Chapter 491 – Narmer-Nile (4)
About 3 and a half days by boat from western Britannia to Romania.
It would be a lie if I said there were no problems while sailing for those three days. Because the sea in this world is rough.
“There are a lot of pirates. Caterpillars.”
However, unlike the national rules of this fantasy floor, 99% of the raids were pirates, not monsters.
No I think pirates can roughly be put in the category of humanoid monsters. If you catch it, it drops experience points and japtem.
【Keep!! When you do, don’t hit me!!]
【Fuck! Why is a mithril class riding on a civilian ship!]
‘What are you saying, pirates! If you want to leave a will, speak in Romanian!”
Rurr-.
My tongue hung out as I watched the two sailors hand over the pirates they had captured to the guards on their way to Romania.
I don’t know how many ships were aiming for the civilian ship we were on during the voyage of less than a week.
At least, the crew was a solid ship and the pirates were assholes, so we rarely went out, but whenever we heard a fight, Clara was so scared that she couldn’t even talk to us.
Thanks to this, I was a little curious about where this person’s husband was and what he was doing.
“… I wonder why Germania, which has a deep history and excellent technology, is called the top 3 barbarians, and now I understand. How is it that every time you board a ship, the pirates are Germanians?”
Veronica, an Asher god, couldn’t help but sigh at the reality of a representative nation serving the old gods.
It’s sad to see Fran, who is from a neighboring country, having narrow shoulders. I patted Frank on the shoulder.
“Because the land is big, the local color comes out. At least the ancient Vikings had many sea adventurers, but the modern Vikings are privateers and pirates who only follow their names.”
Tyrsi, who came with her after submitting a letter of resignation to the wizard guild, turned away from the bearded pirates as if she had seen something she couldn’t see.
I lifted my luggage while seeing off the dragging horn helmet pirates.
‘It really looks just like the Viking in my imagination.’
But it’s just a pretense. The insiders are the pirates of the old Joseon Dynasty.
Modern people on my home planet know that not all great powers save face.
There is nothing to cover the East and the West. All large organizations, the size of a nation, run that way.
“Anyway, those aren’t privateers. Because the Germanian royal family will only leave their own or friendly ships untouched, those plundering pirates mainly target ships that come and go to our country.”
A butler from an elderly family said, getting into the topic.
“It’s not even a war, but if you touch a civilian ship, our Romania won’t stay still. I can’t criticize you strongly because there is a pretense that ‘Germania is also suffering’, but…”
“It is international politics. They said it would be difficult to deal with anything other than diplomatic retaliation if one side came out brazenly.”
“Haha. It’s a real talk. Nord-sama’s hometown, by any chance?”
“Wouldn’t it be similar wherever people live?”
Just the other day, even in the country where I was in control, I was importing and exporting, and that’s it. Someone said that international politics involves shaking hands with one hand and knife fighting with the other.
Because civilians can’t be willing to go to war just because they suffer a little.
And there are no 100% good guys and 100% bad guys in politics.
I decided to turn my attention to the troublesome foreign situation. I don’t know if I could even vote, isn’t this a medieval land in a royal country? This ideal must be TMI.
Upon hearing the news of our arrival, we followed the butler who ran to the Armials Mansion. The number of people is Tyrsi and the blacksmith duo at our family pool party. It’s almost a package tour level crowd.
And as soon as I arrived at the mansion, I was immediately taken to the office as if it were natural.
“Come on. Was the boat trip worthwhile?”
It really is a gem. Look at this grandfather, who says I am an iron man, and rolls it roughly like a company equipment roll. Old Audrey should thank me. Really.
“Seeing how many pirates there are, it is a journey that inspires respect for sailors. See you soon, old man.”
I swallowed my sadness and said goodbye.
The office was no different from a few months ago.
It deserves it. If a room steeped in history can change overnight, it’s more likely to be a bad thing than a good thing.
After a moderate talk mixed with flattery and flattery, the elder recommended a seat.
“It must have been a lot of trouble. Sit comfortably. Oh, Gaius, you go to work. Nord can’t believe it’s going to play a trick on me.”
“Yes. Excuse me then.”
The knight commander, who seemed to have a lot to say, passed me by and left the room. He seemed to have accomplished something with the rice cakes I threw him in the past few months, but it seemed regretful that he had no time to talk about it.
─With my daughter! The elder who got up from the seat of honor rang her bell.
“You would prefer alcohol to tea, too, but… It’s still daytime, so that’s going to be difficult. Do you smoke?”
“No. Sometimes I want to learn, but I stop thinking about my wives. Oh, of course you can smoke in front of me.”
