71 – Homecoming (4)

“So you can’t mass-produce my elixir?”

“yes.”

As soon as the day dawned, I was guided by Risha to Nadia’s studio located in the village.

It was to discuss the source of income, which was Mene’s last task at the end of development.

Mene, whose population is now close to 100, has not yet had that many people who can work.

Most of them were children, the elderly, or widows, and there were at most 10 to 20 workers who were fully limbless.

“Currently, the number of inhabitants in the village is not enough to start large-scale agriculture. Even if you do it on a small scale, it’s probably worth a lot, let alone an income.”

“Isn’t there anything else besides agriculture?”

“If the population of the village increases slowly, there will be more options, but both Mene and I don’t have that much room anymore.”

It’s not modern, and there aren’t enough manpower to start farming here without the help of magic.

So far, with Zed’s help, I’ve built a house in Mene and supplemented with food.

Zed wasn’t helping by selling land, so he had no choice but to invest some of the Altane family’s property.

With no income and only increasing expenses for nearly a month, the family’s balance was slowly sinking.

I had to find a way somehow as soon as possible.

“Based on the financial report that Risha gave us, isn’t it a situation where we can’t just spend like this?”

“Still, mass-producing elixirs… .”

Nadia was troubled.

Since the item called elixir has not yet been commercialized in the empire, it is not bad to look for a niche market if you are going to continue to manufacture elixirs anyway.

Speaking of things that can be seen on the market, all of them are stamina potions that can only be found in games.

Even that was far short of Nadia’s elixir.

As long as I have a solid business item in my hands, if I roll well, I’ll be able to develop Mene even further.

After thinking for a while, Nadia spoke up.

“An elixir is a combination of combinations, but you have to use my mana. Until then, it is no different from a normal potion.”

“Then it would be difficult to mass-manufacture.”

“Not necessarily.”

“Well?”

The corners of Nadia’s mouth slowly drew an arc.

Knock-tock, he tapped the elixir bottle in front of him, and then went into the workshop.

“I’ll tell you the details by letter, so wait.”

Then, Nadia left Risha and me and suddenly disappeared behind the studio.

If you dare to tell me in writing, is it a trade secret?

“Me, Nadia!”

“It’s okay, Lisa. It’s time to go back anyway.”

It’s not free, it’s paid, so Nadia can be left alone.

As far as skill goes, it’s genuine. As long as you give me money, I’ll take care of it.

“I guess I’ll have to go back soon and pack things up.”

“ah… .”

“If you have any difficulties managing the mansion, tell me in writing, Lisa. Let’s try to pick someone.”

‘I don’t know if he’ll come.’

After hearing my words, Risha waved her hands around and expressed her intention to refuse.

“Oh no! Because it doesn’t work at all! mail… The maid only needs me… .”

“is it? Still, the mansion is quite—”

“Lord, master!”

Risha puffs up her cheeks and protests in her own way.

Because of her petite body and even wearing a maid uniform, she was not at all threatening.

Looking at it like this, she looks exactly like Elaine.

It’s safe to say that she’s just a year younger than Elaine, with her innocent appearance, stuttering, and different hair color.

But if there were more maids, it would be easier for me to do my job, so why be so angry?

If you see that you’re frowning, it means you don’t like something.

“Hick?!”

“Once I knew. If it’s still difficult, tell me right away. Let’s try to hire them somehow.”

“No, no… .”

I couldn’t come up with the right answer, so I rubbed Risha’s black hair protruding for no reason, and left the workshop.

“Still, please come often to play after practice is over… .”

“Don’t let that happen.”

Leaving Risha’s disappointing farewell before lunchtime, I got on the carriage heading to the capital.

I tried to see Nadia’s face again for the last time, but for some reason I didn’t see any sign of coming out of the studio, so I just left.

Mene development, which was a concern, is going smoothly, so it’s time to focus on the main story.

With the most important outside practice ahead of me, I needed to go back to the dormitory and review the story.

*

When we arrived in the capital, it was already past lunchtime.

There was nowhere to stop, so I headed straight to the academy.

“It’s Altean.”

“Are you on duty today?”

Today, as always, Aaron was on duty at the main gate of the academy.

I walked slowly and spoke to Aaron, who had a troubled look on his face.

“Classes will resume soon, but is outside access still prohibited?”

“yes. It’s because there hasn’t been an agreement with the principal and the knights yet.”

“If it’s an agreement… .”

“yes. Mine.”

The fact that demons appeared in the middle of the empire’s capital is not a rumor that can be easily publicized.

This is because it is dangerous information that could disturb the order of the city if not done carelessly.

Therefore, it was a situation that only the academy officials and some knights who were on the scene knew about.

‘It was probably around the end of this practice that the existence of Mine was revealed.’

Starting with the appearance of Mephisto, demons began to spread all over the continent, and the existence of demons and demons was revealed to the world.

‘In the end, all the facts will come out.’

It’s not like the empire has properly prepared countermeasures against demons just because it’s so quiet.

If that was the case in the first place, the game called Hero Saga would end without progressing.

As the current emperor and the knight commanders explode, the continent is thrown into chaos, and the main character and other academy students settle this confusion.

this is what will happen in the future

“Does class A resume from next week?”

“Yes. Are there any other classes yet?”

“Not yet. Even so, it seems to be normalized in two weeks… . Come to think of it, where is the training ground?”

“I’m going to Belgrove.”

“If you go to Belgrove… It’s rural.”

“The other one was Empsted.”

“It’s a mining town and a farming village, so there really is no middle ground, the principal.”

“What kind of town is Belgrove? Empsted knows about it.”

Empsted was the first town the protagonist went to, so he knew the situation there.

What NPCs are there and what quests are there?

However, in the case of Belgrove, it was only mentioned in the game and had no information.

That’s why I wanted to know the village as much as possible in preparation for an unexpected situation.

In fact, I heard a few things from Nadia in Mene.

“First, as is widely known, the entire village is an agricultural village engaged in farming. The scale is so large that even the capital brings in some of Belgrove’s harvest.”

If Empsted is focused on mining, Belgrove is focused on farming.

This is because the surrounding land is fertile and flat, so it has the perfect conditions for harvesting fruits.

“So most of the village is occupied by rice fields and fields. Some of them even come up to the head, so I often get lost there.”

“You seem to be quite famous.”

“Rather than famous, when I was in the Knights, I went there to investigate a missing person case.”

It was a sound reminiscent of an American cornfield.

It was a place where missing people are found every year because the land mass is so large and the height is higher than a person.

“So what happened to the case?”

“It remained unknown. No body to be seen. mother cries We dug all the ground around it, but nothing was found, so the investigation didn’t start.”

“That’s kind of scary.”

“It’s from a few years ago, so it probably doesn’t matter now, but I’m telling you to be careful.”

There was not a single shudder in Aaron’s voice.

It didn’t look like he was just making fun of the student in front of him.

‘wait for a sec.’

What was the main character’s first assignment in Empsted?

External practice is usually a way to assign assignments through simple requests at the practice place.

That meant that a request related to that village would come in.

It’s not a main mission, but in some towns, I also searched for missing people as a side mission.

“If it remains unsolved, doesn’t that mean it’s still happening?”

“I don’t know. Since there has been no news since then, the culprit may have left the place long ago.”

It would be fortunate if the crime went unnoticed and they escaped safely from the village, but if the culprit was a villager… .

‘no way.’

There hasn’t been any news since then, so it’s unlikely, but surely there won’t be an incident when we go, right?