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In the middle of the night, we move in the dark to approach the army of Eiris, which has invaded the country of Glugaria.
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We found the target army of Eiris at the exact location as reported.
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They numbered about 3,000 men, but as I observed them in the dark with magic flowing in my eyes, I could see that there was much more than that in the haze of magic that was rising.
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"I see. The Elysian army is having non-combatants brought in to do [laying railroad tracks]?"
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Observing the other's army, I put into words in my mouth what I saw with my own eyes.
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When I heard that the invading army was building all these railroad tracks, I thought it was a waste of time and magic power.
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But it seems that it was not so.
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Probably, the soldiers who are going to fight in the war don't use their magical power for making railroad tracks.
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Instead, they are going to put in other people than those who are going to fight, to build the tracks for food transportation.
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Therefore, it seems that the army of Eiris has both armed fighters and poorly dressed non-combatants.
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"It's something like that, isn't it? It's like they're forcing us to come here and build the tracks, isn't it?"
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"Yes, it is. The guys sleeping over there, they're not going to have much will to fight. And it's hard to fight when you're that skinny.
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"You think so too, Ian? I guess it's like they're bringing in people instead of magic stones filled with magic power."
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There are people lying on the ground by the tracks, sleeping.
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They were wearing tattered clothes and were very skinny.
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There are many of them.
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Could they be residents of the favelas in the land of Elys?
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Maybe they are treated very differently from the construction workers in the Orient.
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In the Orient, they are paid a decent daily wage and can afford to buy clothes and food with it.
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But the workers here did not seem to be able to afford anything like that.
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They may have no remuneration, or if they do, it may be a mere tear in the eye.
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Even so, they may have followed this army because they can get food and money every day, rather than living in the favelas and being unable to do anything.
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I see.
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That explains why the purchase of rice from other small countries has been more successful than expected.
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In short, it means that other countries are not out of recession yet.
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With a little money a day, they come to work in the military, which may be dangerous, and sleep on the ground to earn their bread.
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Otherwise, they would not be able to survive in other countries.
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That is why there were many people who took advantage of our move to buy rice at a price too high to be called expensive.
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Probably, there are many people who want to sell rice even if they bring it themselves, even if the government or the nobles tell them not to sell it.
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There are so many poor people in the small states.
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It has already been two years since the price of magic tools collapsed.
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That must have had a huge impact.
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And maybe it is not only the poor but also the country.
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The fact that so many small countries are sticking their necks out to the request for reinforcements sent by the Gulagarias may be due to their resentment over the collapse of the market for magical tools that has ruined their country.
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"Well, never mind. If there are people with low fighting spirit among them, we'll take advantage of it.
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Which way do we go first, Alphonse?
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"Yes, I think so. Let's start with Ian's attack as a Titan. If a huge figure attacks in total darkness, the workers will be scared and run away. Then, I can raid the main camp of Iris's army, which is having a hard time controlling the figure. That way, I can get at the strong opponent in the main camp in one fell swoop.
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"Hmm. For God's sake, I'd like to fight a stronger opponent.
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"Well, how about we do it the other way around? I'll set up a raid at random, and you can take Ian's Nyannyan unit and hit the main Eiris army camp, okay?"
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"Good plan. I'll take care of it.
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"That's very kind of you. I'm going to attack from the other side, so Ian, you wait until I make a move before you leave.
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Yes, sir.
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The first thing to do is to confuse the army of Elys, which has mobilized the poor.
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They probably have no idea that they will be attacked in the middle of the night.
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Especially the poor people who have no weapons to fight with are not capable of a proper response.
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And the army of Eiris will not be able to leave those who are trying to escape.
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This is not their destination, after all.
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If they are going to extend the line, they can't leave the people working on it yet.
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So they'll have to take our hands to hold the workers who are trying to escape.
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We will take advantage of that.
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This time, Ian will attack the main camp, which is now outnumbered.
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I led one of the two separate Oriente forces as a diversionary force, moving toward the point where most of the workers were clustered.
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