Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 41



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Episode 41 smell of money (1)

“Lorecus… … “You mean?”

Catelyn asked curiously. She seemed to be quickly examining Isaac’s thoughts.

In fact, no matter how much I looked, it didn’t seem like Isaac had many Lorecuses. Due to the wandering nature of the Holy Grail Knight, he cannot own many assets. This was also connected to the symbol of the Holy Grail Knight, poverty.

Catelyn wondered if the supposedly poor Grail Knight was greedy for money.

‘Are you just trying it out because you don’t know the market well?’

Catelyn thought it might be so.

Although the Holy Grail Knight emphasizes poverty, this does not mean that the journey does not cost money. If you’re hungry and cold, you’ll naturally feel the desire to travel with more money. However, since they asked for money like mercenaries, they often disposed of the goods they acquired during their journey.

Perhaps this Holy Grail Knight had similar thoughts.

“If you bring it now, I can give you the highest price in the current market… … .”

“I don’t have it right now. “I’m not sure about the quantity.”

“So you’re saying you’ll have it in a month?”

“okay. For your information, it may be a bit much.”

Catelyn laughed at Isaac’s words.

Yes, it’s personal. Even if Isaac brought ten carriages, it was not a burden at all for the Golden Idol. The amount of logistics distributed by the Golden Idol merchant is probably over 100 times that amount. Even when Catelyn investigated, the only baggage that Isaac carried was what he had on his person.

“In a month, the price of Lorecus will rise much more than now. “Why do you want me to buy it at the current price?”

Isaac answered the question with a benevolent smile, as if he had been waiting for it.

“I don’t play with money. “I don’t have the item right now, so I can’t sell it right now, but I don’t intend to make excessive profits just because the market price has gone up.”

There was no way for Catelyn to check whether those words were sincere or not. In the end, Catelyn thought that the Holy Grail Knight, who had no idea what was going on in this world, was trying his hand at business.

But I also thought about what if.

‘Do you think the price of Lorecus will fall?’

This was my thought every time the price of Lorecus skyrocketed several times. Since it was a craze that suddenly broke out, there was a high chance that it would suddenly go out. But as of now, there have been no such signs.

‘If this Holy Grail Knight has information I don’t know and is sensing a plummet… … .’

Catelyn estimated the damage the merchant could incur. It would not have been a problem even if the price of Lorecus fell to half, or even 1/10th of the current level. At that level, it was time to worry about the overall transaction volume at the upper level, not the volume handled by individuals. Because the amount of materials this young, poor Grail Knight can handle is ultimately limited.

Considering the compensation that was originally intended to be given to Isaac, it was a much smaller amount.

‘Even if the Holy Grail Knight, who doesn’t know anything about this world, doesn’t benefit from it, we should take care of it appropriately.’

From Catelyn’s perspective, it was a worthwhile transaction, even if it meant a little loss, as long as the work was completed properly.

“Can I put it in exactly one month?”

“okay.”

“The quantity will be undecided.”

Isaac nodded. Catelyn had Vihik write the contract.

[The top of the Golden Idol allows you to purchase all Lorecus brought by Isaac a month later at the current price.]

Next to it, the exact price of Lorecus is written. Catelyn wondered if Isaac had calculated things like logistics transportation and storage costs.

It bothered me that Isaac looked strangely skillful at reviewing and signing the contract, but I didn’t pay much attention to it.

“With this, the contract is concluded. Sir Isaac. The golden idol guarantees this contract. “Violators will be compensated with a fair compensation.”

***

[I was hired as a mercenary at the top of the Golden Idol.]

[Luck increases slightly.]

[Your insight increases slightly.]

Upon being hired as a mercenary at the top of the Golden Idol, Isaac was granted a blessing. It was a privilege that only the Golden Idol faith had, and was not granted to any other top class. However, perhaps because it was not a high-level contract, the benefits were not particularly significant.

The first place Isaac went to after completing the contract was the slums of Soeur.

