I’m a NEET but When I Went to Hello Work I Got Taken to Another World (LN)
152 Tales: Hilagis Border Fort
Crossing the mountain on the fly, there was a vast refugee camp spread out there.
"Oh... that's big"
Ask Lilia to stop once to see what's going on.
Fort Bloomdar is the wall to the left of the camp. Is it the village from where it was originally located that looks far to the right, or was about to be swallowed up by a refugee camp? They say the big river is flowing across, the other side they crossed is the mountainous area, and if they go over the mountains, it's Hiragis. There will surely be demons across the river. It doesn't look like people live there.
"I heard the story, but it's kinda awesome..."
I guess Ann was naturally in the mood to do some service (volunteering). I didn't mean to help out with that, but it looks a little out of hand on a scale.
Refugee camps are likely to be large enough for two or three towns in Siorii to enter. How many people on earth are there? Fifty grand? A hundred grand?
And you don't have a proper wall. You just have a wooden fence to say how sorry you are to prevent demons?
The water supply will be fine because it is along the river, but I have heard that the food situation is poor. But tens of thousands of people say our food is burning stone with water.
The cabins are all worn out, stone would be better, just tents, columns and roofs. I can see a lot of cabins.
Seems like you need a better place to live, but when it comes to having this many people...
As there are 100,000 people, there are 5000 long houses where 20 people can live for 100,000 people. If you build ten houses an hour, 100 houses a day. Fifty days without a break? There's gonna be baths and toilets, and it's gonna take longer?
But even if the magic is inexhaustible, the exercise of magic can be fatigued. When you've been using magic for ten hours a day, don't get tired and can't do anything else.
What about food? 100,000 people eat 200,000 meals as two meals a day. As an average of 50 kilograms of meat can be taken from a single oak, for 500 people as 100 grams per meal. Should I hunt 400 cars every day?
I didn't think I could, but I guess I can show you around, huh? Once the house is already there, and if you can make farmland between hunts and harvest it, the hunt will be reduced. If you care about it, you can feed a million people.
But I don't think I can easily get my hands on it like a village I stopped by along the way, and I don't have a stepdad we'd do that.
I plan to train my sword, and I have to go to Ellie's home. Besides, the biggest problem is doing it flashy in places with so many people like this, and if my presence is found out on the Devil's side, I'm in trouble.
"Whatever you do, check the situation first."
I don't have an in-laws to do it. But I think we should do what we can.
"Right. Maybe it's peaceful and nothing."
Ann nodded at my words. About five months since Hiragis disappeared? I guess this place has been run by someone else's hands in the meantime. If that's appropriate, there's no need for us to dare.
"Tomorrow is the whole day off, as planned. When you take the inn, you are free to move around. Let's go, Lilia."
Initially I was just going to move when I put my supplies aside and did some errands, but since everyone's getting tired, I decided to take a day off...... can I rest on this? I'm not going to have time to rest if I'm going to do something.
I didn't see where I was going to be able to get off, so I decided to land in a little empty space in the refugee camp, close to the fort. There are quite a few refugee measures or guards around the gates of the fort, and approaching them from the sky unwittingly is likely to cause trouble.
When I landed, I was surprised by those who were nearby, but there was also no particular noise when Anne waved her affection.
Syrah leads the way, Will leads the way.
I don't think you're putting on a little bit, just in case. Too many people scare me. Neither will the one selling the fight to Syrah.
Syrah's favorite dark armor, but I tried to smash it during my training, but that's a handmade Elf Craftsman. Quite sturdy, Syrah got stronger, and ended up with dents everywhere, so scratched, that she just looked even more miserable.
Well, getting used to it doesn't bother me with the harshness of the design, and sometimes it helps this way, and if he likes it, maybe he doesn't have to replace it.
Will's armor is in a similar situation, but this one is sad because of the cheap stuff. It creates an atmosphere in which it is used patiently even when it becomes vegetable and cannot be replaced. I don't even look like a war adventurer, but I guess it's about time you asked the elves to finish it and you should replace them as soon as possible.
