Let's Manage The Tower
(2) The northern city
"Is it necessary to defeat those who believe only in the glory of the past?"
Lucas Grevillius, lord of the northern city, murmured as he looked through his room window.
For the northern city, the past decade has not been a smooth sail.
Although there are no specific boundaries, the surrounding towns and villages that were influenced by the northern city are already less than half.
The northern city itself is barely able to maintain its population, but it also has aid from the northern continent.
When it comes to aid, it's not food, it's something that enriches the days you say you like.
With regard to food, it is adequately supplied by Lazeqamamiya to avoid displacement, etc.
Of course it is a supply after paying the price, but the money to pay for it depends on imports from the North Continent.
The northern city itself does not have particularly large specialties.
There are also processed products such as monster materials that appear in the vicinity, but that alone cannot generate income that supports a population of nearly 300,000 people.
Until now, churches wishing to retain the influence of the Northern Continent in the Central Continent have been entering the Northern City with various commodities in the form of aid.
However, such a snoring relationship cannot last forever.
There was no way we could have all the towns and villages go there, and over a decade, more than half of the towns and villages went against each other.
If we keep going, other towns and villages will be no exception.
I can also see the shadow of faith in the rope of my request.
The churches of the northern continent are not subject to faith, except for the present god, who is said to have been involved in the founding of Lazeqamamia.
I didn't even say I didn't recognize him as a god, but I didn't make him a church worshipper.
These things are not unusual.
It is common for a god that has few believers or has been forgotten in the first place to be excluded from the church.
The gods themselves admit it.
However, even if the church itself did not recognize faith, it is often the case that if faith is spread among the people, the church will recognize it later.
As for the human god, it was a newly born god in the first place, and it was not widely spread to the people.
The faith of the living gods gradually spread from the adventurers of the organization Crown, who pulled up a weapon called a status card and appeared.
With regard to the state of Razek Amamiya, the people also supported it because the city on which it was based was in the tower of Amamiya.
Nowadays, it is whispered to Kokoshi that believing in the gods of the real world would be advantageous in the battle against monsters.
The authenticity is unknown, but in the first place it is not a big problem whether it is a fact in faith or not.
When it comes to believers, it is faith that is the truth.
In that sense, the church also does similar and approaching things, so there is nothing to blame.
Because of this background, even the leading figures of the northern city are beginning to come out flat and talk about the entry of their umbrellas into Razeqamamiya.
To be honest, Lucas agrees with me, but from my point of view, I can't say such a thing.
That's true of aid, but it's also true that trading with the North mainland keeps the North City alive.
Being under the umbrella of Razeqamamiya means the same thing as refusing aid from the North Continent.
In the case of the northern continent, where the Church is powerful, it is possible that the transaction itself will not be carried out if the Church refuses its assistance.
If that happens, the strengths of the northern city will disappear, even if you put an umbrella in Razek Amamiya.
The cities of the east and southwest are able to continue to thrive rather than be buried as one of the cities in the country because of their continued dealings with each continent.
Lucas has no idea that the northern city, which has lost its deal with the North, can develop in the same way.
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This is what happens after all.
Looking at the report from the North Continent, Lucas sighed.
The document stated a reduction in support from the North Continent.
When it comes to support, the money itself is not sent, but the goods are mostly in kind, but they are considerably fewer than usual.
Looking at the forehead, Lucas is not so stupid as to think that something happened in the North Continent.
I know that among the ten churches there was an opinion that aid to the northern city should be cut off.
I know that the opinion occupied a majority this time, even without thinking.
The question is, how do we tell the leaders of the northern city about this reduction?
"Speaking normally, you would definitely wish to disobey Razek Amamiya."
One of my close associates in the same room said, "Potty."
Sort of.
Lucas has no objection to walking by Lazeqamamia itself.
However, the problem is after I joined the Razek Amamiya umbrella.
If we can continue trading with the North Continent and integrate it into Razek Amamiya, the northern city will have enough advantages.
But it is a delicate question whether the North Continent will allow it.
Even though it has been reduced, some churches are still offering assistance this time.
Being on the side of Razekamamiah is also a betrayal of the church.
"Do you know the church that refused to help?
When Lucas asked, one of his neighbors shook his head.
"Unfortunately... It's hard to grasp the flow of money because it's coming out of a donation to the church."
"In addition, ten churches are trying not to give away any extra information..."
Even if we cut off our support, it means we won't share information that would benefit the northern city.
At the same time, the ten churches are rapidly becoming secretive.
Even if there was an internal conflict, little extra information would be leaked out.
They themselves know very well that this has maintained a force called the Ten Churches.
I see. After the rebellion, I wanted to continue the deal with the forces that had been cut off, but it wasn't that sweet. "
Apparently, I had to make a big decision, and Lucas exhaled because he was heavy.
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Around the time it arrived.
The blue bishop murmured as he sat in a chair in his room.
The report on aid to the northern city should have arrived soon.
After that, no matter how many blue bishops had deals, I couldn't attach an increase in aid.
After all, we were only able to send a significantly reduced amount.
This makes it impossible for the blue bishop to draw any conclusions about the northern city.
If the northern city were to give Lazeqamamia here, ten years of aid would be wasted.
For the blue bishop, it is not absolutely acceptable.
However, I am well aware that there is no advantage for the northern city to remain in its current position.
My position as a blue bishop only affects a part of the North Continent, but I am still within reach of the northern city.
That's why I've been focused on helping, but ten years has made other bishops less interested in the northern city.
The blue bishop doesn't know what happens if the northern city leaves the northern continent.
But I didn't think it would last.
Ten years after Razeqamamiya was founded.
It was about to change a lot for the North Continent.