Chapter 134

Due to the discussion that followed, Me, Mea, and Elia were going to stay in a guest room in Larks mansion .

Are you sure its okay? Um, were more used to our own normal lodgings .

No, no! You should definitely come and stay with us! As it stands, this mansion may not be very wealthy either but well prepare food for your taste buds, even if I have to scrape the floor of the pantry!

Plea-, please dont be too reckless

I was thinking that Id be careful and that a normal innkeeper would be fine, but since Lark recommended it with tremendous vigor, I decided to stay there, gratefully deciding that it would be rude to refuse .

If the residents look at me like Im being treated too favorably by him, I wont get stoned by the lords people either, right?

Tomorrow, well immediately set out to thin out the magic beasts with our private army . Ill try to organize the whole movement until then . At that time, it would be great if you could help me out again .

Yes, of course, you can leave it to me . Arent you going to move that alchemy division this time?

If its a group of sorcerers, they should be a good force to be reckoned with .

Since this is an important battle to defend the territory, I dont think theres any way to not use it

Hearing my question, Lark glances at the door and then lowers his voice .

. Well, the Alchemy Division is currently on another important mission . They were indeed asked to move during the subjugation of Nalgarn, but even then, they were mostly just watching from a safe zone . Forcing them to go with us would only cause confusion . As long as we cant coordinate with the private army, its difficult to protect the sorcerer while theyre chanting .

Oh I understand .

Im getting the gist of it .

In other words, they dont want to go into dangerous places to make excuses for their other work .

If its Vice Commander Rinoas faction, or no, Icarus will crush you .

Lark muttered to himself and then shook his head .

Im not sure, but that Icarus or something is the head of the alchemy division and is probably the source of the trouble for Lark .

By the way, what is that mission?

Its a study of alchemy to develop crops that have characteristics that make them easier to grow in this local climate, faster growing and more nutritious .

Wha-!?

It sounds like such a fun thing to do .

Id love to join them too .

The Alchemy Division, in harmony, asked, Why dont we reconfigure based on the 00? I want to develop it while discussing things like Lets take advantage of this property because it makes us vulnerable to high temperatures, and In the literature, Ive read, Ive read, and so on .

Uh, Um, as I thought, instead of the private army, would you like me to participate in that one as well

Before I could say it, Lark punched the wall .

Weve been working on it step by step for nearly two years now . Certainly, this territory will be saved when it is completed but I think that if such a dreamy crop could be produced in a few years, the old sorcerers would have made it long ago . And even more so, in this remote place where there are no proper books

Lark drops his eyes to the floor .

His eyes seemed to be caged with frustration, dismay, resignation, and then mockery at himself for not being able to stop, even though he knew it was futile .

Awawawa

Ah, Im sorry for complaining . Did you say something earlier?

No-, nothing .

Its not a mood I can bring up

For now, lets call it a day .

It would be best to avoid bypassing the alchemy division, and Ill do some preliminary research after the thinning of the magic beasts, and if it looks okay, Ill talk to him again from time to time .

Speaking of which, you were having trouble finding materials for your armor .

Yeah . We cant take on a magic beast as an opponent without armor but well just have to somehow hold out with the existing ones for a while . We need to turn them over to the alchemy division to repair them to buy time, and in the meantime, we need to recover our trade and stock up on armor from the outside .

With that money?

Although weve lost contact with them a bit, there is a territory with which we are very close . If I beg them and somehow get support

I dont know if I can borrow money, or

It doesnt seem like theres much of a chance of succeeding .

I dont want people to think Im being stingy, so lets just cut the cards that can be cut .

With the scales on Nalgarns neck and torso, Im sure we can make a good number of armor . If you have the processing skills here, that is . Its an emergency, and Ill be happy to offer it to you .

Tha-, thats true, If we have that! Three heads that you hunted and one head that the strike force dropped! A torso and four heads!

Four?

Ah, ahhhh, yeah, so thats what it results to .

Maybe I should have corrected that earlier .

Well, youll know it when you see it .

With all that, well have enough to cover everything! Its strength is good enough, right?

Lark turns around and looks at Euris .

Euris nods dully .

I can vouch for the hardness of Nalgarns scales . It is harder and lighter than any other metal armor out there . It will be difficult to process, but if you dont care about appearances, it will be easy to mass-produce However, due to its strong magical power, um I think it would be a bit of a waste to use it as just armor .

Euris drops her voice in the middle and says slowly as if choosing her words .

I wondered what she was worried about, but her eyes were looking at me .

She must have stepped on the idea that I wouldnt want to half-process Nalgarns scales to reduce their value .

I-, I see so it would be a waste

Larks shoulders slump dejectedly and he looks at me to see if Im in a good mood .

There are peoples lives at stake . I wont be sparing you a small fortune . Spend it all .

Really, I dont know how to thank you enough . Im sorry, and when its all over, Ill make sure to thank you for this .

Lark sniffs and bows his head to me .

Raise your head, please .

Yes, patron get!

Weve sold our favors, and our credit is more than enough if we go along with future reconstruction activities .

Im sure that at this rate, theyll let me provide aid and investment money, as well as mass production and sales of magic tools in the name of the territory .

Im sure they wont be looking at me like Im a fool .

I suppressed my inwardly excited feelings and made a conscious effort to avoid revealing them to the public .