Dungeons for the Devil, Dungeons for the Core (Book Version Title: A Different World Dungeon Made with the Devil)
Chapter 179 Secrets of the Lake 6. Theodrum (Part 2)
A flock of rats attracted to water sources without natural enemies and increased in numbers. From the point of view of that intrusion, the conditions that have always been advantages turn a turn into vulnerabilities. Exactly that does not make it possible for agricultural land to be devastated, but the sweet assumption that it will not be damaged, etc., does not go through. If time and effort are devoted to extermination and prevention, there will inevitably be less time and effort to reach farmland. The result will be either a drop in yield or a drop in quality, which you will have to prefer.
"... is that what the Dungeon Master is after..."
Someone groaned.
"It has nothing to do with the thoughts of the Earliest Dungeon Master. Whatever the Dungeon Master's aim is, this could happen. We must prepare ourselves for it, irrevocably."
Mmm, and the Secretary of State with a serious look on his face. The water was floating because it appeared, but that wasn't good news - at least in some respects.
"... when this happens, it's good to know that wheat is currently bumping. I can turn to stockpiling just in case."
"Right. … rather than selling it badly, Ning should refrain from selling it and put it in reserve."
"What about the merchants who are currently diagnosing the deal?
"As for those people, you can keep closing the deal. My country needs foreign currency, too. Just don't look for new business partners in the future."
"Uhm."
"There's no difference."
If Theodrum becomes passive about trading in wheat, the cereals market will also have to be affected downward. What effect does that have on the international economy? No one could predict that at the moment.
The Secretary of State tries to make a move with a difficult look on his face but with the fact that he has the guiding principles for the moment. It was shortly after that that the Foreign Secretary of Torland brought up one motion so as to retain them as such.
"... that it's a siege by a dungeon?
I'm talking about a level where you can't even see it - but only. I may be worried, but I'd like to hear your opinions. "
"Hmm..." Pitt "who activated his activities to the north," Rock Cave "and" Abandoned Pit "of Shrek on the border line to the east, and the next" Lake "... to the point of becoming..."
"If you want to add the Gregorum North Forest where the 'Eagles' Regiment has been hit... if you ask me, there's nothing I can't even see..."
"The band-shaped arrangement that the Marcus guys said... seems more convincing to see as a siege against our country, indeed."
- And while there are those who snort,
"But as a siege net, it's incomplete, right?
"From a military point of view, it would also be better to complete the southern and western arrangements than to arrange dungeons on the east side with the slack. That's hard to convince."
"There's something puzzling about it even on the east side. Why did you hold Marcus on the border line or Shrek as a priority? The blockade of the trade route will be more subtle than vegetarian, as a necessity for siege."
"Isn't that the dungeon's location?
"That explanation also goes for Shrek's" Abandoned Pit, "but what happens to" Rock Cave "? What kind of conditions does that place meet?
"... right, you know. The border zone in particular has been added to the new 'lake' this time. You have to think that there's a good reason for that."
- It was for harassment that we built the "rock cave", and it was for the Spirit Gate that we built the "lake".
"There have been many discoveries in the Rock Cave that cannot be ignored. Unknown so far, there is no doubt that the place is important to the Dungeon Master."
- No. Nothing important to Crowe.
"Hmmm... if you only do it on the east side and see where the heavy deployments are made... maybe that place is what matters. It would be a coincidence that it looks like a siege net to our country."
- Not for the siege, but Crowe plans to create a dungeon around Theodoram - to open the Spirit Gate - in the future.
"Mm... maybe so. No, I was able to wipe my concerns with shame. Thank you."
"Whatever we are, we have a new perspective."
… A new seed of misconception was sown in the heart of Theodoram.