Price of Management

The fundamental problem with this territory is this forest.

A vast forest that occupies more than half of the territory!

Precious wild herbs and animals make a good place for hunters and herbalists, but monsters threaten Humans because of their abundance.

Therefore, if you want to solve the fundamental problem of territory, you must first know about this forest.

So I started wandering around the woods alone with a pen and paper. Safety was not an issue because we had summoned gnomes and undees to prepare for danger.

- Master, the monster is 193 meters ahead.

“I see. Then I'll turn left. ”

- Yeah, there's no monsters.

Norm, sitting on my right shoulder, said.

Following that, I turned to the left and continued sketching on the paper. It was a map of the forest.

But Woundee, who was sitting on the left shoulder, looked at it and asked.

-... What is that?

“Huh? Oh, this? This is a map. ”

- A map, right?

“Yes.”

I showed Woundee how to draw a map. Place a collar marker on the black ink and draw the geometry around the paper.

My painting skills were crude, but I didn't have a problem because I needed to be able to read it roughly.

But at this rate, I didn't know when I could complete the map. It seemed like it would take at least a week to draw this area.

But Wounded's eyes sparkle.

- My Lord.

“Yes, it's Wounded. ”

-... I'll do it too.

“Huh?"

- I'll draw a map.

At that, I opened my eyes.

Oh, yeah?

By the way...... I just shoveled?!

Map is drawn with a collar pen. Put black ink on the collar.

Black ink is liquid.

And Woundee is the Spirit of Water. Of course, black ink can also be handled freely.

When I thought about it, I became confused.

“Wounded! Why don't you draw me a map of this area? ”

- Yeah!

“Okay, then fly up into the sky and draw a 10-kilometer area around Vatan Castle. ”

-... Yes!

Wounded swoops and rises to the skies. Undyne soars so high that he can't see it. After a moment, he returns to my left shoulder.

And I reached out to the black ink I was holding.

Twitch, twitch.

Black ink swept through the air. The black ink chunks in the air and is shot out of paper.

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!

“Huff!”

I was surprised.

On the piece of paper there is a forest in the area of Batan Castle in great detail. It seemed like the landscape that I looked down from the sky was transferred to paper.

Woundee looks at her eyes cute and asks. He asked for a compliment.

“Phew, my Woundee is a genius! Genius painter!”

I hugged Wounded and rubbed his cheek against the sinewy cheek. Woundee laughs.

I hurried back to Batan Castle.

And I asked the servants to get me a big piece of paper and paint. It wasn't easy to get paint from this countryside, but fortunately, someone seemed to have it.

I was a former wandering painter and settled here, so I bought paint from him for two Redinas.

I also got a paper that was bigger than the length of my arms. It appears to be a paper used to draw maps for military use.

The hall on the first floor of the castle was spread with paper and paint. Then I summoned Wounded.

“Woundee. Draw me a map of the surrounding area like that. I want you to draw it pretty far this time. There's a lot of paint. It'll be more fun. ”

-... Yes!

Wounded once again rises to the skies.

The people in the castle all came out to see me because I wanted to do something. Among them was Jeron Deckard.

After returning, Woundee started painting on paper with paint. It was a very large piece of paper, but it took less than a minute to complete.

Left! Left!

“Huff!”

“I, the spirit, painted a picture! ”

“Oh, my God!"

Everyone was surprised.

It is because it is drawn in real life, as if looking down at the geography of forests, around Batan Castle on paper.

“Did the spirit possess such gifts? ”

Jeron asked, his eyes widened in surprise. I laughed.

“How talented are the spirits. ”

“What are you going to do with it? ”

“You'll see. ”

I rolled up the drawings and walked out of the castle.

A large wooden billboard was erected in the central square outside the castle. This board used to be used by villagers to announce news or post lord's orders.

I've mapped the board.

Then I summoned Tylene, the new chief.

“Gather all the hunters and herbalists in this town." ”

“Yes!”

“Oh, and go to the forge and get 100 nails. ”

“Yes, my lord. ”

Tyrene rushes to follow instructions. Look at that. You picked a young chief. He's such a klutz.

Chief Tyrene did what he was told. There were a hundred herbalists and hunters in the town square.

