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Chapter 81 : The Tranquilizer (1)
The office of the mansion.
“I have looked into the things you mentioned.”
Harry politely handed over the documents.
He had been running a general store and was scouted by Edward to work as a treasurer, but in reality, he was a comprehensive administrator who handled all sorts of miscellaneous tasks.
Fortunately, he adapted so quickly that it was hard to believe he was someone who had never done this kind of work before. He was also sincere and had excellent judgment.
Eṅù ḿӑ
“You’ve worked hard.”
“The tax revenue has increased a lot.”
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Under Bron’s leadership, the reinforcement work of the mine was in full swing. The poor of Balduran flocked to Occam to find jobs. When they were offered room and board and a high wage, people who wanted to work overflowed.
The workers were first mobilized for the mine construction and building construction. When that work was finished, they would work as miners.
Although they were made to sleep in the slave quarters for now, they were scheduled to be moved to the newly built dormitories when they were completed.
The food to feed the workers was bought from the villagers. Since it was bought with money instead of being requisitioned like before, the villagers’ income increased. The villagers used that money to purchase goods from the merchants who had come from Balduran.
Еṅ ùmа . і̂ d
The villagers who did other work besides farming sold their products to the merchants. The enriched villagers and merchants brought in a huge amount of tax revenue.
“The tax from the circus is more than I thought.”
“Yes, Young Master. It’s so popular that even people who saw it in Griffith follow them to Occam to see it again.”
“How’s Peter?”
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Although Edward was too busy to see it, Harry was so into it that he had seen the performance twice in a row.
“He’s the best. He looks like a bird, not a person. He’s worthy of being called the flower of the performance.”
Е̂n ú m̆ a
“I heard the spirit cart is quite something.”
William, who was listening from the side, added.
The spirit cart was a nickname William had given to John. He said that although the main body was useless, it could be used to move spirits…….
“Was there no rejection?”
John, who had suffered the most from Zampano, regarded the circus as terrible. Edward had made him watch the circus to overcome his fear. Since he had said he couldn’t go alone, William had dragged him there.
“At first, he whined that he couldn’t go, but when he actually went, he started giving advice, saying that’s not how you do it.”
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“…”
It seemed he had overcome his fear well.
“By the way, Hans’s family is going to be the richest in Griffith.”
The father ran a merchant guild, and the mother made the domain’s specialty. The son was a popular star of the circus. It would soon be as William said.
“Our pockets will also get fatter by that much.”
“That’s right. If things continue like this, you will be able to recover most of the money you invested before the mining resumes.”
W еb̊n_о v̂еľ Е.ṅu m̀ã
Harry added.
“It has to be that way. Because the gold mine won’t produce as much money as before.”
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The most important thing was the safety of the workers. He had just closed the dangerous mine tunnels. The mining output would be less than when he had used up the miners.
“Have you looked into a product that could be a specialty?”
Just as Griffith had Jane’s apple wine, he thought it would be good if Occam also had a specialty. Although there was gold, it was not good to rely only on that.
“Yes, Young Master. The item that the Balduran merchants bought the most in Occam was clothing.”
Ĕn̄ ũ m̀ а
“Clothing? Was Occam famous for that?”
“Not really. Since merchants rarely came, only the villagers used it. It’s something the farmers’ wives do as a side job, but the overall skill seems to be good. The merchants who came this time said that it’s at a level that would sell well in Balduran. It seems the merchants’ coming was a godsend.”
“That’s good.”
Everything was going according to plan.
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Knock, knock, knock.
Just then, there was a knock on the office door.
Е ñ u m а . ì d
“Vice-Captain Norman has arrived.”
“Let him in.”
“Good day, Young Master Edward. Young Master William.”
“I’m not a Young Master, I’m a general.”
“…Good day, General.”
“Yeah.”
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“…”
Norman also greeted the treasurer, Harry.
“It’s the apple wine you mentioned.”
Norman was on his way back from a knight order meeting in Griffith.
It was a basic command to buy the apple wine made by Jane every time he went.
“Thank you. Let’s all have a drink.”
En̈ u m̈ а . і̇ d
Edward poured the apple wine into glasses and distributed them to the three people.
“Kuh, it’s really killer.”
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Edward’s thoughts were different. Although it was still delicious, the taste had subtly deteriorated compared to before.
‘Is it because of the apples?’
Since Griffith did not cultivate apples, they imported apples from Balduran. Since the variety and quality of the imported apples were different each time, the taste of the wine also seemed to change.
“How’s Griffith?”
W̃e b̃ n̊ о̀ v̌ е̄ l̆ E̊ n̈ u̇ m̈а̌
Edward asked Norman.
“Everything is good, but there is one problem.”
“A problem?”
“Logan caused trouble.”
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“Logan?”
“He caused a disturbance in a tavern and hit someone.”
