775 Cutting down the Juju Tree

"Wait a minute, Mister Alphonse. Where do you think you're going?

We're going to leave the lumberyard and land in the middle of nowhere.

However, our target is the lumberyard in Grugaria. But our target is the lumberyard in Gurgaglia. We can't allow the Barca mercenaries to change the entire course of our attack at will.

Is that so?　Then, I'll change the destination of only the ship that the Barca Mercenaries are on. Then you won't have any complaints, will you?

Of course there is. This operation is dependent on Ian-dono, the warrior of Atmos. If he doesn't go to the lumberyard, it's no good.

On the ship, I argue with Oliva.

Apparently, he wanted to complain about me changing course.

Well, she said she was just trying to show us the way, but I guess that's why Oliva is with us.

The mercenaries we hired must have been ordered to work properly on the battlefield.

He said, "We can't attack the lumberyard. We don't have the numbers to take on that walled-off base, no matter how you look at it.

But I believe we came here with an agreement that included that. The Barca mercenaries have been officially hired by the Orient. We need them to work according to our strategy.

"That's not true, Oliva. When I was hired by Lord Banagher, he told me this. When I was hired by Lord Banagher, he told me that the purpose of this operation was to secure the magic tree. The capture of the lumberyard is a means to that end, not an end.

But that's a quibble, isn't it? In order to secure the soft wood, we need to go to the lumberyard. To take a course away from that would be a violation of my employer's orders.

"No problem. You don't have to go to the lumberyard, there are plenty of soft magic trees growing there. You know, in that sandbar.

That's right.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

If the goal of the operation is to secure a soft magic tree, it doesn't matter where you go as long as you can do that.

I'm sure the lumberyard has a lot of soft magic trees that have already been cut down.

But they are well protected and not easy to get.

If that's the case, there's no need to be concerned about it.

It was my idea to take whatever was growing around, even if it wasn't a soft magic tree that had been cut down.

But that's impossible, Alphonse. The tree is very hard. It takes a lot of time and effort to cut down a soft magic tree. It would take several days or even longer for several lumberjacks to cut it down in shifts, so you won't be able to get it even if you go to the one growing in the middle of nowhere.

The tree isn't hard at all. You can soften it by pouring magic power into it. If it's in that state, it won't take too much time to cut it down. I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you.

"......?　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm sure I'll be able to do it. In the event that you're in the market for a brand-new pair of shoes or boots, then you're in the right place.

I'm not sure if it's just me, but I think it's a good idea. I'm not a fan of this kind of thing. You can cut down a lot of trees in a matter of seconds if all 2,000 people here cut them down at the same time, even if I don't put any magic power into it.

However, other than Alphonse-dono, no one else is able to channel magic power into the tree.

"What are you talking about securing the soft wood for? I'm not sure what to do.　And so that the bow can be easily operated by anyone, a magic circle is drawn on the magic stone to soften the soft magic wood. In other words, with that magic stone and magic circle, anyone should be able to easily cut soft magic wood.

"...... magic stone?　Magicians?　I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to get the best out of it. I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you.

"It's okay. Ai, can you make that magic stone?

No problem. We have confirmed the structure of the magic bow Orient and the magic circle. It is possible to process the magic stone.

The Juma Tree is a very hard tree.

That's why it takes a long time to cut down one tree.

It can take days, even months.

The only reason why the magic tree that grows only in a very specific place in the middle of the Gulu River has not been cut down until now is because it is too hard and it takes a long time to cut it down.

The Orientals knew this for a long time, which is why they decided to go to the lumberyard where the trees were already cut down and stored.

If they went to the actual lumberyard, they would be attacked by the archers of Grugaria while they were cutting the trees.

But that's only if the trees were cut down by non-Gurugarians.

Gurugaria's archers have been training with bows made of soft magic wood since they were young, and have been exposed to soft magic wood that is difficult to infuse with magic power.

It is said that those who are accustomed to such soft magic trees are able to cut them down while they are soft and infused with magic power.

By doing so, they can speed up the time-consuming work of felling.

If this is the case, then we should do the same.

We don't have to go to the well-protected lumberyard, we can get the soft wood directly.

And we already have a way to do that.

It is the magic bow that Banagher and his team created, and the magic stone attached to that bow.

That magic stone had a magic circle engraved on it that had the effect of softening the soft wood.

Of course, it was encrypted with another magic circle so that the magic circle technology would not be leaked to others.

However, Ai could decipher it.

But Ai can decipher it, because she can decipher the encrypted magic circle just by looking at it with her brother Kyle's knowledge.

And Ai was accustomed to engraving magic circles on magic stones.

At any rate, in Balkania, Ai had also created a new core of Ai by drawing a magic circle on the spirit stone created by brother Ars.

Even if it was on a rocking ship, Ai's work was perfect.

He carved a magic circle on the magic stone that Elvis had created by chanting [Generate Magic Stone].

In this way, in no time at all, a magic stone with a magic circle was prepared that could soften the hard soft wood of anyone.