70 Episode 70: Lets Find Trade Items (1/2)

With the defeat of Bahamut, we no longer have to worry about the food shortages that were threatening the people of the empty island.

The demon man who was leaping in the back was trampled by another Bahamut, so he could no longer obtain information, but he also destroyed the gate, so there would be no more empty islands to target.

Mr. Byrne and all the sailors of the Good Luther were also able to retrofit their ships into airships.

Now that all my worries are gone, I just want to reassure you that there is only one thing left to worry about.

Is it okay to leave the people of the empty island like this?

Anyway, the people on this empty island are descendants of ordinary people who lived on the sky continent, so there is little technical backlog.

With technology assembled from scratch, combat and magic skills are low.

Thanks to some defensive magic items, you didn't even have to be desperate to live, which must have been a factor that didn't grow in combat technology.

Well, there will be many other reasons.

And because of that, enemies of isolated strength like this Bahamut did not have hands or feet in their opponents.

If Bahamut had recognized humans as food in an escapeless environment called the Empty Island, the humans of the Empty Island could have been wiped out by now.

What's more, it doesn't taste good that the magic items I was relying on are also quite degraded.

Anyway, it hasn't been maintained at all for hundreds of years, and I've been using it badly.

I fixed it this time, but it will break completely.

Once the magic items are broken, not only will you not be able to fight the demons, but you will also not be able to go to Morijima to collect food.

I can't fly anymore.

The best thing to do is teach flying magic, but it's a little hard to say if all the humans on an empty island can remember.

There 'll be temporal issues, plus age issues, and hey.

So I made a suggestion to Mr. Carm and Mr. Byrne.

”Moving the inhabitants of an empty island to the ground?

”Yes, if we stay like this, people on empty islands won't be able to live with broken magic items. So why not let the hopeful move to the ground?

Now there is the reborn Goodluther on the airship.

While the sailors are proficient in flying airships, they ask the Sky King and the inhabitants of the islands to recognize the status quo and to think about whether to stay on the island or move to the ground.

”As far as it goes, if you do think about the future of the people, the idea of migrating from an empty island is one option. Our knights were also anxious that the magic item might break one day.”

Ms Carm showed us a favourable opinion of migration.

Apparently, that anxiety has been present among the knights of the empty island for some time.

”Uhm, but...”

And Mr. Byrne is a bit of a figment face.

”Is there a problem?

When I asked, the deputy director answered me instead.

”That's right, if we just get the inhabitants of the empty island off the ground, it's possible at our discretion, but when we move to our country, I wonder if it's difficult at our sole discretion. You'll be accepting immigrants from other countries.”

Mm-hmm. Is that a political issue?

”It's just...”

And, the vice president continues.

”I was wondering if it would be easier to persuade Lord Rex above if I showed him the Good Luther that he had modified. Anyway, no one's ever seen a ship flying in the sky.”

Huh? I think it's as normal as an airship?

”Sometimes Lord Rex, is this ship capable of mass production?

And the face of the vice president I've heard was that of a nobleman who makes political decisions.

Because of the look I've seen so well in previous generations, I'm sure this is a face I'm wondering if it's available militarily.

But why would you want to mass produce an airship or something?

I don't want to be used for bad things, and I guess I'll mislead you appropriately.

”No, there are a limited number of materials used on this airship, so we can't have enough of them for war. It's a pretty rare material now.”

The main material used to modify it is the gravium found in the soil and ore of the empty island.

Now that there is no sky continent, Gravium exists only on the empty islands that remain today.

That's why I answered that magic items using gravium are difficult to mass produce.

Simply because flying magic items made with normal technology perform better.

”The amount of material used is small, so you can't maneuver enough to withstand the battle. If you can't, you'll lose your flight capability.”

”Oh well, that's unfortunate”

You took my word for it, Lieutenant, and pulled back lightly.

Could there really be no airships in that country?

No, no, maybe you broke it too much in a war or something and you got fewer.

I was told to build a large number of airships because the performance is good enough to withstand transportation for now because of that in previous generations.

”You need a decision from the people above about moving to our country. So why don't we start with trade?

”From trade?

”Yes, the benefits of our country interacting with empty islands are shown above by presenting empty island-specific trades. Fortunately, we have that ship that can fly.”

That's what the deputy chief sees the Good Luther continuing his flight training.

As far as it goes, it's easier to trade food for each other than to suddenly ask me to emigrate. And if the countries get along, they may be able to migrate without being able to rub it in the future.

”What do you say, Captain, Lord Carm? Why don't we consider bilateral exchanges first in the form of trade?

”Um, the deputy chief's right. I don't think trade is a problem for me, either! And there's only one ship on our Good Luther that can trade! This is the guy who said my time has come!

Mr. Byrne looks happy.

”Therefore, the captain must be careful not to let the political opponents take the ship.”

”Ugh, um”

The vice president has stabbed me with a nail.

”Well, it's certainly in our interest to have more food athletes.”

Mr Carm is also a favourable reaction to trade.

I see a relief look when I know I won't have to abandon my hometown.

”Wow, we can also provide a wealth of seafood from our country! You can offer a lot of big fish offshore!

Whoa, here we are, Mr. Mailene, and the people of the seaside countries have joined the trade negotiations.

I'm desperate not to miss the money-making story.

”No, no, you don't have an airship in your country, do you? Besides, even the inner ocean can catch fish from the ocean.”

”Ha ha, but the demons to be managed in both countries fled, so we need to make up for the losses in our country as well. You said your country was responsible for transporting demons by ship, right?

”Ugg...”

There's a fierce political feud going on.

Well, let's just say I leave that area to the experts.

It's none of my business as an adventurer.

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”Isn't that good?

Hearing the circumstances from Mr. Carm, the Sky King meditates his eyes and puts them into thought.

By the way, for some reason, I've also been brought to the conference room.

I thought my presence was unnecessary in the context of trade negotiations between countries, but I was asked to participate in the meeting because I was deeply involved in the proposed move to the ground and in the conversion of the Goodluther.

I don't think it makes sense if I'm here.

”Let's admit the trade thing. And tell the people about the migration, but it's good. Anyone who wants to move to the ground is fine.”

”May I, Your Majesty?

Mr. Carm reluctantly confirms to the Sky King.

”It may be a good opportunity... once our ancestors fled the collapse of the sky continent and moved to this empty island with their lives”

The knights are listening to the words of the Sky King with their magical faces.

”I named my country to defend myself from the demons' raids with the few magic items left in the fort to defuse the anxiety of the people. But we, who had no power to escape to the earth, were exhausted from fear of the end of the day.”

When the king of the sky rises from the throne, he tells the knights.

”We moved to this empty island in search of a safe place to live. Then there's no need to stick to an empty island without a precedent. Carm, get ready for trade first. And the knights gather together those who wish to emigrate. But also tell them you'll never be able to go back to your hometown again.”

”” ”Ha!!” ”

With the life of the Sky King, the knights began to move quickly.

”Oh, boy, now I can finally take this heavy crown off.”

So grumbled the Sky King, a sunny expression of what was weary.

... maybe this guy was desperate to be this guy in this narrow, no-fly land.

Neither the attempt to capture us, nor the attempt to kill us, was the mask of the king, who kept wearing it to protect the people who had no escape.

”This crown has a pretty stiff neck.”