The Immortal Player

As for Duke Albert, he was greatly interested in the Adventurers—which Pedro himself wanted to look after to the point that he even went away from what he was supposed to do as a BHO Officer. And there was no better way to observe them but by being present in the Adventurer's Guild by himself.

Besides, it was beneficial for him to do so because adventurers would eventually enter the Kingdom for different reasons, sooner or later. So, it was critical to gain as much information as he can from this opportunity. 

On top of that, Duke Albert has the highest probability of being the next King of the Tarala Kingdom. So, he would eventually need to know a thing or two about the adventurers to prepare for the adjustments he needs to make to accommodate them into the Kingdom.

Fortunately, Pedro did not mind Duke Albert observing the Adventurer's Guild. As a matter of fact, Pedro even preferred it this way so that Duke Albert would be able to see the benefits he might gain if the Adventurer's Guild would be successfully established. 

This way, the Adventurer's Guild might get the support of Duke Albert--consequently hastening the development of the organization. With that in mind, it was evident that the best place to let Duke Albert observe was the market area itself. 

After all, Duke Albert was a merchant himself, and it was his area of expertise. So, that is the reason why Pedro casually allowed Duke Albert to act as an advisor in the market area, specifically under the Weapons and Skills Shop. Well… His authority in the shop is not that much. Duke Albert can simply give Aldo some advice on the prices. And in the end, the final decision in the shop would still be made by Aldo. 

Truth be told, most of the weapons that they were selling are looted newbie swords. Other than that, there were also knives made from Ordinary Metal Ore that would be useful in material gathering and cooking.

As for the best weapon, Pedro placed one silver sword for sale. It was not that great compared to some weapons sold inside the Kingdom. But... It was good enough to attract the attention of the new players. 

As for the skills, the ~Awkward Eating Bluff~ skill was the only one being sold. The reason for this was simple. Pedro only had a handful of skills that was saved in his [Book(Skill Records)] item. And obviously, he can't sell the wolf transformation skill page as if it was a cabbage. So, he had no choice but to craft tens of the ~Awkward Eating Bluff~ and sell it instead.

Well… Pedro would update the inventory of the Adventurer's Guild's Market if Weyron was able to successfully take over in management part of the said organization. Of course, it would not be that difficult for Weyron to take control of the organization later on, because of the presence of Neerak Axutar.

At the Weapon and Skills shop, Duke Albert took the Silver Sword and checked it as if he was a customer. Then, he glanced to Aldo and asked, "Young Faith, how much does this sword cost?"

"Oh, that?" Aldo raised his brows in response as he averted his gaze from the newbie swords that he was cleaning with a cloth to Duke Albert. Then, he said, "My friend, Aron, told me that I should sell it around a gold coin or two."

"A gold coin, huh?" Duke Albert rubbed his chin and said, "That's a bit expensive if you ask me! Based on my estimates, this sword should cost only around eighty [80] Silver Coins."

Aldo simply returned his attention to the newbie sword that he was cleaning, and said, "I told the same thing to Aron! I estimated that its selling value was only around forty [40] Silver Coins. However, he insisted that it must be sold at a Gold Coin at the least. So, I really have no choice but to price it that way."

'Why is Sir Aron selling this sword for one gold coin? There are a lot of better swords available inside the Kingdom and their price is only around eighty Silver Coins… Nevertheless, there must be a reason as to why Sir Aron is adamant about selling this sword for a gold coin... If I was in his shoes... I could only think of one reason behind such a decision! The reason behind the high price of this sword has something to do with the adventurers! Whatever it is… I will know about it later on. And if this pricing works… The prices of swords inside the Kingdom would be greatly affected! This would be a good opportunity to know up to how much should I adjust the prices in the market!' Duke Albert thought as he glanced to Aldo with a curious look. Then, he asked, "I see… Did he mention anything to you as to why he insisted that this weapon must be sold at one Gold Coin?"

For some reason, Aldo simply chuckled in response and said, "He only said that I would know soon enough the reason behind it. Well… If I would take a wild guess, you can say that it has something to do with the prestige that most of the adventurers were chasing after! So… There's still a possibility that it would be sold at that price."

"But… Would Adventurers even have a Gold Coin with them? I mean…" Duke Albert asked which made Aldo shook his head in response.

Then, Aldo smirked and said, "You are right! No adventurer probably has even one gold coin with them. That said… It does not mean that they won't be able to obtain a gold coin by any means. Besides… Isn't the Adventurer's Guild going to offer them a chance to be able to earn coins? I think that it would only be just a matter of time before someone would be able to buy this sword."

"Hoo… Is that so?" Duke Albert said, seemingly excited to know how would the adventurers earn coins and would be able to purchase the silver sword. Then, he returned the silver sword to a special counter—where it was displayed as if it was a legendary item. 

On the other hand, Aldo simply nodded with a smile. He knew that at this point of the game, obtaining a gold coin was not difficult. That said, the silver sword would become a good source of motivation or goal for players to achieve.

On top of that, it would be a good chance to advertise the existence of the Adventurer's Guild to the players. This way, the popularity of the Adventurer's Guild would increase while consequently gaining a lot of membership—especially on the population of new players.

At this moment, Pedro was organizing everything in the registration area together with Faunia and five Pops—a more humanoid version of dog-looking beasts, of his demi-human slaves. Together with Pedro as a supervisor of some sort, they were able to establish, five counters that were akin to a ticket booth on a train station or amusement parks.

As for Faunia… She was like a cute little sister of Pedro—whom he brought with him to his work because no one would take care of her. As for her cold demeanor, it could only be mistaken for rebelling against a big bad brother, and would sometimes look cute or adorable to some people. In any case, Faunia seemed like an innocent NPC and the adventurers might definitely fall into her trap.

"I was just lost for a few days but there are so many things that I need to catch up already, human!" Faunia said coldly whilst watching the five Pops prepare their counters.

"Well… It was not just a few days, but a very long few days that passed by!" Pedro said in a calm demeanor. Then, he said, "I have been through a lot these past few days… And it was not as easy as you thought it was!"

"Difficult days, huh?" Faunia asked in a cold demeanor. "I wonder what makes you do such things this far? To constantly go out of your way to help others… I doubt that this is just out of your kind heart! All beings, even gods and goddesses do things only if it has something to do with themselves. I won't believe it if you are just doing this out of charity!"

Pedro could not help but to scratch the back of his head in response and said, "Well… It's not like I am hiding something or what… My goal was to improve the situation in this continent. It just happened that I get some benefits along the way because of some unexpected circumstances. After that… I can focus on increasing my strength once again. Though I can be considered as one of the strongest humans on this side of the world, I am still but a bug in the eyes of a god, goddess, or demon… I am still not strong enough to face every single challenge that this world could offer!"

"Good luck with that goal of yours, human!" Faunia chuckled in response. Then she smirked and said "Besides... If that annoying senior of mine was even on your side, I guess… There's a huge probability that you'd be able to obtain what you want in the future... That's if you'd be able to survive long enough in this cruel world!"

Pedro simply smiled in response and said, "We'll see! We're just at the start anyway! There's still a long road ahead of us. And only time would tell what I am fated to be! So, for now… I could only do my best to establish a strong foundation in this cruel world! And so far… Things had been going well for me! My strength is not lacking… And, at the same time, I am surrounded by great and strong people! I could not wish any more than this!"