"It was a nasty incident."
"The culprit is telling you something."
"The village of the demon tribe will be irrecoverable for a while."
Starting with Enki, who is the top of the village, and Iroha's village head couple, almost all of the main coordinators were ascended by my primordial magic, exposing their unsightly appearances. It was impressive that Senki, who served as the first spear and was simply defeated by violence, was relieved while dripping cold sweat.
new bride? Hahaha. Well, this time I'll just let you know about the three articles, and I'll come back to Clover and other small details later, so I'm planning to visit the demon tribe again in the near future. be.
"I feel like this would have been the same whether or not I was there."
"If you say that, so will I. Taishi-kun did almost everything."
"There wasn't any kind of negotiation, or rather, it ended up being a fistfight."
"General, please stay at home."
A cool, handsome voice resounded, and the lizard man walking in front of me gave me a dumbfounded look. His name is Kayjay-Guy. He is the son of Buiti-Gai, the leader of the river people who live in the northeastern part of the Great Tree Sea, and is the man who will be his successor. He is a Lizardman covered in scales and a master of unarmed combat.
"I'm sorry. I'm not a violent person who acts violently for no reason."
"Well, that's right."
"That's for sure."
"That's right, that's right."
I am satisfied with the words of the two and nod greatly. Yes, I'm not a pointlessly violent tyrant. Rather, he's a good boy who takes care not to cause death as much as possible even when he uses violence.
"Conversely, if there is a reason, it will act violently."
"I see"
"Could you stop dropping it after lifting it up?"
"Please excuse me."
We walk through the settlement of the river people, making a lot of noise. The River People settlement is a bit unique. It is cluttered with bridges over rivers, treehouses, and houses built along the banks of the river. People like me and elves who live in rivers are the ones who use bridges, and Lizardmen and Sahagins swim across rivers without using bridges. No, if you look closely, you can see some elves swimming smoothly.
"Do the elves who live here have clans?"
"I don't know, maybe they are the descendants of a clan that is thought to be extinct in the Great Forest."
"There is a possibility. The elves entered the Great Forest after the elves were hunted outside."
"I see. But the elves here are not wind magic users, but water magic users."
"There are quite a few elves who have aptitude for water magic.I wonder if there are some who have specialized in water magic while spending a long time here?"
"That's possible. Water magic isn't strong in places with a lot of water."
Shortly after, we arrive at a square that is used as a gathering place. It's a place on the sandbank of a large river, and it's sunny, so it seems like a place where lizardmen often sunbathe.
"Nice to meet you, Taishi-dono.
I shook hands with Buiti-Guy, who greeted me, and sat down across from him. Although she sits, there is nothing like a chair. It's just a ground with something like a mat on it. If Nera responds like this, she'll get angry with her eyes lifted. I don't care
"Don't worry about it. It's okay to be open, you can hear it without hiding it."
Is it really better to make important policy decisions open? While thinking about such things, I immediately took out a piece of paper with three articles written on it from my storage.
"What we have come to discuss this time is the future policy of the country, or something like the goals we set.
"Hmm. Let's take a look."
Buiti-Guy takes the paper from me and looks through it. To be honest, I can't tell the age of the Lizardmen by their appearance, but they seem to be quite old. But his strength is still brimming with strength, and he seems to be full of life. His successor, Keijay, is also an honest man, and the people of the river are still safe.
"Fumu, I have no particular opinion.
"Yeah, well, it's the same as before. River people, Arkenia, demons, fairies, beastmen, centaurs, former slaves, and humans. Those who belong to the Brave Demon Federation. All of them are equal companions.Work hard for yourself, your family, and everyone else, and help each other when you are in trouble.Until now, only the people of the river were making ends meet, but from now on. The entire Brave Demon Federation will make ends meet."
"Umu. We river people have already received a lot of help from Taishi-dono and the Demon Federation. Now it's our turn to do our best."
Unlike the village of the demon tribe, things progressed really smoothly. The page is read around by the people who have gathered, and each of them has a satisfied expression.
"This policy, or rather, national policy, will be promulgated soon, so I came here to give an advance notice, or rather, an explanation, or rather, hear my opinion… but it's disappointing to hear your opinion so easily."
"We believe in Taishi-dono. Because if it weren't for Taishi-dono's help, not even half of the people here would have survived."
Everyone in the square nodded at Buiti's words. Ah, well. They were the ones I was fighting with when I first got here, the ones that use electricity and cold. I had a bad relationship with you guys.
"Right. I want you
"The supplies are all over the place, but there are a few injured…but is it okay?
"It's fine. If I take 100 or 200 injured people, I'll be able to manage it in my spare time. It's a more serious problem if someone suffers and wakes up badly after doing something like this. Collect them quickly. Everyone, including the injured and the sick."
It's just stupid to be crushed by carrying a load that you can't carry, but using this much power doesn't become a burden at all. All you can do is do it while you're at it.
