Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 44: City Issues

Now that the war is over, we might as well return to our city.

Honestly, coming back with an extra two thousand followers is exhausting.

So, I'm leaving on my way back to Hakurou.

Souei had come back to tell everyone about the victory. We also need to prepare some temporary housing for the newcomers.

After I sent him back, I sat down to decide who was rushing back with me.

Ranga can bring two back and the Star Leader can bring the other one …

But they were unable to reach a consensus on who would go.

Shion said, “I'm in charge of our master's care!”, And Benimaru mentioned something about defense or nothing.

Gerudo also refers to his ability to carry things with his stomach, and asks to be included.

Honestly, I don't care who goes.

Waita minute! I just remembered that I could use 『Shadows Step』 as well.

After I decided to return here, the debate suddenly stopped.

I was completely unaware of the sad Ranga, who wanted to carry me, and let down Shion, who was hoping to come with me.

「Then, I'll go ahead!」

I declare, and go use 『Shadow Step』.

Daaamn, this skill is convenient! It's like moving directly to a target through a different dimension.

Oh, and I flew through that plain using 〈Flight Magic〉.

It felt like I was moving very, very fast. In a blink of an eye I reached the city.

It seems like this skill can plan courses not only for people and monsters, but also to locations I have visited.

I still can't fly very fast using 〈Flight Magic〉. However, even at the current speed, I can easily conclude that this is the best way to travel.

I am really satisfied with the results of this test.

Ranga Group will probably arrive in 2 ~ 3 days.

Hakurou and the High Orcs will be here a month from now, at the earliest.

So before they arrive, I have to prepare a place for them to stay.

While some minor dilemmas will inevitably arise, at least we have solved all the major problems.

For now, I just want to relax.

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Later,

After everyone arrived on time and I split the responsibilities, everything calmed down.

The city quickly formed.

The tall Orcs, who arrived less than a month, quickly learned the corresponding skills of the skilled Dwarves and Goblins.

According to Kaijin,

「As time goes by, they might become as good as the Dwarf Manufacturing Battalion. 」

That's what he said.

Therefore, after getting new workers, we immediately rushed to complete all the previously neglected projects.

At the same time, we started transporting goods and equipment.

We dismantled the tent that was no longer in use, and sent it to the orc community.

The goblins sent to them had been able to assert their leadership and had helped establish basic needs.

As we started to trade goods, we also started to build a solid exchange system.

Although they end up with, what we call an ancient system, a barter system, the fact that they gave rise to it by itself is remarkable.

Moreover, this does not mean they grow a lot of stuff, so they can take all the time they need to learn these things.

There is very little variation now; it is basically limited to growing crops like potatoes.

It can grow even in harsh environments.

It also has high nutritional value, and although you can't call it a fancy food, you can certainly live off of it.

So, we spread the seeds among them and taught them how to plant them.

Maybe in two years they can be independent? I certainly hope so …

Gerudo is very useful in transporting seeds and tents.

When he claimed he could, he swallowed the already dismantled tent and thus distributed it among the villages.

However, his success is largely thanks to the fact that he can now jump along with the star wolf during 『Shadow Step』.

He seriously tried hard to learn it and became the first to succeed with it.

The rest went well.

That is, a trip to the mountain district alone on foot would take months. Instead, it can travel back and forth in one day.

So we decided to use the skills to use and establish a communication network between all the villages.

Basically – Postal Services.

For example, I can doodle some information on wooden blocks and spread it among the public.

Although I should mention that only a few people here can read and write, and I am somewhat afraid of sending verbal messages.

Who knew it would be after it was passed from village to village.

I hope they can learn letters. What's more, because Communication Telepathic Communication 』 didn't reach that far.

But that's for later.

As such, we were able to establish some sort of connection between many communities.

And I mustn't forget a man who showed up.

Gabile.

The idiot suddenly appeared in our town.

「Iyaa .. ha ha ha ha! This Gabil has rushed to become your strength, Rimuru-dono! 」

He boldly declared.

