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

A little, but more money... Is there a reason why desert sand can be used as a material for concrete and building materials?

I don't take the money, and I don't need sand, so I keep throwing it in the trash.

"You've spread a lot of dirt."

Mu was impressed by the exposed soil.

Because it is rarely seen.

"But it's really just a part of it."

I tried my best to get out of the sand several hundred meters in all directions, but from a distance the desert spreads to the horizon.

I can see how serious the desertification of this world is.

"Mr. Tallow, there's already a place in the sand."

"This is...."

Even if only a part of the sand was removed, it was dug down to a few tens of meters, so the sand quickly came in.

When the wind blows, more sand should flow in.

This is gonna take a while.

In my current state, I was plowing a part of the soil in a small tiller, putting in soil and fertilizer for horticulture, planting seedlings, and planning to green it, but it's impossible because a lot of sand will soon flow in.

The planted seedlings are buried in sand.

"Mr. Gori, if the town and the desert are not connected, the sandboat will not be able to sail, so it would be a good idea to get out of the sand."

That's what happened.

Currently, the main industry in Gori Town, with a population of a little over 1,000 people, was Idolk hunters through the extermination of sandbeards.

Thanks to Gorimacho, they can find out in detail who hunted how many sandbeards and how much they earned, so they can see the catalogue and buy items in the newly installed store.

Although there was no tax on Idolk gained from the extermination of sand beasts, the profits from the sale of goods were used as a substitute for tax. From here, we paid salaries to people working in agricultural plots, shop staff, and other people who were not suitable for fighting sand beasts that supported mobile cities.

I think taxes are considerably cheaper than in the Kingdom of Bart because Gorimacho doesn't cost me much to govern.

Is it because the only shop is publicly owned?

The residents can't see the "online shopping" screen, so I and Mu use computers and printers to create a product catalog, put it in the store and buy products within the balance range.

Occasionally, merchants come from other mobile cities, but we don't have anything to sell other than what is available in 'online shopping'.

After all, I had to buy it from "online shopping", so it was also profitable.

If we can make crops in the future, we will consume them ourselves.

Desert elves don't go all the way to Gori's town to buy their own cereals and vegetables.

Agriculture starts with soil, so it takes years to produce results.

We offer farm equipment, fertilizers, seeds and seedlings purchased in "Online Shopping", but we can't help it.

Rather, there were more desert elves who wanted to see these farming equipment and seeds they used and sell us.

Particularly popular are seedlings of improved varieties of fruit.

Because it yields a lot and the variety has been improved to make it taste better.

However, fertilizer must also be given in large quantities, and cultivation is troublesome due to pest control.

Nevertheless, fruit seeds and seedlings were sold very well.

"It's not that bitter to get out of the sand, but I need to decide the range to get out..."

"That's right. Ah, here's a map of the neighborhood. Gorimacho gave it to me."

That gorilla, there were parts of me that I didn't think it would be at first, but it's very good.

"We are at the north-eastern edge of the Far South Sea. This was Marilyn's temple."

Just north and northeast of here is the area most under pressure from the Kingdom of Bart.

Shipland and Old Town, along with the vast desert, are now a barrier, so it's safe.

"Desert elves anchor cities that move from the north-central to the north-west of the Far South Sea, or from the south-east to the south-west across the ocean. There's a pole further south."

I see.

At the pole is the Earth, where adventurers often aspire, in the Arctic and Antarctica.

The poles of the earth are cold, but the poles of the Great Desert are hot in the desert.

"The Kingdom of Burt needs to be careful, is there a danger that other countries will invade from the other side of the pole?

If Great Dessert is a planet, it seems likely that other countries will attack the ocean from across the pole.

"Back Continent? I don't think so."

"The Back Continent"?

That's the first place I've heard of.

"The Great Desert is full of deserts, so there is no ancient concept of a continent sandwiched between the seas. There are a few countries around the Central Sea below the Kingdom of Bart, but on the other side of where we live, there is a high probability that small countries and small lords will each live in small oasis dotted with even a country."