“What the hell is going on? ”

“I don't know, but the Lord is calling me. Let's gather together. ”

“Is it the Orcs? ”

The crowd in the square muttered.

I stood in front of them and opened my mouth.

“We're all here. As you know, I am the baron of Caroc Kunt, your lord. ”

Then people stopped chatting and paid attention to what I said.

“The reason I brought you here today is to resolve your troubles. You there.”

I pointed out a middle-aged man who looked like a hunter to me.

“Tell me. How many times are we out in the woods? ”

“I live in the forest almost every day. ”

“How many monsters do you encounter in the forest? ”

“We'll run into them once or twice a day, even if we're careful not to let monsters appear. ”

“How do you know where monsters don't come from? ”

“Well…… just by experience. I have a little experience recognizing and avoiding the signs of monsters, but it's also unusual for young people to meet monsters and scream. ”

“That's the problem. Especially for a Herbalist, he thinks he will be in even more danger because he has no way to deal with monsters. ”

Everyone sighs and nods. Their lives were on the line almost every day.

“So I prepared this map. Look!"

I showed you the ultra-precise forest map that Wounded completed. It was a detailed map of this forest around Batan Castle.

Everyone was amazed at the map. It's because any good painter can't draw like this.

“Come out one by one and mark the spot where you've seen the monsters for the last ten days, or found traces. ”

Then he stepped out one by one and started nailing to the map. One, two, three...... After many people, even more nails were put on the map.

When everyone put nails on the map, all 51 nails were embedded on the map.

“Now look at this map again. ”

Those who saw the map on the bulletin board once again had to admire it.

“Ah!”

“Yes! Just stay away from those nails!" ”

“There's a way. ”

I said with a smile of contrition.

“Before you get to work, take a look at this map and make sure you go where no monsters appear. And when you find monsters in the forest, come back to town and mark them with nails on this map. ”

How's my wisdom?

In 92 years, my body has become younger and my head is swollen, so I think of this method.

“As you can see, if everyone heads together, this is how you can take action. In the future, we must cooperate with each other in order to keep the village and territory safe. ”

When I finished beautifully, I swung around and returned to the castle. Then the people who were cheering behind him cheered.

“Hail, my lord! ”

“Hail, wise lord! ”

Anyway, the greatness of this body. People respect you even when you're not pretending.

Anyway, that wasn't the end of my plan.

I called Dean and Lex.

“What's the matter? ”

“Come with me. ”

I took the two of them to the town square and showed them the map posted on the plaza bulletin board.

“I've never seen such a detailed map! ”

“Wow! This is the map the spirit drew? ”

Dean and Lex were greatly impressed.

“The nails on this map mean monsters. It's marked by Herbalists and Hunters traveling through the forest. ”

“I see. You must be the baron to see this coming. ”

Dean quickly recognized the value of this map.

I told two people.

“What do you think? Don't you think you'll make good money hunting monsters by looking at this map? ”

“Yes. Monster hunting usually requires a vigorous scavenging through the forest to track the trail of monsters. But with this map...... it's really easy to make money. ”

“It's good that you can make money by hunting monsters, and we like that our territory is safe. This is your ancestor, right? ”

“I see. Now that the members are playing around, I'll have them hunt some monsters." They're going to love it because there's so much noise. ”

“By the way, after you hunt monsters, come back and pull out the nails marked on the map. ”

“Yes, I understand. ”

Thus, the name that was born in our territory of Vatan was the 'monster map'.

The villagers check the monster map and start walking only on a safe path, and Dean Mercenaries makes money by easily finding and hunting the monsters marked on the monster map.

Then, the mortality rate of the colonists decreased greatly, and the voice of the colonists praising me increased.

I was delighted to be able to have dinner again with Jeron.

Jeron said as if he admitted it.

“That was a brilliant idea. I can't believe you're helping these people in such a simple way. I wonder why I didn't think of that. ”

“Everyone has their advantages. Your strength is your ability to identify and respond to problems. You can resurrect a territory by gathering their talents, just as you created a monster map by gathering people's experiences. ”

“Is that your philosophy of management? ”

“Yes."

To be precise, I gather a lot of talented people and put them to work in the right place, and I just fall back and play. That's my management philosophy.

Jeron's gaze at me was quite different from the first time.

“Excellent.”

Yeah, I know. That's what they all say.