Chapter 73 Part5 (1/2)

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“Luise, are you alright already?” (Wendelin)

“Currently I’m fine, but the burden of the secret technique will affect my body…” (Luise)

“It was an a technique” (Wendelin)

“It has reasonable power, however it’s not to the degree of advanced spells used by high-ranking th” (Luise)

“It’s splendid in hindsight since it defeated that Gigantic Rock Golem” (Wendelin)

“I wasn’t able to h” (Luise)

Herthania Valley, which was a nest of defending rock golems, was safely liberated thanks to the operation carried out by us

The reinforcements of the royal army and the nobles’ feudal arrounded gole that time me, doushi+, Burkhart-san, Katharina and Luise attacked their antic Rock Golem, located in the centre, from the sky

The golems, which protected this Herthania Valley, all of theantic Rock Golem as defence systeenius ic Civilization

There was a great nuantic Rock Goleolethened the offensive

We were aantic Rock Goleic co simple rocks after that

That means it resulted in a safe liberation of Herthania Valley

“Wend, what did you do during those three days?” (Luise)

“Work” (Wendelin)

Since Luise had rendered distinguished service, she was allowed to rest for three days

Since it’s not like she couldn’t move at all, she apparently went to the toilet at least, but all of the other stuff, like her daily meals, has been taken care of by Elise and the others

“The teachings of the ic combat style are deep” (Wendelin)

“There are many skills and secret techniques, but it’s also true that the majority of those can’t be used by anyone” (Luise)

“What’s with that?” (Wendelin)

“This ti that can be used unless the user himself has a certain extent of mana Even if it’s used by a person who doesn’t possess htly big rock, right?” (Luise)

Thatplenty of mana, they will be able to release powerful techniques which won’t be inferior to advanced ic combat style

“The h, thus they have to put ehting by charging ht?” (Luise)

Doushi+ was peerless against thousands of golems in this time’s battle

It’s not like he defeated all of theet close at all, there would be another paragraph added to his legend as the strongest

On the other hand, since such way of fighting doesn’t suit my character, I will fire spells no matter what

Given that doushi+ is in reverse weak at ethening type while I’m the emission type

I think there was such a type division in a a I read in the old days

“Earl Bauation team from the capital has arrived”

“Are they going to start analyzing in this place, I wonder?” (Wendelin)

“No, I believe they will take things back”

“It will be great if there are some results this time”

After the liberation of Herthania Valley, we moved our troop headquarters next to the mithril deposits located in the central area

It was for the sake of ic and to protect the liberated Herthania Valley fro inside as ore thieves

One part of the soldiers, who participated in this ties and are guarding against the intrusion of such people

As aarrested some intruders already

It see territories atteht become a nice profit as it’s easy to harvest ores』

Currently it’s at the level of being individuals, but the Browig household is theas they are probably regretful

“The lot froh pride” (Achilles)

Viscount Achilles, who isof the troop headquarters, reports to ic tool craftsmen from the capital came

They had chartered a large antic Rock Golem destroyed by us

“The artificial personality crystal, the ic core production device and other devices, which I don’t understand, all of them can’t be used because they are broken”

“You want to apply they, even if it’s just a sht?”

Actually I wanted to seize those without breaking the in that situation, let alone failing the operation, there would have been victims and thus it couldn’t be helped

Apparently they were all broken by Luise’s secret technique, but it’s probably the best to leave the reproduction of ancient uild

While saying that, it doesn’t see achieveuild

Their ic tools is y hasn’t advanced overly much for several hundred years

In that case, to analyse the excellent relics of the past, they forcibly bought the products, which were discovered in the Deantic Rock Golee sum

With the sorcery guild showing interest in the uild, which is on bad terh-handedly issuing paper money

The price for all of it was 500 million cents

Even though I overcharged it as joke, I was also surprised when they put a bag filled with platinu

“Huh? How are they going to take it back?” (Wendelin)

“It looks like they will load it onto a chartered large h it seems like it’s necessary for them to make a round trip”

The entirety of the Gigantic Rock Goleular rock and such, but froht have some yet unknown structures even in that e to take it back without le piece of it

Declaring that they will carry out the loading and transporting themselves, I recalled that there were indeedmy previous life

“There were golems as well?”

