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Chapter 79: Wow ♪

Tauro’s proposal was this.

The innkeeper would rent a few vacant houses nearby for the current guests and have them move in temporarily at the current rate.

During this time, the inn would renovate the accommodations except for the dining room.

The cafeteria is popular every day, so it will stay open.

That way, there would be no sudden drop in income.

Currently, the walls of the “Nameless Inn” are thin.

For those who are just staying there, the small size is tolerable because of the low price, but there are many problems for guests, such as waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of neighbors and the sound of work being done in the room (Wow ♪) being transmitted through the walls.

Tauro, who has been staying here for a long time, was also worried about the noise of making potions and special boards.

When I pointed these out to her, the innkeeper made a face like it couldn’t be helped.

“I knew I’d have to do it at some point. We’ve been getting a lot of visitors lately and we’ve been saving up, so we might as well do it.”

Thus, the “Nameless Inn” was to be remodeled.

Under Tauro’s direction, adventurers who had been using the inn and carpenters from the woodworking shop joined in and the renovation went smoothly and quickly.

After consulting with the innkeeper, the inn was made into a two-story building.

The difference between this inn and ikoi-tei was that it was smaller but cheaper.

The name was also changed from the nameless inn to the “Dwarf Inn”.

Some of the rooms on the second floor also have three spacious rooms.

There were some families who preferred to stay at such rooms.

The rest of the rooms were the same as before, with many smaller rooms.

So far, the number of guests has been increasing steadily and we expected that it would continue to increase in the future.

More importantly, the thicker walls reduced the sound leaks significantly.

Tauro was very happy about this.

Now, the sound of work (Wow ♪) won’t bother him as much.

By the way, this is just the sound of making potions.

The inn was generally well received by the guests.

The innkeeper was relieved.

If things had continued as before, there was a possibility that customers would have flowed to the “Ikoi-tei”.

Of course, this was true, but the number of guests had increased more than that.

As the number of rooms increased, so did the capacity and the sales went up so the owner thanked Tauro.

As the village continued to grow, there was one man who was taking advantage of this trend the most.

It was a young peddler named Marches.

With his exclusive contracts with blacksmiths and woodworkers and his trade in valuable medicinal herbs, he was able to make a quick profit.

“Hello, Tauro-kun! How’ve you been?”

“Oh, Marches-san, you’re here early again this month.”

“Actually, I’ve decided to open a store in this village, so I’ve come to look for a good place to live.”

Just a few months ago, he was doing a small business, but now he’s going to open a store.

Tauro thought it might be too early in the game to start.

“Fufufu. You’re worried right? Actually, I’ve been noticed by the head of a business association in a big city. We used to be business partners, but he said he’d give me some of his money if I opened a store in this village.”

“is it a good offer?”

Tauro was a little suspicious.

“The representative said that there’s a difference in credibility between a peddler and a merchant with a store. If you want to do business with us in the future, you’d better set up a store and get your feet on the ground.”

It’s true that someone who owns a store might be easier to do business with than a peddler.

However, it’s still a very generous offer to provide some of the funds or does the representative like Marchese that much?

Well, if Marches, a merchant, is going to open a store based on a promise to someone he believes in with his own eyes, there’s no reason to stop him.

Tauro brought Marches to the village chief and asked him to introduce him to some good properties.

The village chief was happy to have a store in the village.

He immediately negotiated with the owner of a property a few doors down from the Resting Pavilion, which was run by the Adventurer’s Guild, and arranged for Marchese to purchase it.

Since the owner still didn’t trust him, he made a contract with the owner that the land would be given to him only after he paid the full amount and that he would pay all his money as a deposit, then he would get the rest from the merchant association by the due date.

In order to gain the owner’s trust, Marches proposed that he would pay the deposit as a penalty if the deadline was not met.

This was also the advice that Marches received from the representative of the merchant association.

It seems to be a technique that merchants use to win the trust of the other party in a short period of time, as expected of a merchant.

Tauro was convinced and watched over the contract between the two parties.

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