Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

Episode 23: King Ferm

"Leader! How was it?"

"It's almost white, but ..."

I tell everyone that King Ferm's army is coming.

"Isn't that good? Let's return it."

"In this case, the trouble is contact with the kingdom of Ferm. It's too late in the first place."

He brought me really troublesome things.

Now what to do.

"Do you want to hand them over to King Ferm or hide them with hostility to King Ferm?"

If there is no King Ferm, you can tolerate about thirty people.

At first it is a burden, but the population is growing.

Those who can help it decide to help.

Kids are of course the highest priority, but adults can help if they can.

However, I don't want to be put up by King Ferm.

The top priority is everyone who is now.

"That ... is Ferm really hostile?"

So Young raised her hand and asked.

"Let's see how he governed and how he became a king."

"That's not to say ... they are those who fled once. I think it's hard to monitor even if you take them back."

That might be the case.

They fled once at night, bad debts. Even if you bring it back, you may run away again. There is a risk of being connected to a foreign country.

Is there any advantage to securing thirty people?

Think of it as "Taxes generated by thirty people" <"Training force to monitor."

Give up if I was.

Give up and distribute the farmland they have left to vassals to ease the dissatisfaction.

that?

So what are you chasing after?

That soldier was saying something disturbing.

Maybe ...

"The one who flees is a rebel, kills all rebels."

Tetra said a fuss.

I guess so. Do you kill them pretending?

It is effective.

Thousands affect tax revenue, but thirty have no problem.

Perhaps the reason we didn't tell the soldiers to kill was because of morale.

Nobody wants to kill their brothers.

"Then, should I help? They are not guilty."

"That's true. I'm in favor of helping."

Rosward and Ron agreed.

"I agree with you"

Gram agreed.

"I think I should have helped. It's a pity to be killed."

Do you agree with So Young?

Certainly Tetra was in favor.

"I'm a parent ... once you kill, you'll be the same ..."

Lulu reluctantly agreed.

"What else? The opposite raises his hand."

No one raises his hand.

"Agree?"

All hands raised.

This is the rule.

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"Oh, everyone ... I've decided to accept you."

When I said that, the refugees ... the new villagers cheered.

"But decisions can be overturned, depending on your actions."

When I said so, the Shinmura nodded with a mysterious face.

At first, they seem to know their position.

I wouldn't say anything if I kept calm.

"Isn't it really Ial? Come here. There will be discussions."

I call the representative of the new villager.

First of all, we have to talk about King Ferm.

I call Iar and Tetra, and Ron, Rosward, Gram, Soyeon and Lulu into the building.

These seven are standing like the leaders of this village.

Ron and Rosward are purely powerful and responsible.

Gram is the best bow in the village. There is a lot to it.

Sooyoung and Lulu are one of the few magical forces in this village.

Tetra ... Needless to say.

Ial has to get the new villagers together.

"Now the agenda is what to do with the army of King Ferm approaching here."

When I said that, Ial had a gecko face.

I don't explain that. Well.

"Don't take it for granted that it's presumed that King Ferm was trying to kill them. What if King Ferm came ridiculously to get them back?"

"At that time ... I'll give you a tribute and take it off!"

If it's an idiot, I feel like it's going down.

It's hard to turn your palm back before you say you accept.

So I recall the remark of King Rossais, "I'll be crying anyway."

Does that mean that you can get wheat with tribute?

"If not?"

"... I have no choice but to come out."

Iar is silently lowered.

After all, he has no say in this place.

But when King Ferm arrives, I have to give tribute. Two hundred opponents.

Maybe if you don't pass it calmly, you will come to looting.

In other words, you have to give the wheat. Shit ... I have to really cry.

"It's good to talk about this now, assuming that King Ferm has come to kill all. I'll ask the new villagers to take off their clothes. If they take their clothes, they'll be killed. And there were the bones of the animals we ate yesterday, and the human bones of the brave (aho) rolling near the griffon-like bed.

