Hello, this is Ren, Ive been training in blacksmithing and for so reason I decided to register with the comrce guild. It seems that the pasta machine and mincer that I used earlier was considered quite revolutionary, thus the revenue from the patents were quite profitable.
According to what I heard at the comrce guild when I went to register the patents. The recipe didnt exist in this country, but long pasta dishes did exist in the central continent.
But the tools that are used to make the noodles for the pasta dishes sound complicatedits sowhat like making tokoroten in how you have to forcefully push it in and then pull it out.
Compared to that, the pasta machine I made was like a ground-breaking invention since it allowed for noodles to be made easily! Was it sothing like that? On the other hand, the mincer was considered amazing because it was a smaller version.
Although mincers did exist, there were apparently no hamburgers in this country. Which I didnt really understand. The staff also said that there wasnt a recipe that required the usage thod for it in the central continent. I think in this country, atballs are made using leftover scraps? So the mincer wouldnt sell here either.
While long pasta dishes didnt exist in this country, it seems to exist in a trade city in the west. Hm, I want to go there at least once. I want to try all the various foods there.
That aside, I was able to make these since I knew about the structure due to my previous life. Im not the one who invented them, yet Im earning so inco from them..sohow I feel bad in various ways
Oh, right. I guess this would be considered a knowledge cheat. The protagonists in the otherworld genre usually have quite the knowledgebase. I guess I would have to get used to it too?
But still, I know this world is still in various stages of developnt, but to think there would be a patent system and such. This world really is over the top, I dont even know where to begin comnting.
Incidentally, the comrce guilds have a high registration fee. The cost would depend on the business being started, but it would be about 1 to 5 gold coins. Depending on the case, it could even go up to 10 gold coins. Apparently, it was because the cost would be used as compensation to cover any losses that might occur if the initial business failed.
In my case, I had to pay 5 gold coins. Considering that, the adventurers guild which didnt charge a registration fee was quite generous. Also regarding my case, since I registered for a patent for the design, a fee would be charged each ti the device was manufactured.
The comrce guild was an international organization that spanned across multiple countries, so even if it was manufactured in another country, I would still earn money. The comrce guild also received a portion of the fee. As such, it seems that the fee would be properly collected in the surrounding areas in order to protect the guilds interests.
In addition, as a result of listening to various explanations at the comrce guild, it seems that this country was more rural and was quite backward. When I ca here to get the patent for the tools, the process was quite exhausting.
Furthermore, the inco from the patent fee would be processed by the guild and automatically transferred. Registering with the comrce guild would allow to open an account with them, thus all the fees would be transferred to that account.
Apparently, the account could be accessed from other guilds too since the various guilds had business dealing with each other, so money could still be withdrawn even if it was a completely different guild. So in my case, I could access it even at the adventurers guild.
Unlike the adventurers guild, it seems that the comrce guild required an annual mbership fee, but if you allowed it to be withdrawn from your account, you wouldnt have to co to pay for it and it would be automatically deducted.
But the investigation process was quite long when I was registering for the patent, so I guess its quite nice that I dont have to co to pay fees? Seriously, the eyes of the surrounding rchants are scary.
I wasnt expecting them to recognize as the person who made tonkatsu back in Harula and the one at the poultry farming village. There were even suspicions about being the rumored witch of the forest, scary! But I managed to mislead them into thinking that the matters regarding the witch of the forest was just sothing that happened close to .
And so, I didnt want to co to the comrce guild anymore because of that.
Or rather, I was worried about running into the toad-faced rchant if I frequented the comrce guild too much.
He wouldnt send pursers after , right?
Depending on the case, I might have to consider running away, but I had already rented a smithy, so it would be really annoying to do so. For now, I guess Ill just wait and seebut Ill prepare so that Im able to escape anyti.
Ive been doing a lot of things based upon the surrounding mood, so I have to be a little more careful.I dont want to stand out. No, for real.
Additionally, the rank of the comrce guild increases when revenue and taxes paid to the comrce guild and to the country generated from a guild mbers business exceeds a specific amount for a year. For , since it would be automatically deducted from the inco from the patent fee, it seems it was alright to leave it alone.
Well, it seems that sotis I would have to visit to update my rank and such..but if possible, I dont really want to co back Despite such troubles, I still had ti to forge swords and such afterward.
Later that day, I took a break before noon and went outside the workshop for a bit. There was a door behind the main building that led outside of the periter walls of the workshop. Exiting from there would then lead to a back alley.
The other end of the back alley was fenced and the open sky could be seen beyond. In other words, there was a highland ahead, or a cliff so to say.
When I placed my hands on the fence and looked down, I could see the roofs of the houses below. If I fell from here, I would get seriously injured, the difference in elevation was quite large so I had to be careful not to fall.
However, since there was a solid fence around here, it seems that if soone fell from here, it would be considered their own fault, and the person who fell would probably go down as a laughingstock. Apparently, there also wouldnt be any compensation from the country even if soone fell from here. As such, lets be careful.
