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”When the roads are completed to the extent that they need to be, trade will grow. That means jobs and employment. That means jobs and employment.

”To put it more precisely, there will be adventurers as guards, loaders and unloaders, liaison officers, coachmen, horse handlers, and many other jobs. I'm not sure.

”We could even build a warehouse to hold the cargo and have warehousemen work there. There will also be an increase in the number of food stalls and restaurants along the way.

”......... So that means we'll have a lot of paperwork to fill out again, huh?

”Is that what you're worried about? (Is that it?)

Span! The meeting ended with a good sounding tsukkomi.

”Excuse me, Masaru. May I have a word?

After the meeting, Wade came to talk to me, but his face was listless.

”What's wrong? Is there a problem?

Well, we're about to trade with other cities and Portalyme doesn't have a lot of advantages. More importantly, we don't have enough goods to trade. ”Trade goods...

”Trade goods... oh, I see! Raw fish is perishable, and dried fish takes a lot of work, so there are fish that are suitable. Bees are limited in number and are seasonal. Bees are limited and seasonal.

”That's right. Do you have any new ideas in mind?

Well, I'll think of something. I'll think of something.

Masaru was thinking about something.