Knights, Let’s Smash Them

8 – Shouldn’t I Seek a Rice Cake in a Dungeon? (2)

It was a clean transaction with no frills. Emain Rua, the vice-captain of the White Rose, or rather, the Snow Leopard Knights, looked at the administrator who was advancing ahead with a barrage of admiration inwardly.

With no prior information about the dungeon, I made a business partner in an instant.

The processing speed, which was professional even if not skillful, was enough to give the illusion that Lubern Aylroy was originally an administrator who had been in the county of Rupel for a long time.

Certainly, there was not a single bottle of potion that the Knights currently had on hand.

Even with the lowest grade 4 potion, there were many cases of dying because there was no potion in actual battle.

On second thought, Compton’s proposal turned out to be a very profitable deal, both in the short term and in the long term.

‘I was simply looking at the value of money… ….’

As much as Xianne was a leader who showed outstanding talent in establishing strategies and managing the personnel of the knights rather than administration.

Emain Rua is the vice-captain of the Knights and the longest-serving knight in charge of minor administrative tasks.

It was entirely up to her to conclude the deal in this way.

However, she had been living like that for several years, and Lou Verne took care of her deal that she hadn’t even thought about.

Are the rumors true?

The red-haired vice-captain looked at the newly appointed administrator with a curious gaze.

“Ah, by the way, vice-captain Emain.”

“Yes, magistrate.”

“Um, I’ll say it again, but you don’t have to use Nim to refer to it. In terms of rank, aren’t the vice-captain and I equal?”

“That…… It seems so.”

“Yes, feel free to call me. I am comfortable with that too.”

“Then the Lubern magistrate… …. What did you call for?”

It was still awkward for Emain to address her with the word ‘nim’.

As for Xianne, who is the leader, Emain herself was much higher than her in terms of standard, but even before she became the leader, she was called by the title of ‘sir’ with respect.

“Where are the other two dungeons that have not been taken over by Baron Kirten and are currently being managed by a mercenary group?”

“One is near the mountains, quite far from Petalonto, and the other is near Lake Melbourne, to the south.”

“What is the grade?”

At her straight-up question, Emen Lua’s head spins quickly.

“I know them as C and A respectively.”

“Oh…… That there is an A-class.”

Lubern stroked my chin and smiled. His black eyes twinkled as much as his black hair.

“If it were to the south, would it be the same way as the 4th Corps Garrison?”

“Ah…… Yes.”

“Let’s go. Let’s take care of two of them within today and take a quick rest.”

Lou Verne sang his hum and moved his steps lightly towards the place where he had stopped his horse.

Two trades in one day?

How much do you love your work and do it this far?

At first, it was Emain Lua who couldn’t understand why Luvern suddenly accepted the magistrate’s post while traveling, but now he seemed to know something.

The man in front of me.

Maybe he was a man who really fell in love with his work.

‘I don’t know if it’s good… ….’

Anyway, as long as the Knights and the Territory could be resurrected, no matter who did what, they were welcome.

A comet came to the knights, who had only gotten worse no matter how hard they struggled.

Is that really a sign of good luck?

I didn’t know if it was a symbol of ruin or not.

For now, I had no choice but to trust the young magistrate’s eyes.

***

“Are you all right, Captain Xianne?”

“Yes…… This is fine now.”

The blonde knight commander seemed to be in quite a bit of mental shock. Well, if I didn’t have resistance to bugs, it would have been like that.

I never thought that when I first fell into this world, getting used to the bugs by rolling over and over on the road would be an advantage.

“Then why did you visit the alchemy shop?”

Centurion Milo, who was with the party, asked. He, too, knew that this was Kay Broch’s nest, but he must have thought it was not worth much.

In fact, the majority of articles are not interested in anything other than their field.

It wasn’t unusual for Milo, the centurion, to react like that to the retirement article.

“I made a deal with an alchemist named Compton on the condition that I supply by-products from Cave Roach.”

“Deal? In that short time!?”

Is that such a surprise?

Originally, it is better to complete the transaction in one day. Competitors pop out only when they are sluggishly dragged in, and outside companies who have heard the information from somewhere also start to intervene…….

I don’t think there would be any guys who coveted such a dungeon in a poor village, but it was unconditional when I served as the administrator of the Imperial Knights.

The moment you say, “I’ll decide tomorrow,” The merchant has a 50% chance of making a contract with someone other than you.