The label that kept showing up taught me about the other side of the world.

Even if you don't know most of your own territory, how many countries below the Kingdom of Bart can name your country?

In the desert on the other side, the distance between oases is even greater and no country has even been formed.

Alternatively, a small country with only one oasis is likely to be in turmoil.

You know the label, don't you?

"Nevertheless, this is a record that the investigation team took back hundreds of years ago. The countries below the Kingdom of Bart have a little interaction across the Central Sea. The fact that Taro told me before," Taro's chicumber was round "applies to this world, and we've known it for a long time, so we've sent a joint investigation team concerned about the backland."

There are fewer oases and more sandbeards than on our continent, and the team has returned more than 20 years after their departure with many sacrifices.

It seems that the label has seen the records of its survival.

"After all, it's a record from hundreds of years ago. Now there's little chance that the big powers are thriving...?

Environmental conditions are worse than in this side of the desert, so it seems difficult without the development of advanced technology.

"The Far South Sea is completely off the back of the continent. Because the backland itself is originally less oasis, I don't think we can recommend an army so easily. Besides, the desert elves on the far side should be on alert. In other words, the kingdom of Bart is a more pressing problem."

It is unlikely that the Kingdom of Bart will attack this far because of the distance from the desert, but I am afraid that the King will be reckless.

You should be vigilant.

"Gori Town is anchored next to a temple along the sea. The Northwestern desert remains intact because of the entry and exit of sandboats. If it's a desert to the south-east, I don't mind removing the sand."

"But if you don't have water, no matter how many seedlings you plant, you'll die. It's also a hassle to give you water."

Hmm...

That's what Flaw pointed out, and I looked at the map again as I pondered.

"The Antarctic South Sea is shaped like a rectangle of horizontal length."

It was actually a much wider ocean, big enough to surround the pole, but it seems that the current amount of water is the limit.

Even with the protection of the Spirit of the Sea, the water of the Sea cannot be prevented from evaporating.

"Gori Town is on the north-eastern edge of the frontline against the Kingdom of Bart, and on the southeastern edge is a mobile city for the Giraffes, the chief of the Bitar tribe, but in parallel there are large mountain ranges on the eastern side of the sea. I wonder if a green space between the ocean and the mountains is possible.

"I have to."

And here, Marilyn suddenly came out.

"Evaporated sea water flows into the wind in clouds and hits this mountain range. That's why it's going to rain from the west side of the mountains to the ocean."

As long as it rains, it seems okay to clear the sand and plant it.

However, on the contrary, may the sand flow into the sea due to rain unless the sand is removed?

"By the way, how much water do you have in the mountains?

"It's a mountain range in the desert. It's completely empty."

"Is there no choice but to do it..."

I got rid of a huge area of sand.

Simply throw the sand from the land between the sea and the mountains into the 'trash bin'.

What would anyone who manages "online shopping", no matter how cheap this sand is?

The sand is thrown into the "garbage can" while traveling on a sandstorm.

The ship won't move where the sand is gone, so we'll just throw the sand away from the edges of the area in turn.

We leave the sand hunting to everyone, and we throw the sand in the 'trash bin' to expose the soil ground.

Naturally, sandbeards appeared, but there were only large sand lizards around here, and the labels fell one after the other.

"The soil is hard... and full"

I'll lick the exposed soil just in case, but desertification and salt damage are also serious.

You can't even grow grass like this.

Tallow, what are you doing?

"Put all the sand away and think about it."

Aisha asked me, but that's all I can answer.

Because I'm not an expert, I don't know how to recover from salt damage.

Believing that Marilyn had something to do with it, she continued to dump the sand in the area in the Trash.

And a week later.

"Oops! There's no sand!

"We can revive the woods, our desert elves!

I didn't say anything, but there were a lot of desert elves coming, and I was looking deeply into the sandy land.

They're going to revive the woods...

Is it really going to be successful?