Silver Mine

With a dark expression, Rienta activated a Personal Space array above the table in front of the Norm Trading Company Guild president.

One by one, the Larsi Gold Coins were neatly piled up under the control of Rienta [Telekinesis].

Soon.

More than three hundred Larsi Gold Coins were placed on the table.

The president of the Norm Trading Company Guild stared blankly at this scene.

On one hand, they were shocked by Rienta's wealth.

On the other hand.

Now I'm having a bit of a headache about what to do next.

He originally intended to use this opportunity to ask Frieren for help.

After all, no matter what.

For a mage of Frieren's strength, this IOU was nothing more than a piece of paper.

He never expected Frieren to actually come up with so much money.

Although over three hundred Larsi Gold Coins are indeed very attractive.

But maintaining the trade network across the entire Northern Plateau is not something that can be solved by just three hundred Larsi Gold Coins.

The president of the Norm Trading Company Guild stared at the gold coins before him in silence.

Rienta said softly, "Norm Master Norm, this should be enough, right? I'll take the IOU with me then."

The president of the Norm Trading Company Guild forced a smile and said, "These gold coins are certainly enough."

Behind Rienta.

Frieren and Stark both stared in shock at what they saw.

After hearing the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild say that the debt amounted to more than five hundred Schtrahl gold coins.

The two had already started fantasizing about being dragged off to do hard labor for the rest of their lives.

But Rienta casually piled over five hundred Schtrahl gold coins on the table.

Although Stark knew that Rienta was very rich, after all, she had given him ten Schtrahl gold coins on their date.

He had just been thinking of secretly giving the money he hadn't spent to Rienta.

But he never imagined that Rienta would be so rich, so he simply took out five hundred Schtrahl gold coins and placed them on the table.

Frieren looked at Rienta's retreating figure with a puzzled expression.

He had absolutely no idea when his disciple had earned so many gold coins.

But none of that matters.

The important thing is...

Can I now buy Grimoire I want?

As she thought about it, a smile involuntarily crept onto Frieren's lips.

Unlike the shocked Frieren and Stark.

Fern, who had witnessed Rienta empty the treasure vault of the [Fallen King's Mausoleum], breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the debt was five hundred Schtrahl gold coins.

Seeing the Norm Trading Company President staring at the gold coins in silence, Rienta was somewhat confused about the situation.

As the president of the Norm Trading Company, which controls the entire Northern Plateau, surely he wouldn't be intimidated by money?

However, the specific reason has nothing to do with him.

The debt has been settled, and they should continue their journey.

"Norm Master Norm, can we pass through the checkpoint now?"

"Yes," the president of the Norm Trading Company answered Rienta's question decisively, then continued, "However, you should also be accepting commissions now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Rienta roughly understood.

So that's the trick.

First, it was directly stated that Frieren was the mage among the hero's party.

Erected high up.

Then they produce an IOU from decades ago, putting Frieren is unlikely to be able to repay, in a difficult situation.

Then, make the request to entrust the matter.

Then Frieren probably wouldn't refuse.

Rienta commented that the Norm Trading Company Guild's president's actions were indeed quite good.

But unfortunately...

Faced with numerical data, any action is pale and powerless.

Having figured it out, Rienta chuckled and said, "I'm quite interested in Norm Master Norm's request, but this isn't the place to chat, is it?"

Upon hearing this, the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild stood up and said, "Of course, please follow me to the reception room."

He chose this hall because he wanted to put pressure on Frieren and the others.

This put him at a disadvantage.

However, he was, after all, the president of a massive chamber of commerce that controlled the entire Northern Plateau.

He was not only the uncrowned king of the Northern Plateau, but also a businessman.

They quickly accepted this fact.

At the very least, he did succeed halfway through his gamble.

Although your partner is more important.

Rienta did not immediately follow the actions of the Norm Trading Company Guild Master.

Instead, he walked over to Frieren and looked at everyone, saying:

"Lady Frieren, let's go have some tea and hear about Norm Master Norm's request."

"Norm's request is probably related to the disruption of supplies to the Northern Plateau."

Fern paused, then said softly, "In that case, we might as well go and listen."