“As expected it’s not all of theh”

They have bought a considerable aoleantic Rock Golem

This will be research material, too, but not all of it after all

The re in their entirety due to the destruction of the artificial personality crystal, is easily a share of more than 100000 bodies

Since it’s difficult to take all of them back, they collected only a share of samples and piled up the rest next to the troop headquarters where soldiers are currently gathering ores and usable ic cores

“So, how do you plan to develop this place?”

“I usually entrust it to someone”

Sincemanpower, it was natural for me to supplement it with personnel from outside

Besides, if it’s people, there is plenty of them

In case a noble discovered a mine in their territory, he will try to co by himself as much as possible

There wereexperts and such working away from home, but many miners are those below second son of farmers who are left over

That ood place for ericultural land

However, depending on the situation, there are also many mines where minerals can’t be mined anymore after a few decades

It’s fine if a new mine is discovered in the sa noble, but if nothing is discovered, they will be unemployed

There are such circuather as many miners as one likes

“It’s alright for therate or to work away froethere”

There’s also no necessity of fussing over taking care of anything and everything by myself

Gathering talents from other nobles’ territories and the areas directly under the control of the kingdom, it will be fine if our men only check for fraud

“That's a very broad-minded setup”

“It’s fine if it doesn’t take time, isn’t it?”

If we did everything by ourselves, it should take quite the time until ore can be excavated

For that reason I decided to use people from outside

“(Beside, it’s fine if I give the surroundings a few candies to suppress jealousy)” (Wendelin)

Herthania Valley is the property of the Earl Bau here will be outsiders

The significant point of this is guaranteeing incoistered in territories of other nobles or areas under the direct control of the kingdom

That will also become a measure to stimulate eoration of the economy and and increases in the revenue

The ular mines, return to their home town and use their earned money there

With just that it becomes an economic measure for their home town

“Even the royal army will increase by one official position”

As ato sell es of Herthania Valley, to the kingdom

There’s no ores in those plots, but they will place 1000 soldiers and a troop headquarters called 『Royal Army Herthania Valley Garrison』 there

Their task is to defend so that nobles other than the Earl Baumeister household won’t meddle with the Herthania Valley The redo the security to them

“There’s that as well, but the er than expected If the kingdo theht?” (Wendelin)

“Also, it was tied in the arbitration draft negotiated by the rules”

“The people, who thought that it is an inferior property, ended up offering it up theht reduction of the reconciliation et it back?”

For the sake of preventing that, we e household

“In addition, with such large-scaledestablishather, a city administration will be indispensable, too We need manpower”

It’s necessary to e people of appointed nobles, who are secluding themselves in the capital, as future personnel so that they can carry out the checks for fraud over here

They, their relatives and parents will guarantee the possession of Herthania Valley for the Earl Baumeister household in order for their children to have a steady livelihood

“That’s why it will become busy immediately”

As there’s an insufficiency of mithril anyway, a lot workshops, located in the capital, are saying that they will buy it even in the state of being an ore

Given that they want to send airshi+ps as fast as possible, they told us to please prepare a port where it’s possible for ic airshi+ps to land and take off as well as to ain reached the point that I will be pressed to provide roads and a plot of land, where a city will be built, as public works adventurer

“That stone-paved road is nificent”

“That’s because there’s plenty of materials”

Since there are as many rocks, which aren’t ores, as one likes, I create stone plates with those as ic and co-out path

“Will you promote your rule in both, na officer of the Herthania Valley Garrison is encouraging forhousehold However, will they co in at once?” (Achilles)

“Although the arbitration negotiations haven’t finished yet, it’s an urgent situation…” (Wendelin)

The arbitration negotiations between Margrave Breithilde and the Browig household aren’t progressing at all thanks to the Browig household persisting in a reduction of the reconciliation money

What effect will our liberation of Herthania Valley bring about in the middle of that? There was no reason for me to know that yet

“Even if so is said, this place is the Earl Bau I will concile to the Browig household”

“That’s true, I guess The Browig household itself is still re at this point in time because of His Majesty’s kindliness”

If this was during war tio

In case of war times, it will reach a conclusion if it’s possible to abate the confusion, which accouration of a new feudal lord, with strength

