The Death Mage That Doesnt Want A Fourth Time 88 (1/2)

TLN: I previously named one of Vandalieu’s new metals “Death Metal” (because I couldn’t resist the pun), but it’s actually more accurately translated to “Death Iron” and could cause confusion if I left it as “Death Metal,” so it’s now “Death Iron” from this chapter onwards

At first, Vandalieu hadn’t kno he should use Death Iron and Dark Copper, the liquid metals that he had created with his Mana But once it was heated, it turned out to be unexpectedly easy to process

“This is a metal that one could only dream of!” Datara cried

The weights of Death Iron and Dark Copper were the same as the iron and copper that they had been created from, but since they were liquids, they could easily be shaped by pouring them into molds

They became harder as they heated up At iron and copper’s respectivetemperatures, Death Iron and Dark Copper turned into solids rese solid iron and copper at room temperature

Of course, they returned to their liquid forms when they cooled, but if they were struck with haed in this solid state, they re

Datara poured Death Iron and Dark Copper into molds, heated them to a temperature where they becae the this, they didn’t return to their liquid forms even after their temperatures dropped

The swords and spears her and sharper than those made fro as the broken fragments were recovered, they turned back into liquid and fused back into the blade to restore its original shape

On the other hand, Dark Copper wasused for armor; it absorbed impacts well, withstood slashes and resisted Mana as well And like Death Iron, if it was daed, the broken parts turned back into liquid and fused back into the armor

Also, perhaps because they were metals that had been transformed by death-attribute Mana, both metals had properties that made them easy to enchant with death-attribute spells It was siation and Deadly Poison or shi+elds enchanted with Energy Absorption

“For some reason, it seee it, but that’s part of its charm!” said Datara

Perhaps Death Iron and Dark Copper were affected by Death-Attribute Charm; only Vandalieu was able to use it to create items Anyone could use the completed products, however

But he now had Datara, the other Undead titans helping Datara and the Ghosts who had been trapped in the underground cemetery in Nineland, so this wasn’t a problem

Incidentally, if Vandalieu wanted to turn completed products back into liquidelse, he would heat they, and the equip down

By pouring Death Iron and Dark Copper that had been heated to the perfect te the coins

And so, the thousand-Luna Dark Copper coins and hundred-Luna Death Iron coins were created

“Is it alright for the up one of the Luna coins between his fingertips It seemed that he orried about the fact that they were about as big as japanese one-Yen coins

“I am sure they will do,” said Chezare, full of confidence

“But they were originally copper and iron, you know?” Vandalieu told him

“You are right… I aold coins once we begin trading with other nations in the future,” said Tarea “This inally copper, after all”

“Indeed, it is copper,” said Sam

“But they are harder than gold or silver, and they are pretty,” said Zadiris “I personally prefer these”

“Unlike gold and silver, these coins can be coer,” said Basdia “I think this metal is better, too”

“I prefer hard aro added

Because the inally made from iron and copper, Vandalieu, Tarea and Saed for gold and silver coins in the future

On the other hand, the Ghouls were ignorant about monetary economies and valued metals not for their scarcity, but their properties when they were turned into weapons and armor

And then there was a third group of individuals sroups were both wrong

“I don’t know if coins of this size would be considered of equal value to Aan

“I think people will happily make the trade,” said Saria

“Your Majesty, not only merchants, but even nobles and royalty would produce old… no, mountains of platinum coins in order to obtain these coins of Death Iron and Dark Copper,” said Princess Levia

For some reason, these three seemed to think that the Death Iron and Dark Copper coins would have a lot of value

“Vandalieu-saical metals that nobody in the world can create except for you Not only the Mages’ Guild, but every nation ant it,” said Eleanora

Indeed, the value of Death Iron and Dark Copper was unclear, but it would certainly be high Just as Eleanora said, they were metals that had been created by Vandalieu, probably for the first time in the world’s history!

Even if their base materials were copper and iron, which orth far less than gold and silver, Vandalieu was the only one who could create them That hy its preciousness was unfathoold or silver

“I see,” said Vandalieu “Then I suppose these sizes are alright for now… but before we begin trading in the future, we need to think about how to exchange money”

In the future, it was possible that trading with foreign nations would result in the Death Iron and Dark Copper coins being depleted extremely quickly There was also the possibility that they wouldn’t even be given a second glance, though

And so the circulation of the Luna currency began, and for now, things were going smoothly

“This is ten Lunas, and this is fifty Lunas, huh… Oh, the Death Iron coins shi+ne like a rainbohen you hold them up in the sun”

“The purple color of the Dark Copper coins is pretty as well, isn’t it? I wonder if I should gather more”

“Bufuh~ I’ to make a necklace out of Death Iron coins”

The Ghouls and Orcuses, eren’t used to a monetary economy, seemed to be more interested in the coins’ visible beauty rather than their convenience

“Receiving rateful for, and even providing us ork… Thank you, thank you”

“I’lad I didn’t die at the mine”

“Our hard work fros… but I don’t want to be a o and be a farmer”

“At the far for some reason as well I’m tone-deaf, you know”

“I suppose I’ll go to the tofu factory”

“I can sew, so I suppose I’ll be a seamstress”

“I shall start a business It brings backfish in the Sauron Duchy”

The ones who had been made to work in the slave-run ees as well as those froe, had so in societies with monetary economies, so they accepted Lunas without any problems

These non-fighting, creation-minded people were precious in Talosheim Up until now, only a few of the Ghouls and Undead ere for, fishi+ng and other industries

As for skill; now that they were free, it was only natural that very few of the the work that they had been forced to do for two hundred years… and ht Because of this, it seemed that they would be employed in Talosheim’s newly-created factories or in the farms