The capital market in this period is zero sum. If someone has more, the other person inevitably loses more. Especially when only certain items become extremely popular, as is the case now, it was inevitable that some people would go bankrupt.

The slums of Soeur were full of such people.

A merchant who originally handled other items, a merchant who was unaware of trends and suffered huge losses, a mercenary who crawled in with the greed to grab a share, a Barbary with a hungry stomach and a sinister glow in his eyes… … People were wandering around in the dark alleys and sewers.

It was the exact opposite of the lively flower market.

‘The informants at the top of the Golden Idol were murdered here.’

Isaac didn’t wander from the bottom without thinking. First of all, all the information that the Golden Idol company was investigating was handed over. After wandering around, the information pointed to a slum.

The information was that capital was flowing abnormally in markets in sunny areas, but capital was also flowing abnormally in shaded areas. The informants were killed while investigating it.

‘There are too many suspects to name.’

Judging by the fierce looks in their eyes, it seemed like there were more than one person who had suffered losses due to the Lorecus trend. The look in his eyes was as if he could kill me even if I just bumped his shoulder.

Isaac looked at the young eyes and recalled his conversation with Catelyn.

‘But what if you find it?’

‘yes?’

‘Once we find the guy who buys Lorecus, what do we do next? ‘Do you want me to kill you?’

‘Oh, no. How could you ask a Holy Grail Knight to do such an outrageous thing? I’m just curious about who is buying Lorecus, why and for what purpose.’

‘If it was really for ornamental purposes, I would just waste a lot of money.’

‘Then I don’t think they would harm our people… … ‘That’s just information.’

Lorecus was valuable for ornamental purposes, but in practical terms, it had no meaning other than its effect of lowering magic resistance. Unless you are gathering to catch lichs or dragons right away, it will not be necessary to the extent of causing price disturbance.

‘There’s something… … .’

It was clear that there was something secret behind the Lorecus boom, not just market disruption. It was clear that the top of the Golden Idol was curious about that and hired Isaac. If they can control it, it would be nice to control it, but if there is something that makes money, they should know about it.

‘First, we need to find the people who killed the informant.’

Isaac, who washed up cleanly and slept soundly, looked like a master who did not fit in with this place. And of course, flies are attracted to such a young master.

“miss! “Look at the stuff!”

Children ran out of the alley and surrounded Isaac, holding out all kinds of miscellaneous items and urging him to buy them. A roasted rat, a pigeon, an unusual stone I don’t know where I stole it… … But their purpose was different.

One of the kids reached for the coin pouch on Isaac’s waist. Just as he was about to quietly cut the string and steal it, Isaac’s hand grabbed the guy’s wrist.

“evil!”

Even though Isaac had not twisted his arm, the little boy let out a scream. The children who had been attracting Isaac’s attention walked away in surprise. The child’s scream drew the attention of the street to Isaac.

“Hey, what are you? “Why are you tormenting the child?”

A group of men gathered around as if they were waiting for the child’s screams. These were Barbaris hanging around a bonfire with a large cauldron hanging around it. Rather than a sense of justice to save the little child, it was a feeling that they had caught a pod.

Isaac let go of the little boy’s hand as he looked at the large knife that looked like it could kill a cow. Blood was flowing from the kid’s hands.

“You bastard’s hand… … .”

“It’s just a scratch, so don’t be alarmed.”

To be exact, it was a trace of the left hand moving reflexively and biting the child’s hand. The men quickly realized that the wound was not deep, but that did not ease the mood.

Isaac looked around. In a dark alley, there were almost no people around, and it didn’t seem like anyone would come looking for him even if he died.

“Hey, pretty guy. I gave everything I had… … .”

“Let’s skip the boring stuff and get straight to the point.”

Isaac said, pulling his sword loosely from its sheath. Letting the children get confused, making them scream, waiting for the men to gather, it was all intentional.

“If any of you are believers, please raise your hands.”

***

Isaac’s swordsmanship is brutal.

Especially in a one-on-many fight, it was difficult to end it without killing someone. Especially considering the lack of stamina in a situation where tentacles could not be used, it was advantageous to kill people one at a time.

