Chapter 11 (1/2)
Southern area
National border area Verley
This is the only place where the gra.s.sland people perform trades with the agriculture people.
The gra.s.sland are where I live is in contact with 3 other regions.
Mountains Gra.s.s Plain | Sacred Mountains
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Mountain Range – First | Second | Third (TN: The author is trying to sketch out a map with words)
Using words instead of drawings, Verley is the Second area
In this Second Area the daughters of the Three Great Forces of the Gra.s.sland, Au tribe/Agu tribe/s.h.i.+u tribe, were married to them in order to maintain a pledge of alliance.
The First and Third areas broke the alliance with the Gra.s.sland, skirmishes continued to happen.
Sometimes us Gra.s.sland people come to the First and Third area to plunder, these areas came back at us with a large-scale subjugation.
When the agriculture people came at us with large scale subjugations, us gra.s.sland people joined hands and fought them.
A large scale subjugation has not happened for 30 years it seems.
Well it won’t happen. Probably
I arrived at the entrance of Verley and entered the vicinity then walked to the Exchange House.
I was led into this area by father before.
The entrance is close the vicinity of the gra.s.sland that’s why a lot of people do business here.
Gra.s.sland people don’t have a lot of money.
That’s why they mainly do bartering.
Upon entering the area there’s a tax.
There’s not only gra.s.sland people here. A lot of dealers stood waiting at the outside of the entrance.
I looked for the dealers that are currently not having a customer.
A gra.s.sland person stepped aside as if already done with their trade.
I talked to that merchant.
「Do you understand my language？」
「Eh、the dealer stores here only talk in your language you know」
「Then do you buy these three wolf pelts？」
「Let me see。 」
The merchant took a look to ascertain the damage and tan on the pelt.
「Right、the handling charge is 2 blue copper coin、then I’ll buy the wolf pelt with 11 silver and 4 blue copper coins。 」
「That so、sorry but I’ll go ask some other people。 Is that alright？」
「Hou、you’re a clever young one。 It’s fine」
I asked several other merchants.
There’s a person who bought one wolf pelt for 1 gold and 2 silver coins.
By the way
1 gold coin = 12 silver coins (TN: Oh G.o.d, I can see the math coming…I thought I escaped after high school?)
1 silver coin = 12 blue copper coins. (TN: Why the h.e.l.l blue?)
I decided to sell the pelts to this person.
「The handling fee for one wolf pelt will be 5 blue copper coins。 Is that alright？」
「Yeah、it’s fine」
The merchant took out the money from his cashbox, and stuffed it into a pouch.
Three pouches of Gold, Silver, and Blue copper were put on the desk.
In the pouch of gold there are 3 gold coins inside, 3 silver coins in the pouch of silver, 10 blue copper coins in the pouch of blue copper.
「Here、your money」
The merchant handed the pouches over.
「OK、I gotta see the next customer now。 」
As I stepped aside hearing those words the merchant pushed my back.
I turned back and hit that merchant’s right side of his face.
The merchant was blown away
「Wh、What are you doing」
「Haa？That’s right back at ya？ You wanna be killed？」 (TN: Daaamn Jumuka is boss as h.e.l.l lmao)
As I took my sword out the merchant broadly grinned
「Guards、come here Guards！」
As the merchants gathered, a few security men with armor on also gathered.
「What’s going on？」
「That man hit and threatened me」
As the man said so the guards set up their spears.
「You gra.s.sland barbarian、is that true？」
The man that seemed to be the leader talked to me.
「Nope、this guy tried to steal my money so I hit him」
「Wha！」
The merchant looked at me with a surprised face.
The spears turned towards the merchant’s head.
「What is the meaning of this？」
「That guy is talking bulls.h.i.+t」
The merchant pointed at me and shouted in a loud voice.
I threw three pouches at the guards.
Then he spoke to a guy standing behind me who saw the situation.
「Oi、I didn’t take anything right？」
The guy behind me nodded vigorously.
The merchant next to him in the vicinity spoke up.
「This man、he said one wolf pelt for 1 gold and 2 silver、with the handling fee of 5 blue copper coins right？」
「Yeah、I remember him buying stuff for an awfully high price compared to his neighbors」
「Warrior-san please double check、it’s only 3 gold coins、3 silver coins、and 10 blue copper coins inside」
The man opened the pouches to check inside, he confirmed the number.
「It’s indeed like that」
「It should’ve been 3 gold coins、4 silver coins、and 9 blue copper coins」
I said that to the soldier and he drooped his mouth starting to count on his fingers. (TN: OMG lmao I laughed too much at this)
The surrounding soldiers gathered and taught him that I was right.
The spears around me were lifted, they glared at the merchant.
「What is the meaning of this？」
「Ano、 sono、etto、it’s a misunderstanding hahaha、I miscalculated a bit、iyaa、let’s see taking out one blue copper、put in one silver coin、this should be fine right、hahaha、it can’t be helped that I got hit、iyaa sorry。 」