"Kill him?"

Shion asked with a serious face.

The kind of face that screams "seriously!" And it reads "really serious!"

Gabil paled and,

「I got carried away! Forgive me!

Let us be your subordinates, Rimuru-sama!

We will definitely prove ourselves useful !!! 」

He immediately corrected himself falling into dogeza.

Apparently, he's not recognized (exiled?) By his father, and had nowhere to go.

So because he was so pitiful, I decided to welcome him.

Bet he'll get carried away again soon.

Hm? If I pay close attention, it seems that the Chief Guard Captain is also among them.

「Hmm? Captain-san, why are you here? 」

When I asked him,

「I came to serve Souei-sama, whom I greatly admire!」

"What's? So you didn't come because you admired this Gabil! 」

「I'm different from other muscle brains! That's obvious! 」

They started fighting amongst themselves.

The majority, it seems, came to respect Gabil, but there were some of the guard troops as well.

Well, I don't see any major problems with those who want to serve Souei.

「If you want to serve Souei, go and talk to him. But notice – he's a ninja. Will you be useful to him? 」

"We must! We are different from those naive idiots! 」

「A-what are you saying! Don't underestimate me, little girl! 」

It seems they don't get along well.

Perhaps the fact that one started a rebellion and the other captured them afterwards stirred up a grudge between them. Anyway, I won't interfere in that.

Because it's so exhausting.

Oh, and I later learned that the little girl was the younger sister of Gabil.

Since he's a relative, he might as well be a little strange.

But his father was a wonderful man …

「Yes, since you are going to serve Souei, I think you will be called Souka.

Four others I'll mention, though,

Touka, Saika, Nansou, and Hokusou! 」

Flower tip for girls, and spear tip for boys. Of course, there is no greater meaning.

These five served in the Guard. I will leave them to Souei.

When I named them, they began to evolve.

Gabil observed this with great envy.

However, I cannot mention the name of Gabil. He already has a name.

「Are you jealous, Gabil-kun?

But you've been given the name "Gabil!" 」

Gabil quickly looked at me.

And then, his body started to glow. Hm? It's a sign of evolution …

As I was thinking that, a lot of magical energy suddenly left my body.

Any more?!

Seriously .. But who would have thought I could overwrite the name.

Well, chances are this happened by chance. The one who named it is dead, and we are on the same wave or something like that? I don't know exactly why it happened, but the fact remains: I (return) was named Gabil.

I want him to ponder a little more, but just thinking about how haughty he was after evolving .. Damn, now I'm afraid!

While thinking about these things, I entered Sleep Mode.

The names I assign by selecting the letters of the alphabet.

20 Names is my limit. Since they were high-level monsters to begin with, naming them required a lot of magical energy.

The whole process took five days.

Can I stop?

Somehow, I feel like I'm working harder than I've ever done in my past life.

It's Gabil. This is all Gabil's fault.

Since that's the obvious truth, let's shoot a magic bullet at him.

「A-what are you doing ?!」

He exclaimed in shock,

"Practice!"

I'm responding.

He gladly accepted that response. He's a real idiot. One that can compete with Gobuta.

By the way, since it's useless, I didn't fire a bullet at him.

Gabil evolved into Dragonewt.

It is covered by solid scales that act like a multi-layer barrier.

Oh and talk about weird, varries dragonewts appearance based on gender.

The men don't look much different than when they were lizardmen. They grew dragon wings and horns, and are now covered by – hard scales just that big.

Well, their dark green color also turned deep purple.

On the other hand, women have human appearance. Pretty, actually.

In addition, they can also cover themselves with dragon scales, sprout wings and horns at will.

They look like me if I turn into a human and merge myself with a black snake and a giant bat.

Perhaps the black snake was a species of dragon.

So, since the vices of Gabil irritated me endlessly, I also wanted to check his defense, and it was hard to check it myself, I fired a test experiment at him. He wasn't hurt.