In that sense, Isaac thought that even here, he would have to cut off the heads of one or two or three people to make the rest obedient. However, as soon as Isaac leisurely drew his sword, the men immediately lowered their weapons and raised their hands.

“what? “You are all believers?”

“yes… … This friend and that friend were believers in the Code of Light, that one was Elil, and the rest were believers in the Golden Idol.”

Isaac kicked the guys who were trying to run away, made them sit down, and then began interrogating them. And the conclusion reached was that, absurdly, there was not a single Barbary among them. No, strictly speaking, Barbary did not exist at all. He was a believer in the Golden Idol, but he borrowed money and broke his contract, so he abandoned his faith because he was afraid of going to hell.

“But why are you acting like a Barbary?”

The men looked carefully and then opened their mouths.

“Is that why you’re scared?”

Isaac sighed deeply. Looking at what they were doing, it didn’t seem like these guys would have killed the informant at the top of the Golden Idol.

“Not long ago, someone died in this alley. He was the source of information at the top of the Golden Idol. Does anyone know about it?”

“We… … .”

“Shut up the unhelpful things like you don’t know or you’re innocent and just say what you know.”

They hesitated and then had no choice but to open their mouths.

“Well, it seems like someone we’ve met before. People at the top of Golden Idol have a unique way of speaking. They seemed interested in what we were selling. So I just told you a few things.”

“What are you selling?”

“yes. As you may have misunderstood, we are not robbers… … .”

“Those guys threaten you with knives?”

“… … I was just trying to recommend good products. That’s how men on the street become friends, right?”

“Ah, that’s a hard sell.”

Isaac recognized the men’s work. They intentionally create an unpleasant atmosphere and then encourage reconciliation while selling insignificant items at high prices. This way, even if you get caught by the security guard, it won’t be a robbery, and you won’t have to worry about anyone seeing blood or dying.

They are rather naive robbers.

“why? Did you guys also try to sell roasted rat meat? “The informant said you were very hungry?”

As Isaac asked, the men looked at each other. Then, finally, someone spoke up.

“Driver, don’t you know that Rockers is doing well these days?”

“Lorecus?”

Suddenly, Isaac asked in confusion at the story of Lorecus.

“yes. But that… … As you know, it’s hard for ordinary people like us or people with small hands to get anything in a market like this. “There is a limit to buying just one locust and then starving.”

Becoming an individual investor is difficult both in modern times and in other worlds. Isaac nodded without realizing it.

“so?”

“That’s why we agreed to buy Lorecus one by one, then pool our money and create our own faction. “Then, we decided to sell Lorecus and share the profits.”

Isaac was a little impressed. They were trying a basic type of fund. But Isaac’s admiration did not end in pure admiration.

“who is this?”

“yes?”

“You don’t seem smart enough to have created such a structure among yourselves. If you’re smart, you won’t commit robbery here. Who told you to do that? And what do you mean by hard selling?”

Only then did the man who was talking excitedly hesitate and take something out of his pocket.

It was a wooden coin, or rather, a wooden coin with a rough engraving of the Lorecus pattern.

“If you have this Lorecus coin, the proceeds will be shared proportionately every time the Lorecus coins our organization owns are sold. “We have already received profits several times.”

Isaac’s expression became subtle.

“So, if I buy something called Lorecus Coin.”

“We will share the proceeds according to the number!”

“But why are you trying to sell it to me?”

“I will be able to buy more Lorecus coins with the money I sold… … .”

It looks like they were trying to make a profit by selling it at a slightly higher price than they bought it.

“How much did you guys buy?”

Although the men hesitated, they took out a large number of wooden coins from their arms. Isaac felt a prickling in the back of his head as he looked at the food he would not eat or receive recognition for.

‘The skyrocketing price of Lorecus wasn’t the only problem.’

From Ponzi schemes to multi-level and coin-selling.

Greed was slapping the cheeks of the citizens of Soeur.