Chapter 47.1 - Ariadya For Those Who Becoming Rich (1/2)

Chapter 47.1 : Ariadya For Those Who Becoming Rich

[Editor’s Note: For clarification purposes, you’ll see Republic Ariadya mentioned many times by either city or country. It’s not a mistake. In this novel, a city is a country, so the terms in this novel are interchangeable. Sometimes they have a satellite city, like a colony.]

◆ Black Haired Sage, Chiyuki

Republic Ariadya was located on the estuary of a great river that crossed the Minon Plain.

That river also served as the boundary between the western and eastern sides of the continent.

[ED: A partly enclosed coastal body of water in which river water is mixed with seawater is called an estuary.]

The number of citizens that lived in the Republic Ariadya probably numbered over one million. It could be considered the biggest city in the world. It also gathered the wealthiest people on the continent.

The Minon Plain that spread far and wide to the north of Ariadya was a vast plot of land that produced white barley-like grains. Those crops were carried to Ariadya through the Quiche River, which flowed from the Central Mountains to the Center Plains.

South of Ariadya lay the calm Ariad Gulf.

The gulf was too shallow, so it had never been home to the giant monsters that usually inhabited the deep seas.

Various countries around the gulf and the Minon Plain formed the Ariad Alliance. Its main purpose was to grant its members free access to the Republic of Ariadya and its surrounding areas. For that reason, many people gathered in the Republic.

Also, many minerals such as gold and silver and various tools were transported to the Republic through the Quiche River. They were carried over from a certain dwarven country located to the northeast of the Minon Plain.

The Teyukam Coin, the world’s standard currency, was issued by the Republic Ariadya. Perhaps that was the reason its economy was leagues ahead of the other countries.

Even the currency used within the Holy Republic of Lenaria, where we lived, was also based on Teyukam.

[TL: Think of it as USD of Isekai]

Both Reiji and I headed to the central office of the Republic.

Sahoko, Rino, and Nao were busy doing something else. Rino and Nao expected the meeting to be boring, so they quickly found something else to do. Thus, Sahoko was tasked with monitoring those two to prevent things from getting out of hand.

The one who came to greet us was a man in his forties.

「It’s nice to meet you, Hero of Light-dono. I’m Clasus, the commander of the Ariadya Republic.」

His position as commander meant that he was the one responsible with maintaining the public order and defending the Republic from invasions. The position of General was quite rare even in other countries.

In most cases, the king was the one who held both the posts of General and Consul. Also, in most countries, the Consul was usually the one responsible for maintaining public order and defending the city.

When it came to a metropolis like Ariadya, with such a vast area to protect, the Consul alone couldn’t handle the two duties at once. Thus, the job of public order was separated from the duties of the Consul.

The majority of countries in this world had troops and military service. However, those forces were not for the sake of fighting other humans. They were for fighting demons.

War among humans did not exist. With so many demons around, humanity did not have time to be waging war amongst themselves.

Since the number of demons that lived around that area was low, the job of a General was mainly to maintain public order.

But the lack of a war between human countries did not mean that civil war did not exist. It was just like in our world. The number of people they had to feed was too overwhelming if compared to other countries.

[TL: Game of Thrones]

Although Clasus was a former knight trained at our academy, it was obvious that he had never fought a demon. He hit his fist on his chest and bowed to Reiji. That was considered a polite greeting in this world.

「Yeah, I’m the Hero of Light, Reiji. Best regards.」

Despite the polite greeting, Reiji replied in an audacious manner. He never changed his attitude, no matter who he met. Even if it was the king of a country.

Hey, do you even realize how many times your attitude got us in trouble?

I glanced at Clasus. Could it be that he didn’t mind Reiji’s attitude towards him?

「Hahaha. I can feel at ease since the Hero of Light has arrived in this country.」