How to increase the number of subjects …
Hmmm, I can’t think of anything.
I might have come up with something if I had schooling, but unfortunately I don’t have any history of education.
I wonder how other lords are increasing their citizens … I know a little about agriculture and war …
As I groan while thinking about that, Aruna glances at me with half-open eyes and then calls out.
“You’re an annoying man. You’ve been groaning and moaning for awhile now.”
“… You’re right, but I’m desperate here you know?
I have to increase the number of people in my territory, even though I have no clue how. “
“….. What are you going to do in the future by increasing the number of people in your current state, as you say?
There’s only one yurt, and you only have dried food, right? You know that?
Having more people will only bring starvation, sickness, or death.”
“Ah!
I was thinking that, if the number of people increases, the Oni would give more supplies … “
“Are you kidding me?!
Why do we have to do that!? “
“So, no good?
No, I’m sorry, forget about it.
However, in that case, how would we manage to get more supplies and build more yurts?
I don’t think we would be able to continue to grow by just trading with Moru…. “
I groaned again while holding my head.
In the first place, the current house and food are like the ones I got from Moru, but how can I get the portion for the people?
The more things I have to think about, my territory, my house, my food, the more my head starts to hurt..
Even when I continue to think about it, I can’t get an answer … Still, I’m worried that I have to find an answer as the Lord, and I keep worrying … Gradually my stupid head starts to overheat..
I wonder if this is the wisdom fever heard in the rumor?
Then I continued to get even hotter, to the point where the air around me started to steam and boil.
Aruna let out a sigh prior to speaking.
“… Well, I would never become a subject to an idiot Lord like you.
…… Hey, Lord Idiot, take this. “
With that said, Aruna handed me a small leather bag, about the size of my hand and inside….was something like powder.
“It’s matabi powder, use it.”
“Matabi? What is that?”
“It’s a grass that gives off a scent that beasts like. If you sprinkle it, the beast that smells the matabi will come to you.”
“So there was grass like that.
So what happens after the beast comes running? “
“… Why don’t you think for a moment, Lord idiot.
If you hunt a beast, the meat will be food, right?
Besides meat, if you can remove fur and horns, you can use them for goods … If you don’t use them, you can take it to the village and exchange it for yurt, depending on the amount.
So, why don’t you stand up and go hunt like a man? Then, take the spoils to solidify your territory to attract people.”
“Oh!
That’s good! I’m good at hunting!
And I don’t have to use my head when hunting!
Then, let’s hunt the beast immediately!
…… Is it okay if I leave the care of the yurt and Me-ah’s to you, Aruna? “
“Oh, I don’t mind.
As a caretaker, I’ll do that much, and the delicate Me-ahs can’t be left to a stupid brute like you.
For the time being, go use the Matabi powder far away, so you don’t bring any rampaging beasts near here.
Go all the way downwind and use it. Be so far away so that I can’t see you anymore. “
I nodded to Aruna, replied that I understood, and immediately started running downwind while carrying the battle ax.
As I ran through the meadow innocently, my head finally began to cool.
While hunting is a great way to move your body, I might also find a way to increase the people in my territory!
Then I continued to run through the meadow for a while, and after confirming that I was far enough away from where I started, I untied the leather bag that Aruna gave me.
I opened up the small bag and, inside, I saw a bunch of green powder … A unique scent that does not seem to belong to the grass wafted up from inside the bag.
If I sprinkle this, the beast will come closer.
So uh? How much should I sprinkle?
Aruna didn’t say anything about the quantity … hmm, should I just use everything?
Sprinkle this around … no, just sprinkling the powder won’t do the trick.
I want as many beasts as possible to come to me … yes, how about throwing the powder?
The scent seems to reach a long distance in the wind … Yeah, that’s good.
Then I gripped the leather bag, waiting for the timing of the strong wind, and throwing it upward with all my might.
The result is as planned, and the powder leaking from the leather bag flies in the wind.
Along with the falling leather bag, some of the powder that didn’t get caught on the wind fell on my head, but … well, that shouldn’t be a problem.
After this, I just need to wait for the beasts to arrive.
Hmm … how many furs do I need for a yurt? I think one or five might not be enough … no, about ten sounds reasonable.
Then … If I want to aim for 10 yurts for the time being, I’ll have to hunt about 100 furs.
It will probably be impossible to hunt 100 beasts today, however, I will probably continue hunting for a few days. Well, I don’t mind hunting, so it won’t bother me to keep hunting until I have enough yurts.
Thinking about it, I wonder how soon the matabi will start working. Then, I heard a slamming sound from the leeward side … I turned to that direction, I could see something black and writhing. ..
Apparently, the beasts have arrived, so I held my battle ax with both hands and began to take a firm stance.
I wonder what kind of beasts they are … It’s making a lot of loud footsteps, I wonder if it’s a big one?
Hmm? Oh, it’s a herd of beasts, was the footsteps loud because it was a flock?
…… No, there’s a lot of them. It wouldn’t matter if it was just 10 or 20… but I think this may be too many.
How many heads are there?
There were countless numbers of cow-like beasts with two large horns and black fur charging towards me. Honestly, I wonder where in this meadow that great number were hiding … No, perhaps the matabis’ effect is just that high .
How many yurts would I get if I could hunt all of them … I motivated myself to wield my battle ax, thinking that this could be a sudden goal achievement.
The beasts continued to rush toward me in a straight line, and the distance between me and the beasts gradually decreased …
Then the curtain on the battle between me and the beasts began.