Chapter 31

"By the way, I don't see any wooden buildings in this town. Are they not very common?"

"Of course not. Wooden houses are dangerous."

"Why are wooden houses dangerous?"

"Well, think about it. You never know when someone might use *Ignite* to start a fire."

Ah, I see.

In this world, there is something called life magic.

Among the life magic, there is a spell called *Ignite* that can produce fire at will, and anyone who has completed their baptism and is of a certain age can use it.

In a town surrounded by walls like this, if there were many wooden buildings, a fire could cause a major disaster.

Thinking about it, brick houses might be somewhat safer in terms of safety.

"Speaking of houses, there aren't many windows in the buildings in this town, are there?"

"Yeah, windows aren't really necessary, are they? We use *Lighting* to illuminate anyway."

"Everything is related to life magic, huh."

"Yeah, it's all thanks to the blessings of the Lord."

The blessings of the Lord...

Is the life magic that becomes usable through naming rituals with magic circles really related to a god?

However, magic that is so closely tied to daily life is indeed a great boon.

The common sense I know might be skewed in a world where magic exists.

However, even so, wouldn't it be nice to have a few more windows?

It's not a prison, after all. Having more open buildings could make them more interesting.

"Right, that's it. Windows! Maybe there's more demand for window glass than for glassware."

While talking with my father as we walked through the town, I suddenly had an idea.

Glassware is beautiful, but according to my father, it's "easy to break and hard to use."

It might not be a product for the common people.

On the other hand, what about window glass?

If it can be mass-produced like bricks, and as long as there are buildings, there should be demand everywhere.

Even if the culture of having windows isn't widespread, it might be interesting to try making them.

With that in mind, I toured the town for the first time.

***

"You're back, Ars."

After a few days of touring the town and buying various things needed at home with the money earned from trading with merchants, I finally returned to the village.

On this trip, the forest land officially became mine.

However, I'm not planning to move into the hideout and live alone right away.

There are still a lot of fallen trees near the building I built as a hideout.

When clearing the forest, I felled the trees, roots and all, and they were left in several places.

They were just lying on the ground.

So, I bought tools like a machete for cutting branches and a cart for transporting things like Hatsuca from the fields, mainly for my own use.

I needed more things than I thought.

My funds were almost depleted again, but this would be the last time.

After all, from now on, I will be earning money from selling servitor beasts.

For now, I decided to trade my servitor beasts, the Valkyries, at the same price as the merchant's riding dragons.

I remember the merchant referring to the riding dragons as "property."

From what I learned in the town, it seems to be true.

Merchants can spend years working hard to earn enough to buy one.

Whether or not a merchant has a servitor beast affects their credibility and can be a status symbol.

However, servitor beasts are not infinitely usable.

As living beings, they need constant feeding, have limited stamina, and of course, a lifespan.

In a way, servitor beasts are similar to cars.

For ordinary people, producing these would involve absorbing magic power into each egg to hatch them.

However, I can hatch multiple eggs in a short time with *Magic Infusion*, and the Valkyries themselves have successfully hatched eggs.

In other words, I can mass-produce and sell these expensive "cars," and I have been officially recognized by the nobility to do so.

I can't stop laughing.

I'm going to make a fortune.

My mother must have noticed how relaxed I was, because she looked worried when I got back.

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