At night, Dusker was eating dinner with workers at the lord's house.

"Well, the eroding forest... and there is a great possibility that Trent is involved?"
"Yes, I had Mr. Ray do a little research, and he seems to have quite a lot of space. Besides, I don't know if it's erosion or proliferation or migration, but it's heading towards Gilm."

　A worker enjoying a saute of spring vegetables swallows what is in his mouth and replies to Dusker.
　The forest is certainly approaching Gilm, but the reason why it doesn't seem so desperate is probably because it's not so close.
　If you are only a few minutes' walk away from Gilm in the woods, it's not that urgent.
　Of course, that doesn't mean you can leave it alone.
　However, workers have not become so serious in light of that.
　Because Gillum has an adventurer who is good at the magic of fire called Ray.
　When it comes to the crunch, we can burn everything in the forest.
　It had given workers leeway.
　And Dusker, who knows Ray more than a worker, was a little concerned about the existence of the suspicious forest, but was not so concerned about Ray's existence.
　... yes, until then.

"May I have a moment, Mr. Dusker?"

　The butler who appeared in the room said so.
　There was no doubt that something had happened, as he was eating with the workers in person.
　If this was an errand like signing papers, Dusker wouldn't laugh and forgive.

"What?"
"Yes, Mr. Zumouse has an urgent report,"
"From Zumous?" ... "Let me pass."
"Yes,"

　The butler, nodding to Dusker's words, leaves.
　Zumous is one of Dusker's ... alchemists with the Knights.
　A branch of a tree that a worker gave away from Ray... that he picked up in the forest where he went to investigate, I wonder if it would be of some use.
　That distraction led Dusker to make Zumouth look into it.
　Originally, Trent's body is a good material for making a cane.
　And if all of the forest was Trent, it would certainly be a huge source of income.
　If you don't wipe out the whole forest all at once, if you cut it down to a certain extent, you'll definitely have an infinite income stream.
　The danger could have been well controlled had it known in advance that it was a forest made up of Trent.
　Dusker, as a human being, is not out of his element at the forest-eaten adventurer's party.
　But Dusker is the lord of Gilm.
　That being the case, it was necessary to do everything possible to develop the guillem.

"Did something happen?"
"I suppose there was something to be discovered because I was letting the worker examine the branches that he brought me." or you wouldn't be in such a hurry to report it to me.
"I suppose, but when I looked it up, all I could tell was that the branches were a little more magical." Is there anything else?"
"Well, what do you think?" You're going to tell me that now, aren't you? -- here we are."

　With Dusker's words, the butler who had just left comes into the room with a man.

"Where did you get this branch, Dusker?"

　The man in his thirties asked so as soon as he came in.
　I'm not fat, I'm not skinny, I'm just plain. a strange man who somehow looks weak from the atmosphere
　However, when you see only the glowing eyes in those frail situations, you wouldn't normally want to get involved carelessly.
　But he is one of the most skilled alchemists in the Knights.
　That's why I expect to find something in these circumstances.

"It's a tree in the woods, a little further from Gillum. but Trent... or a place where similar monsters breed together."
"Do you mean the Forest of Trent?"
"So I don't know," According to the first to survive the attack on the forest, Trent was attacked. But according to Ray, who went to see it, the trees in the forest were not Trent."

　The word Ray from Dusker's mouth worries Zumous.
　Living in Guilm... Far from working for Dusker, Zumous knows Ray as a matter of course.
　Of course I know it, and I've never actually spoken to it, but... I've got Seto's wings and hair as an alchemy material, so I can say I'm grateful to Ray.
　Also, given his past achievements, his ability is undoubtedly unquestionable.
　Is that why I should say that?
　Ray and Sett didn't seem to miss Trent.

"What does that mean after all?"
"I don't know, but... anyway," You came here in such a hurry for some reason, don't you? Tell me."
"Ah, yes... this branch of a tree, at first glance, is only a little more magical than usual."

　The worker nods to Zumouth's words.
　The Dark Elves, highly skilled in plants and magic... Marina, who has outstanding ability, asserts that.
　Dusker has known Marina for a long time, and I have no objection to that.
　In the face of these two, Zumous continues to explain.

"But when we looked at this branch, we found that if you applied a particular liquid and put a certain amount of magic on it... you could get a lot of density and magical defenses."
"...what?"

　Zumous explains that Dusker's movement to bring bread to his mouth stops.
　It was because the explanation from Zumous's mouth was so shocking.
　Workers also stare at the truth of Zumouth's words.
　the lord of the guild and the guildmaster
　That's because they thought that if the explanation was true, they might get unlimited protection.
　Being made of wood, it would be difficult as a weapon.
　But how about as a shield or armour?
　With that in mind, Dusker opens his mouth.

