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Chapter 38: The Most Important Facility in the Village

The women's bath talk does not end during the meal. Even now, they are surrounding Rudrug and talking happily.

At first glance, it looks like a perfect harem situation, but the face of ...... Rudrug is so gaunt that I don't envy him at all.

"Chief, do something about it,......."

He whispered and looked at me, but i pretended not to notice and let it pass.

(Sorry Rudrug, I can't do it ......)

After lunch, Rudrug was taken to the bathhouse. I waited in the living room first, and soon everyone returned and resumed checking. Of course, I never ask, "What happened to the baths?" I would never ask such a question.

I quickly proceeded to check their abilities before the conversation went off the rails.

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Tsubaki Lv7

Villager: Loyalty 96

Occupation: Farmer

Skills: Farming Lv4 <NEW>.

Can cultivate land easily.

Speeds up the growth of crops.

Increases crop yields.

Improves the quality of crops. <NEW>.

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Tsubaki is now at level 7 and her farming skills have increased. The new ability to improve the quality of crops had increased.

“Tsubaki, is there any visible difference in the effect of the quality improvement?“

“There's no change in what we've already harvested. But the ones in the process of growing have improved in taste and texture, I believe.”

“I don't see much difference. ......”

"What we serve for dinner is already harvested and stored in our warehouse. I'll serve the freshly harvested ones for dinner tonight.”

"Oh, is that so? I'm looking forward to dinner."

Regarding loyalty, after reaching 90, I no longer cared about it. She always seems confident.

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Haruka Lv15

Villager: Loyalty 91

Occupation: Appraiser

Skill: Appraise Lv4

Can appraise living creatures and objects.

* Appraisal conditions: Visual inspection of the target

Can prevent self-appraisal

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Haruka's level and loyalty increased by one. Skills remain unchanged.

“Haruka's appraisal is effective against monsters, right?"

“Yes, of course! You can check the monster's name, level, and skill."

“How many levels are goblins and giant spiders?”

“Goblins are level 1 to 6, and giant spiders are level 4 to 10.”

"Is that what the big spider is called? Then, is the big boar a giant boar?"

"That's it!"

Perhaps the different world translation was lax, and the other monsters were also easily named. Well, it couldn't be easier to understand.

“What kind of skills do monsters have?”

“Thread manipulation, rushing, and jumping.”

“I see. What else is there?”

“Hm. What else… Oh, yes, the rocky mountain in the north.”

“Yes.”

“You can get iron ore there. The appraisal also confirms limestone and silver ore.”

“Oh, I didn't check that at the time. ...... What about gold, mithril, or adamantite?”

"I was hoping for that too, but it wasn't within sight. Could it be if I dug further?"

"No, it's valuable information. I think I'll be able to use it someday, thank you."

Finally, I look at my status.

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Keisuke Lv12

Occupation: Village Chief Nanashi Village ☆☆

Unique Skill Village Lv6 (31/200)

"Village Chief Authority"

It has the authority to permit intrusion, residence and expulsion from villages. *For villagers, the loyalty value can be set arbitrarily and can be automatically invaded and expelled.

"Range specification"

When expanding the size of a village, you can specify the extent and direction of the land to be expanded.

"Deportation Designation"

You can set the exile position. Unlimited number of times

*Ground only

"Ability Imitation"

Only one skill possessed by a villager can be imitated and used. Can only be changed once a day *Effect halved

"Browse"

You can view the status of otherworlders

"collection"

A portion of the experience gained by villagers can be collected. Can be set in the range of 0%-90%

village bonus

☆ Rich soil

An upward correction is applied to the soil quality in the village. Crops do not suffer from disease or continuous crop failure.

* Release condition: First harvest

☆☆ Versatile warehouse

You can set up warehouses in villages. Size can be adjusted by village population (no quality loss)

* Release conditions: First building and stockpiling

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Abilities are displayed in a staggering manner.

The collection rate has recently been fixed at 10%, so the level has only increased by one. There are no changes in other areas. Haruka would have seen it in appraisal, but Akiho was greatly surprised when she saw the details for the first time. Unusually, she spoke to me on her own.

“It's a great amount of ability, isn't it? Will it continue to increase?”

“I don't know. I have a feeling that it is about to reach its limit.”

“Is there a reason for that?”

“The maximum number of people in the village is now 200, right? If the number of people increases any more, the village will cease to be a village, I thought.”

This is my own imagination, so I do not have any evidence regarding the number of people.

I have no evidence regarding the number of people in the village.

"Isn’t there a possibility that Unique Skills will be promoted? Maybe to a city or a territory?”

"Ah, that might be possible. Well, even if there is, I don't know the conditions for release or promotion.”

“Maybe it would be better if the population of the village increased, or if it developed like a town.”

“Yes, I would like to sit back and take it easy from here.”

“Yes, I will work hard and contribute."

I nodded to Akiho and then looked around at everyone.

“That's all I have to say about the status. Next, I would like to talk about the next trade. I would like you to list what you want and what you think is necessary for the village.”

Everyone was talking amongst themselves. Some people were making a lot of noise, others were quietly thinking on their own, but after a while, a few opinions started to emerge, so I put them together.

＜Equipment

Iron sword and spear, leather armor, leather shoes.

＜Tools

Axes, machetes, pickaxes, carpentry tools, scissors.

<Supplies for daily life

Soap, cooking utensils, magical tools of light.

＜Other

Salt, crop seeds, tea leaves, underwear.

I guess everyone was reserved and did not suggest any luxury items. Once again, I asked them what they wanted individually, but they all refused, saying, "We are not at that stage yet.”

“I understand your feelings, but it's okay if you ask for more, okay?"

“Keisuke, your life comes first. Let's put our priority on getting things back on track while things are still peaceful.”

Everyone nodded in agreement to Tsubaki's words.

The meeting was a long, long meeting, including status checks.

The long and drawn-out village meeting, including the status confirmation, came to an end.

When we all headed to the bathhouse, Rudrug and a few others were busily working there. Rudrug noticed me and beckoned me closer, and as I approached, he whispered to me,

“Hey chief, we have to finish the bathroom first. We can't get anything else done at this rate. ......”

"I know. You can leave the rest for later, so I'll ask you to give the highest priority here.".

“Look at the girls. I can't ...... get away today.”

Looking around, everyone who attended the meeting had already started helping. Touya is also frantically carrying lumber after being instructed by Natsuki.

“In a sense, this is the most important facility of the village....... I'm going to put you through a lot of stress, but I'm counting on you.”

Naturally, I had to help out as well.

Thanks to everyone's dedication and cooperation, a large bath that could accommodate 10 people at the same time was completed. The joints of the wood were coated with sap that I had purchased earlier to prevent water leakage.

Standing in front of the large bathtub, Sakura poured a large amount of hot water into the bathtub, which quickly filled up. The water was soon flowing. Loud cheers "Wow!” “Kyaa!” Wow! Even Akiho was shouting.

Before things could get out of hand, I announced, "Today is a women-only bath!” and headed for the river to take a dip with some men.

When we returned, the men who were busily preparing dinner, their faces were not looking too happy. They were all glancing toward the bathhouse.

No one was brave enough to take a peek.

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