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"It's pretty much finished."

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　It was some time after I had completed the entrance examination for the Barka Mercenaries.

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　I muttered to myself as I looked at the new Barka town.

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　This place, which was an abandoned village at first, became Barka village after I got the land.

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　Then, I started to expand the village surrounded by the Wall of Atmos as the new Barka town, and it's going well.

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　At the time of the test, only minimal buildings and exterior walls had been completed, but from there, more buildings were being built.

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"Indeed, Mr. Alphonse. Is that the main reason for the increase in manpower?"

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"Well, I guess so. After all, many of those who failed the exam ended up staying and working here.

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"I guess it's because there are more jobs there than in the favelas. It's great that we can use the manpower to manufacture magic tools.

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　I talk with Kristina while looking at the city that is steadily being completed.

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　When we held the entrance examinations, there were some people who honestly thought that we would be short of staff.

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　It was only natural that the village of Barca, which originally had only about 200 mercenaries, would accept and train more new mercenaries than it had inhabitants.

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　Moreover, they can't just train them.

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　They needed to continue building the city and financially, they needed to make and sell magical tools.

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　It was impossible for the existing number of people to manage all these.

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　So, they decided to call on those who had failed the entrance exam for the mercenaries.

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　Why don't you come and work here?

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　The work is mainly simple labor.

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　They work to build buildings and other structures in this new city that is being built.

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　Even if you don't have any building skills, just carrying goods would be appreciated.

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　Originally, those who came to take the entrance exam to join the Barka Mercenaries, many of whom were from the favelas, did not really want to become mercenaries.

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　Anyway, many of them came here because they heard that there were jobs available.

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　Therefore, they jumped at the offer even if it was not mercenary work but cheap physical labor.

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　So, we are working hard to develop the town by using them.

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　Of course, these non-mercenaries also undergo the rituals.

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　It was too much for Hannah to perform the ritual for each one of them in the church, so she decided to prepare some more magic stones for the ritual.

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　Because of the binding of the blood wedge with the magic stones, there have been no major problems in the town so far.

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　Well, it is not that there are not some problems, especially in the beginning when we are not used to it, there were times when people who got into fights were cowering in the street with both sides clutching their chests, but that has decreased.

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　So now that the mercenaries who were originally there to build the city are no longer needed, we are able to train and make magical tools.

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　We earn money with these tools and use the money to build more buildings in the city.

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　The merchants were delighted.

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　It is a safe town, and even though it is getting cold in winter, this new Barca town is not cold at all.

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　The word spread, and some merchants wanted to buy more land.

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　The land that was sold at the beginning still remains, so we sell it.

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　Of course, we are very careful about who we sell to, and try to avoid merchants who are related to those who sent their agents to us when we first joined the group.

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　With this in mind, the new Barca Town was nearing completion.

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"But you should be careful, Mr. Alphonse.

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"Hmm?　Elvis. What do you mean I should be careful?

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"I'm talking about urban development. I think it's going very well so far. But there will be a limit. There is a limit to the number of people we can accept.

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"Oh, you mean the number of people the city can accept."

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Yes, that's right. It was the same when Master Ars established the territory of the knights of Barca. I was one of them. People came from all over when they heard that there was work and food. And they would not leave even if they were told that they would not be accepted. They come because they already have no place to return to."

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　While I was talking with Kristina, Elvis joined us.

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　He looked comfortable, as if he had just finished training.

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　Elvis told me a story that happened a long time ago.

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　It seemed to be right after his brother Ars founded the city of Vulcania and became the lord of the Knight's Domain.

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　It is said that there was a problem with too many people who came from all over the country and wanted to settle in the city.

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　At that time, the emigrants were thrown into the army of Barca if they did not meet the requirements for emigration, such as having enough money or not.

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　And they were made to undergo a horribly severe training.

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　Elvis said that the current situation is similar to that time.

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　However, it is not exactly the same.

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　I don't know if it will be the same because the circumstances are different.

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"What do you think, Ai?　Do you think people will be crowding into this city even more than they are now?"

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"We cannot deny that possibility. However, we believe that it is possible to take measures to prevent it from happening.

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"What are we going to do?　What should we do?"

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"I think we should spread the word about how to farm using magic."

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　I consulted with Ai about Elvis's concerns.

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　The answer is immediate.

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　But what do you mean by "farming with magic"?

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　I would think that someone who can use [soil improvement], which is starting to appear here and there, would farm on their own, but I wonder if that is not the case.

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　I was not quite sure, so I decided to ask him about it in more detail.

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