<h4>Chapter 327 – Vige Five’s Industrial Development n (III)</h4>


    Chapter 327 – Vige Five’s Industrial Development n (III)


    Though there’s break in between, the meeting continues.


    「Farming is minimal in Vige Five but we were able to secure farnd now. Full-scale farming is expected to begin next year. This year will be dedicated in making farnd.」


    Normal course of action.


    There’s no problem with that.


    No, there is a problem.


    The self-sufficiency of Vige Five is considerably low.


    It has to procure food outside so the Goroun Company needs to deal with that.


    Since it is a food situation, I want to improve it immediately, but there is nothing I can do about it.


    Making farmablend is important.


    …..How about using dungeon potatoes?


    After it withers, won’t it be good fertilizer?


    Oh, you’re already doing it.


    My apologies.


    「Livestock raising of cows, sheeps, goats, pigs, and chickens have started in full scale. Though there’s no problem with breeding, it will still take several years before it is supplied to Vige Five.」


    This is also natural.


    They are living things.


    「For the time being, we n to cover it by purchasing outside in addition to the meat of monsters and demon beasts the adventurers have hunted.」


    Purchasing outside….even in this, we have to burden Goroun Company.


    I’m sorry.


    I said my apologies but Michael-san said it’s alright since they are making money from it.


    Thank you.


    Now, what’s the problem with the adventurers?


    「There are no longer any monsters or demon beasts near Vige Five. It is all ording to n-desu. Now, they are hunting in a ce in the north which is six hours from here.」


    They are bringing meat from there?


    「No, we have set up a temporary purchasing office there. We are trying to secure the quantity of meat needed by Vige Five by dismantling them there before transporting it here. The adventurers are asking us to build a restaurant, a tavern, and an inn near the temporary purchasing office.」


    I don’t know about that temporary purchasing office but I know what the adventurers want. I heard that they demand a ce where they can safely eat and stay in the forest.


    I heard that from Gulf, Daga, and Pirika.


    For the time being, the solution I thought of is a camping coach.


    It is impossible to pack a restaurant, a tavern, and an inn in one, we divided them.


    In order to decrease the number of horses, we downsize them.


    Cooking carriage is an equipped cooking facility.


    The following food carriage and water carriage can be used as dining rooms.


    A tavern carriage that mainly sells alcohol.


    The carriage is not where the customers would drink. It is especially designed to make sure that no alcohol will fall.


    If you want to drink, don’t do it inside the carriage.


    Andst one, a private carriage equipped with bed where two people can stay.


    One won’t be enough so we prepared ten of them.


    I understand that it still won’t be enough given the number of adventurers but we can’t afford to prepare a lot.


    For everyone else, a carriage full of camping tents and equipment for camp is prepared.


    There’s also a shower carriage where they could take shower.


    Please make do with these.


    Water and food wagon is necessary so we prepared 20 of them in total.


    We managed to prepare them all.


    The mountain elves worked hard.


    It will be embarrassing if it became problematic when used in a forest with monsters and demon beasts. Because of that, we are experimenting on it at Vige Five.


    Gulf, Daga, Pirika, and Pirika’s fellow disciples will give their impressionster.


    After making improvements based on their impressions, we will officially adopt it.


    With this, we will be of help even a little to the adventurers who are getting rid of monsters and demon beasts. We are thankful for it and also for securing meat.


    However, in terms of food security, we can only rely on Goroun Company.


    This is a freshly made vige so it can’t be helped.


    Come to think of it, is it really okay?


    「What is it?」


    Michael-san answers my doubt.


    Other areas may have had food shortages not too long ago.


    Hou, one of the demon king’s kingdom’s four heavenly kings, carried out farnd remodeling using dungeon potatoes in various ces that saved those areas with food shortage.


    But, they just got out of food shortage, won’t they be reluctant to sell?


    Won’t the price be too steep?


    「That’s not true. Farm viges and merchants who saw the effect of dungeon potatoes are worried that the price would crumble after this year’s harvest. They are already selling them now.」


    So that’s how it is.


    Even if the harvest is good, not everyone is happy.


    Thought-provoking.


    「Well, the demon king’s kingdom is also moving so that the price won’t crumble.」


    Beezel nods to Michael-san’s nce.


    「Randan’s stomach is probably aching already.」


    Hahaha.