Once you have it in your hands, you must not let it go until the end to win it.

“No big deal. I haven’t given you a pass yet, but I’ll work on it and give it to you right away, so when a young alchemist with a monocle comes in, you can open it right away.”

At my words, Milo nodded his head.

I have a career as a knight, so I’m sure they’ll handle it well. Seeing that the discipline of the soldiers was maintained swiftly, Milo seemed to be a trustworthy enough person.

Then, the business in the D-level dungeon Rustling Cave is over. Compton and Milo will take care of themselves, and if something goes wrong, then a report will come in.

“Oh, and if you ever ask for help in subduing Cave Loch or removing an oil gland, then you can ask for five silver coins per head.”

“Yes? What is that…….”

“What I promised him was a right of passage. If you say there is a shortage of workers, it means that it does not matter if you receive a fair price.”

Occasionally, if I don’t tell you like this, I’ve seen a lot of cases where the alchemist thinks it’s a natural right and rather brazenly acts out.

Since the Corps is clearly treated as a sub-organization of the Knights Templar, there were times when they did something unreasonable by saying that they had the Knights Administrator on their back.

Such abuse is blocking the source.

I’m sure Compton isn’t that rude, but there’s nothing wrong with letting the centurion know.

On the other hand, if Milo catches a strange quibble, the story will come out first from Compton.

In the end, mutual respect must be established.

Even if the deal was done with me, there was a high probability that the person in charge who would encounter a lot during the actual work would be Milo, the centurion.

The key to how win-win the two of you will be is how close and deep the relationship is from now on.

“Then let’s move on.”

“Whoa, are you going back to the Knights?”

“Eh?”

When I frowned, Xianne asked back in bewilderment.

“Oh…… ? Didn’t it just end?”

“What kind of grain is it? If you can hear the other two, you should.”

Is the leader so lazy to write?

As long as this Luvern Alroy has been enlisted in the Knights, it is absolutely unacceptable to put off things that are sufficiently possible.

“For now, let’s go to Lake Melbourne, which is the closest. Vice-captain Emain said there is a grade A dungeon there?”

I got on the horse again, leaving behind the shriveled mushrooms and despairing knights.

I’m sorry for you, but I’ll have to run as hard as I can today.

***

Lake Melbourne was about an hour away from where the Rustling Caves were located.

Thanks to the small original body territory, this was a fairly short distance.

‘Back then, once I went on a business trip, I had to run three full days.’

The memories of being a member of the Imperial Black Lion Knights came flooding back.

It’s honestly hard to drive all three days, even in a really comfortable car.

But I rode on a wagon like a beggar that made my butt ache after riding it for an hour, so if it was only an hour away, I couldn’t help but feel relatively close.

“Ugh…… Heck, magistrate, Joe, can’t we just rest for a bit!?”

“I arrived anyway.”

“That, I don’t have the strength to walk…… !!”

The youngest member of the Order, Barbara, breathed heavily. Her silver hair was covered with sweat.

‘Why is he having a hard time when he’s talking about running?’

Of course, it was not impossible to understand.

Contrary to its appearance, horseback riding is quite difficult. In any case, it is to freely control a single life form.

If you don’t manage your physical strength by keeping your body balanced, squeezing and releasing your strength, you will quickly get tired.

But isn’t it a little too much for a driver to spread the word just because he rode for an hour?

“Then I will watch from the side. This time, let’s go with the captain.”

“Is that so?”

“My boss…… No.”

Sianne accepted Emain’s proposal. Well, since this dungeon was currently being managed by a mercenary under a consignment contract, it didn’t seem necessary to take the knights there.

Maybe it would be better if only the leader and me were the guild representatives.

“It doesn’t matter if the other drivers besides Barbara take a break.”

“I will be here too.

“Come on!!!”

This time, it was Lonz who sent us off with a booming voice. I gave him a thumbs up and entered the entrance of the village with Cianne.

A town almost right next to Lake Melbourne.

Generally, there was usually a brigade, mercenary unit, or adventurer’s camp to manage the dungeon near the dungeon.

In dungeons where accessibility was not so bad, small villages were sometimes formed in this way.

First of all, it was very easy to process or dispose of by-products of dungeons, and it was because mercenaries, adventurers, and knights who explored or challenged dungeons made a fortune.

‘Melveren Village’

At that time, I passed the entrance of the village named after the lake.

“This promise is no different!!!”

I heard someone’s voice from not far away.