He's the son of the former leader of the Golden Fleece, isn't he? It wouldn't be surprising if he were to succeed his father as leader of a new society...

　Is their goal really to revive forbidden magic and artifacts? I think it's a bit hazy.
　The former association may have had that kind of philosophy in mind. But the New Gold Society (tentative) seems to be working for a different purpose... Well, it's just a hunch.
　As I was troubled, Emperor Regulus opened his mouth.

I don't blame you for prying into the uncertainties here. But I think it's important to bear in mind that such a person might be present.
'Right. Let's keep an eye on Felsen, too. We'll call you when we have something.

　So, if you have them, I'll give King Felsen three gate mirrors for emergency contact. With these, I can send letters to Brunhild, Regulus, and Restia in an instant. Of course, I also gave Emperor Regulus and Knight King Restia the gate mirrors for Felsen.
　Surprisingly, it was Princess Elysia who bit into the gate mirror. She sent the paper from gate mirror to gate mirror several times, her eyes sparkling. What are you doing, sister-in-law........ You're here to study magic engineering, so you seem to be interested in that side of things.

It's a good idea. I've got the permission from the four countries, so let's build a bridge right away.

　When I murmured this, King Felsen opened his mouth with a quizzical look on his face.

'After all this time,' he said, 'can you really build a bridge? Earlier you said it would be in three days...

　Oh? I guess I didn't believe it after all. The waters of the Londo Sea, where Enrash Island is located, are full of demons, but the current is relatively slow. We're going to raise some rocks from the seafloor in several places to make a foundation, and then transfer the bridge's parts from Babylon to connect them together.
　It's a pretty long bridge, so we'll probably have some open space where we can take a break along the way. Just like a highway service area. If the knights and guards of each country are stationed there, we can keep a certain level of security. Oh, I should also build a toilet or something.
　I'd really like to run a train here as well, but I think it's still premature. In the meantime, though, I'm going to take the width of this building for the future.
　Anyway, I'll just build the foundation today. While the workshop is assembling the bridge, we also need to deal with the island's magical beasts.
　We can't just kill them all like we did when we built Brunhild. There are too many of them.
　I'll just throw some of them into our dungeon and send the rest to the Dragon's Nest on Dragoness Island. The dragons seemed to be having a bit of trouble finding food, and if there were more magical beasts on the island, they wouldn't have to go to other countries to find food. More than half of our knights have already hunted the dragons, so there's probably no need to worry about that.
　Okay, well, let's proceed like that, shall we?





''My God...''
I can't believe...

　At the sight of the endless bridge to the far side of the sea, the assembled leaders of Restia, Rhodomea, Lyle, Felsen, and the nations' leaders had their eyes wide open and their mouths open.
　Three days have passed since then. The bridge was completed on time, properly on schedule. Everyone was gathered on the Restia side of the bridge for its unveiling.

The bridge is made of materials provided by your country and I used magic to strengthen it. It's quite strong, so I think it will be able to withstand deterioration over time and natural disasters to some extent.
How long will it last?
I can't get into all the details, but I can manage a thousand years or so.
Sen...!

　The Governor of all the Rhodomeer states who asked the question froze.
　It looks like a stone bridge with a series of simple arches, but its sturdiness and strength are impressive. I'm confident that it wouldn't break even if those wizards out there fired their Explosions at it. I've strengthened it thoroughly.
　Next, I take everyone and transition to the resting point. A large space was created that looked like it jutted out from the bridge on either side, with benches, toilets, and a covered shiamaya.

Every few kilometers there is a rest stop like this one. It would be a good idea to sell food and drinks here. It would be a good idea to set up a guard post here so that travelers can rest in peace.
Certainly. Since we're paying to cross the border, there doesn't seem to be much danger of thieves or other intruders getting in, but there may be some conflicts between merchants and travelers.

　King Felsen nodded. Everyone was looking around at the resting point with their respective soldiers in their guards. In case you're wondering, there's some dirt here, and although it's small, there's a flower bed and some shrubs planted. We'll need the greenery, you know.
　Finally, we transitioned to Enrush Island.

'Look at your feet. See the stone stakes driven into the ground? This is the boundary marker. Between these stone stakes is the border. The island was handed over from Restia and divided into four equal parts. If you divide the area correctly into four, you get this.

　Project a map in the air and show them the whole map of the island. They are free to build their own towns and villages on their own territory. In fact, it's not my place to say anything else. You can build separate towns, or you can build a big city together with the four countries. Or we could build a large city together, which would be a center of free trade.

''I heard that Enrash Island is full of ferocious magical beasts...''

