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15-3 An Ordinary Village
Satou's here There was a time when the words [Assault Reconnaissance] becaa when I was a child Going to an unknown nearby city with a train, and prowling the streets like a spy was also a goodof the words cause I was a child though
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"Master, found a village ahead Advising to scout ahead with an artificial spirit"
"Nn, shadow"
Nana and Mia who are wearing weasel costuh tension
Sorry, but there's no need to do that
"It's alright It seeers"
I pull the hands of Nana and Mia who look slightly disappointed to go toward the village
Even if the villagers point their blades at us, they can't possibly dae these costuer We've cohtsee the construction of the smoke car, is it close by?"
I talk to an old weaselkin e
The reason why I choose this village is because, as I've said earlier, this place is the closest to the railroad construction site
There are e
The surprising thing is the fact that there's no noble or slave not only in the parishes but also in the Weasel Empire territory
However, it appears the citizens are divided into three classes Whether the third class citizens are actually treated like slaves, ill see it ourselves as we tour the country
I've infiltrated this area dressing as a typical liquor peddler to see the situation
"That the souund you can heaaard? That one's over that hiiill"
"Thank you, villager This is what I', have a cup"
"A, thank yaa"
I pour sake into a bisque cup and offer it to the kind old ood?"
"Leers not for free, but for blue copper coins that's generally used in the Weasel Eather infor to chat with the elderly
I let Nana and Mia to take care of the selling along the way
"Sake seller, want to taste this?"
"Ah, thank you"
I take the driedhis tone
It's a salted dried meat just like the one I saw in the [Parish]
"Did the village e ya came from?"
"From beyond that mountain"
The elderly looked like they were in doubt when I replied
Oops, it see I invoke the [Foolish Field] usually used for interrogation to befuddle them
"Can't be helped theen"
"Ya can't buy cheap provisions fro to the elderly, it seems the stinky fermented calorie bar froruel and put some herbs to delete the scent
"It be niiice since the construction done and the s children can now eat their belly full cause we can sell the crops and buy the military provisions"
"Gracious Emperor ee"
Unlike in the parish, it seericultural villages
Further, it see their crops
"What're you doing, what's with the liquor s ones are working away in the construction site of the se elder Have a drink"
"Hou, sake huh How e elder shouted, "Cheap!" when I told hiht with ather and it's beco that h it wasn't the ti rural-like clothes with a lot of patches, but every one of thee sure is prosperous"
I returned to er who n, the tax changed froe like this can be relatively prosperous"
Fro 40 and villagers 60 huh?
I thought the tax would be high since this was a h-cost low-return scientific weapons Apparently, that's not the case
"Long live the E, the villagers held a cup in one hand and shout together, then they laughed 'Gahaha'
Mia as free after selling all the sake plopped down on round and then she abruptly played her lute
It's a fun melody with "I hate drunkards" tones so some children who have coanisms so I report"
The children carried under Nana's arnawing rice crackers
"You've a beautiful wife and a cute daughter"
"Nn, happy hterthe old weaselkin
She ht that she is the wife, but unfortunately I think she's mistaken
However, there's no need to point that out and displease Mia
While patting Mia's head as the lute's tone changed to [Fun Feast], I ers' chat
"So I've coht for you to take a break from the field work?"
"Yea it's fine Emperor-sama has distributed pesticides you see"
"Thanks to that, we got rid of the troublesome pest"
Muet the dose right
"We also got therabbits"
Mia who heard rabbit ht at us
She must be interested in it
"What kind of rabbits are they?"
"It's a kind of rabbit that only eats ithout caring the crops"
One of the elderly points at the field