Walter's unhurried demeanor prompted Vick to jest with him, but he went along with it and revealed the goods of this caravan.
"It's mostly those mountain goods again..."
Most of Bastia is a wild mountainous area, and the fields are not very fertile, barely enough to supply its own grain needs.
In the past, when the mountains were under our control, we collaborated with the Barbarian Tribes, and exchanged various goods, including extraordinary trinkets made by the tribes. However, now it's not the same as before; what we can offer are mostly herbs and furs, produced in abundance.
However, these items are very useful for Hamlet. After all, the sanatorium's medical research and potion-making require a lot of herbs. Even though they have their own herb fields, no one complains about having too much.
Now that the sea route is open, he can also act as a middleman to sell to Totnes and make a small profit.
