The next item on the agenda is to secure our immediate supplies.

　I've been able to find food and construction materials that are used for food and construction, as well as create them through "item smelting". However, the collected materials will eventually run out and the "Item Smelting" will not be free.

''Kotetsu. Do you know of any places in this vicinity that might have some food left?
Except for Okunoto?
I'd prefer to live in a land without humans.
When it comes down to it...

　Kotetsu pointed to several areas on the map of Suzu City that was spread out in front of him.

'I see,'

　--Takahara, Sarah!　Come to me!

　After a moment's wait, Takahar and Sarah appear.

'An?'
Hooray!　What what~?

　Sarah is in high spirits in contrast to the grumpy Takahar.

'Now take a few goblins who can drive a truck and get some food from the place marked on this map.
'What?　You have some more food, right?
"Taka, you idiot...?　More humans!
'What?　Who's an idiot!

　Takahar and Sarah start to flirt as usual.

'Then you're on.
'Wait!　If you're going, I'll need you to collect the seedpods, too.

　It's a waste of time to plunge in. I'm about to send the two noisy people off, but Kotetsu stops them.

'The seedpots...?　What's that?
'Ha!　And I know what it is!　Rice!
Rice?　In the meantime, can we just bust out all the ones growing in the rice paddies?
Hey!　Don't be so violent!　I'd like to thank the farmers for growing the rice--
Okay, go ahead.
"Nosh.

　They left the room to escape as Yataro began his sermon.

　Next up.....

　--Hibiki!　Chloe!　Leila!　Come to me!

You wanted to see your master, sir?
Chloe, I'm coming for you.
Forgive me for being late to the party.

　Chloe and Leila appeared with a collared hibiki from wherever they had picked up.

'The three of you will take all the remaining goblins that can drive the truck, Red, Noir, and Rouge, and gather materials from the factory, houses, mountains, and everywhere else.
You mean this creep?
We are both capable of fulfilling his mission!
''Huh. That word and that look of disdain I don't hate?

　Hibiki smiles proudly at Chloe and Leila, who show difficulty in working with Hibiki.

'If it's just you guys, you can't decide what you need and what you don't. Are you disobeying my orders?
'No, no ... it's not like that ...'
I'm sure you have my word on that.
Master I want to hear your words of encouragement from you.

　-Carry out your orders!

　The three hibiki who were about to make a dangerous statement are forced out.

'I hope this will provide for the time being and supplies for the time being and then we can set up a decent living arrangement.

　I used my smartphone to hit the 【House】 button repeatedly, which can be refined with CP5.


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　2,000 houses smelted for 15,056 newly admitted to the realm.

Mr. Theon?
What?

　Kanon calls out to me after I finished training the house.

''The consumption CP of the houses you gave to the lords is 5, right?
Yeah.
What's the maximum CP on Theon-san right now?
That's 22,800.

　The number of controlled areas I currently control--213, and the maximum CP I have was 22,800.

''So that means........2,280 CP will be recovered in an hour, right?
You will.
In that case, we could smelter the house some more...

　2,000 houses - 10,000 CP was not a small number, but it was also a generous CP.

'One house for every seven or eight people is plenty, right?
One house per person is a bit much, but wouldn't the people be happier if there were a few more?
He'll be pleased.
"Then...
''But........then the lords will be satisfied with that. What happens if I--the Demon King's power solves everything?
"--!　I see.
''I'd like you to at least provide your own house to live in, that's what I'm really saying. Since lords can't go out of the territory they control, I'll provide you with a house and building materials for the time being, though.

　So to speak, the creation of the dominant domain and the item smelting are the work of God. Just by operating your smartphone, you can create houses, food, weapons, and various other commodities, mountains, rivers, and forests - nature is created.

　It's not a boxed game, but given enough time I'll be able to create the perfect space within my realm of control. However, that would be pointless - there would be no point in increasing the number of lords and raising a country at all.

　That's why I sought independence for the lords.


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　Five days later.

　Takahar, Sarah, Hibiki and the others who have gone to various locations for collection activities have had good results. In addition to food and building materials, we also requisitioned a number of mysterious machines from an abandoned factory, although it's unclear whether they can be reused.

　And I conducted five more Rulings.

　Suzu City - the only human land left in the north of the prefecture was the land behind Suzu, where many humans who had lost the will to fight took refuge.

　The next day

　Finally, the day of the unification of the northern part of the prefecture had arrived.