Injured and sick people are carried into the square on their shoulders or carried on their backs. There were no serious injuries, such as the loss of limbs, but there were some with deep cuts and stab wounds. It's probably an injury from a monster's claws and fangs.
If you get strange poison or disease, it's a thing, so treat it carefully.
"Are there any sick people?"
"We Lizardmen and Sahagin are inherently resistant to diseases, and there are many elves who are good at water magic, so we can treat them unless they are seriously ill."
"I see"
In retrospect, there were traces of solid treatment for every injured person. If I just rested like that, it would have healed without any problems, but if I used recovery magic, it would heal right here. The sooner you do it, the more manpower you have and the easier it will be to manage the settlement. And I feel good when I do good things. Do your best.
"Is there any problem with coming and going with Clover?"
"Umu, the canal has been completed and the monster protection is functioning without any problems. It will take some time, but for now it is safe to pass through."
"It's quite a distance, isn't it? Shall we make a resting place at the halfway point?"
"That's fine.
"Let's notify Yamato. From now on, please expand the width of the canal and aim to increase the amount of transportation. If we can carry cargo by ship, transportation efficiency will increase significantly. Kind of like medicinal herbs. It would be nice if we could not only ship it as a raw material, but also turn it into a magic potion and ship it here."
The specialty of the River People's settlement is the rare medicinal herb that grows near the water. Currently, medicinal herbs are shipped to Clover as it is or dried, but the reason is that shipping processed products is more profitable than shipping raw materials. The medicine originally made by the river people had sufficient medicinal effect, but the effect did not last long, so it could not be marketed as it is now. The people of the river made magic potions in their own way, or rather, it was the so-called "old" magic potions that had been handed down by word of mouth.
At Marle's suggestion, the river people pharmacist was given a set of the latest alchemy instruction manuals, from introductory to advanced. He hoped to relearn modern alchemy and improve the river people's potion recipes.
Why doesn't Marle do it? It's not good to give away anything. Besides, the river people's pharmacists also have pride. Marle also said that it would not be good to neglect it.
"The pharmacists said that they were ready to create the magic potion.
"Well, rushing it doesn't always produce good results. How was the gold dust?"
"I've tried gold panning, but it's no good. It's not something you can get even if you put in a lot of manpower. In that case, it would be better to catch fish and make dried broiled fish."
"I see.
For a while, we talk about industry with the residents. The people of the river have lived a bare-bones hunter-gatherer lifestyle, so there are almost no surplus products that can be used for business. Most of the settlements are rivers like the Amazon River Basin, dense forests, and a small amount of land, so they are not suitable for upland farming. If we burn down the dense forest to create a vacant land and turn it into a field, we might be able to do upland farming, but... Ah, I wonder what slash-and-burn farming was like.
I asked the river people if they knew anyone, but no one had ever done such a thing. However, it seems that when he tried field farming in the past, the crops didn't grow. Hmm, is the land thin? But I don't think it's possible for the land to be so barren with so many trees... No, it's not a good idea for an amateur. It seems that the Kingdom of Miscronia has knowledge about farming in such an area, so it might be an ant to ask via Marl.
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At the residence of the river people, we were able to smoothly agree to the promulgation of the three articles, and we were able to talk about various things, so let's head to the next one.
"Next is the village of Arkenia."
"Umu, sometimes I have to ask the master to check on the situation in the village."
"Come to think of it, is Kusuha still the village head?
Basically, Kusuha has been in Clover all this time, so Arkenia Village should have been without a village head for a long time. Even so, it seems a little strange that Kusuha remains the village head all the time.
"Because there is almost nothing to do as village chief. We in Arkenia have a long lifespan, so there are several people who are over 200 years old. "
"I understand. Day by day, the change disappears. On rare occasions, children cause irregularities, but I predict them, so I'll solve them before they become serious."
"That's right. In addition to that, we have a thread. We use it to guard around the village, but of course it can also be used to babysit."
"ah..."
In my mind, Arkenia watches over the child with a smile, and a thin thread extending from the child comes to mind. Is it a lost string? But it's Arkenia, so...if you leave it beyond a certain point, it looks like it's going to pull you back with the momentum of a reverse bungee.
"Yes, we've arrived."
"This village also has a unique appearance!"
Looking at the scenery of Arkenia's village that arrived after long-distance teleportation, Elmina-san let out a happy voice.
Arkenia's village was created by clearing the trees of the Sea of Trees, but unlike the demon village, it doesn't have high walls surrounding it.
"Even though there are no walls, the building is built on flat ground.
"There are security nets and defense nets around the village. Besides, we have lived here for many years. There aren't many monsters that will be noticed by the Arkenias in the village even if they approach, break through numerous traps that use threads, and then attack the village."
"Are you there occasionally?"
"It's extremely rare. When you break through, you're caught in the Arkenia thread in the village and you're dead."
"There is no south"
When I was walking like that, the sturdy door that was installed on the ground popped open and Arkenia crawled out from inside.
"Good morning, Satocho."
"It's been a while. Is there any change?"
