I’m an Appraiser, But What the Heck is a [Divine Eye]? ~I Want to Live Freely as the World’s Best Beginner Class~ - Episode 175: An Unexpected Survival Life 43

Episode 175: An Unexpected Survival Life 43

Next up for the report were Glenn and the others, but… is there really anything to report after just one or two days?

I was wondering who would speak. And to my surprise, it was Arata who stood up.

“Let me give you the report briefly: we’ve managed to advance the development of the land up to one kilometer from the original location.”

“…Huh?”

Wait, wait, hold on! Did he say one kilometer? That’s quite a distance, right? Did they manage to develop that much land in such a short time?

“How much did you push yourselves?!”

“No, we didn’t push ourselves at all. Right, Haku?”

“Woof woof!”

…Ah, right. I had explained to the King that Sunny is strong, but Haku and Gregory are even stronger.

With these two around, advancing one or two kilometers would definitely be no problem.

“Ah, I was also surprised by Arata-sama’s growth! I can no longer handle him on my own!” 

“You’re exaggerating, Captain.”

“Yachiyo-san’s magic has also gotten much stronger. I might not be able to win against her now.”

…That’s right. Both Arata and Madoka have undergone monstrous growth.

Arata’s stats have surely surpassed what they were when he ate the fruit before the transfer; in fact, he might be even stronger now.

Madoka has leveled up too. And under Moriya’s guidance, she can use even stronger magic now. Her various magical skills have leveled up as well, and I don’t even want to imagine the power they wield.

“That’s amazing. So, what’s going on with the inn town now?”

“We’ve selected people who can travel one kilometer ahead. And the other soldiers are stationed there. If we keep developing further, we might need to build a new inn town though.”

As the development of the Forest of Demons progresses, new inn towns will likely spring up, and people will start living there. Once that happens, it will only be a matter of time before a new city is established south of Granzawall.

This rapid progress in development was unexpected. But since it’s heading in a good direction, I guess there’s nothing to worry about.

“That means we’ll have to address the issue of staffing. Are there people who can move from Granzawall to the inn towns or possibly new ones?”

“For the current inn town, we can probably secure a decent number of people. Lately, there have been more adventurers. And those with a strong entrepreneurial spirit might be eager to join.”

“While it’s not tourism, there are more and more people coming because they’re interested in the area.”

So, there are also people coming from outside Granzawall. It seems that I can leave that issue to Alicia and Glenn without needing to use Appraisal.

“Recently, the soldiers’ levels have also been increasing. For the magical beasts around the initial development area, a group can take them down with ease now.”

“That’s impressive. In the beginning, even Ryan-san had a hard time without fruit.”

“Oh, that’s a bit embarrassing.”

That’s not really something to be embarrassed about… But if everyone has reached the level Ryan-san was at back then, it means that even without fruit, the security will be fairly solid.

“Anything else… Hmm? Wait, if everyone is working so well, what’s my role now?”

Developing the Forest of Demons was one of my goals. But it looks like both the development and maintenance are going smoothly, and there are suitable candidates for relocation.

…………Could it be that I’m not needed here?

“Of course, I still want you to help us, Maki. The truth is, we’ve made it one kilometer forward, but we’ve been having trouble progressing further from there.”

“Even with Arata, Madoka, Haku, and Gregori?”

Besides, if the two of them eat fruit, they’ll get even stronger. What could possibly be troubling them?

“What was there one kilometer ahead… No, I should say the location itself—it was land where the climate changes.”

A land with changing climate. 

That’s exactly what I was told when I first received the explanation about the Forest of Demons.