Price of Management

If you want to buy a field, you have to do it in winter without farming. Luckily, the current land value is very cheap.

Simple logic.

In the past five years, grain production has been high and there has been no major war. People ate well and lived well. I was healthy and did not get sick well. Of course, they don't sell well. Professional farmers who cultivate herbs give away their fields as property because it's hard to live on.

Where is that?

The wheat prices fell, so I can't make enough money to build wheat farms to sell my field. Land value fall, fall.

There were fewer people planting herbs and wheat crops like that, and when the Great Plague and plague hit, the damage became even greater. That was the flow of my past life.

How am I going to change the flow of time on my own? Shouldn't we at least preserve our territory?

As I expected, Hansen found four herb farmers wanting to sell the field.

Hansen didn't know how to push people away, so I had to go and negotiate the buy myself.

“But my field is 30 Redinas, so it's too cheap. Confucius.”

I told the weepy middle-aged herb farmer.

“Instead of buying a field for 30 Redinas, I'll hire you. ”

“Yes?”

“Of course not. You're afraid I'll farm my own farm? We need experts like you. A salary of one Redina a month is enough to pay for a family of four. What do you think?”

The seared herb farmer started to conflict.

“What are you so hesitant about? You've got to get rid of the fields and eat. A lot of people want to sell the land. ”

“Oh, I see. I will!”

It's over. Land is cheap, land is expensive. Hire specialized personnel. Two trillion! I knew my relationship wasn't going anywhere.

I continued to buy herb fields the same way and hired a herb farmer.

After rumors about my buying and hiring a Herb Field spread, other herb farmers started selling their fields to each other.

Eventually, I took 400 Redinas and owned about 40% of the nearby herb fields.

Well, this is a little too much.

I've only spent 400 Redinas, but I've become a major player in the pharmaceutical industry in my area. You're poor, pharmaceutical industry.

When the economy was in recession, it was an immutable truth, but I felt like it was too much.

Anyway, I asked the herb farmers I hired to prepare to grow the crops. You also provided two wagons from the last monster hunt with the remains of Earth Swarm. To get the highest production volume possible by adding the best fertilizer.

Everything is proceeding as planned. By the end of this winter, herbs will have begun to grow.

* * *

The wind is still cold, but the snow accumulates and begins to melt. In March, the beginning of spring seems clear.

And the Kingdom of Leaden also began a new phase.

King Pelon is dead at last.

His son Erik hastens to ascend to the throne, and Brando, the second son, rebukes him on his own terms, discussing his brother Eric's qualities.

The conflict grew increasingly raging, until Prince Brando II gathered his supporters first and marched on a demonstration of force. Erik Taesa also summons an army of nobles following him and prepares for battle.

The Duke of Ledon's only error, Master Krail Meutt, remained silent. He and his hundred disciples were busy alerting them to the invasion of the Horn Empire.

The greatest force in the Kingdom of Leaden, 'Jehovah', was silent.

The Sixth Amethyst referred to the six earls of the Kingdom of Leaden. Great lords accumulate enormous wealth every year, perched on the shores of the Baden River. Their power was insurmountable even to the royal court.

In the meantime, the Kingdom of Lerdon has exerted its utmost effort to suppress the growth of the forces after the siege. However, King Pelon died and his two sons invested together and watched happily as they crossed the river.

“Tsk, tsk. After all, this country will be ruled by the aftermath." ”

I kicked my tongue reminiscing about my past life.

The landscape took hold of the Baden River, the center of the western continent's logistics, and removed enormous tolls from the merchants. All the logistics went through the Baden River, so the aftershore wealth surpassed the royal palace. Merchants, as far as I'm concerned, they are thieves.

I can't believe I have to see how well they're doing.

I wanted to go to Brando the Second Prince and warn him to stop squeezing things in. Prince Brando II, who had been greedy all his life, was finally killed in a civil war. Maybe this time, too.

Fortunately, Baron Kunt is on the side of Erik Thais. In my past life, my father and brother Arthur went to war and returned without any damage. That's why I didn't have to worry about your comfort.

It's not just civil war that matters, it's the Great Plague and the Plague.

Maybe God is mocking us.

Oh, they're fighting amongst themselves again. I must have been bored after being quiet for a long time. We need to get the Great Plague and the Plague down to double critical.