It’s not that I don’t think so much that I come to get money and say I don’t like secondhand smoke. The old man said thank you and rolled up her cigarette.
“Yeah, well thought out. It’s best not to touch such a nasty thing in the first place. They get old and suffer.”
I don’t think that’s what the person who ate as much as he could get older and gave people to sleep apnea would say that.
I shrugged and listened. The knight commander’s sign was really moving away from this room.
Be alone with a powerful man who will be in the top 10 in Romania.
It was like revealing the unspoken trust that ‘I can meet you without an escort’, but I know. Magic items and artifacts for self-defense scattered throughout this office.
Obviously, this itself is a kind of likability-raising work.
‘Are you implicitly recognized by a charismatic power? Ah, I can’t eat without wearing mulberry.’
It’s a base meal that gently scratches the human desire for recognition! Oh, those in power are so scary.
Of course it didn’t look too bad. After all, isn’t this a form of communication? This in itself could be considered a sign of goodwill, as long as it didn’t trap me.
-Smart.
As I was thinking that, I knocked on the door and someone came in. Without even asking for permission in the room where the head of household is.
Embarrassed, I was even more surprised to see the identity of the visitor. It was because some kind of short tree golem brought the refreshments.
‘… Golem Maid?’
Because it was a well-made doll, it was thanks to the master’s senses that he could tell that it was a wooden golem. What did you paint it with so that you could even feel the vitality on that hard-looking skin?
─Kiririk, Kiriririk.
– Moongrak.
After setting the refreshments, the golem bowed like a robot and left. I was conscious of my open mouth and returned it to its original state.
“… A maid with a personality. Can you speak?”
“No. It’s a pity. If you were my friend, I would have expanded the production line to rob the pockets of elderly people living alone like me.”
Oh my. Doesn’t sound like a joke.
Golem Android. If I had a little face, I might have been plagued by the urge to break through savings and buy it in my solo days.
… Whoa. Cigarette smoke from the old man spread.
“There’s been a fad going around in the upper classes these days. So I bought a few too. After all, a good nobleman needs to know how many forks are missing from other nobles’ houses.”
I’m sorry to say it once. Planting a spy in someone else’s house.
It really looks like planting it.
“Are you very competent?”
“At all. Still a long way I set a manual and barely do what I’m told to do. But thanks to that, they say it’s often used as a soldier.”
It looks like it. The technical singularity of whether it is Skynet or Golem.Com is still far away.
It’s a little embarrassing that it seems more developed than the Android industry on Earth, but magic is more convenient than science and technology, so I decided to just brush it off and forget it.
“Do you know what the main material a golem is made from?”
While I was thinking about something else, the question that popped into me was as sharp as an awl.
Talking about business. Catching the atmosphere that had changed as if it was the same, I responded while paying attention to the impression of my expression and gestures.
“I know it as dirt, rock, or wood.”
“Yes. That’s the most common way. However, soil and rocks are only good materials for making one-off temporary golems or top-quality custom golems. It is not suitable for a product that will be used forever.”
You do.
Well, the unicorn warlock, who was a golem expert, also strengthened the golem golem with barrier magic, and fought while riding an SSS-class giant golem. Golem = rock in another world seems to be a prejudice.
“Wood with mana, or monster material.”
─Chik. The old man lit a cigarette.
“It is the main ingredient for making modern golems. Like puppet craftsmen, the exterior is covered with iron, and the inner magic circles and circuits are made of wood. It’s a cost-effective method.”
“… Are you also considering introducing golem soldiers?”
“At all. I don’t trust a guy whose heart doesn’t beat.”
There must be maids, maybe even golem soldiers? I asked with the mindset, but the old man snorted as if it was absurd.
“No matter how great my invention is, the essence is a tool. If you are in power, you should also know how to trust others. Was a person a creature that could do anything by itself? Confidence is a tribute worthy of those with a warm heart like you.”
Hey, look at what you’re doing so damn well.
At the same time, the meaning behind it is ‘A golem that is equally worried about being attacked and has difficulty building relationships is dog trash from the employer’s point of view’, so I can’t help but say that it is a word full of dizziness in each letter.
Besides, how about the compliments mixed with the mother like flowing water? The vibe that came out of that moment was respectable.
The seat of the Senate was not obtained through Meso Explosion, is it? When I laughed just enough to not be rude, the elders also burst into laughter.
“But there is a country in the world that values even the golems I have criticized so harshly.”
“Hmm… Are you Narmer-Nile?”
“Hoo. The reason is?”
