Dalmatia showed them to the room that was available.
Since Laura wanted the same room as her sister Lula, they decided to have a room for two.
As for their changes of clothes, Dalmatia had already instructed the maid to buy them.
As expected of an excellent butler, Cain smiled.
In the office where he was left alone, Cain looked through the documents that hadn't been settled.
Although he was surprised by Lula's unexpected confession earlier, he hopes that he and brother Alec will do their best for Drintle from now on. However, Lula was being treated as a slave, which could be a hindrance to the internal politics in the future.
Cain intended to free her from slavery as soon as possible.
Slaves basically had the slave's magic mark engraved on their necks, and they were obligated to keep it visible at all times.
As they proceeded with the settlement, Alec, Dalmatia, Lula, and Laura entered the office.
Cain sits on the central sofa, Alec beside him, and Lula and Laura are encouraged to sit across from him.
Dalmatia is in the corner of the room preparing tea.
'Brother Alec, I've decided to let you two live in this mansion. The older sister, Lula, will be Brother Alec's assistant as an internal affairs officer. My sister Lola will be the maid of this mansion and I would like to leave her in charge of Dalmatia.
This is Lula. Dear Alec, nice to meet you.
'I'm Laura. It's nice to meet you.
They stand up once and bow their heads to greet Alec.
'I'm Alec von Silford, I'm Cain's brother, but he's my second son, so don't worry about that much. Take care of both of you.
When the greetings were over, Dalmatia took her turn setting down a cup of brewed tea.
''First, I'm going to free the two of you from slavery. Lula has to help brother Alec, so I think that her slave status will cause problems, so I'll release her from slavery and make her an employee of the Silford family. Lula has a knowledge of architecture, so I'm sure she will be able to help Brother Alec.
Alec nodded at Cain's words.
Then Cain stood behind the couch where Lula and Laura were sitting.
'Can you just stay still for a minute?'
As Cain said that, he put his hand on Lula's neck.
''Emancipation (release).''
As Cain chanted, the slave crest on Lula's neck disappeared as if it had never happened.
''What!''
As for the slave crest treatment, it was the exclusive property of the slave trade. It is a secret magic only for the merchants who are registered with the slavers, and it was no wonder that Alec was surprised that Cain suddenly used the magic of emancipation.
''Just as I thought. I'll free Laura next time.''
The same procedure was used to free Laura from slavery. Cain had never tried it, but he knew it was the same principle as the breaking of the curse.
They held each other with tears in their eyes as the slave crests on each other's necks disappeared, and they were happy to see each other. They had been slaves for several years, it must have been hard after all. And when they met, he had a half-hearted look on his face when he was missing a limb.
The two men stand up and bow to Cain.
'Thank you for freeing me from slavery, Cain-sama. We will continue to serve Cain-sama with our sisters.''
Mr. Cain, I'll do my best. Thank you.
Cain nodded at the two men's words.
''Totally, I understand exactly what Prime Minister Magna said about being 'substandard'.
Alec sighed and sipped his tea.
And behind him, a slightly smiling Dalmatia was waiting behind him, staring at them.
Cain and the others rode slowly through the city in their carriage. Dalmatia performed the gosha, and Cain, Alec, and Lula were in the carriage.
Lola has been left with the maids of the mansion as an apprentice maid.
The city of Drintru has a population of only three thousand people. Moreover, there are about a thousand people in the territory. The rest are adventurers, and there are so many adventurers that it is also known as the 'City of Adventurers'.
Near the West Gate, which is the direction of the forest and dungeon where the demons are located, there are many lodgings, weapon shops and tool shops for adventurers. Of course, taverns and brothels also gather in this area.
The carriage proceeds through them toward the West Gate.
''It really does feel like a town made for adventurers.
Lula muttered as she looked out of the carriage window.
'Yeah. That's right. But if you go from the west gate to the back street on the south side, there's a slum. It's full of people who have been injured and retired adventurers and orphans. There was also a dark guild, but I think that's been crushed, so it's become more mature. We're trying to do something about this district.
Cain told Lula as he looked out.
The carriage comes to the west gate area and begins to make its way south through the outer wall.
Quite different from the main street, it is lined with battered buildings, people with only one leg who seem to be vagrants, and orphans.
... It really is a slum, isn't it?
Lula replies with a sad face.
It is rare for a nobleman's carriage to advance through the slums. The orphans look at the luxurious carriage and discuss it. Through them, the carriage proceeds towards the south gate.
The carriage passes directly through the South Gate and continues on towards the East Gate. The south gate from the east gate is where the blacksmiths and the lords of this city live, and the streets are somewhat demarcated and cleaned up. However, it feels cramped due to the fact that it is surrounded by an outer wall.
I'm thinking of expanding the outer wall to make the city a bit wider. And we want to expand the area where the residents live. At the same time, we want to build a school and an orphanage. By educating the orphans, we want to show them all sorts of possibilities.
