episode_0187

A day has passed.

Claire didn’t come, and after obtaining the seeds, I had to spend a day resting as I had used up all my action power in Chatelaine Field.

▶Obtained Chatelaine Strawberry Seeds and Chatelaine Grape Seeds.◀

▶You can grow crops by planting them in the land of your desired field.◀

▶However, harvest results may vary depending on growth conditions.◀

I somehow got the land through options and the Clue and Prove event.

Among the obtained lands, Trisha was able to easily obtain seeds to plant on some of the farmland.

Now all that was left was to plant this seed in the ground and move on to the next step. This is to prove Shatrene’s wrong farming methods and cause another Clue and Prove event.

But before that, there was one thing to check.

“It doesn’t show up either.”

I felt like it happened yesterday, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was out of place.

So, as soon as I got back, I looked at the status window carefully, and it seemed like what I thought was correct.

“I got the seeds in the ground, so I have all the supplies, but no options appear on how to proceed with the plan.”

The choice is a choice of what to do next from the time you obtain the seed. It always happened only when I got the seed, so I thought it would appear at this time again… but it didn’t appear.

This is a pretty serious problem.

“And I don’t think this is a coincidence.”

Haven’t I already had one experience?

It may be a minor thing, but it was difficult to get rid of the discomfort of not having the crop settings window appear.

okay. When the same thing happens repeatedly, it is not a coincidence.

“Damn. After getting a clear answer, my head hurts.”

By not providing any UI or options, it feels like the game is giving me a warning.

This game’s episode, this game’s system, and another setting in the game.

It seemed like he was talking to me.

It’s up to you to find out what’s wrong with Shatren and proceed with the plan. In order to solve this episode alone, find the problem with farming methods and improve it. Prove everything that was falsely accused.

Receive all the in-game settings that were ignored by appropriately pressing the mouse and arrow keys outside the monitor.

That’s what I’m saying.

“After. Let’s think about it one more time. If so, can I proceed with that option?”

Even if the UI and selection window do not appear, the memory in my head is the same. I wonder if it can be solved in the same way…

There’s no way that’s possible.

From this point on, the direction in which your plan will proceed is entirely determined by your choices. The costs and returns to be paid individually had already been optimized through dozens or hundreds of retries.

All I had to do was memorize them one by one and proceed as in the game… If the options are not left out, this optimization cannot continue.

Because I’m already two weeks ahead. So, considering the environment of this game, where the variables have increased significantly and even the slightest action or movement can lead to different results, it is safe to say that the possibility of the same progression continuing is zero.

In the end, I have to solve it myself.

To put it bluntly, there is no answer. After time passes by and is skipped, the method of finding only the necessary actions and acting while ignoring the settings in the game remains only a skeleton, so it is irrelevant to say that it is virtually unusable.

Because there is no choice.

My plan initially consisted of choosing a choice, but I couldn’t choose.

Moreover, considering that you have to forcefully learn new knowledge under the in-game settings, time may be tight.

but…

“This was really looked down on. If I don’t get swayed by the choices, my range of choices expands.”

The UI window containing the function has disappeared, but the lack of options is also significant.

It means that we can break free from the existing shackles of the range of options and solve Shatlaine’s problem directly.

Wrong farming method? There may be more to prove than that.

My way, not the path created by the system.

This degree of freedom cannot be ignored.

“Okay. Should I write down some of the things I learned from the textbook?”

From here on, results will emerge based purely on my capabilities rather than the realm of options and systems. The original plan returned to nothing.

But, I think it’s worth a try.

no. In fact, I would say it is better.

Because I will be able to use the modern knowledge in my head that I could never use.

***

The first week of the symposium is usually set as a time to use territory information, policies and plans as a stepping stone, but from the second week onwards, it is mandatory to select a day to attend a lecture.

On this day, Claire signed up for a lecture, and along with other sisters, she was in the conference hall listening to lectures by lords who were good examples.

However, such useful lectures do not reach Claire’s ears.

Not only when the lecture started, but even when it ended, I was still lost in my thoughts.

Eventually, when the lecture ended, Flora pulled Claire’s sleeve.

“…”

“Little sister. Little sister.”

“Uh, huh? Why?”

“Lecture is over.”

Claire raises her head only when she hears that the lecture is over.

When I realized that so much time had already passed and when I looked at the empty notebook I had created in vain, I couldn’t help but sigh.

“Little sister. What’s going on?”

Flora asked worriedly at the sound of a deep sigh.

“It’s because I’m worried a little deeper.”

“Concern?”

“Yes. Because it’s a bit complicated.”

I couldn’t bear to say it wasn’t a big deal. This almost caused harm to Karssein and no one else.

However, I came up with the correct answer that I had not been able to find even after thinking about it for this long.

Flora went to visit Harnier. Knowing that he could not ask for help from anyone because of the bad rumors he had spread, he went to his fiancée, Harnier, who he thought might be able to help, and asked for help.

I don’t know if it actually helped, but at least that judgment is correct. I heard that the relationship between the two was quite good, and if she were his fiancee, at least she wouldn’t be the one to stab Karssein in the back.

That was the blind spot.

“Unni, I want to meet someone else for a while, so would you please go back with my eldest sister?”