Haha, there can't be a god like that.

Father and Brother Arthur were summoned by Prince Erik to lead the army.

In silver half-plate mail, my father commanded an army of heavily armed infantry and archers at the forefront. Four hundred out of five hundred troops join the civil war in our territory.

When I saw the midfielders wearing armor made of the skin of Blood Scorpion I had saved, I was pleased.

This civil war will be over soon anyway. The Second Prince Brando will fall like he expected. A strong force from our land, led by a strong man like our father, will return with no harm.

“Father, I wish you luck. ”

“Yes. While we're gone, I'd like to ask for your territory." I'll leave the work to the Butler, but if something happens in the territory, you'll do your best. ”

At his words, I nodded my head.

“Don't worry. There's an animist here arguing with your father. What's wrong with that? ”

“What? Hahaha, this guy! ”

My father smiled softly.

I told Arthur this time.

“Brother, you're going with me to gain experience leading the war, but don't overdo everything in the world you can with your swordsmanship. ”

“Hmph! This one's better than you. I'm still the one who came. ”

Brother Arthur and I laughed killkill.

“Take good care of the territory. ”

“Yes, sir. ”

“I'll be back soon, so stop saying goodbye. All right, let's go! We're going for the traitor's head! ”

“Waaaah!”

“Hail Kunt! ”

The soldiers responded with a shout.

That's how your father's group departs. He'll be back by the end of spring.

As my father's group leaves, I also turn to the Chamber of Commerce.

Hansen surprisingly brought me an Earl Grey Tea as soon as I arrived at the office. In return, I gave Hansen a lot of work.

“Hansen, go to Baron Kunt's manor's armory and check the storage status of our 40,000 sacks of wheat and make sure you are getting off to a good start in growing herbs around the entire herb field. ”

“…… Yes. ”

Hansen sighs and leaves the office.

Having Hansen as an employee, I was completely free. The original merchant is not free like this. You didn't end up buying 40,000 sacks of wheat. You have to go around looking for a place to sell. If we don't have a place to sell it, we're all trash.

But nowadays I never had to go looking for a vendor. When the Great Famine comes this year, everyone will come here to sell their own wheat.

I got bored and took out two books on animosity from the Villa Library. First, I read a book called "The Anesthetic General."

There were many overlaps with the ‘introduction to animisty', but there were also many new facts. I particularly liked that the detailed descriptions were classified into lower, intermediate, higher, and higher order spirits and spirits. I was asked by my father to become an intermediate spirit, so I focused on reading it.

Spirits and Spirits have been spiritual since the moment of the contract. There cannot be a single growth between the Spirit and the Spirit.

As the Spirit Affinity increases, so does the Spirit. As the spirit grows, so does the spirit history. They grow together.

Then, what will happen when the spirit grows?

The most obvious feature is the growth of size. He looks the same as when he first signed the contract, but it grows in size. And it evolves when growth reaches a certain level. We have become so-called Intermediate Spirits because of the evolved spirits. The Spirit undergoes four total evolutions in its lifetime, and it is the Spirit King who completed the fourth evolution.

The evolution of spirits soon leads to the evolution of spirits. If your spirit undergoes evolution at the end of its growth, your spirit will also undergo major changes.

The change is the deepening of the spiritual connection with the spirit. You get to know each other better how they think and feel. The Spirit recognizes and moves what it wants, even if the Spirit doesn't explain it in long words.

Technically speaking, spiritual control is so fast and delicate that it can't even compare with minority times.

I see.

My little gnome has grown a lot, but she is not an Intermediate Spirit since she has not yet evolved. Of course, it also means that I did not become an Intermediate Spirit.

Of course, it's almost as close to a moderate hardship as I can guess. After 10 hours of summoning the gnome, I was able to fight the strong father.

Well, my father did a lot for me. You've given me plenty of opportunity to attack on purpose to experience the battle with the Spirit. You could have defeated me a lot sooner if you'd fought like you did.

As I continued to read the book, I suddenly found a section that caught my eye.

"Lesser Spirits can contract with other Spirits when they become more Spirit Friendly. Although Elves are said to be able to contract with spirits of all attributes, some humans may contract with spirits of only four attributes, depending on their imagination, and on the contrary, only one attribute spirit may be possessed.

The choice is for the Spirit Himself because there are many or few of the spirits that you contract.

