I don't know, Sura. The Ice Stone Statue has someone who comes to worship, so I tried to prepare it for prayer. "
Is that it, Arus? Yeah, I think so. Somehow, you can feel the majestic atmosphere. There will be people who come to worship like this every day. "
I built a new facility in the variant.
I was thinking about these residents who used to worship the Ice Stone Statue while I was back in Fontana.
For some time now, I've been thinking about what to do about the rule of this variant.
And the conclusion is that it is impossible to govern properly.
We crossed the snowy mountains to the east, but the words are different here.
Perhaps it is not superficial yet, but there are differences in customs and so on, and I felt that eventually a mistake would occur between our residents and the soldiers of the Oriental Expedition.
And if such a different person acts as a ruler, it is likely that it will not work.
If it succeeds, it will be quite a mess.
Then what would be the best thing to do?
Perhaps it would be better to bring people from Fontana to live in variants, if the emphasis is on not causing trouble.
At least there will be fewer clashes due to differences in customs.
But realistically, it's hard.
At least in the short term, it doesn't make sense to bring people across the snowy mountains.
Because there is still land in the Kingdom of Fontana.
There is no advantage in bringing people all the way to such a remote and difficult place.
If so, I thought it would be better for the variant to govern loosely or indirectly.
So, instead of running this variant directly, I'm going to entrust Sula, who was originally the head of the settlement here, to rule.
Then, arrange to order the Sula to do so or make a contribution in the name of taxes.
I wondered if that was the best for now.
But if we're going to do that, we'll need to be able to pay the residents of the area, including Sula, "a contribution in the name of taxes."
It's better to be gentle than simply placing a physical violence mechanism to hold Sula down and spit out the money.
In other words, they wanted to be the base of their hearts, and to have the subject of their faith pay the money.
That's why I built a new building.
I built the building to surround my statue on the Valkyrie that Paul sharpened from the ice absorbing stone I made to combat the cold in the variant.
It was like a Greek temple.
It is a windy building with several cylindrical pillars and a roof on top of it, but by installing an ice-absorbing stone statue in it, you can feel no cold at all in the temple.
From the entrance, you can enter the statue and worship.
People who used to worship statues have become more eager to worship them, so for the time being, the aim will be a success.
By the way, this facility is not called a shrine, but a jizo.
Okay, then, Sura. Empower future variant residents. Gather the residents.
"... eh? What did you just say, Ars? Empowering, huh?
That's right. I told you to empower the inhabitants, Sula. You've seen us make a lot of stuff with great momentum for a while. I'm going to give those powers to Sula and the Variant Residents. "
Hmm, is that true? Can we do something like that?
That's right. Don't you want it?
"But with that kind of help, we have nothing to give back."
No, there is. I want Sula and the others to gain strength and persuade the people of another settlement living nearby to join me. "
On your side? Nearby tribes?
That's right. Most of the people who live at the foot of this spiritual peak live a life without a place to go. But that would be too sad. So let's all be happy. I want you to teach me how to get better without freezing into the winter cold, just like Sula and the others. "
"... I see. If it is Arus' guidance, then follow it. If our lives are going to be a little better, we're all going to follow."
"Thank you, please, Sura."
Hmm.
Unfortunately, I don't think you've been doing anything messy for a long time.
But there was something I had to do just in case.
It's an increase in combat power.
What if Najah, forming the Marshall Mercenaries, continues to build strength without breaking down even after being certified as an enemy of God by the Church?
With that in mind, we also need to increase our combat capabilities.
But within the Fontana kingdom, it's difficult.
Because there are still disagreements about naming all the Fontana forces.
Rather, the appearance of Naja made it possible to recognize the danger of naming it disorderly, but it could not be done lightly.
However, the benefits of the Magic Pass are still hard to discard.
It may not matter if Najah has the great magic of the Doren royal family, but it is nonetheless important to know how powerful his faction is in the future.
Therefore, I wanted to name it as many people as possible and create a current class.
That's where I looked over the snowy mountains to the east.
This is not under the influence of the Church.
In the kingdom of Fontana and other aristocracy, churches are built in all places, and all are named at a certain age, sucking up magic from all over the country.
But there is no such thing in this land.
Unharvested honey remains here.
So eat it.
I saw the Ice Stone Statue as something special, and I decided to give it a name for those who devote their faith.
Thus, the inhabitants of the first village, east of the Great Snow Mountain, were given the magic of Barca, starting with Sula, from adults to children.
And Sula and the others used her magical powers to call out to other settlements around her.