Chapter 80
Chapter 80: The Construction of a New Kingdom
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Seiya ordered me to open the portal to Exfolia . However, the destination was not for Tarmine this time . It was for Galvano .
I did as he told me to do, and I opened the portal that led to Galvano . After opening the portal, we looked carefully at our surroundings, but we didn’t see any beast men .
「Seiya . Do you want to go tell the people from the Light of Hope that you’ve defeated Bunogeos and the Grand Lion?」
「I do, but I wanted to see Galvano’s current situation as well . This place could be an important base for the future along with Tarmine . 」
「Base? 」
Seiya bent down and touched the soil at his feet . Soon, the ground rose up and a giant golem crawled from there as if it had awakened directly from the soil . Then, Seiya produced ten more golems in a blink of an eye .
「…If you find any remaining beasts, wipe them out . 」
The golems nodded silently . Then, they started to walk slowly but steady .
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After going through the long stairs for a while, we arrived at the Light of Hope . The inhabitants gathered around me and Seiya . Among them was the settlement leader, Brut .
Brut looked stunned when I smiled at him while showing him thumbs up .
「He…Hey . Don’t tell me that you’ve defeated Bunogeos for real? 」
「Yes, we defeated him! Even the Grand Lion, the ruler of this Kingdom, has been killed!」
「No way…! Even the Grand Lion…! 」
After a brief silence, the inhabitants cheered enthusiastically . I noticed that the girl named Eich, the one who created this settlement with earth magic, had tears in her eyes .
「Hero…Thank you so much…! 」
Still, Seiya spoke in a cold-hearted manner like always .
「Don’t try to go to the surface just because the ruler of this continent was defeated . I heard that a strong enemy lives in the continent at the south of Radral continent, am I right?」
「Yes . Emperor Ceremonic…It’s a monster that is said to rule the southern continent, called Cress, across the sea . I heard from a rumor that this Emperor uses very powerful magic . 」
I was shocked when I heard the topic of their conversation .
…Eh! I didn’t know any of that! I see!
I thought that I knew many things about Exfolia . But, it seemed that Seiya got a better research on that aspect than me…I secretly felt frustrated .
「Until now, the Grand Lion ruled the Radral continent . However, now that the Grand Lion has fallen, there’s a high possibility that the other enemies will learn of this and try to invade this continent by crossing the sea . So, you have two choices now . You can move your settlement to Tarmine or continue living underground for a bit longer . 」
Eich looked silently at the people from the Light of Hope . After noticing that Eich was conflicted by deciding what the next course to take, Brut spoke the following words .
「I’ll stay here . Galvano is my hometown after all . 」
All the women and men agreed with Brut’s decision to stay behind .
「I prefer to live in the land that I’m accustomed with . 」
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「I’ve been living underground as far as I can remember, so it won’t do any hurt to remain here for a bit longer . 」
Then, Brut approached Seiya .
「Besides…you’re going to defeat the Emperor Ceremonic soon, isn’t that right? 」
Brut touched Seiya’s chest with his fist . That action showed Brut’s gratitude .
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We gave our farewell to the people of the Light of Hope . Then, I opened the portal and we went to the Queen’s old house in Tarmine . Soon, the General John Dae came rushing to us .
「So, you’ve come back . It was faster than I thought it would be . 」
Suddenly, Seiya hit the head of the General John Dae with his fist .
「Why the hell did you do that!? 」
「I had to confirm if you still had a lucid mind . 」
「Of course I have!! Don’t you see that I’m speaking with you!! 」
After the huge ruckus, Queen Carmilla and her remaining soldiers came to be old house immediately . After looking at the surroundings, Seiya made the following statement .
「Now we need to get ready to fight against the Imperial Machine Corps . 」
First . Seiya collected all of the earth snakes that he left in Tarmine for surveillance . Hundreds of earth snakes gathered around his feet .
Those snakes were completely silent, and yet, Seiya seemed to understand what they told him . He nodded positively at them and responded with the words, 「Yeah, yeah 」 . It was actually a surreal sight . Before long, the earth snakes disappeared into the ground .
「Okay . There seems to be no beast men left in Tarmine . 」
「Ah . Did you check it out just to be in case? 」
「That’s right . We mustn’t underestimate them . Besides, now that we’re the only ones left behind, I shall harden the inside . 」
「What do you mean by “harden the inside”? 」
「From now on, Tarmine will be surrounded by a… 」
Seiya stretched his hand to the horizon . Moreover, his eyes were looking at the landscape beyond the town .
