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"Okay, this is our village from today. So we'll call it Barka Village."

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　A piece of land obtained as a reward from the Orient.

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　It is located far from the city-state and the Gulu River, where the land has died because of the large amount of salt that has been spread on it, making it impossible to harvest crops.

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　Now the Barka mercenaries have come to this abandoned village where no one lives anymore.

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"Barka village. Nice. It will be a wonderful place that will remind you of Vulcania.

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　When I saw the abandoned village we had arrived at and suddenly suggested that we name the village Barca, Elvis agreed.

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　Unlike Elvis, however, the others' faces were not so cheerful.

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"What's wrong, Sura?　If you have something to say, say it."

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"......, let me tell you something. Do you have any idea how we will live in this abandoned village?　Salt-strewn lands like this one cannot be farmed for a long period of time. I don't think it's possible to make a living.

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"Do you feel that the other mercenaries feel the same way, that they are feeling down?"

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"I'm sure you're right. They have followed Mr. Alphonse because they want to have a good time in the city, too. If they left their lives at the foot of the sacred mountain and came to the Orient, and then immediately left there and came to an abandoned village with no crops, they may have regrets in their minds.

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"I see. Well, it's okay though. Even if we can't get food, we can buy it. We'll make it work.

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"That's it, Master Alphonse. Before you came to this abandoned village, you said you would make a profit from your own business, but is that really feasible?　I think it would be difficult to make or sell anything on this kind of land."

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Oh, that's okay. Oh, that's okay. I've got an idea.

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　Apparently, Sura and the other mercenaries are not keen on living in this abandoned village.

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　They had had many discussions before they came here, but I guess they did not feel good about leaving a populated city and going to an abandoned village.

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　Besides, as Banagher mentioned, I heard that the salt spread on the ground had penetrated deep into the soil, and that even if they had used [soil improvement], they could not solve the damage caused by the salt.

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　Although they have followed me so far without complaining, it is obvious that many of them are feeling more depressed than when they were in the Orient.

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　Well, even so, they have followed us all the way here without leaving the mercenary group.

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　In order to reassure them, I should first tell them about our future prospects.

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"Let me explain our immediate course of action. First, we need to turn this abandoned village into a livable place. We will surround it with walls using [Wall Building] and then build houses with bricks made by [Brick Making]. The first task will be to secure a place to live."

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"Of course. And after that?

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"Once you have a place to live, the next step is to make money. Without money, you can't get food. And as for the work, I'm thinking of escorting merchants in the beginning. The Barca merchants are back."

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"Barka traders?　Aren't you going into battle as mercenaries?"

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"That's the thing, but Banagher and the other council members don't seem to want to fight for a while. We will make a magic bow with the soft magic wood we have obtained. And they are going to train with it to defend the country as their first priority. In other words, they don't think of invading other countries.

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"I see. So you will only be called upon when you are attacked? If that's the case, then you don't know when you'll be able to earn money as a mercenary next, do you?

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"That's what I mean. That's why the mercenaries are asked to work as guards, not as a side job. In the guarding business, meals are usually provided by the merchants.

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　He explains the future to Soula while making sure that all the mercenaries hear him.

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　First, we need to secure a house.

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　Then I told her that I was going to work with merchants as a mercenary.

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　Merchants who do business in a small group of nations travel to various countries.

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　The merchants who can make money in only one country are basically limited.

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　Since the major players control the business transactions within the cities, the rest of them continue their business by traveling from one country to another, even if it is dangerous.

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　For this reason, it is better to have guards.

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"But will these merchants come to this abandoned village?　Christina and the others are willing to work for Master Alphonse, but the rest of the merchants will stop showing up in no time if they don't make a profit, don't you think?

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"That's okay. So, we gather the mercenaries who are good with their hands to make our products. We will give the goods made by the Barka mercenaries to Kristina and the other merchants to sell here and there. If there are goods that can only be found here, the merchants will gather on their own.

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"That may be so. But what are you going to make?　We are not proud of it, but we can't make much. I think it would be difficult to have an assortment of goods that would attract merchants to buy them.

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Don't worry. I have something that will definitely sell.

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What in the world is that, Mr. Alphonse?

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"It's a grimoire, Sura. A magical tool made from a combination of magic circle and magic stone. We make them and sell them.

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　Something common in Brillia, but not so common in the Lesser States.

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　It was a magical tool.

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　A useful tool made of a combination of magic stones and magic circle.

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　However, it seems that Briaria is at the forefront of magic circle technology, and other countries have not developed it much.

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　Probably because the magic circle is encrypted so that it cannot be reproduced just by looking at the magical tool.

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　Banagher and others also said that they had a hard time making the magical bow Orient.

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　It is precisely because they were able to use a large amount of magic stones as experimental materials by obtaining the magic of [magic stone generation] that they were able to complete the magic bow.

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　However, just because we were able to make it, it doesn't mean that we can easily make other magical tools as well.

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　That is precisely what I have focused on.

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　If I could make magic tools, they would surely sell.

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　Not only in the Orient, but in the whole group of small nations.

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　And we have the Eye.

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　Ai knows much more about magic circles than the Orientals.

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　We will use the Eye's information to make and sell magical tools.

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　We will sell them to trusted merchants such as Kristina.

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　If you start making them at once, you won't have the numbers to make them.

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　Then, there is no problem to narrow down the number of merchants you deal with.

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　If we can build a relationship of trust with these merchants, we should be able to secure food and sustainable business.

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　I explained to all the mercenaries about our future prospects and took the first step as a village of Barka.

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