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The next day came by peacefully. Most of your wives already feeling much better.
Your mind was still on the subject of the merchants yesterday, and while you were a Savant that didn't mean there wasn't anything for you to learn.
Most factories used slaves as manual labor to operate machinery, but Masters and their slave-wives working as employees isn't unheard of. To your surprise assembly lines existed, considering that most machines were a mix of 19th century technology and Savant-made ones. Then again all the steampunk stuff was regularly in use.
Ruby had been floating around the idea of turning one of the dungeon rooms to be a factory of sorts, though when further questioned about what the design of said factory should she'd said she trusted "your intelligence and decision making, Master~" You had the feeling she was just trying to be cute.
You also thought back to the way the merchants had all spoken of what would be considered popular in different countries. Westphalia seemed to be abundant in producing food, favoring high quality, and had a tendency to be vain with luxury items. While Eastia was more concerned with technological innovation and practicality, inclined towards mass production. Both were highly industrial nations—as far as early Victorian era countries went—and were generally matched in resources. You'd also learned that, when operating in either Eastia or Westphalia, one would be wise to pay extra for products while selling for lower prices than usual in order to overcome the stigma of being a foreign business. You weren't sure if this applied to you individually as a Savant that was buying and selling, but you know had a better view of the markets themselves.
On that note, curiosity got the best of you when you wondered what the Westphalians were doing.
From what you, Herta, Cattleya and Ayane could find, apparently there was some trade competition between nobles that have been trying to enter the Centrian market, from showcasing a new mithril-crafted weapons to even auctioning slaves. All for the good of Westphalia, of course. Ruby and Gerty theorized that the King of Westphalia, Robert Boarhewer, was personally sponsoring this in order to gain more clout in the Centrian City. Your four Westphalian-raised wives seemed to agree that it sounded like something he'd do.
Worryingly, a few of Forthwythe's servants were identified as well. It was extremely lucky that your wives hadn't encountered any of them yet.
You'd decided to do something about Rose's book request while the rest of your wives went off to buy things for the ship.
