Helping with Adventurer Party Management - Chapter 283

“That’s getting a bit dramatic,” Sara says.

“Yeah, I agree,” I reply, feeling a bit uneasy.

I know my approach isn’t wrong, but I begin to wonder if there’s a better way to go about things.

Sometimes, when I get a feeling like this, it’s best to pause and rethink.

I sense there’s a more efficient path.

When it comes to getting things moving, there are generally two strategies: push and pull. A push strategy means actively driving people to take action, whereas a pull strategy encourages people to act on their own. For example, the increase in the purchase price of slime cores that leads more young adventurers to take up the work is a pull strategy. It creates substantial results with minimal effort.

On the other hand, my current plan—distributing pamphlets in churches to encourage adventurers—is more of a push approach. This strategy uses the church’s established network to implement a system from the top down, allowing us to roll things out quickly. But the downside is that it can strain the organization.

“Maybe we’re relying too heavily on the church’s power,” I mutter.

Sara nods in agreement. “I thought the same.”

If Sara notices it too, maybe I really am leaning too much on a push approach through the church. I want to devise a pull strategy that would make clergy and adventurers genuinely want to cooperate, even at a grassroots level.

“First of all, we could raise the purchase price of slime cores a bit more.”

“Yeah,” Sara agrees.

The current purchase price of slime cores is only a fraction of the cost of producing leather shoes, so the impact on our expenses would be minimal. Plus, with demand expected to rise, this small increase could significantly improve the livelihoods of novice adventurers. Besides, if the price goes up, more adventurers will take on slime extermination requests, which in turn could improve the townspeople’s perception of adventurers. With that foundation in place, a system where the church acts as a bridge between adventurers and the community could work effectively.

“With this, things should go well at the town’s church. I’d like to introduce a similar setup in rural churches.”

“A similar setup?” Sara asks, prompting me to explain my idea.

“A system where the village priests willingly display the pamphlets, benefiting the adventurers, the villagers, and us too.”

“What do we have to gain from this?” she asks, sounding slightly skeptical, as if I am trying to profit on the side.

But I have my reasons.

“If we don’t benefit, then there’s a flaw in the business system. A business where someone loses out won’t last.”

“Is that how it works?”

“Pretty much.”

“I see…”

Sara doesn’t look entirely convinced.