There is no way to connect the northern fortifications from the northern villages.

The vast wasteland of more than 50 km continues to slope to the south, but as far as the forest at the foot is concerned, the slope is more than 10 km.

The wasteland is sprouting green little by little.

Sheep and cows are eating it relaxed, but they won't eat it up because it's so wide. And the cats are sprinkling the wasteland with pasture seeds.

Turning into a green meadow doesn't seem like much of a story ahead.

As I rode the Canator westwards through the wasteland, I could see where the forest was protruding south as the ridge was stretching.

I've just planted it, and it looks a little floating from around because the main thing is the cluttered trees that create prosperity to make the outlook worse.

Still, in ten years, it'll be a fine forest, won't it? Everyone would think it was the wasteland that was responsible for the poor fertility.

Proceed to Canator towards that forest. In the woods, there is a hidden village of cats.

There's a lot of smoke going on, but I can't help it more than having a place in my life. I can only do enough to keep the burning trees dry and smoke free as much as possible. There is also a hand called charcoal fire, but more than 2,000 people live in it, so it will be quite a lot. Even if it can be used for simple heating equipment, it will not be used for boiling and cooking.

"The Hidden Village enters from the northeast."

"Are you hiding the entrance itself?

"There's a road in the mountains. It's hard to get in with a horse, but it's fine with Canator."

Little horses like a pony named Canattle can help inside, too, right? You can move people around, or you can pull a small luggage truck. Rabba is good too, but Kanatru seems to be much better at saying it.

Even the troops of the mobile infantry, as Sandra said, would like to form a platoon in Canator. You must have considered further manoeuvre of the mobile infantry in the battle against the Yolem invasion unit during this time.

"You mean mountain roads in contact with northern villages?

"The boys are carrying loads using five canators. If there's a lot to carry, we could use more canators."

Does that mean we're going back and forth once a day? I can load over 100 kg a head, so I guess that's enough.

When it comes to surveillance for grazing, the cats are given more than 50 canators, so they must be using it.

As we continue on the Canator at the foot of the mountain a little away from the woods, we spot a trail that has been consolidated and head west to preach the road.

Eventually, I saw the fence and gate made by Marutai. That would be the hidden village.

You must have seen Mu. Now that the gates are open, we're moving on to the village.

Through the gate, there was a small square 20 m square. Down here in Canator, the gatekeeper will come as soon as possible.

"Isn't that Master Mu? What's wrong with you today?

"I brought Mr. Banter from the Kingdom of Sylvania. Meet the elders and see the mulberry and go home."

Immediately the gatekeeper turned to the station and brought a young man.

"Let this person guide you. If you're an escort, this way, please. No one in this village intends to harm Lord Banter. Rest easy."

Leave the canators and escorts at the gatekeepers, and we will be guided by the young to the elders' quarters.

I guess the path of the twisted village fits the terrain. I can't say that the outlook is very good. Still, there are sturdy log houses on both sides of the road, which means that there are quite a few log houses because they are home to more than 2,000 people.

"Elders come to this house. Please wait a moment."

I came here without an appointment. I'm sure you have plans over there.

I just stopped in front of the house and look around again.

Guests to the village must be rare. A little further away, the kids are looking at us.

It wasn't until Mu was a little older than those kids that she started acting with us. Now it's a memory.

The door opens and the earlier young man comes out.

"They're going to see me. Follow me."

To the word, knock the door of the elder's house with the young man.

In it, there was a large room.

The size is likely to be classroom level. The floor is earthen, and the furnace is cut in the center. Three elders sat on the furnace, laying a snockout around it and placing thick fur on top of it.

"I didn't expect Lord Banter to visit the land immediately………………."

"First, I want you to sit down. We'll talk about it later."

"Thank you very much. That's sweet of you to say…………."

Sit in front of an elder over a burning fire with Mu.

Immediately, our aunt, who cares for the elders, brought us tea.

