Chapter 448: Savage Land Development Project 1


    Perhaps because the gate keepers of the royal capital were excellent, the long line was moving along much faster than I expected, and we were able to go into the capital within two hours.


    After we checked into a hotel, I had Sebastian make an appointment with Simon.


    Surely they wouldn’t make us wait several days, right? Even if they did make us wait, since we already secured a hotel room, we could teleport to the Sanctuary or the Volton mansion and back, so it’s no problem.


    「Master, Lord Portfort had asked you toe to the royal pce in the afternoon on the day after tomorrow.」


    「The day after tomorrow huh…… what should we do?」


    「Would you like to rx in the Capital?」


    Now that I at least have one free day, I wondered if I should go back to the Sanctuary for the time being.


    「Master, I would like to gather information in the Royal Capital, would that be alright with you?」


    「I’d appreciate that, but please don’t overdo it.」


    「Certainly, Master.」


    Sebastian said he wanted to use his old connections to gather all sorts of information. I am grateful for that, so I did ask him to.


    「Then, Takumi-sama, we’ll go shopping, right?」


    「Eh!?」


    「Indeed. I want to see all sorts of new dresses.」


    「W-wait, aren’t our clothes being made by Kaede and Maria?」


    「Takumi-sama, we have to check thetest design trends, you know?」


    「Right. It’s important to take in ideas for designs!」


    「…………okay, gotcha.」


    Maria proposed that we go to several clothing stores in the Royal Capital tomorrow. The moment she did, my face suddenly went pale. Apanying women on their shopping spree was not something to be taken lightly. To a guy like me, it was no different from ascetic practices.


    But because I have no reason to deny my wives requests, tomorrow I will be paraded around the royal capital for my sentenceーー no they’ll scold me if I think of it as a sentence.


    I enjoy dates. Yeah, it would be great if I could enjoy it.


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    Sophia, Sebastian, and I headed to the royal capital.


    Riding the carriage that Lord Simon had prepared, we passed through the gates of the Royal Pce, then we were guided by the knights to a room that seemed like a conference room.


    After a brief wait, King Valkyra, Prime Minister Simon, Knight Commander Ghad who was escorting His Majesty, and several people who seemed like civil officials entered the room.


    King Valkyra called out to me frankly when he saw me, and I hurriedly stood up to greet him.


    「Ou, it’s been a while, Iruma-dono. I’ve been hearing about your activities.」


    「I’m sorry for not keeping in touch, Your Majesty.」


    「Umu, well, sit down.」


    Everyone but the Knight Commander Ghad sat down, and Lord Simon began exining the reason for calling me this time.


    「The reason we called for Iruma-dono this time is about the issue with the northern Savage Lands.」


    「The northern Savage Lands?」


    「Yes, at present, the development of the Savage Lands between the Sanctuary – Valor – Wedgefort – Volton is making progress, and we conduct frequent monster subjugations, and ordinary merchants are able to trade without need for excessive guard escorts. It is not only our nation but also Lomaria Kingdom who receives the benefits from this, but within the Trination, Yggurle Kingdom has distance-rted issues, and as such, currently receives little benefit from it.」


    Indeed, the fort that was built between Lomaria Kingdom and Wedgefort as a stopover ys a huge and important role in trade from the Sanctuary to the Kingdom of Lomaria by way of Wedgefort.


    On the other hand, Yggurle Kingdom, which was located beyond the northern Savage Land, already had its hands full with just maintaining the highway.


    「Umm, is it alright for me, amoner, to hear about this?」


    「What absurdities are you talking about thiste? Iruma-dono, have you not established that you are no ordinary person when you built not only Wedgefort but also the forts during the war with Triaria Kingdom and Sydnia?」


    「Haa.」


    I had a bad feeling about this, so when I tried saying that national projects were too much to talk about with amoner, but I had enough self awareness that I’ve already done a lot, which meant that when it’s pointed out, I can’t say anything back.


    「Now then, King Yggurle had requested for us to help expand the highway and build a fort at a ry point, and even if it wasn’t to the extent of Wedgefort, a fortress city that could defend itself from monster threats.」


    「Cooperation means that the main constituent of the project is Yggurle Kingdom, right?」


    Certainly, Yggurle Kingdom would want a stopover at Wedgefort. That alone would make it much easier to go to Wedgefort and Valor. On the other hand, it would probably make it easier to attract merchants to Yggurle Kingdom.


    However, if that was the case, I thought it was strange that there were no officials from Yggurle Kingdom here, so I asked who would be the main constituent, and Lord Simon had aplex look on his face.


    「Legally speaking, our nation and Lomaria Kingdom were responsible for the expansion of the highway until the stopover.」


    「So, that isn’t the case?」


    「Umu, King Yggurle said that the Elven Earth Mages had never thought of using magic for agricultural purposes like Takumi-dono did and they should have realized its usefulness when the forts were built during the war, but they did not know anything other than attack and defense for battles, and they did not want to do something as perverse as imitating carpenters. King Yggurle was also greatly perplexed.」


    「Haa, I somewhat understand, but please don’t argue between countries about how much I will help.」


    「Umu, from here on we will discuss with Yggurle Kingdom about the location of the ry point where the city would be established and demarcated, each country’s share of providing materials, how much your remuneration would be, and the like. So, Iruma-dono, may we assume that you will be able to help?」


    「Yes, if I can.」


    「Sorry, Iruma-dono. I’ll tell King Yggurle to splurge on your remuneration.」


    The development of the northern Savage Lands wasing alive.


    I was told that the Trination still had plenty of matters to decide on, and it would take a bit longer to n out and select a location.


    I was asked to secure stone ahead of schedule, and I left the castle.


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