I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle

"Congratulations on the dawn, Garold."

"Yeah, congratulations, Al. Take me to heaven next time."

As soon as Vulcania floated in the sky, it was dawn.

Now in the city of Fontana, I greet the King, Garold, at the New Year's celebration.

Until now, I have received greetings on behalf of the principal, but from now on I have decided to have Gallo handle it.

Last year saw a sudden spread of land, with a dramatic increase in the number of people coming to greet us, but let Gallo do his best.

By the way, Garold is still a single-digit old child, but few people despise him.

Because it was strengthened by my Magic Pass, so now Gallows have a monster level of physical abilities that come from magic amounts.

I've been trained lightly by my part-time brother since I was at Barca Castle, and I remember how to use my minimal body.

So one or two of those knights have the strength to stand up and not win.

Maybe even the main class is dangerous.

If you look at Gallows from the front and think he's just a kid, he's a big hole.

Initially, these greetings and ritual work will be the primary place for Gallows.

In time, I want you to remember your work as King, but I don't know what kind of work the King does.

Should I leave the matter to Leon?

"We shall now proceed to the Extraordinary Council. This agenda is about how the Kingdom of Fontana moves this year. Leon, look after me."

"Yes, Mr. Ars. I will now explain to you. The situation surrounding the Kingdom of Fontana is now very dynamic. One of them was the effect of the extinction of the Holy City last year, when Pope Paul, who was in the kingdom of Fontana, became the leader of the church and made the land the headquarters of the church. Pope Paul immediately contacted everywhere and decided to assemble the scattered bishops here to bring them up to the Archbishop."

After greeting Garold at the New Year's celebration, a banquet is usually waiting.

This time alone, however, the Council met in extraordinary session.

Because it's easy to talk now that there's a lot of stuff in the Fontana kingdom that's in that position.

The agenda at that council is about the future.

Among them were a few important ones.

Let's start with the church.

Pope Paul is reorganizing the organization by gathering bishops from all over the world, as he said before.

It seems that the number of people needed from all over the country is quite high by the dawn of the year, either because they acted immediately.

But then a statement from the church called for an argument.

The prohibition of fighting.

Until now, every time something happened, knights and nobles started fighting each other, but they issued a statement forbidding them.

There's a reason for that.

Because of the fact that so many people have died in the [Light of Judgment] that Naja used.

In one big city, there were more than tens of thousands of people living there.

Many of these cities have been destroyed by Naja.

Particularly in the south of the Wang Metropolitan Area, the damage was significant.

So the church made a statement that we should stop fighting each other, but apparently most nobles and knights nodded to it.

However, it is likely that they will fight as if there were no such thing immediately.

After all, the battle has never stopped anywhere before.

Even though the practice of washing blood with blood continued, there was no way to stop it suddenly.

"After all, there will be the Linzats, the Menmen, and the Kingdom of Resolute as forces to watch out for. But there are others to watch out for."

"Is there anyone else to watch out for besides the big faction, Leon?

"Yes, Mr. Ars. The nobles and knights [collected] by Naja, or the people of the land."

"... I see. I see. The magical connections are fucked up by Naja's improper influences. Will there be a lot of people who can use a lot of magic as a result?"

"Yes, that's right. It's not clear who can use what magic right now."

Leon says, "Be careful."

Is that a legacy of Naja's?

Najah [gathered] as soon as she could to gain power.

The same was true of magical knights and nobles, but they also [gathered] from the current class with inheritance rights, or priests of the church.

And when I defeated Naja, the first Valkyrie around me [gathered] Naja's power in the opposite direction.

As a result, I have succeeded in maintaining a high amount of magic even after Naja disappeared.

But there was a big problem with this.

This means that many of Naja's magic collections are still available to others.

For example, Najah attacked the church and killed the priest and [collected] the magic paths of the residents named by the priest.

As a result, Naja's magic rose with magic from the residents, but from the residents' side, Naja's magic became available.

Of course, because Naja can use Balkan magic such as [leveling] and [wall architecture], there should still be people living in the south who can use them now.

Generally speaking, peasants have a low amount of magic and are less likely to be a threat.

But when you start acting together, the threat level will increase.

You can also use magic for attacks such as Shotgun and Ice Spear , but don't forget that there are Magic Wall .

If you put your head to good use of magic, it could be quite powerful.

However, as far as I can see, the skills used by Labyrinth Explorers, such as Collect used by Naja, cannot be used even if they are connected by a magic pass by name.

I don't think I can use the skill because it's not magic but magic.

Thankfully, Valkyrie's magic, a service beast, seems to be more like magic, and there was no report of anyone using Share appearing.

If [sharing] could be used, there was also the possibility that [the light of judgment] could be used, but apparently there was no need to worry about that.

However, we will have to do something about this problem.

Ideally, it would be best if we could increase the number of Valkyries and cut the magic path that connects us to humans, but it will still take some time.

In the meantime, it is possible that those who can use a lot of magic will use their powers to act.

Now, how do big forces, like the House of Rhinesatz, usually move?

In particular, it seems to complain quite a bit about the transfer of bishops from the extinct capital of the church to Fontana.

We should work with Pope Paul to deal with it.

In addition, there was a little problem.

Very few nobles wanted to go under Fontana's protection, but they emerged.

Until now, all nobles had their independence first and foremost.

But he said he'd cover it up and follow Fontana from over there.

It is not very nice to say no to that.

If you refuse, fewer nobles will make similar offers in the future.

But if you take in a nobleman at a distance from the kingdom of Fontana, you need to protect it.

If we don't deal with any problems there, we'll be blamed.

Because it is not strange to be told that a kingdom that cannot protect its subordinates is worthless.

Therefore, if you take in the nobles who want to enter the shelter, it will take a lot of effort to protect them.

I have entered a political world where a difficult sense of balance is demanded.

"Listen up, everybody. I have a proposition."

"Suggestion? What does it look like, Ars?

"Oh, I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I, Als von Barca, am going to quit my post in the Kingdom of Fontana."

"... you quit your job?

"That's right. And I want to give it to my successor here, Lord Leon von Graham. Those who agree with me want to hear it with applause."

Only run away from difficult problems.

So I offered my resignation at the Extraordinary Council.