Lenyas who went out of her territory without prioir notice had to go back as soon as possible to avoid severe punishments from her parents.
"Thank you for everything, priestess"
"Please do not think about it, lord Marco"
"Then... bye to you all"
"Bye bye~"
The demi humans see them off as Lexi waved his hands from the carriage.
"Did you had fun?"
"I did, master"
"That's good. In the future, we will be going to other nations and will see their unique culture and how they live. So you better prepare yourself once that happens"
"Understood!"
...
[148th day]
"....."
"Master... as far as I remember, the city did not looked like this before we set off"
The two had their mouth open as they were speechless to see the drastic changes that took over the city in the short time they were gone.
"Olad, come out"
"Yes, Sir Marco?"
"Explain everything that happened in the city while we were away"
"It will be quite long, Sir Marco. Would you still like to hear it now?"
Marco and Lexi sat down on the carriage's roof.
"Give us the summary of it"
"Understood.
During your departure, the magicians learned how to use conventional and daily life magic from Sir Roman from master's command.
Thanks to this, the magicians magic control increased while helping the city's progress.
The workshops led by demi human craft masters finished creating their own workspace thanks to the book that Sir Tony gave them regarding construction and the golems who were tasked with labor.
The houses that were built in the residential areas base on the city's map that was created by the five lords, are now covered with special moss that increases defense and decreases the likelihood of fire as the moss itself possess a great amount of water in an area rich with mana.
The street lamps were made for the convenience of the citizens at night that was funded by master himself. He stated that there will be less accidents in the future with street lamps.
Meanwhile, thirty demi humans who showed aptitude for combat are now being taught by lady Veronica and sir Tony themselves in the morning. Training in the afternoon. And basic education at night under master's teachings.
Additionally..."
"There's more!?" Marco asked in disbelief.
"Yes. And, as I was saying...
Additionally, fifty more citizens has been added into the database. These individuals are those that came to the city under sir Charlie and lady Anise's protection"
"....."
Lexi was left dumbfounded as he could not process all the information that Olad just said while Marco felt frustrated.
"That damn shut in! For someone who hates working, he sure is workaholic!"
Stone bricks covered the surface of the land. The roads were covered in ashplat. A part of the residential areas that were occupied by demi humans were bustling with noise.
Workers were coming out from the workshops to have their afternoon break.
The humans that were brought by Charlie seemed to have settled down rather quickly in a city filled with demi humans.
"Sir Marco, I have informed about the othe lords about your arrival. They are now waiting for you in the meeting room where the weekly meetings and discusion are held"
"Those bastard sure aren't giving me a breather!!"
"Master, please go ahead. I think I'm going to need some more time to fully understand what Olad just said"
Marco looked at Lexi with concerned eyes but he knew what it feels like as he himself is also surprise about the sudden change.
"Okay. I'll get going first then"
...
Inside the meeting room, the three were discussing about what action they will be taking next.
Bam!
"..."
The three turned towards Marco who violently entered the room.
"Tsk!"
He sat down in a fit of anger.
"Do you feel guilty?" (A)
"I do. So this is your plan?" (M)
"That's right. With this, I know you lot won't dare to pass your jobs onto me next time, because if you do, I will make sure to attack your conscience instead" (A)
"....."
The three were silent as they could not refute Aldo's words that they were too irresponsible to leave their work on someone else.
Especially as it is regarding about work that they should be doing to keep the balance of power among the five of them.
"Go find someone who can take over your jobs here while you guys are away. If there's no one, then train someone!"
"Will do"
The three said.
"Anyway, let's continue with this week's meeting. And I would like to start it with 'Let's change the date of our meetings'!" (A)
"Why? Is there something wrong with it?" (T)
"We can just inform each other with Olad when we are inside the city. And have AQA sent out message if someone is outside of the city. Unless it is an emergency, we shouldn't be wasting so much time on things like this" (A)
"Since there are seventy days in a month, how about having a meeting four times each month instead of ten" (C)
"That will do" (A)
"That's fine with me" (T)
"Okay" (M)
"I assume that is all from you?"
Aldo nodded.
"Then, the info I have to share with you guys is regarding about the
".....?!"
"After buying one and gathering the necessary materials for my evolution, the amount of mana I can convert into divine energy increased by seven times. I also feel lighter, stronger, and my mind feels like it is clearer than ever.
The only drawback to this is that you will suffer enhanced senses for a day or two"
"Now that is important" (A)
"Does Leon know about this?" (T)
"He does. He even bought two tickets. Also, each of us will require different materials for our level evolution" (C)
"What was yours?" (M)
"I needed ten antlers and five kilograms of medicinal plants. As for Leon, well... he didn't said anything about it but he said that his requirements were different which made me sure about this"
Poof!
Tony and Marco bought one
"Hmmm... my requirement seems to be easier than what I expected" (T)
"Mine is rather time consuming" (M)
"So? What are your requirements?" (A)
"I have to kill mosnter beasts by myself without relying on any weapon bought from the
"As for me, I have to sing hymms for the next seven days at dawn. At least an hour each day" (M)
"..... Why are you guys looking at me?"
"Well, aren't you going to buy one?" (M)
"How can I buy one when I have less than a thousand points?" (A)
".... Then, nevermind"
The three tried their best to ignore what Aldo just said.
"By the way... I found out the reason why our bodies are aging so slowly" (C)
"What's the reason?" (A)
"Apparently, those who are filled with energy, be it mana or divine energy, gets to live longer.
The more powerful one is, the longer they can live as the abundant energy within their bodies slow their aging" (C)
"But when we arrived here me, you, and Leon didn't possesss anything like that. So how come we are also slowly aging?" (T)
"I think that is someting that has to do with the fact that we are not from this world. Sort of like... an additional perk or something"
Charlie said without being sure about his idea.
"If it is like that, then that makes sense" (A)
Marco raised his hand.
"I met the demi human's king's neice while I was away and formed an exclusive contract with them" (M)
".... You did?" (C)
"Yeah" (M)
"....."
"That's it? What's up with the dull reactions?" (M)
"No offense but the news we just got are more shocking than what you said" (A)
"Normally, we would be surprise about such a thing... but just like what Aldo said, we're not really in a situation where we could care about something not completely related to us" (C)
"Ugh..."
Marco sighed as he was disappointed from their reaction.
Their meeting then soon ended after they managed to sort things out.