85 Episode 84 Celebration and Strategy Meeting (1/2)

Well, that's it anyway. If we don't have enough, we can go get it, and we can get as much mithril as we want. Can you recruit people?

...... Yes, if we can keep up with the pace of ship construction, we should be able to get enough people.

Then do so. Any other problems?

No, sir. It's fun to see the store grow.

After that, we negotiated with shipbuilders and refiners to make a detailed plan for the construction of the ship.

He decided on a construction pace of about one ship every two weeks.

I asked two shipyards to build it, so it was actually one ship per week.

In the original world, this would have been an astonishingly high pace, but in this world, it is rather on the slow side.

Then, while we were preparing the distillation equipment, high performance scythes, and transport equipment that would be needed in connection with the increased production, the date for the victory party was set, and when we had finished selecting and converting the island into new farmland, the day of the victory party arrived.

The venue was Photoen. The attendees were mainly guild members, researchers, artisans, and people from the large merchant companies that supported them with transportation and materials.

Those attending from our side were myself, Mercia, and Catherine, who was attending as a representative of the Kaede Chamber of Commerce.

It seems that the artisans are gathering with other artisans, and Catherine is in that gathering.

The only noblemen or important people in that direction were the lords of Fotolen.

The venue was just an ordinary large hall that was rented out.

There were a lot of people, but it was just a victory party for the people concerned.

There were no troublesome rules regarding admission or seating order, and the organizer's greeting began as soon as people had gathered in the hall.

Incidentally, the host is Breiva, the guildmaster of the Adventurer's Guild of the Kingdom of Basis (this country).

”Welcome, everyone!　We will now celebrate the success of our mission to defeat the dragon!

Loud cheers went up from the tables here and there.

I don't know if it's proper etiquette for a guild master, but it's much better than being formal. I joined them in cheering.

I waited for it to subside, and then Mr. Breiva spoke again.

This operation would not have been successful without the intelligence, equipment, transportation, and other behind-the-scenes elements. Therefore, this victory is a victory for everyone present!

The crowd cheered again.

...... However, no one can argue that there is one person in particular who has performed exceptionally well.

With those words, the Guildmaster turned his gaze to me.

At the same time, a few of them looked at me and started nodding.

Well, I knew he was talking about me when he said that.

I was the only one who had fought the dragon directly, despite the fact that the entire guild had been involved in the preparations.

”Kaede the Adventurer, step forward!

As soon as those words were spoken. As if it had been planned, the people in between me and the guild master's small magic loudspeaker (apparently a valuable item) split off to the left and right, creating a path.

If you look closely, you can see that even the arrangement of the table seemed to have been designed with this in mind.

Was that what they were aiming for?

As I reached the loudspeaker, the guild master spoke to me again.

Of course, his voice was also transmitted through the loudspeaker to the whole hall.

Do you have your guild card with you?

Yes.

It's going to be renewed. Give me your old card.

...... I have a bad feeling about this.

But of course, you have no choice but to refuse.

I handed over my guild card, and the guildmaster smiled and pulled out a card.

But it was clearly different in appearance from any guild card I had ever seen.

First of all, the thickness was different.

In what world is there a guild card that is more than three millimeters thick?

The design was also clearly special.

The body of the card is white with a gold border.

My name is engraved on it in the form of mithril or something embedded in it.

Not only that, but it seemed that everything was engraved with shining metal, except for the parts that were frequently rewritten, such as the request completion and defeat history.

In addition, next to the guild's coat of arms, the national emblem shines brightly, which is not present on ordinary guild cards.

The ...... glittering everywhere hurt my eyes.

I wonder how much money was spent on the processing of the guild card.

Finally, when I looked at the bottom right corner of the card, I understood the guild's intentions with the thought, ”Oh, so this is the pattern .......

There was a large ”Rank S” and the words ”Basis Kingdom Adventurer's Guild” stamped in large letters.

The name of the country was emphasized more than on a normal card, probably to enclose it.

And the most important reason is, of course, the rank.

As if to prove it, the guildmaster declares in a high-pitched voice.

”Adventurer Kaede, in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the Adventurer's Guild and your outstanding abilities, you are hereby promoted to the first S Rank Adventurer in the Guild's history!