The sae, but they were previously working as leatherworkers, seamstresses and merchants; it seemed that they wanted to find work similar to their previous jobs

It was doubtful as to whether there ork for them in the Gole robots or farms with Monster Plants, but there were plenty of other jobs available

Vandalieu just needed to provide the Golems with a little of his vast Mana pool and they would work on and on But in the end, they were just Golems

They would accurately repeat the movements and protocols they had been provided, but their applications were limited Most importantly, their ability to detect tee their mineral bodies and their ability to determine the current state of the product were too weak Also, they were not suited to perfor precise work

These flaould be et closer to producing the items that could be produced in Earth’s factories

It was the same concept behind the reason why tofu made by a craftsman tasted better than tofu produced entirely by machines

“People are needed after all,” said Vandalieu, feeling earnestly glad that he had visited the Hartner Duchy

Incidentally, a tax system had also been implemented Income taxes had been introduced

“Your Majesty, you cannot be serious with these instructions!” Chezare protested

In Lambda, unlike those such as adventurers and mercenaries, each normal citizen was taxed a certain amount as a poll tax This would include a tax of 40-50 of their harvests in the fields and their profits from their businesses

In the new Talosheim, this poll tax had been abolished and an incos With this system, even those who earned little could theoretically pay taxes

Of course, this included a rule where those whose inco taxes and a systeher percentages of their incomes

The minimum tax was 5 and the maximum tax for those who earned the most was 20

“Your Majesty, please reconsider!” Chezare urged Vandalieu “This tax system is one normally used for the Adventurers’ Guild and merchants of the Commerce Guild In order to apply this to each individual, we must determine each citizen’s income! And the taxes are far too low for what the nation requires!”

nobody could bla these opinions With such a low-percentage tax system, the nation would become poor in the not-so-distant future and become unable to maintain its structure

But Vandalieu remained calm as he responded to Chezare’s concerns “The head ofprojects in Talosheim is me, you know?” he pointed out

“… You are right,” said Chezare

Vandalieu’s Mana was essential for operating the Magic Ite miso and soy sauce, as well as to provide power for the Golems in each of the factories

Most of Talosheim’s other industries were practically impossible without Vandalieu as well The Goleiving their blessings to Talosheim because Vandalieu was here

The supply distribution center in the re because Vandalieu was providing it with the products to distribute

The members of the Church, the stonemasons, the carpenters and the blacksroups

That hy deter the incomes of each citizen wasn’t difficult It was possible that it would become difficult in the future, but he simply needed to set up a system to do so before then

And it was unlikely that the nation would fall into poverty because the taxes were too low In the end, the citizens were buying various things fro, as they lived here

Actually, it was unlikely that things would be 100 problem-free, but Vandalieu had no choice but to simply use trial-and-error and make improvements whenever problems arose

“I understand,” said Chezare “Well then, please leave the details to me”

“… Chezare, won’t you quit being the general and become the nation’s prime minister?” Vandalieu asked him

“No, I as in the military, Your Majesty,” Chezare replied

But was it really alright for aso ?

Some time passed after this conversation, and the end of suhttiround chamber beneath Talosheion Golee

“Umm, Your Majesty, what is this?” Levia asked

“This is ramen, Princess Levia,” Vandalieu explained as he showed her the contents of his bowl – various ingredients and soed in a white soup “It’s a dish that’s similar to udon, but not quite Incidentally, this is the tofu raa’s request The soup base iswheat flour and soybean flour in a certain ratio, and I’ve used fried tofu and freeze-dried tofu in place of pork fillet For condiments, there’s onions”

It was an incredibly tofu-filled… soybean-filled ramen This was the time for isoflavones (whatever this meant)

TLN: Isoflavones are an organic compound found in tofu As for what this line actually htful TLN into this joke, but unfortunately, I don’t get it

If there was one thing that Vandalieu wanted to quickly get his hands on, it was spring onions And wouldn’t the soup taste better with sesame seeds added to it?

“It looks very delicious, doesn’t it? Vandalieu is so good at cooking Why don’t you have a bowl as well, Princess?” Darcia suggested Her tastes now matched those of her son, thanks to the Mental Encroachment skill

However, it see about the ra to the ramen –”

“Then were you referring to this? This is a wedding dress,” said another Vandalieu separate fro ra Out-of-body Experience and creating a clone He was holding up the wedding dress that he was in the

Using countless needles and threads, Vandalieu was trying to create a wedding dress straight out of thread

“Making dress paper and things like that turned out to be troublesoht about how I could do it, and recently I realized that I could si dress paper,” he said

“I’ that,” said another Vandalieu “Incidentally, these dresses are for Braga’s brides, Marie and Linda”

“I’ve already taken their measurements,” said yet another Vandalieu “Also, theis the honey silk from the Cemetery Bees”

Four Vandalieus’ arths, wereneedles

Vandalieu wanted to make Golems and Cursed Tools to do this one day, but it was precise work, so he had no choice but to do it himself for now

“With this, I can make clothes without any seams”

“Frills, frills… Laces, laces… Flells, flells”

TLN: A nonsense word, a combination of “frill” and “lace”

“But working alone,two or three dresses in one day isit close I suppose I should make a pedal-operated one?”

Based on what Vandalieu had seen in Nineland and Niarki, the clothes of Lambda were inferior to those of Earth There were more dyes available and they werewere limited

Vandalieu had put Undead Insects on Eleanora as she walked around Nineland, and through their eyes, he had seen secondhand clothes being sold in the marketplace As soht that they looked considerably unfashi+onable