The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

Now, let's do it.

When Nimon heard Mr. Agent's appeal in full, he immediately began to inspect it like he was inspecting it.

"This sector prioritizes food production anyway." I don't think about sales. It is foolish to think of making a profit from agricultural products in a land of magic. "

Agent is guiding us through farmland.

... well, there's almost only farmland in the Hiyama Pokemon area. The first group of colonists came, and for the time being, we started by producing food and preparing the ground for people to work here.

"Therefore, the main crop is taro." Do you know why, Princess Rage? "

"Is it because the harvest is so fast?" Why is it relatively easy to grow in thin lands? ”

When Princess Rage answered, Agent nodded a little boringly. Well, I can see that, too. Princess Raju is a princess, but she doesn't know how the peasants live. After all, I've been watching her closely.

"Is it okay with potatoes?" If it's potatoes, they certainly grow fast, but they don't have the advantage of storage, do they? "

"It is impossible to predict enough production to store in the first place." Redgard's son seems to know nothing of a thin land. "

That's right. This is the realm that holds the Spirit Lord's knee, Solaila.

When Faye and I stared at Agent with a shoulder-to-shoulder irony, Agent looked extremely disgusted. How amazing, isn't it?

"The food until the potatoes can be harvested is covered by the wheat from the royal stockpile." By the time the potatoes can be harvested, the next group of settlers will come, and the production of wheat and the second planting of potatoes will begin. And before the first potato runs out, the second potato can be harvested, and the wheat can be picked before the potato runs out. "

“What do you do with the equipment for processing wheat?”

"I don't think of anything like that. We can just weed the grain and squeeze the rest of the wheat for food."

Wow, that's incredible. I mean, efficiency comes first. From the point of view of nutrition, I want to tell you something. I don't think people can live with just potatoes and wheat. It's a combination that can only get almost energy, that's all.

"By the way, crops other than staple foods..."

"Let the royal family support you." The degree of support in a year is a natural right. This reclamation of withered land is a royal wipe. "

"It's your asshole that's going around..."

... well, I guess that's the way it is with Agent-san. In the meantime, I would like to secure only the staple food and create only the subsoil that produces the amount of energy that supports the population.

"Uncle, what's the final calculation?" Will this be an industrial city? "

“Yeah, we just need the least amount of crops. It's ridiculous to spend your effort on something you know is inefficient. Ultimately, it will be an industry-centric place where all food will be imported from other lands, and resources brought from other lands will be processed.”

"You're on your way. This is quite a bet in an independent territory, but this is the royal territory." Even in the worst case scenario, you won't be reluctant to export food, so you can throw away food production with confidence. "

I think that the food self-sufficiency rate of 0% is quite frightening, but in the worst case, it seems that it is reopening to the capital city with a piggyback. "Well, I wonder if this is it..."

“That's right, this land is abandoning its food production path. We need to grow more food elsewhere now, Princess Raj."

Argent looked at Princess Raju with a face like 'I've harassed you'.

“Chengdu, let's do that.”

Princess Rage nodded lightly.... it's too light, and Mr. Agent looks like he's been stung by his shoulder.

“By the way, are there any issues at the moment? If you need more help from the state, I'll arrange it.”

And because Princess Raju takes this attitude, Mr. Agent, she was in a bad mood.... perhaps his prediction was that he would be treated with more cruelty and fight with the royal family.

"Why would you make such an offer?"

"Because this is the territory directly under the royal family...?"

And Princess Raju is a Raju, and she's leaning her neck strangely.

... yes. I don't think Agent had much of that feeling, and even if he knew it, it was only a matter of convenience to negotiate with the royal family.

Here, the "Hiyama Pokka District" is under the direct authority of the royal family, and it is a royal land. So the royal family wants to support this place and boost its production efficiency. It will benefit the royal family and enrich the lives of those living in the Kingdom.

They're not competing for results, and they're allies who want the same benefits.... maybe Agent thinks, "Let's pull the royal leg while producing results."

“Making this land better is also my wish. Investment in this land is bound to return to the whole country in the future. Because I believe so, I will not spare any support.”

When Princess Rage said that, Agent laughed at it with her nose.

"You bet on a lot of bad bets." If you're a politician, you should be more careful. "

Is that so?... well, I'll take your word for it. "

From Agent's point of view, it's probably 'ridiculous to trust yourself so easily'. Well, I don't think it would be wrong for him to come to that conclusion when he thinks in Princess Rage's shoes. Maybe Agent doesn't really trust Agent himself.

“Again, let me know if there are any issues at the moment.”

However, including Princess Raju, we decided not to execute Mr. Agent, but to send him to the Pumpkin District, Mr. Agent.

... so once again, Agent was questioned by Princess Rage.

"... it was stupid."

Yes, I replied.

"The peasants... were more stupid than I expected"

... well, to the point. I see. Um... yeah.

"I thought they were stupid because they didn't have a chance to learn, but people who didn't learn will be unable to learn.... it was more than I ever imagined."

Mr. Agent said regretfully. I think it's probably a pity that my assumptions weren't good enough. Maybe you regret having a plan that doesn't work, rather than not going according to plan.

“Ultimately, it is necessary to convert agriculture to industry. Therefore, I intended to have farmers accumulate vocational training and engage in various processing industries. However, the farmers were more stupid than I expected...."

