Isekai Tensei no Boukensha - 284 Chapter 19-9 Hori

Grandpa, the Knights are a few kilometers away.

“Hmm. Then we must not be surprised.” Is there anyone nearby who’s keeping an eye on the area? ”

The sun is starting to set, and it may be noisy when approaching from the sky, so I decided to ask someone who was vigilant around me to mediate. So I tried to make contact with the five nearest to me… but it seemed that the suspicious was approaching, and I was greeted by a unit of 100 people. Well, the misunderstanding cleared up quickly.

Incidentally, the members of the Knights had not selected any close acquaintance of my grandfather and I, and several knights who had been together in Din’s training had served as the captain.

“What! A swarm of over a hundred thousand zombies!” Besides, we destroyed it together!? ”

The day after I encountered the Knights. When my grandfather and I reported the zombie herd, Ernesto was surprised that his jaw was about to come off. Well, even if the opponent was a zombie, it would be natural for the royal capital to suffer a great deal if it was a herd of over 100,000.

Ernesto hastened to take me and my grandfather to the Royal Castle. And in the carriage along the way,

A monster that both Temma and Merlin can’t defeat!?

I screamed again.

At this time, the horse was surprised by Ernesto’s scream, and the carriage was almost flipping. If it hadn’t been for Mr. Clif, he would certainly have had an accident. However, Clif seemed surprised at what Ernesto had shouted, and it seemed that he didn’t have an accident because his body was moving on its own even when he was unconscious.

“In other words, you’re not sure, but you’ve found an effective way… However, I’m not sure if you’ll be able to suppress the richness with Lord Merlin and Temma next time…”

“No, to be honest, it’s quite unfavorable.” That Rich is going to try his best from the beginning. However, at that time, we weren’t in perfect condition….. ”

“There are a few conditions, but I know the strength of the richness to some extent, and I will not lose unilaterally if it is in perfect condition.”

My grandfather and I were taken to the kings while Ernesto pulled us, and we told Ernesto the same thing. And the kings who heard the report (Caesar, Zain, Lyle, and Jean) reacted in the same way as Ernesto and Cliff, so it took a while to calm down.

The exchange just happened after the kings calmed down a bit and then reported on the rest (what seems to be Rich’s effective countermeasure at the moment).

”Temma… that’s what I’m saying. Doesn’t that mean you can count Temma as the (…) power (…) of the Kingdom?”

“You don’t have to think that.” The Empire… If that swarm of zombies and Rich attack the capital, it will be a life-threatening event for Primera and her stomach. ”

“That’s not what I’m saying.” However, the Otori family is a collaborator and does not belong to the military. ”

“Even with Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the military, the House of Otori is only an ally, and I think it is necessary to recognize them as an independent force that is more than equal to the nobility.”

“From the point of view of Lord Treasury, I think the Lord of Military Affairs is right. It’s dirty, but if you count a golem as a force for the Otori family and add it to your umbrella, the allowances you pay after the war will be massive. It’s not very expensive, but it’s not something you can pay for. As an independent force, I think it would be possible to significantly reduce the cost if we decided on a rough reward in advance and then asked for cooperation.”

Anyway, I don’t think Zayn is the kind of person who talks before me and my grandfather, but… I would like to concentrate on Rich and leave some room, so I appreciate Zayn’s remarks. I understand that Zayn also said that (including in financial terms), and I think you deliberately said it in front of us.

“Hmm, is it really easy for that person to do it as a royal family or as an otter family? However, since it is only a collaborator, it is necessary to follow the instructions of the royal family at least, but can you understand that, Temma and Merlin?”

When my grandfather and I nodded to the king’s confirmation, we immediately talked about the reward. Well, all the rewards are successful rewards, and the amount of the reward cannot be determined now because it is combined with other aristocrats, but the tax exemption (the number and type of years are still to be determined) required for the Otori family to live in the Kingdom can be received as a separate reward from the money.

“Apart from that, I want to ask Temma, an adventurer, to do the job”

When the reward conversation was over, Caesar started talking about his work. However, in case it became a battle near the King’s City, they planned to build a moat and a moat around the King’s City so that they could fight against the zombie herd in a slightly advantageous way, but they wanted help with that.

The plan came shortly after reports that a swarm of zombies had broken through the borderline of the Borderland Territory. They say that we are currently talking about where and what to make, but I don’t know if it will be in time, so I want you to build a moat surrounding the King’s City that I think is absolutely necessary. Of course, I’m not the only one to do it, but if I (+ golem) join in, the work speed will be greatly improved.

Incidentally, it seems that the request fee is scheduled for 50 daily workers in one day, but since the golem fee is included in the fee, even if I give 50 allowances to one person, it is calculated that the work efficiency is enough to get enough change.

To be honest, I don’t want to take on extra work right now, but given the imperial capital’s safety, I decided to take on the moat with certain conditions because it is absolutely necessary. Well, the condition itself is not a big deal, so it was immediately accepted and we entered into consultation on the work plan.

The conditions are:

“Work in times of trouble… well, your salary is good and easy!”

That’s right. Just giving simple instructions to the golem will get you five people’s share, so it’s just enough to make some pocket money… But if you lose to the herd of Rich and Zombies, you might just get in the way of the money.

They hired Amur and Grandpa to take charge of the golem. I had to give instructions to the golem while building the moat alone, so I had to hire two golems who could be hired as support personnel because it would be tedious and inefficient.

