Episode 213: There’s One Thing I Want to Make (1)
The reason there were no problems until now is because we trained mainly according to rituals for control.
But when they began training in earnest, the soldiers’ limitations became clearly apparent.
The problem was the ‘body’ that had been created while living in the harsh North until now.
“He looks like this because he hasn’t eaten anything lately. Hey, look at all that fat.”
Most northerners were short because they did not eat properly and grew up poorly.
He says he’s been eating well since he came to Penrith recently, but that’s only limited to wheat.
Meat is not for everyone to eat. It is first given to the nobles and knights, and the scraps that remain are used in the soldiers’ stew.
Since there wasn’t even that, most people just boiled and ate grass roots.
‘Since they all grew up without eating meat properly, they can’t possibly have good stamina and endurance.’
So, even if I did just a little bit of intense training, my body wouldn’t keep up.
Physical strength doesn’t increase just through training. Eating well and getting enough rest are equally important.
It was also important to eat meat and build up your physique from your current size. It would be inefficient to grow as big as Gordon, but maintaining a reasonable physique would help your fighting ability.
‘Meat, meat… It’s not a resource that’s easy to obtain. But we need more of it.’
No matter how much money you have, there are some things you just can’t get. These are resources that use livestock.
Resources such as meat, milk, and leather were extremely difficult to obtain.
Because of the drought, countless animals died.
The situation was similar in other territories.
‘Eating bread alone is not enough. We must somehow increase meat production beyond what we have now.’
This was a problem that had been bothering Jiselle for a long time.
In an era when wheat was the staple food, the food shortage was first solved through monster wheat. However, that was the minimum condition, and not a satisfactory condition.
In order for not only the soldiers but also the people of the territory to become strong, an environment where everyone could easily eat meat was needed. In particular, for the future of the territory, the children had to eat well.
Even if we make new laws to ban child labor and educate children, it means nothing if children are starving and dying.
‘In my previous life, I also bought meat whenever I had money to grow bigger and become stronger.’
Now, we have reached a state of enlightenment where we no longer need to do that, but ordinary people cannot do that.
“Those crazy elves also cry out for meat every day.”
Because the elves lived their lives receiving only good treatment, their mouths were also very high-class.
He said he didn’t eat grass because it didn’t taste good. He also asked for a lot of alcohol and meat, which was really annoying.
But I can understand to some extent, especially since you need to eat a lot of meat to build up your stamina.
Jiselle’s pride would not allow her to train physically without feeding her properly.
“I guess it would be better to start with that for now.”
Jiselle had several plans. Sometimes her priorities changed slightly depending on the situation, but the big picture remained the same.
And the procurement of meat and leather was naturally included in the picture.
“Should we start increasing our meat supply a little bit?”
Jiselle immediately called Gillian and said.
“Let’s lower the training intensity a bit. It seems like the soldiers aren’t keeping up.”
“I’m sorry. I am lacking… … .”
“No. I think we’ve set the bar too high. Everyone’s only eating bread, so they’ll get hungry soon, so for the time being, we’re only giving them formation training so they don’t lose their military spirit.”
“All right.”
Jiselle, who returned to the castle, immediately summoned her vassals. The faces of the vassals who had been suddenly called in had a look of anxiety on them.
‘What are you trying to do now?’
‘Please don’t make the work here any more difficult.’
‘Isn’t it time to take a break?’
Although things have gotten a little better since the managers were hired, there is still a lot of work to do. This is because the needs have increased along with the population.
There was nothing good that could have happened here.
Jiselle, who had read the minds of those people, smiled and said.
“There is something I want to make.”
As expected, it was a new experience. The vassals slumped their shoulders with gloomy faces.
In response to those people’s reactions, Giselle continued to speak as if telling them not to worry.
“It’s nothing. We don’t need many people right now. Just deploy some wizards.”
People breathed a sigh of relief, only Alfoy asked back in horror.
“Why are you a wizard again? I have so much work to do right now. I feel like I’m going to die.”
“I’ll let you off the hook for the time being.”
“What is it?”
Alpoy looked delighted at the offer of a break from work. To be honest, the construction site work was so hard and boring that I thought I was going to die.