Е́ǹ û.m̈ȧ
“What? Is that crazy bastard out of his mind? I’ll be right back. A few hits will bring him to his senses.”
William shot up from his seat.
“Is it a romance if you do it and an affair if someone else does it?”
“What?”
“It seems someone used to frequently cause disturbances in taverns and hit people.”
“…Ahem.”
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William, who had been hit where it hurt, gave a dry cough.
He knew what he was thinking. Although he had been tormenting him all the time, Logan was William’s most cherished subordinate. He had also practically served as his adjutant in the last war.
He was trying to scold him and cover it up on his own.
“Has Logan ever done this before?”
“This kind of thing?”
“Has he ever hit someone?”
E nu m̀ а
“…Not that I remember. He has a hot temper, but he has never crossed the line. At most, he would grab someone by the collar.”
“He didn’t seem like a guy who lacked self-control to me either. It’s certainly strange.”
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“Uh, that’s…”
Norman’s lips moved, and he glanced at Harry.
“I’ll be on my way.”
Harry, who was quick-witted, immediately got up from his seat.
E ñumа
“You’ve worked hard. Rest well today.”
“Yes, Young Master. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
After Harry left, Norman opened his mouth with a stiff face.
“Side effects are appearing in the soldiers who trained in the hall.”
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“It’s not just Logan?”
“Yes. They have all become more violent. They are exploding in their daily lives what they should only be exploding in training.”
W е bn̂ о̇ vě ľ Е̂ n̆_u m̃ à
Just as dying and coming back to life was a terrible experience, so was killing someone.
Since knights were constantly trained to reveal their violence as needed, they could easily kill their opponents. They didn't get stressed even if they killed someone.
The soldiers had received relatively less of that training. Since the main duty of the standing army was to stand guard and maintain public order, the training time was short.
Even those who had worked in the standing army for a long time would have rare experience of killing. There were also those like Logan who had become soldiers late after farming.
Edward also knew this, so he had first made them fight with monsters using illusions. The soldiers, who had been scared of the monsters’ hideous appearance, had overcome their fear through repeated training and had been able to handle low-level monsters with ease.
Only after they had become accustomed to slaughter did he have them fight each other. But killing a monster and killing a person were different.
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“I’ll have to use that method.”
Edward had a servant call Daniel, who was in Griffith.
And he sent a letter to the adventurer’s guild.
* * *
“My goodness.”
Ged murmured, looking up at the castle wall of Griffith.
Wе̃ ḃnо̊ vë l̂ É n̈ ũ m а̌
“They say it’s a castle wall made by the Demon King.”
Johanna also felt dizzy from the pressure of the grand castle wall.
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“Let’s go in.”
The two of them passed through the castle gate, feeling dazed.
“Wow.”
As soon as they entered, a gasp of admiration escaped them.
Wе̇ bnо v̆ е̂l̇ Ẽ n ů m ӑ
Carts loaded with goods continued endlessly, and the market was in a state of chaos. The merchants were shouting to sell their goods.
“It changes every time I come.”
If last time it was a pioneer’s village (village) built on a wasteland, now it was like a town (town) that was not envious of a city.
It was shocking that it had taken less than a month to change like this.
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“What on earth happened?”
“They won the war.”
Е̂n̄ u m̈ а́
The two of them had also heard the news that a domain war had broken out. They had naturally thought that Occam would win and had been worried about Griffith.
But the result was the annihilation of Occam. What was more surprising than the result was Edward’s performance. He had killed hundreds in the valley and had turned the tide of the war using the legacy of the Demon King. They were unbelievable rumors.
“A village doesn’t change like this just because they won a war.”
For the two of them, who had traveled to numerous cities and villages because of their profession as adventurers, this was a first. So their curiosity was piqued.
“Let’s find out.”
The two of them looked around the market, chatted with the merchants, and had a light drink at a tavern, mixing with the villagers.
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They all said the same thing.
“It’s all thanks to Young Master Edward.”
Edward was a hero who had led the war to victory and at the same time a reformer who had brought prosperity to the domain.
It was Edward who had discovered the tunnel connecting Occam and Griffith and had opened it to let the merchants of Balduran come.
He had given the villagers who had suffered from the war the money he had obtained as spoils of war to provide them with a foothold for recovery, and he had also lent them investment funds at a low interest rate so that they could do business.
“He is a true sage king.”
Е̂ ň u̇m̈ a
He had also held a memorial service for those who had passed away before and after the domain war. He had also shown the magnanimity of recovering the bodies of the enemy soldiers.
“I was able to sell this amazing apple wine thanks to the Young Master.”
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The tavern owner said proudly, holding out a glass of wine. It was a taste so amazing that he wanted to buy a whole bunch when he left. He said that it was also Edward who had discovered the brewing master who had made this wine.
“I knew he was a great person, but I didn’t know he was this great.”
