Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 184



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 184

32-Post-war revival

He explained the difficulty of producing pottery of precise specifications.

The quality of the clay being mined could somehow be made uniform by putting in a lot of labor. The size and shape could also be made the same by using a plaster mold. However, the humidity control in the drying room and the temperature difference in the kiln could not be controlled no matter how much labor was put in.

Arthur nodded at Lannick’s words, but that didn’t mean he was giving up.

“Then let’s do it like this.”

If you don’t have teeth, you have to chew with your gums to eat and live, right? If you lack technical skills, you have to find an appropriate compromise in other ways.

“How about a bottle like this?”

Arthur proposed a bottle with a longer spout than a conventional wine bottle. The spout was long and narrow, and the bottom was shaped like a potbelly.

Lanik understood what Arthur intended by the bottle design he had proposed.

“Are you thinking of making the plug longer?”

“If the plug is long enough, there is some play, but it reduces the risk of leakage.”

The design was such that the liquid wouldn’t leak out even if the bottle was shaken unless it was turned on its side. The only thing that would increase the shipping cost would be the increased cost, but when I calculated it in my head, I figured it was at a level that I could easily afford.

Lanik looked at the design drawn on the paper again, thought about something, and nodded.

“I think this is quite possible.”

“I’m not asking you to make it exactly as I designed it. I’d like to leave things like the optimal stopper size up to the Jezen Ceramics Guild. The key is to prevent the contents from leaking out during transportation.”

“Please leave it to me.”

Arthur, seeing that the other party seemed to understand, moved on to more business-related matters. It was about the quantity of supplies and transportation. Lanik was almost ecstatic when he heard that they would need about a thousand pieces of pottery that could hold five liters each month.

Arthur almost fainted again when he said he would take responsibility for the shipping costs and the company that would be in charge of the transportation. In this day and age, it was common for Party A and Party B to shoulder even such small details in a contract.

However, for Arthur, it was better to use a company that he had personally verified rather than passing on the burden of transportation to Eul and using an unverified shipping company. After all, he needed the help of a shipping company to export Ignaqua anyway.

In the north, there was a railroad company called Ttian, but in the south, it was necessary to inquire about a good water transportation company. There was a river near the city of Jezen, where the Jezen Pottery Guild was located, and considering that the south had a long history of water transportation for trade, a water transportation company would be advantageous for exports.

He was already too busy with the North-South railway project to leave it to Ttion all the way to the south. No, he was too busy. Was he working so energetically that he forgot his age?

But he didn’t forget to give Arthur a little help when he asked for it: he introduced him to a shipping company.

The person introduced by Ttian is the big shot of the Saint-Gang shipping company, which owns three merchant ships and one merchant-passenger ship. His name is Marty Gagaba.

Although he had a chubby belly and an arrogant expression that made him seem like he had a similar personality, he had a wicked smile on his face and flattered Arthur Hurt.

“It is an honor to meet His Majesty the Duke of Hurt, who is renowned in the capital.”

“I was just lucky, but I feel ashamed that you treat me like I’m some great person.”

“Hahaha! Isn’t it true that luck can only be caught if you have the skill?”

President Marty and Arthur lightened the mood with small talk and then got down to business. There wasn’t anything particularly difficult. For President Marty, it was rather humiliating to miss out on the transport of Ignaqua, a hot item in the medical world these days.

In his forward-looking manner, Arthur only explained the precautions for handling Ignaqua, especially the dangers of loading it in a confined space.

He emphasized that if it breaks or the contents spill, people could die if ventilation is not done properly.

“Is that so?”

President Marty’s expression turned sour at Arthur’s words.

Because in order to transport cargo, heavy items had to be placed in the lower hold of the ship, which was not well ventilated. Ignaqua, a liquid with a weight similar to water, was perfect for placing at the bottom of the ship.

President Marti said.

“Then additional shipping charges may apply.”

There had to be at least a middle layer for ventilation to work.

Arthur nodded without hesitation and accepted the increase in shipping costs. President Marty smiled at Arthur’s attitude and said,

“Seeing your attitude of cherishing human life, I can understand why Ignaqua’s ancient alchemist fell into your hands. It must be God’s will.”

It was intended to make the ascetic believer, the Count Hurt, feel better by painting his face with gold, but the words of the Count Hurt that came back hit a part that President Marty had not thought of.

“Wouldn’t it be bad if water that protects people from illness by burning qi (瘴氣) becomes known as water that kills people?”

“yes?”

Arthur continued speaking to him, who was blinking.

“The air coming out of the leaked Ignaqua can burn a person’s lungs. And the air is heavy, so it settles on the bottom like a fog. If it were loaded on the bottom of the ship and an accident occurred, it could be branded as a death ship.”

“Haha! I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen. After all, human life is precious… … .”

“That’s not it.”

“yes?”

When Arthur cut him off, President Marty blinked.

“The water that turns a perfectly good merchant ship into a ship of death. If that stigma spreads, do you think Ignaqua will sell well?”

