In a World Filled with Deserts, an Old Man with Electronic Money

"Mr. Label, there's one thing I'm worried about..."

"What's wrong? Lord Tallow."

"It's a fountain of oasis, isn't the water level dropping?

"You're definitely falling back... Let's ask Mu."

A week after the casual online mail order began, I thought that the same routine would start today, but I was struck by an unexpected incident.

The water level at the Fountain of Oasis was down enough to see it.

To find out what the situation was, Mr La Label went to call Mr Mu.

"This... this oasis is dying soon."

"Die?"

"Well, 'dead' is right, but I've always said 'dead'."

According to Mu, Oasis, a human habitat in the Great Desert desert, can sometimes die.

"There are many oases that continue to spring water for thousands of years, including kingdoms and large cities in other countries. Conversely, there are oases that do not spring water in decades or centuries and disappear into the desert. Sometimes there is sudden water springing from nowhere, and there is oasis."

I see.

Vanishing oasis, born oasis.

I don't know when that oasis will disappear, and only God knows it.

"God is the only one who really knows how long that oasis will last. This oasis has reached the end of its life."

"Give us such an oasis as a reward. Looks like my brother."

Mr La Label spoke ill of the king.

In a few months, I'll give Oasis, which is dying, to my real sister as territory, so I can't help but think of him as a nasty guy and think he can do it.

"But don't you know when that oasis will die?

Speaking of why the King gave this oasis to Mr. La Label as territory, I think it was unexpected that the oasis withered because it was surrounded by sandwich nests and a large number of sandscorpion habitats.

It's no surprise that you might have deliberately handed over the dying oasis because of your usual behavior.

He thinks he can do it.

"Mu, what should we do in this case?

"The water doesn't spring anymore. Fortunately, Taro's 'online shopping' allows him to live without water springing, but only God knows if water springs again on this oasis."

"I see....."

After Mu explained, La Label thought about it.

"Lord Tallow, what do you think?

"That's right. It depends on Mr. La Label."

"Is it up to me?

"Yes, this is the oasis given by the King to make La Label and Mu an island. Mr. La Label is a nobleman in the kingdom of Burt who has descended, so as a nobleman, I think we should leave here."

Even if it was an irrational order, Mr. Label accepted it.

Then it is our responsibility to maintain this oasis, even if the water dies.

As a nobleman in the kingdom of Bart.

"It's my responsibility...."

"But, Mr. Tallow. We have been abandoned here because of Your Majesty. To be clear, there is no steward in the Kingdom of Bart....."

When I was a child, I was made to look like a fool, and fought the sandbag with my life, but it didn't stop, and the results I obtained when I defeated the sandbag were exploited.

Normally speaking, it would be natural not to feel grateful to the Kingdom of Bart.

"What about the label?

"Thank you... I don't think so."

Well then, can we get out of here? It would have been hard to say if they had a problem in the Kingdom of Bart, but if they didn't, we'd better run. "

Fortunately, there are two small sandstorms.

You can now find a new oasis or enjoy a desert trip for a while.

This was also a good opportunity for us to leave the neck of the Kingdom of Bart.

"That's right. If we go further east, west and south of this desert, the Kingdom of Bart will not be able to help us. The north, west, and east of the Central Sea are areas of other countries, so I can't do more."

That said, Mr Mu spread out the map of Great Dessert.

"The King's Capital of the Kingdom of Bart is to the south of the Central Sea, but its dominant territory is only dots. I give the title to the Lord of Oasis, who delivers his tribute in obedience, but the number is not everything in the territory."

To show off to other countries, the Kingdom of Bart has mapped its territory.

But most of them are deserts, and they don't know all the lords of Oasis dotted in the distant reaches of the realm.

Mu explained that there must be a lot of unconfirmed oasis owners, that they have not been contacted, and that there are many places like small, virtually independent states.

I see. Don't you have a complete picture of the territory thanks to the vast desert? "

"If you just go and check it out, the Beast might attack you and kill you. Strong hunters will be fine, but if they don't deal with the sandbags invading King's Landing, there will be no country."