“That’s right. The villagers seem to really like the Young Master.”
Commoners did not like nobles.
E n̆ ů m ӓ. іd̄
In particular, the villagers who were tied to the domain did not like their masters. They couldn't like them when they were exploited in normal times and were driven to their deaths when a war broke out.
There were many cases where nobles who were treated as heroes outside were regarded as tyrants in the domain they ruled.
Perhaps because he knew that, the affection of the people of Griffith for Edward seemed even more special.
“He’s in Occam, right?”
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“Yes.”
“Let’s go see him.”
È ṅu m̈а́
The two of them moved to Occam through the tunnel that Edward had discovered.
Since there was a stagecoach that went back and forth between the two domains every two hours, there was no need to walk. Inside the tunnel, torches were installed at regular intervals, and the road was also well paved.
The two of them, like adventurers, carefully examined the area around the tunnel. Ged’s expression was not good.
“Ged, are you okay?”
“Huh? Of course.”
Although Ged smiled, Johanna knew that it was a forced smile.
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He wouldn't be comfortable. Ged was in charge of the western part of the kingdom in the guild. He was a veteran who prided himself on knowing the remote areas of the west better than anyone else.
In particular, he knew everything about the ruins of the Demon King. Because it was the place that adventurers in the west visited the most.
But even such a Ged had never imagined that there was such a castle wall and tunnel.
“The Young Master is a native of this place. He’s different from us who only visit when there’s work.”
Ged’s lips moved, but he just closed them. He knew what he wanted to say. That although the Young Master was not, they were experts.
But Johanna knew that Edward was an incredibly knowledgeable and intelligent person. He would probably be better at exploring ruins than a decent adventurer.
Е n u m̄ а̀. і̂ d́
“I want to learn a thing or two from the Young Master.”
Ged said with a grin. Like a good person, he seemed to have quickly shaken off his sense of self-deprecation.
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“If he’s not busy, let’s ask him how he found it.”
The two arrived in Occam. Although it was not as much as Griffith, Occam had also changed a lot.
The gloomy mining city of the past was gone, and there was a city full of vitality and life.
The place left by the slaves was filled by free laborers. The workers who had finished their work came out to the village and made the streets noisy. The sound of boisterous laughter did not cease.
Е.n um̄а́ .ǐ_d
“It’s like a town in the middle of a festival.”
“I know, right. If the Young Master’s work isn’t urgent, shall we also watch the circus?”
“Good.”
The people here also praised Edward’s generosity and justice. Even though no one had told them to do so, they praised Edward in a loud voice, and the others, not to be outdone, chimed in.
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“It’s a really strange town.”
He had never heard of a conquered people talking about their conqueror in that way. It was probably not to be found even if you looked through all of history and the continent.
Еnuṁ а .і d̄
The two of them, after asking around, headed to the mansion. Although they were covered in dirt from the long journey, the butler politely guided them to the drawing room.
“We greet the Young Master.”
“Welcome. You’ve had a hard time coming a long way.”
“Congratulations on your victory.”
“Thank you. Have you been well?”
Edward greeted Johanna and Ged with a bright smile and treated them with the utmost hospitality, as if they were noble guests.
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The two of them, who had received a lavish treatment that did not suit their status, did not know what to do.
“I’ll start with the request for Johanna. Have you ever heard of a plant called Mangsaengcho (Forget-me-not grass)?”
“Yes. It’s a poisonous plant that makes you lose your memory when you eat it.”
“Have you seen it around here?”
“Yes. I remember a few places.”
“I’d like you to get me a generous amount of Mangsaengcho.”
W̌ ӗ b̄n ó v̈ẽl Е ǹ ůṁа̂
“May I ask what you intend to use it for?”
Johanna asked, extremely tense. Edward showed a grin.
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“Don’t worry. I’m going to dilute it and then mix it with other medicinal herbs to make a tranquilizer. It’s not addictive and has no side effects.”
“A tranquilizer?”
It was a usage that was unfamiliar to Johanna.
“It seems you’re hearing it for the first time.”
Ẅêbn̂ ǒvе́ l Е̊n̄u m а̊
Edward explained what medicinal herbs to refine in what way and in what ratio to combine them.
‘How can he know even this…’
It was a difficult explanation that could never be done without a proper understanding of poison arts or pharmacology. The use of technical terms was also accurate.
Although he had never heard of a tranquilizer made from Mangsaengcho, he was well aware of the usage of the other medicinal herbs.
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So he could tell that the combination method Edward had proposed was theoretically perfect and that the resulting product would be safe.
Johanna was shocked by the fact that he could come up with such an idea.
Ẁ е b̀ n оv̊ еl̄ Ӗ n̊ü m̌ а̀
‘Perhaps…’
Edward was not just a person who knew a lot, but a poison master superior to Johanna.
Only then could Johanna understand the frustration that Ged had felt.
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