What do you think?　How do your clothes and equipment feel?

It's a bit rumpled.

'That purple outfit looked so comfortable to wear. It's a cheap soldier's outfit, but it's a free supply, so bear with me.





　The next day, Major Sander began his training.
　At first, we were just going to wear the soldier's equipment provided and move to the desert on the outskirts of King's Landing, but it was terribly hot in the desert.
　I was almost running out of energy just walking, but Major Sander and his five soldiers were walking through the desert with a nonchalant look on their faces.
　They didn't seem to think it was too hot or painful.

''It's hot ... I'm going to collapse from heatstroke ...''

Taro's still on the first level.

　The Great Desert is 80% desert and only 10% ocean.
　As a result, it is unusually hot.
　It's only the morning, but the temperature is probably already lightly above forty degrees.
　And yet, it was terribly cold last night.
　There are fewer oceans, so the difference in temperature is much greater than in the deserts of the earth.

'Doesn't anyone ever get sick from the heat?

'The average person goes down, though, first of all, the average person doesn't go to the desert. It's normal to work in town. As you can see, it's hot in the Great Desert, so it's no surprise that some people fall down on the job.

What's the difference between soldiers and hunters and ordinary people?

"Can we defeat the sand beast? It's the only way. The fittest ones are only about one in ten to twenty at best.

With the upgrade, right?

''Naturally. At level one, you can't even beat the weakest sand beast, the Sand Great Lizard. There are more people who can't defeat the Sand Beast even if they are leveled up. Even ordinary people, though, would be less likely to fall down in the heat as they move up in level.

　I found out from watching Major Thunder and the others that their resistance to heat seems to increase significantly as their level increases.　
　Otherwise, I guess it's no surprise that an ordinary human would collapse if he or she was fighting in the desert for a day.
　Anyway, the Great Desert is very hot, so it seems that you have to level up and build up your heat tolerance first.
　I've heard that even if you work normally, you'll get heatstroke, so leveling up is a must.

Leveling up is a must.

'So you want to train, but first you have to move through the desert to make sure you don't fall down?

That's what I'm talking about.

Do civilians do this leveling thing?

I will. If I don't, it's hard to get a regular job in town.

　They say it's because it's hot enough in the town that it's not a desert, so at low levels, even if you're doing your normal work, you'll fall ill from heatstroke.
　So this leveling isn't done because it's me.　

''Those who can't beat the sand beasts, if they don't work and pay their taxes, they're treated like unwanted people in this country.

　They say that since the habitable area is so small and the water is limited, if you are deemed useless, they will ignore you if you fall down in the town.
　Those who are useless are said to die because they use more water.

'It's cruel,'

'I feel sorry for you too, I know. But that's the reality. But at ten years of age, the hunters and soldiers will level out and make it to level three to five. That way, the first thing they do is not fall ill from heatstroke. If you don't fall ill, you can work normally, and people don't abandon you that often.

　They say I'm a change agent and have some skills and talents, but first I have to get to a level where I can't collapse in this desert heat.

Please. By the way, there aren't as many sand beasts as you say.

''Around here, the kingdom has been intensively defeating sand beasts in an effort to expand the realm of the royal capital. However, it's not quite there yet.

You don't think the land is still available?

'If we don't green it, the sand beasts will come in as soon as we're done with it. I don't think this place will ever be part of King's Landing in my lifetime.

　It seems to take a huge amount of time and effort to green up the desert.
　After the sand beasts in the area are wiped out and the area is made green, it will finally become inhabitable.
　Since it takes a long time, it is difficult to make the area inhabitable by humans.
　If they were a little careless, the strong sand beasts would destroy the human population and the area would soon become a desert.
　When I heard Major Sander's story, I understood how difficult this world is.
　That's why I was summoned as the 'change agent'.

'Although, I've never been a part of the rough stuff until my age,'

What do they say about nobility? Were you a civil servant?

Yes, sir.

　I'm not a nobleman, but I'm a sales clerk, so let's just say I'm sure I'm like a civil servant.

It's about time. Look at that.

There are many...

　When we arrived at the area where the sand beast had not yet been eradicated, we found a large flock of lizards waiting for us.
　I think they are bigger than the Komodo monitor lizards I had seen on TV before.

'They're in the desert, so they're sand large lizards. That's big.

'This is still the weakest of the sand beasts. That's why most people can't beat it.