Walk slowly to see what's going on in the refugee camp. I guess most people have fled wearing them. You don't look so good. Many people are sleeping in small cabins, many with dead eyes. There is no such thing as vibrancy.
"Is there enough food?
Someone who feels rather frivolous catches my eye.
"The temple and the empire should be providing proper support..."
Anne says so, but she also suspects herself.
"Maybe you need to think about staying longer."
It has not been touched upon with regard to the departure of the Hiragic people in the shrine, which is our goal, but it cannot be said enough that it is irrelevant. We won't be talking about trying to save Hiragis, but that people are dying.
"Then my concubine will send Fran."
"Right. You can follow me and go straight to my parents' house."
If you're small, you can move faster, and you can have Ellie transfer you later. I don't really want to split up the party, but I hope that one's totally easy on you.
"Don't worry about me. It's not a quick journey, and it'll be a good training session with you."
It could have been on my back that I've done the right thing with them the last few days. Well, you've been a real big deal since I bumped you out, and don't you dare eliminate me?
Through between refugee camps, he went out onto Main Street, which leads to the fort. The road is wide, with stalls and dewstores lined up on both sides with bumps, where it is busy.
A lot of people don't seem satisfied, but some people usually eat dinner in the street, and nothing seems like the whole camp is starving.
"That smells good. Want something to eat?
I might get busy when I get into the fort, and I'll have to eat when I can.
"When you stop. It's expensive in here," Ellie said.
"Wouldn't it be the same price to buy it at the fort anyway?
You can do it by buying an item box, but if you can make it, you better.
So I asked about the price at the skewered stall in my eyes, but it's not that expensive. After all, the price of meat seems to stabilize because there is a lot of supply on the front line.
By the way, the currency of the Empire has been obtained in the King's Capital. The units are the same, so much so that the coins are designed differently. Exchange rates were a little cheaper in Kingdom currency, but I'm pretty sure they were calculated almost one-on-one.
They can be used normally even where the kingdom currency is a big business as it is, and there is no less inconvenience in having it exchanged immediately in Adventurer's Guild or Commercial Guild.
I'll buy a skewer to try and try it. It has a solid flavor with salt and pepper, and some spice. The meat is a little stiff but cut into bite sizes and I don't have a problem eating it, and the more I chew, the more meat taste spreads in my mouth.
"It's pretty good. Auntie, it's all there!
There were about 20 bottles, so two per person. But one bottle at a time is big enough for an intermittent meal.
As we all ate and waited for the rest to cook, Satti poked us a little.
"Hmm, what's up?
At the end of Satie's gaze, there's a little rat. Who's drooling? He's looking at me.
About seven or eight? It seems that beastmen often live together in settlements, only adults are seen in town, and this is the first time you've seen a child beastman. Somehow similar to Sati, small and adorable.
Nobody came near me so far with no fear for Syrah, but did my appetite win?
When I gave Satti a skewer, Satti offered the child a skewer. Approximately. Come closer and receive the skewer.
I tried to pound my throat into the roasted meat, but stopped eating at the soot.
"What's going on? You're not eating?
Yes, when Satie asks, she says she's taking it home to her mother and sister. All right, then two extras.
"Oh, thank you"
That said, the little cat took care of three skewers and ran away. If you look closely, you're barefoot...
"Hey Auntie, how's the economy? Are the people here eating right?
"Right. Not enough to starve, but it's not easy. I don't have a problem eating because I have a stall, but so does my job."
That's more or less what I saw.
"Anyone who can move on to it has been taken by the obvious soldiers, and we're in business."
Conscription. Right. I have no objection to the battle to regain my country.
According to my aunt, it's not compulsory at once, and she got a commission to the extent of her apologies, but she doesn't seem to have more veto rights than the urgent request of the Adventurer Guild.
"Ha. I don't know what happens here either. Great guy says he will definitely get it back soon..."
"Well. We just got here."
I'll take care of it. There's no way I can easily say that.
"I can't help but tell my adventurer brother. Hey, that's the last of it."
