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Chapter 171: And then, One month later
For the next month, the work of defeating monsters and paving the ground continued.
Day after day, the process of defeating monsters in the plains’ central area and paving the ground was repeated.
Fortunately, as long as the ground was solidly compacted, no new weeds sprouted from it.
Moreover, no monsters entered the areas paved with stone.
Perhaps the lingering magic from Rest was acting as a monster repellent.
Not all of the central plains, but a significant portion of the overgrown weeds had been eradicated, creating a foundation to build a new town here.
“Graaaaaaaaah!”
“Lightning Cannon!”
Isis struck the newly appeared Corrosive Beast with lightning.
The dazzling lightning instantly incinerated the Corrosive Beast, leaving it charred and lifeless.
“Phew… That should be most of them taken care of, right?”
“Yes, I believe we’ve finally cleared them out.”
Rest responded to Isis’s words.
The Corrosive Beasts, which had made their home in the central plains, were mostly exterminated.
Some may have fled the area, but at the very least, they would no longer hinder the pioneers.
“The retainers of Sabnock, who once ruled the plains and repeatedly drove back the pioneers, fell rather anticlimactically, didn’t they?”
This comment came from Rail, the priest, who had spoken up after a long silence.
Sabnock and the Corrosive Beasts had time and again thwarted those who attempted to settle the plains in the past.
But now, their time of decline had come.
With Sabnock, their leader, defeated, and their numbers decimated by the pioneers, there was no longer a place for them here.
“The mighty do not last forever, like a fleeting dream on a spring night… No matter how strong, everything has an end.”
Looking down at the carcass of the Corrosive Beast, a wave of melancholic sentiment washed over Rest.
It had been the same with Rodel. No matter how powerful someone was, when the time came, it came. When death arrived, it arrived.
And… perhaps that fate awaited him tomorrow.
“I should be careful… life is precious.”
“Rest, is something wrong?”
“No… nothing at all.”
Yuri tilted her head and asked, but Rest shook his hand to dismiss it.
“More importantly… we’ve made significant progress with the settlement, haven’t we? The monsters are fewer, and we’ve taken care of the strong ones.”
The central plains had once been ruled by Sabnock and the Corrosive Beasts.
With their defeat, no powerful monsters remained.
At this rate, there would be no new ruler rising to claim this place as a monster stronghold.
“Our work is almost done, isn’t it? Once the specialists set up a barrier and absorb the magic, things should settle down nicely.”
“It was easier than expected, wasn’t it?”
Lubase crossed his arms, looking slightly unsatisfied.
The pioneering of the plains’ core had been a challenging task, but in the end, it was only time-consuming, not difficult.
There hadn’t even been a real crisis.
“The only issue left would be the wetlands to the east.”
Argyle, the knight, chimed in.
Just outside the central plains, to the east, lay a marshland.
A swampy area that remained untouched.
“Hmm, we’ll probably have to investigate that area eventually. But we’ll wait for orders from Prince Andrew.”
The wetlands had a different environment from the plains, and there was a possibility that different monsters lived there.
Perhaps there was even a monster rivaling Sabnock.
(When Rodel provoked Sabnock, the Corrosive Beasts headed straight west, avoiding the eastern wetlands. Maybe it was simply because Rodel was to the west…)
Perhaps Sabnock didn’t want to pass through the wetlands.
Hopefully, it was just because he didn’t want to get his feet muddy.
“Alright, let’s call it a day. Good work, everyone.”
With that, Rest expressed his gratitude to his companions, and they left the central plains.