Chapter 64: I for one am not going back


    A certain group advanced through a snow-covered path.


    Is there really a vige ahead?


    Im not sure, but I dont think those merchants were lying to us


    With this snow though, it might not matter either way. We might freeze to death before arriving


    Having heard of the rumors about the vige in the wastnd, these people left their vige.


    However, because the ce that was mentionedwhich was the northernmost ce in northernmost region of the Albert territorywas heavily covered in snow, even moving took quite an effort.


    O-oi, whats that? Is that aroad?


    It is! And look over there!


    They had discovered a road that stretched in this snow-coverednd.


    And by looking where the road led, they saw magnificent, gigantic castle walls.


    Its real!


    The rumors were true


    As though the fatigue from their long journey was suddenly gone, they sprinted forward, with a spring in each step. Their feet now felt so light, even the heavy snow couldnt keep them from reaching the road.


    wait, theres not a trace of snow on this long road?


    The winter in the wastnd was so cold.


    Probably because of the mountains nearby, snow fell quite frequently. So much so that the wastnd was covered in snow before winter was truly here.


    And when the snow piled up, it was hard to remove it.


    Naturally, that made travel to and from here difficult. At that rate we were going, merchants and immigrants would likely have stoppeding to our vige for the rest of the winter.


    So, I thought I should periodically remove the snow.


    What I did was use Facility Customization to make one side of the road rise up considerably more, almost like a wall. In other words, I made it form an L shape.


    If there was a considerable amount of snow on the road, I would use facility customization again to shift the protruding portion to the other side, dragging the snow with it. It would definitely be dangerous if people were on the road, so I always make sure to use Intruder Detection first.


    Aside from the initial cost to make the road to be shaped like this, it didnt cost me any points to clear the snow. Not to mention, the effort it saves me.


    Thanks to this solution, merchants were stilling to the vige despite it being the dead of winter.


    My, this vige is really so, very, superfortable. Even if doesnt give me coin, Id stille here.


    I know what you mean. They have great food, warm beds, always-open public baths. Its almost like Im taking a vacation, hahaha!


    You know what, why dont we make this our base of operations?


    Oh! Thats a great idea!


    I could be wrong, but it felt like they were staying in the vige for longer periods of timetely. Not that I had any problems with that, of course.


    Immigrants were also stilling to the vige.


    In fact, I was just about to greet the ones who just arrived.


    Before I forget, how are the repairs going, Philia-san?


    Ahh, yes, theyre going well. Thanks to the underground path you built, weve been slowly but surely doing the repairs. If all goes well, it should beplete by spring time.


    I see.


    In other words, the elves would be back to their hamlet in the forest when spring arrives.


    Thinking that you guys will leave soon actually makes me feel a bit lonely.


    yeah


    Its just as we heard. This vige is like paradise.


    Yeah. Its the middle of winter, yet theres plenty of food. We can use as much hot water as we want. And then, theres thisrge bath.


    Two men were talking while in the spacious bath of the public bath house.


    They have moved to the vige just recently, so they were still getting surprised by how much better their lives were in the vige.


    I must say, those apartment buildings are something else. I was worried about living somewhere really in cold in the winter, but its not cold here at all. Back in our old shack, we had to wrap ourselves in straw just to sleep, and thats in autumn.


    Have you heard that the vige chief built those apartment buildings in an instant?


    The environment here in the vige is truly superb!


    !?


    The two men were startled.


    It was because they suddenly heard a third voice.


    The voice belonged to an elf. This being the bath house, the elf was of course naked.


    By looking at the elfsher region, the two men found out that it was a male elf.


    Sure, one could simply assume that it was a male elf because this was the mens bath, but without checking their private part, it was so hard to be sure whether an elf was male or female.


    Ahm, is it true that elves used to live in the forest?


    Yes. However, we were recently attacked by a horde of orcs. It was thanks to this viges help that we escaped a gruesome fate. It might not look it, but this vige has great war potential. Its much safer here than in any city.


    Ohh, that reassuring. I was actually a bit worried when I heard this vige was close to a den of monsters.


    The two men were perplexed at first, but they quickly became conversational with the friendly elf.


    When your home gets fixed, does that mean youll leave and go back to the forest?


    No, no, no. No way. Now that I know of this pleasant vige, theres just no way Ill go back to that simple and dangerous ce.


    After hearing the elfs rant, the two men looked at each other.


    While theyve realized that the elf before them was a bit unconventional, he was still part of a supposedly noble race. The two men worried if it was alright for the elf to talk like that about his own hamlet.


    Ahahaha, dont worry, its not a problem. The others may not say it, but we all think it. Well, I dont know what theyll do, but I for one am not going back. Even if Im the only elf to not go back, Ill still stay.


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