Chapter 299: Let’s improve their living conditions

Chapter 299: Let’s improve their living conditionsThe three of usー Laeva, Kaede[1], and I would make Valzak-san and the Sky Islanders’ equipment. It was the same with Valkan-san and the Solitary Islanders, though their equipment were not at all excellent by any standards. Because they had likely been living quietly in their islands, it was dangerous to even bring them as they are for power leveling.

I asked Sophia and the girls to not let Valzak-san and the Sky Islanders fight and simply let them finish off dying monsters to level them up even just a little bit.

During that time, Laeva and I would finish their weapons and armor.RêAd lateSt chapters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o/m Only

Leather would probably be enough for their armor. It would be unreasonable to wear heavy metal armor when they fly in the sky, after all.

We’re making the same number of weapons like bows and spears that we gave to Valkan-san and others.

I asked Kaede to make the underarmor like always. The underarmor made by Kaede has far higher defense than bad armor, so it would be fine against some attacks.

Once we complete the equipment for the Aligerous Tribe from the Sky Island, Laeva and Kaede will join everyone else at power leveling. During that time, I will plan out improvements on their dwellings.

「Hey hey, Oniichan, wha’cha doin’?」

「Umm, a magic device where water comes out and a toilet.」

Children from the tribe talked to me out of interest while I was working inside the caverns of the Sky Island.

Just like with Valkan-san’s community, the number of children in this community were not that many. If these two communities merge, I think things would get a bit better.

I was doing things separately from our group today. I had already established a gate and added new caverns, but frankly, this settlement had no toilets. They also only store potable water in large earthenware pots. I was providing a magic device to improve on those.

Until now, water was gathered by the people with aptitude for the Water attribute taking turns casting it into the pots. Then why not just migrate closer to a lake or river after the monsters are exterminated to a degree, instead of staying in the caverns? was what I asked Valzak-san, but he said that it was the Aligerous Tribe’s nature to live in high places. For example, even if they knew that they were safe being surrounded by walls, their anxiety wouldn’t disappear. Meanwhile, a high place calms them even if it was confined. Now that I think about it, the Aligerous Tribe used the rooms in higher floors even in the Demon Continent.

So, here I am, working to improve the parts of the building where water would circulate so they can have a comfortable time even inside the caverns, and so they wouldn’t have to go outside to simply do their business.

「Alrighty, the water issue should be fine with this.」

I transmuted a coating of diatomite from the entrance all the way to the interior.

I built four large rooms inside, and I used diatomite on the walls and floor of the forefront rooms. Then the walls and floor of the two rooms in the farther back were processed into a water-repelling stone.

「Something like this, I guess?」

What I purposely took a whole day to make was the public bathhouse.

I created segregated changing rooms for men and women, and installed a large bathtub in each.

The Aligerous Tribe, both the Sky Islanders and Solitary Islanders, basically didn’t have a custom of bathing. It only amounted to wiping their body with a wet cloth and washing themselves at a river.

「Still, they don’t hate it.」

Valkan-san and the others were crazy for the large bath built in the base in the Demon Continent. Both the men and the women were pleased by the gloss on their wings.

Keeping one’s body clean is important for leading a healthy life, after all.

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Footnotes:

1. Again, changing to Kaede from Akane.

TL Notes:

This will be my last update for 2021. Thank you everyone for the time you’ve tagged along with this novel and me this year. I hope to be able to continue this until the end, so I’d be glad if you continue riding along. I wish you all a prosperous new year! See you all in 2022!