Chapter 223: Establishing the Adventurer's Guild!

Duke Ersi and Duke Albert could only force out a smile towards Pedro. This made Pedro chuckle in response and said, "Before we talk about anything… I just want to be clear of one thing! First of all, I am not interested in how you guys would handle the matters regarding the changes in the Kingdom. As long as the safety of the people is assured, then you can rest easy because I won't take any action against you. Well… Of course… The Adventurer's Guild matter is of a different topic! Still… Rest assured that we'd be purely dealing with monsters and such related matters. If ever an adventurer poses a threat to the Kingdom, feel free to take action against them. I won't tolerate any actions that would jeopardize the interest and safety of the many!"

Duke Ersi sighed in response and said, "Of course, sir Aron! It is only natural for us to take care of the people. They are the Kingdom's true treasures after all. So… Don't worry about that! As for the Adventurer's Guild that you wanted to establish… I thought things true since last night. You are right that there was a sudden increase in weak adventurers recently. Add up the monster waves that were charging non-stop… It was really a chaotic scene outside the Kingdom. I know that your idea was a great way to solve the chaos outside the Kingdom since I heard it last night. However, I could not agree to your proposal immediately, because the adventurers that appear were no stronger than a farmer. As a General of the Kingdom's army—even though they are adventurers, I cannot simply allow them to charge to their deaths and waste their life needlessly! But!!! Knowing that you are from the Legendary Human Organization, can I know—sir Aron, what you have in mind to do with the adventurers? If your plan is not to simply order them to charge to their deaths, then… I might support you with the establishment of your so-called Adventurer's guild!"

Duke Albert could only glance towards Pedro with a bitter smile. That said, Pedro kept his calm demeanor and said, "I understand your worry, Duke Ersi! I commend you for your concern towards other people—especially the adventurers, even though they are not residents of this Kingdom. However, you seemed to have forgotten what being an adventurer means!"

At this moment, Duke Ersi and Duke Albert suddenly leaned backward as they seemingly understood what Pedro said. Duke Ersi could not help but to murmur, "I see…"

However, Pedro decided to continue telling them what an adventurer is, despite them seemingly knowing what he meant. He said, "An adventurer is someone who takes risks and lives a difficult and dangerous life roaming the world. That is why they are not considered permanent residents on any strongholds! So… Unfortunately, I cannot assure you that the adventurers won't charge to their deaths when tasked to assist the Kingdom Soldiers in fighting monsters. After all… Their own lives depend on themselves in the first place!"

Seeing that Duke Ersi was a bit worried, Pedro could not help but sigh and say, "That's the reality of their life! And it was them who chose that path in the first place! If they wanted to have a peaceful life… Don't they have the freedom to become citizens of this Kingdom? So… I think you have a misconception when you thought about their safety! Don't get me wrong though… The Adventurer's Guild would aim to organize the adventurers and utilize them to the best of their abilities… So, although we can't assure that they won't waste their lives, we could, at the least, manage them properly so that those who wanted to become strong would be able to develop their strengths properly. For me… I think that it is better than just simply letting them stay on their own—eventually leading to their deaths that might even bring trouble to the Kingdom, specifically the army!"

"I-I understand, Sir Aron…" Duke Ersi rubbed the back of his head and was a little bit ashamed towards Pedro because of what he said earlier.

Pedro—being as cunning as he was, took advantage of this opportunity to get Duke Ersi's approval. He said, "I am quite amazed by your kindness, Duke Ersi! To think about the welfare of adventurers, I did not think that you would go out of your way just for them! I see a good future for the Kingdom's Military!"

Duke Ersi simply laughed in response after being praised by Pedro. Then, he took a deep sigh and said, "I guess you are right, sir Aron… It must have been really foolish of me to assure that the adventurers won't charge to their deaths when they are unrestricted people in the first place! Since it's for everyone's benefit, then I don't have any other reason not to support the establishment of your so-called Adventurer's Guild! Well… If Albert has no problem with it, then we can arrange its establishment as soon as possible."

