episode_0170

“Uuuu… … .”

“Do you like it?”

“This is so soft! To be honest, it’s not that warm because it’s linen, but if you wrap it in several layers, it’s very cozy?”

He smiled at the sight of Amy lying down on her bed, rubbing her face against the newly laid blanket.

It was a blanket made from fiber that came out when the textile mill started operating, and it was a single blanket to be used for summer. Now that it was winter, the single blanket had been temporarily made up of several layers.

I don’t know if it was because it went through a proper washing process at the weaving mill, or because it was made from flax grown by elves, but it was very soft. Although it was compared to fine silk, it boasted a softness comparable to that of most wool products.

“Wouldn’t it be great to make summer clothes with this and wear them?”

“I guess so?”

“Wouldn’t it be cooler if it was made thinner?”

“It must be very cool. Because the inside will be completely transparent as if you were completely naked.”

By making the linen fabric thinner and weaving it a little more loosely, it was possible to make it almost translucent. It was clear that if clothes were made from linen made in that shape, it would be possible to clearly see what was worn underneath and what the body looked like.

“… … Then you can’t wear it!”

“What do you think? You just have to wear it in front of me.”

Amy let out a pretentious scream and smiled very captivatingly, as if telling her to look forward to it. If I did well, I thought I would be able to see it before summer.

Trying to suppress the anticipation that was strangely making my heart flutter, I came out of Amy’s room and headed towards Jienna. Since we made things for myself and the two women using the first fibers from the weaving mill, I thought I would hear Ziena’s thoughts as well.

“Hehehe.”

And, the moment I opened Jiena’s door and entered, I could see Jiena laughing as if she was having fun, rolling up the linen blanket like a caterpillar and fluttering around.

When I saw the ears fluttering, it was clear that they really liked it.

“There was no response when I knocked, so I just came in. Are you testing the durability? Even if you roll it up like that and squirm, it’s still fine.”

“… … Sa, sat, boss?”

“Yes. I came to ask what you thought about the new blanket I received, but I don’t have to ask.”

“I’m the boss!”

I left behind Jiena, who couldn’t move because of the blanket rolled up around her body like a caterpillar, and headed to my room.

Afterwards, with Jiena, who belatedly followed me into my room, I got to see for myself how the two people, who were not wearing any clothes, were properly maintaining their body temperature. As a bonus, it was found that a blanket with a subtle lavender scent made from lavender oil had the effect of helping the exhausted body fall asleep quickly after intense exercise.

Of course, the side effect was that I slept so soundly that I couldn’t wake up until Amy came in the morning… … There was something I didn’t know what it was.

Mr. “… … . The feel of the blanket was so good that I fell asleep without realizing it. I guess the two of us had a good time while I was sleeping?”

“Hehe, sorry Amy! I didn’t originally intend to do this. How did it end up like this?”

“Tch. If I had known it would be like this, I would have played the game.”

I got up from the bed, leisurely looking at the two women, who seemed to be bickering but also seemed to be getting along very well.

Although the blanket was made of linen, it still felt quite warm and cozy due to the multiple layers.

“Next winter, let’s use a blanket filled with cotton.”

“… … Then it’s my turn.”

The linen blanket was Ziena’s, so she smiled lightly and nodded at Amy’s enthusiastic appearance, saying that she would own the cotton filled blanket. There was no reason for me to dislike it.

Anyway, as I left Amy, who seemed to have made up her mind, and got dressed, Jienna and Amy, who looked neat and tidy, opened the window wide.

Although it was just made of wood, the wood, which was made to prevent wind from entering through the cracks, opened with a squeak. At the same time, a cold winter wind blew into the room, sending a chill down my spine.

“Ugh, it’s cold, it’s cold.”

After hurriedly putting on clothes in the cold that made my body shiver, I could still feel the warmth little by little, warming my body.

After I got dressed, I saw two women with their arms around the window, looking at the snow piled up outside, staining the world white.

He appeared to be sticking his butt out with his arms resting on a slightly low window frame. Thanks to this, without even realizing it, I lightly rotated my wrist to make two snapping sounds and got between the two people.

“Sickening eyes.”

Fortunately, it wasn’t snowing right now so I could see the blue sky, but I frowned as I saw the snow staining the rest of the world white.

It was a headache because there was snow piled up everywhere. It was a truly spectacular snowy landscape when seen with one’s own eyes, but from the perspective of people who had to do activities, it was a terrible nuisance.

Moreover, from the lord’s point of view, the eyes were even more troublesome. If there was a lot of snow, outdoor activities would be further restricted, and more residents of the territory could starve to death. As each of them was able to pay taxes, it was not welcome to see their numbers decreasing.

It was simply a problem that people I knew could starve to death, but I was not happy to see the number of people in the community decreasing for other reasons as well.

As the city grew to its own size, many people came to live in the city, and the taxes they generated from various profit-making activities were quite sweet. Although money came in from Smith Skeleton and Logis Skeleton, taxes also tended to fill my pockets.

And, besides taxes, there was more importance to the people of the territory. Especially when it comes to safety-related aspects.

In this world, the number of troops was determined by the number of people in the territory. Of course, there are no idiots who want to attack a territory with an overwhelming number of people. Therefore, it could be said that a large number of territory residents were essential to avoid unnecessary fights.

Even though I use undead as my troops, the size that appears from the outside is that of Young Ji-min. If there were at least one more territory, my city and I would be close to being safe.

