Price of Management

The cloudy water vapor filled the whole area.

“Take advantage!”

“Where are you, hobo? ”

The Orcs could not find me because I was so cloudy that I couldn't see. It was the situation I intended.

Of course, I was invisible, too, but I didn't care if I was invisible.

“Woundee, keep killing Orcs with the water sphere. ”

-Yeah.

Woundee keeps making spears of water and blowing them away. Every time a spear of water flies into the cloudy water vapor, the screams of the orcs resound.

“Salamander. Burn the eyes of those who approach me for more than five meters. ”

- Heheh heh! It burns!

I don't even know if the damn Spirit can answer "yes."

Anyway, the combination of the Wounded Ranged Attack and the Salamander's melee attack was excellent. I kept swinging the whips and smoking water vapor.

As time went by, my eyes became calmer and calmer.

As Wundine evolved, her spiritual affinity increased greatly, but she seemed to continue to struggle on her own.

At this rate, we seemed to run out of spiritual affinity in approximately 30 minutes.

However, I was fortunate that all the 30 who had infiltrated with me seemed to have escaped safely.

Now if we just wait for the army to arrive....

At that moment, a loud shout echoes from behind you.

“Charge!”

“Take out the Orcs! ”

“Whoa!”

You're here.

In the rear, a combined force of 600 troops begins to march into fierce force.

I told Woundee.

“Wounded. Collect all the steam. ”

-Yeah.

I plucked the nearby steam to keep my allies out of sight.

As Wounded roams around, the steam dissipates and disappears.

The Orcs stared intimidatingly at me, the cause of all things, as it seemed clear to me.

But their faces soon grew tired of fear. It was because I found an army charging from behind.

“Human! Takeover! ”

“Too much, profit! ”

Fire in the back. In front of my army. The Orcs are in a state of turmoil and panic.

You hear Dean's cry from afar, accompanied by an army.

“Baron! The arrows are flying! ”

“Okay! Don't worry! ”

I spread out the Earth Wall and made a small wall of dirt to protect me.

Soon, the army began firing arrows together. An arrow that rains like rain pierces through the Orcs. Among them, there were some arrows embedded in the walls of the dirt I made.

Particle Orcs lost their will and fled with great damage to the baptism of arrows.

“Pursue! We must root this out!" ”

The captain shouts and the army advances like a raging tide.

* * *

Ultimately, the defeat of the Orc tribes ended with a great victory.

Friends have more than 30 warriors, 50 large and small wounded. By comparison, the Orc tribe slaughtered every last one of them.

The casualties were unfortunate, but the cost of wiping out the entire Orc tribe was cheap.

This was all thanks to the great success of the coalition system. The Orcs died because they set fire to the camp and blocked the entrance with Earth Wall.

Even the Orc chieftain Haioak died in the fire, saying he must be around Exporter to fight.

It was a reminder of the strategic value of the Fire Spirit in the war.

“I didn't expect the crisis in the territory to be this easy. ”

On behalf of the lord, Jeron Deckard said with a hollow face.

It was Jeron who put the work behind him and tried to stay overnight because of the Orc tribe.

But now that the problem has been resolved so easily, you will feel like a fool.

On the other hand, I was encouraged.

“Well, did I tell you? I will solve all your problems before winter is over. ”

“The fundamental problem with the territory hasn't been solved yet. ”

“I wiped out the Orc tribes, set up monster maps, and greatly reduced the chances of the colonists getting lost in the woods or meeting monsters and dying. This isn't enough. ”

“What would you do in a fundamentally inferior area? Do you think it is normal for more than half of the colonists to go through the forest to dig up or hunt herbs? ”

“That's something for you to worry about. ”

“Yes?”

I boldly said to Jeron, who was confused.

“I told you I'd fix the crisis right now. That's why we subjugated the Orcs. The territory's policy issues will be better for you than me. That's why I held you captive. ”

“ ……. ”

I smiled and said to Jeron, who had lost his words.

