Gather Divine Coins and Gacha! - Chapter 183

 Well, as usual, it’s time for the nightly report.

Seriana and Elena received a petition to resume the flow of goods from the capital, which had been halted due to the rain, as soon as possible.

The roads outside the town are not paved like the streets, so resuming the flow will have to wait until the roads are inspected. Inspectors from the capital are also checking the roads, which reduces the workload by half, but it will still take about a week to meet up, and if there are any abnormalities, repair work will be needed, which will take even more time.

If we ignore the issues and force the resumption, there is a risk of accidents. The petition was brought to Seriana because she is the lord's daughter, but there’s nothing she can do, so she handed it over to Liesel.

Looking at the schedule for the coming days, it seems likely that similar issues will continue, which made her a bit gloomy.

Meanwhile, Alex, who was inspecting the road to the potential base location, reported no particular problems.

It seems the monsters have not returned yet, possibly because they moved to escape the rain, and the Adventurers' Guild expects fewer monsters for a while. However, stronger monsters might come closer, following the returning ones, so investigations will be necessary.

Perhaps the branch manager was trying to mention this on our way back? Anyway, having to go into the forest in winter... poor guy.

Now, about me.

"The town had no problems. There was a lot of water in the canals, but nothing overflowed, and there were no major damages within the town. There were some carriages stuck due to the poor ground conditions, but that’s about it."

"What about the outer canals?"

"Same as the town, no overflows. The water was murky, and it didn't reach outside the walls, so I can't say for sure until the end..."

There are canals outside the walls that flow into a nearby stream. Considering the environment, I'm not sure, but the town doesn't use that stream, so it should be fine.

"That's fine. The purification facility will be built along with the town's expansion, so we will continue using the outer canals until then. There will be freezing in winter, so I'll need you to monitor it a few times."

"Alright."

A purification facility... Most large towns have one, and naturally, so do the capital and the lord's town. I've seen them from the outside, but never been inside. They plan to widen the outer canals, bend them to form a reservoir-like structure, and build the facility there. They will install something like filters and burn them off at very high temperatures all at once.

It's a bit powerful, but it's not the wrong method, is it?

"Oh, by the way, I casually asked about some recent events at the Adventurers' Guild today. Even those who knew me didn’t recognize me. They knew I was gone from the town but seemed to think I was taken by some mysterious thief."

The west side allows a certain degree of freedom, but I'm still advised not to approach the east side where the church is, except for the Adventurers' Guild. I don’t particularly want to go anywhere, but I didn't go out much when I was here before, so I'm a bit curious about what's there now.

A back alley in a remote town. There might be some strange things there.

"I see... But you’re not from the orphanage, are you? Come here."

"Ugh!"

When I got close to Seriana, who was sitting, she grabbed my chin and turned my face towards her, staring intently at me.

"You still have some resemblance, so no."

"Ugh..."

I guess that didn't work.

"Was there something you wanted to see?"

"I was wondering if there’s anything unusual..."

When I answered Alex, he put his hand on his chin, pondering something.

...Is there something?

"Unusual, huh... There are things, but they’re not for you. There’s a leather shop in the back alley of the commercial district. If you’re looking for something unusual, how about there?"

"I haven't been there. I'll check it out next time."

A leather shop, huh? Sounds interesting.

But the strange shop on the east side... If it’s not for me, it must be a tavern or a brothel.

There might be people from the orphanage, so I should avoid going there.