When I finished talking to my aunt and got all the skewers, Satti was surrounded by the beast man's children. Sit back. I'm listening to Humph and the kids. Based on what goes into my ear, I think I just got word from the kid. So did the bait catch you and gather you?
"Eat that already," he says, handing Ann the rest of the skewers. Hand-held skewers are not enough to distribute to any Michi Beast children, and rice is in bulk in the item box. You could split that up a little bit.
"Master Masaru. Guys, this is my husband. He's an amazing wizard. He's an A-rank."
I was introduced to going to see how it was going. Oh, and cheers.
It's not your husband, it's your husband, it's your husband.
"Ugh, who's the armored guy in the back?
Look at Syrah, who's been following me, and one of the child beasts says, freaking out a little.
"My name is Syrah. I'm under Master Masal's command, too."
The kids seem to have been impressed with this information. There's also a good advantage to looking strong without asking questions.
Well, actually, Syrah has the strength not to take a pull on her appearance.
"So, what have you been gathering?
I can imagine what you could have heard with auditory detection.
"They're all hungry..."
You want a snack or are you starving with a bee? That's the problem.
"Don't you get food?
"Imperial rationing isn't enough, and the temple's cooking makes us... behind us."
"Really?
The children of the Beastman nodding at Ann's words, who came to see how things were going.
They say the temple cookout eliminates the Beast Man from the line. Even if arranged behind, cookouts rarely come around to the end. We don't have enough to get across.
But cooking out is one thing every few days, and it's not about this until a minority beast man sells a fight to a human race to claim it. The problem is with the imperial rations. Yeah, the oldest kid explained it to me.
In the beginning there were enough rations. We had jobs, and we made up for what was missing with our own money.
But about two months ago, work - the renovation of the fort and the construction of the refugee camp - was completed. On top of that, a worker was taken as a soldier.
And people are down. Okay, they're down to feed soldiers, or support for food. It doesn't look like we've reached zero, but if we're reduced to what was critical, we'll have to starve for what was reduced.
At any rate, they are taking all those who are healthy and likely to fight.
All that remains is an old man who has been out of active duty for a long time, a bunch of women who have never even fought, and pre-adult children.
There were plans to go hunting, but the equipment was taken by those who went to the soldiers. And no matter how physically capable the beast man is, the monster hunt is not like an amateur can do without training. Not to mention the lack of equipment and things like dying.
Of course, I tried various measures to hang it in the upper echelons of the Empire and the Duchy of Hiragis, put out the use of asking the beasts in the Empire for support, and manage to build a field, but it seems that Setouchi will either die of hunger or sell someone off as a slave.
So, the kids said they were just wandering around the refugee camp for a job where they could earn a dime or something to eat.
"Grandpa, I haven't had dinner in three days because I'm good... Grandpa's gonna die."
That's what made one child cry.
"Hey brothers, you're rich, aren't you?
"Uh, well, there it is"
It's A-rank, and we'd rather be equipped and possessed.
"Then buy me! Be an adventurer and fight hard!
Say impotent. There's no way an adventurer could serve a child under ten.
"Please. I'll do anything!
Even if they tell you to do anything, your forefingers just don't stretch in boys.
"You, what's your name?
"Carl. Brother, are you buying me?
"No, I don't want it. But if you don't mind, I'll feed you."
"Even if it's just us..."
"I know. How many beasts are there in all here?
"Uh... maybe a thousand or so?
Earlier calculations seemed like even a million people could do it, and if it's about a thousand people, you can afford it. Anything just seems like my penny is enough.
But I don't want to act too conspicuously if I help. If we do something about massive food aid in this situation, it will be terribly noticeable.
Can an Orc expect perfect intelligence control like an elf? Or can you just give me some food to lift the seat first, and ask Anne for anonymous assistance via the temple for the rest?
Well, come on around here. Think about it, but for now, if you don't help me soon, there's going to be a dead man.
"Fine, Carl. I'll help you."
"Really!?
"This is what Master Masal says. Don't worry about it."
"That's right. Leave it to the Lord, everything will be fine."
But you need to talk to me first.
