Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 31: Emergency Meeting

Now, after that fool leaves, this is what we do.

Right at that moment, Souei had returned from his scouting mission.

On time .

Gathering everyone together, I decided to hold a conference.

From Hobgoblin: Rigurdo, Rigurdo, Rugurdo, Regurdo, Rogurdo, and Ririna.

Kaijin represents the dwarves.

Benimaru, Hakurou, Shion, and Souei represent the Oni.

And myself.

Overall, 12 "people". Current core members. Kaijin also speaks on behalf of the Construction and Manufacturing departments.

The Production Department was supervised by Ririna.

The Government Department had Rigurdo at the top, and the three heads formed the judicial, legislative, and executive branches.

However, this particular department has not been fully established …

But that's a problem for the future.

War Department by Benimaru and Hakurou.

Intelligence Department by Souei.

The Department of Defense by Rigur.

Currently, we only have six departments active in our city.

Well, although I say "active", they are just a name; however, it may be a good idea to develop them slowly.

Today, everyone lives with little concern about food.

The defense department also regulates hunting, so that sector should be fine.

If I think about it, Rigur handled everything well. He's one of those unsung heroes, isn't he?

Frankly, about the war department, Benimaru knew nothing but the number of soldiers when it came to the art of war.

So this is just an appointment. That's something I have to do.

Ririna showed promise. After obtaining crops such as potatoes, he succeeded in cultivation.

With a short harvest cycle, and high nutritional value, it will increase our food supply.

In the future, when we trade with humans, we have to get a lot of different vegetable seeds.

The construction and manufacturing department was fully handed over to Kaijin.

He usually specializes in smithing, but after Kurobee joined, he ended up in a managerial position.

It seemed like Kaijin had been completely separated from his field of expertise. However, he had entrusted everything to Kurobee.

According to Kaijin, they were still busy with building the workshop, but once things calmed down, he would devote himself entirely to the production. That's how it is.

He might want to come back soon.

Shion's in charge of my care? I kind of wanted to rethink that post, but now, wherever we put him, it would be bad for my heart.

For now, let's wait and see.

And, about Souei.

She's weird.

I know I appointed him ninja .. but he took it too seriously.

He could make clones appear from all directions.

While their abilities were declining, they had no movement restrictions. Moreover, he could use six clones without any restrictions.

And even if I say their abilities are reduced, it's just about their power (HP) and magical energy (MP) – it becomes 1/10 of the original. Their movement ability and attack power had not changed at all.

Ability superior to me.

Actually, all Oni's weird.

Souei, as I just explained.

Shuna specializes in my Analytical Ability, and wakes up with a unique [Analytic] skill.

Our abilities are essentially identical, with the exception that he doesn't need to eat the target. He can analyze with vision alone.

Kurobee had been awakened by a unique [Research] skill. This skill is also very similar to my skills.

As someone who specializes in production, it is a very useful skill.

Hakurou had his perception ability accelerated by a thousand times. So basically I can't see him losing a battle.

Shion, as you would expect, obtained [Hercules EX Strength] and [EX Physical Strength].

In addition, he also woke up with a special skill [Battle Craze] that he absolutely should not use.

Lastly, this Benimaru studied [Black Lightning] of all things. Seriously! Of all the dangerous skills that I don't want to circulate!

I think I should make some countermeasures.

After all, they seem to have inherited my skills and completed their evolution.

Let's start the conference.

「First, let's hear the report. 」

On my order, Souei began to convey the circumstances.

Everyone was silent listening.

He sent six clones to gather intel

Goblin Village

Marshland

The Orc army

He seemed to have sent two clones to each location.

First, the Goblin villages have decided to join the Lizardmen's attack leader, Gabil as his warrior.

Maybe that lizard from a while ago.

Deciding to serve that fool, it felt strange what they had. Those who decided not to join him, had fled in various directions.

There were also some who ran towards the human countries, but they would probably end up as targets of subjugation.

As long as goblins build their communities in the forest, humans will stay away, but if you invade their territory, they will definitely let out their fangs.

And while I don't know the strength of humans, they will definitely order a conquest quickly.

When they did, the goblins could only continue to live in hiding. Their future looks bleak.

While on this topic, I also listened to the report on Gabil.

Somehow, the goblins he had gathered numbered 7,000 soldiers.

A decent army.

As we gathered, they once appealed to orcs, but were rejected. At least they could use their heads a little.

However, they were also forced to take with them all their food, so even if they held out against the Orcs, there would definitely be people dead afterwards.

But we won't do anything about it.

It was the unanimous decision of their clan head who decided that such a fate was better than being killed by the Orcs.

And besides, we're not NPO.

We just started building this city, but leaving it would not be fun.

