Chapter 62 – Chapter 3: Apple and Short Sword – 1
Honestly and without lies.
If you make many successful transactions, you will gain credit.
If you give people the belief that ‘this person doesn’t have the real thing, but he doesn’t lie!’, Other people will easily be allowed to trade.
Although Modales Trading Company had sufficient credibility to trade cheap goods.
The problem is that credit rating is still insufficient for transactions exceeding 100 gold.
“Then you can only trade within 100 gold, right?”
“No. Well, if you want to make up to 1,000 gold in a short period of time… “You have to do more than that.”
Single item.
This is the most obtainable item with 400 gold.
And it had to be an item that could be sold at a time when the market fluctuated and make more than double the profit.
Uncle Posao suggested.
“Well, first, we need to find out about Deseo. What kind of place is this city? .”
“… I see.”
That was correct.
If you want to make a lot of money in Deseo, you should have tried to understand this city first.
I didn’t do that.
From when I first arrived… I guess I vaguely thought of this as a scary and unpleasant place.
I was deeply impressed by Uncle Posao’s point, which hit the nail on the head.
Even if it looks like that, it is still a merchant.
That’s what I thought.
“Great! Let’s leave right away!”
We started market research in earnest.
First, I bought a 10 silver Deseo map at the souvenir shop.
I laid out the map at the restaurant, had lunch, and made a plan with my uncle.
The area of Deseo was uniquely designed.
The entire southern sea was a ‘harbour’ – the place where I did the unloading work.
The eastern sea has a wide white sand beach. It is said that this place is famous as a resort.
So, if you want to see things from all over the world, head south.
To taste a variety of foods, you had to go east.
In the center of Deseo, there is the royal palace ‘Red Castle’.
The area around the royal palace is an aristocratic street.
The other areas contain ordinary residential districts and various guilds.
Uncle Posao poked a spot on the map.
“Let’s go to this place.”
It was a ‘port.’
This is the place we need to check first in order to start a business.
Arrived at the southern area.
I didn’t know it at the time because I was only thinking about making money, but there was a market at the port that was said to be the largest in the world.
One whole district was the site of merchants.
“Beet syrup just arrived from the Central Sea! “Only for today, we’re selling it at a special price!”
“Ceramics from the Far East! Come and see!”
“A famous carpet from the Middle East! “It’s characteristic is that it has a saffron scent.”
It’s noisy.
Numerous foreigners and various items from various countries.
The mind-bogglingly complex landscape of the market makes my heart beat.
I was very excited.
There were a lot of animals and food I had never seen before, and most of the foreigners were cheerful and humorous people even though I couldn’t communicate with them.
I discussed with my uncle what this item would be like and what that item would be like.
I even visited the store in person and asked about the price.
The uncle allowed me to explore the market to my heart’s content.
Wherever we went, he willingly followed us, looked at things together, and explained things to us.
“Mister! Try this hat! … Puhaha! It looks so funny-!”
“Octagon? Ugh – my tongue hurts. It’s a strange spice…”
“What is this new name? Duke? Wow, the wings are so gorgeous.”
After running around and playing for a while, it was almost sunset.
Buy delicious food in the east area.
We sat on a bench with a clear view of the white sand beach.
Many people are playing in front of the sunset over the sea.
“… “It’s kind of fun.”
It’s a new feeling.
Since coming to Deseo, the only thing on my mind has been money.
Because my only goal was to somehow collect 1,000 gold right away.
At that time, I hated the gloomy atmosphere of this city.
People thought that no one could be trusted and that everyone was a monster driven mad by money and desire.
However, because I looked around this city with the feeling of going on an ‘adventure’…
I felt that Deseo was a much more interesting and vibrant city than it looked.
In the end, I couldn’t decide what to spend the 400 gold on.
It was fun to get to know each other like this.
“Wow, it was fun… I’m glad. Hehe.”
“I wonder if I can have this much fun alone. “It would have been better if I had come with Ritz.”
“…”
Uncle Posao said after being silent for a moment.
“I-I…” Compared to when I came here alone… T, Tia is there… “I like it better now.”
“-Really?”
I stretched out my legs.
“Me too. I think it was fun to go with you.”
“Ugh…”
I was on my way back to my accommodation after completing market research.
On one side of the street, merchants were selling something.
I snooped around nearby to see if I could buy something.
The cart was full of apples.
At Taildon, it was much brighter than the apples.
When I showed interest, the merchant explained.
“Oh, that. Apples that only come from Gordburg. Her name is Hongok. It means red jade.”
“Isn’t Gordburg quite far from here?”
“Then! “It’s something we can’t usually bring because it’s far from where it’s produced.”
“But how did you get it?”
“Of course it was transported by ship from Gordburg. Today, precious people had a very special party. “We are selling what is left over.”
As expected, the price was very expensive.
It costs 1 gold per pill.
An apple is worth 1 gold coin?
It was a price I could never understand.
I was just going to put it down and pass by.
Suddenly, Uncle Posao handed the merchant a gold coin.
“Ha, I’ll buy one. Goldenbulk apples…”
“Hey! I got 1 gold! Now, take it.”
There was no time to stop the man, and there was an apple in his hand.
“Mister! This is too expensive…”
“But… Gu, you’re curious. Tia seems to want to eat it too… Try it…”
“Ha-. “Just this once.”
Even so, they would all be the same apples anyway.
Is it different because it is Gordburg?
I took an apple and took a bite.
Wasak.
“… !”
I was surprised.