No one would fearlessly attack a bear when they knew they would be torn to death. If he grew large enough to threaten those around him with his body, saying, “If you attack me, I’ll tear everything to pieces,” there was no reason to get caught up in a pointless fight.

Anyway, for that reason, we had to make sure that the residents of the territory got through this winter safely, so we decided to use a few tricks.

‘Hive mind. There won’t be anything but animals that will attack at this time, so divert some of your troops to clear the snow. ‘Instruct the blacksmith to produce forks to make movement as painless as possible.’

[I will do as you command.]

The start was to use the hive mind to clear snow to make it easier for people to move within the city.

When snow covers the entire city, it becomes difficult for people to engage in outdoor activities. In that case, it was necessary to at least clear away the snow inside so as not to interfere with activities in the city. Since the residential and commercial districts were separated, it was necessary to create a way to procure food.

“Oh, I’m shoveling snow over there.”

After giving instructions to the Hive Mind, it has already started clearing snow from all over the city. There were so many shovels that were optimized for sweeping snow that they were overflowing. Skeletons acting as retinue soldiers moved around the city while pushing shovels.

Through the window, I could see a skeleton running down a road made of limestone, making a loud noise.

While watching the snow being cleared, I wrapped my arms around Jiena’s side, who was on my left.

“Okay, I’ll be clearing the snow too. Should I go to work?”

“… … yes? Aren’t you resting today?”

Perhaps because the store is not open every day in the winter, Jiena looked at me as if she were puzzled. No, it felt like I was asking, ‘Do you want to go to work in this cold?’

“Originally I was thinking of taking a break, but since it’s winter, there are things I need to pay attention to. Currently, quite a lot of cloth is being made at the weaving mill, and I plan to distribute it to the local residents first. If we stay a little warm, at least one less person will die.”

“Are you sure they will sell all of that at the store?”

“Yes. Until now, we only sold iron products because we only had Smith Skeleton products. From now on, we will operate it like a semi-merchant. It handles everything that comes from blacksmiths and weaving mills. If another production business arises in the future, we will also handle products in that area.”

The only thing I had to sell was iron, so I sold only that, but since I had other things to sell, I had no intention of selling only iron.

“Should we give the weaving mill a name at this point? Hmm, cloth skeleton?”

“… … Andrew. Do you always name it like that?”

“Why?”

“No, no. I thought it was very intuitive.”

I shrugged my shoulders at the sight of Amy looking at me as if something was absurd, and began preparing to sell the products of my textile business, which I named Closkeleton.

In any case, most of the things sold in the winter were axes for splitting firewood, nails, hammers, and saws for house repairs. Other than that, we put things that weren’t selling well into the warehouse and modified the interior of the store a little.

A stand to display thread and fabric was placed in about 1/4 of the total, and the remaining part was modified to sell blacksmith’s iron products. Since the payment was done separately at the counter anyway, all I had to do was save space.

After that, we brought in loads of yarn and fabric piled up in the warehouse of the textile mill through the neatly cleared road, filled the shelves, and everything was ready for sale. Except for setting the price.

“Ziena, do you know how much yarn or fabric is being sold in the city now?”

“Yes! Understanding prices is an important part, so I figured it out in advance!”

Technically speaking, Jienna was my slave, but she was still the lord’s wife. I don’t know if that’s why, but it was quite helpful in managing the territory. Mainly regarding the commercial aspect within the territory.

It wasn’t just about organizing what was being sold at the store and providing information on how much money was circulating in the territory as a whole and what the prices were like in the territory. The goal was to provide help by identifying in advance signs of a surge in product prices due to increased demand.

Therefore, he seemed to know well the prices of thread and fabric sold within the city.

“The thread is usually a little smaller than that and costs about 100 to 200 med, and the cloth is about 1 meter long and 1 meter long, so it is about 1500 med. The expensive ones are more expensive, but they are not sold very well in the city.”

When Jiena said that the products that the people of the territory could afford to buy were in that price range, I thought that textiles must be quite expensive as well.

To be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to the price until now because I either had my mom make clothes for me or bought clothes that were made separately, but I couldn’t help but think that it was more expensive than I thought.

To make one set of clothes, 1 cubic meter was barely enough. Then, you would have to buy more than 2 meters, which would cost about half of the average wage.

Of course, since it came from a far away place, it felt more expensive due to the shipping fee, but it still couldn’t be said to be cheap.

I’m a person who doesn’t have to worry about money anymore, but I still thought it was expensive. In particular, this thought became even stronger when I remembered that in my past life, if I wanted to buy clothes, I could just buy them at a low price.

And while I was thinking about that, I also thought that in order to properly defeat the Marquis of Kurid, I would have to make a big difference in price.

“… … Thirty meds for thread, six hundred meds per meter for cloth. Let’s sell it like that.”

“Yes? Aren’t you too cheap?”

“There’s nothing I can do. Marquis Kurid This is the appropriate level for the people of my city to live a better life while putting a damper on the man’s ability to make money. I also benefited to some extent.”

Although the price was set at less than half of what Marquis Kurid was selling it for, it did not mean I was losing money.

Moreover, it was clear that there had to be a price difference of this magnitude to greatly hinder the Marquis of Kurid’s ability to make money. No, if this wasn’t enough, I was thinking of lowering the price further.

I planned to make it very clear who I was challenging.