　If most people can't defeat the large lizards, is it any wonder that they can't maintain the habitable area and the habitable area doesn't expand easily?

''Then we'll take them down with a bang. But first, just say 'party'.

'Party'

　I shouted as Major Thunder had told me to, and my body glowed for a moment.

'What is this light?'

It means you've joined our party. You'll get experience with the sand beasts we're going to slay.

I see.

　Experience and all that, it's becoming more and more like an RPG world.

So, Taro, get a safe place to watch it.

　At this point in time, even if I were to join the fight, it would only add one more corpse.
　It seems that I'll have to level up and improve my basic physical abilities first.

''That's right. ''Look at the palm of your dominant arm.''

'The palm of your hand?　Oh, it says level one.

　I looked at the palm of my right hand and saw that it said level one.

'As long as it's written. There's no way for me to check it.

Don't you look like Major Sander?

'The level indicator on the palm is only visible to the person in question. It's a rare skill, and in rare cases, I can see the guy who has the 'Personality Assessment'.

　However, they can only see the level of the person.

'Isn't it difficult to judge a person's strength based on their level alone?

'It's a good rule of thumb, so it's best not to tell other people what level you're at, at first, but as little as possible.

　For example, if the enemy knows your level, they will use that number to analyze your strength.
　For example, if the enemy knows your level, they will analyze your strength based on that number.

"If it's only a level, one person's level 10 might be stronger than another person's level 1.

That's why the average person ends up raising the bar a little bit.

　Any person will become stronger as they move up a level, but whether or not that will allow them to take down this sand giant lizard is another story.
　Still, the higher the level, the stronger your body becomes, the faster you heal from your injuries, and most importantly, the less heatstroke you'll get.

　So you can level up and not lose anything.

''Then we'll go. Be on your guard!

" " " " " " " " " "

　At Major Thunder's signal, he and his soldiers began attacking the group of sand large lizards in unison.
　

　The defeated sand lizards disappear from the spot, making it feel like an RPG.

'But I don't have any drop items or anything.

Major!

What's this about?

'Don't get upset!　Keep your guard up to the breaking point and take it down!　We'll talk about it later!

　There seemed to be some kind of accident, and the soldiers were surprised when they saw the vanishing sand great lizard, but Major Thunder braced himself to be on his guard in the middle of the battle.
　From then on, we defeated the sand beast steadily, and it returned to me at a good point of separation.

'Taro, what's your level?'

Uh, it's on the seventh.

　After killing dozens of sandy large lizards, my level went up by six with a party of seven people split.
　I'll have to ask Major Thunder if it's efficient or not, I guess I'll have to ask him.　
　More importantly, I'll have to ask him why Major Thunder and the others were so surprised when they first defeated the Sand Large Lizard.

'Taro, shout 'party out'. You're going to be out of the party for once, so that makes sense.

Okay. "Party out!

　I shouted 'party out' and my body glowed for a moment again.
　I think it was proof that I was out of Major Thunder and his party.

'That one at the end of the line? 'Hey,'

Yes, sir.

　At Major Sandor's command, one of the soldiers killed the lone stray sand giant lizard with a large sword.
　And this time, unlike before, the corpse of the sand large lizard was still there.

　And..........

''Eh?　A bag from the sky?

　A leather sack suddenly appeared a few meters above the sand great lizard and fell on top of the sand lizard's corpse according to gravity as it was.
　If I wasn't in the party, or rather, usually when you defeat a sand beast, the corpse remains and you get something in the leather bag.

'Major Thunder?'

As you can see, usually when you kill a sand beast, you leave behind a corpse. They're a nuisance to humans, but we use their corpses to help us in our daily lives.

　The meat is said to be used as food and the hides are used to make equipment for hunters and soldiers.

'Come to think of it, you all aren't using metal armor.

'You'll get burned. There are special metal equipment that doesn't, but it's very expensive so it's not available first. I think it's only for a very few excellent hunters and great nobles.　I have.

　Since most of the Great Desert is desert, is poorly made metal equipment a source of burns?
　The sandy terrain below makes it difficult to move with heavy equipment.
　Is there a risk of heatstroke?

'Something like that.

So, what's this leather bag? What is this?

This is gold. This is gold. It's called 'divine coin' and was given to us by the gods for use throughout the Great Desert.

'Does God give you money in this world?'

　If the world changes, common sense will also change, and this world is really like a game.