Intense sweetness that stimulates the tongue!
It was incredibly sweet.
The entire flesh of the apple was permeated with a sweet scent, and the juice melted sweetly every time you chewed it.
It was incomparable to Taildon’s apple.
“Delicious! “You should try it too!”
“Uh… Ugh!”
The man put his mouth to the same spot where he had already been bitten once.
He has a big mouth, so he ate half of it in one go… The reaction wasn’t much different from mine.
“Wow, it’s delicious!”
“Right?”
How do they make it so sweet?
Can apples taste like this?
I looked around at the half-left apple.
For some reason, my fingers felt a little sticky.
“… Huh?”
Suddenly, an impure thought passed through my mind.
Isn’t this honey?
I heard that some bad merchants spread a thin layer of honey on the skin of apples to pretend they are delicious.
When you are asked to take a bite and try it, the sweetness of the honey makes you think it is ‘delicious.’
It is said that when you buy a lot and wash it in water later and eat it, you are often disappointed by the completely different taste.
… So, this merchant tricked ordinary apples into thinking they were ‘Gordburg’ apples and sold them for 1 gold.
I immediately ran to the merchant.
“Hey! “Please give me another apple.”
“How much do you want to buy?”
“I’m not living. “I want to check.”
“Hey! Don’t touch it unless you want to buy it. Because the product is damaged.”
The behavior of a merchant who roughly waves his hand.
There is no doubt.
“Be honest. “Is this coated with honey?”
“What?”
The merchant laughed as if it were absurd.
“Why do I put honey on it?”
“Don’t act like a fool. It’s sticky.”
“Hey. The sticky skin is a characteristic of ruby. “It happens naturally as time goes by after harvesting.”
“So you said you would check to see if the same thing happened to other apples?”
“She’s such a strange girl that she doesn’t even know what to do. “If we, who make a living on credit, suffer losses due to such nonsense, will you take responsibility?”
“That…”
Is what this merchant says true?
I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t say anything, but Mr. Posao suddenly stepped forward.
“S-sorry… We have been scammed so many times… I didn’t know…”
“We are conscientious business people.”
“What this young lady said… So much for the praise that it is a good product… Please listen.”
Then the man pointed to the back.
People came to see what was going on due to the commotion I had caused, but when they realized that it was a good quality fruit, everyone was buying it.
In other words, the question was whether my house had an ‘advertising effect’.
The merchant cleared his throat.
“Keuhum- big. What. “Thank you for the compliment.”
“We also got a basket as a token of gratitude… Buy it, I will buy it.”
When I handed over 10 gold, the merchant’s serious expression suddenly relaxed.
Haha-!! Looks like you’ve done some business there. Where are you a merchant?”
“This is Modales Trading Company. Now, we are dealing in miscellaneous goods…”
“Haha! I will remember. Good! How I feel! “I will give you a special price.”
The merchant only received 5 gold and returned the rest.
“…”
The tense atmosphere soon changed to shaking hands.
Gordburg’s apology was also surprising.
What was more surprising was Uncle Posao’s resourcefulness.
A problem that could have arisen due to my self-indulgent suspicion, he naturally solved it.
He even used the crisis as an opportunity to receive preferential treatment and secure business partners.
I forgot about it for a moment.
That you are the owner of a general store.
I heard that general stores sell a variety of products, so you have to have good business skills.
The tips of a man who has run a general store for 20 years… Could it be that I’ve been underestimating it too much?
As soon as I left the street, I lowered my head.
“I’m sorry, mister.”
“No, no. Si, never mind. Maybe you didn’t know…”
Uncle Posao picked up an apple from the basket.
“Goldenbulk apples… “Would you like to eat?”
“It’s not Goldenbulk, it’s Gordburg-.”
“Goldenburg…”
“Gordburg.”
“Golden… Anyway, do you want to eat an apple?”
“Ahaha!”
I accepted the apple handed to me with a big smile.
“Yes!”
I bought a knife to peel apples at a nearby blacksmith shop.
It was a place called ‘Credio Workshop’, and the man had a short conversation with the blacksmith here as well.
“You’re interested in hardware trading?”
“Recently… Uh, how do you feel?”
“To be honest, it’s the worst. He has been running this place, which he inherited from his father, for 30 years, but it has never been as difficult as it is now. This whole guild will be like that. “I’m glad that they’re still going to buy the hardware, but I still want to stop them.”
“This is Modales Trading Company. Well, thank you. And this… Come on, it’s a gift. It’s Goldenbulk’s famous apple.”
Hehe. I will accept it gratefully.”
I got another business partner in a short period of time.
When I looked at it, I was a little puzzled.
Uncle Posao easily wins contracts and closes deals on his own.
Why have I never made a large transaction?
When I returned to the hotel, I asked the reason.
“Hehe. T, Tia. That’s… It’s not because I’m good at it.”
“So?”
“With Tia by my side… That’s it.”
“Yes? “Is it because of me?”
“Huh…”
I didn’t say anything and just stayed next to you?
“If you have a pretty girl like Tia…” People become nice. If I were alone… “Oh, I would have been kicked out for stuttering and being ugly.”
“Oh, no way-.”
“Really. T-I was able to do it because of Tia… Ugh…”
“…”
I don’t know if what you said is true or false.
Anyway, it’s all thanks to me.
I felt good.
“Let’s peel and eat apples! With my new penknife!”
The apple I ate with my uncle that day was the most delicious apple I’ve ever eaten in my life.