While Kusuha started small talk, Elmina-san tilted her head when she saw the door suddenly open. I wonder what it is. I've only seen houses like this in the village of Arkenia.
"That's Arkenia's residence.
"Hey, I live underground. It looks like a dwarf."
"Do dwarves also build underground dwellings?"
"I haven't seen one either, but it seems so. That's what Ketsey said when he went to do business outside the Great Forest."
"I see, you're a dwarf. It would be nice if we could get your cooperation when developing the mountainous area south of the Great Tree Sea."
If it becomes a mountainous area, you can also expect mineral resources. And when it comes to ore mining and processing, it's the dwarves. I wonder if Peron-san, who is a blacksmith master at Clover, can help me somehow.
"Master, let's gather everyone and talk."
"Okay"
Alright, it's the third time today, but let's get fired up.
"I agree unanimously. Is there anything else? Nothing in particular. Then disband."
"Yes?"
I was fired up and asked for a meeting at the village of Arkenia, but it ended in five minutes without exaggeration. Yes, this is the activity policy adopted by the Brave Demon Federation. read it around. Did you read it? Is this OK? Good, then decided, dissolution! That's it. I didn't even have time to speak.
"Isn't there more like this, doubts or something like that? Isn't it too easy to accept?"
"Since I am also involved in formulating the plan, it is only natural that there will be no problems.
"You don't have to think about it deeply. It's also because Taishi-kun and Kusuha are so trusted."
"Hmm, should I accept that?"
With this, I was able to get the villages scattered in the Great Sea of Trees to approve the promulgation of the Three Articles, so I can raise the Three Articles. However, there are still a lot of problems, so we have to solve them one by one.
"For now, it's a road."
"Road?"
"Yeah, roads are like blood vessels for a nation.
The problem is the distance between the monsters in the Sea of Trees and each settlement. Making a path is, well, if I blow away the Sea of Trees with magic, I think it will be relatively easy to pass. However, in order to maintain the road, countermeasures against monsters are essential, and if the road that was made with great effort is swallowed up by trees again, it will be useless. If it is difficult to maintain land routes, there is also the option of air routes...
"There are no planes in this world."
"Aircraft?"
"A vehicle that can carry dozens or hundreds of people and a large amount of luggage at the same time."
"Fumu, it's like a ship that flies in the sky. But isn't it difficult in the Great Sea of Trees? If you don't fly very high, you might be shot down by monsters."
"That's it"
Among the monsters in the Sea of Trees, there are those that look like giant birds, and those that look like wyverns. In addition, there are flying monsters that make me want to ask, "How did you fly?" Either build a plane with enough armor and firepower to counter them, build a plane that's fast enough that they can't keep up, or build a plane that can fly at high altitudes... Maybe it's possible to build a plane. However, if you want to make a large one, you need a considerable amount of materials, and if you can't meet the necessary requirements, you could be shot down and lose a lot of money.
In that case, wouldn't it be more realistic to develop land routes, carefully avoid monsters, and run centaurs to maintain the roads? It might be an ant to lay a railroad.
"It's a land route after all. No, don't be trapped by common sense. You can also use teleportation magic."
If it's a limited transfer gate that connects only two fixed points, I wonder if I can make it if I do my best. The problem is the magic cost. The magic core that can be obtained from monsters will be used as fuel, but is it profitable? The magic cores that can be obtained from the monsters in the Great Tree Sea have more magical power than the ones outside, so I don't think the supply will be a problem. However, if the profit from selling the magic core to the outside is more than the profit from moving the teleportation gate with it, it would be putting the cart before the horse. It's not worth using a means of transportation that loses just by moving.
"It would be nice if the cost was worth it."
"It seems difficult"
There's no point in opening the transfer gate for just a moment. We have to keep it open until everyone or all the supplies have been moved. I use Pom Pom easily, but it only looks easy because of my tremendous magical power and recovery power, and if a magician with a common sense of magical power uses it, it will probably last for 10 seconds. You'll probably run out of magic power and collapse. I don't know how much it would cost to make up for it with magic cores and magic crystals. Wouldn't it be more money-sucking than a portable magic cannon that consumes one medium-sized magic crystal per shot?
"Hmm, it's annoying.
"That's right. If you have time to worry, it might be good to try various things."
"It's good to do trial and error if it's something that can be undone."
Even if I fail as long as I'm doing it by myself, it's just me working hard and losing money. Let's talk to Marl and the others and try to move from tomorrow.
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By the way, the promulgation of the Three Articles against the Antilles ended in three seconds. When I showed a piece of paper with the three articles written on it to one of the Antilles who was walking around, he accepted it in three seconds.
It seems that they are connected by something like a collective consciousness, and if one person shows it, the information will be transmitted to all of them. Although it is a very different existence, it is treated as a mascot among the residents of Clover because it has a bright personality and is friendly and hardworking.
It looks like a big ant!
Anyway, with this, the preparations for the promulgation of the three articles have been completed