“Yes. I will.”

Claire thought as she walked.

‘okay. As you can see just by looking at those two, there are no allies of Karssein in the Shatrene Territory.’

If you want to achieve results in agricultural land, there is only work related to farming, but here the farmers are turned away. There is no such thing as the worst.

Doesn’t this mean that no matter what policy Karssein proposes, they won’t move?

If so, you need to make allies.

As Claire approached, the man who had been talking with his arms crossed felt friendly and bit the person.

“Hmm. What is going on here, the second princess of Bagland?”

A man with a rugged build.

This man, who was covered in numerous scars and wounds, was not even known to him.

but.

“I heard that Marquis Aiferus has a fairly high position in the west. I came here because I needed their help to talk about that with Count Lilpeten.”

For now, he was the person Claire had been looking for and found.

***

“Look here. Can’t you give it a little less?”

A man who came to another territory to make a deal in the Chatrene territory asks for a price while looking at the amount.

Then the territory on the other side of the transaction protested.

“You want me to cut it? Doesn’t Shatrene make a lot of money?”

“Well, the harvest has failed again this time. Don’t you guys know it well?”

“You. How much money did you make from chatelaine strawberries and chatelaine grapes? Are you saying that?”

“We know full well that these two specialties receive enthusiastic support from nobles!”

“Still… give me a little discount. The situation is not very good.”

“You know that well, right? After all, our temporary lord of Shatren is Master Karssein.”

“You’re talking about big trouble. This is the regular price now.”

“I understand, but we also have to make a living. If you cut it off, there’s nothing left.”

Despite the request, the transaction partner did not respond.

As they said, the price was not unfair. Even if you look at the market price, it is not an unreasonable price but a regular price, and other territories have already purchased it at that price.

In addition, it was added that it could not be sold at a lower price because the lord had given an order not to accept anything below the specified price, so Chatelaine had no choice but to purchase it at that price.

After purchasing food and returning to Chatelaine, they showed their transaction details and expressed their difficulties. Immediately, residents gathered at the hall and began a meeting.

“How much subsidy is left?”

“I used everything that arrived from the Vagrand duchy.”

“…So, now the only money left is from selling strawberries and grapes?”

“Yes…”

In addition to the weak positive voice, the transaction results are not good, so I feel weak.

“It’s difficult… This money won’t be enough to buy fertilizer.”

“Why not leave out some fertilizer?”

“That’s not possible! Fertilizer is essential to grow more strawberries and grapes.”

“Then won’t we starve to death?”

If you recklessly reduce the amount of fertilizer, the production of strawberries and grapes will suffer.

However, we are going to starve to maintain the harvest of strawberries and grapes.

Even though the meeting time went on, no voice came out from the hall to resolve this issue.

“More than that, what does that guy Karssein do?”

“Look!”

“True. It’s not even there right now. Honestly, do I even have to be respectful?”

“That’s right. After all, they are just low-income people who suddenly become successful.”

Voices of sympathy spread among the residents.

“So, does anyone know what’s going on in the second week? What would you have done if they had taken our land?”

“I saw it. I was planting something in the field.”

“Me too! Given the circumstances, it looked like Ferdi was planting strawberries with that kid.

“Huh. Are you saying you want to do farming anyway?”

“It seems like that?”

When news is heard that Karsein is farming, negative attention immediately pours in.

“Certainly… you’re not trying to say that our farming methods are really wrong, are you?”

“What happens if a higher grade crop comes from that land…?”

-bang!

The village’s action leader, Maf, slammed the table.

“Say something that makes sense! How can a guy who lives in a dungeon and has never farmed produce crops that are better than ours?”

“Don’t worry. That will never happen.”

“Is there anyone who knows more about this territory than us? It’s a good thing if you know how to farm.”

Then Brem, the village chief, came forward.

“There is no absolute. Maf.”

“Chief…?”

“Wasn’t it the same for Ferdi? The person she pointed out was stealing money from festival management fees within our territory. You also said that Ferdi would never change his mind. But what was the result?”

“…”

There was a heavy silence for a moment. However, residents refuted it again.

“Yeah, but this is a different story.”

“That’s right. You ruined Chatelaine from the outside. There is already a precedent.”

Then, as key figures came out one after another and added, the hall quieted down again.

“But. It’s obvious that Karssein will talk about this at the conference hall. What happens when you come back and implement policies?”

“Umm…”

“Don’t worry. We received other orders before the temporary lord’s order.”

“Aha, right?”

Faces with complex expressions suddenly open up.

“After the problem arose in Shatren, the second lady told me not to listen to Karssein. The second lady is the one who sent us support money after that!”

“That’s right. That was the order given to us.”

“At least you won’t be able to say anything if you listen to Lady Claire’s orders.”

“Seriously, this is the Duchy of Bagland, right?”

Claire was very angry at the time.

She had shouted at the residents of this place.

No matter when or how Karssein comes back, never listen to that liar’s orders.

If you feel like they are trying to ruin something by telling you to do something, you can ask them if they are trying to lie and tell the story.

Due to this order, the residents agreed to disobey and refute any instructions given by Karsein, who returned from the meeting.

However, they heard something unexpected in the second week report.

As Brem said, there are no absolutes.