The Max Level Hero Has Returned!

Chapter 47

‘Those hyenas are going to pounce.’

-And are you someone to flinch at that?

‘Of course not.’

“We’re going to be very busy with customers, now that the news has spread,” Davey said. He could predict that much, since he was the one who had spread the news.

“Pardon?” Amy asked.

“However, I can’t really greet them... Tell them I’m in bed from overworking.”

Yawn, You...are a money-grubber...

Amy didn’t quite understand Davey and tilted her head in confusion. However, Perserque understood what he meant and giggled while half-asleep on the old desk in the office.

* * *

Davey had seen many instances where the price of items in high demand drastically decreased as the supply increased. If he were to release the moon grass into the market without any restrictions, the price would surely go down.

‘And what good would that be?’ Davey had absolutely no intention of sacrificing himself to contribute to this world. His comfort and his future were the most important things, and everything else ranked below that.

Everything changed just a few days after word had spread about the moon grass; perhaps it was inevitable. The deserted territory became crowded with merchants and people who wanted to see the moon grass leaves in person. Excluding the living space for about 200 residents, the rest of the Heins Territory was all abandoned land that could not be used. And since hundreds of people came into a space meant for 200, it became jam-packed.

“Y—Your Highness! There are people waiting to meet you outside...!”

Even as Amy hurried over and reported to Davey, he didn’t take his eyes off his book. He muttered, “Man, they’re fast.”

“Wh... What should we do?”

“What do you mean? I’m still sick. Tell them I can’t come down and meet them since I haven’t recovered yet.”Gét latest novel chapters on nov(e)lbj/n(.)c/om

“That... That is... I already told them, but they are asking if there’s any way for them to see it...”

The demand for moon grass was much higher than Davey expected. As soon as word had spread, people from all over had gathered here: merchant companies of nearby kingdoms, wizard towers, and the school of alchemy. Since Davey also saw some people from the temple, he could see just how popular moon grass was.

‘Let’s tantalize them even more.’

Moon grass was usually imported into the eastern continent from the western region in small batches. If it became certain that it was successfully harvested here in the east, it would drive these people wild; they were people who would try buying and obtaining moon grass, which was already expensive, for twice the price.

Of course, Davey hadn’t hidden the moon grass away completely; if he did, it could raise suspicion that he was lying, and that wouldn’t be good.

“Amy, get me Monmider and Royal Attendant Bernile.” At Davey’s command, Amy went right away. Both Monmider, who was promoted from the Militia Leader to the Captain of the Royal Guards, and Royal Attendant Bernile looked exhausted from the sudden influx of people. He thanked them. “Thank you all for your hard work. Keep it up for just a little longer.”

“It’s fine. This is what we ought to do.”

“That’s right. It’s been such a long time since the territory was filled with people; it reminds me of the past.”

Davey smiled at them. “Let’s take care of things one by one. The militia members—no, they are the royal guardsman now. How are they doing, keeping public safety?”

There were only about forty royal guardsmen, the former militia members. With this number, it was difficult to maintain public safety with the amount of people visiting the territory right now. In addition to this, Sir Bernile, who used to train royal guardsmen as Captain back in the day, continued on with his intense training. If this was all, it wouldn’t be that big of a problem...

However, Prince Davey didn’t stop there. He sent Monmider along with Amy, his former lady-in-waiting, to Royal Attendant Bernile, and made them take classes to professionally learn about administrative work. Davey, the newly appointed seigneur, was an extremely capable person, but he also gave people a lot of work. ‘I’m not going to teach you everything. Understand it and learn it yourself. I will give you advice if you need it.’

It was better than taking care of everything alone, but right now, Monmider wanted to just let go of everything and rest. He was complaining, without being thankful for what he had.

“Leader—oh, you’re Captain now, right? There’s a guest waiting for you.”

“A guest?”

“Yes, they are from the Green Tower...”

“Phew... Let’s go meet them.”

Monmider was a commoner, but he was given the title of a knight, thanks to Davey’s authority. The lowest title a knight could be given was a baronet and the highest was a viscount. He was given the baronet title, but considering that he was born a commoner, he could be seen as rather successful now.

‘Keep up the good work. I’ll promote you if I get the chance to.’ The seigneur’s words kept ringing in Monmider’s ears. Of course, his skills were a little lacking to be a knight, but his experience and wit were far superior.

Monmider stretched his body, which was freezing up from anxiety, and took a deep breath.

It was an old and run-down building, the militia’s precious home that had protected the territory. As Monmider nervously headed to the drawing room, he saw a man wearing an old-fashioned robe waiting for him. The man was quite old, and looked to be in his mid to late forties. Monmider greeted, “Thank you for waiting. I am Monmider, the newly titled knight and captain of the royal guard.”

“Nice to meet you. I am Hallas, the class-4 ‘Expert’ of the Green Tower.”

Class 4 ‘Expert’ was how 4th circle mages were referred to in the wizard towers. Mages were classified from Class 1 to Class 9, and of course, there were ‘Beginner’, ‘Expert’ and ‘Master’ in the classes as well.

A Class 4 ‘Expert’ was neither a low nor high class in the wizard towers; to be frank, his rank seemed too high for him to come to this boondock himself. This was especially since mages were probably quite a valuable being to the continent.

“I’m afraid that the many unexpected guests might have made you uncomfortable, but...”

“No problem. There were no guests other than you, Hallas.”

“Is that so!”

Perhaps Monmider’s response was to Hallas’ liking, as Hallas showed a satisfied smile. He then said, “Public safety is being maintained well, even though the sudden influx of people must be chaotic. I heard that you had taken care of the territory alone before the seigneur was appointed.”

Public safety was being maintained well because the visitors were being careful, but there was no need for Monmider to point that out.

“It’s all thanks to the seigneur’s grace.”

Monmider was quite a clever fellow. Hallas quickly understood what he was trying to say and let out a hollow laugh. “Haha... Seigneur Prince Davey must be glad that he has such a brave person as the captain of the royal guards.”

“Haha, I’m flattered, but I am just a mere knight.”

The rank of a knight would be enough for Monmider to be treated with respect anywhere else, but it probably wasn’t worth anything to someone of Class 4 ‘Expert’. Wizard towers were a separate entity to the kingdom, and the relationship between knights and mages wasn’t all that friendly, either.

“I’m worried that I have caused a nuisance by coming to meet you when you are busy.”

“No problem. I have handed over most of the work, but I am also managing the state of affairs as ordered by the seigneur. If it’s anything related to that, I should be the one taking care of it.”

“Haha. You are managing both public safety and the state of affairs! How amazing!” Hallas was buttering Monmider up without batting an eye.