<h4>Chapter 104 – Summer Has Come and so Does Trouble</h4>
Time quietly passed by and the kuros began giving birth to new pups so it became busy.
We probably don’t have to do anything since we are already used for puppies being born but….I would feel awful if a pup dies.
Together with the citizens of the vige, we helped them with their deliveries.
Presently, there’s no report about stillbirths.
There’s none….
Good. I also think that they’ll voluntarily restrict their reproduction again next year. Thinking about it makes me delighted.
Maa, I’ll permit you for now because the wolf pups are cute.
I probably won’t need to expand the field next year.
The new vige building is doing well and all the things that we could do on our end here areplete.
I think it will be fine to leave the rest to the new uing residents….
But where are the new residents?
The reason why there are no new residents is obvious.
We’re depending on Beezel, Doraim, and Michael-san to gather vigers for us.
They were able to gather at least 30 vigers each.
We predicted that there will be 50 people at most so we prepared buildings for 50….
To be honest, I never expect them to gather that much people.
I heard that the forest of death has the worst reputation.
Only with a lot of confidence, tons of courage, and good understanding about what is waiting for you here will make you decide to migrate.
I will never expect anyone to migrate just because of hearing about us.
However, the three of them, despite being in the forest of death, managed to gather more than 200 applicants in total.
That’s too many.
Furthermore, though I only meant to consult them regarding that, the three of them took care of the immigration itself.
「Was your exnation not clear?」
「There is a n of making a new vige. Is there anyone who wishes to migrate? Ah, it is located in the worst ce so don’t expect too much….it’s like that.」
「I said something simr.」
「Me too….I also did not talk about taxes. I never thought that there will be people who’ll aggressively migrate. I’m sorry.」
Those were said by Beezel, Doraim, and Michael-san, the root of all of this. I’m also at fault since I was toote to stop them.
The three of them are busy so the frequency of ourmunication is not that high.
I should have utilized Hō-Ren-Sō (Hōkokuto, Renraku, and Sōdan) in order to reduce trouble. Even if we are using the small wyvern messaging, there is still a timeg of several days.
TN: HoRenSo = Report, Communicate, Inform.
The root of all trouble is the three of them only talking to me and them notmunicating with each other.
I thought that they would only gather 10 each.
I have to reflect.
After that, Beezel, Doraim, and Michael-san struggled to adjust but it did not go well.
「Although I reminded them that it is located in the forest of death, they are not willing to give up.」
「They are even presenting their vige treasure in order to migrate.」
「They even caused a riot when I tried threatening them.」
There seems to be some reason for those groups to live in this ce.
That said, even if we tell them to wait obediently, it doesn’t seem like they’ll withdraw.
But we can’t ept them all.
Even though I want to but……
What should I do?
「Let’s make new rooms for them immediately.」
Let’s try to ept everyone.
Presently, I’m checking all the arrangements we made.
I already asked them to stretch the migration date as much as possible but it’s not going well.
There is even one group that’s already started moving towards here.
What should I do now?
First of all, I gather all the race’s representatives for a meeting.
「I’d like to expand the new vige to ept one group and create new viges to ept the other two groups.」
I exined the situation and my thoughts about it.
「Won’t it be possible to expand the new vige and let everyone migrate there?」
「From what I heard, the three groups are three different races. I thought that it would be more efficient to divide them that put them together in one ce….」
「Certainly. Though Big Tree Vige is home for several races and is doing well….it is a rare case.」
「If we think about how the neers will feel if they settle down somewhere with other races, they’ll probably be restless.」
「In addition to that….」
Thus, it has been decided to make new viges.
「Where should we build them?」
「There are several proposed site prepared before but there is a problem.」
「What is it?」
「Water. Those ces are nowhere near the waterfall….」
「The waterway would be too long.」
「Right. Though I think there will still be water if we dig wells but…. How are they going to farm with that? How are they going to water the fields?」
Fields made from AFT will be fine though.
However, I can’t do that…..
「This is hard.」
It doesn’t rain that much in this forest.
Though that is the case, why is it that the river flowing from the mountain in the north is abundant?
Well, because of that, there is no problem with the volume of water flowing in the river.
The problem is the position of the waterfall.
In other words, the height of the river is the problem.
「Is there a device that can draw the water up from the river?」
「Like a magical tool?」
「No, not like that….I mean, like the water wheel used in the bath. Is there a tool like that?」
「No, there’s no device like…..that’s it, vige chief!」
「What?」
「What don’t we use a water wheel like that to draw the water up from the river?」
I blush a little.
That’s exactly right.
Ah, wait wait.
