
Now, after that fool leaves, this is what we do.
Just at that time, Sai had returned from the Reconnaissance mission.
On time .
Gathering everyone together, I decided to hold a conference.
From Demi Human: Yord, Mael, Yurd Yerd, Yird, and Riria.
Nard represents the dwarves.
Rentaro, Yakurou, Yuna, Sai Represent Ogre/Oni
And I'm on my own.
Overall, 12 "people". Current core members. Nard also spoke on behalf of the Construction and Manufacturing departments.
The Production Department is overseen by Riria.
The Department of Government has the Yord in charge, and the three heads form 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 Rentaro Dan Yakurou
Intelligence Department by Sai.
Department of Defense by Mael.
Currently, we only have six departments active in our city.
Well, even though I say "active", they are just a name; however, it may be a good idea to slowly develop them.
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, Mael 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 a promise. That's something I have to do.
Riria 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 departments were fully handed over to Nard.
He usually specialized in blacksmithing, but after Kuroda joined, he ended up in a managerial position.
It seemed like Nard had been completely separated from his area of expertise. However, he had entrusted everything to Kuroda.
According to Nard, 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.
Yuna is in charge of my care? I kind of wanted to rethink the post, but now, wherever we put it, it would be bad for my heart.
For now, let's wait and see.
And, about Sai.
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. Furthermore, he could use six clones without any restrictions.
And even if I say their abilities are decreasing, it's just about their power (HP) and magical energy (MP) – it to be 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.
Sai, as I just explained.
Yuuki has specialized in my Analytical Ability, and woke up with a unique skill [Analysis]
Our abilities are basically identical, with the exception that mine is more Superior because I have a Kniowledge Earring. He can analyze with vision alone.
Kuroda had obtained a unique [Research] skill. This skill was also very similar to the [Analysis] skill.
As someone who specializes in production, it is a very useful skill.
Yakurou had her perception ability accelerated by a thousand times. So basically I can't see him losing a battle.
Yuna, as you would expect, gained [Hercules Strength] and [Physical Strength].
In addition, he also woke up with a special skill [Battle Instict] that he should never have used.
Lastly, Rentaro. This bastard learned [Red Lightning] of all things. Seriously! Of all the dangerous skills that I don't want to circulate!
I think I need to 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 orders, Sai began to convey the circumstances.
Everyone was silent listening.
He sent six clones to gather intel
Beastkin Village
Marsh/lake conditions
The Orc army
He seemed to have sent two clones to each location.
First, the Beastkin villages have decided to join the leader of the Lizardmen Invasion, Loki 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 the Beastkin builds their community in the forest, the 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 command a conquest quickly.
When they did, the Beastkins could only continue to live in hiding. Their future looks bleak.
While on this topic, I also listened to the report on Loki..
Somehow, the Beastkins he had gathered numbered 7,000 soldiers.
A decent army.
When we got together, they had appealed to the 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 robbers.
We just started building this city, but leaving it would not be fun.
If we let the Orcs attack so far, the forest ecosystem will probably collapse>
That's why we have to stop them in the swamps.
Now about the swamps.
Here, the Lizardmen Leader had already started to gather an army, and prepared ten thousand troops.
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 the Orcs the enemy they should fear?
So let's hear about the orcs.
Orc troops, totaling 300,000.
[Huh? 300,000? !!! ]
I thoughtlessly let out my voice.
The Orcs that attacked the giants/Ogres only amounted to ten thousand …
[So the people who attacked our village were only one division?]
[Really. After investigating, it became clear. Their army consisted of 300,000 soldiers! Coming from the south, they took a relatively wide route and targeted the swamps. ]
Hm. I don't really know the geography yet.
[Sai, do you have a map or something?]
[What is a Map?]
[Eh?]
[ [ [ ・ ・ ・ ???] ] ]
What'd he say?
Because there are so few people who know about maps …
Nard knows. He knew about them, but nothing was going around.
It seemed like this world was treating the map as a military secret.
