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Ch. 548

Released: 04/24/2025

Translator: Ziru

Raid Dungeon Battle

Extra: Building the Park

"——[Create Golem]!!"

Rokuko scattered magic stones and created Clay Golems. Unlike Kehma's version, this was the standard, ordinary kind of [Create Golem].

But for the purpose of leveling the ground for a park, that was more than sufficient.

Especially when she made a Clay Golem directly under a tree, just that alone could almost completely uproot it. With help from other Golems, the trees were torn out entirely.

Once a big hole was left behind, the Golems could back fill it by entering the hole themselves or carrying dirt to fill it.

Golems were both heavy machinery and construction materials.

In civil engineering work—especially for pioneering and land leveling—they showed unmatched effectiveness.

"How about this, Gozoh, Roppu? This is the power of the owner of the [Dancing Doll's Pavilion]!"

"Ah, yeah. Golems really are handy when it comes to heavy lifting."

"So that's what happens when you make a Golem under a tree… huh."

Rokuko boasted with a smug look, while Gozoh and Roppu—the hired guards doubling as laborers—genuinely admired her work.

Completely torn from their roots, the trees were processed into logs by the Golems and hauled away.

Occasionally, forest monsters like Goblins, Gray Wolves, or Bigclaws showed up, but they were either crushed or fled in terror before the Golem swarm.

As a result, the guards didn't have much to do aside from collecting magic stones from the defeated monsters. Most were low-grade, but that was enough for disposable Golems that only needed to operate for a few dozen seconds to dig up roots.

"You sure go through a lot of magic stones, but the fact that you can keep resummoning them impressive."

"I honestly don't think I could beat a swarm of Golems like this. By the way, Rokuko, are you alright on mana? You're making so many Golems."

"Mana exhaustion? What's that, never heard of it."

Rokuko replied nonchalantly, causing Roppu to chuckle and shrug.

"Hmm, I can't tell if she's joking or serious. What do you think, Gozoh?"

"As long as there's no problem, either way is fine. Besides, we've got it easy just picking up magic stones."

"Fair enough. Rokuko, make sure to say something if you get tired, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah. You worry too much, Roppu. Honestly, I've still got a long way to go compared to Kehma."

"Now that you mention it, you did beat Wataru by flipping him over with Golems…"

So that was an application of that technique, Gozoh thought, nodding in understanding.

Rokuko transformed another tree's base into a Golem, uprooting it. The resulting hole was filled in by a Golem that was just about to run out of mana.

With practiced skill, the clearing work progressed steadily, carving out a plaza within the forest.

The area was now large enough to fit two or three of the [Dancing Doll's Pavilion] with room to spare.

"Hey, are we still going to clear more of the forest?"

"Hmm? According to plan, we still don't have enough."

"Hold on! It is a park, right!? How much forest are you planning to cut down!?"

"Well, if we don't clear a good amount, it'd be dangerous to have forest right next to the park."

"… Sure, I get that, but the whole idea of making a park in the middle of a forest in the first place is already kind of… yeah."

Honestly, in a pioneer village, using valuable effort and resources to create an unproductive 'park' was a borderline waste.

"… We can focus on functional development over in Golen Village. Let me have my fun here, alright?"

"Well, I mean, you're the one actually doing the clearing, and we're just guards being paid, so I guess we don't really get a say…"

"Kehma gave me permission to do as I like."

"… Well, I guess it's fine?"

Gozoh scratched his head.

"Oh, then Rokuko. Shouldn't we leave some space around the park to build shops or something?"

"Ooh, that's a great idea, Roppu! I was planning to build a wall anyway, but if we add some stores between the park and the forest, it'll be safer and more comfortable for people to hang out!"

"Wait, wait, wait—who's even going to run those stores? Do you really think that many people are going to come to a park!?"

"… Ah—now that you mention it, even if we set up shops, they're pointless if no one comes. But if there are shops, maybe people will come because of them…"

"Wouldn't most people just go to Dyne's General Store? It already exists, after all."

"Muuu…!"

Shops first, or people first…?

Then Rokuko remembered how Golen Village had started—people had gathered there because the inn came first.

The situation was different, but drawing from that history, maybe it made sense to build the shops first. That's how she saw it.

"… I'm going to build a second branch of the [Dancing Doll's Pavilion]!!"

"Were we short on inns or something?"

"We will be! Once the park is finished! … So I need to make a park big enough that people will want to come stay overnight. We're expanding the development!"

Rokuko changed her plans and decided to enlarge the park area even more.

She spread out a piece of parchment. It was a simple map of the area she had drawn. She could discuss plans with Gozoh and Roppu more easily with it.

"Hmm, in that case, I want to make a small hill here, and a lake over there. What do you think?"

"You're planning to make it that big, huh… A small hill's one thing, but can you really make a lake?"

"If we dig the earth to make a hill, the hole left behind can become the lake! Two birds, one stone. Double kill, you know?"

"Sounds like the water would be super muddy… Do we even have that much water around?"

"… It's fine. We've got that magic tool like the one we lent to Draco Village. I have another one just like it."

It was a magic tool that could provide water, used deep in the mountains. Rokuko could get her hands on as many of those as she wanted.

"You've got another one of those rare magic tools!? In some regions, wars would break out just over having one of those…"

"Ah, yeah. But the thing is, it's got strict limitations on where it can be used. It only works in this area. Yep. So no problem, Gozoh."

"Ah… I see. Got it."

It was a suspiciously vague explanation, but considering how such a powerful tool could start wars, Gozoh figured it was probably better not to know too much and let it go.

"Well, if we're making a hill and a lake, we still don't have enough space! We'll need to clear more land while we flatten the terrain! If there's already a hill we can work with, we'll use that!"

With that, Rokuko resumed her development.

If this were Japan, the scale of deforestation would be outrageous, but humans still only controlled a small portion of the land in this world, so there was no issue.

By the way, the true reason for this park's construction—Rokuko and Kehma's wedding—was still a secret (aside from Kehma and the couple themselves), so to Gozoh and Roppu, she simply seemed like an incredibly dedicated village chief's wife.