If we let the orcs attack so far, the forest ecosystem might collapse>

That's why we have to stop them in the swamps.

Now about the swamps.

Here, the Chief Lizardmen had already begun to gather an army, and were preparing an army of ten thousand.

Living off the fish in the lake, they have plenty of food.

Moreover, they restricted themselves in their natural labyrinth in preparation for any attacks.

But are Orcs the enemy they should fear?

So let's hear about the orcs.

Orc troops, totaling 200,000.

"Huh? 200,000? !!! 」

I thoughtlessly let out my voice.

The Orcs that attacked the giants numbered only ten thousand …

「So the people who attacked our village are only one division?」

"Good . After investigating, it became clear. Their army consisted of 200,000 soldiers! Coming from the south, they took a relatively wide route and targeted the swamps. 」

Hm. I don't know the geography yet.

「Souei, do you have a map or something?」

「What will be the map?」

「Eh?」

「「 「・ ・ ・ ???」 」」

What'd he say?

Because there are so few people who know about maps …

Kaijin already knows. He knows them, but nothing is out.

It seemed like this world was treating the map as a military secret.

Grandfather Hakurou had drawn a map around the village on a wooden block.

I have no sick paper.

By the way, while holding the wooden beams, we will carve a map around our city.

Using the map in my head, and the knowledge of Rigur, we had Hakurou record the information.

In this way, using all our knowledge, we made a decent map halfway through.

Even before getting to the main issue of the conference, we had spent two hours to make a map.

And here we rest for a while.

I don't need it, but the goblins might.

Shuna brought a tray of food.

Following him, a group of girls followed with more trays.

I became the shape of my son.

Maybe rest is not necessary, but eating is important. Since I have this human form, I might as well eat while tasting.

…, as long as it's not made by Shion, it's.

Ever since getting used to the human transformation, I managed to change the clothes I was already wearing. Looks like the training was really amazing.

A party was held before me.

And for some reason, Shuna was sitting right next to me. Just in case, I have to check …

It looks normal, but what about the inside? Definitely less seasoning, it seems like a lot of ingredients are fried together…

Who cooked this? I felt a sharp look from my side.

Gulp. Somehow, I got very nervous.

"Let's eat!"

Until I say it, no one moves.

It seems like if I don't eat first, no one will start. I hoped that someone would eventually eat, but it seemed like I had to strengthen myself.

However, I somewhat regret turning into a form that has a sense of taste.

With that in mind, I grabbed the food. But not with chopsticks, because we only have spoons.

Bringing the soup into my mouth, I took a sip.

"Lzat!!!"

When I said that, everyone moved.

But hey ... You guys, how can you watch your master drink poison! Although it is not poison …

And I also have resistance to most poisons …

But I want a little more attention.

Chances are, Shuna has pulled some strings before …

After hearing my praise, Shuna's face smiled full.

Grabbing my plate, she insisted on feeding me.

Looks kind of happy, and a little embarrassed.

Even though I am an adult, I am still a child. She looks like a little girl. Even if I let him feed me, there should be no problem.

* Fufun*Laughter wins loose from Shuna while she glances at Shion.

Tears seemed to start forming in Shion's eyes, but his expression quickly turned to surprise after he tasted the dish.

Right, Shuna. If you polish your cooking skills a little more, it will really shine.

You would never consider putting weird things into people's diets!

Even without spices, to be able to bring out the taste of this herb well.

But was Benimaru a test subject for many dishes before this? I don't know about that.

Well, Shuna might be magical cooking. He might be able to perfect his taste using his [Analytic] skill.

It's not a waste of ability, it's the right way to use it.

It has been a while since I last enjoyed eating this much.

With the end of our meal, the end of our break.

We had a pretty good time.

But now we have to get down to business.

「The object that clearly explains the nearest geography is called a map. Looking at this map, let's continue the report. 」

Therefore, everyone was swarming around the map.

Well, I can also send pictures to everyone using [Telepathic Communication].

Souei marked the Orc army with wood chips.

I'm teaching the goblin basic arithmetic, so I don't know if they'll understand any of this.

But there's nothing we can do about that, we need to continue the discussion.

Orc invasion routes.

There are three routes to the center of the Jura forest that orcs can use.

One walked from the Canaat mountains. The others along the Ameld river. It connects the northern forest and the southern forest.

But this is not a straight path, as the river flows east along the way.

They might be able to have the soldiers cross over where the Ameld river meets the Eastern Empire river.

However, there was no route that could support a large army from the current position of the Orcs.

Therefore, they might decide to attack the marshes from the west.

However, the forest would hamper their efforts to move beyond the river.

According to Hakurou, there are Treant communities in this forest, so avoiding them would make the Orc army less tired.