Yakurou's grandfather had drawn a map around the village on a wooden block.
Not having paper is very difficult.
In any case, with wooden blocks, we will carve maps around our city.
Using the map in my head, and Mael's knowledge, we have Yakurou take down 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 need it, and the Demi Human might do it.
Yuuki brought a tray of food.
Following him, a group of girls followed with more trays.
Maybe rest is not necessary, but eating is important.
…, as long as it wasn't made by Yuna, it was.
.
.
.
A party was held.
And for some reason, Yuuki was sitting right next to me. Just in case, I should 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.
[Let's eat!]
Until I say it, no one moves.
It seems like if I don't eat first, nothing will start.I hope that someone will eventually eat, but it seems like I have to strengthen myself.
It's okay . Yuna didn't make this!
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 .. it was delicious.
[Gazat!!!]
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, Yuuki 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'm an adult, I'm still a child. He looks like a little man. Even if I let him feed me, there should be no problem.
* Fufun*Laughter of victory came out from Yuuki while she glanced at Yuna.
Tears seemed to start forming in Yuna's eyes, but her expression quickly turned to surprise after she tasted the dish.
Right, Yuuki. If you polish your cooking skills a little more, it will really shine.
You would never consider putting weird things into people's food!
Even without spices, to be able to bring out the taste of this herb well.
But was Rentaro a test subject for many dishes before this? I don't know about that.
Well, Yuuki may be the Magic Chef. 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's been a long time since I've enjoyed eating this much.
With the end of the meal, the end of our break.
We had a pretty good time.
But now we have to get down to where we are.
[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].
Sai marked the Orcs with wood chips.
I'm teaching basic arithmetic for Demi-Human, 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 were three routes to the center of Narou forest that orcs could use.
One walk from the mountains . The others along the 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 get the army to cross where the river Noubert met the river of the Eastern Empire.
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 swamp from the west.
However, the forest would hamper their efforts to move beyond the river.
According to Yakurou, there were 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 already an open secret by 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 300,000 soldiers, how do they feed them? What do they do about food? ]
For my question
[looks. A group of soldiers used to drive a food caravan. However, obviously not enough . ]
With a slight hesitation, he quickly added
[This is just my opinion, but I think they have starved to death 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 expected?]
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, Sai said
[Could ... Orc Lord?]
Without waiting for Sai Rentaro's response concluded.
[Exactly. 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 centuries. Causing violence all over the world, terrible monsters.
And he seemed to have a unique skill [Starving].
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 lord was an unsettling existence.
Such an obnoxious person should have been taken down long ago …
But I won't complain.
While keeping in mind the whereabouts of the orc leader, we continued the conference.
Arranging the pieces of wood on the map instead of pawns, we marked the Lizardmen's army of 10 men. 000
Behind them, Loki's army with 7,000 Beastkin
After doing so, we clearly saw what was abnormal about the orc army …
But more importantly.
[In this way, that stupid lizard headquarters would fall from a single strike, right? ]
True Envoy lizardmen called Loki
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,
[Hm. So that's how it is. ]
Yakurou 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 say is 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 Loki?
[I want to build a proper alliance with the Lizardmen. We are few in number. But I don't think we should have left them. ]
Yakurou added so, and everyone accepted.
I also agree.
[But forming alliances 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.
[Yunero-Sama calm down your fear! We are each capable of destroying ten thousand enemies, this is not a problem! ]
Yakurou 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
[Yunero-Sama I plan to negotiate. To have a direct discussion with the head of the Lizardmen.
Would you allow me? ]
Sai 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 Sai.
[Good! In that case, I order you to speak to the Chief Lizardmen. Demand the same treatment! ]
With those words, I sent Sai
[Yes! I live to serve! ]
With that response, he immediately disappeared into the shadows.
He quickly stood up. It seems to have gone.
[More, with these things in mind, continue the preparation!]
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 Orc Lord, yes. If he really showed up, it would probably be an annoying fight.
Thinking about the future made me fall a little into grief.