Volume 7 Chapter 10 (1/2)

7-10 At the Canal's BankSatou's here There's this fa through the river frodo that would happen in real life, but I'd like to see it at least once

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A large river is flowing 100on It can't be seen now since there's a hill obstructing it, but it'll be visible in about 10to the saht be able to see it

There's a 800 kiloan city that we've ignored yesterday, the river connects to four cities starting from the capital

If the traveler's journal is to be believed, the canal is doiants and golereat

Calculating for a bit, if they use soil ic like I've used the other day, they couldcanal in a day, so the whole canal would probably be completed if they work hard for a year As expected of fantasy A large construction works sounds quite easy

I understand that the Oyugock dukedoh to house 10 small countries I wonder?

The oval-shaped Muno territory is about as wide as Hokkaido, and although the dukedom is only about half as wide, the total surface area seems to be about as vast as japan's mainland Just like with the baron's territory, most of it consists of undevelopedit I wonder?

Even though the territory is this wide, there are only seven cities Beside the capital with its 21000 people, there is also a large city which houses 13000 people at the es with various population nu from less than 1000 to about 5000 people The total population is around 720000 people 80 of it are hu 20 are demi-human The majority of the demi-human are the ratmen as slaves

The traveler's journal states that the territory doesn't have demi-human, what does this mean I wonder Come to think of it, baron Muno toldin the dukedom

Since the traveler journal that I always refer writes the baron Muno territory as ht be inforo I'd like a newer book if possible

As for other things of note, there are about 10 special enclaves that are like the self-governing dominion of the dwarves in the dukedom Every one of them is about as wide as the dwarves' or wider There are a lot more small enclaves of only around several kilometers wide, but since I can't be bothered to count all of them, I only mark the ones that are on our course

According to the traveler's journal, there are sanctuaries for featherkin, and beasthead people in the territory There should be another one, but it's not listed Sinceould not visit it during our journey, let's leave it alone It's fine to visit it after we run out of place for sightseeing

Finally, I narron the search for reincarnated or transported person I'm relieved that there's none of them in this territory

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Today, I drive the wagon after a long absence Pochi and Ta that seem to be reed flutes as hard as they could, like 'pipupipu' They've taken Mia's lecture this , but it seems they can't do it properly

Liza with her horse is co

”Master, please look over there There is so on the other side of the forest”

I look at where Liza is pointing, but I don't see anything beside the shi+p's sail beyond the forest No wait, that sail is probably the thing that Liza is talking about Since the trees are growing on the lower terrain, the sail could be seen on the gaps between them Unfortunately, we can't see the river yet

”That's a shi+p's sail There's a great river beyond the forest, it's probably sailing there”

”Pipo~?” ”Pupuru”

Tama and Pochi who still have reed flutes on their nals Since I could predict the two's actions after that, I quickly restrain theht Pochi on my arm, but Tama smoothly slipped away

”shi+p~?”

Tama readily throay the reed leaf, climbs my body, and look toward the forest My clothes is stretched I'd like you to stop gripping my hair since it's softly painful

However, before I could warn Tama, Liza draws near with her horse and scoops Tama, then she puts Tama on the neck of her horse

”shi+p, I want to see nodesu”

Pochi who seeo no les looks up to

”You would see it in few ht”

She's persuaded and sit on one ofdocile, but then Mia cli the coachman's seat as scaffold

”Mia, it's forbidden to ride on my shoulder with skirt”

”Nn”

Mia points at the trousers she's wearing I can't see her face, but I can i proud

Arisa who gets on the coachon's canopy looks at Mia and says, ”Fearful girl”, but I ignore it

The river co

A considerably large sail shi+p is advancing to the sa downstream, it's faster than us

Tareatly at the shi+p Since we still haven't come that close to the river, I don't think anyone over there could see it

”O~y”

”Over there is returning the greeting nodesu”

Pochi says so and waves her hands at the shi+p too

”They can see eh I wonder if the one over there is a beastkin too”

”Bird~?”

”Bird-head-san nodesu”

Arisa is right on the money The other party is probably a birdman

Pochi and Ta their hands until the shi+p disappears behind the forest

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Our cae river There are carounds on both sides of the tributary, but we've crossed the bridge to the other side Nore or the likes in this kind place, but there's only an abandoned village with no one inside

Confirine the cause of the abandonment

It's probably because of the flock of monster located near the basin on the upstream 15 kilometers away from this tributary Their levels are on the upper 20s, they're level 26-29 monsters called Hard Newts, they see acid breath There are nine of them

It see on level 10 insect monsters that live in the cave of the basin

Since I want to harvest the crystals and the stalactites in the cave, I'll go see it toht

I give Pochi and Tama harpoons and soft baskets that could be attached on their waists, they're going to catch small fish and shellfish on the river

I go to the abandoned village to check just in case There's already nothing left inside the houses, but there are traces of paddy fields on the cultivated land They have plenty of water here, so theypaddies, but there's nothing after all

”Big catch~?” ”Nano desu!”

When I get back froot back early It see catch

There are large quantity shellfish that looks like cla me A lot of palm-sized crabs and shrimps in the bucket filled ater that Tama shows me

I'ht of roasted shellfish on a wireit with salt and sake sounds nice too, but I' drunk of the smell situation

It ht be nice to divide the crab and make soup out of the half The shrimps are to be fried It's hard to throay the idea oftempura out of it

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Now then, I leave theon the bank that face river