CH 96

Grand Duke Prause’s garden.

Frey and Daniel watched Damon and Arsene play like colts while having refreshments together.

Daniel, to be precise, was returning from a brief absence.

“Sorry, Frey.”

“Daniel. It’s okay to go there if you have something urgent to do. I will watch the children play.”

Frey said to Daniel with a worried face.

It was because he, who seemed to be concentrating on political affairs these days, was away for a while to receive an urgent report from the butler.

However, Daniel showed a refreshing smile as if he had been waiting for this moment.

“Frey. I have good news.”

“Good news?”

“Prause is also going to attend the Grand Founding International Conference.”

“What?”

Frey was so surprised that she almost choked.

‘Founding Day.’

The biggest festival is to be held near the end of the era of undead monsters.

Many important events were held during the festival, which originated from the first emperor’s overpowering of undead monsters and establishing an empire in the capital.

There was even a saying that at the end of the festival every year, a hero whom the citizens of the capital were enthusiastic about was born one by one.

‘Among them, only central political figures can participate in the Grand Conference.’

Frey also hoped that the Prause family would participate in the grand meeting of the founding festival.

‘If you show your presence there, you will be able to make a definite impression on the capital’s aristocrats.’

But Frey was not sure if she could ask Daniel, who has only been looking at Prause for generations, to make such a request.

‘So I didn’t expect Daniel to say he would participate first.’

She drank a moderate amount of cold tea to calm herself down and asked again.

“Did you get permission to participate in the Grand Founding International Conference? I thought they wouldn’t accept it because the council of elders who oversees the meeting is on the side of Duke Gelon.”

Daniel replied with a soft smile as if drawn.

“Seeing that he was willing to arrange a seat, it seems that everyone is interested in Prause’s political capabilities.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Now, thanks to you, the gate to the capital has been opened, so it is possible to travel from the north to the capital at once, so the local lord must also accept it.”

Frey, who was somehow proud, smiled.

Daniel lavished praise on his desire to see more of it.

“And it seems that your <Obelir Post> is affecting more people than I thought.”

“I guess I did a good job posting about the Magic Tower.”

Frey couldn’t hide his smile.

It was she who revealed a bit of the truth out of spite for the Duke of Gelon, who drew a line, claiming that it was the magic tower that secretly produced the fog of Fall.

[What did Wizards experience while making a scroll that you bought]

[Disclosure of Magic Tower Scroll Sales Profit Structure]

People supported Gelon because they wanted the world to be comfortable with their outstanding magic power.

‘However, most of the profits from the magic scrolls were taken by the Vliette Merchants in the name of shipping, and in the process of making them, the wizards were exploited to the point of causing health problems.’

As soon as the fact was announced through the <Obelir Post>, public opinion toward Gelon began to deteriorate little by little.

It was because no matter how Anton died and the Magic Tower almost disintegrated, everyone knew that Gelon had a close relationship with the Magic Tower.

‘The Duke of Gelon. He rather covers the sky with his palm.’

‘Even though I hadn’t finished my revenge yet, I felt happy.’

Daniel looked at Frey, who was delighted with his cheeks lightly colored.

Every time the long blonde fluttered in the wind, it smelled pleasant.

‘It was a scent that I wanted to hold onto carefully and then inhale while burying my face all day.’

‘Is it necessary to tell her what I have done to participate in the Grand Founding International Conference?’

He didn’t need to tell her that Luke and his vassals had been very busy working behind the scenes.

“If Prause shows his presence at the great meeting, no one will be able to take lightly the emperor who is in bed.”

“Daniel…Did you even worry about my father?”

“Of course.”

Frey looked into his sweet face.

‘It was touching to know that he had solved a problem before I did.’

So, Frey naturally came to think.

‘I want to present something more.’

wedding anniversary day.

She received a huge gift from him: a mansion halfway up the mountain.

Even the mansion in the capital, which was said to be equipped with all the household items next week, had been bought for her.

The brooch containing the Divine power that Frey gave as a gift was also an expensive item, but the feeling of being relatively insufficient could not be erased.

Deciding to return him with an extra gift, Frey rolled her eyes.

‘If it’s a gift Daniel would be happy with… That’s it, right?’

* * *

In the afternoon, Karuna, the person in charge of the Top division, came to my office.

“Your Highness, Grand Duchess. 

Thanks to the gem processing automation magic, ‘noon’ production is stable. Orders still exceed production quantities.”

“Thanks for your hard work.”

Cash was piling up.

A quick calculation showed that Daniel should have recouped his investment by now, and then some.

‘Let’s see. With this many sales, how much profit is it for me?’

Originally, I liked saving money, but recently I have another reason.

[“Master. As I said before, we are currently investigating the materials of the Top level- minerals are known to exist in the world, but it seems that one has been sold.”]

Three of the highest quality minerals I need to give my children the 4th Awakening Buff.

Wiz said that one of them was sold to a rich man who hid his identity.

[“Who bought it?”]

[“I don’t know that. It seems to have completely concealed its identity.”]

[“Alright. Please look carefully to see if it is for sale in a secret auction.”]

Needless to say, to secure the highest quality minerals, an enormous amount of cash was needed.

So, I opened my ears and listened to the work of the Top.

Besides that, Karuna reported on the sales of our top-tier products.

“Not to mention the cost of using the movement magic mounted in the Holy Tower is increasing. It seems like more and more people are looking for it because it’s word of mouth. The number of merchants who use it for moving logistics has also increased significantly.”

“Because it will be a hundred times more convenient than using a carriage. What is the next 

highest-grossing product?”

I thought that clothes that were classified as ‘armor’ because they contained divine power would be next in line.

But Karuna’s answer was unexpected.

“The next highest sales are the foods near the Sacred Tower.”

“What? Are you saying that more the foods were sold than clothes imbued with divine power?”

“Well, didn’t you say that I can place advertisements in the margins of the Obelir post the other day?”

Karuna pulled a recent issue of leaflets from her pocket.

70% of the space was taken up by the articles I’d selected and Ilina had written logically.

5% Movement magic discount coupon printed on the corner.

And the remaining space was occupied by advertisements for whirling potatoes and walnut snacks that Karuna personally selected.

“I wanted to measure how effective the advertising effect of Obelir Post was. If we have our means of advertising, we can save money on advertising for other newspapers.”

“oh… as expected.”

Karuna did a good job as she was in a key position at the top of Vliette, which raised sales nationwide.

“But the ripple effect is greater than I thought. In particular, walnut cookies or tornado-shaped baked potatoes can be bought and eaten as soon as you see an advertisement.”

“Yes. <Obelir Post> is handed out in the waiting line at the Holy Tower, and snacks are also sold near that line.”

The distance people had to travel between seeing the advertisement and buying the product was very short.

It was easy to move around and pay for things.

‘This… It would be perfect if I open a store later.’

If Daniel hadn’t advised me to buy the land together, I would have realized later that I had missed this opportunity and would have regretted hitting the ground.

After hearing a few more reports, I asked her.

“First of all, I need to invest more in issuing leaflets. Increase the page and—.”

It was easy to make multiple sheets of one leaflet.

The problem was what to put in the newly created margin.

I think it would be nice to have content that would be of interest to people who do not use the movement magic of the Sacred Tower…

After thinking about it for a while, an idea came to my mind.

“Karuna. Who is the most famous novelist in the capital right now?”