"So, after all, why did you need drugs made from salt grass, Madonna?
"Why, what does that mean?
"It's not just about getting the money, is it? Even though the church headquarters was rebuilt in the north, the church organization is still a cornerstone here and in other noble territories. It should have been possible for you, the Blue Virgin, to exert your influence and raise money."
"... Ars Barca doesn't seem to know much about what's going on around here. Now the earth below is overflowing with so-called bandits."
"Bandits?"
"Yes, since the advent of Naja, the enemy of God, countless wizards have appeared from the Holy City to the former Guiana and Kyle territories. Unlike other nobles, they can exercise several magic powers."
"Oh, I see. Until then, those who were just ordinary people were able to use attack magic. And the land is desolated by salt damage. I mean, there's no food. So, a very ordinary person turns into a bandit."
"That's right. And the knights who ruled the surrounding lands were not able to deal with those bandits."
"Why? I'm sure it's troublesome, but I don't think it's impossible to deal with."
"Because the bandits' strongholds were so strong. Because all the bandits who show up here are covered in high walls."
Oh, I see.
The fact that ordinary people under Najah's influence can now use magic means that Valkyrie can now use magic.
Mirialia had children use Poison Deactivation spells to collect salt grass.
But the adults must have been different.
Have you decided to use the magic you have acquired more directly?
The bandits surrounded and fortified their Ajitos with Wall Architecture .
And there must be one or two of them.
It would be difficult to deal with the countless bandits that appear to each have a tight guard.
"What? But wouldn't it be possible to use [soil improvement]? Shouldn't we just spell magic on the land so that the crops can grow?
"That doesn't seem to be working. Perhaps too much salt damage has occurred on too wide a scale. Alternatively, rivers and groundwater may also be contaminated. If you use the magic of Soil Improvement , it is certainly temporarily good, but it seems to be immediately affected by salt."
"I see. Well, that's magic enough to cultivate a certain area of land. If we're going to eliminate the effects of salt damage, we need to get the land back on a much wider scale."
"... is it possible to restore the power of the land?
"Oh, no, don't worry about that. I think I can handle it. So, let's just put it aside, in short, is it really a lawless zone from the ruins of the sacred capital to the land nearby?"
... no, maybe it wasn't Naja's fault for the salt damage?
Those peasants can now use their magic.
In other words, just like magic such as Poison Nullification and Soil Improvement , you can also use Shiota Making magic.
[Shiota Making] is a magic that creates rock salt, but it will produce rock salt in 10 m square in the same way as [leveling] and [soil improvement].
Within the Kingdom of Fontana, the use of Shiota Making magic was severely restricted, so that it could only be used on the designated land of the exclusive church.
However, this is not the case in the lawless zones around here.
I wonder if the people who want salt are turning the land into rock salt on their own.
If so, salt damage may not end forever.
... let's not tell Miriam about this.
But I see.
That may be why Mirialia tried to use salt grass.
No matter how much [soil improvement] the salt damage does not go away, I decided to use the forbidden method.
A miracle plant that grows on salty land that farmers don't know about.
For convenience, it is a plant that only has the effect of collecting salt from the roots in the soil, from which the salt can be removed.
Unlike rock salt, which may collapse in price, sea salt from the Doren royal family may sell somewhat.
I use children who are not bandits and are indigent to collect the salt grass that I, the Blue Virgin, collect, earn a small income, and use it to rescue the children.
And restore the power of the land.
Besides, he probably intended to use some kind of medicine made from salt grass to control the bandits.
Even though nobles and knights burn their hands, they are dispersed in numbers.
The amount of magic each person has is small at that peasant level, and should not harm higher-ranking church officials like Mirialia.
If it wasn't for Najah, I wouldn't normally point a blade at the church.
Perhaps he was trying to stabilize the surrounding forces that became lawless zones by controlling and placing them under control.
"Do you think the bandits will return to their original lives, Madonna? Remember to take it away from people once and never go back to peaceful peasant life?
"Probably not a problem. They take supplies from people because they can only live by doing so. If you are able to live your life, you will want to go back. But there may not be any radical thinkers in there."
"Hmm. So, do you think the Virgin has a theory about these moderate bandits?
"Yes, because I was also looking into the surrounding forces.... are you going to capture those people?
"Yeah, I told you. Here comes my brother Kyle. Kyle's goal as a leader is to stabilize the surroundings and dominate the land. Bandits don't seem to bring back the original inhabitants, and there's no point in ruling them as territory."
"Then you can get in touch with people I can trust, but their primary concern is the regeneration of the land. There must be a local love of living in a place where you were born and raised, where banditry is repeated. I think it depends on whether we can get them back to where they came from and work in the field."
"That's right. Ah, the Transfer Magic Squad is responding. Looks like Kyle's coming, too. Then, as soon as Kyle arrives, shall we have a real look at the renewal of the land that the Virgin is concerned about?"
Speaking with Mirialia, it turns out that there are still quite a few people left in spite of what appears to be the land of death.
If we can get them back to the peasants and the townsfolk, there's no way they won't.
Because agriculture and other jobs are basically technical jobs.
Farmers born and raised here are the best breeders of the crops that can be harvested.
If you bring immigrants from Barca or Fontana, you may not be able to produce the right agriculture here immediately.
Therefore, it was good news that there were still some people willing to return as farmers.
Well, there's still some anxiety about policing, but that's not going to help.
And thinking about that, a reaction appeared to the transfer magic team.
The next moment, the magic team is activated and someone who has never been before appears.
Kyle Reed arrived to calm the bandit lawless zone.