The western route had the village of Ogre, but its fate was common knowledge now.

They were a high-class race, but there were too few of them. Thus, the Orcs decided to avoid the route with Treants, who were both classy but numerous.

And, after eliminating the giants, they opened the invasion route to the marshes and are now plotting their formation.

「However, with 200,000 soldiers, how do they feed them? What do they do about food? 」

For my question,

「I saw it. A group of ordinary soldiers were escorting the food caravan. However, obviously not enough .. 」

With a slight hesitation, he quickly added

「This is just my opinion, but I think they have died of starvation and resorted to cannibalism of the dead ..」

What an unpleasant thing he said.

Uee ... are orcs such a race?

「No matter how omni ..」

「They did eat something, but wasn't this too expected? Expectantly

For that question,

「No, I'm not sure about this. However, there were no bodies after they left. And our village has also been cleared, with nothing left.

There are skills that come to mind, but .. 」

After realizing the truth, Souei said.

「Maybe .. Orc Lord?」

Without waiting for Souei's response, Benimaru concluded.

「Fast. This was uncertain, but there was a good chance that an Orc Lord appeared.

At the very least, a high-class Orc Knight led them.

Maybe that's what attacked our village. 」

To summarize the conversation, the Orc Lord was a unique monster that had a strong commanding ability over the Orcs.

It comes up once every few hundred years. Causing violence all over the world, terrible monsters.

And he seems to have a unique skill [Starving Ones].

This skill, given to his subordinates as well, allowed them to eat anything and everything in sight. A truly terrible skill.

In the first place, not enough time has passed since the last one …

But now, he had already grown and prepared an army. If he lacked intelligence, then there was a high chance that the demon lord had accelerated his growth.

After all, the orc master was an unsettling existence.

Such an annoying person should have been abandoned long ago …

But I won't complain.

While guarding the existence of the orc lord, we continued the conference.

Arranging pieces of wood on the map instead of pawns, we marked the Lizardmen's army of 10 men. 000.

Behind them, a Gabilite army with 7,000 goblins.

After doing so, we clearly saw what was abnormal about the orc army …

But more importantly.

Way In this way, that stupid lizard headquarters would fall from a single strike, right? 」

Fine . The lizardmen messenger called for Gabil.

The man was planning to attack the lizardmen fortress while they were busy fighting with the Orcs. The exhausted and little Lizardmen there would definitely fall down quickly.

That's how amazing goblins are.

However, there was no reason to attack his own lizard.

It could have been a suspicion born from a strange place that he stopped his troops.

However,

「Hmm. So that's how it is. 」

Hakurou nodded. A strange fire burned his eyes.

However, even if they took down the headquarters, they would be trampled by Orcs.

I think too much, don't I?

「I just think too much. Sorry, I'm an amateur. 」

I had planned to continue the discussion after those words, but …

「No, what you said most likely. I can't think of any other reason to take that position. 」

「The guy is an idiot. He probably intends to change heads this time. 」

This is the opinion of both members of the War Department.

I mean, I know he's an idiot .. but is he that stupid?

「However, in this case, stopping the man is probably the best idea. 」

That's the conclusion we've reached.

Well, how do we stop Gabil?

「I want to build a proper alliance with Lizardmen. We are few in number. But I don't think we should have left them. 」

Hakurou added so, and everyone accepted it.

I also agree.

「But, forming an alliance is good and all, but we are too outnumbered here. Aren't we just going to be used in the end? 」

I try to express my concerns.

They exchanged looks.

「Rimuru-sama, calm down your fears! We are each capable of destroying ten thousand enemies, this is not a problem! 」

Hakurou replied as their representative.

"They read too many manga .. there's no way they can take ten thousand each!" That's what I thought, but

「Rimuru-sama, I plan to negotiate. To have a direct discussion with the head of the Lizardmen.

Would you allow me? 」

Souei asked, and waited for my response.

Really confident! Should I try to hand it to him?

Using the map, we have made some predictions. It allowed us a temporary mental break.

I decided to send Souei.

"Good! In that case, I order you to speak to the Chief Lizardmen. Demand the same treatment! 」

With those words, I sent Souei.

"Dad! I live to serve! 」

With that response, he instantly disappeared into the shadows.

He quickly stood up. It seems to have gone.

「More, with these things in mind, continue preparations!」

Those words ended the conference.

In some ways, we have decided on the next course of action.

If we can form a great alliance, and if we can't, we'll cross that bridge.

There is no point in thinking about those things. Instead, we must do what can now be done.

And thus we continued our preparations while waiting for the next part to move on the board.

But mr. orc, yes. If he really showed up, it would probably be an annoying fight.

Thinking about the future made me fall a little into grief.