　The King of the Lyle Kingdom is looking around anxiously. He's a short, rather fat old man with a long, pure white beard. I heard that he had dwarven blood in him. The image of a dwarf is one of stubbornness, bravado, drunkenness, and dexterity, but this king seems to be the opposite of all that. I mean, he's mild, sensitive, and down-to-earth and clumsy.
　I haven't met a dwarf yet, but I've heard he lives in Lyle's kingdom quite a bit. I'm pretty sure I've imagined their personalities. I'd like to meet them once.

''We've eliminated most of the magical beasts in Enrush. The only species left are the ones that aren't too threatening.
"Eliminate... how...
It's a forced transfer to the dragon island. I'm sure they're enjoying themselves by now.

　King Lyle rails against my words.
　The disappearance of the magical beasts may cause some ecological problems, but it's better that we don't have to risk our lives anymore. By the way, I've also summoned Kraken to the Londo Sea to wipe out dangerous sea monsters.

"Hmm. Then the representatives of the four countries are here. We should decide on the details of the tolls and other matters that need to be decided here. It shouldn't take too long.
'Oh, well, let's get a desk and chair out. I'm an outsider, so I'll excuse myself.
I'm sorry to make you feel uncomfortable.

　He told the governor of the entire state, who bowed his head as he said that, not to worry about it, and took out a desk and chair from the 'storage'. The four of them sat down on it and started talking about tolls and the arrangements for building a joint town. Well, we're going to be bored for a while. But we can't just leave everyone else behind.
　That's right. I'm pretty sure we left some dragon meat in "storage". It's almost noon now, so I think I'll kill some time by preparing a meal for everyone.
　Let's get out the table to serve as a cooking table, cooking utensils, and ingredients. I'll just make the standard skewers.
　The dragon meat taken out is cut into appropriate sizes and skewered alternately with vegetables. Season it with salt and pepper and place it on a plate. To grill the meat, an iron box with legs is also taken out and the charcoal is placed in it and lit. I put the wire mesh on it and it was ready.
　After that, we'll serve the steaming hot rice in a separate bowl, and we'll also prepare Misguided's famous curry, or karaye. It's a good thing I asked our head chef, Claire, to make it for us. It was made a month ago, but it's still hot because it was in "storage". Yah, I thought curry tasted better if you let it sit for a day?
　Well, at any rate, this is a collaboration between Yisheng and Mismid, curry and rice is now ready. There are sweet and medium-hot versions available. The callae of Mismid is quite hot as it is.
　I also prepared a jug of water and fruit water and......... It would have been nice if we had pickled vegetables.

"Fuyadono, Fuyadono.

　When I was called, I turned around and saw the Knight King and everyone else looking at me.

''He's making something tasty, what is it?''
It's for your lunch. Dragon meat skewers and curry rice. Are we done with our arrangement?
'It's not so much that it's been decided, or rather that it's been on my mind and I've made a quick decision. Well, in a manner of speaking. But curry rice is a food I've never heard of.
'It's Yisheng rice with mismid kalae. The taste is also softened, so people who don't like spicy food will be able to eat it.

　Saying that, he poured the sweet curry over a plate of rice. With a spoon, I first handed it to Limit-san, the female knight commander, who had come as an escort for the Governor of the entire Rhodomea Province.
　The reason I didn't hand it to her is because it also serves as a poisonous taste. Even though it's handmade by the king of another country, that part has to be a procedure.
　Limit-san took a bite of the curry with a spoon and his face immediately broke into a smile.

''It's delicious. I've had Mismid's kalae before, but this isn't so spicy and easy to eat. I prefer this one.
You all can come in. There are plenty of them, and so are the guards.

　We pulled out a few desks and chairs from "storage" and took our seats. While everyone was serving their favorite spicy curry, the dragon meat skewers were placed on a wire mesh and grilled.

''Mm! This is so good!
It's true. Just the right amount of spice to keep you going.
Mmmm ... I'd like to eat in my country.
''Fuyu-dono, the recipe for this dish is...''
It's not difficult, but we can only get rice from Yisheng. I'm thinking of making it in earnest in my country this year.

　It seems that the kings liked the curry rice. As a thank you for the battle, Ieyasu-san gave me quite a few bales of rice, but I still have to start rice farming in Brunhild as soon as possible.
　We had a lot of rice to eat, and everyone had a lot of second helpings. There was enough for everyone, so there was no problem.
　The grilled skewers seemed to be a hit, too. Well, as for the skewers, I just sauteed and seasoned them. No, I didn't make the curry either.
　He said he wanted to share his curry with his family, so I gave them the recipe for curry rice and rice and spices as a gift. They were quite pleased, but it looks like Yisheng and Mismid will be ordering more rice and spices from us. Curry is a scary thing.