Even the soldiers won’t hesitate since it will beco ele

The Browig household care-freely continuing the quarrel between brothers itself was proof of this country being peaceful

“First ill put priority on the preparations for being able to excavate the mithril deposits”

Since it’s fortunately possible to open-air mine the mithril deposits, it’s probably possible to excavate the ores without spending too much time

Around one week after that I received reinforce the foundation of a port, where it’s possible forto land and take off, and the infrastructure with ic

『It’s an enclave, but it’s i For a while it will only be digging out of ores After several years you plan to optie-scale workshops where it’s possible to refine to soree That’s about it…?』 (Roderich)

Roderich’s voice is audible through the ic hand-held communication device

For the sake of this Herthania Valley being controlled completely by the Earl Baumeister household, he dispatched additional personnel

Guards, overne the new city that will be built

In addition to this, we have decided to ee amount of people in this place

Iathered in this place

『Is it iards to food?』

It’s not impossible, but it won’t work if we don’t carry out work to establish soil on top of the bedrock quality-like ground and begin from afforestation for that reason

However, there isn’t even a river or swamp in this Herthania Valley

Since it’s hopeless if we don’t draater through water wells froh the thick bedrock, it will likely require tie of several decades at the least

There’s also the proble from the ore deposits and mines

If it’s me, it will finish with 『Extraction』 of the ic, but there’s a low possibility that the next generation and afterwards will be able to do that

While pondering over counter the soil so that it’s possible to do stuff like agriculture, this will be postponed no matter what

The first priority is the situation of the Savage Lands development after all

『The self-support for food is fine for a while Make the surrounding nobles into allies and buy it from them』

This is also for the sake of preventing interference by the Browig household

In order to not lose their precious client, they will probably be gladly cautious of the Browig household

『That’s alright, but won’t the prices be raised?』

『That’s possible, however it’s likely difficult if they don’t consult with all the nobles selling food』

Besides, if it gets too expensive, it’s fine to iraviate

『nobles aren’t a monolith either』

『That’s how it is』

『It was the personnel selection of a governor, but were you pleased with the person I chose?』 (Roderich)

『I leave such things to you』 (Wendelin)

After that talk the governor and other parties have arrived with a ic airshi+p from the Baumeister Earldom

“Although I was appointed as governor for the ti, I’m uneasy”

The one who Roderich designated as governor was the third son of Earl Ar, Felix

Though he has no experience in domestic and financial affairs, it will be fine if we compensate for that with other people The reason he was appointed is because he is in good control of Viscount Achilles ill be the co officer of the Herthania Valley Garrison

Even if he plots so bad, it will becoovernor of this place is the third son of Earl Ar who is an authority in the royal army

Even the capital’s Earl Ar their third son who has become a chief retainer of the Earl Baumeister household

Although it costs ly, me and Roderich will die fro with a developing household

The way of increasing allies by giving theain, if you look at the long term

In addition, it’s easier

“For the first generation of this place beingby others Since there’s also plenty of budget, I’d like you topeople skilfully” (Wendelin)

“At your command!” (Felix)

Being appointed as first governor, Felix will start the governing of Herthania Valley by also borrowing help from his home

Even though I continue the public works, I get back the time to drink refined tea in my free time

“My elder brothers will likely be in a great panic” (Karla)

“Even if they panic, there’s nothing they can do anymore” (Wendelin)

“You are much more like a noble than my elder brothers, Earl Baumeister-sama” (Karla)

Me and Karla talked while drinking tea in my free time

It’s not really just the two of us as Elise is the area as well, but it’s soular

Speaking of the action benefiting her household thehousehold, seducing me

“That’s true Herthania Valley is already possession of the Earl Bau they were delighted to get a reduction of the reconciliation money with this inferior property, but…” (Karla)

Having liberated it coarea

Unable to tellendlessly

“Karla-san,that it’s fine if you are pushed onto me” (Wendelin)

“I do Fro that I will becohter beco hero You can even say that it’s a huge success in life” (Karla)

If you consider it fronition

“What are you thinking about it, Karla-san?” (Wendelin)

“I don’t really want to have so fahter of the Bänker household…?” (Karla)

She is pitiable, but those ton’t let go of Karla in the first place even if the person herself desires it

