Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

Chapter 286: Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 286 Wall expansion

「Iruma-dono, the wall over here please.」

「Got it.」

Maria, Titan, and I raised walls on the area indicated by a civil official from Margrave Volton’s family using Earth magic.

The earth rumbled and the ground raised, creating an adequate wall that looked out onto the the Savage Lands [1] .

The city’s two sided expansion would have been a large construction project if it weren’t for us. It was work that would take a lot of time even with several tens of Earth mages.

Maria and I were capable of building one side in several days while chugging down mana potions.

「……even so, Iruma-dono, your party’s Earth magic is nonsensical.」

The civil official holding the blueprint in hand looked astounded, shaking his head as he watched Maria, Titan, and I build the wall at a quick pace.

「Will this moat be filled with water?」

「……no, we planned for it to be a dry moat.」

A moat formed on the exterior part of the wall that was being built. Titan hardened that moat.

「Takumi-sama, would it be alright to let Gloam play?」

While we were working, Sophia who always came with me as my escort had asked if it was alright for Gloam, her Thunderbird familiar, to go out.

「Ah, then my Ferryl too, okay?」

「Sure, as long as they behave.」

「Let them out of the Subspace then.」

Since even Akane who rarely comes along said she wants to let Ferryl, her Luna Wolf familiar, play, I had to let it out together with Gloam.

So as soon as that happened, Akane was already engrossed with playing with Ferryl. Lulu-chan also ended up playing with a ball with Ferryl near where we work.

「I’m sorry.」

「……no, if a familiar as large as that is nearby, monsters in the vicinity would likely not approach.」

When I apologized to the civil official, his lips were more or less twitching as he said that it was no problem.

Akane was finally returning to being lively. With Akira and Yamato’s deaths, Akane was a bit depressed that the only pure Japanese left in this world was her. I had already talked to her about how I was formerly Japanese and had lost my body when I was dragged into the summoning then was reincarnated by Norn-sama, but maybe it was because my appearance was entirely different from a Japanese that her sense of solitude was that much stronger.

「……gotta be thankful for Lulu-chan.」

「Yeah. It is a relief that Akane-san is feeling better.」

Perhaps hearing my muttering, Maria nodded in agreement.

Akane and Lulu-chan who escaped together from the Divine Empire Sydnia were irreplaceable to each other. Lulu-chan was someone who didn’t have any relatives, and so she probably empathizes Akane’s solitude.

「……the walls…… continuing to be built…… while chatting idly…… n-no, I mustn’t think too deeply.」

The civil official muttered to himself, but he who pays it any mind would lose, right?

I didn’t spend that much time making the walls. Berkut and her tribe are waiting in the Demon Continent, after all.

At present, the Aligerous Tribe were using our base there, leveling up and training by defeating monsters while waiting for orders. We hurriedly constructed a building to house all of the Aligerous Tribe, including Chief Valkan-san, and everyone lives there even now. Everyone was powering themselves up in preparation for the search for the Sky Island.

「Oh yeah, Mr. Civil Official. What will you do about the soil preparation of the expanded land?」

While Maria and I continued to build the walls, I realized that they didn’t request anything other than for the wall to be build so I tried asking. The expanded surface area of the elongated town was quite vast, after all.

「……ah, yes, the development project in the expanded section has been decided. I believe it would become the residence of the influx of immigrants, businesses, and workshops of craftsmen, though there are also plans for housing complexes.」

「Hee~, a housing complex?」

The condominiums, apartments and multi-unit residences that were so commonplace on Earth were never before seen in this world. The multistoried buildings were castles, forts, churches, and even other buildings such as the Adventurers Guild and Commerce Guild buildings were 3-story buildings.

Based on my conversation with Mr. Civil Officer, it seemed to be in the likeness of a 3-story apartment or condominium. The person who planned this in this world is amazing.

「Though, for the time being, it would be focused on low-rent leasable properties.」

「Well I suppose that’s how it goes.」

The people immigrating to Volton have no money, so the Margrave Volton household wanted to arrange for dwellings and jobs, and provide a bare minimum environment. Neglecting this would lead to the formation of slums.

If so, I wonder if they know to leave that large undertaking to us? It would really save them a lot of money.

「The land preparation and dwelling construction could give work to the incoming people.」

「So the wall was built in a hurry for that reason, wasn’t it?」

「Yes, if they work outside the city, it would normally require preparing adventurer soldier escorts. 」

In that respect, since we wouldn’t be affected by monsters while we worked near the city, we could have waited a bit before starting the nominated request.

The job of expanding the two sides of Volton City was a type of job that could easily be finished in a few days if we consider the time we built Wedgefort City. When I said that, Mr. Civil Official was shocked.

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Footnotes: 

1. Typo? Raw says monster nest.