“Well then, I’ll dig the ditch a lot, so Grandpa and Amur will give instructions to the golem to make the ditch wider and deeper.” And the primera must never be forced. If you feel anything unusual, let me know immediately. Jeanne and Aura, too. ”

By the way, at the time of the decision to hire Grandpa and Amur, they decided to send a request to the “Otori Family” rather than an individual. In this way, the Otori family side will have fewer request fees per person, but the number of replacement personnel will increase. As a royal family, the request fee will not change, but the efficiency will increase. Therefore, the name of the contractor was suddenly changed. However, as for me, I thought that Primera would stay at home (so I planned to ask Aunt Martha and Aina to come), but sometimes I said that it was better to exercise lightly outside, so I decided that everyone in the Otori family would act together for a long time. It should be noted that since the scope of the word “Otori” also includes the maid (provisional), the tension of Aura is falling. Probably, within a few minutes, a thunderbolt fell… Aura holds her head and twitches, seemingly in tears.

D ~ 3 people always have free time (because there are also Surarins, actually), so it seems like they are going out to play with their family, but they will not complain because they are doing their job properly, and even if it is free time, it is planned to be used for training, so it will not be seen as if they are playing. However, since we have submitted the Otori family’s action table (work plan) in advance, even if the work progressed on schedule, there should be no problem.

According to the plan discussed in advance, the groove where I am the base of the moat is magically dug, and the golem spreads it under the instructions of the grandfathers, so I will make a groove about 1m × 1m in advance. Well, making a ditch doesn’t mean using earth magic, it just means dropping the core of the golem at equal intervals. Therefore, there were places that were just holes rather than grooves, but now I leave them as they are and go ahead. Then, turn back about a kilometer and create a groove next to the groove that you already have. This results in a groove having a depth of 1 m, a width of 2 m, and a length of 1 km.

The golem body (soil) created to dig ditches will be utilized in the future when making bowls, etc., so it was collected in an unobstructed place and the nucleus was recovered. By the way, it took about an hour for all the golems to return to the soil since I started making the trenches, but it only took me about 20 minutes to get back and forth. The remaining forty minutes were mainly spent recovering the nucleus and bringing the golem to me.

This work was repeated in the opposite direction, and the morning work was completed. I have a little more time until noon, but I have finished most of the work planned for today in the morning, so I will take a longer lunch break and spend the afternoon training time under the supervision of Golem. However, my grandfather and I still have the fatigue of fighting a herd of Rich and Zombies, so we said we would do basic training while checking our health. So Amur and Aura are in charge of the fight. There was also Aina who would be a good instructor.

These afternoon scenes of the Otori family’s work were looked at in a strange way by similarly requested vendors and adventurers, as well as by ordinary people who happened to be passing nearby and coming to see the situation, but the work itself progressed more overwhelmingly than anywhere else, so there was no complaint. However,

“Jeanne, you have less health than everyone else, so run deeper!” Amur! When I’m giving you advice, I don’t surprise you! It’s dangerous! ”

“Tsk…..”

From the next day, for some reason, a guardsman named “Superintendent” was appointed… I wonder if the people in this role are scorpions, but in fact, “Superintendent” is like an extra. The original purpose is to keep an eye on whether there is a spy among the workers (the imperialists and forced reformists), and to inspect the site so that it is easy to set up other necessary things and operations in the moat. Therefore, not only the Otori family, but also other places have knights dispatched. Chris was chosen because his family is out of standard in many ways, so he decided to send someone familiar with the Otori family. The result was the birth of another demon instructor.

By the way, another supervisor has been dispatched, and the other one is Mr. Edgar… he seems to have given up on Chris’s failure to do his job, and has completely ignored Chris’s actions and checked the work and terrain. Among them, we also discussed the moat and the ridge, but with regard to the terrain, it was also around the royal capital, and since there was no great ups and downs, it was regarded as a problem that it was difficult to take tactics using the terrain.

Therefore, I made a proposal such as hitting a pile, but it was not suitable for attacking even if it was effective to protect, so it was put on hold. After consulting with Din, I decided to propose it to Master Lyle.

The next day, on the third day of work, the moat was completed, and later adjusted to make it easier for the knights to use. On that day, Din and Jang had come to see how things were going, and although they were surprised at the speed of completion, they were convinced by the number of golems mobilized. It should be noted that all of the boreholes operated by other merchants seemed to progress by about a quarter, and from the perspective of the royal family of the ordering party, the Otori family’s cost performance was quite high. So, an additional job was ordered.

The next place to work is a few kilometers away from the King’s Capital, a place that will be passed when the zombie herd progresses from the provincial side of the Houston fringe, and it seems to be one of the places where the army expects to intercept the zombie herd. The request included several boreholes used by the army for defense and transportation of dirt and stones.

This time, I can’t take Primera because there is a little distance, but Din told me that if I had replacement personnel and my grandfather and Amur could do it in a day or two, I would be able to do it in an empty moat, and Din told me to start work tomorrow.

The terms of the contract will extend the work so far, so the conditions will remain the same. However, it seems that the empty moat is smaller than the one built by the imperial capital (a few are needed instead), and it seems that only one round trip is needed to build a single moat.

If you do your best, maybe you can make it through the day?

No, isn’t it possible to stretch the work there for a day or so?

“…… Tenma, Master Merlin, the Captain said tomorrow, but we need to determine the exact location of the moat, so please start the day after tomorrow.”

Mr. Jang changed the work day. Tomorrow, the Knights’ task force will be dispatched to locate the moat. I don’t think this is because you and Grandpa were truly joked about, but in fact, it’s because the empty moat we dug could get in the way of the Knights.

When Din received a simple document with the completion of the work on the moat requested by the Otori family and the work from the day after tomorrow, and everyone (·) tried to go home,

“Onee-chan should go home with Din-san…”

“Aura, you shouldn’t say that…”

“Jeanne, it’s too late.”

There was a scene in which Aura held her head and wept again, but other than that, she was able to return home safely without any problems.