

"Me?

"Who's the biggest trader in this shipland?"

"Then it's definitely the Garcia Chamber of Commerce. Even the noble-headed aristocracy of King's Landing are concerned. I am also grateful to the Lord of Shipland, the Countess of Shipland."

Is the last name of the Shipland lord still Shipland?

It should be easy to understand.

"But I wonder if this lord of Oasis is the Count...."

"To avoid unnecessary jealousy. He is almost an independent lord, and the Kingdom of Bart is not doing anything at the moment, but it is a place where we can send troops if we want to."

If the Kingdom of Bart tries to take down this Shipland, the ship will not be able to move while we are at war.

Nobody gets anything.

That's why the lord here remains a countess, and only the pride in King's Landing takes care of the great aristocracy of a century ago.

"The rich don't fight."

"Tallow's words in the world? That's strange to say. That's how it feels. Will the goods be sold at the Garcia Chamber of Commerce?"

"It's the fastest and safest."

"Is that what this is?

If you look at it, you'll see.

We had passers-by tell us the location of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce and hurried on.

A lot of people.

"That's the head office of the biggest merchant in Shipland."

The Garcia Chamber of Commerce had a large shop in the center of the town.

Shipowners carrying cargo to customers who were shopping normally, as well as the number of employees they used, were crowded with people.

Is this where you can pick up your baggage?

"Welcome. Are you selling the goods? You have a magic box."

I want to sell the contents of this box.

"What's the load?

White sugar.

"That's an expensive item... please come here"

We were guided by a young male employee to a room behind some reception.

Apparently, our sugar is appraised in a separate room.

"Is it an evaluation in a separate room?"

"White sugar is a luxury product. It's a lot of fakes."

According to young male employees, sugar imports not only from the Kingdom of Bart but also from other countries 100 percent farther away in Shipland.

Therefore, combined with the high level of sugar itself, the cost of transportation is said to be frightening.

"Bad criminal Modoki shipowners in nearby Oasis bring in fake white sugar."

That said, I suddenly felt a lot of human signs from outside the room.

I felt it too, so I noticed the label and Mu sooner.

The label placed its hand on the sword placed on the waist, and Mu was ready to cast his magic.

"Are you suspected of selling fake sugar?"

"I don't think it's a problem if it turns out to be real sugar. There are a lot of fakes, so please don't be rude."

In other words, the shipowner who came to sell the fake is bound by people outside.

What are the charges for attempted fraud in Shipland?

"Just check it out."

I took out a bag of white sugar from a magic box.

Hemp bags are also of good quality

It's from another country.

"You won't be able to find such a quality sack in Japan."

If it is left in a paper bag, it will be suspected because it is written in Japanese as "white sugar".

So I bought a sack of sack and stuffed it with white sugar.

Although it is a cheap sack, it seems to be rated as a good sack to make according to this world standard.

Well then, let me check.

The young male employee untied the sack and removed a small amount of white sugar from it and put it in his mouth.

"This is...."

"Was it white sand?

"No, I've never had such a white, high-quality sugar before... so I'm sorry. So, how many more bags are there?

About 500 bags.

Hold on a second.

The young male employee left the room in a hurry.

Is it even checking the warehouse?

That's not true.

"You must have gone to get the great one."

This is the number.

This is all white sugar, so naturally the purchase price is huge.

Since it is an amount that cannot be determined by a young male employee, he will have gone to fetch the great one.

A few minutes later, there came a man who seemed to be so old with me.

Unlike me in my ordinary appearance, I felt like I could do anything.

"Excuse me. I am the main director of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce. My name is Taranto Garcia."

"I didn't know you were coming. We apologize for the inconvenience."

I didn't expect the Lord to come out.

I thought it was about the head guard.

"It's been a long time since a big sugar dealer. I'll be rude if I don't show my face."

When I finished my greeting, I was taken to the warehouse further back.

There are dozens of sacks of hemp loaded there, and it feels like the air is dry.

It would be a dedicated warehouse to prevent sugar from getting wet.

