17 – Red Garden Landscaper 3

“Ugh… ”

Feeling a rattling shock and a burning pain, Isolda slowly opened her eyes.

one moment. She began to wonder if this might be that dungeon, but fortunately it seemed not to be so, judging from the thin sunlight streaming in from the hole in the upper part of her face.

‘Where is this…?… That’s right.. I’m sure I was hit by an arrow…’

With that thought in mind, Isolda struggled to get up from her seat.

“Kuh!…”

A throbbing pain in the back the next moment.

Fortunately, it didn’t look like a deep wound, but it was still causing her considerable pain.

However, recognizing the fact that she couldn’t be in pain in a place like this, the first thing she started to look at was her arms.

Then, the shiny golden gold coins started to sneak up on me

At this, Isolda let out a sigh of relief and was able to relieve her sigh.

‘thank god. because no one took it. But… where the hell is this place?’

Isolda slowly looked around as she forced her body to move in pain.

A place that looks like a small and shabby wagon.

From the sight of large chunks of ore and food bags around, Isolda seemed to know roughly who the owner of this wagon was.

‘This person is also a merchant.’

The products themselves were of a modest level, but they were definitely worthwhile as products.

Looking around for a moment, Isolda began to turn her head quickly to grasp the situation.

‘Judging from the traces of coal dust piled up on the floor, it is highly likely that he is a person who buys ore directly from the mine and sells it to towns or cities. The types of ore are iron and copper.. There seems to be no trace of handling precious metals such as gold or silver. .’

In just a few seconds, it is Lee Sol who has succeeded in accurately analyzing the main products being loaded onto this wagon and even the vendors.

Even though she fell into ruin, it wasn’t too difficult for her as a merchant to understand the situation.

‘But… the merchant didn’t take the gold coin bag while he saved me… Is it because they simply couldn’t find it? But that couldn’t be the case…’

It was Isolda who had always thought of her own gain as her top priority.

From her point of view, she could not understand the actions of the other person who pulled out the arrow stuck in her back and treated the wound, but did not take the bag of gold coins she found in the process.

‘I don’t know what kind of person you are, but I think it will be difficult to become a great person in the future. For a profit-seeking merchant to kick the chance to make a fortune… I made a foolish choice.’

If it was Isolda, he would have killed the other person without hesitation immediately after finding the gold coin, or he would have left it alone and took only the gold coin and ran away.

Although it was thanks to the other person not doing so that I was able to breathe like this.

This was the complete opposite of Isolda’s view of life, which only considered her gains in every situation.

Then, Isolda carefully poked her head out to the coachman’s seat in front of her, thinking about checking the man’s face.

“Oh, you are awake.”

The next moment, all she saw was a young girl driving a carriage.

Age must be mid-teens. Her face was ordinary, not particularly pretty, and the clothes she was wearing didn’t look very wealthy.

“Uh.. yes.. first of all.. thank you. Did you save me?”

“Yes, I happened to find you collapsed on the floor while driving the carriage. I’m really glad the wound wasn’t deep.”

A girl who smiles brightly with those words.

Looking at her, Isolda looked around cautiously, slightly doubting whether this mildness would be able to properly serve as a merchant in the future.

There seemed to be no one else around except for her.

There were no other wagons or adults accompanying them, only this little wagon and the girl driving it.

But. Although no one else was seen, there was one peculiarity about this merchant’s procession.

It was that three dogs, almost the size of wolves, were moving together as if escorting a wagon.

They are large creatures with the power to bite and kill even a person if they are determined and attacked.

Looking at them, Isolda nodded slowly, realizing that she was still paying attention to safety.

‘Is that why you were able to walk around this neighborhood alone?

In other words, these dogs could be said to be adventurers who protect him from the merchant’s point of view.

In fact, even Isolda had heard several stories of poor merchants without money learning a certain degree of martial arts or carrying out trade while protecting themselves with animals like this.

It was at that time that Lee Sol-da remained silent while appreciating the situation around her.

“I… but… who are you? You don’t look like a simple tourist…”

“Ah.. My name is Isol… Mmm… Mmm… Call me Ysera. My job is originally a merchant like you, but I’m tired of being surrounded by thieves…’

I still don’t know who the opponent is, and above all, this is a place where I haven’t been far away from Schwyz’s influence yet. In response, Isolda introduced herself with an appropriate pseudonym.