...... in our brains, Nimon-san's smile comes to mind. Well, I'm pretty sure he's a good farmer... or maybe he doesn't seem very suitable for anything other than agriculture... yeah. No, but I think I can definitely aim for an effect like Agent's counselor... um.

"... so... although it's completely useless... I decided to plan for the revival of the spirit vein"

"Oh, that's nice."

Contrary to Agent's bitter expression, Princess Rage's face shines, as does René, who sees what I am translating in due course. Especially for Rene.

"Tolgoo, Tolgoo"

And Rene called me and said, "I want to know how to revive the spirit vein! Hear me out! 'I quickly ask Mr. Agent because he wrote it in the sketchbook.

"When it comes to reviving the spirit vein, what exactly do you do?"

I asked, and when Renée stared at Mr. Argent with twinkling eyes beside me, Mr. Argent answered with a somewhat difficult look.

"Nowadays, there are places in the farmland where scrap magic stones are mixed and places where they are not mixed." For the time being, I made a difference in the amount of magic power, so that magic power could flow. If the flow of magic power occurs, it will eventually flow from other spirit veins as well. "

Chengdu... magic power is definitely coming to many places, and I think it flows from many places to few places. That's what the forest feels like, isn't it? Therefore, it is convincing to create a field with a lot of magic power and little magic power to make a simulated spirit vein.

"But it's too inefficient. This method takes more than ten years. It's better to throw agriculture away from the edge."

... and at the same time, I was convinced that it would be so.

The difference in magic power caused by the presence or absence of scrap stones is not a big deal. So, really, there is just a little bit of land that is imitating the spirit vein... it will take decades for it to really become the spirit vein, and I can really understand that it is inefficient. After all, we are people who have tried to create a spirit vein...

"For once, I made two kinds of potatoes." It is a variety that absorbs magic power quickly and requires little magic power. I'm planting potatoes that suck up magic power on land without magic stones, and I'm trying to suck up magic power from the land where the magic stones are mixed in. "

"I'm on track. It's impossible to increase the amount of magic power, so I guess I'll just have to make some magic flow." In that case, magic power will flow naturally from other places, and it will become a big stream in the process. "

Faye nodded and enjoyed herself. You like this, Faye, don't you? I like it a little bit, too.

... well, I've heard a lot about the way farmland works.

Somehow, the shape of the field was arranged so that it had a magical pattern. Deep down in the field, a slightly larger magic stone was embedded in the bottom, so I thought it would contribute somewhat to the creation of a spirit vein. There are plants in the potato fields that are not edible together, but they have strong roots, and they serve to crush scraps of magic stone and channel magic power into the soil.

There were many ingenuities in it, and I think it was a good decision for Princess Rage to use Ms. Argent to manage it.

However, as an argent, it may not be very comfortable.

"The use of human resources is an obstacle to building up."

Well, that's right.

Mr. Agent and Mr. Rugulos nodded together.

... well, I guess it's about the [farmer was stupid] earlier.

"You don't say that that way, do you, Lugulos?"

“Well, I guess that's not what I'm going to say to myself. You don't have to bother cutting your motivation."

When Faye asked for Rugulos' consent with a slightly troubled face, Rugulos nodded at Faye unusually...

“But it's true, and it's a matter of no movement.”

... that's right. Mr. Rugulos is like Mr. Rugulos after all. "Well, this is what this person has in common..."

"Firing the farmer when the farm is no longer needed is the best way to do it right now...... Princess Raj."

"At the time of recruiting the colonists, we are conditioned on the granting of land, so it is a breach of contract."

Agent has a bitter face when she hears Princess Rage's reply. "Well, this is what this person has in common..."

"No, what kind of situation is it when a farmer is no longer needed?" If the spirit vein comes back to life, you'll be able to use it here as farmland, right? "

“I think it's decades away. And the resources that we've expended to keep our farmland running for decades. Time. Land. If you think about it, you know that it's better to specialize in the direction of abandoning agriculture rather than creating farmland.”

"But can we create a state where there is no accumulation of agricultural knowledge and experience on this land?" At least we should be able to produce enough food for this district. "

"Now, all the peasants have to do is earn their own food, but in the meantime, this is an industrial city." In any case, we cannot produce enough food to support the population. If you want it, it's too inefficient. "

I know what Faye said, and I know what Agent said. The point is that there is a difference between where to look at goals and how much risk to tolerate...

While I was translating for Rene, I was talking with Rene about "this is a difficult problem"...

"However, if human resources can only be used for agriculture, we will have to use them." Land is property, but people are also property and resources. Resources can never be used effectively. "

Suddenly, Mr. Ruggieros said so.

“You're saying that using peasants is a waste of resources?”

"I'll lose a little bit and get a bigger gain. Or avoid a bigger loss. Well, it's a basic idea... but if there's a way to avoid even a small loss, that's the best idea."

Argent stares at Mr. Rugulos in a ridiculous way. Faye, me and René are staring at Mr. Rugulos with anticipation!

"The point is, should I just revive the spirit vein?" Then it's easy. "

Mr. Rugulos looked at us with satisfaction, and he cut out his words in a bit of a waste. (It's like a bird in a place like this, isn't it?)

... and.

"Princess, it's my suggestion.... if you're going to support this district, we need technical assistance. The Red Gardens are familiar with the revival of the Spirit Vein. Why don't you ask the royal family for help?"

That's what I said.