Frieren nodded as well.

He never expected that the current president of the Norm Trading Company would resort to such methods to demand repayment of debts from years ago.

But she still wanted to repay the kindness of the former president of the Norm Trading Company Guild.

That sum of money was a true lifeline for them at the time.

"What about Stark?" Rienta didn't ignore Stark's opinion.

Stark casually said, "I don't care. Rienta's premonitions are usually pretty accurate. Let's go listen to them."

The group did not deliberately lower their voices during their conversation.

The president of the Norm Trading Company Guild, who was standing nearby, heard everything.

He gave a wry smile and said, "Rienta, right?"

"You guessed right. Let's go to the reception room and talk in detail."

Rienta smiled and stepped behind Frieren.

His mission is complete.

Inside the reception room.

The president of the Norm Trading Company personally poured tea for Rienta and the others.

The meaning behind Rienta's earlier action of retreating behind Frieren was already quite clear.

He said to Frieren:

"Lady Frieren, you must have seen the dire state of the supply chain in the Northern Plateau."

"Yes," Frieren said with some emotion, "If it weren't for Rienta purchasing a large amount of supplies in advance, my companions and I would have been eating those incredibly hard, dry breads."

The president of the Norm Trading Company Guild glanced at Rienta, who was drinking tea.

The scene of hundreds of gold coins being taken out of the void earlier had indeed given him some suspicions.

Now, Frieren's words further prove this point.

The seemingly harmless young man before us is not to be underestimated, whether in terms of his magical skills or his temperament.

First-Class Mage can carry a large amount of supplies with him.

If we were to dig this up...

Norm quickly stopped himself from thinking about it, coughed lightly, and said, "I don't like the taste of hard bread either."

He then explained:

"Since the situation on the Northern Plateau deteriorated, the Norm Trading Company has lost more than 30% of its troops and caravans in its battles with the Demons."

"The trade network was thus dealt a fatal blow."

"If the Norm Trading Company were a country, it would probably be on the verge of extinction."

At this point, the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild subconsciously clenched his fist.

He paused, then continued, "But we are a chamber of commerce. As long as we have enough funds, we can rise again no matter how many times we fail."

I apologize for my previous rude behavior.

After saying this, the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild stood up and bowed to Frieren.

"Upon receiving news of Lady Frieren's arrival, I truly felt that your visit was guided by the Goddess."

That IOU, which was as worthless as a piece of paper, became my only hope.

"That was true at least until your disciple Rienta actually produced over five hundred Schtrahl coins."

Rienta looked at the president of the Norm Trading Company Guild with a subtle expression, noticing his completely genuine look of helplessness.

But.

This level of flattery and sob story is rather low-level.

He wouldn't even call himself "sir".

He chuckled lightly and said, "Norm Master Norm, let's get straight to the point. What's the content of the request?"

Seeing that Rienta was getting straight to the point, and that the groundwork had been laid, the president of the Norm Trading Company stopped beating around the bush and said:

"As I said before, we are a chamber of commerce, and with sufficient funds, restarting the entire trade network in the Northern Plateau is not a problem at all."

Rienta nodded noncommittally, without replying.

Seeing this, the president of the Norm Trading Company continued, "We have a mine under development. According to our investigation, there's a very high probability that this mine is a large Silver Mine."

"But we haven't been able to locate the Main Vein."

"Therefore, I would like to ask Lady Frieren for help in locating the Main Vein."

Having said that, as if afraid the others would refuse, he bowed again to Frieren and said:

"The completely collapsed trade network will likely leave many people starving to death."

"Please, Lady Frieren, save the people living on this Northern Plateau."

"Moreover, as long as our chamber of commerce can overcome this difficulty, I guarantee that even at the ends of the northern plateau, we will be able to eat soft bread."

Frieren was about to say something, but Rienta stopped Frieren.

No way.

It seemed that Frieren was about to be moved enough to accept the request.

But the compensation hasn't been discussed yet.

"Norm, regarding the issue of supplies, with me here, we most likely don't need to worry about that."

"We deeply respect your desire to help the people of the entire Northern Plateau."

"But."

"Shouldn't we have a proper discussion about the compensation?"