594 Information on 592 Karna (2/2)
When Carona said so, Carona distanced herself in a convincing manner. The other squad members are urged by Carona to do the same.
When it comes to handouts from nobles and chambers of commerce, it may contain a variety of important information. I guess Carona understood that we should just be noble ourselves and not listen to ourselves.
”So?”
”The information is about Scarlet Water Medicine”
Shortly after she entered the country, Karna said she had been looking into scarlet herbs and medicines that used them. From prices, raw materials and efficacy, information was also purchased during the journey.
”Why?”
”I wondered if I could use it as a merchandise.”
Scarlet aquatic grass is only recognised in this country as a raw material for special effects of wind and earth diseases. However, it is a magic drug material. Depending on the research, there seemed to be various ways to use it.
Apparently, Karna bought scarlet grass and wondered if it could be sold outside the country. That's the daughter of the Chamber of Commerce.
But that seemed pretty difficult. Not to say it's less life-threatening, disease is disease. Scarlet aquatic grass, a raw material for its special effects and impossible to cultivate, was in a situation where sales outside the country were almost non-existent.
It's not forbidden. However, many citizens tended to be reluctant to ship in large quantities outside the country. Merchants are no exception. After all, considering that there is a shortage of special effects in times of need, it seems to be a two-legged approach to exporting scarlet aquatic plants.
If my job caused me to lack medication, it would be harder to live in this country.
”Still, I was wondering if there was any way, and I was doing a lot of research... I felt uncomfortable at one point.”
”Like what?”
”Even if you can't export large quantities, it's not hard to buy small quantities. So I decided to start by buying Scarlet Water Grass all over the place and send it to my parents”
I dared to change the place of purchase because it has the purpose of examining the differences due to the growing areas. Well, sometimes if you don't, you won't be able to collect the number you need for research.
But Karna notices the difference in price. It's usually cheaper near the lake where you can collect a lot, and the further away you go, the higher it naturally gets. Scarlet water grass, however, was the highest around the lake and was sold at the same price as usual around the School of Magic.
Moreover, the reason for the surge was said to be the increase in the number of patients in the eastern region......
”Not happening, such as an increase in the number of people suffering from wind and earth diseases”
”... really?
”Yes, I used my parents' handouts to find out the number of wind and earth patients in each city within the Kingdom of Verios. They say everywhere is as usual.”
But there's actually a scarlet shortage, isn't there?
”So where did the scarlet water pills that are supposed to have been sold domestically disappear?
”You know that, too?
”Scarlet water drug distribution is special. One chamber of commerce, which has signed a contract with a successful workshop for development, is in a state of almost exclusivity. And the chamber of commerce is connected to the Reids kingdom behind it.”
Seriously. So, this anomaly, Reids Kingdom doing something behind it?
”I still don't know what's going on. However, at the same time as the lake's anomaly, new special effects have been developed and the shadow of the Reids kingdom hangs over its commerce…. In addition, there are indications that the information is being manipulated by someone. If you don't look closely enough, you won't notice the possibility that the increase in people with wind and earth disease is demanding.”
Is that Chamber irrelevant to this anomaly? Or is there some kind of conspiracy involved? It's suddenly starting to stink.