Sure, their technology is based on that time. But can he use that knowledge to improve his skills ? Has he previously improved his skills other than training either alone or with his teachers and friends ?
@Kaarme It's late. But risking life is an already known possibility. He got a job from the country to investigate the country properties inside the said country and you want the guy to try to claim or stole something for himself before asking the employer? He won't get any more work from them, so he did the right thing. This is a story about legit noble. Not a pure freedom adventurer like other isekai.
@RetahSretah Yeah, sure. Every other noble claims as much for themselves as possible, with the king's blessing, and the MC gives to the crown as much as possible, with the king's scorn.
@Kaarme Hahaha. Noble being shitty is because they're stupid enough to not think about the consequence when they got found out, but smart enough to work with something less flashy and with an inside backing. MC is smart enough to not try something suspicious and wreck his own life as a kinda new fast rising noble in a flashy national project, but stupid enough to not have a necessary knowledge to always have an upper hand over everything.
The church being against same sex intimacy like that makes the missions to protect the pink hippos literally require taboo actions since nobody can resist its magic, and yet it's a protected species for its importance in medicine making. That's honestly just dumb enough to be realistic for how reality intersects with church doctrine.
Just tell me they are gonna get all that booty (and maybe one airship for themselves). Its no use leaving all those QoL magic tools on the dungeon as well, grab them all and bring to his mansion, specially all that alchemy stuff.