I got it quick, but it looks like herbal tea. The smell of mint seems good. This could also be a business.

"I can't thank you enough for listening to our request. If there's something wrong with you, we'll do it right.

"We are the ones who appreciate it. He made us a permanent dweller. There are no children hungry in winter, and the elderly can stay warm, including the eagles."

Saying so, the elder who looks at me has a relief look in his eyes. I guess I saw a tragic sight, like every year.

I guess I'm just glad it's gone.

"Mr. Lady, I managed to get through the war without difficulty with the help of Mr. Cule. There won't be a long battle ahead. From now on, we're going to work to make life better for the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Sylvania, but it would be helpful if Mr. Lady and I could work together for a while longer."

"I'm not going to leave two platoons with Lord Banter as promised. It is also one of the few things we can do. There are a lot more of us. We'll have three platoons working under Lord Banter next winter."

I want reconnaissance personnel, too. Thank you. I lowered my head and conveyed my gratitude.

"We're here to see how much mulberry you've lived and asked for."

"Is that that poor plant? I grow it as I was told, but it's not really suitable for preservation, and I can't make booze. It will not be possible for us to know Lord Banter's thoughts, but can we help him?

Sure, you're a poor minister. But it's also true that it has to be that way.

"I'm waiting for the day that plant makes the field green. It'll take years, but trust me and take care of it. And do you have a long house?

"Even if it's done. I now keep the cats who come back from time to time for hunting and those who come from the northern villages in their quarters, but it was the banter who told me to make them. I'll give it back when I use it."

It's a big long house, so I guess it means I'm using it for multiple purposes. Then why don't we build another one? Let me tell you this through Mr. Lady.

I gave the elders a bag of souvenir cigarettes and headed to Kuwahata, where it was meant to be.

The field is starting where the family runs out. Vegetables in front, and then a Soba field. Kuwahata is..., that's it.

A stick as long as Mu's height is lined up side-by-side. Since the length is about 100 m or more, I think I can take enough leaves.

A lot of people were making acres at my height on the south side. I guess I'll use the new branches that grow this year to insert trees.

I just want a few acres at least, so you should keep going. I just want you to make another one away if you can. Just in case there's a bug in the field, it's a big deal. But I'm pretty sure I've never seen a pest in Kuwahata. It may be a surprisingly resistant plant to disease and insect damage.

"Is it okay to make so much?

"It's not enough. It would be better if we could fit another one. But in the worst case scenario, we could carry mulberries from the northern village."

So far so good.

I thanked the young man who guided me and decided to take him to Fort Aldes.

"Have you all lived well?

"I was working hard to build a field. It seems reassuring that the cats are settling well."

I guess it's nice to say that Sadie is smiling because she was made to live like that.

I was ready for a while. Since then. A long time has passed, but everyone will not have forgotten their beginnings.

We can only invest in people's lives if we have the experience of eating around a pan without going up or down.

That night, Mr. Lady visited me while I was alone in the hall looking at the map of the Kingdom of Sylvania.

"The king of Warham has been deposed. The new king is not the eldest, he's the third."

"Thank you. It still does, doesn't it? I lost half my army, I lost half my territory."

"It is said to be sudden illness and death, but apparently it is an assassination......"

"What about the leading nobleman?

"The original leading nobleman seems to have pulled into possession the same day. The current leader seems to be the old general who set the stage for the invasion of the Divine Empire."

Will you be in a position to bind the military and politics...... Then the king will be called a puppet. If the old general has a daughter, then the king will be able to rule the Warham kingdom in substance.

"Will you continue to explore Warram? I guess you got your current status for not grouping into a yolem invasion. Successfully transported, we'll be able to reduce our forces on the border with the Kingdom of Warham."

He's probably the type of guy who runs the operation with a jig.

The invasion of the Divine Empire must have succeeded because we moved on to action where it could have been done. Then I wonder who took command of the Yolem invasion.