Chapter 131. I prefer the city to the countryside ⑴ You just have to let the money keep rolling in.


    And I will decorate myfortable nest with the money I have umted.


    “What do you need in the future?


    huh? Fry what do you think you need?”


    I asked the dumb griffon while feeding Fry horse meat.


    Basically, the servants take care of the fries, but sometimes I y with them and feed them when I''m bored.


    What is it?


    Fry let out a sob that seemedpletely iprehensible, then slightly stomped his front paw.


    It looks like it wants something.


    yeah i haven''t forgotten


    “…Yes, yes. Don''t worry, I have your wife.”


    I took another piece of horsemeat from the sacks I had brought and threw it into the griffon pen.


    Fry takes the horse meat he threw in his mouth and passes it to another griffon inside the cage.


    This is the female griffon I brought in a while ago.


    I had a lot of trouble getting this.


    Maybe I''m the only aristocrat raising griffons, but they haven''t been on sale for a while.


    It was this guy who identally bought something from a merchant who handles monsters.


    However, unlike Fry, this guy is wary of me.


    Of course, the merchants get in the way before buying, so it''s not violent.


    Is there still a minimum of vignce?


    He seems to get along well with Fry, so there shouldn''t be a problem.


    Except for the fact that it seems a little caught up.


    Well, that''s something this guy can handle.


    It won''t be long before we see baby griffons.


    shut up your eyes


    yes, be happy forever


    Give birth to healthy babies.


    “Yeah... Fry, you look happy now? Yes, you look really happy.”


    It''s not particrly envious.


    I can live like that as long as I put my mind to it, right?


    It''s not that I feel regretful that I kicked off my engagement.


    It''s real.


    Watching the salting of griffons, I was lost in thought for a moment.


    that''s what i need


    ‘Is it okay if I start in earnest soon?''


    The necessary funds must have been gathered, and many other problems had been resolved, so I decided that it would be okay to start nning in earnest.


    “Okay, let’s start.”


    As soon as I returned to my office, I took out arge amount of blueprints and ns that I had stored in my safe, checked them out, and stood up with clenched fists and shouted.


    Well, that''s all I need now!


    “Let’s build a city!!”


    I''m tired of living in the countryside anymore.


    city! I want a city! give me the city!!


    Give me a city please!!


    decided to build a city.


    For that, there is someone I need to inform and convince of my n first.


    Therefore, I immediately rushed to get permission.


    That''s my dad!


    “Arel, are you really going to build a city in Fahilia? Did you just say that?”


    My father was frowning and perplexed.


    Yes. The first person to exin and convince him of the city construction n is none other than the King''s father.


    If it''s a minor construction project, you can do it under my supervision and then report it.


    However, the story is different when ites torge-scale construction projects such as urban construction.


    I have the authority to go ahead with the n itself.


    However, in the end, I can''t proceed without my father''s approval.


    If you can''t convince him, you won''t be able to insert the ignition key.


    We have to get approval here somehow.


    To that end, I teleported to the pce and urgently requested an audience.


    Also, I insisted on my n while pretending to be as bright as possible to him, who was expecting me to think that I would start something.


    “Father, I am confident that Pahilia can develop further in the future. And for that, I think we need to do full-scale construction instead of the current form to make it a more developed city.”


    “Hmm... So you''re saying you''re going to build a city?”


    “yes.”


    Wouldn''t that be how I can build this and that and go out to y?


    Although he is burning with selfishness inside, the face that must be shown on the outside is the face of the lord who makes a bold decision for the sake of the people of the territory.


    yes i am right


    i am justice


    “However, building an Arel city is not as easy as it sounds.”


    “Funds and manpower. Everything is ready.”


    “Even so, it may not be enough.”


    When I said I was going to set up a bank, my father, who would give an OK sign after only hearing the outline to some extent, would not give permission this time easily.


    “Even if we build a city in Fahilia, do you think it will be easy to maintain?”


    So far, the only reason Fahilia''s economic situation has improved is because of the paper mill and the products sold in the store I manage.


    In other words, it is a reality that I can breathe at least because I have special products and me.


    It has never been a goodnd to live in.


    A ce where people who are not adapted to the cold climate cannot survive even for a single day is Pahilia.


    No wonder no one has dared to put their hands on it properly until now.


    “Arel.... It''s too cold for people to live there.”


    hey? father? Am I a person too?


    ....I know the meaning of what I want to say.


    Except for the natives who are ustomed to the climate, who would really want to find it even if they built a city?


    As the poption increases, demand and consumption increase, which can improve the economic situation.


    However, it is limited to cases where the poption can increase properly.


    otherwise it perishes


    Otherwise, even if the city ispleted, there is a high possibility that it will not function properly and will be abandoned.


    It''s a problem that can kill you again if you do something wrong with the territory you saved.


    You''re obviously concerned about that.


