769 Rising and Regenerating Operations

"First of all, I'd like to hear your honest opinion. From the perspective of the Barca Mercenaries, how did the current Orient Country look?

"... then, don't hesitate. Honestly, isn't it pretty dangerous anymore? The walls outside the city were fixed with [wall architecture], but the whole city is pretty rough."

"Hmm. It's still something you can hide. To tell the truth, Orient Country is in a state of great urgency. Instead, we have enough to say that we have had it before."

"Are you sure? I don't care if I say that to someone who just came here today."

"Well, don't worry about it. If you live in a small group of countries, you don't feel the tragedy of Orient without explanation."

Orient's eyes were sparkling when talking about the moon stone.

But when Banaj started talking about the country, everybody turned dark.

Apparently it's a pretty bad situation.

And I don't seem to have the strength to hide it.

Are you all right?

No matter how many have come to fight here, the Vulcan mercenary regiment is small.

I wonder if these people here, who will be the only allies, will be able to win this battle or not.

"Orient is not a good country to fight. The fact that there were many masterpieces of manufacturing was the best thing to do. But it was the battle that forced the craftsmen to fight and lost many of their makers."

"... so you don't feel like you have any idea what to do in the future?

"Normally, there's nothing we can do about it. But I can't give up. Therefore, Alphonse, I would like your help. We have a battle to help you."

"Of course, I intend to. You're here to fight. That said, it depends on the content."

"I can't wait. Let me explain. Until now, Orient Country has always stood guard against attacking external enemies. But there's nothing I can do about it. Therefore, as a hand of resurrection, we will turn to attack."

Mm-hmm.

You can't win forever if you just keep it.

I'm sure of it.

Banaj is right.

But where are we going to attack?

If it's a tough situation just to protect my country, I wonder if I can maintain it even if I take it down somewhere.

"I don't know where to attack. It's a lumber mill."

"... eh? A lumber mill is where you cut wood and leave it? Aren't you going to attack some city?

"That's right. I didn't make a mistake, Alphonse. There's no doubt about it in the lumber mill."

Seriously, what is it?

No, I don't know if I need to lie here, but I'm still worried.

I think you've gone crazy in a lot of situations.

"That face doesn't question what the handicapped say. Well, of course not. I just want you to see this. My goal is to get this wood."

That said, I received a stick of wood from someone nearby and handed it to me.

Beautifully cut, clean wood.

I think it's a luxury product.

It has a solid hardness and weight, and feels a solid weight on the received hand.

But what are you going to do with this tree?

I wonder if you're thinking of attacking another place, robbing a tree, and having it processed and sold by a craftsman.

Exactly. I think that's too long.

"Huh? What? What is this? Does this tree absorb magic? Are you absorbing magic and softening up?

"Wow, that's amazing, Alphonse. It is said that it is difficult to cast magic into the tree. I don't know how easy it is to do that."

"Well, I've trained a lot in magic. So? Is this a tree that bends around to capture magic?

"That's right. It's a wood cut out of a tree called a soft magic tree. It is a special tree that grows only in places like Nakashu in a river, and it is a battle to take away the softwood tree from the lumberjack where it is cut and stored."

"Hmm. You mean just take the tree home?

Sure. The purpose of this battle is not the land, but the soft tree itself. That's what we're after, and we're not looking for the strength to do it. "

I see.

He had a pretty dark face, so I was worried that he wouldn't think about it, but he didn't have to worry about it.

I wonder if you had a proper idea.

Then perhaps we could join the Balkan mercenary regiment.

While listening to Banaj, I decided in my heart to go to the battle of the lumberjack strategy if I could even get a reward.