“Oh, I see. Mr. Lee Sera.. So like that..”

At Isolda’s words, the girl nodded as if she understood.

She, too, was familiar with the story of the bandits nestled in the mountains.

The reason she goes with dogs like this is to prepare for that.

In this situation, it was not difficult for her to know what had happened to this woman named Ysera, who had been shot down by bandits’ arrows.

At that time, when the girl understood her situation in her own way, Isolda carefully asked the girl.

“Come to think of it… where are you going? If I’m right, it looks like they’re going to Sellenberg, judging from the iron ore they’re carrying..”

“Ugh!.. Uh.. How did you know?”

“Of course, that’s where iron ore is best sold in this neighborhood. Maybe it’s gotten busier since we finished expanding the forge a year ago?”

“Ah.. Yes, on top of that, I heard that there are more unusual rumors going around these days, so I have more work to do. From what I’ve heard, it seems like the lords are buying irons well, saying they order a lot.”

“I see..”

At the girl’s words, Isolda suddenly remembered a fact she had forgotten for a while, and involuntarily frowned slightly.

‘Certainly… there were signs right before I got into trouble. We’ll have to wait and see how it goes, but…’

While thinking about that, Isolda first looked at the girl who saved her and asked.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t heard your name. What is your name?”

“Ah.. My name is Yuria. Yuria Sweets. As you said, I work as a merchant selling iron ore.”

“I see… Yuria. Then, will you let me accompany you to Selberg as it is? I will reward you when you arrive.”

“Ah.. The reward is fine, but you’re suffering from a lot of damage because you’ve been attacked by thieves, right? My mother told me that at times like this, we should live by helping each other.”

“Help…?

Looking at the girl who refused the Hansako case, Isolda sighed once more at her retreat.

‘Merchants have so much compassion… I guess they didn’t learn that people are mere things in front of money… Parents taught their children the wrong way.’

With that thought in mind, Isolda went inside the carriage and lay down to ease the still throbbing pain.

*

Selberg

The size of the territory was not that large as a baronial territory, but as one of the passages between the Holy Empire and Schwyz, there were quite a few people coming and going, and it had a reputation as a place where many blacksmiths lived in the past.

– “Kang! kang! KANG!”-

A blaring metallic sound that could easily be heard even on the roadside.

In addition, the smell of iron and fire wafting through the city the moment it entered the city clearly showed what kind of place it was.

Arriving in Selberg, Yuria and Isolda immediately arrived at the trading post where iron ores were purchased.

‘It’s not serious… The price of iron ore is skyrocketing beyond imagination.’

Iron ore prices displayed throughout the trading post.

Looking at the prices that jumped nearly twice the level that Lee Solda originally knew, she could roughly know how the continent’s atmosphere was going.

Steel produced from iron ore is not simply used for agricultural tools.

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No, in fact, if asked to name the most basic use of steel, most would answer like this.

weapon.

The most basic yet essential resource for making swords, spears, and guns and guns.

Its price skyrocketed, which meant that war was imminent in neighboring countries.

‘At this time, iron ore is literally the price of gold. If you do well, this kid will make some money today.’

With that thought in mind, Isolda leaned against the carriage and watched as this girl named YuRia proceeded with the transaction.

“Eh..hey..so..I brought 10 loaves, and each one costs 200 silver coins..”

“It is 2000. Are you going to make a deal?”

“Ah.. I know, but wait a minute…”

“..Whoa..”

Asolda felt a bit frustrated as she watched the child fidgeting and calculating.

As a merchant, it seems that he is not yet accustomed to counting.

However, as I continued to look at her, Isolda suddenly began to think of one thing.

‘But, well… Come to think of it, I was like that when I was younger… The days when I was calculating prices with my fingers…’

At that time, she studied to become a merchant under the strict education of her parents.

In the process, I was taught not only to simply acquire knowledge at home, but also to purchase goods directly from the store and leave a profit.

At first, of course, I made a lot of mistakes, and there were times when I was punished because I lost money by miscalculating.

Yes, but Isolda didn’t particularly resent her parents for that.

It was because he had undergone such rigorous training that he was able to grow as a confident merchant.

Even though it’s all ruined now.

While watching the transaction while feeling a strange feeling of longing for YuRia, Isolda began to discover something interesting.