「… “Great Iron Wall” . 」
On that moment, a huge rumbling sound rang on our earlobes! At the same time, both the Queen and I fell behind, and we keeled over at John Dae, who fell as well!
「Wha…What? 」
The first who noticed what was going on was John Dae .
「Look at that!! 」
John Dae pointed to something in the distance with the tip of his finger…There was a huge rock wall in the distance that emerged at the boundary of this town . It was several of ten meters high . After the rumbling stopped, I looked around . As far as I could see, that huge rock wall surrounded us by 360 degrees .
「Wha…Wha…What…! 」
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John Dae and I were speechless .
「The Great Iron Wall is fifty meters high and one meter in thickness . Soil hardness is no different from steel . It won’t be easy to make a hole on it even if our enemies have over 300,000 attacking points . 」
…The hardness was amazing . Even so…it was unbelievable how he could surround the entire vast area of Tarmine with earth magic alone .
Earth magic user Eich was also a rare witch who transformed a settlement on the underground . But, it looked like Seiya had surpassed Eich’s magical skills by far when he finished his training with the God of Earth .
「The sloped rock walls won’t be climbed easily because of an outward inclination . The problem is an attack from the sky…」
Then, Seiya switched his current profession to Fire Magic Warrior and released countless of Automatic Phoenixes in the sky .
「If all of you go underground like the Light of Hope, you’ll be able to perfectly cope with sky attacks . However, there are many problems associated with that; one of them is the lack of sunlight . So, let’s do this way for the time being…」
John Dae, who lost his voice for a long moment, finally opened his mouth .
「By the way…I heard that the Imperial Machine Corps don’t have any flying form in their army . 」
「True . Tarmine would’ve been attacked by now if this world had enemies that could fly in the sky . That’s certain . However, in war, tactics changes constantly . There is a possibility that the enemy could manufacture a flying type . Perhaps, they have already succeeded in creating new forms of attack . 」
「You…You always think too much… 」
Seiya changed his profession to Earth Magic Warrior again . Then, he stretched his hands forward . A huge rumbling happened immediately .
「Se…Seiya? What did you do this time? 」
「I made a new rock wall beyond the first rock wall that I’ve created before . 」
「An outer wall!? Is this place surrounded by double walls now!? 」
「That’s right . 」
The Queen, I, and John Dae as well, were amazed by Seiya’s precautions against external threats . We laughed awkwardly at first, but before long, we no longer laughed anymore .
…Because, Seiya created another wall beyond the double walls .
「Hey, hey, hey! Didn’t you say that the hardness of the Great Iron Wall was comparable to steel?」
「I have to make as many as I can . It will be safer that way . 」
「But, if you surround this area with too many walls, won’t it be difficult for us to watch the outside from the lookout towers?」
「We have the earth snakes . I put them outside of the walls and between each wall as well . The earth snakes’ eyes are connected with my own eyes . So, we have no problem with that . 」
…After making five-layered walls, Seiya took a deep breath .
「Okay . Next, I’m going to create golems . 」
On this moment . Many of the survivors, who were watching Seiya from afar, ran on his direction immediately upon seeing how strong he were . A woman wearing a robe and a man wearing an armor stood in front of us .
「Excuse me! I’m Charoy! Hero, please let me help you with my magic! 」
「I’m Presco! I can help you too! My strength is formidable you know! 」
There were many Tarmine survivors behind us . Many of them were injured because of the beast men’s mistreatment . Yet, their eyes shined brightly .
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…A…Amazing!! We were getting lots of support from the people!! Our new comrades!!
A few of them still blamed Seiya for the fact that the beast men ruled Tarmine . However, many others said that past was the past . Therefore, they were grateful to the person that defeated the Grand Lion . They truly wanted to lend their power to Seiya . I was deeply moved by these people’s earnest feelings .
And then…Seiya looked at everybody that gathered around him and said the following .
「I don’t need you . 」
「What!! 」
I shouted aloud .
「You shouldn’t be saying that!! These people are finally on our side!! 」
「The enemy are machines that move with magic . It will attack endlessly even without sleeping nor eating . Humans are at a disadvantage against such opponents . 」
「That…That might be true . But, there must be something useful they can do! 」
Then, Seiya nodded slightly .
