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Chapter 2403: Spreading Aftermath
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Kaori-san prepared a refill of tea and herself sat down, adopting a posture to listen to Akane-sans story.
[First, the area around the Ritch Baronys lands in the Western Archlesia Empire, our trading company has sourced from there a few times in the past, and the land itself has high potential. The soil is good, and the climate is stable compared to the rest of the Archlesia Empire, so high-quality crops can be harvested. In terms of quality, you could even say its top-class within the empire.]
[Hehh, but the Ritch Barony is poor, right? Well, I guess poor is relative among nobles; compared to commoners, theyre still wealthy.]
[Just having good quality doesnt automatically mean you can sell a lot. In the end, things like publicity, image, demand and supply balance, and sales strategy all have to be solid, otherwise nothing will sell spectacularly. Even if the quality is high, its not like its the best in the world. Compared to places like Symphonia Kingdom, which also has high-quality crops, some of them are cheaper or even surpass in quality.]
Actually, even Raz-san gave high praise to Ritch Baronys ripples, so theres no doubt the quality and taste are genuinely good. But selling it based on that alone is difficult; publicity and recognition are also crucial. And naturally, proper advertising requires money, which the Ritch Barony likely doesnt have.
Furthermore, logistics are poor, so even if they tried to sell on a larger scale, there would be many hurdles to overcome.
[The logistics arent good either, right?]
[Thats right, thats a big issue too. First, theres no teleportation gate in Ritch Barony, and that area is home to wyverns, so Flying Dragon Services wont fly there. On top of that, because there are many mountains, the roads arent wide or well-built, and there are lots of areas with elevation differences, so its simply not suitable for transporting large amounts of cargo.]
Unless someone like Akane-san can use Teleportation Magic to transport goods, even teleportation magic tools are expensive and impractical for crop transport.
[I dont really understand that kind of business, but dont they try to develop infrastructure to improve logistics?]
[Well, if its profitable, that kind of idea would come up, but maintaining roads through monster-inhabited areas or building teleportation gates costs an enormous amount. If the expected return isnt worth it, no one invests. Even the country has plenty of other places to prioritize. They wouldnt allocate a large budget to remote lands that only produce moderately good crops. So in the end, Ritch Barony was seen as a place with decent potential but too remote for the investment required to improve logistics]
I understood the intent behind Akane-san pausing there. The use of past tense suggests the situation has changed now.
As I thought this, Akane-san pointed at me with a slightly exasperated look.
[But then, this bombshell came along and injected both publicity and demand. From Kaitos perspective, it was probably just sharing gifts with acquaintances, but your acquaintances are famous on a global scale. Even in our world, when a famous person uses or favors something, its a huge talking point and can ignite a trend, right?]
[Like using celebrities in TV commercials or advertisements.]
[Exactly. And that costs a lot of money, and usually you cant get someone with global fame without special connections. But this idiot went and spread it to Death King-sama and various Count-ranks. Death King-sama even intended to buy it, and she casually asked Raz-sama, whose farm is world-famous for crops, to recommend it to acquaintances. She probably had no idea how extensive her connections are and thats why its like this now.]
[So, Raz-sama really is an amazing person? I always thought her as just kind and cute]
[With matters related to crops, shes at the top globally, and her network is enormous. Just Raz-sama showing interest is enough to generate buzz. Add Death King-sama, Kaito, and the others Raz-sama recommended those apples to, its guaranteed that a trend will catch fire before long.]
Honestly, just as Akane-san said, I knew Raz-sama had a wide network, but I hadnt realized she was such a famous figure in the industry.
I had just recommended it to a few people, thinking it might slightly boost sales at Marie-sans place, but it seems like its become far more outrageous than I imagined.
[Ive said it many times, but the potential in that area is high. So if publicity and demand catch fire, theres more than enough capacity for it to take off. And once demand grows and things heat up, the region itself will naturally start to develop thats probably what the Lord Trading Company is aiming for. I think they intend to build a teleportation gate in the Ritch Barony lands. By controlling the logistics of land with high development potential, they can make a huge profit. Of course, only a company like the Lord Trading Company, capable of moving such massive funds to build a teleportation gate quickly, could pull that off.]
[Ah, I see I think Im starting to understand. If demand rises due to publicity, attention increases, and other trading companies start opening shops or establishing sales bases in the area, the region will develop. Then, if Lord Trading Company fixes the previously flawed logistics, the area can develop rapidly all at once.]
[Exactly. Normally, creating that much of a boom or publicity would cost a ridiculously huge amount of money but this monster managed to generate it just by casually sharing some ripples with acquaintances.]
[Seriously, Kaito-kun is just Kaito-kun huh.]
Feeling a mix of embarrassment and awkwardness, I averted my gaze from Kaori-san and Akane-san, who were looking at me with that indescribable exasperated expression on their faces.
Serious-senpai : [It was skipped over in the story, but if that much attention is focused there, Archlesia Empire will naturally move to develop the land, so the development of the Ritch Barony is basically a done deal On top of that, theres even God of Fertility trying to do something]