"Well, that forest... would be inconvenient without its name." For the time being, it's called the Forest of Trent. Is it possible to make protective equipment out of the trees that grow in the forest of Trent?"

　As far as Ray explained, he was a worker who didn't seem to call him Trent, but now that it's true that the forest has to be named something, he's not going to meddle.
　Zumous, who was gazed at by the expectations of the worker and Dusker, shook his head apologetically.

"I'm sorry, but it's not strong enough to use as a protective tool."
"...I see,"

　Dusker, blatantly sighing, suddenly realizes that the worker he was listening to.

"Wait a minute, please. It's not strong enough to be used as a protective tool. So... is there any other way to use it?"

　Dusker glances expectantly at the remark, and Zumous nods in agreement.

"Yes. Um... what comes to mind is building materials."
"Architectural materials.

　You didn't expect that word to come up here, did you? Dusker briefly put on a mystified look, but the next moment he takes a small breath away.As a lord, I understood the meaning of the word well because I understood the current situation in Gilm.
　The current guillem has some leeway to spare, but if the population continues to grow there is no doubt that it will become saturated in the near future.
　It's true that there will be a lot of problems.
　That's why Dusker wanted to do the expansion work on the guillem if possible, but to do so requires a lot of materials, human resources, funds...and many more.
　But... the trees in the forest of Trent now grow naturally no matter how much you cut them down.
　And if it is not strong enough to be used as a protective gear, but as a building material...

"Well,"

　Dusker groans.
　...he himself is seriously worried about what to do from now on, but from the perspective of him it only appears to be staring at Zumaus, who brought him a report on the tree.
　The reason why Zumous still doesn't seem frightened is probably because he's used to this kind of thing to some extent working for Dusker.
　In fact, workers are more surprised at what Dusker is doing now than Zumous.
　However, the relationship between workers and duskers is still short.
　Given this, it is only natural that workers should be surprised.
　After a few minutes of silence, Dusker turned his eyes to the worker.

"Worker, what are you going to do about the forest of Trent?"
"…it's a difficult place, isn't it?" I thought it would be better to burn the adventurer, but if he could use it as a cane, he would use it as a resource."
"Well, especially if you listen to what I'm talking about, I can't be careless about it. If it can really be used for the expansion of the guillem, at least the way to burn everything by Ray's magic is out of the question."
"I suppose so,"

　Workers don't disagree with Dusker's words either.
　The trees I thought could be used as a material for walking sticks, but if they were burned, they would naturally not be used for walking sticks.

"Mr. Dusker, please do me a favor.

　Zumous, listening to them, interrupted.

"What?"
"Yes, that forest... was it Trent's?" If possible, I'd like you to bring me a tree instead of a branch from there. The only thing I mentioned that can be used as building material is to examine this branch."
"I mean, if you examine the tree, not the branches, you might know more.

　Zumous answers the question.

"You'll never know about it until you look into it." Maybe it has a different property from the branch. However, if you use it as a building material, it may be a little different to say that it is real, but I think you should also look into it carefully."

　If Zumous says so, both workers and Daskers will have to agree.
　Dusker is positively considering it, though he has not yet decided to use Trent's wood as a building material.
　That being the case, it was certain that the properties of the trees in the forest of Trent should be examined thoroughly.

"And this time I could only examine a few branches of a tree."

　That is probably the biggest reason for Zumous, rather than the building materials.
　In a way, it seems to be an alchemist.
　But Zumous's opinion is by no means wrong.
　It's not unusual for monsters to have different properties depending on their parts.
　...however, it was not the branch of Trent, but of an ordinary tree.

"Worker"
"Yes, I see. Mr. Ray is supposed to look at the forest every day, and I will ask him to bring me a tree when he goes to see it tomorrow."

　This is not easy for ordinary adventurers to request.
　What Dusker wants us to bring is a tree of some thickness... specifically a tree that can be used for building materials.
　It takes a lot of time to cut down such trees, let alone bring them to guillem.
　You'll have to make a couple of carts together, or cut the trees into appropriate sizes on the spot.
　But Ray has an item box, so you don't have to worry about taking it home whether it's a tree or something.
　In every sense, it was Ray's request to cut down a tree.

(Well, I think they'll be asked for more compensation instead.)

　I think so, but fortunately, as long as this request is from Dusker, there is no need to worry about hurting the workers' pockets regarding compensation.

"Mr. Dusker, it would be nice to go and cut down a tree, but in that case, there is an additional request in addition to seeing what's going on. Then, of course, the reward would be a reward."
"Oh, I'll give it to you." How long will it be?"
"Well... you're right." When it comes to a notorious Rank B adventurer, it's a few gold coins."

　Dusker was surprised to find it cheaper than expected, but the proximity of the forest in Trent is great.
　If it was cheap, I had no complaints... Dusker nodded to the worker.