Put Francesca on and we all come together small and poke each other in the face. It's a private family meeting.
"There's plenty of food, and I think it's a good thing, Masal"
Everyone nodded yeah to Ann's words.
"So I want to do it as securely as possible, but can the Beastman keep secrets like an elf?
"Hmmm. I'd rather not expect too many thousand people..."
Is Syrah negative?
"Which Hiragis makes you flashy, and it's a little better now, isn't it? Besides, maybe the Beastman will come out with a shield. That's what you thought. You said I'd do it, right?
Yes, Ellie said as she looked anxiously at the children of the Beast Man looking at this one.
Coverage. I didn't even think about it...
"I was wondering if a thousand people could just pay my pennies. I have money for the gladiator tournament."
100 million yen obtained at gladiator's tournament. A thousand people can spend 100,000 yen per head. Coupled with the hunting prey on the road, you can afford to live a few months.
"Ann, can you sneak your support through the temple?
"I can't, but don't think the subject of leaking information just goes from beast man to temple, doesn't make much difference"
Is that true? I guess the Temple is a trustworthy organization, but when I say trustworthy, it's a little suspicious. Rather, it is also the place where my information should not be leaked.
"What would you like me to tell my parents?
If it's Will's story, it's immense, and you can turn your hand from behind, but this guy's on the run.
"Until there's nothing else you can do about it, take it."
Well, what do we do?
Do you want to help me securely? Do you want to do everything you can to help us protect you?
But I don't think there's any difference between looking for protection. I was just trying to help a child who was starving and crying...
Satie and I got eyes on each other, staring at me. Earlier, when we met, Satie and I were wearing it. It's not good mental health to overlook it more than you've seen it.
Let's put aside the details.
"I made up my mind. Don't worry about being somewhat conspicuous. Let's do what we can."
Whatever you're talking about doing with the entire refugee camp, the extent to which you can help a group of about a thousand people won't even make as much noise.
"Do you just do Masal?," said Ann.
"I'll help you, too," Sati said.
"Of course I'll take Satie and Syrah"
"Then we'll keep moving this way. If you need anything, I'll tell you right away, okay?
"Of course I'm counting on you."
They told me I could use all the prey I hunted on the road, but for now I decided to use only half of it. Assistance may also be needed for the refugee camp body.
Ellie was supposed to do the adventurer guild thing, including making warehouses for material storage. All I have to do is go later and release the supplies.
I decided not to reschedule my trip. Maybe I can't move, but then you just have to send Francesca to rendezvous appropriately with the transfer later.
Finally, get Tirica a subpoena rat for contact and keep it hidden in your armor. I really wanted to get mine out too so I could get in touch with them in two directions, but mine is also fuzzy at level one, and even if I skip out on Francesca, it gets a little noticeable.
"Good luck with that, Masal. Oh, Francesca's this way. I'll leave them to Massal, because we're going to the fort."
That's what Anne pulled Francesca away from me.
"All right, Carl. I'll take care of you, Beast Man. Show me."
"But... why are you helping me? The Beast Man is poor and there's no money anywhere?
I've heard Carl look anxious as he walks. Did you think it would be too convenient now?
"I love beasts."
"That's all?"
I think it's very important.
"Don't worry, I won't tell you if I buy you or give you something in return. You made a lot of money on your last bet. I can afford the money."
"Sister Satti and the Lord's Palace played a big part in the gladiators' tournament in the kingdom. Especially since Sister Satti won the big hole, so I made a lot of money betting on it."
"Kingdoms are pretty big countries, aren't they? Awesome!"
"Yeah. Everyone left in the final tournament, me and the rest of them were a bunch of warriors out of step, and the two guys who won there were really strong"
"Huh? Is your little sister stronger over there?
"Both Sister Satti and the Lord's Palace have the strength to defeat a giant dragon on their own. Not even me."
"Have you ever defeated a dragon?!?
"There is. You want to talk to me? Right or right. My first defeat was the Fei Long, and that was about six months ago..."
Kids like this are really fun to be happy with my story easily.