“Here, let me ask you this. So, what do you think? What do you think is the fundamental problem with our territory? ”

“…… environment and poor income are always at stake. ”

“Then we need a more stable source of income. ”

“Yes, and I think we should develop this boring forest that occupies half the territory. If we let it go like this, another group of monsters might soon settle on behalf of the Orcs. ”

“Well, if it's a stable source of income, we usually have our own specialty. ”

“There are lots of Leather Leather and Tree products, for starters. ”

“Well, let's do some business like leather workers and lumbering. ”

“Lumbering grounds are hard to circulate, but it is possible to set up a leather mill. I heard the Lord's armory is growing. ”

Ahh.

The Caroc Armory produces iron weapons, but it also produces processed leather defense gear.

It seemed like a good idea to set up a leather mill here to supply processed leather to the Caroc Armory.

This is because half of Vatan's territory is forested, so it is easy to get animal or monster hide.

I nodded.

“Good. Let's set up a leather mill here. Don't worry, I'll pay for it. ”

“How many people do you plan to hire to work in a leather mill? ”

“Processing leather is easy, but it's a lot of hands, so I'll need at least 40 people. ”

“Why don't you pick a woman? ”

“A woman? Oh, that 'd be great. It'll cost less than a man's salary. ”

Today, our territory is sparsely populated, making it difficult to save people. However, it is easy to attract women and cheap salaries. It was a long-term advantage as the number of borderline populations grew from the territorial standpoint.

I continued to discuss the establishment of the leather mill with Jeron. The more I talked, the more I realized that Jeron was a useful talent. It was a pity to leave you in this barren territory. So I figured out a way to make the most of Jeron.

“I'll leave the leather mill to you, Jeron. I will provide you with sufficient funds, so please do well. ”

“Why should I do that? ”

Jeron became a nuisance.

“Then shall I? ”

“Of course the Lord should. ”

“How long do you think this body's gonna be stuck in this territory and run a leather mill? I'm so busy right now. I came to this land out of the goodness of my heart to pity the people of this realm! ”

“Oh, so you'll leave the rest to me, is that it? The Lord keeps forgetting that I still have a fake ID named Jeron Polman. ”

“Run. I'll put out a BOLO." ”

It was when Jeron and Jeron were arguing childishly.

A soldier walks in.

“My lord, a letter has arrived for you. ”

“Bring it.”

I received a letter from the soldier. The moment I saw the sentence marked on the seal of the letter, I was slightly stiff.

It was a royal crest.

“A letter from the royal court. ”

Jeron looked at it and said,

What business does the royal family have with me?

I felt like something would bother me. You're not gonna make me do the same thing again, are you?

I put it aside without breaking the seal of the letter.

“Well, I'm tired now. I'll read it slowly later. ”

“What kind of reckless vandalism is that? You should read the royal letter as soon as you receive it. ”

Jeron says, "I'm amazed."

“I don't want to be pointed at by someone who made a fake ID and wanted to stay up all night. ”

“Let's put the past behind us and check the letter first, shall we? ”

“No. I'm going to make you do something annoying. If you get bored later... ”

“Oops. I accidentally broke the seal. ”

Jeron breaks the seal.

“Dude!"

Jeron opened the letter at his own pace. Jeron swiftly swiped down the letter with a whisper without any time to stop him from smiling at me.

“As soon as I see this letter, I want you to admire it and betray the king. ”

“Ahhhh! I have other business to attend to! ”

“Indeed. As expected, you're not the only one to run a leather mill in these countryside lands. ”

“Hnng.”

“Your Majesty, if you can deliver this letter yourself, I think you'll find it a bit of a chore. Congratulations. I can't handle such heavy missions just because I'm annoyed, but the Lord is different from me. ”

“Shut up!"

It's only been a few days since I finished clearing the Orc Tribe.

I wanted to sigh for a while now, but I couldn't figure out why they called me from the Kingdom of Leaden again.

Oh, I see.

I had one guess.

Negotiate the Baden River toll against impotence.

I thought it might be a matter of calling me.

* * *

I've dealt with all the work on the territory for now.