If we assu household accepts the current arbitration draft, she will be nextthe household

“If you are indebted frohter of a noble…” (Karla)

Even though she has been left alone until now, she has been called at this point just to be used

Karla is indifferent towards the future of the Browig family because there are such circumstances

“Being treated as daughter of the Bänker household, huh…”

Karla is the daughter of Margrave Browig, but you can say that she was treated as daughter of the Bänker household until now

It’s unusual because she willingly wants to be lowered to that treathter of a poor Knight household with no posts in the capital That’s also a way of thinking that will grant her freedom and let her marry whoever she wants

Since she is saying that she wants to be independent together with her ht not have even considered e

“Can’t it be done somehow?” (Erwin)

Erho is serving as uard, interjects which is unusual for him, but it could be called natural as any obstacle to hter of the Bänker household

“The one who decides Karla’s position is the fa household…” (Wendelin)

In this world the position of a household’s head is powerful

That’s why Karla couldn’t go against being su She won’t voluntarily say no even in theto push her into beco my wife

“That’s right… Klaus” (Wendelin)

At this point I request the opinion of Klaus, who is a genius at co up with plans hated by people

It’s Klaus who thoroughly did things I hate until now

If it’s that guy, he should be able to co household

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“It looks like you have quite the expectations of me, Wendelin-sama I have only an extremely orthodox plan Or rather, it isn’t even a plan” (Klaus)

However, as Klaus has been aware of the inside ofabout that any further

“Pushi+ng for a successor besides those till reement with that new fellow or such?” (Wendelin)

“That’s how it is And, for Karla-sama there’s someone who is a prospect for that, isn’t there?” (Klaus)

Since there’s a prospect, she expressed her desire to be the daughter of the Bänker household to me

It would be weird if she didn’t take that in consideration

That’s because I, who is the family head of the Earl Bau to the Browig household

“Does she want the new family head to sever connections with her…?”

If either Philip or Christoph beco household, Karla will definitely be used

Therefore Karla likely wants me to move so that another candidate becomes the family head

“Is there any gain in it for me, I wonder?” (Wendelin)

I try asking meanly on purpose

With the payment of the reconciliation money already decided, Herthania Valley, which I received on the condition of reducing the payment amount, was liberated

At least for us of the Earl Baumeister household the dispute has already ended

“It will becorave Breithilde-sama who is your patron If the dispute doesn’t coe Lands will be delayed It’s also possible to et involved with Herthania Valley I believe that it will save you unnecessary hassle for a while” (Karla)

“(This person, she is shrewd…)” (Wendelin)

I have a hunch that it will be fine if this person becomes a female family head and a son-in-law is adopted, but the person herself probably doesn’t wish that

That means it doesn’t match with her own abilities and aspirations

“(Does thataway…?)”

She is rese my lover from my previous life, but for sos towards her at all

Despite her appearance, Elise has quite the discerning parts, but norallantly prepares tea and meals

Even Ina, it’s not like she’s a wo appeal to talk hen it’s the two of us

I think she is a bit of a shy person though

Luise is fine since she usually gives such impression

Wil me around like a puppy is cute

As for Katharina, one will be surprised of the gap to her outward appearance, if you try hanging out with her

However, Karla doesn’t leave the stage of lip service although she attends to everyone politely on a first look

Without a doubt she doesn’t wish for a e with me

It’s i by the circu to make her forcibly my wife either

“(Wendelin-sama, I believe we should accept Karla-sama’s proposal)” (Klaus)

Klaus advices me with a whisper

“(Did you expecthousehold through our support afterher my wife?)” (Wendelin)

“(There’s also the labour shortage and the vigilance by the kingdom Just the profits of the administrative and e)” (Klaus)

Even I understand at least this much

I tried asking Klaus while wondering whether he would possibly ai the expansion of the Earl Baumeister household

“(Besides, the Browig household is a noble fa Your fa established for around a century won’t stand up to that)” (Klaus)

Thatover thes as it will take time and money

However, because they are a prestigious family, they are a truly bothersome existence

“(That’s right, isn’t it… We will quickly make someone else than those two the new fan the arbitration draft, huh…?) Got it I shall accept it” (Wendelin)

“Thank you very much” (Karla)