“I want to increase meat production a bit.”
“meat?”
Alfoy’s mouth watered for a moment. No, not just Alfoy, but everyone else’s as well.
I’m eating my fill, but it’s only wheat bread, not meat.
Although there was little damage from drought in the Fenris territory, it was difficult to easily eat meat because there were few livestock to begin with.
Claude, who knew that, stepped forward and asked.
“How are you going to increase the meat? The number of livestock is so small right now that there is a limit to how much we can increase.”
“The reason it’s difficult to increase is because it takes a long time to raise things like cows and sheep, right?”
“That’s right. There are only a few of them, and they take a long time to grow. Pigs and chickens can be raised relatively quickly, but it’s still not enough to feed the people of the territory.”
“Which one is the fastest among them?”
“Well… … Chickens are better though. They lay a lot of eggs, grow the fastest, and cost the least to raise.”
Jiselle nodded as if to say that it was the correct answer.
“That’s right. From now on, I’m going to increase the number of chickens. Meat consumption is necessary for soldiers and residents to stay healthy. My goal is to have all residents eat chicken once a week.”
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“Pfft.”
Claude let out a rotten laugh without realizing it.
Living things are different from any technology we have ever created. This means that they cannot be artificially increased if we wish to.
“I understand that you want to be the Meat King in addition to the Food King of the North… … but you can’t suddenly increase your chicken population. It’s hard to get them in large quantities in other regions as well.”
“So, you have to increase it yourself. I’ll tell you a few ways. First, change the breeding method.”
“What is the breeding method?”
“Don’t just let them grow like they are now, but reduce their range of activity and feed them as much feed as possible. Then, their weight will increase, allowing them to produce more meat.”
‘You just sit there and play and eat? I’m jealous! Chicken!’
Claude and others nodded. It sounds plausible.
Because it was difficult for people to eat, they had never thought about increasing the weight of chickens. There must have been places that increased the amount of meat that way.
“That’s not a difficult thing to do. All you have to do is change the facilities where you raise chickens a little. But even if you do that, you’ll only increase the amount of meat a little bit. The absolute number of chickens is insufficient.”
“So, there’s something I want to make. How do I hatch the eggs now?”
“Well… … It’s rare for chickens to hatch eggs, most of the time they use an incubator.”
Chickens can hatch eggs in about a month and a half and lay more than ten eggs at a time.
However, more than half of them do not hatch properly due to environmental factors.
So, the incubator plays a very important role in hatching eggs because it can minimize changes in the external environment.
Of course, due to technical issues, they had to make it smaller. Still, they continued to use it because it was more productive than leaving it to the chickens to hatch.
Jiselle made that very point.
“Why don’t we make it really big? If we can hatch them all safely, the number of chickens will increase rapidly! If we succeed, we’ll be able to produce thousands or tens of thousands of chickens a month?”
“… … .”
Claude touched his forehead after hearing Giselle’s words.
‘Oh, here we go again.’
I was at a loss as to where to begin explaining this.
Claude took a deep breath after organizing what he wanted to say in his head and opened his mouth.
“Can I explain it to you?”
“Oh, try it.”
“It’s not that we don’t want to make the incubator big. It’s that we can’t make it that big, so we make it small.”
“So, let’s make it big now? I said we can make it big?”
‘Why do you always not understand? Why don’t you listen to people properly?’
Claude forced his boiling stomach to calm down and continued speaking.
“… … The incubator we are using now is better than the one we left alone, but the hatching rate is not that high. It is not easy to keep the temperature and humidity constant. The bigger the size, the harder it is to adjust it evenly. And on top of that, we have to have people check it regularly… … .”
The incubators used in this era had different shapes and materials depending on the region and the person who made them. Some places made them out of wood, while others made them out of stone.
What they have in common is that they use fire to warm the inside and maintain the temperature and humidity by spraying water every now and then.
In a word, it meant that it was difficult and required a lot of human intervention.
Claude tried to explain it to Giselle, but she didn’t seem to care. The problems with the old way of doing things didn’t really matter to him.
The important thing is to actually make it.
