Chapter 223: Establishing the Adventurers Guild! (1/2)
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!”