"As you can see, But this is the amount of sugar in stock. Oh, there's more sugar that's not white."

"(Lord Tallow, this is a fortune.)"

People in this world really like sweets.

But no sugarcane or cypress grows in desert-ridden lands.

There are few flowering plants, so honey can't be harvested that much.

Production is extremely low relative to demand, making it naturally expensive.

I heard that some plants and sandbags harvest sugar, but most of them are used to brew alcohol that adults love, making sweeter and sweeter products more expensive.

Can it be said that honey and sugar alone are unusually expensive?

"If you'll excuse me, I'll take a sample. Are you sure?

Of course.

It seems like there is only one bag of real sugar and the rest is a fake packed with white sand, so we will check carefully.

It's all real sugar anyway, so you can make sure it's as good as you want.

The 500 bags of white sugar we removed from the magic box were all recognized as authentic by the Garcia Chamber of Commerce owners and employees.

"That's great. Nevertheless, I often take this much white sugar."

"It's a form of debt."

"Is it in the form of debt..."

"Yes, in the form of debt."

I am a human being of another country and a resident of Oasis, the Independent Lord, who claims that the Kingdom of Zambia is a territory.

I was making money to buy a ship, and I saved up the money, so I lent money to my acquaintance when I decided to build a new ship.

However, the acquaintance ran away without being able to return the money.

When I complained to the parents I knew, they gave me back this sugar.

Selling it in the Kingdom of Zarnia, which was originally a sugar region, didn't really reach the money I lent, so I thought I'd bring it to Shipland and build a ship there.

That's why Mu told me that the sugar region is the northern country of the Kingdom of Zarnia, and he lied that it came from the Oasis ruled by the Independent lord, who did not have complete control of the Oasis in the desert, which he claims is also a territory.

"My name is Tarrow Katou."

Your name, your background, everything you came here to tell me is a lie.

The pseudonym is quite worn by his real name.

After all, there are a lot of people who are suspicious about the origin of sailors, and it seems that they are still cute that they came out with their families in their hometown.

In some cases, people who have been evicted from their homes due to bad behavior are sailors without help, but the industry and Shipland appreciate that the sailors who carry the cargo are still great.

So, whether I use a pseudonym or hide the fact that I am a 'transformer', even if the label and muu hide their faces, it is the real trader who dares not pursue it.

"I see. Who are you two?

"My fiancée. He is also a comfortable companion."

"... I see..."

The head of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce has ties with the aristocracy of the Kingdom of Bart.

Maybe you've noticed.

But if he's a real merchant, he won't say anything about who they are here.

"Thank you for coming so far. That's five billion dollars in total."

Certainly, Mr. La Label said that he would drink about 100,000 dollars with a white sugar spoon.

9 to 10 grams in a tablespoon, whether it is a tablespoon or not.

The end price of white sugar is 10,000 yen per gram...

It's like an amnesiac.

Fifteen tons of white sugar were brought in with 500 bags of 30 kilograms.

The end price is about 15 billion yen.

Selling at that price is a big deficit for the Garcia Chamber of Commerce, so a third is reasonable.

Because taxes are expensive and other costs are bulky.

"Five billion dollars? It's worth carrying from afar."

"If that's what you say. Oh, yeah. Are you considering purchasing a new ship?

"That's right. I want to return home with a new ship."

"Then I'll introduce you to a good shipyard. Let's write a reference."

Sorry to bother you.

"No, we had a good deal going on."

We received a letter of referral from the head of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce to the shipyard for five billion dollars.

I was in trouble when they told me to transfer it to the church account, but I'm glad you gave it to me in cash.

It would be surprising if the five billion dollar deposit, minus the shipping cost, were suddenly converted into an idle dollar and disappeared.

Since there was a 20 million dollar incident earlier, it is better to be quiet now.

Well, shall we go to the shipyard next?

I see. Get a new ship. "

With five billion dollars in magic boxes, we headed for the shipyard that the head of the Garcia Chamber of Commerce taught us.