Technical limitations? I don’t know about that. I’ve seen something like that in my past life. I saw it in the future, so it’s definitely possible.
“Ah, now that we know what the problem is with the current method, let’s improve it. The wizards will spend the time to create a new incubator. Make it as big as possible and make it as easy to use as possible. Got it?”
In a previous life, the city was fortified because of turmoil.
In a limited space, it was not possible to raise large numbers of cattle and sheep. It was better to raise war horses for battle.
But since they couldn’t not eat meat, they ended up raising chickens, which were the easiest to raise. Eventually, large hatcheries were built in every city.
Having seen the sight firsthand, Giselle naturally assumed that it could be made even now, but the wizards were not.
Alpoy, who had been blinking for a long time, asked.
“So you want me to build a large incubator… …right?”
“huh.”
“How do you make it if you don’t know how?”
“You just need to make the small incubator you’re using bigger and have it automatically adjust the temperature and humidity to be even. You just need to experiment a few times to find out what’s appropriate. It’s not that hard, right?”
Jiselle answered in a tone of obviousness.
For magicians seeking enlightenment, things like chicken coops and incubators were the most humble of things, so it was understandable that they had difficulty grasping them.
But I thought that if I studied it with interest, it would be solved quickly.
But, contrary to Jiselle’s thoughts, Alpoy answered with a look of disbelief.
“There is no such thing as humidity control magic in this world.”
“What? Why not? There’s temperature control magic, but why isn’t there humidity control magic? Does that make sense?”
“They say something doesn’t exist… … . Who would create such magic… … huh?”
At those words, Giselle crossed her arms and frowned.
Even among wizards, there are many magics that they do not know, depending on their school. So, it is impossible for Giselle, who is not a wizard, to know the details of the vast world of magic.
But surely there was such magic in a previous life. That must be why he was able to create a large hatchery.
There was no way to maintain temperature and humidity inside an incubator like that without magic.
‘Oh… … Did you create a new magic back then?’
At that time, all the smart magicians and scholars gathered together to create whatever they needed to survive.
If so, then it is highly likely that magic related to humidity was created at that time.
There’s no way around it. I had to start researching and finding a way, starting now.
“Create it by applying all the magic you know, regardless of the means and methods. I will also provide you with sufficient runestones for your experiments.”
But no one answered and just started looking at Jiselle. It was as if they were looking for something.
Feeling a little burdened, Jiselle tilted her head back slightly and asked.
“why?”
“How do you make humidity control magic… …?”
Giselle answered Alpoy’s question with a look of bewilderment.
“Why are you asking me that?”
“Your Majesty, you know everything. We make cosmetics, we farm, we cure diseases, we make hot air balloons… … So, you should tell us more about this. Not just magic, but also the incubator structure and techniques.”
The others nodded at Alpoy’s words. This was because, even though the lord had not created it himself, he had already told them most of the core theories.
He also told the dwarves all the materials they needed to develop the new material. That alone was enough to make it worth researching.
But this time, I had no choice but to ask since they asked me to create a new magic that didn’t exist before.
“… … .”
Jiselle was momentarily speechless.
Is this a side effect? I guess this kind of reaction is to be expected since I’ve pushed through everything and succeeded so far.
But this time, things were different than before.
Cosmetics was something they had learned to do in order to conquer the capital and make money later.
Farming is the same. It was something I learned to do to ensure self-sufficiency in the mercenary base.
‘I don’t know magic in the first place. I don’t even know the details of how to make an incubator.’
How could someone from one of the seven powers in the continent ask you such detailed questions about how to raise chickens?
‘That’s… Claude knew.’
Giselle clicked her tongue as she looked at Claude, who was just blinking innocently.
‘It would have been nice if he had regressed as well. Otherwise, I would have asked him more in detail then.’
Anyway, I heard that making it itself wasn’t that difficult. If it was difficult to make, it wouldn’t have been distributed to every city.
They say there is no magic, but they have given you the concept. If you think about it, you will definitely be able to find a way.
So I answered firmly.
“I don’t know, that kind of magic.”
Alfoy’s face immediately distorted.