But being here is like standing on top of a hill, the wind feels very nice. Should I take a break near the fence? There were benches set up at regular intervals, and it seems people would sit and rest here despite it being an alley.
Even though it was located in such a place, it didnt an there werent any people, so I was naturally wearing my cloak. Norn was also next to . And the wind really did feel nice. It might be a good idea to take a break here from now on.
Fwah~
Woah, I let out a weird voice.
Um, you ca out from there, are you perhaps an apprentice of the workshop?
Huh!? Did my weird voice get heard!? No way, how embarrassing!
Ah, what? No, thats not it. Huh? Is that so? But you ca out from there Well, Im being taken care of in various ways there, but Im just renting a space there. Oh, I see..if thats the case, then I guess it wont be possible
The person looked disappointed and depressed. It wasnt like I did anything wrong, but for so reason, I felt guilty. And the person was giving off quite a depressing atmosphere. Hmm
Um..is there sothing troubling you?
This is sothing that should never be asked. Its a flag. I know this will bring sothing troubleso. But I asked since I was Japanese. And above all, the person is a child..
Eh? Is there anything thats troubling you? Oh, nohow should I put this? That is, Im still just a newbie adventurer.
The adventurers guild and craftsn guild operated on a mutual assistance contract system. The contract was that new adventurers and new craftsn would help each other to improve their own skills.
For example, new adventurers might not have enough money for equipnt. Good equipnt would cost a bit of money. Furthermore, equipnt would be considered consumables.
Likewise, it would be similar for apprentice blacksmiths. The person would be a new blacksmith who only just recently began forging. As such, they wouldnt be able to afford materials. They also wouldnt be allowed to use the smithies whenever they pleased. And even if they made sothing, there wasnt a thod to test its actual performance or usability.
But the mutual assistance contract would allow such new adventurers and craftsn to make up for each others needs. Adventurers could get necessary weapons and armor at low prices or for free. And craftsn would be able to test the performance of the products they made.
Adventurers could also provide the materials craftsn would need at low prices or for free, and thus obtain new weapons, armor, and more experience. Craftsn would also be able to experience working with new materials, and through learning about the performance and usability of their products, make improvents, and thus improve their own skills.
As a result, they would be able to make up for each others lack of money, gain experience, and improve together. Hence the mutual assistance contract.
However, there were also disadvantages. The abilities of new adventurers were limited. Sudden death was inevitable. Naturally, they wouldnt be in possession of many skills either. Thus, gathering the required materials wasnt easy.
The sa applied to new craftsn, since they were only re apprentices. The performance and reliability of the products created werent well-established. Sotis, they could even suddenly break during a battle.
Therefore, there was a clause in the mutual assistance contract that both parties would not be held responsible for the life and death of the other. Even if you died, it would be your own fault.
There were also clauses regarding the companions of dead adventurers. In the case that a fellow adventurer died due to equipnt failure, taking action upon the craftsn who signed the mutual assistance contract wasnt allowed. Naturally, breaking the agreent would result in penalties.
However, if too many fatal accidents occurred, the penalties would be applied to the craftsn. Thus, signing a mutual assistance contract would an agreeing to these trade-offs.
Apparently, the girl in front of had been wandering around the blacksmith district every day, looking for soone to sign the mutual assistance contract with. The rapid manner the girl spoke in, how she would keep rambling on, and yet still be able to convey her aning.
..She hasnt changed. Shes just like before.
She had light blonde hair, and the length was at the point where the hair could be neatly tied into a single, small bun. But before, she used to have long hair. Her skin was darker than I rembered. I guess she beca tanner? But her sharp blue eyes were the sa as before, a look full of willpower.
Right, I know this girl.
And so, considering the burden on the children who left the orphanage together with , I thought it would be best to look for soone to sign a mutual assistance contract? But how would I find soone like that to begin with? Haa, how troubling.
It seems that after becoming 11 years old, she left the orphanage with so other children of the sa age to beco adventurers. Originally, the orphanage we were from would allow us to stay until we reached 15 years old.
But she and the others had chosen to leave the orphanage to make space for children younger than them.
I thought it would be manageable, but I wasnt able to tell herbs apart from each other. And with good armor, Im able to fight against goblins and lesser wolves, but my weapon didnt hold up at all.
She had a worn-out looking dagger on her waist. Although it was sheathed, the various tears all over it made it was obvious how much hardships she had been through.
Her hands were also quite worn-out. All the children in the orphanage had sowhat rough-looking hands, but their hands were still in much better shape than her hands.
I understand I brought this upon myself, but I still think that with a mutual assistance contract, itll be alright! And if it goes well, I might even be able to ask for weapons for the other children. perhaps?
She hasnt changed at all. Shes just like in the past. She was always looking after everyone and taking the extra burden upon herself.
You havent changed at all, Triela. Eh?
She looked at with widened eyes. The look in her eyes was the sa as back at the orphanage, and for so reason, it felt relieving.
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