Helping with Adventurer Party Management - Chapter 129

As I leave the Adventurers’ Guild, Sara approaches me eagerly. “Hey, what kind of bad ideas are you thinking of now?”

Sara, you’ve been using harsh language lately, haven’t you?

“I’m thinking of a way to channel money from the Adventurers’ Guild to the rookie adventurers.”

After all, money only flows from where it is to where it is not. If the Adventurers’ Guild isn’t profitable, money won’t flow to the adventurers. That’s why I flattered that double chin and reformed the guild to make it profitable.

We’ll need to monitor this regularly, but so far, the results show that it’s working well. More importantly, by continuously taking on the task of writing reports, I can exclusively obtain the information needed to measure whether the policies are working or not.

At present, I’m the only one capable of creating such reports, so the risk of exclusion is minimal. Besides, I’m not trying to hold onto this information forever. I estimate it will take about ten years for the kingdom to generate momentum to improve the adventurers’ business based on those reports. Until then, I just need to make the adventurers’ business in this city profitable and keep reporting that fact.

I’ve succeeded in showing that the adventurers’ business can be profitable with the right approach. The next step is to prove and demonstrate that protecting and assisting rookie adventurers will make the business even more profitable.

“Kenji, sometimes your methods are so roundabout that they’re hard to understand,” Sara says, a bit frustrated and forlorn.

“That’s not the case. If you want to increase the harvest in a field, you start by enriching the land, right?”

I wait for Sara to nod before continuing.

“For the Adventurers’ Guild, adventurers are like land. Without enriching the land, you won’t get a good harvest. I’m making the guild and the kingdom realize this obvious fact.”

“I understand the analogy, but I don’t like being treated like land. It’s so downy and rustic.”

“Exactly.”

With that, Sara and I laugh.

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I’ll make adventuring a more profitable main business.

First, I’ll start with small things. Materials that are in short supply can be bought at a slightly higher price. I’ve made it so that even less perceptive adventurers can understand this by appealing to their visual senses.

I negotiate with the front desk staff to place a small table in front of the wall where the material purchase chart, illustrated with pictures and numbers, is displayed. On the table, I place two types of materials that are in short supply and can be bought at a high price.

By doing this, it becomes immediately clear which is better and which is worse. Many adventurers are former farmers with a vague understanding of concepts like quality and delivery. After being deceived so many times in the city, even if they are told that poor quality results in lower prices, they just think they’ve been tricked by smooth-talking city folks again. Thus, the quality of delivered materials doesn’t improve.

On the guild’s side, prices have been fixed whether they were making a profit or not, and those profits have never been passed down to the front desk staff. As a result, quality control has been lax. However, that situation changes now. If good materials are delivered, the staff also benefit. Once this recognition sets in, things move much more quickly. This time, the front desk staff actively cooperate.

This is a small-scale, high-price purchase campaign for materials that are in short supply. For now, it’s an extra 5 copper coins!

The visual effect of appealing to people is remarkable. Adventurers gather around the table where the materials are displayed, buzzing with excitement.

If the purchase price for good and poor materials differs by even one copper coin, it’s enough to change their attitude. They head to the front desk to ask about how to obtain good materials and maintain quality. Among those with a keen eye, some even suggest going to ask craftsmen about processing materials to maintain their quality.

That’s a good thing. I hope they make good money from their main work. Ignoring Sara’s comment that I look a bit scheming when I smile, I continue to smile and watch the energy of those adventurers for a while.