ãWell then, we will open the store hereã(Merchant)
Itâs been three days since the merchant entered Imperial Territory.
Until now, they havenât gotten any new information after crossing the border. And until now, they havenât been doing any business, they just headed for the Imperial City.
And this time, everyone decided to do business for the first time in this city.
Talking about business doesnât mean they are doing a lot of business with an imperial merchant.
If they do that, they will lose your sale in a few transactions, and if they lose the goods they brought from the kingdom and buy the goods of the empire, you will have no reason to roam the empire without going home. People will be suspicious.
Selling what you buy in the empire in other cities of the empire can be a little lucrative, but itâs not something that merchants from other countries would have to stay in the empire.
Itâs more profitable to do business in your own country or in another country than to do business in a poor empire.
The mission of this corps was to collect information and gossip from the people in Empire while earning time in retailing with the general public.
Gathering information from noblemen and large merchants would be done by professionals in that area, and it was not the role of this corp.
ãNow, please remove the horse and connect it to the tree around it.
We will prepare for the store by removing the cargo hood.
Everyone in âRed Oathâ should be alert and paying for work.
Donât leave us along in preparation for our store.
Itâs dangerous and requires a lot of tricks, so itâs annoying ...
Annoying...
No, Iâm sorry for bothering you with such tasks......ã(Merchant)
His real thought leaked, but it would certainly be annoying if an amateur did it poorly.
These merchants have somewhat become âMerchant-likeâ, but they only have practiced the minimum beforehand.
They were taught by real merchants and the owner of these wagons...
Yes, the cargo in the center of the carriage can be unloaded and sold from 2 sides, but if the hood is removed, most of the products can be used as the exhibition stand itself.
The structure was quite well thought out.
In fact, Rena has some knowledge of this type of âtransformed store wagonâ but she was silent because only one of the four could help her.
ãWhile we are doing business, if you can come run quickly whenever we have any trouble, then itâs fine if you are wandering around, taking a light nap and resting.ã(Merchant)
Merchantsâ leaders said that, of course, there was something for Red Oath to do, especially Pauline.
... Yes, thatâs it.
ãThe mobile store âSaintess Storeâ will open again!ã(Pauline)
ãããHi Hi Sir! (EN)ããã(Mileâs Trio)
Yes, from here, itâs not the hunterâs response âOh!â
Mileâs group, who was familiar with the story of Nihon Fukashi and responded to the words of a certain genre.
The powerful battle starts!
Mile looks around.
As it is still early in the morning, traffic is low.
Aim for the moment when no one is watching ...
ãPaparapa~a!ã(Mile)
Do~n! (SFX)
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Next and slightly behind the three wagons, a familiar large tent appeared.
And a chair and a long desk in front of it, in a place that matches the position of the wagon.
Mile quickly entered the tent.
Perhaps to pull out the sale goods inside.
If there is a place that is shielded from the public, she can slowly select items and pull them out.
The merchants are not surprised.
They were already up to date as it was already shown many times during the camp.
After a while, Mile flew back and forth from inside the tent and began to pile up various wooden boxes and bags behind the long desk.
...The other girls feel bad but leave these work to Mile alone.
No, it was too heavy.
Mile can carry it lightly but squatting down to lift, carry, and lower it elsewhere is quite hard.
Itâs hard for teenage girls.
... So they leave it to Mile.
The right person in the right place.
They can help Mile in areas she isnât good at.
Renaâs trio convinced themselves with that thought ...
While Mile was carrying, Renaâs group put a sample of products on the long desk.
While merchants sell various products, that is, high-mix low-volume sales, Red Oath aims to narrow down the types of products and sell low-mix high-volume products.
There was no efficient display stand, and it was troublesome to learn the prices of many products.
Of course, mass-selling was âtotal the amount sold in each regionâ, and the intention of selling at one location so that it was not so unnatural, at most about half a wagon.
At that point, no one will notice the discrepancy between the combined amount of merchandise and the loading capacity of the wagon, and it doesnât seem like anyone who cares about it.