I just fired a normal round, which he usually receives .. which should be five times stronger than usual …

Well, maybe he was just that stupid that he didn't feel the pain, or, worse, he inherited my pain resistance.

They say that dinosaurs blunted in pain, so he could be a …

Now that they have evolved, what should we do with their housing?

If they need water, there is a flowing river nearby …

And it was painful to create a village with only a hundred people.

There was an underground lake in the cave, but there were no fish and a high density of magic energy.

Well, since it's Gabil, he can handle that, right?

They could also cultivate Hipocte grass while they were there.

However, would sending them to the cave prove to be dangerous for them?

The five guards I left for Souei.

Hopefully he can raise them to be good ninjas and kunoichi.

Since I was afraid, I would definitely avoid their training.

However, the Gabilites were a troubled group.

Even if I send them to the cave they probably won't be monsters, but …

As Dragonewts, their fighting strength was B rank.

They should have no problem defeating most of the monsters there, but centipedes can cause them trouble.

But since they were experienced soldiers and carried weapons, they should be fine, right?

I also don't have to worry about Gabil. Its evolution puts it at A-rank.

He also obtained quite a lot of magical energy.

So maybe he'll end up as an A rank.

「Gabil, I want to leave harvesting Hipokte grass in the cave for you, how about it?」

When I asked,

「Please leave it to me! This labile will work itself to the bone for your sake! 」

He casually responded.

I'll hand it to him.

Moreover, if they started living there, they could also double as cave guards.

So the Gabilites began to harvest hypocte grass in the caves.

I had some prolonged worries, so I came to check, but they seemed to be fine.

And as they constantly struggled, they became stronger.

Currently, they can drop centipedes with just the five of them.

How reassuring.

I also have to send them new weapons. So I thought.

And thus, some time passed.

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Two months have passed since I returned to the city.

Just as everyone was accustomed to life here and production went smoothly, the,

And as we finish the last house, the,

The goblins.

If I had to say, about eight thousand of them.

Appeared and knelt before me, saying

「If you can, please make us as your server too!」

「「 「We humbly beg you !!!」 」」

They say they fell down in front of me.

I thought for a moment.

If I reject them, it might lead to conflict later on.

In addition, I also expressly ordered not to discriminate against other races.

If I send them away that could set a precedent for discrimination.

Let's take it. So I decided .

"Good . But I will drive away anyone who is lazy, is that alright? 」

"Of course!!!"

I accept them lightly.

But little did I know that another struggle was soon upon me!

Some more! My screams could be heard soon after.

To say the least, I used numbers and thus created the Green Corps.

That was when the famous Green Corps was born. Together with the Yellow Corps, they will be known as incomparable people, the core of my strength.

Right now, they were just dirty goblins.

And a month later, I finally finished mentioning their names.

But this is not a total tragedy. The total amount of my magical energy has increased.

I mean, I keep emptying time again, so it's definitely going to increase a bit.

And thus, I finished naming the goblins.

By the time I finished naming them, we also finished building housing for everyone.

I had the goblins stay at the boarding house for now, but it was definitely better than camping in a tent.

We have a system to drain water, a well in every house, so this is a pretty advanced city.

Having a flush toilet is also fun.

There was a need to carry the pumped water to the toilet in a bucket, but the powerful monsters did not care much.

There are also those who do not excrete. Me included.

However, we cannot make this city smell.

That much I wouldn't allow.

However, there are still many fields and farms that have not seen success.

I want to make sure this city grows abundantly.

I finally got a land where I could live peacefully.

These were the people who were with me at the time,

Oni – 6 people

Tempest Star Wolf – 1 member

Star Leader – 1 member

Wolf Star – 100 members

Goblin Rider – 100 people

Goblin King – 1 person

Goblin Lords – 8 people

Hobgoblin – 8,657 people

Orc King – 1 person

Orc Height – 1,984 people

Dragonewts – 106 people

And 4 dwarves support us.

There were over ten thousand monsters inhabiting this land.

And thus we finish the city.

The End Disturbance Forest Arc