Chapter 21: Purchasing Land
They keep coming at me, over and over again!
"Iron Wall"
When I fought against Sui, it was a wall of mithril, but even a lower defense iron wall should do.
It's a magic I created through alchemy, so it's quite rare.
It must be the first time Jagaman has seen a fight like this. They've probably never seen magic before.
They hit the wall but can't even touch me.
Now it's my turn to attack, here I go!
"Iron Strike!"
I choose one of my magic swords.
I aim for Jagaman while they are stunned.
Zaakiiii!
I keep slashing continuously!
Zaakiiii!
Zaakiiii!
Gyaaaaa!
Gyaaaaa!
Jagaman screams, and five out of ten fall down.
Five remaining.
I'll keep cutting down Jagaman in the same way!
The remaining five Jagaman also fall to the ground.
Alright, defeated!
"You were amazing! Your fighting style kept Jagaman away!"
"Thank you. Let's collect the magic stones as well."
Magic stones are found within monsters and are made of magical energy.
By bringing them to the Adventurer's Guild, they can be exchanged for a reward in gold, so it's better to collect them.
Jagaman is one of the stronger monsters and can fetch a good price.
I wonder if I had experience defeating them in the Hero's party too.
After that, more monsters appeared, and I defeated them all.
As we continued walking and battling monsters, we finally arrived at the land I purchased, together with Sui.
I had heard that it was quite far from the town and difficult to reach.
We walked quite a distance.
And upon arrival, my first impression was,
"What is this? The land is completely dried up, not a single blade of grass!"
I couldn't help but exclaim at the terrible condition.
There was no vegetation, and I could understand why the Count gave up and wanted to sell it.
"Hmm, it's quite barren, Lord Franz."
Sui seemed resigned as well.
"It might be worse than I expected. It seems impossible to do things like agriculture, livestock, or constructing a town. It's a difficult situation with nothing we can do."
Did I really fail this badly?
I've never seen land in such a desolate state before.
But since I got it for free, I can't just run away from here.
I'll somehow start developing it.