Cain agrees with Alec's words. The three of them circled the city, looking out of the carriage, and returned to the lord's residence.
In the office, they gather their thoughts about the future of Drintle.
''After all, we can't do anything about it as it is now. We don't even have the space to build a building. If the slum is destroyed, the residents of the slum will be overwhelmed. I think the first thing to do is to expand the outer wall. We can build houses, orphanages and schools there so that people can move to the slums and then we can clear the slums.
Cain and Alec nodded at Lula's frank opinion.
'Alright, let's extend the outer wall first tomorrow.
Cain's words surprised them both. Because extending the outer wall is not such an easy task. You need money, people and materials to make things.
That's what Cain says as if it's nothing to worry about.
'It's not that easy ...
Lula mutters, but Alec controls her with his hand.
'It's Cain, so there must be something going on, .... Let's look forward to tomorrow.
Alec turns his smile to Lula. Lula nods in understanding.
'Can Lula ask you to design the building we are going to build? I think I can create simple tools. Because it's no use making space and not building anything.
'All right. Then I need something to write on and some paper. And if you have anything else that could be used as a ruler, you can go to ....
Yeah, I'll make it up as soon as I can.
Ruler?
Alec nods his head at the unfamiliar words, but since it's something he can't explain, Cain lets it flow and proceeds to talk.
In a previous life, there was a class on technology and I had done some simple drafting, so I had an idea of what to expect. As you would expect, I'd be troubled if someone asked me for a computer and CAD software, but I can create a tool to do hand-drawing with no problem.
We talked more about domestic politics over lunch. Of course, I created the tools necessary for the drafting process with my creative production (creative making) and gave them to Lula. When I handed her a set of tools, Lula said, "That's quite a basic set of tools," and smiled bitterly, but it was unavoidable, as she only had experience in her previous life until high school.
He gave Lula one room to work in and set up a drafter in it. It's like a platform for drawing. Lula holed up in her room with a set of tools, her eyes sparkling.
Cain and Alec chuckled and returned to their offices. I've already told Lula what I want to build. The only thing left to do is to ask her to show you the finished plans.
''It looks like we are making progress, albeit in small steps.
Alec nodded at Cain's words.
The next morning, he had already communicated to the lords to stay away from the area around the outer wall the day before. The lords nodded their heads at the words from the lord, while the lords nodded their heads.
The carriage that Cain and the others rode in was stopped just outside the western gate. From the gate, there were several kilometers of roads leading towards the forest. It wasn't cleared, but most of the adventurers made their living by hunting in the forest, and the land was naturally cleared as they drove the carriage back and forth to transport the materials for the demons.
''I guess we're in the right place.''
Cain and the others are about two kilometers from the gate into the forest.
'If we can get an outer wall around here, we'll have plenty of room.
Lula agrees.
'I'm in danger, can you stay back a little?'
At Cain's words, Alec and Lula pulled away from Cain and moved closer to the carriage.
Cain makes sure they're away from each other, then he puts his hands on the ground and begins to let the magic flow through him. Then he imagines in his mind.
'I heard there used to be a flood of demons in the past, so it's better to have some height. And a moat on the outside. As long as we keep the water flowing, we should be good to go.
Creative Magic: Creation
As Cain chanted his magic, the soil began to move and gradually rise. It was several hundred meters long, gradually building up a shape like a wall. And it rose to a height of about ten meters.
'Creative Magic: Hardening and Maintaining'
The earthen walls of the castle hardened gradually to a wall that looked like it was made of stone.
Cain was pleased with his work and looked back, wiping sweat from his face.
How does it look like?
When I turned around, Alec and Lula were frozen with their mouths hanging open.
'... indeed, so far as you can see ...'
... cheat.
Both of them were indeed dumbfounded by Cain's substandard magic. The only person who remains smiling is Dalmatia, who is taking care of the horses.
After that, they moved in a carriage over the newly built city walls and continued to build the city walls, repeating the same magic incessantly.
By the time evening came, we were able to circle the city of Drintru. Drintru had become a fortress surrounded by ten meter high walls.
This was not something an ordinary wizard could do. If it was before Cain had trained at Favinyl, he would have run out of magic power and would have collapsed. However, Cain is already a sub-god. It's because he is beyond the realm of a human being that he can do this.
The construction of the wall created a five-meter-deep moat on the outside, which Cain then magically filled with more water. And finally, he built a bridge.
"That should do it, for now.
Cain had a satisfied look on his face, but Alec and Lula, who had been watching Cain's magic for a day, had already given up and had nothing to say.
Then they took the carriage and returned to the lord's residence.
The merchants who had come to peddle from King's Landing and other cities were amazed at the newly built walls of the city, sitting back and wondering.
''It's a castle for one night!''
The merchants who saw the walls of the city said so in their mouths.
Of course, Drintle was two days away from the royal capital by carriage. It didn't take long for the rumors to reach the royal castle.