Magicraft Meister Part 3

The golem battles are putting a strain on the economy, said the king.

The Prime Minister continued.

"As you know, the manufacture and maintenance of golems for battle takes up a large budget. And since these four duchies are poor in underground resources, they must seek them abroad.

If the trade they barely maintain covers the golem-related costs, half of the national budget disappears, he said.

"...... That's a lot of work."

Both Gaju Tuga and Fiona Fierce could only guess at the hardships they were going through, and had no other words to say.

Manon, however, was different.

He asked, "I heard a rumor that ...... is a place where good quality magi crystals (magi crystals) can be found.

He asked, "What do you think?

This was information that Jin had heard before, when he was a technician of the Duchy of Jagus before he met Rhodes.

"I suppose such rumors are whispered in ...... the Duchy of Jagus. ......Not at all, there is no such fact."

The Prime Minister assured him that it was bullshit, and that the treasury was being enriched by it, and that they were buying golems from other countries.

And it is true.

The old man has checked with his and found no mines of magi-crystals.

Perhaps it was false information that the Duchy of Jagus had spread to rouse the people, the Prime Minister said.

And the king assures him.

"Yes. It is true that we have to buy the golem from other countries, but that is with the people's blood money."

"That is true. But if we reduce the number of golems, the Duchy of Jagus will overrun our lands.

"The Prime Minister is right. That would put the people in danger, and that is not what I want.

（I see, if we are to believe him, the Duchy of Norway is not belligerent.)

Fionn Fias couldn't help but pray that his guess would come true.

FIONE FIAS couldn't help but pray that her guess would come true.

The old man, who was listening to the meeting, had been able to get a glimpse of the economic situation of the Duchy of Norway through his "peepers".

The people's lives seem to be very difficult.

Perhaps this is the reason for the aggressive attitude toward the people of Mimaka at Yato Lake, I guessed.

The saying, or rather the idiom, in the world of My Lord is: .......

The old man thought that the proverb was true in his world as well.

* * * *

Let me tell you about the Duchy of Jagus from our point of view, Prime Minister, please. Prime Minister, please.

Your Highness. ...... First of all, I have the impression that the country is very belligerent. Even if their goal is the East.

I'm sure they are.

The other two duchies agreed with me.

"From what we know, there is no one in that country who is against the royal family. From the top to the bottom. I think this is unusual."

"......"

The group had heard the same thing in the kingdom of Mimaka.

"That's right. Even in our country, there are a certain number of vassals who are willing to give their opinions to me."

"......"

Both Gaju Tuga and Fiona Fierce thought that it might be reasonable to assume that they had some means of brainwashing or similar.

"And it seems that that country has made a country called ...... Mercana on the continent of Pandor into a real dependency, which may be why it is the most powerful of the four duchies."

"......"

The Principality of Norway was aware of this fact.

He received some other information, but it was information that he already knew.

So Gaju Tugga said,

"Thank you very much. Now I have a better understanding of the Principality of Jagus.

Gaju Tugga thanked him,

"In return, I will tell you the latest information we have.

In return, he began to tell us the latest information he had obtained about the Duchy of Jagus.

Among them was the information about the recent liberation of the brainwashed slaves.

In addition,......Gaju Tugu was worried about whether he should tell this or not, but he even explained that those who call themselves ......<> had been instigating it.

"......Ummm, such a thing ......."

The Prince snorted as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing, but he must have quickly changed his mind,

"No, I believe you. No, I believe them, because that's what they seem to do."

He seemed to believe me.

"Then, Tsuga-sama, does this mean that the influence of the Duchy of Jagus on the continent of Pandor has been wiped out?"

The Prime Minister has confirmed another aspect.

"Yes, perhaps. At least, there are no remnants as far as we can see.

Gaju Tugga answered.

"Well, then, the Duchy of Jagus has lost some of its power, hasn't it?

The Vizier replied,

"Your Majesty, however, this country is not to be underestimated!"

He said...

"I understand. We are not so foolish as to initiate an attack.

The prince did not seem to be in a bloodthirsty mood.

After exchanging some more information, they decided to take a rest.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

It was a little after 3:00 PM.

It was not exactly tea time, but we had a cup of wild plant tea and relaxed.

"No, no, this day is quite meaningful!

"Indeed, Your Majesty."

The king is in a good mood.

"Oh, yes, I know I'm late, but thank you for the box full of Magi Stones."

"Thank you, sir."

"......I know this may sound strange, but how much do those Magi Stones cost per box?"

"...... Manon?"

Gaju Tugga turned the question from the Prime Minister to Manon.

Manon confirmed to Tsuga that he was sure, and then answered.

"......The magic stone (magistone) is ...... grade B, so it should cost about 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 to 1.00 per gram. I think it's about 1.00 tol per gram."

The specific gravity of the magi stone (magi stone) is about 4, so one cubic centimeter, which is the standard size, weighs 4 grams. That is 400 tol, or about 4,000 Japanese yen.

This time, it weighs about 40 kilograms, which is equivalent to 4 million tolls, or about 4,000,000 Japanese yen. That is the equivalent of about 4,000,000 yen.

By the way, it is not customary to ask or answer the price of a souvenir as a matter of courtesy, but this time, Gaju Tugga gave permission to Manon because of the special nature of the gift.

"Oh, I see. It's cheaper than I thought it would be."

"I see...outside, one can obtain a magi stone for such a price!

Both the Prime Minister and the Prince are surprised at the lower price.

"...... For your information, could you also tell me the price here?"

At this point, Fionn Phias asks a question in the opposite direction.

"Oh, yes, Prime Minister, can you?"

Yes. Yes. About a hundred times more.

"Is it that much? ......

The standard magi stone for use in magic tools costs 40,000 tokens each, so it is unlikely to be widely used by the general public, and even the royalty and nobility would not be able to use it easily.