Chapter 170 (1/2)

Territory Pioneering 1

“I don’t know why I expected anything less of a wizard like you.”

Gonzalez said this as we walked through the streets of my newly created city.

“What do you think, Gonzalez? Will fifty gold coins be possible with this?”

“…I wonder.”

We were relaxing in one of the smaller baths inside. Now that the pump materials and real engineers have arrived all of the baths were filled with steaming water.

Now all that’s left is to take completely casual not sexually motivated in any way baths with women.

Clothing was among the supplies that Gonzalez brought with him. Thanks to that, all of the Twilight Company and myself were able to relax in the baths without worrying about what to change in to.

With there being over two hundred members here, they’ve had to spread out to all of the baths I built, leaving Gonzalez and me here with a few random macho men. The new baths that I created all had their virgin status robbed by dozens of strange men. It’s the story of my life.

“I know we’ve only just arrived here, but what exactly do you want me and my clan to be doing?”

“There are three things I’d like you to do for the time being. First, is seeing how much it will cost to maintain all of the buildings I’ve built. I put a lot of time into this place and would like to see it properly cared for. I’ll need your engineers to install the remaining pumps and maintain them and also fit doors and windows onto all of the buildings.”

“All of the buildings look like they’re made entirely of stone. You’ve done fine work here.”

Gonzalez spoke while looking around the steam filled bathroom.

His words filled me with a warm fuzzy feeling.

“The next task I’d like you all to do is transporting good from Tricklis to here. Just like today, I’d like you to bring in furniture and supplies that we’ll need and once here I’ll need you and your men to bring the supplies to where they’re needed in the city.”

The supplies he brought with this time won’t be enough.

I plan on expanding my city even further.

This will cost more money but the supplies bought with one hundred gold should last longer than a month.

“…do you plan on turning this place into a real city?”

“I plan on turning this into more of an entertainment complex rather than a town. The type of place you can stop off for a day or two to rest and recuperate. For example, those that frequently travel between the Pussy Republic and the Penny Empire. I’m sure they get tired and staying in a place like this would be preferable to camping out in the woods. It will function as an inn town.”

“I understand, but will that really be okay? We were just fighting against the Pussy Republic not long ago. Do you think they’ll allow you to just peacefully exist right alongside their border? I wouldn’t be surprised if they regularly harassed you.”

“I actually have an idea concerning that point.”

“Really? Well, if you say so, then I’ll believe you, Tanaka-san.”

I really appreciate his unconditional trust in me.

Gaining the trust of the rest of the Twilight Company will be the main issue.

“Thank you for believing in me.”

“I know you’ve given me a rough description of what you want us to do, but could you be a little more specific? I can get a general idea of what this place might need based on what I’ve seen so far but I’d like to know exactly what you want to do here.”

“Honestly, I haven’t been in this country for very long so I think it’s best if I leave the specifics up to you. I’m sure you know better than me what we’ll need to survive here. Oh, of course, I’ll cover any of your expenses.”

“Are you sure you want to leave that responsibility to me?”

“I trust you, but I feel I should also apologize for pushing off all of the big decisions on you.”

“All right, you can leave the final touches up to us. Let’s turn this into the best inn town in the country.”

“Yes, thanks for your cooperation.”

“The morale of the men is high thanks to this town you’ve built. Being greeted by such an impressive sight when first arriving has really motivated everyone to work their hardest. Not to mention that we can actually bathe out here.”

“It’s only the first month, but let’s enjoy our time together.”

“Sounds good.”

He may look like a meat-headed macho man, but Gonzalez is actually quite capable when it comes to using something besides his muscles. I’m sure he’s already doing calculations in his head to figure out what we’ll need and how much it will all cost.

A man that can work well in many different fields is cool.

“There’s one other thing but this one is more specific. I’ll need people who have a certain level of skill for this job. This can wait until tomorrow but if you can gather a dozen or so skilled workers, I’d like to have a talk with them.”

“Skilled workers?”