It's been almost two months for me and Rika to be in another world. Because of the agreement of the chief and all the Elves. I will be the leader of this region, Whisperwood Village.
Right now, we need to build a defense system in this place. Security is currently the most important point. If we don't have a minimum defense, then believe me once there is a surprise attack, the civilians will be the main victims.
A dreamer is responsible for his territory so this is also my form of responsibility to the people here.
"So, Flora.... Are these people going to build a fort for us?"
I asked that to Flora. Uhum... You guys shouldn't be so small-minded. Flora is currently assigned as my assistant because her knowledge is the best and she remembers the information the fastest.
Right now, she is bringing some bearded, small and muscular old men to me.
"That's right, my lord. They are dwarves who will help us build the fort. They are experts in this field. The quality of the building must be number one compared to all other human or demi-human works."
That's right, dwarves. We all know they are fantasy creatures who have the best abilities in mining, building and making equipment.
"Dwarves yes, I didn't expect to see you in person. Thank you for helping us build the fort here. If I may know how much are you charging?"
Since the flora said they were the number one experts, then I didn't need to mince words with them and started the negotiation.
When I said that, they looked at each other and then nodded. One of the dwarves then began to speak.
"We've heard about you from the elves who came to our place. We are not particularly interested in gold coins. What we are interested in is the mining in your territory and the availability of food in your territory.
We dwarves would like to get permission to migrate to your territory. After that, we can promise to help build a good fortress in this territory. After all, the fortress will also be a shield for us. How about that?"
The dwarf said that. Flora then added that originally the negotiating team was going to pay gold but that was rejected by the dwarf elder. According to him, gold was the most useless material in this whisperwood forest.
Therefore, they brought some dwarves to directly negotiate with me.
Dwarves, after all, love mining and besides that need food. Life in the whisperwood forest heavily emphasizes hunting ability while the dwarves are not capable of doing that.
"Hmmm, it's actually not a problem for me. It's a symbiotic mutualism. You benefit and I benefit. It's just that are you guys okay with it? There are elves here and I don't want any arguments about each other's race."
I told them that. I accept anyone who can work together. After all, it must be getting safer with the addition of the dwarves.
"We all agree. All we need is a workshop to work in and if we can, we want to make liquor from your grapes and wheat. That really tastes good."
Ah, I see. If they stay here they will have a steady supply of wheat and wine. By the way, the wheat that I planted belonged to the elves that I modified.
"Then, what kind of place do you want to use?"
That's right, opening a workshop means generating noise. I didn't know where the most suitable location for them would be.
"We want to use the cliff behind you. We'll make a cave suitable as a place to work."
"Ah, I see. The cliff behind my house can indeed be used for that. But it looks like we need to build a bridge there"
I replied spontaneously to the dwarf's words just now.
"Don't worry, we can make a bridge easily. So, do you agree to our request?"
The dwarf asked me.
"Of course, welcome to whisperwood village. I, Rio, as the village chief here welcome you with hospitable."
That way, the negotiations with the dwarves go smoothly. Security issues should also be safely resolved.
Now, with the addition of people, I need to expand the land and organize the town planning and sanitation properly. This needs to be done so as not to cause disease outbreaks around here.
There are many examples of epidemics arising from a lack of hygiene. The most obvious example is cholera. Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae bacterial infection that spreads through contaminated water or food.
Therefore, good sanitation can be an antidote to this outbreak.
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"Uncle, the elven children can use magic. That's really great. Uncle, can you teach Rika to use magic?"
During dinner, Rika suddenly said that to me. Magic? I was too busy to forget about magic.
Until now, Rika and I had never touched on the topic of magic.
"Why does Rika suddenly want to use magic?"
I asked with curiosity but on second thought, it's a natural thing. Young children will always be curious about many things especially about magic.
"Most of my friends can use it. Rika wants to use magic too, uncle!"
Rika said that with a face as if to say "uncle, hurry up and teach Rika magic".
The problem is, I don't know about magic either. Then can the elves' magic be applied by us humans? Maybe I need to ask the flora.
"Alright, Rika. Uncle can't use magic either. How about we ask Flora tomorrow?"
Rika was then a little disappointed that I couldn't do magic but she was excited again because we were going to ask the flora the next day.
"Alright Uncle, you promised me. Hehehe..."
Rika, who had gotten the answer she wanted, continued her dinner happily.
I also became a little curious about Magic. What if I could use magic? It would look really cool. As a boy, the fantasy of using magic remains in my heart. We both finished dinner and went to rest.