    Second, the territories of Fahilia must be concerned that they might harm me too.


    Anyway, I have a lot of worries.


    “…Arel knows how you feel.”


    Suddenly, my father put on a slightly softened expression, and this time, in reverse, he began to speak to me.


    “No matter how good you are, staying there will be very difficult.”


    “…not quite like that.”


    If you hear how I live there, you''ll be stunned in a different way.


    “I know that you are not one to rot there.”


    “Arel, don’t tell me this opportunity. I nned to use my hands to get you off the ground in the next few years.”


    My father deliberately lowered his voice as if someone would hear him.


    ....uh? Is this the first time you''ve heard of it?


    The reason why I was expelled before that was the result of nobles working together.


    But now my father has told me that if I endure a little longer, he will let me return to the pce.


    Wouldn''t that be easy?


    Even if I don''t go as smoothly as before, returning to the pce could cause other conflicts.


    So it was clear that he would not simply let mee back.


    ‘...Are you nning to make a deal with the nobles?''


    Well, unlike before, my position now is quite different.


    I don''t want to touch you as easily as before, because I have a lot of money and a lot of poprity.


    “I’m thinking of making a better seat for you than Arel.”


    Perhaps, from the beginning, my father might have been thinking about how to make mee back to the pce just like Kanian.


    It''s not that I don''t understand that feeling...


    “I don''t know what to do with my father''s consideration. However, I have no intention of leaving the current territory.”


    But I dared to decline the favor.


    My father was very puzzled as if he hadn''t expected me to answer like this.


    “Why?”


    “I will definitely raise Pahilia and n to develop it into a decent city. You can never throw it out in the middle.”


    At best, the angle to build my paradise is being built, but now I don''t want toe back to the middle of the whirlpool where annoying nobles swarm again.


    Fight the politics between you guys.


    I will build a big paradise in an inconspicuous ce and livefortably.


    No one can stop this now.


    ‘...well, it''s normal to want toe back.''


    And alleviating that worry is what I have to do now.


    “If it were a normal city, you would be turned away. However, the city I will build in Fahilia is by no means ordinary.”


    harsh climate.


    monster attack.


    distance.


    Other than that, etc...


    I couldn''t have thought of various problems that would disturb my paradise.


    “I was going to tell you about the detailed nter. The city I will create will never be abandoned for that reason.”


    For that, he collected money and instructed dwarves, alchemists, and wizards to constantly study the necessary skills.


    The foundation is sufficient and execution is possible.


    Let me exin with determination and determination.


    Father was silent for a moment, as if he was struggling with something.


    They are seriously contemting whether to allow it.


    But I can''t break my stubbornness.


    “…I understand, I will allow you.”


    Eventually permission was given.


    After obtaining a city building permit.


    Upon returning, he immediately invited the chiefs of all the viges within the territory to the castle.


    After receiving permission from the king, it was time to ask the residents of this ce for their understanding.


    “This is the first time since that day that I have called you all together.”


    This is the first time since I summoned them to clearly imprint my existence on them when I first took office as the lord of Pahilia.


    And now they are gathered here again, just as they were back then.


    That''s right.... If I had to point out the difference from before.


    Unlike then, I must say, their faces are somewhat animated.


    It''s a little bit, but there are some guys who have gained weight.


    It is proof that I have be livable after I took office.


    “At that time, when you looked at me, your eyes, which were quite anxious, are still good. ‘Ah~ now we''re going to starve to death?'' andmented inwardly?”


    “Can that be?”


    When I joked around, the vige chiefs became contemtive and bowed their heads desperately.


    I''m kidding? joke?.


    I don''t know what it used to be, but now they are following me wholeheartedly.


    Now, no matter what policy I set out, I''ll probably follow it right away without anyints.


    “Rx. Today, I just called because I wanted to have a meal with you guys after a while.”


    It was to at least hold a dinner as a token of appreciation for the hard work you have done in following my guidelines.


    ....And I also had something to say to them.


    Whether it''s a good story or a bad story, it''s right to start by filling your stomach first.


    I suggested eating first, and after that, I ate with them really casually.


    Of course, we chatted during the meal, but mostly it was about the current situation of the vigers.


    “...Now that we''ve filled our stomachs, we''re going to talk about something important.”


    The vige chiefs seemed a bit nervous at those words, but they weren''t taken aback.


    I, no one else, dared to call all the vige chiefs together.


    I must have thought that there must be a reason.


    “Your vige has grown quite a bit too. it is not so?”


    “....That''s right! All of this is thanks to Arel.”


    As the poption increased and the economic situation improved, I repaired houses in the vige several times or expanded the vige as needed.


    In the past, it was a poor rural vige, but now it has be a moderately affluent rural vige.


    I know it well because I have checked the condition of each vige while taking a walk in the fryer from time to time.


    “So you mean…?”