It's tempting. What if one of these gnomes is cute enough to die?

I think of myself surrounded by cute spirits and happy. I'm so happy in my imagination!

However, I thought I'd have to ask him first, because one glance could upset him. My back is creeped out by the thought of a sighing gnome, asking me if I feel cold. Of course, I've never heard of a spirit being jealous.

“Noum.”

-Yeah.

The gnome rises from the ground. I climbed on my knees and stroked my sitting gaze and asked.

“Do you need a friend? ”

- A friend?

“Yes. If I don't play, our little gnome gets bored all by herself. Wouldn't it be nice if I signed with another spirit? ”

- Yeah, great!

Noonum nods and says yes.

Phew, thank goodness. Well, there was no way we were jealous of a kind gnome in the first place.

Then we'll need some Spirit Stones. Let's see…… I had about 650 Redinas in my hand. I spent 400 Redina on a massive purchase of a herb field, and my 300 Redina Troll Leather jacket was part of it.

The Spirit Stone costs 500 Redina.

If I buy it, I will have only about 150 Redinas left in my water. Of course, even if I had the money, I could pay Hansen or the herb farmers until this winter, but I also had to pay an emergency in case of one.

What are we gonna do?

Can we just postpone this for later?

It was when I was conflicted about the end.

“Master, I've done everything you asked me to do. There's no problem at all. ”

I returned from what Hansen had asked me to do.

Seeing Hansen's young face, I was able to make a decision. Strange that I want to get this guy to do something.

“Hansen. Go to the Magic Guild and get a Spirit Stone. ”

Hansen's face is lifted.

“C 'mon, shorty! If it's a magic guild, it's in the Kingdom of Leaden...? ”

“Yeah, that's the closest one. ”

“Are you trying to kill me?! I hear Lerdon is on the verge of becoming a battlefield! ”

Oh, I forgot about Prince Erik and Prince Brando's civil war. Even if you want to roll Hansen, you can't send him into a dangerous place like a battlefield. If you scream, you won't be able to do it forever!

“Then go to the Magic Guild in the Earl of Orland. You know the Earl of Orland, right? ”

“Yes... I heard it's more than a full day's walk to the southwest. ”

“Leave tomorrow. Here's the money. 503 is Redina. Use 3 as a spare. ”

I gave Hansen the money bag.

Hansen became depressed.

I spent a busy month without Hansen.

This morning he was dedicated to practicing martial arts and fitness.

In the afternoon, I went around the herb field to check if the herb farming was going well, and also checked the storage status of 40,000 sacks of wheat. Without Hansen, I had no choice but to take care of it myself. Oh, my God, we should hire one more employee.

And I practiced aesthetics from evening to night.

What kind of animisty training?

Of course we're playing with gnome. As relationships with spirits become more intimate, it is evidenced by the Great Spirit Raul Ligand. I'm the only one who can get stronger playing with my cuties.

My eighteen-year-old body is beautifully groomed with a magic workout, and in the afternoons I work with my gnomes and fun and relaxing time at night! How rewarding is this day?

After another ten days, Hansen returned.

Hansen, who looked almost like a vagrant, crawled into the office with an inspiring face.

“W-w-what... ”

“All what? ”

“I'm back!”

Hansen gives me the spirit stone and cries. He has been on a journey for 40 days and has been full of acorn grain. Yeah, that's how men grow up. Thank me for grabbing your bride and making you a real adult.

I felt sorry for Hansen and told him to keep the rest of the month's salary as well. And I sent him home early today to rest.

Hansen seemed to be relieved of his feelings when he soothed his shoulders a little. Humph, a simple one. I told you, whip, whip, whip, carrot when you're dealing with Hansen.

Great! You've got the Spirit Stone, too. We need to try the Spirit Contract today.

I was so curious about what spirit would be summoned that I couldn't wait.

As evening approached, I locked my office door and went into preparing for the Spirit Contract.

Place Spirit Stone in a bowl and grind it to powder. Pour water to create a sticky liquid.

It took about an hour before you drew the Spirit Contract Wizard.

“It's done. ”

Standing on top of the sorcery camp, I cast a spell with a palpitation.

“O great spirit of the natural world, answer the call of my soul. ”

Paaaaaaaah!

A splendid glow emanates from the Magic Cube and fills the office.