「That waterwheel is a failure.」
「Failure? But it can draw water, is it not?」
「Yes, but manually. It should have been automatic. A waterwheel should be able to use the water flow of the river to draw the water up to a higher ce.」
Hearing my exnation, the mountain elf Ya raises her hands.
「I have been interested in that water wheel for some time. I will do my best toplete it as you describe.」
I am thankful for Ya’s proposal.
「With the assumption of aplete waterwheel…..there are several ces that I can rmend if the waterway problem is no more.」
It will be autumn harvest soon.
And winter wille next.
It seems like weck time.
We build the new viges in a hurry.
First of all, the expansion of the new vige is almostplete.
Currently, it can only amodate 50 people the most but it should be able to amodate twice now.
I used the AFT to clear the forest in order to expand the vige.
It took me five days to do it.
Three high elves and several kuros checked the new proposed vige site.
The ce is ten kilometers south of the new vige.
It is fairly far from Big Tree Vige.
「Can you make it a little closer?」
「If the vige is too close, it will coincide with the first vige once it bes bigger. I personally think that this distance is too close.」
「Is that so….」
Thinking about it, since they are 10 kilometers away from each other, if they mutually expand 5 kilometers, they’ll coincide.
But, will that actually happen?
That might be so because of the river. Given the location of the river, Big Tree Vige is expanding southeast. Did they choose to build the new vige in the west because of that?
Fumu.
Let’s just think that they really chose those ces because of it.
「I understand. Let’s build the next new vige in that ce.」
「Yes, and also, vige chief, can you temporarily name the new viges?」
「….I don’t have a naming sense.」
「It is only temporary.」
「Is that so? Then….the new vige will be Kawakami Vige, the one you went to will be Kawashimo Vige, and at the other one will be Kawanaka Vige.」
TN: Kawakami – Upper part of the river, Kawashimo – Lower part of the river, Kawanaka – Middle part of the river.
「Kawakami Vige, Kawashimo Vige, Kawanaka Vige. Affirmative. I’ll notify the others.」
「….wait.」
Kawakami Vige, Kawashimo Vige, Kawanaka Vige………
Yeah, it is easy to make mistake so I have to fix it right now.
「How about One Vige, Two Vige, and Three Vige?」
「It is only temporary so I think those are good temporary names.」
In addition, I think that the new inhabitants should be the one to decide the name of the vige rather than having poor names attached to their new vige.
「Yes. When the new residents want to name it on their own, let them be.」
「We’re going to ask the new residents?」
Anyway, those were only temporary names.
One Vige is under construction due to expansion.
Next will be Two Vige’s turn andst will be Three Vige’s.
……..
One Vige, Two Vige, Three Vige…..
Bell Vige, Hill Vige, and Valley Vige sounds better.
Whatever. It is only temporary.
I shouldn’t think of pointless things.
We should make Two Vige quick….let’s make a road.
「Straight north of here is One Vige.」
「Affirmative. Thanks for your hard work.」
It took me 5 days to make a road that connects One Vige and Two Vige.
And 15 days in making construction materials for Two Vige.
I also made toilets and wells. We are also behind schedule since we were attacked by monsters and demon beasts frequently.
Is it because this is the first time some people stayed in this neighborhood for a long time?
Thinking about it, weren’t the monsters and demon beasts around the Big Tree Vige decreased?
No no, the rabbits with fangs are on the rise.
We often capture them.
…….
By chance, is the reason why the rabbit with fangs is on the rise because we’re killing monsters and demon beasts?
A-as expected of the power of bnce of nature.
I have to keep in mind the ecosystem of the forest and the preservation of species from now on.
Humans should not trouble the other residents of his surroundings.
He should not waste preys.
He should not hunt wastefully.
That’s for the best.
I left one big tree in the center of the two viges.
I decided it to be the standard style.
I also made shrines below those trees.
Because we don’t have enough time, I only made statues of the two gods.
I postponed making statues of Kuro and Zabuton.
However, I will definitely make itter.
Now, Three Vige.
Three Vige is south of Two Vige.
About 15 kilometers along the river.
After receiving an exnation about the nned construction site and judging that there is no problem, I made a road that connects Two Vige and Three Vige.
It took me 10 days.
There are still a lot of monsters and demon beasts after all.
The kuros drives away majority of them. I’m wondering why this side is attacked frequently.
In this survival of the fittest ce, I made delicious foods using the monsters and demon beasts.
When I was about to start working on Three Vige, the high elvespleted the construction on One Vige and started working on Two Vige.
That time, a message arrived.
「Vige Chief, with Doraim-san’s guidance, the migrant applicant has arrived. Please return to Big Tree Vige.」
AN: One Vige, Two Vige, Three Vige. Should it be better if I name them Vige of One, Vige of Two, and Vige of Three?
TN: (?_?)