「Yeah, farming . No one will be able to get out of Tarmine for a while . Therefore, it’s crucial to set up a self-sufficient system like the one in the Light of Hope . Everyone here should work hard on agriculture from now on . 」
However, the man in an armor called Presco disagreed with Seiya’s suggestion .
「No! I want to use my strength to fight against the Imperial Machine Corps! 」
「Can you fight well without eating, drinking nor sleeping during a full week? 」
「Ugh! It…It’s impossible to fight energetically on those conditions…! 」
「Of course . Then, just do farm work . 」
「But…But, with my fire magic… 」
「I don’t need it . Use it for farming . 」
「I…I could fight against the enemy using my bow and arrow… 」
「I don’t need it . Focus on agriculture instead . 」
Seiya stubbornly recommended agriculture to everyone no matter what they said . He sounded like a “stubborn farmer uncle” . The survivor residents, who were trying to cooperate with us, eventually returned back after Seiya destroyed their enthusiasm . Soon, they disappeared from our sight completely .
「Se…Seiya…!! You…You chased away everybody…!! 」
「No problem . Now, I can focus on creating golems . 」
I sighed deeply after I saw how the hero created golems from the ground continuously…
「We…Well, are you doing this to avoid unnecessary human deaths? Hero . It looks like you’re trying to take this entire burden by yourself . 」
「I wonder… 」
I heard the Queen’s voice . Still, Seiya was staring at the golems with fixed eyes .
「These golems are better choices . As long as the core of their heart is not destroyed, they will run semi-permanently . Even if all of the living organisms in Exfolia end up dead, they will continue to move regardless of that outcome . 」
「Do…Don’t say such a horrible thing…! 」
「Besides, golems don’t act selfishly like humans do . And, since I’ve made them myself, they will never betray me . Golems are better . 」
「C’mon!! I’m sure those people wouldn’t betray you!! 」
「That might be true . But, golems won’t betray me no matter what . Golems are better . 」
I couldn’t say anything anymore after I saw how Seiya declared his absolute confidence in golems .
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Afterwards, Seiya continued to make golems without taking a break . After a long while, the whole area became jam-packed with golems .
Twenty golems created a single line . Next to this line, more were assembled . I could count thirty lines of twenty golems each .
As expected, John Dae was stunned at such sight . He asked the following after Seiya created six-hundred golems himself .
「He…Hey . How much more are you going to make? 」
「If the enemy attacks in large numbers, then, we have to counterattack it with large numbers as well . If the Imperial Machine Corps are tens of thousands, then I’ll have to create tens of thousands of golems . 」
「To create tens of thousands!? Tarmine will become the Golem Kingdom by this rate!! 」
「What’s wrong? In my world, there are more sheep than humans . So, I don’t see any problem if there are more golems than humans . 」
「No…No…But…Even so…! 」
The Queen smiled at John Dae, who had a puzzling expression on his face .
「John Dae . Tens of thousands of golems won’t stay in Tarmine indefinitely . The hero is creating this large Legion of golems to invade the northern region . 」
「Ah, yeah…Is that so . I see . 」
Nonetheless, Seiya spoke differently to Queen .
「Not quite . I’m not going to leave Tarmine for a while . 」
「Eh!? Are you not going to attack the northern region!? Then, why are you planning to create tens of thousands of golems!?」
「All golems will be used intercept the invading enemies . Besides the threat of the Imperial Machine Corps from the north, we have to deal with the Emperor Ceremonic from the south . We might have to deal with these two simultaneously . The worst-case scenario will be if they have already contacted each other at this point . 」
「But, both of them are conceited Emperors . I don’t think they will get in touch with each other . Besides, they are on opposite directions, aren’t they?」
「No . There is a precedent . Bunogeos contacted with the Grand Lion by using a crystal ball even though he was far away . As long as there’s a possibility of a joint attack, I won’t be moving away from here immediately . Once the preparations for Tarmine become complete, I’ll head for Galvano . I’ll build a fortress near Galvano with earth magic to deal with the threat from the Emperor of the south . I have to make sure that I prepare everything in advance . 」
The Queen was astonished . After a short moment, the Queen finally muttered the following .
「That…That really took me by surprise…! 」
John Dae also took a deep gulp .
「You…You are creating golems all by yourself, without having any ally nor comrades…Is…Is this really the work of a hero?」
John Dae and the Queen couldn’t hide their dumbfounded faces at the cautious hero that equipped himself with tremendous preparations in other to be ready for the enemy invasion .