Chapter 3: New Adventurer Bern (1). The Red-Haired Adventurer
The strength of public authority and the prosperity of the adventurer industry have an inverse relationship.
If a country is functioning properly and soldiers can maintain public order efficiently, then the profession of adventurers would not have much opportunity to shine in the first place.
Dangerous monsters are regularly exterminated by the military, and criminals who disrupt order are dealt with by the city guards. As a result, there’s hardly any real need for adventurers.
No, it’s not just that they aren’t needed—they’re actually a hindrance.
After all, they are an armed group that is difficult, or sometimes even impossible, for the nation to control. Instead, they act according to their own rules and regulations, operating freely within the territory.
In that sense, the Kingdom of Birka was an ideal place for adventurers to thrive.
In other words, it was a complete mess of a nation where the royal family failed to do its job properly.
The king and the court nobles were steeped in indulgence, hoarding wealth without properly governing the country. Most of the regional lords were no different, with only a few exceptions.
Stability over progress.
Conservatism over reform.
Rather than striving to compete with others, testing their abilities and ambitions, they simply banded together and colluded amongst themselves.
Gaps in law enforcement became the norm, and to fill those gaps, the adventurer profession and the guild system flourished.