Chapter 56: Turnip

I hitched the wagon to the now energetic Lucio and we decided to head to Polymer Town.

“Is it really okay……? I think it’s better if I follow you guys.”

As usual, Upa was very anxious. He had been pacing around the wagon for a while now.

“Don’t worry, Char is with me. Upa, I’ll leave the auberge to you. We’ve got guests staying today.”

“But….…”

Leaving a reluctant Upa behind, me, Char and Lucio began to move leisurely down the road.

“It’s faster if Char pulls it.”

“No need. We are carrying bottled goods after all. This speed is good. If we go too fast, the bottles will break, right?”

“But Char also want to pull it!”

Char is keen to impress Lucio.

“Alright. If Lucio gets tired, I’ll leave it to you.”

In fact, it would be enough for Char to pull it, but I can’t always carry the load with her. I’m only going this time because it’s our first deal. But eventually, I’ll leave the future deliveries to Cawsill and Dawsill.

That means the two of them and Lucio will have to work hard for the succeeding deliveries.

Thanks to Char’s help, we arrived in the Polymer town before noon.

It’s the second largest town in Simpson’s territory, and the harbor is full of tall buildings. The building of the trading company that I was told about is so magnificent that I am a little intimidated. However, Earl Simpson’s letter of introduction was so powerful that we were warmly welcomed by the merchant.

“Thank you for delivering such a good product. To tell you the truth, I’ve already received inquiries.”

“So soon!?”

“I had a sample from Earl Simpson beforehand, and when a trader saw it, he wanted to load it onto his ship.”

“That’s good. You can place an order now and we’ll deliver a new shipment next week.”

The delivery was successfully completed, and I was finally able to take a breather. It’s reassuring to think that this will pay Mary and her children.

But in order to export more, we still need a ship.

“Does Father want a ship?”

“That’s right. If we have a big ship, we can carry a lot more cargo.”

To do that, the pier will have to be improved a little more. Currently, the water there is too shallow. And the pier is too fragile to moor a larger boat. Plus, a ship is very expensive.

An ordinary boat can be bought for hundreds of thousands of crown coins, but a small boat with a sail will cost three million crown coins.

“You can’t buy a ship yet, can you?”

“Yes. I need to save more.”

A magnificent building appeared in front of us as we chatted.

The brass-framed sign reads “Stocks Exchange”.

Stocks exchange…….

“That’s right. Turnip!”

“Ah? The turnips were just sown in the field. They will be edible a little later.”

“No, no, I’m not talking about vegetable turnip.”

This is a place for securities trading, that is, stock trading.

Come to think of it, Island Maker also had a stock trading system. If the price of the stock you buy goes up, you can make a lot of money. I wasn’t very good at it, but I had friends who increased their assets and got rare items thru it.

I forgot, but there are stocks in this world too. I need money to get started, but thanks to Paul-oniisan for giving me the donkey as a free gift, I can afford to trade.

Un, let’s take a look.

“Char, I have an errand here, can you wait here with Lucio for a while?”

“Sure. Lucio, let’s go.”

“Kuo~”

If Char is with him, Lucio and the wagon wouldn’t be stolen.

Out of curiosity, I entered the stock exchange building. The agent looked suspicious when a kid walked in, but he seemed to change his mind when he saw my clothes.

He was more polite than I expected.

“Welcome. How can I help you?”

“Hello, I would like to buy stocks, is it possible to buy and sell them here?”

“Of course, may I ask your name?”

“I’m Cedie Dantes.”

“Oh, are you related to Earl Dantes?”

“He is my brother.”

We don’t get along very well, though.

As soon as he found out that I belonged to the Dantes family, he led me into a waiting room and served me tea.

“Do you know about stocks?”

“I’ve heard about it from my tutor.”

There is also my knowledge from my past life, plus my knowledge within Island Maker.

In the hidden pocket of my jacket are three gold coins. I can’t afford to touch today’s sales because it is the salary of Dawsill and the others. However, I can use it as an investment.

First, I decided to open an account and buy 300,000 crown coins worth of stock certificates.

“Which company would you like to work for?”

When I was flipping through the list of companies that he had brought, the name of a company I knew caught my eye.

Casino Wyall Group

Isn’t this a company run by my brother’s friend, Masciolini-san?

Come to think of it, Masciolini-san looked very rich…….

As I read the description of Casino Wireless Group, the agent also recommended it with a smile.

“It’s a company with good performance, and the number of stores is increasing steadily. It is participating not only in the casino business but also in the hotel business, and their stock price is rising.”

If that’s the case, it’s not a bad idea to buy shares in Masciolini’s group.

“Then I’d like to ask for a stake in Casino Wyall Group.”

I paid a separate commission and bought 300,000 crown coins worth of shares.

Stocks can go down or go up. It was the same at Island Maker. But because it is a stock certificate, it does not spoil unlike vegetables.

I’ll have to wait and see for a while.

Masciolini-san, please.

After completing the necessary formalities, I went back to the street where Char and Lucio were waiting.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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