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The mana stone mine discovered near Baden Village was not one that produced high-grade mana stones.

But it was not the lowest grade either, so its productivity was fairly good.

In fact, because they were neither high- nor top-grade, quite many people wanted to buy them. Thanks to that, the mana stones were being sold throughout the kingdom and even to other countries as soon as they were mined and processed, without ever building up an inventory.

“Thanks to it, the finances of my territory are also in a healthy state.”

“If not for Your Excellency, we would not even have known there was a mana stone mine there.”

“We were lucky. We dispatched a survey team on the off chance there might be a usable mine, since desperate times call for desperate measures, and it turned out to be a mana stone mine.”

“I think it is truly good news not only for your fief but for the kingdom as well. In terms of marketability, mid-grade mana stones are actually better than high-grade ones.”

It was a shame that they were not high-grade mana stones, but mid-grade ones were not bad.

Besides, their quality was quite good as well.

“For the time being, I’ll increase the mining output.”...