Chapter 71 (1/2)

“It’s a complete deadlock, isn’t it” (Breithilde)

One week after the arbitration negotiations began, Margrave Breithilde sighed due to there not being any results appearing

Even though our side has said that ill accept the preliminary calculations draft of Viscount Knappstein who is the e household’s side has denied it with 『It’s far too much!』

And another day ends with both sides not co about the amount of money in the discussions at all

Also, the two successor candidates, who have appeared at the negotiations, have added the condition of 『Karla has to become Earl Baumeister’s wife!』 in unison

Apologizing for their quiet assistance in the rebellion, albeit unofficially, they are presenting Karla as wife to me

It was possible to cootiations between ’s household, but it is also connected to the e Lands develop household {Translated by Infinite Novel Translations}

Naturally Margrave Breithilde’s anger about that is intense and it will likely be odd for the negotiations to lead anywhere with that

“The relation between those two is the same as ever, but they are able to pinpoint the ether” (Breithilde)

The recent dispute has substantially already turned into a corave Breithilde household and the Earl Bau household

Of course, because of the sequence of events until now, they are ai farave Breithilde

“A share of the interests due to the e with Karla and a reduction of the ransonored easily, but you can also say that they have no other hand but this to play either”

“That’s nasty”

“For royalty, nobles and merchants it’s an established tactic to aiht?”

This hest reduction from me and Katharina since it will put our balances in the black for us even if we take only a fraction of the ransom

Given that we aren’t involved in the disputes over the contested rights at all, it was also profitable as the negotiations with us are simple

“How otiations?” (Wendelin)

“450 million cents” (Katharina)

That’s the coel household

The reason why the ransoe

“Even a tenth of that will put our balance in the black” (Wendelin)

Our

Even considering the administrative expenses for the people who becaeous

It was also evidence that a high-ranking ood income with the current war rules

“But, ill be taken lightly if we go with a tenth at this point” (Katharina)

“That’s right, isn’t it…” (Wendelin)

If we don’t take as much ransoood as nobles

However, it’s difficult to make them pay as much as possible in the current state of affairs

If it takes time, that tie Lands development

“How about paying in kind?”

“That’s probably difficult as well”

Territory,household; they shouldn’t be handing either of those that easily

“For the merit in it for us, huh?” (Wendelin)

“Further household doesn’t consider to have much of a value… Ah, there is!” (Katharina)

Katharina pondered about it for a little while, but she was apparently struck with some idea

“Now that it has turned out like this, won’t it be alright if we receive the 『Heltania Valley』?” (Katharina)

“Heltania Valley…? I see! There was that move!” (Wendelin)

There are many people who don’t know about it, but Katharina, who has slightly more experience as adventurer than us, was acquainted with it

“It’s a location said to have a large quantity of high quality mines and ore deposits” (Katharina)

“There’s such a place I don’t knohy you think that they will easily hand it over to Wend though, Katharina” (Luise)

It seems Luise finds it unthinkable for them to transfer such a mine area for a reduction of the reconciliation money

“That’s because that place is a monster domain” (Katharina)

According to ancient docu area in the tiic Civilization

Iron, copper, gold, silver, mithril, orichalcum and all kinds of jewels; there exist abundant untouchedbounty reserves If those can be exploited, it will become an enormous profit

“But, until now it hasn’t been captured, right?” (Ina)

“Yes It looks like various faed it, but…” (Katharina)

Since they have failed, Heltania Valley remains a den of monsters as is

Katharina replied to Ina’s question like that

“The monsters at that place are unique” (Katharina)

Generally, a monster, that lives in acreatures albeit in a peculiar way

There are exceptions like undead as well, but as the condition for their creation are the deaths of adventurers and such, it means that there aren’t that many of them It’s possible to eliic

“However, the monsters in the Heltania Valley are…” (Katharina)

For some reason all of them seem to be made out of rocks

Monsters like wolves, bears, boars, hawks and wyvren have an appearance that is the sa in any domain, but they are formed by rocks, they won’t starve if they eat rocks occasionally and they give birth to children made out of rock with normal childbirth

You can probably call it dividing in two in that case?

It appears they are strange iven up on, too

Judging frooleh

“Even if they are requested to exterminate them, adventurers won’t take up the request most of the times” (Katharina)

Although they are made out of rock, they will die if their head is cut off just like normal monsters It seems they will likewise die if you piece their heart

But then again, as it’s unknohether they ht be really alive, their death is a state that can suitably be called a suspension of activity as there’s no blood flowing either

And it’s possible to retrieve ic cores and ores from the defeated monsters

“The majority is iron or copper ore If it’s a small fry, it will be at most fist sized For all that the loss of weapons is extre rock-o into the valley” (Katharina)

If one considers it normally, other domains have a much better efficiency

“Aren’t those golems?” (Luise)

“There see that as well” (Katharina)