Apart from that, they don't need to kill the inhabitants.

All we need is the fact that he killed.

After that, you can safely close the mouths of 200 soldiers.

That might not be possible given that talking soldier.

"Oh, the problem is that King Ferm looks at our village itself. What do we do at this time ... I'm going to do it with tribute."

"It depends on the amount? We would have a hard time if we could get a huge amount every year."

"Let's just endure a year. So we will have weapons in the year. Let's negotiate with those weapons in the background."

If you still demand too much ...

I can't help it.

"The question is how much you can raise. How much is stockpiled?"

"As such. Our agricultural technology is higher than our opponents, so the amount of stockpiling is fooled. Let's say that 50% of the actual harvest is 70%."

Tetra calculated the amount of stockpile by mental arithmetic.

It is enough for us to eat, but we cannot secure refugee eating.

After all we have to cry to King Rossais ...

Really bad. That bald guy.

"Is the honey, fur, and liquor made up for the missing parts?"

Paper and Sueki are useless.

That is too expensive.

You will be asked how to make it.

Honey is valuable, but there is no problem as there is a way to get it from the natural beehive.

Most policies are decided.

"Okay! Prepare me for your tribute. Let's hide the reserves of wheat, just in case."

The rest is on my bargaining power.

"Oh, yes. There must be something to say first."

Everyone's gaze pays attention to me.

"I will get married after this negotiation."

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"Finally, fleeing is a hassle. I just want to raise a rebellion, and I don't have to follow."

Ferm said troublesomely.

There is no need for you to go if you have trouble.

But he has a serious root, and he is bothering to go.

His savvyness and serious character made him king.

"Do you really want to kill everyone?"

"Natural, okay. If you forgive a little, the same will happen again."

This time there were only thirty people, so there was no impact on many.

But if this is a hundred or two hundred, it's a different story.

You should have crushed the eyes of the rebellion.

"Okay, it's important to do these cruel things all at once and thoroughly. What is ready to invade the kingdom of Rossais. Fill your stomach with the food at that time. Good. "

"Yes, right. No, I know the strength of the king, but the problem is with the landlords."

The landowners who colluded with Ferm and destroyed the As family.

They were dissatisfied with Ferm.

The fact that taxes are still high, that they can't keep up with key positions, and that they are no longer luxurious than in the age of King Rosaith's rule.

I'm dissatisfied, dissatisfied, and helpless.

"Hm, let them go. Those who can do nothing anyway. It's not a big deal that they've colluded with King Rosais. Rather, it's a chance to get rid of them. They swear. ''

Lagou, the lord, is not a great man to flatter. He has lost his government many times.

I guess the battle was lost to Ferm.

But he is a gentle man and there are many soldiers and generals who have sworn allegiance to Lagou.

Although they have accepted form as a rule, they have sought to revolt if they had the opportunity.

However, tenderness does not inflate a person's belly.

In the end, they were killed by people who were fueled by influential landowners, mainly in Ferm.

"It's painful to miss that shit now."

"I'm dead. A 10-year-old child can't live alone in the woods. It's now a wolf's blood."

His aides said he was too worried.

"King! I've grabbed them."

"Well done. Where?"

"I just went a little south from here, but ..."

The sorcerer's man pauses a little.

"There was a place like a village, from which they smelled."

"A village?"

Ferm thinks.

He has heard of rumors about a village protected by a griffon.

But I thought it was rumor after all.

I guess the abandoned children worked hard to unite and live.

He also picked up griffon wings, allegedly proof, and stripped iron swords from the corpse.

I thought so.

But the story is different when there is actually a village.

"It's unpleasant ... we can't beat God, of course."

"Griffon has heard of human warfare. No problem, and his territory is more remote. No problem."

Ferm said.

In fact, Griffon sees the Alums as independent and has stopped supporting them.

So his expectations are correct.

"Well, at worst, we should just retreat as soon as Griffon comes out."

The aides murmured so.

