"Come on! Come on! Taste the grilled meat over here! It's made from orc meat! It can make your lower body excited all the time, and make your wife happy!
"We have just harvested those apples! It's cheap! Only 1 copper coin!
"If you need to repair or replace them, please come here! We have a lot of good weapons from the neighboring country! With those weapons, I am sure your career as an adventurer will become bright!
There were many vendors in the kingdom's commercial area. What they sold was a variety, and Suzuki had to say it was a novel experience for him, and it made him relax, though this place wasn't as clean as the sterile, white marble of the royal palace and the cathedral.
The street was narrow, winding, and paved with uneven gray cobblestones. Buildings were mostly half-timbered with dark wood frames and white plaster, their second stories leaning out over the street to maximize space. Stalls are draped with brightly dyed awnings, mostly red and yellow.
Suzuki could see mounds of glowing mana crystals, bundles of dried medicinal herbs, and racks of steel armor that caught the sunlight.
Yet, what made him frown was that almost every storefront displayed a small Holy Symbol of Ehit.
'It seems the commerce here is deeply intertwined with the church.;
The sight of priests in white robes mingling with wealthy merchants in silks and adventurers in scarred leather confirmed his deduction.
Still, he enjoyed it, as he ate the grilled meat of the orc on skewers, apples, and tortus ale. Naturally, he had used his appraisal on each of those items, and he knew they were saved. Even if they weren't, his body, which was managed by "Manager," would help him grow stronger, or push away all the bad things from his body, as in the past, when he got the "Manager" for the first time, he used it to optimize his body function, pushing out all the impurities on his body, like how the culviation novels usually were.
'Now, I understand.'
The reason he walked around the market was to understand the differences in currency between this world and his original world.
So, based on his understanding, the currency would be like this if he made a comparison:
1 Copper Coin: ~100 Yen ($1 USD). Enough to buy a cheap apple or a loaf of hard bread.
1 Silver Coin: ~10,000 Yen ($100 USD). Enough for a decent inn stay or a good tavern meal.
1 Gold Coin: ~100,000 Yen ($1,000 USD). That's about a month's wages for a standard commoner.
1 White Gold / Platinum Coin: ~1,000,000 Yen ($10,000 USD). High-aristocracy territory.
He had about 1 Gold Coin, or ~100,000 Yen ($1,000 USD). It might not be much, especially for him, who wanted more, considering he wanted to monopolize the country's economy, but for people in this world, it was a lot, as it was a month's wages for a standard commoner.
So, what should he do in this world, as he had only such an amount of capital?
If he was being honest, when he looked at the market, he was either thinking of a monopoly over the potions.
Potions were vital; they were like a second life in this world, so if he could take control of the ingredients for them and mark the price to 400%, he could cause a lot of problems in the kingdom, but unfortunately, he knew that this type of industry must be either monopolized by the nobles or the guilds.
With just one gold coin, it was impossible for him; unless he found a treasure among trash by using his appraisal, and sold it at a high price, yet such a method was too long.
Suzuki didn't have much time, and he wanted to hurry, but before that, he wanted to test his skills with the Subspace Penthouse. It should be part of the "Absolute Storage." Yet, it worked differently since, instead of an inventory of items, it worked like a hotel, a penthouse, and he had to say, it was like a sanctuary in this dark era of medieval society.
The moment he stepped inside, the smell of body odor and horse manure gave way to the faint scents of lavender, ozone, and premium roasted coffee.
The aesthetic is high-end, modern Tokyo luxury. It features dark hardwood floors, recessed warm-LED lighting, and acoustic paneling that absorbs all outside noise, creating an atmosphere of absolute, dead silence. Instead of scenery, all he could see from the windows was a dark, empty spatial void.
"So comfortable..."
Suzuki lay on the auto-cleaning California King-sized mattress with advanced Earth memory foam, draped in 1,000 thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets, and let out a sigh, feeling his entire body completely relaxed.
He closed his eyes, resting for a moment, before forcing himself to stand up, knowing he had work to do. Because of that, he looked at his other skills, which were his confidence, which made him able to take over this entire country through the economy.
"Online Shopping."
As he used this skill, a hologram-like screen emerged before him. Still, he had to say, the interface of this skill was roughly similar to the modern Japanese e-commerce grid (Amazon Japan, Rakuten, MonotaRO for industrial supplies, and Aeon Net Supermarkets).
Yet, because he had this skill, he had access to Earth's massive, hyper-efficient global supply chain.
However, because the system was connected through a Japanese IP address, it was strictly bound by Earth's civilian laws. He couldn't buy firearms, explosives, or military-grade weapons.
"But this isn't a problem."
This limitation didn't bother Suzuki at all. A businessman didn't need an assault rifle when he had industrial chemicals and limitless capital.
"But, let's see how this skill works first."
The skill automatically converted the physical Tortus currency into digital Earth Yen when he dropped it into his inventory.
Suzuki had only 1 Gold Coin, so he could only roughly do some shopping for ~100,000 Yen ($1,000.00).
With so much money, what could he do? It wasn't a lot for his capital, right?
"Let's buy some water first."
He was thirsty, and clean, fresh water was extremely rare in this world, as the source of it was just too hard to reach. In most cases, the majority would drink a dirty ale, and the nobles would drink tea.
Yet, him?
He got the Fiji Water directly, the best quality of all.
"Haaa...."
Suzuki saw that there were many items he could buy, but he knew that, with his limited capital, those were the only things he could afford. Yet despite that, he knew they would be worth a lot of money.
"Let's buy them."
There was no hesitation; when Suzuki clicked "Buy," the item was instantly digitized by the Earth-side system and deposited directly into his [Absolute Storage] within seconds. There was no shipping delay. The system automatically removes and recycles the packaging, leaving him with zero cardboard waste to deal with.
Now, everything is ready.
Suzuki left his penthouse after cleaning up, then headed to his next destination—the most affluent Merchant Guild in the capital.
What would he sell?
He only sold a few things.
MSG and black pepper.
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By the way, have any of you watched Suisei no Gargantia?
Also, what about Aldnoah Zero?