523 521 What is a commercial fleet? (2/2)

”What do you mean?

”Mm-hmm. I don't know about that either, but it seems that a natural mutation connected the lake to the sea, and then some of the ground flourished and separated it from the sea, forming what is now the shape of the lake, right? At that time, a merchant from the fleet said it was the beginning of a commercial fleet of trade ships left by the lake to protect themselves from demons.”

”Are you staying in the lake the whole time?

”'Cause you can't leave the ship alone, can you? Wouldn't it be surprising if you stayed put?

Ships are expensive things. That's all a fortune. If it is also a trading vessel capable of navigating the outer ocean, it is much more expensive than loading, etc. I don't know if the captains of the trading ships were owners or hired, but I guess they didn't have the option to leave the ships and return to the country.

But you have to work to live. I don't know if they had a conscience just not to be lake bandits or if they had less prey and couldn't run a bandit, but they thought of lake villages and such as harbors and started trading.

Well, you wouldn't earn a hectic income just by touring the villages that were on the banks of the lake, and you figured out different ways to make money. Transport, fishing, escorts, entertainment, trading. As a result, it was not surprising that it had taken the form of what is now known as the commercial fleet.

”So, there's a lot of rushing adventurers around here in the commercial fleet. I have a safe job like carrying loads, and I can see and learn from the work of senior adventurers.”

Around this lake, it has become so common sense among adventurers that the rush will first train in a commercial fleet, he said.

”That's why quite a few adventurers your age say it's a commercial fleet?

”Heh.”

A place with lots of child adventurers may be unusual. However, if life was less dangerous and senior adventurers could be mentored, it might not have been a surprisingly bad place to work.

”The fleet will be happy to welcome you.”

”Really?

”If you sell your favors first, you'll be good at the commercial fleet when you grow up, won't you? You can hire me as an escort if you grow strong. Supported by adventurers is a big weapon.”

Going that far, it feels like the Grand Chamber of Commerce moving over the lake. Whether I ride or not, I'd like to see it for once. They say Fran feels the same way.

”Its commercial fleet. Where can I see it?

”Oh, you interested?

”Mmm.”

”Oh yeah. I think the main unit is in the east this time of year. You don't know exactly where it is. They call it a detachment, if you're a merchant group going around the village on a few small boats, you come here once a week.”

”Okay.”

The town is just south of the lake. From here to the east, it also matches the direction where the school of magic we're headed.

They say the School of Magic is away from the lake, but the autonomy around it also borders the lake. This may give you a chance to worship the Great Fleet.

”Hey, are you from the Kingdom of Kranzel by yourself?

”Mm-hmm. But how did you know Kranzel?

”Well, there's nothing adventurous about Reids. Then the only foreign adventurers around here are from the Kranzel kingdom.”

”I see.”

”I've never seen a child your age come alone, though. But I think it's a good idea to be part of a commercial fleet. In a year's time, you'll be a full adventurer.”

”Hmm? I don't belong to anything”

”Is that it? Didn't I interest you?

”I just want to see”

”Uh, you know what? But it's not life-threatening, and I would definitely recommend it. There are branches of the Alliance in the commercial fleet, so you can rank them up.”

Branch of the Alliance in the ship? Awesome. Instead of a moving big chamber of commerce, they said it was a moving town.

”Even a Rank G or F kid can get one rank up in a year if it works. We've built up the know-how to raise adventurers, so we can grow safely.”

So you're saying you're going to step in and assign me a job to raise an adventurer? That could certainly be a good system. It will become a string for the commercial fleet, but that cone would rather be a plus if it were to operate in this neighborhood.

”Exactly when you're a high-ranking adventurer, they're going to run out and get off the ship,”

”Then I'm good”

”Oh? Why?

”This”

Fran shows his guild card to his sister who obviously thinks Fran is running out.

…… The usual black cards and colors... ”

Adventurer cards are G, F is copper, E, D is black. In the case of C and B, it becomes silver. Hi, they only have Adventurers below Rank D in this guild, and they don't seem to be used to seeing the Rank B Adventurer cards that Fran put out.

”Yeah? Ho, real? It's real, right? Yeah, real! It's real!

”Shut up.”

As soon as I finally found out this was real, my sister exclaimed. Immediately afterwards, it becomes upright immovable.

”Also, thigh, I'm sorry! I licked it. I was licking it. Ah!

”Hmm?”

”Shh, I'm sorry. Ah!

Could it be ex-Jan? And it seems terribly feared. You've never reacted so violently from before, even without showing strength.

”Oh, wow...”

You are easily upset. This wasn't going to be a decent conversation.

”... hmm?