Besides, itâs to âavoid duplication with merchantsâ productsâ and âgoods arenât expensive luxury goods but are helpful for the imperial commoners.â
Of course, it includes cheap drinks and other specialty items, but Red Oath mainly sells wheat, barley, and salt.
If it is a general product, the girls donât have to talk with customers too much.
Itâs the merchants who need to collect the information, and the request received by Red Oath doesnât include such a task.
Merchandise sales were a free will of the Red Oath, and for merchants, it was just a matter of being lucky if they could attract customers.
Renaâs group is also worried about merchants,
âThey are civil servants or research field men but can they hear a lot of small talk from our customers?â
However, they probably be âsuperiorâ.
Researchers arenât all in the shadow of communication problems.
A reasonable person should have been selected.
ãAlright, preparation is ready!
Sales start!!ã(Pauline)
âRed Oathâ has begun selling products, with the enthusiasm of Pauline.
Merchants had already begun selling, although there was no shout.
And about the customers ...
Itâs relatively large.
Despite poor money and low purchasing power, many customers are looking for products.
... But just looking, nobody seems to be as active asking questions or negotiating discounts.
Perhaps itâs like window shopping, looking for bargains that are cheaper than the market price in the city, or trying to see and enjoy something rare because there isnât enough entertainment.
But those customers are part of a âpopulationâ that includes those who actually buy the goods, and the day they may buy one day may come. So, the merchants also value such âcustomers who do not buy this timeâ.
In addition, this time, the merchantsâ main task is to âtalk to customers and talk outside of businessâ so merchants donât forcibly recommend products. They talked about gossip and other various information, and also heard various stories from customers.
ã... Iâm surprised ...ã(Rena?)
ãThese people arenât just like appearance...ã(Maevis?)
ãNo way, itâs such a good customer treatment ...
I canât look down on researchers...ã(Pauline?)
ãAs expected of the selected person...ã(Mile?)
Go~n Go~n!
ã It hurts!ã(Pauline)
ãWhat are you doing, Rena-san?ã(Mile)
Rena suddenly his the other two in their head with his cane,
Pauline screams and Mile complains.
ãYou should be careful not to say it, right?ã(Rena)
ããAh...ãã(Mile + Pauline)
Indeed, the girls had agreed that they should not say anything carelessly on their own.
Moreover, although the current conversation may not have been heard, there are people in the city nearby.
What Rena and Maevis said was acceptable, but the words âresearcherâ and âselected personâ would be completely OUT (EN).
ãIâm sorry...ã(Mile)
ãIt was imprudent of me...ã(Pauline)
Mile and Pauline obediently admit their fault and apologize.
At first, there was no customer in the Red Oathâs side, which had only a few pieces of wheat, salt, wine, and other items on the desk. Everyone seemed to have something interesting. They are swarming towards the merchantâs wagons and seat side by side.
It is natural.
No matter how essential, wheat, salt, and sake are not uncommon.
There is certainly a shortage, but itâs not entirely un-obtainable.
And the fact that other countriesâ merchants have spent many days on rough roads with a large difference in height means that extra transportation costs and labor costs have been added, and especially heavy and bulky ones are expensive.
Labor costs, employment costs for escorts, depreciation of horses and carriages, and a surcharge in preparation for the risk of all being lost several times by bandits and monsters.
Due to these additions, the price of goods shipped from other countries will increase by several percents.
Even if the selling price in other countries is cheaper, it is meaningless if the price increases by 50% or 60% for transportation.
So it was natural for people to flock to find bargains, interesting things, and unusual things.
... However, none of the âRed Oathâ seemed impatient.
They probably have a chance later and even if it doesnât sell here, thereâs no problem.
All they have to do is keep it in the item box and sell it when they go to a place that sells higher than the purchase price.
In addition, there will be times when the weather will be bad and the war will lead to a rise in supply-demand.
...... An item box in which stored items do not deteriorate.
It was a foul ...