The old man pulled up his lips as if interested.
Why and what The reason I came here is to budget and to catch the ferry to Narmer-Nile.
I shook my head and said.
“It is a loss of life. The only places where people can live in Narmer-Nile are the Yatrau River and the oasis. The powerful of the land must choose their own escort from among the citizens of such a narrow land, or the stubborn warriors who travel to and from the desert.”
“My eyes for seeing people are not dead yet. Yes. Even if it costs a bit to maintain, the advantage of a golem is that it is easy to repair/maintain troops.”
The old man seemed to like it very much, and chuckled like a regimental commander who had seen a new company commander who had become the basics. Let’s not be creepy.
I know it just by looking at it The fact that deliberately ringing the bell and calling the golem maid was all groundbreaking.
“So you’re using golems instead of human soldiers. As long as the premise is that there are good artisans, it can be recycled with recovered materials.”
“Don’t be like that. That desert country is a country where human life is precious.”
You have bones in your horse.
Human beings are precious
Conversely, it can also be seen as meaning that human life is light.
‘It’s the same as saying that water is precious in the desert.’
It’s not ‘precious because it’s dignified’.
It means ‘rare because there are few’.
To that extent, Narmer-Nile was a country where every day was a struggle against the barren Mother Nature.
The barren sand hell and the monsters that live there that cannot be put under control at all.
Alibaba and friends hide and plunder all over the desert.
And there are 10 black magicians who are hiding there and conducting human experiments. Like rice to ramen, they are the ones who always follow the set.
Once again, infinite respect for the people who live there soars. Even so, it is at the level of being in the ranks of the great powers, so all of the people of Narmer-Nile must be mutants.
“If human life is rare, a golem that can be obtained by spending money would be very good as a pawn. But isn’t Narmer-Nile a country with a severe shortage of wood as desertification is progressing?”
I spread my palms and shook my head.
“You’re busy maintaining the remaining jungles or forests, but cutting them down and turning them into golems? Is it prohibited by national law? It is impossible.”
“But even so, there is a limit to obtaining monster materials. Or will you build a golem out of mana-filled boulders from the land? Are you going to import tariffed lumber or golems from across the sea?”
“Your belly button will be bigger than your stomach. The quality will go down.”
“It’s a dilemma. It costs a lot of gold to buy a human life with money.”
It’s really nice that we know each other so much that the conversation goes by so quickly. It’s to the point where you can see all the dead ends from the beginning.
If I were going abroad, would I have headed straight to the ground without investigating? With Catherine, an all-around investigator, and a master’s certificate, you can get as much information as a truckload of roasted sweet potatoes in foreign countries or newspapers.
However, the problem was the reef protruding from the landing point.
‘Mother. It feels like the Eiffel Tower is standing on the runway to land.’
The foreboding is not very good.
I know that I am being led to the conclusions that the elders are taking, and I can’t ignore that feeling.
“If so, what new technology would such a country like the most?”
Just in case, it was the same. When the elderly man who had erected the Eiffel Tower equipped with anti-aircraft guns smiled and said, I answered confidently.
“I can make copper and granite, which come out a lot in my country, into first-class golem materials… It must be a mana granting skill.”
Are there any other conclusions to be drawn from this stream?
If a thirsty guy digs a well, if he can make a strong golem using 3rd grade materials and cash magic, there will be a lot of guys who will attack.
It is true that it is a suitable market to start my new business.
It’s easier to trust than mana or metal weapons, and the market to supply to is huge.
But haircut… Now, a newly launched startup company to make a contract with a wealthy man or a tycoon to build an army of golems?
“You got it right. However, this precious technology itself cannot be sold. Who would do such a thing for good? It is much better to contract and deliver processed materials locally.”
The old man rubbed out the cigarette he had smoked. Expensive cigarettes crackled and squealed as they were crushed.
“Commerce is running on your feet. It’s going to be a big deal. Cheer up.”
“… No, didn’t you hear that?”
“Uh huh. Isn’t a master like you deaf? Was it hard for you to understand? Then I’ll just tell you briefly.”
The face of the famous great nobleman, smiling with his index finger raised, looked like a devil.
“In my name, I will acknowledge the independence of your forges and assign appropriate masters and sponsors. Only.”
“… Only?”
“If you break through the contract with the guild or nobleman I picked out, that is.”
Why does the medical tour to treat Kkochu feel like it’s becoming the prologue of a great adventure as usual?
‘It’s so hard to do a self-made song with only one body.’
He should have been reincarnated with a golden spoon instead of transferring to a clay spoon.
