My 【Repair】Skill Became an Almighty Cheat Skill, So I Thought I’d Open Up a Weapon Shop

Shortly thereafter, an emergency meeting was held in the large conference room of the Fortress of Hollow Bottom.

Behind the table arranged in squares is a class of commanders from both the Silver Wings Golden Tooth Knights, starting with Felix.

A few Knights of the Silver Wings on the left hand side and a few Knights of the Golden Tooth Knights on the right.

And besides knights on the front side - faces like the mayor and guild house administrator Malcolm and A-rank adventurer Travis, I'm also present as a part of that.

Behind us, residents who could not sit at the table sat in additional chairs to watch the end of the meeting.

By the way, Garnett was only in the back chair area, but still keeps the closest place to me.

"I don't think the Green Hollow people know anything about Demon King Castle and its armies. So let me start with a brief explanation."

Felix, the MC facilitator, begins explaining to residents before exchanging views.

- A group of dark elves led by Demon King Gandalf is closer to the army than to the state.

It is a structure in which the underground cities in which the Dwarves lived were occupied and remain dominated by the forces of the dark elves who came from deeper hierarchies.

In short, the garrison in the occupied territories.

Therefore, those who can be called 'the ordinary citizens of the dark elves' do not exist in Demon King's Castle and are all considered non-combatants serving soldiers or demon kings' armies.

"The main power of the Demon King's Army is the Dark Elf soldiers and the Golem. Although Dwarves were used as slave labor, they were rarely used as soldiers."

Felix gave the soldiers instructions and had them put up a big map around Demon King's Castle on the wall behind him.

"So far, the Demon King's Army has taken up its cage battle structure by pulling all its troops inside the walls after destroying a Dwarf city that stretches just a little further away."

"Um! What do demons eat and live for? You don't have a field on the map."

One of the residents I was listening to utters a simple question.

"That's a good question. Dwarves said they were producing food plants and mushrooms (mushrooms) on underground farms. Perhaps Dark Elves also owns food production facilities in the basement of the castle. It must be difficult to attack the food."

Dwarf's underground farm has been destroyed with the town, Felix added.

It is only natural that the dwarves will be desperate because they have been cut off from food supplies and have also been deprived of buildings that will survive cold nights.

"Now it's time to get down to business. Please present a draft response to the Dwarf population seeking protection and its problems"

A golden fang knight nominated for Felix stands up and presents his first draft with the paperwork in one hand.

"The simplest option is to crusade as a hostile race. Dwarf has a priori who betrayed the brave Falcon and drove the Demon King crusade to failure. There's a lot of anxiety involved in making an agreement."

Falcon, the brave man, was sent to crusade Demon King Gandalf in the first place, prompted by a Dwarf ruled by Demon King who sent a request for rescue.

But the plan was perceived by the Demon King, and Dwarf's representatives returned their hands for self-preservation and went into an action to offer Falcon to the Demon King.

"What are the envisaged problems with that plan?

"It takes a lot of work to crusade and dispose of the body. Corpse disposal is a problem in particular. If it could become a source of an unknown plague or a feeding ground for dragons, it wouldn't be easy."

In some dungeons - for example, "The Sun Clock Forest" or "The Millennium Corridor of Naruto" - plants and moss break down corpses fast and turn them into nutrients.

But "Demon King Castle Realm" is significantly green scarce, and such effects are expected to be thin.

Another golden fang knight rises up and presents a different proposal from the crusade.

"Simply silencing a rescue request is also an option. But if the Dwarves don't give up, they'll end up fighting, and if they do, it could lead to more Demon King's Army."

"And, okay?

"Dwarf has no loyalty to the Demon King. But after we refuse to rescue, we can also survive in exchange for becoming loyal soldiers of the Demon King's Army…"

I see, can there be such a development?

It dares to drive the completely disobedient Dwarves out into the wilderness, giving them a taste of the despair of being rejected even if they cling to the human side, breaking their hearts and giving in - undeniable if we consider the spitefulness of the Demon King's Army.

"Of course this is a hypothetical story. Unless the Demon King's army's ability to produce food is luxurious, it won't be possible to pick up Dwarves on purpose."

"Thank you. Next."

Felix shifted his gaze to the opposite table and now urged the Knights of the Silver Wings to speak.

"It is possible to avoid the risks cited so far if we accept the request and give it protection and support"

And naturally, the risk of protecting the dwarf is also presented.

"But naturally, you're going to consume a lot of supplies, and there's a risk that agents are getting mixed up in the Dwarf. And to be honest, support for Dwarves will be hard to understand from nobles and other knights."

"... Again, betrayal of the brave Falcon is indefensible. There seems to be no disagreement that overall trust is difficult."

Funds and supplies do not spring infinitely from nowhere.

Only for what I've spent for Dwarves will I lose the money and supplies that would have been available to the Knights.

If you just want to add more money to your consumption, you need to convince someone to prepare it for you, but come here and Dwarf's 'priors' will be the problem.

They asked me for help, so please send me supplies, and I asked for them elsewhere, and they said, "Don't be ridiculous." I couldn't help it.

So far, the lack of any opinions from a sympathetic standpoint towards the Dwarves also probably affects the area.

Because even the opinion to accept a request for rescue, both abandoned and end-of-life, is only a passive reason because that's a lot of trouble.

"Lord Mayor. Do you have any requests from the Green Hollow Town side?"

Suddenly, Felix spoke to him, and the old man, the mayor, rose upset.

"I don't know what the specialty is... but anyway, I want you to stop bringing the Demons to earth. I will help you in terms of supplies and personnel if you really need them. But the Demons can't accept it."

One endorsement after another also comes from the inhabitants behind them.

The Demons basically live only inside the dungeon, and almost all of the ordinary people who don't dive into the dungeon end their lives without facing the Demons directly.

Fear, anxiety, and disgust are all natural reactions.

"You have no choice. But would you tolerate, for example, passing Green Hollow to keep a few hostages in the king's capital?

"If so... I was wondering if there was a problem"

"Thank you. Now…"

At that time, the Golden Fang commander raised his hand steadily.

"Sir Felix. There's one thing here, Lord Luke in the White Wolf Forest. I'd like your opinion, too, please?