“ah!”

“If such an accident occurs due to someone’s greed or carelessness, and if it causes serious damage… … .”

Arthur looked into President Marty’s eyes with an expression that was hard to read, his words trailing off. President Marty swallowed dryly without realizing it.

A faint smile returned to his previously expressionless face.

“Do you understand what I mean?”

“Haha, ha! Yes, I understand!”

“I hope you don’t think this is a threat.”

“No! That can’t be!”

Arthur put his hand to his mouth and leaned his upper body toward President Marty, who was shaking his head vigorously. President Marty also noticed this and put his ear to his ear.

Arthur whispered.

“Who do you think would hate it the most if Ignaqua were exported well?”

“Um… …Doctors who deny the long-term theory?”

“But they cannot deny the efficacy of Ignaqua.”

“then…….”

“It’s the Kingdom of Jatra.”

“ah!”

President Marti blinked in surprise. It was understandable. Arthur’s decision to leave Ignaqua’s rights and interests to the country while paying the compensation was already so well known that even the nobles could not carelessly speak ill of the Viscount Hurt.

If I keep doing that, I might get a one-two straight in the face?

That was also why President Marty, who was arrogant to the core, was extremely polite to a mere swindler.

In any case, the Kingdom of Zatra had the potential to completely obstruct the sale of Ignaqua.

Arthur continued.

“They want to weaken our national power by paying a huge amount of compensation. They think that a product like Ignaqua, which is exported well, is a thorn in their side. They want to interfere in some way.”

At those words, President Marti swallowed dryly. He felt as if he had seized the opportunity to contribute to a national cause.

And Arthur’s subsequent words drove a wedge into that feeling.

“So if there is a problem with the sale of Ignacuna, His Majesty the King will definitely ask for the reason. Depending on the reason, he may become very angry or take follow-up measures.”

Once again, dry saliva passed through my mouth.

“Then, please take care of it, Mr. Marty.”

“Yes, yes! Just leave it to me!”

President Marty’s hand, which was holding Arthur’s, was covered in cold sweat.

After mentally arming President Marty by using the King as an excuse, Arthur took a look at the situation as a whole.

Originally, Arthur was only in charge of the production of Ignaqua, and sales were the responsibility of Dr. Cronell, but there was something Arthur overlooked. That was that Dr. Cronell was a doctor, not a merchant.

However, it had a certain level of recognition in the medical community of the Kingdom of Scara, and because it became famous thanks to research papers on Ignaqua, there was no problem selling Ignaqua domestically.

But the problem was exports.

Dr. Cronell knew nothing about transportation, especially the transportation of Ignaqua. All he knew was that he had to be careful.

So instead, Arthur had no choice but to go around and make transport contracts.

The fundamental problem was that Dr. Cronell was not a businessman at heart. He ran a hospital, but it was a service business, not a manufacturing business, and frankly, it was a bit hard to say that Dr. Cronell ran a hospital well.

Of course, his reputation and his papers helped sell Ignacua, but using them directly to promote the business was on a different level from writing good papers.

“How is the publication of the paper going?”

“I already sent it out, and it must have been read and circulated at many academic societies.”

“What was the reaction?”

“I heard it was good.”

Dr. Cronell answered Arthur’s question, and continued with a somewhat awkward smile.

“It’s embarrassing. Only those who show off do so by printing out papers and distributing them.”

“You can pretend to be smart.”

“You were the one who created Ignaqua, weren’t you?”

“The person who discovered its efficacy and how to use it safely is the doctor.”

Arthur and Dr. Cronell gilded each other’s faces, but they still did not forget the context of the conversation.

The focus was on promotional activities for export, primarily disseminating Dr. Cronell’s paper on Ignaqua to foreign academic societies.

Of course, since the paper does not include how the Ignaqua substance is made, many doubts are bound to arise, but the dramatic reduction in infection symptoms demonstrated in the field hospital could be strong enough evidence to prove the efficacy of ‘water melted with the power of lightning’.

Rather, it could be expected that curiosity about what on earth Ignaqua does would help with initial sales.

It was hoped that Ignaqua, which was initially sold mainly in medical societies, would soon sell like hotcakes through word of mouth. It would be difficult to see it as just a simple hope, because as the theory of phlegm gained credibility and hygiene was emphasized, the demand for Ignaqua was bound to be secured as it was emphasized more.

The only thing that can provide cheap hygiene is Ignaqua, and it is currently produced exclusively by the Kingdom of Skara.

Of course, Arthur also had to put in a lot of effort to make it cheap.

In addition to improving the efficiency of the generator, we also introduced a method of simply filtering and using seawater. Since we had to buy salt and dissolve it in water anyway, we could tolerate a certain amount of impurities dissolved in seawater considering the cost.

Fortunately, there was a sea to the south of the Skara Kingdom, and there was an area with salt farms, so it was not difficult to obtain concentrated seawater. In addition, the product made by electrolyzing seawater had sufficient efficacy to be called Ignaqua.