A vast desert, many strong sandbeards.

Thanks to this, it seems that other countries do not have much control.

There will be no other country that can do what the Kingdom of Bart cannot.

"If you run to the desert, you're free."

"If we can't get water and food, we'll die."

This means that people who cannot prepare power, water and food cannot move from where they were born for life.

If Oasis dies, we'll have to share fate...

There are trading ships and shipping to cities in other countries, but there is a risk of distress.

So, do you want to run away?

Yeah, let's get out of here.

"Aim! It's a new world."

We decided to get out of this drying oasis and start preparing for it.

"Do you pump water? Lord Tallow."

"Isn't that a waste? No sadness if you are prepared. The water in this spring is beautiful enough to drink."

To escape this oasis, I decided to first pump the water from the fountain where the water level dropped.

If there is no water in the desert, it will die, and if left alone, it will only evaporate, so I decided to collect it.

"What about the container?

"Buy this"

The 20-litre poly container is cheap, so I buy it and pump water from the spring.

When you're full, you'll end up in the Different Dimensions Warehouse.

"Lord Tallow, can we buy water?

It's for a bath.

I want to take a shower every day, and if I bought water for that, it would be expensive.

In that case, it is better to pump water from the spring and use it.

"If you live in the desert, you should have lots of containers to fill with water."

"This container is light, sturdy and leakproof at all."

"Some pots don't leak water, but they're heavy."

"I can sell the container if I want to."

You can see how it goes along the way and earn money by doing business in Oasis, which is not obedient to the Kingdom of Bart.

The Divine Coins earned can be converted to Idolk, so you won't have to defeat the Sandbeast to earn money with your sheath.

"Our lifeline is' online shopping ', so we'll need to prepare for a situation where we can't defeat the Beast."

"Taro is right. We may also be ill and unable to fight sand beasts."

"Would it be better to be prepared than there is no one else to rely on? It's amazing that Taro thinks about this kind of thing for his older age. Respectable."

"No, it's just an old age."

It took a day to recover the water from the spring.

When you look at the bottom of the spring, where most of the water has been drained, it still stops springing.

This oasis is really going to die.

"Next, there are two ships..."

The ship that Mr. La Label and Mr. Mu used when they came here, and the small ship that I used when I escaped the sandwich ship that was destroyed by the Sandworms.

Looking at the two side by side, what a homogeneous ship.

"I used it to escape a large sandstorm, but are you two here from King's Landing?

"My brother told me. You guys will be fine. If you fail, no one will be sad."

……

You're still a terrible brother.

What about the country where the king is?

"Are we splitting up into two ships?

If that's the case, you might get separated.

Besides, I think it's dangerous to go down to the desert when you sleep.

It is said that drifting sand and sand bottomless marshes exist in places that people do not confirm, sometimes swallowing people.

I mean, it's safer to live on a ship.

Don't forget that when the Beast attacked you, you have difficulty maneuvering on the sand.

I wonder if it's a two-legged ship?

"Is it a bike?

"Fortunately, these two ships are of the same type, so the magical power on board should be the same. Isn't it?

"That's right. It's the same, so the output is the same."

"Then you can lay these two boats side by side and lay a plate on them to secure them."

A two-barrel vessel should be able to accommodate a lot of space.

"Master Tallow, I think that if the weight gets heavier with a two-legged ship, the speed and range of the ship will be problematic....."

"Dear Label, then I will play with the balance of magical power. It's easy to get the output up and running at the same speed as a single ship. It's okay because there are three people with enormous magic in the range."

Mu said that there was no problem replenishing the magic that drives the magic power, even if the output was raised slightly.

From the beginning, La Label, Mu, and Hunter have a magic spell.

La Label is used to perform incredible physical abilities and cannot shoot magic.

I had more magic than these two, but I didn't really know what it was used for.

Because the magic of maintaining the "Different Dimension Warehouse" was not so much, and so was the "Online Shopping".

