episode_0137

The raided blacksmith shop was recovered very smoothly.

The collapsed wall was immediately restored because the skeletons stuck to it, and reinforcement work was not omitted, considering that it might be attacked again in the future. Spaces that could be infiltrated were carefully blocked.

Thanks to the intruders who analyzed the forge very thoroughly in order to break in, they were able to come up with a very meticulous reinforcement plan. Vulnerable in structure, more blind spots than expected, good places to hide, relatively vulnerable areas even when patrolling, etc. We began to focus on strengthening those areas.

Although it suffered some damage due to the intrusion, the security of the blacksmith shop became even more thorough. Although it cannot be called impregnable, it was becoming more and more difficult to invade.

“Oh, I should also contact Jiena and Amy.”

While I was working hard at the blacksmith shop, a thought about two women came to mind. In particular, I was thinking about Amy, who had no choice but to run out while we were together just by saying that there was an intruder in the blacksmith shop.

If it were Amy’s personality, she would first bring the Minotaur’s body and the Death Knight to the mansion as I said, and then come to the blacksmith shop where I was. He was armed with as many weapons as he could get, and it seemed like he might even bring Jienna, who was managing the store, to visit.

Since the situation was already over, there was no need to waste my energy, so I told the story briefly to the two women. The problem was solved, so they just said they would take care of things properly and return to the mansion.

Anyway, when I had told the story to the two women and had finished taking care of the blacksmith shop, I got up. Although the repairs to the blacksmith shop itself, which was damaged by the attack, were completed, there was still more to be repaired.

For example, it wasn’t enough for intruders to break in by forging their identities, but they also made it so that they could never use the method of actually accessing the blacksmith shop again.

“Go and tell the sergeant and village chief to come to the barracks.”

In order to do so, it was necessary to call the soldier commander who was in charge of the territory troops and the village chief, who still exerted great influence in the village.

I had the Skeleton Mage gather the two people and moved toward the barracks at a somewhat leisurely pace. Instead of getting on the skeletal horse right away, I took a bus, which was my own carriage, that I had built separately, and moved as if I was leisurely strolling around the territory.

It may have been reported that the Minotaur was targeting the city, but had already been subdued, but people were seen packing up their belongings. It felt like I was working hard to pack my things for evacuation, but then immediately heard the news that they had been subjugated.

Of course, this was mainly the case with those who came from outside and settled in my city, and in the case of those who had lived here with me since it was a village, they seemed very carefree. Since I had caught a troll before, it seemed like they thought I would be able to catch a minotaur as well.

I may have had too much faith, but since there were people in the territory who trusted the lord, there was nothing bad, so I continued towards the barracks with a moderate sense of satisfaction. Watching people live on my estate.

Meanwhile, the skeletal horse, which made the sound of bone clashing with bone, moved without stopping and quickly brought the bus I was riding in front of the barracks. When I realized that I had arrived at my destination and opened the door, the soldier commander and the village chief, who seemed to have been there before and waiting for me, came out.

“Lord. I’ll take you inside first.”

Instead of being the guard commander who had seen me since I was young, the new soldier commander guided me with a very polite manner. As soon as I got off the bus, I moved as instructed by the commander. The place we arrived at was a conference room inside the barracks. Seeing that the village chief had also been invited, it seemed like he expected them to talk about something important.

I nodded, thinking I had a good grasp of the situation, and looked at the two people sitting down at the same time as I was sitting down.

“… … Chief. Are you sick? My complexion is not good.”

However, unlike the soldier commander, who was still young and looked healthy and full of energy, the village chief’s complexion was a little worse. I felt like I had no energy, and I also felt like I was sick.

“Hehe, I guess my complexion looks bad as I get older. And now, please stop speaking down. Even though I have seen you since I was a child, wouldn’t it be right to refrain from treating you with respect since you are a commoner?”

However, the village chief waved his hand away saying it was simply due to aging and started nagging me every time he saw me. In order to maintain the authority of the lord, the nagging continued, starting with not being able to call him village chief and not even treating him with respect.

It felt like a strangely scolding grandfather nagging me, so I had no choice but to interrupt the village chief and say I understood. There was a reason why I didn’t want to hear nagging, but there was nothing wrong with what the village chief said.