    I’ll be nice to Randan next time I see him.


    ……


    But now that this happens….


    Won’t Big Tree Vige’s crops value decrease?


    「No no. The value of high-grade ingredients will still be high. People who can afford it are evenpeting for it. I still look forward in working with you again this year.」


    Michael-san continues asking me to absolutely not decrease our production.


    「You may even increase it. I’ll buy it all.」


    I’ll think about it.


    「Let’s continue. Regarding diplomatic aspect….the two elves.」


    Tree king and bow king stand at the same time and bow toward me.


    「Please let me report. I’m in charge of the west side of Vige Five. All seventeen elf viges scattered throughout the west have taken a written oath. There were some battles but we crushed them. Six people were injured but no one died.」


    「I’m in charge of the east side of Vige Five. Twenty-two elf viges throughout the east made a written oath to obey Vige Five. No battles have urred there. As for the reason why, the dwarf Juano-shi has contacted them in advance.」


    …..


    Areh?


    We’re talking about diplomacy, right?


    Why is there a written oath?


    And why am I the only one who thinks something is wrong?


    When I looked at Youko next to me, she nodded and confirmed what they said.


    「Both of you did well. By the way, do you know any other ce with hostile elves?」


    ….


    Youko, no.


    That’s not what I meant.


    Diplomacy is all about trying to get along, isn’t it?


    The elves can’t negotiate unless they know who’s in the upper or lower part of the hierarchy?


    Basically, making the other party below you….


    After hearing Youko’s exnation, I looked at tree king and bow king.


    「I’m embarrassed to say but it’s true.」


    「As long as they know their ce, they’ll be obedient.」


    ……


    If you think about it, is that the reason why the high elves are following Ria?


    Looks like it.


    「And the ces where there might be hostile?」


    「Yes. They are far from here so I think there will be no problem but there is the famous spear king of Gigu Forest, wind king of Gau forest, and there is also a force that calls themselves as elf empire.」


    …..elf empire?


    「They are not on this continent but it is a country of elves located on an ind. I’m sorry but I don’t know anything else.」


    Beezel continues for the tree king.


    「It is arge ind located about 15 to 20 days of ship travel in the southwest direction of Shashaato City. I hear that there are about 5000 elves living there. It is not under the influence of the demon king’s kingdom. They are independent and don’t really get involved with the outside world.」


    If they don’t want to get involved with the outside world then let’s leave it alone.


    Yeah, there’s no need to prepare a warship.


    We won’t invade them.


    What about the other two ces?


    …… northeast of Howling Vige.


    I see.


    That’s certainly far.


    Leave it alone too.


    ……


    Areh?


    Isn’t that the ce where the undead came from before?


    ……..


    Is it rted?


    Or is it not?


    ……


    Let’s ask ancestor-san next time.


    「Last but not the least, some requests from the residents of the vige.」


    Let’s hear it.


    「Because it is developing too much, there is a desire to call it a city and not a vige. This is also thements of travelers and merchants who came to the vige. They said they were deceived.」


    I didn’t mean to deceive you.


    Vige Five is only a temporary name but it was then adopted.


    It is unexpected that the vige has grown to the size of a city.


    Well, if there are problems, let’s change it.


    We can change it to City Five but it is not necessary to focus on five.


    If you have any idea of a city name, let’s hear it.


    …..


    Yeah, no one said anything.


    Ah, Youko raised her hand.


    Please.


    「We had talked about it in the vige council before….”Hiraku City” was popr. Are you fine with it?」


    Rejected.


    As expected, I find it embarrassing to have a city named after me.


    If Youko is okay with it, how about naming this ce Youko City.


    ……


    Sounds good.


    If you’re not against….


    I’m more important….


    「Ano, if we change Vige Five’s name, we’ll have to rewrite all the oaths….」


    That was the opinion of both tree king and bow king.


    「Paperwork will increase like a mountain too.」


    That’s the opinion of the civil servant girls.


    I’m a man who ys safe.


    「The summit will be Vige Five while the sides and the base of the mountain is City Five.」


    To outsiders, Vige Five will be the ce where government affairs are handled.


    「Make sure to publicize it.」


    With this, there won’t be any problem.


    That’s what I hope.


    After that, the meeting continued for some reason.


    It was already evening when it was over.


    I’m tired.