In other words, I have a lot of magic but I don't have any particular use for it.

"I'll replenish the magic, so it's okay."

I hope so, but there's also a problem with the materials we use for the bike.

Oasis has trees, but it cannot be used unless it is processed into wood.

La Label asked me how to remodel it into a two-legged ship.

"You can also buy wood and tools from online shopping."

"You sell everything."

That's why I bought tools such as timber, saws, tonkachi, nails, etc., and began work on converting the two ships into two-hull ships.

The ship is simple to build, so remove the mast and sail and hand over a long board between the two to make it a bicycle.

Tallow is clever, isn't he?

"Sometimes I do this."

Actually, I lived in an old house.

The house of the deceased parents was naturally old, so there were rattles everywhere and I was fixing it myself regularly.

I didn't have a hobby for this, so I was crushing my holiday time with this kind of work.

What about the magical power, Mr. Mu?

"The tuning and power up is over. It should be easier to move the ship with a new rudder just in the center of the rear."

"I'll do that, too."

"Can I help you?

"There's no need to distract Mr. Label's hand."

I'll help you too.

Mr. Mu, you're good at nailing.

"The magic power is the same, but I can also make simple magic tools such as cookers and heaters. You can do a little bit. Still, good wood and easy-to-use carpentry tools."

I'm sure you're used to it.

Mu cleverly cut the wood with a saw and nailed the boards and ships that were passed between the two ships.

I wonder if the mast is here. We need to retighten the sails. "

"Mr. Tallow, I've lined up the two ships side-by-side, so the space has expanded, but I can't use the tent I've been using."

Well then, I'll buy a small tent.

You can keep the tent you used at Oasis in the "Different Dimension Warehouse."

I should use it someday.

I also bought some camping supplies that I could use.

The ship's improvements will be finished in about three days, the rest will be ready, and we'll be leaving soon.

Mr. La Label saw a tree growing by the spring.

"What's wrong, Mr. Label?

"No, we can escape by saying that the water is dead, but these trees are buried in the desert and die. I feel sorry for you."

La Label was on the island at this oasis on my brother's unreasonable orders, but I think it's amazing that he hasn't lost his kindness even in such an environment.

I don't know if I was right as a royal, but I liked Mr. Label as a human being.

"Well, shall I take it with me?

The "Different Dimension Warehouse" can be stored as a plant, so if you work here and replant the tree in another oasis, it may take root if you do well.

I suggested that I take this oasis tree and plants with me because they can be stored at leisure.

I see. If you bury it somewhere, you might survive. "

That said, Mr. La Label began to pull out the oasis trees.

Should I just pull out a giant tree similar to a palm tree by myself?

I pulled out the roots of the plants growing in this oasis as much as I could.

Speaking of which, Kana said the same thing.

It's been over twenty years.

When it was decided that a grove would be developed, Kana said that the trees growing there were pathetic.

And me and the two of us took out a little tree and buried it in the garden.

That tree grows well after Kana's death.

"Kana like me? Who are you? Lord Tallow."

"I'm an old fiancé. I remember planting trees, like La Label, saying they were pathetic."

"Really... similar to me"

"I need to say something. She looks different from Mr. Label."

Kana was kind of cute, and her body shape was close to the average of Japanese women.

I don't think I'll lose to gorgeous beauty, La Label...

While working with that in mind, the collection of oasis trees and plants was completed and we finally left.

"If we run with all our might, the Sand Corpion won't attack. The problem is the sandwich nest. There will be fights here."

We have to destroy the ship.

"If it's a sandwich, I can beat the numbers, so it's going to help."

Well, let's go.

That's right.

"Departure in progress!

Switching on the magic power of the converted ship to the Twin-Torso ship, the ship began to go well.

I was worried that the synchronization of power would fail and the ship would break in half, but the modifications were better than I expected.

The ship moves forward at the same speed as when it was a single ship.

Goodbye, Oasis.

We sought a new safe haven and embarked on the desert sea with a remodeled bicycle ship.