After a while, visibility increases, trees become sparse, and stumps increase.

"That's right? That's a reasonable scale."

Ferm mutters looking at the village in the distance.

In terms of the number of houses and the size of the fields, it is a village of about 100 to 150 people.

In the village, simple fences and digging are installed to prevent wolf.

"Huh? Someone came out."

Forty to fifty people came from the village entrance.

Have a bow or sword.

"Do you want to destroy?"

"No, I don't need that.

One man from the group has come forward.

A man is riding a horse.

The man stepped forward little by little and stopped about a hundred meters away.

"What kind of business? @ King Ferm!"

The man shouted loudly.

Ferm answers with a little surprise.

"First, answer who you are"

"I am Almus who governs this village."

Ferm gazes closely at the man he calls Almus.

You can tell that you are young by looking out of shape and blurry face.

"I have followed the people of our country who fled to this village!

"We cannot kill people in front of us. We cannot accept them."

"He knows I'm trying to kill them all."

Ordinary humans do not have such a terrible idea.

Are you pretty smart or are you used to politics?

"Let's talk. Come here alone!"

When Ferm called so, the young man began to move forward alone.

There seems to be a lot of courage.

At ten meters, the young man stopped.

If you approach this much, you can see the face.

Hair and eyes are gray. You can see from the clothes that your body has muscles and you have a forged body.

The clothes are very good.

"Nice to meet you, King Ferm. Who would be closer?"

"No, I don't need that.

Ferm replied.

"Well, why not?"

"Our village is small in population. If we kill it anyway, will we accept it?"

The youth answers.

There is no sign of fear at Ferm.

It seems that the liver is quite in place.

"That's not the case. I have a face. I need a corpse."

"There's no problem. There is a corpse of a bandit who once attacked the village. It's only bones.

Ferm frowned at the words.

He looks like a good young man, but is like a songwriter.

Ferm, who is said to be cruel, has no hobby of decorating a skeleton.

"Not enough"

"Isn't it okay to supplement it with animal bones? There is exactly. Bring their clothes with you. It will increase credibility."

Ferm thinks a bit.

There is no problem for him if he has the fact that he killed him.

So it is good to drink youth suggestions. No problem if you silence the soldier behind.

The enemies are forty people and one-fifth of them. You can definitely win, but some damage will be done if you fall in a basket.

I also want to avoid fighting when considering refugees and other non-combatants.

It is stupid to reduce soldiers in such a place.

"Well, that's OK, can you afford 30 people?"

Ferm licks her tongue.

"Make your village the territory of our country.

"I don't mind, but I want to promise autonomy."

"I don't care. I just have to pay taxes. That's right ... I'll get 80% of the harvest in this village."

Ferm does not intend to govern such a village in the first place.

You only have to tear off as much as you can.

Don't be shy because you are not a citizen of your own country.

If you refuse, destroy it.

If it is less than 80%, it is better to attack, and if it is more than 80%, it is better to receive tribute.

If you can get the grain, you can keep the country for a while.

The rest is such a village.

It's not worth sending troops, it's close to the city of King Rossais.

The guy would refuse to say that he had soldiers.

You may ask King Rossais for help.

When that happens, the soldiers will be wiped out. I can't afford a penny.

"Is it right now?"

"It's obvious. Haven't you eaten all the spring harvest? I'm afraid it's useless to make mistakes. The size of the village tells you how much you can harvest."

If you miss now, you will call King Rossais's army.

It must be now.

If there were more troops, they could be attacked without much damage.

it's no use.

"Is it 80%? That's too much. Can you beat me by 60%? I'll put my village's specialty honey and fur instead."

"Ho, honey ..."

Honey is very expensive and rarely eaten.

It is not a bad deal, depending on the volume.

"Seventy percent. I'll do my hand."

"I understand. I will prepare it soon. Please wait for a while."

The young man says so and goes back into the village.

After a while, the men carried a cart with a pot on them.