Duke Albert casually shook his head, and said, "I have no problems with it."

"Great!" Duke Ersi shouted in glee. "Then it is settled! Sir Aron, feel free to tell me if you need something from the Military of the Tarala Kingdom—or even to me personally, I would try my best to assist you in establishing your Adventurer's Guild!"

"Then, I won't be courteous!" Pedro smiled towards Duke Ersi. Then, he said, "As you have said earlier, the adventurers were as weak as a farmer. However, being an adventurer myself—and after observing the greenhorns for several days, I know for a fact that their potential is limitless!"

At this moment, Pedro took out a newbie sword and said, "This is one of the swords that the adventurers were using! And as I observed, most of them are not familiar with the proper usage of the sword! So… I would like to ask an aide from the Military to teach the adventurers how to properly use a sword. This way, we can ensure that even if they recklessly charge into the battlefield, they would at the least be able to defend themselves from one or two monsters—something that is enough to make them realize the danger of what they are playing with! Whether they overcome their fear and become great warriors, or they go back and seek a different path… It would now all depend on their own decisions. We would have taught them some skills while increasing their chances of survivability in this cruel world!"

"An instructor for swordsmanship, huh?" Duke Ersi rubbed his chin. Then, he said, "That would be easy for me to arrange. However… Sir Aron, are you sure that you would only need someone who would teach swordsmanship? I mean… What if there are adventurers who are adept with magic and sorcery… or perhaps with a bow and arrow? Should I also prepare a few mage and sharpshooters to act as instructors for the adventurers?"

Pedro simply nodded in response and said, "I would greatly appreciate that if you could also arrange them to be instructors. However, based on my observation, there is almost to none amongst the new adventurers that have a magic staff nor a pair of bow and arrow… And… it might seem a bit awkward but… I doubt that they have sufficient coins to buys weapons even with the lowest grade at this moment! That said… you don't need to think much about that! I already have plans in mind and I would like to talk about that with Duke Albert next. I just simply wanted to say that the swordsmanship training would definitely take priority first before anything else!"

"If that's what you think is best… Then, I would prepare the best instructors that the military could send." Duke Ersi said in a calm demeanor.

Pedro simply nodded in response as if he was thanking Duke Ersi. Then, in the next second, he glanced to Duke Albert and said, "Regarding the matters concerning with Adventurer's Guild and the Market, I would like to consult your opinion, Duke Albert, if it is possible to establish several shops affiliated to the Adventurer's Guild to generate profit that would be used in managing it?"

"Hmm…" Duke Albert frowned a bit and pondered for a few seconds. Then, he smirked and said, "It won't be a problem! I'll arrange someone to guide you and help you securing locations regarding the shops. However, I need to remind you, sir Aron, that every shop would need to pay a monthly operating fee of 2 Gold Coins! On top of that, anything that could be considered rare must be sold at the Auction Den instead. And of course… The same rule applies! The Auction Den would place an additional one percent as a processing fee. If you have no problem with that, then I would gladly support the establishment of the Adventurer's Guild!"

Pedro simply smiled in response and said, "I have no problem with that arrangement! But… Can I ask a bit more help from you, Duke Albert? Since the shop I am going to open for the Adventurer's Guild is something new, I would need to assign some trusted men of mine to operate by themselves. And knowing that they had not much knowledge about rarity and stuff… I would like to ask if you could lend me some of your men to help us identify such things—while, at the same time, helping us manage the shops?"

"Of course! It would be my honor to help!" Duke Albert said with a smile.

"Great!" Pedro said, happily. Then, he clapped his hands and said, "With that… Can I assume that the establishment of the Adventurer's Guild is final?"

Duke Albert and Duke Ersi simply nodded in response. Pedro simply smiled in response and said, "Then, it's settled! Let's now proceed to the more important things we need to discuss!"