Chapter 39 - First Assignment (3)

The merchant guild Saya ran wasn’t that large in scale. However, the income it generated was quite substantial. This was possible because the main items they dealt with were related to magical studies.

The Rapid Magic Tower manufactured and sold magic tools and scrolls, but they didn't directly distribute these. As could be seen from the largest scroll shop on the academy grounds, they only provided scrolls through merchant guilds. Creating and managing shops was left entirely to the merchant guilds.

Saya's guild was one of those that had formed such a partnership.

The magic tool business recently started by the Magic Tower. Although magic engineering machines and magic tools were clearly different, there were still similarities. Saya purchased Magic Tower-made magic tools to examine them, and then visited the Magic Tower directly to make a contract.

It wasn't easy.

The Rapid Magic Tower was, strictly speaking, a group of people closer to merchants than mages. It took a full two years just to persuade them and show potential.

In the process, her mind and body were worn ragged, but seeing the income generated after starting the magic tool business with the Magic Tower healed everything. She could almost bathe in gold coins if she exaggerated the process a bit. Adding this to the money she was already earning, her situation became very affluent regardless of the guild's size.

I'll mass produce engineering machines for delivery to battlefields, and pass on magic tools to the head of the Plendia family who pre-ordered them.

Saya's business method was different from ordinary merchants.

Instead of opening a shop, she personally went around selling to a very select few while traveling here and there...