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"Happy New Year, Mr. Carlos."

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"Yes, I'm looking forward to working with you, Ars. You and your brothers seem to have a family tradition of creating magic. You will work hard in the future.

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"Yes. My brother Byte's [Strengthening Armament] is quite powerful. I am sure it will help to keep the peace in Fontana.

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"To protect. It seems you're not very proactive. This year will see a great change in the balance of power in Fontana and the surrounding areas. If you continue like this, you will not be able to keep up with them, will you?"

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"I must confess that I would like to see the Barca Knight's Domain build up its strength through a strong internal administration."

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"Hmm. Dare to stay put and accumulate power, huh? That's not so bad. But it is possible that the movements of the people around you will not allow it. Just be ready to move at any time.

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"Yes, Master Carlos. But when will the war be over? We fight every year. ......"

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"...... Don't you know who started the annual battle that has been going on at Fontana for the last few years?"

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I don't know. Oh, and by the way, Mr. Carlos, you look very nice in that dress. I see that you have made some new clothes with the new fabrics you made in Barca. I'm very impressed with your excellent taste in clothes, yes?

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"...... Well, good. This is a good quality fabric. It's as good as Lilina would have approved.

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I know, I know. The goats' hairs have been strictly selected to suit Lilina's taste, and only the finest and softest remain to be made into fabrics. The rest is sold only to the soldiers of the Balkan army, so the fabric from Balka is quite precious.

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"I see. You select them according to strict criteria and handle only those, thereby increasing their rarity value. Do you think you will have enough of them?

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"We produce only a limited number of pieces. If Mr. Carlos wishes, we can make some of them available.

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"I see. I think this is a fabric that can be used as formal wear for the nobility. It would also make a nice gift if you ever negotiate with another nobleman. It would be good to have some fabrics on hand."

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"I see. In that case, let's get it ready right away. If the nobles are using it, it will increase the value of this Barca fabric.

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　I was in the woods with my brother Bite, slaying demons as the snow piled up.

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　We fought and fought all the way through the snow, thinking we were going to freeze to death, and as a result, Bite-brother finally mastered his own magic.

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　And by that time, we had not seen any moving ogres in the forest.

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　Seeing this, I decided that the risk of encountering ogres due to the decrease in forests caused by the pioneering work had decreased considerably, and I ended my ogre extermination.

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　Not long after that, winter deepened and a new year came.

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　Then there was the annual New Year's greeting to the head of the family.

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　Now I live in the city of Fontana, and that morning I went to the castle of Carlos and greeted him like this.

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　I spent more time talking with Carlos than I had done during the previous years of New Year's greetings.

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　I noticed Carlos' outfit.

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　Apparently, he had tailored clothes for the occasion using Barca fabrics, a new product of our Barca knighthood.

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　He was greeted by the knights of Fontana wearing the garment.

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　This is good publicity.

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　From now on, when I move to the banquet room and talk to other knights, I will actively promote this fabric.

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　And so began my twelfth year.

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"Mister Ars, I'm glad to see you're doing so well."

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"This is Peacha, Happy New Year! I'm glad to see that you are doing well too. How are things in Uruk since then?

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"Yes, Pesci, who was supposed to be the next head of the family, has passed away. There seems to be a lot of confusion. But they seem to be very wary of our movements. But I don't think they will attack us.

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"Well, that's good to know."

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"Yes, thanks to the work of Barca last year. Your work has allowed me to cut off Uruk territory. I thank you.

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"We did our best in the last battle. I'm glad I was useful to you, Mr. Peacha.

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"I really appreciate it. So, may I have a word with you?

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What's the matter?

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"Well, actually, last year's wheat harvest was better than we expected. That's all well and good, but there was too much of it. The threshing process takes too much time. ......"

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"Oh, I see. I was wondering if threshing was done by hand?　We've been doing it more efficiently in Barca, and I forgot about it."

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Yes, that's right, Mister Ars. You are right, Master Ars. In Barca there is a less laborious way of threshing and milling the grain. Couldn't we introduce it in Einrad as well?"

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"Ummm, for threshing we just need to make the tools and bring them with us, but for milling we will have to build a windmill, can we build a building?"

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"Yes, you can have it built if you need it."

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"Okay. We'll think about it. ...... By the way, is there anything else you need help with, Mr. Picha? We are thinking of sending people to the knight territories in Barca again this year, and it would be helpful if you could give us some ideas on how to make some money by solving the problems that we are having.

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"You ask very bluntly, my friend. Usually, people don't like to tell other knights about their troubles. But I have a thought, though it may be a little different from what's troubling you.

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"Oh, what is it, Mr. Peacha?"

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Money.

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"What about ......?"

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"Gold, Mister Ars. There is no money, not in any knightly domain."

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"...... Knight's Domain, right?　You have a territory, right?　How can there be no money?"

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"Yes. Ordinary knights make their people pay for the crops they harvest, such as wheat, to run their fiefdoms. They then sell the wheat for cash, except for what they need. To be honest, few knights have that much cash on hand.

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"Oh, is that possible?"

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It happens often, in fact. And in recent years there have always been wars and mobilizations. In fact, I have been consulted by some of the knights with whom I am familiar. They want to develop agricultural lands in Barca as well as their own territory, but they want to know if they can pay something other than cash.

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"Well, I don't like it either if you pay me in wheat. If that's the case, I'll tell you to sell the wheat for cash before I make the request.

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"Yes, that's right. I'm not asking you to send people for wheat. But I just wanted you to know that it is actually difficult for those with little cash income to get jobs. I'm sorry."

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No, I hadn't thought of that until I heard about Mr. Peacha. Thank you for the information.

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　I see.

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　Good talk.

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　I guess it's important to have a face to face meeting like this.

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　I could not believe it, but it seems that there is a real problem of lack of cash income in a certain knighthood.

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　Apparently there are some profits from the sale of local products in some places, but basically the knight's income comes from the wheat harvest of the year.

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　One wonders what they are going to do if there is a bad harvest.

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　Or, if there is a bad harvest, maybe they will go to war.

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　Or maybe they will take other lands or reduce their mouths by killing in battle.

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　But, well, my actions may have something to do with the other knights' lack of money.

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　After all, it was I who abolished the toll tax, one of the main sources of income.

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　But this information seemed like a new money-making opportunity to me.

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　Immediately, I began to consider ways to make money in the future.

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