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“Wow, wow….”

After calming down the commotion that had been happening for a while, I guided the elves to the area where they would stay. Excluding the land and rice fields around Lair, it was only a portion, but it was an overflowing area for them. As if to prove it, small exclamations had been going on for a while.

“It is shown sparsely here and there, but in fact, you can think of all places where the tall trees have not been destroyed as elves’ territory. If we look at the green land built here, it is the outer corner. I hope you understand that this is to keep it as far away from the living areas of humans and other monsters as possible. There’s nothing we can do if it’s uncomfortable.”

“It’s inconvenient! That is absurd!”

A brown-haired elf named Elgar answered with a trembling voice. It was the first elf I met since I went looking for an elf last time, and due to the commotion just now, he was the only elf allowed to open his mouth.

“In other words, there is no difference where this tree is located. Anyway, it’s far from Argen’s Lair, and there’s a rugged mountain range behind it, so other races can’t come. Of course, the climate is the same. So, don’t fight like before when I’m not there, saying it would be better here or there.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“As you can see from the beginning, there is no problem in accommodating all of you even if we don’t fight like that. Oh, if you think the tallow trees are too dense or are troublesome for any other reason, please let me know.”

“No. The tall tree is like home to us.”

“Right? I left it there on purpose because I was afraid that would happen. I never neglected something that looked messy…”

Because there was no proper path and the trees were growing so thick that there was no room for my feet, I felt a sense of needlessness and made an excuse. In the end, this was a useless worry, because the standards of humans and elves were different in the first place.

tall tree. The long trees that rose up into the sky had thick trunks and few branches, but their interiors were sparsely empty, making them suitable for elves to live in. Even at a superficial glance, it would have taken hundreds of years for a single tree to grow, but in the green land, it grew completely in just 5 days. In the first place, roads were not important to elves who climbed trees rather than roads in the forest.

Anyway, this is the end of everything regarding the infrastructure in the Green Forest. Argen’s automatons are working 24 hours a day on the large-scale farm, and I’m currently building my own brewery around Rare. From now on, as long as the elves don’t cause unnecessary noise due to housing issues, all immediate problems are over.

After spending a busy day with Luv, I suddenly felt bored. I never thought it would be so frustrating to be in a situation where you want to do something but have nothing to do.

“I will rest comfortably for a while again. So far, it has been too much of a forced march.”

“…If you look at these people who live hard every day, this is truly absurd.”

Wayne laughed at my mockery and chased me away with a duster. It meant that instead of wasting time meaninglessly, you should do something.

“There’s nothing I can do right now…”

“How about making a barrel? If you start making it after the brewery is fully built, it will take a long time and it will be a waste of time.”

“Oh, how amazing is this?”

After admiring Wayne’s advice on creating a job out of the blue, I went out with Kaela to look for wood to make a barrel.

“Is there an oak tree here?”

“It will be there because it is a green land. If it’s not here, it’s okay to say it’s not in this world.”

Not long after Kaela’s rant, I was able to find an acorn that had fallen to the ground. Acorns come from oak trees, and oak barrels are made from oak trees. In other words, it means winning.

“Wow… it’s so big.”

Originally, oak trees were not small trees, but their size was enormous, perhaps because it was a green land. Of course, it didn’t matter how big the tree was. There was no need to cut this with a saw or an axe.

Crackling.

Kaela’s hands spread out with a sound coming from the joints. At the same time, the oak tree, which was literally a huge tree, was cut down with a loud sound. Even in the current situation where a lot of faith was received, it was difficult to understand the movements of Arjen and other personalities.

“How much do you need?”

“I think this is enough…”

I don’t know how to make oak barrels, but I didn’t think that amount would be insufficient.

“Wait a minute, come to think of it, I don’t know how to make an oak barrel? Kaela, do you know how to make it?”

The owner of the brewery in Kenturk wrote down the recipe for how to make it, but it was not origami and it was absurd to make an oak barrel just by reading the text. Fortunately, Kaela answered with a confident voice.

“Suck the withered dick.”