Once it’s settled like that, ill i

Since a guide is necessary, I continue to freely use public worksnewly e up the extraction of theuide to come

With the Herthania Valley liberation operation our funds decreased due to the rewards for the military forces, who participated in the diversionary tactics, and for the raiding ht aith the sales of mithril ores

Since there are also gold, silver, copper and iron deposits in addition, there will be even s once we advance with the exploitation of those as well

“A forcible liberation with the power of ic, eh? You became a splendid noble, too, Earl Bau towards the Browig territory?” (Klaus)

“We won’t go with overly many” (Wendelin)

Me, Erw, Burkhart-san, doushi+, Wilma and Karla, these 6…

“Guide, you say? I’h” (Nikolas)

Since they are busy as the arbitration between us and the Browig household already ended, it was decided that Nikolas fro

“So, e also disguise ourselves?”

“We don’t have a reason to do that We will enter the Browig territory as adventurers”

The arbitration between the Browig household and the Earl Baumeister household came already to an end

Even if I entered their territory as adventurer, it’s not like there would be any problem with that

Rather, it will likely be a problem if I do it in a sneaky way

“It’s not like we are entering the Browig territory while publicizing everything There’s probably not many peopll who know my face either” (Wendelin)

“No, that’s definitely not the case By no means, do you plan to openly meet with the new successor candidate?”

“More or less I’ behind the scenes” (Wendelin)

Souising

Entering boldly, it will be fine if we openly meet with the new successor candidate, who on hunts

“If you do soain” (Wendelin)

“I will attend to it normally, but…” (Klaus)

Leaving the roup, we arrived after one day travel with Hendrik’s sraviate Browig, Brotrich

A port for ic airshi+ps exists in the outskirts of Brotrich with al

Anchoring the shi+p there, we first headed to the Brotrich branch of the adventurer’s guild with the eight of us including Hendrik

“Together with the old man…” (Hendrik)

“It has nothing to do with blood relationshi+p or such! If you are aArtur-dono, you will )

Hendrik had a slightly reluctant looking expression after seeing doushi+ being together with me

I can understand his feelings

If there’s a blood relative close-by while you are doing your job, it’s a bit aard euess

Doushi+ also said so quite stern as father

“Can’t be helped I’ toto His Majesty” (Burkhart)

Either being fed up with the dispute caused by the Browig household, they are probably insuring theout

For

“Earl Baumeister-sama!”

When I report the gist of our activity in the last few days after arriving in the adventurer’s guild, the young, fe to call her superior in panic and surprise

“How troublesome…” (Wendelin)

“Umm… What’s your business with us today, Earl Baumeister-sama?”

“I won’t be treatedas adventurer Wasn’t there such a directive?” (Wendelin)

This directive should have been handed down to the branches frouild’s headquarters

There’s also the round ruins It’s a rule that was properly watched by the branches in Breitburg and near the Demon Forest

“I’m sorry”

“I’ to hunt”

Since it’s weird to suddenly start , we first depart towards a nearbya map

“Is it fine foras well?” (Karla)

“If you don’t co happens in the worst case” (Wendelin)

“That’s only natural” (Karla)

Karla participated as hile holding her bow

Since she received a card when she registered in the adventurer’s guild at the ti able to decline her participation

“With these members there won’t be even an injured person unless there’s some accident or we become too careless” (Wilma)

What Wil Karla’s participation at all

“Karla-san, I will protect you” (Erwin)

Erw is very happy to be able to go hunting with Karla

Also, if he says that he will protect her, it’s not wrong since Erw is a vanguard and Karla a rear-guard

“Dad, why even me!?” (Hendrik)

“You are a young hable for you to beco a monster domain in the city’s outskirts! What will you do as purveyor to the govern)

Being forcibly ister as adventurer by his father, doushi+, Hendrik was forced to participate after being given an armour and a spear as weapon

“Even though I’m a merchant…” (Hendrik)

“You are a youngin martial arts is indispensable! Even as ards to that!” (Ar)

“I’ it every day!” (Hendrik)

Being pressured by doushi+, Hendrik’s eyes were almost teary

“Err… Please don't expect anything froh” (Nikolas)

Nikolas, who has the lowest fighting strength a