The Cave King will live a Paradise Life -Becoming the strongest with the mining skill?-

"Hmm, what is this!?"

Alissa saw the self-propelled iron carriage and raised her voice.

"A coal-burning wagon... let's do it."

Liena answered with a lack of confidence.

To be honest, I don't know how it works.I made Mappa easy.

Alissa observes the railroad carriage and its tracks closely.

"The leading horse with the chimney is replacing the horse... we have few horses.With this we too..... "

In that climate, the horse's staple food, the grass, does not grow.It is difficult to grow not only horses, but all kinds of livestock.

In that sense, it is similar to Sheol, which has limited land and no pasture.

Pasture... not in Sheol, anyway.Shall I make it somewhere?

I thought so, but Alissa suddenly shook her neck with an apologetic face.

"I'm sorry."

What? Ah.

Alissa and the others are in trouble for more than just food.

But I'm sorry to rely on us so much.

"Never mind, Alissa. I would like to support you as much as possible.There's a lot of iron.But unless you ask Mappa... I don't know if I can make it. "

Many monsters have become Mappa's disciples, but I'm still worried about him.

When I made this railroad, I was watching how my disciples were doing.

Mappa... I hope you're okay.

If I had noticed, my head was full of Mappa.Even if it looks like a child...

Well, that's him.

Must be walking around somewhere.

Foulet and Covolt's brothers are also on their way to explore.

Ashton and Heinez will always smell Mappa.

"Heel-sama? Heel-sama, we're already on the ground."

"Huh? Ah, oh, Riena. Okay, Alissa.Arrived..... "

Alissa kept her mouth wide open while riding in the carriage.

"This mountain-like tree...."

"It's huge. We were surprised at first.This is the world tree.... "

"Worldwide tree!? Is that a mythical tree!?"

I met Riena.

I didn't know about this plant called the World Tree.Likewise, no tree like this is known in my hometown of San Fares.

But Elt the Demon King knew.

According to her, she used to grow a lot in the Elt continent.

"Does Alissa know the world tree?"

Alissa nods seriously to my question. [M]

"Ah, ah. The heart of our world... the sanctuary was once built under this tree."

"I mean... no way"

It looks like Riena came in quickly.

The tower at the gate where we came out... over there.

"Ah, that tower is said to be the end of the world tree...It died a long time ago. "

Alissa said while staring at the world tree.

That tower was a world tree... I think so, given its size, but I still have a little doubt.

Riena immediately asks me what I thought was strange.

"But, Alissa, that tower looked like it was made of stone."

"That's what my royal family did after they ran into the sanctuary.We surrounded the dead world trees with stone to defend them and turned them into towers. "

"I see... but why did it die?"

"It was over a thousand years ago.My Alancia was flourishing.Our ancestors have vastly expanded the realm beyond the trees of the world, and even without the blessings of the trees of the world, there was too much grain in the fields.Eventually, the world tree became a mere object of faith. "

Gradually, the world tree is no longer necessary for people.

Alissa continued.

"That's when my royal authority reached its peak.But at that point, the king wasn't the summit. "

"I see...."

I understood what that meant.Riena has a face that she doesn't know anything about.

Even in the kingdom of San Fares, the King ruled the people on the grounds that the gods had appointed them as agents on earth.

In other countries, people are often convinced that the king's position is guaranteed by the gods.

In other words, even though the king is essentially the top of the kingdom, from the people's point of view, the king is nothing but a servant of the gods.

The priests of the kingdom who were put in jail for saying that were there in the past.In fact, the clergy tried to raise their voice in politics.

When the kingdom is weak, it is helpful to borrow the names of these gods.

But when the King's power is greatly strengthened, it can be a mess.Sometimes they threaten their own authority.

Alissa opens her mouth with a lonely face.

"The King burned down a world tree that was said never to burn... to let the world know that nature belonged to the King inside and outside."

I suppose you wanted everything you could see to belong to the king, even if you didn't deny all the gods.

"Oh no... terrible"

Alissa nodded well in Riena's voice.

"But no one was in trouble at that time.People didn't starve anyone without a world tree.A hundred years later, Alancia entered a long period of civil unrest.So for the first time, people came out to criticize this behavior.And now..... "

Is the King's arrogance responsible for this situation?

If that tower had lived as a world tree, it might have saved our present crisis.

Alissa turned her anxious face at me.

"You guys... you don't have to worry about it."

"Oh, I'll keep that in mind.Nature does not return easily.Let Barris teach you at school. "

Let's do it.

Me and Riena nodded forcefully.

"... anyway, Alissa. Now let's talk about food.How about dinner under a world tree? "

"Are you sure? No, I'm in a position to guide everyone... I can't show you how to eat it first!"

Alissa uttered it in a strong tone, as if she could tell her own.

But Riena puts her hand on her shoulder.

"Don't say that. If you don't eat it, you won't be able to spin your head.I've just decided the best amount of honey to put into tea! "

Alisa opens her mouth freely.

"Ha, honey... yes, no, but I'm still..."

Alissa refused with her mouth, but Riena took her under the table of the world tree.