“…How on earth can I change ‘a piece of cake’ into something like that…?”

“You just need to understand the meaning. The pronunciation is similar and the meaning is the same.”

“The pronunciation is similar… but is the meaning the same?”

If you just think about it, it might be easier than having a full erection, but…

“In that respect, Eugene is having a hard time these days.”

“Don’t talk back like that…”

I wanted to say something more, but I was speechless at the majestic appearance of Kaela lifting a large tree with one hand, which was not even worthy of a description like beautiful.

“Other kids won’t be able to make it. Eugene has good timing.”

Kaela’s wisdom, which knows all kinds of knowledge, cannot be judged by human standards. She was the one who lived the long life of a dragon like a bookworm. Of course, making a barrel was an easy task for her.

Using magic, the oak tree is instantly split into identical shapes and then magically dries in an instant. I sometimes think about it, but in modern times, things that require running a factory to meet specifications on a large scale can be done so easily here using magic. Of course, since the person who uses magic is a dragon, there may be errors in a simple comparison, but it’s just a shame that I don’t have the opportunity to use such omnipotent power.

If those who send their faith to me believe that I am versatile in magic, I may be able to use magic with this faith accumulated in my body.

-Ugh… am I not enough?

Sirocco’s voice suddenly rings in my head. Perhaps because it was inside my body, it read my thoughts and expressed disappointment.

‘no no! Absolutely not! ‘How important is Sirocco to me?’

It was urgently resolved. There is no lie in these words. Perhaps because of that, Sirocco calmed down surprisingly easily.

“Ta-da. I almost finished it.”

While focusing on Sirocco for a moment, Kaela created a nice oak barrel. I felt a flash of light, and I think it was fire.

“Let’s see….”

I opened the booklet containing the know-how I had obtained from the Kenturk brewery. The purpose was to compare how much it differs from the manual.

“I think I need to do some additional trimming on the inside… Ah, when drying wood, you have to dry it in natural light for a long time. Otherwise, the alcohol will taste very bitter?”

“How long?”

“About half a year…?”

There was no need to check what kind of alcohol the oak barrel in front of you would produce, as it was made in 180 seconds, not 180 days. Kaela also seemed to know this, as her lips were slightly protruding from her triumphant expression just moments ago.

“What changes if you dry it in the sun for a long time…?”

I threw out random words to appease Kaela, but surprisingly, Kaela knew more.

“I think I understand. This may be due to the tannin content in the tree. If that’s the case, magic probably won’t work.”

“Really? So that means I have to wait for half a year without doing anything?”

I thought it would be better to find out now. If it weren’t for Wayne’s advice, it would have taken another year to build the brewery.

“No. That is, after all, a human standard.”

“Huh?”

Kaela suddenly took on the form of a dragon, as if she couldn’t accept giving up like this.

“Well, what are you trying to do?”

Kaela cut down the tree again without answering what I said, and eventually breathed out. Although it wasn’t even cold, white frost appeared and the trees dried out in an instant.

Whether I was showing my absurdity or not, Kaela blew out fire, bent the wood, fixed it with an iron plate I didn’t know where she got it from, and completed an oak barrel in an instant.

“This is better than drying in the sun. I can assure you. It can’t even be compared to the liquor barrels that humans use.”

“Specifically, what did you do…?”

“A lot of the tannin was removed with Yongeon.”

Oh my goodness, an oak barrel made from Yongeon. I felt like I could see the results of the alcohol in a different way than before. At this point, there may be products that are better than not only the whiskeys here but also the whiskeys on Earth. It’s just a pity that comparative tastings are not possible.

“Awesome… But why are you so serious about making a barrel?”

“Well, the better you make the barrel, the tastier the liquor will be.”

“That’s right.”

“If the alcohol is delicious, Eugene will drink a lot, right?”

“Right?”

“Then you will get more drunk, and it will make me feel better too?”

“…Why does the story move on like that?”

“I don’t know. First of all, I need to get paid for the amount of effort I put in today.”

The settlement referred to here was, of course, done on the bed.