The Sended's

Chapter 37: Spare no Effort

That story.... I'd say it sounds like a fairy tale book, but there's Uranium and nuclear reactions in a fairy tale...

For sure he explained how humans came to this world and how we ended up here today. I say humans sound so stupid, we try so hard to get out of that hole but in the end it breaks down

Doesn't that look stupid?

"You've already explained how magic started, but you haven't explained anything about magic itself, yet,"

"The "magic Daz Robocca reset is now divided into three categories. Unique Magic, Elemental Magic, and General Magic, that was said in the magic books. But actually all of that can be done with a strong imagination,"

Hmm. so that's true, meaning I can use any magic as long as I think about it well in my head. Uh! I used to think about creation magic, so I got it

Kyouka who thought of fire also got it just like that, that means magic is the embodiment of our imagination

"Maou, is there anything you want to know more about magic?"

"Eh? N-no," she looks nervous in front of the gods

Likewise with Kyouka even though he has met him twice, well, for me this has been to so many times anyway, but in the past I was not like that either.

"So I guess that's enough,"

"Then I'll see you later,"

Huh...day has become evening as long as we listen to the long story, but it seems that Kyouka's work is far from over. I'll help her, but later

Now I want to take a little more walk, see what Ruby has built under Kyouka, while Maou also goes for a walk in search of an empty place for her underground empire

Kyouka suggested that if the Maou kingdom was underground, then he could build it under the city of Ruby. But Maou refused that, fearing that there were some things that could disturb the city's citizens later.

Eh... so like this city built the city from the beginning yes... indeed not as big as Edelfield, but considering only about two years then the development is very rapid.

If this continues, how is Ruby 20 years away? It looks terrible, because there will be space in this city? Dense population is also a bad thing, anywhere must be so

"Hom!" a soldier yawns on the side of the road

"Hello, soldier!"

"Whoah! You surprised me, what do you want?" the soldier asked in surprise

Hmm... So no one knows who I am? I am a hero like Kyouka who freed you from slavery.... But yeah, because from the beginning it was my goal then it was a good thing

"I was just wondering why there was a soldier on the side of the road when Ruby kept fighting against Ladenvield?"

"Oh that, don't think that no-no, I don't desertion, it's because of orders from my superiors. He said only high-powered soldiers could join the next battle,"

"Eh...? Why that?" ask me curious

"Well that's the case I don't really understand either, but I guess it's because of the old belief about the quality of fighters,"

Oho! I forgot about her

Ruby has such a tradition, before our village was attacked also I heard similar things from elders, about how the ancestors did not like fighters who were not qualified or that kind

Huh! Such thinking makes them always primitive, in contrast to Ladenvield and Eldelfield who impose conscription

"Who's your boss, soldier?"

"Aren't you general Maximilian? He's Ruby's squad leader,"

"Eh?! Kyo-I mean Lofi's not leading a direct army?"

"Lophy? You mean queen? He sometimes replaces generals in important battles, and when the queen leads everything gets excited,"

But if it's the spirit of it....

Then, I wondered what kind of general Maximilian, the leader of Ruby's army I was about to take over

I'll investigate later, now I'll try some food near here

Before plunging into the affairs of the kingdom, I will first investigate the problems they have. It would be easier to conduct a war if the domestic problems have been resolved, regardless of the problems that will come when the war occurs....

"Miss, are you really 18? This drink contains alcohol,"

"I'm 19 years old uncle, so it's okay to drink it. By the way, how much does it all cost?"

I was in a bar whose location was still irregular, and the city was actually built. Because it does not have a qualified city designer, development is done in the original

Especially because of the migration that is too fast, many new homes must be built, even though there are several areas that have been set for certain districts such as industrial and commercial

In the end the houses were built together with industrial and commercial buildings, lucky Kyouka has a good waste police so until now there has been no problem

But just imagine if the water you drink is mixed with industrial waste. Even though it's still medieval, I still don't want any wood chips in the water that I drink....

"Everything is 10 silver,"

"Yes I know, it's because of the supply problem. The Count in the North who owned the largest wheat field in Ruby monopolized his grain trade

Ah... I wonder when Queen Lofi will act,"

Just wandering around for a while already got two problems, well.one person can not solve everything, I understand why Kyouka has not solved all this.

"Well, I'll pay you. But you're not lying about the monopoly, are you?"

"Yes, usually all it's only 4 silver," it's still more expensive than Edelfield dong...

But at least at a reasonable limit, because Edelfield has a wheat field that can reach a dozen times the size of Ruby, it actually means cheaper here. Well, until the monopoly count in the North

All right, I'll pay and I'll solve one problem at a time.

"Kyouka," my greeting

"Ryuu... Have you finished your walk?"

"Hehe, sorry for bothering you all this time,"

Maou also came from behind the door

"H-hi,"

"So you got a good place?" ask me about Maou

"Yes, I think it's a good place, but the most important thing is the secrecy,"

That's good, because his Undead army can help Ruby's military campaign later. But uh. I hope I will use them to a minimum, in addition to their resurrectable nature, only a few Undead types can move quickly

Although I can take advantage of them, but only on special occasions when the situation is right, because I prefer fast and brutal battles

"Maou, what was your skill? Besides the magic you're good at,"

"Science, though it's more physics-leaning," that's a lesson I don't like....

But I realized that his knowledge is very useful, especially in this age. Applying such knowledge will accelerate the pace of technological development in our kingdom

"Kyouka, I think Maou is suitable to be the head of weapons development or something like that for now,"

"Eh? I haven't agreed to it yet" Maou said

"Hm.... I'm sure you fit in there, too" continued Kyouka

"Well, if you insist," he immediately agreed when Kyouka said it....

"Then I get information about the poor recruitment system of soldiers, only the most vulnerable can fight while the weak will guard the back line, do you already know this Kyouka?"

"Yes I quite agree with that, therefore also we always win against Ladenvield,"

Hahh.

"That might be effective when fighting enemies on a small scale,"

Because Ruby has never done an attack first, it was Ladenvield who always did the first attack. And know for yourself how the terrain in Ruby.

Big troops will not be effective here, I'm sure Ladenvield is eager to put everything they have against us

But if this continues, we will not be able to expand. Sorry, I changed my statement, we can try to expand but it won't work

Once Ruby's army comes out of this forest, we will be greeted by thousands of Laden soldiers who are still waiting for their turn to enter the forest. And because of Ruby's recruitment system, maybe we only have hundreds of soldiers

And for those who say that quality will prevail against quantity, it would actually be true if the quality in question were weaponry and other battle technologies

The problem was that the quality that Ruby's troops had was only in their skill in using weapons or their strength when using them.

At times like this I would choose quantity plus strategy against enemy quantity

"So you want to fix it?" Ask Kyouka

"Not now, because there's another problem. Have you ever checked the price of wheat?"

"Yes I saw a significant increase, but it was due to crop failure in the North. Next year it is said to be improving" he replied

"If so, then great, but I'll investigate further,"

"Eh? Is there another possibility?"

"Of course, the owner of the bar in the city heard rumors that the Count of the owners of the wheat fields in the North monopolized his grain, therefore I will make sure,"

Kyouka has done a good job, I'm sure he must have worked hard to make this kingdom a reality. Therefore me and Maou should also do the same

I will do anything to achieve our common goal