I was a little hesitant because of my memories before I became a noble, but since I didn’t hesitate to speak informally to researchers who were older than me, it didn’t feel awkward to speak low.

” That’s right, the reason I called the two people was because there was a need to slightly change the response to outsiders entering the city and those entering the city. ”

“Is it because of those who invaded the blacksmith shop?”

“Oh, how did you know?”

“… … My lord. This is the soldier commander.”

I couldn’t help but smile awkwardly at the soldier commander’s words. This is because it occurred to me later that he was given a certain amount of authority as a soldier commander. I had forgotten that if the undead were to first find out about an incident occurring inside or outside the city, it would be automatically communicated through the Skeleton Knight or Skeleton Mage.

“Yes? Are you saying that there are people who have broken into the blacksmith shop?”

However, although I am called the village chief, I have taken back most of the actual authority, so the village chief is no different from a civilian… … . No, the village chief looked very surprised.

After briefly telling the village chief about the intruders, I got to the point.

“As this incident was committed by people coming from outside, we need to strengthen the inspection and search of people entering and leaving the city.”

“Sorry. It’s my mistake.”

“No, it’s not your fault. Since they put so much effort into it in the first place, it was inevitable that they would break through.”

From what I could tell by summoning the spirits, they had attacked a small business, similar to a small business, and disguised themselves as them and infiltrated the city. Of course, all certificates to prove identity were used by the original owner.

Proof of identity usually includes external characteristics, but people even went so far as to put on makeup to get past that part. One guy disguised himself as having a scar on the nape of his neck, and actually cut it with a knife to create an artificial scar, so it wasn’t unusual for him to get pierced.

Like in my previous life, I didn’t have any sophisticated means of proving my identity, so I couldn’t blame the commander.

“Instead, going forward, we will assign one additional Skeleton Mage to each checkpoint. This is to find out if they are coming in disguised or not. We might be able to find a way to detect camouflage using magical means.”

“Okay. From now on, we will not allow those who dare to lie about their identity and come in and cause accidents in the city!”

“Yes. Also, prevent outsiders from accessing the industrial district. It is okay to use force, not just verbal warnings. And, in most cases, local residents are not allowed to approach the industrial district unless there is a special reason.”

“Yes! We will not let even a rat enter without permission!”

I nodded at the sight of the soldier commander answering very energetically, and turned my attention to the village chief sitting next to the soldier commander.

“The village chief warns the residents of the territory not to approach the industrial district without reason and conducts a survey on the residents of the territory. Because I plan to create a way to distinguish between foreigners and local residents.”

Although he did not have the authority worthy of the title of village chief, it was still a job that could be entrusted to him as he was a village chief with wide connections throughout the territory. It may be okay if it concerns the entire territory, but if it concerns the people in the territory, it would be most effective to leave it to the village chief.

In the first place, since there was a situation where other work had to be done during the time when all the territory residents were being investigated one by one, it was best to leave it to the village chief.

We had a plan to create a system to prevent anyone from ever thinking of attacking us again, and we also had to come up with a way to widen the gap with competitors that would soon arise.

However, when I gave instructions to the village chief for that reason, I noticed the village chief’s complexion. He looked a little sick, and I wondered if he had been given a heavy duty for no reason.

“… … Don’t overdo it. Even if it’s because of my age, my complexion is pretty bad.”

“Hehe, I don’t know what to do with you since you’re so worried. But it’s still been corrected, so don’t worry too much. Besides, this is to make the place where we have been living since it was a small village safer, so does it mean that we are old?”

The village chief said that it would not be difficult for the sake of the village, and the city that is now my territory, and seemed to tell me to just trust him and leave it to him. As I have lived almost my whole life for the village, I seemed to have some attachment to it.

It was not an attachment that wanted to take the city that had become my territory under his control, but an attachment that wanted the place where he had devoted almost his entire life to change for the better. To the point where people are trying to move directly to make it a safer, better place to live.

Since that attachment didn’t mean anything bad to me, I entrusted the investigation of the territory’s residents to the village chief.

And, after giving a few additional instructions to the soldier commander and village chief, he stood up. As much as I had tasked the commander and village chief with work, there was still a lot of work left for me to do.

In particular, it was urgent to turn the minotaur’s body, which was in deteriorating condition because no special treatment had been done since it was subjugated, into undead.