You collected all the dead Orcs from the subjugation and handed them over to a nearby Royal Hall for a prize.

The prize was given as a reward to a warrior or a member of the injured family, and the remaining money was paid as a commission to the Dean Mercenaries.

He also gave Jeron 3,000 Redinas to drive the establishment of a leather mill. The investment was cheap because the leather mill did not need expensive equipment, unlike the armory.

That's how the Caroc Leather Mill was born. The processed leather was used as a production site for supplying the Caroc Weapon Shop.

Purchase and process hides of animals or monsters from hunters in Vatan territory, then supply the Processed Hide to the Caroc Armory. This establishes a system for making armor, shields, etc. from the Caroc Weapon Shop with the leather.

First, I hired three craftsmen skilled in tanning and leather craftsmanship to lead the production. And the employees who would work under him chose 36 widows who had lost their husbands first.

The women who became employees formed a team of 12 to learn how to tann and process leather under the craftsmanship.

After three or four months, it seemed like we could start production in earnest.

After some work to be done right now, I decided to leave for Ledden.

The day before I left, I had a small drink with Jeron, Dean and Lex.

“You leave tomorrow. From time to time in the royal family, I can see how great the baron has become in the last two years. ”

Dean said I was stubborn.

“Tsk. This is all my fault. ”

“Hahaha! I wish you all the best for your efforts. ”

“But what are you going to do? ”

Dean answered my question.

“I plan to spend the winter here. ”

Lex nods and nods.

“There wasn't much work to do in the wintertime, but there's a monster map here that might be a good place to spend your time hunting monsters. ”

“Good. We won't have to worry about the safety of the territory for a while. ”

I was glad to have Dean by my side so far.

No, you're not.

Now I'm going to seduce Dean.

I opened my mouth carefully.

“Dean, Lex. I have a proposition for you. ”

“Tell me.”

Dean and Lex noticed me.

“Don't you want to be a knight? ”

“Yes?”

“Ki, the knight? ”

Dean and Lex are startled. In particular, Rex looks at me with a goofy face and asks again.

“What are you talking...... Did you overdo it? ”

“No, I'm serious. I highly value both of your abilities. ”

The two of them were dumbfounded.

I guess I didn't know that those who lived as mercenaries from the commoners would be offered knighthood.

Dean calmly opens his mouth.

“I'm delighted by the baron's offer, but I'm not sure we're up to our expectations. We're just ordinary mercenaries. ”

“I'll be the judge of that. The way I see it, you two are capable of something. As you know, this territory has no military experience, not to mention current knights. The territory will be safer if you two become knights. ”

This territory was originally the territory of the house of Brando, the Second Prince.

Most of the soldiers, of course, fell to the dew of the battlefield during the civil war over the reign of the reigning King Eric Taesar.

Currently, the military in the territory was recruited after the civil war, so few soldiers had more than three years of military service.

Of course, there was not a single knight who knew how to handle error.

Dean and Rex have been entering Bressing for years, and now they're more than just beginners. In particular, Dean was already quite adept at coming at the user intermediate level.

You are qualified to know how to handle errors.

Moreover, I have long service and mercenary experience in the Horn Empire. I also gained experience as a commander by founding and leading a mercenary army.

Especially Dean didn't want to miss his strong and calm personality.

I told you.

“I'm not asking you to decide right now. Think about it and decide until I get to the royal court. I want you to be my knights. ”

“Very well. I'll think about it. ”

“Thank you for your generous offer. ”

Dean and Lex bow their heads in gratitude.

I looked at the notions of two people who were jealous.

Mmm.

As the old merchant noticed, Rex was overwhelmed by my offer. If he had a tail, he would have expressed his joy, waving fiercely to the left and to the right. It's simple, Lex.

Dean is also shaken greatly by my proposal, but he seems to be deliberately considering it rather than blindly accepting it.

Maybe inside, I'd like to accept my offer, but I'm worried that I might be able to do it well as a knight.

I also like the cautious nature of not getting a hot bite as soon as I threw a good offer.

92 years of experience, you might say yes eventually.

My offer worked, I can tell.