Chapter 56

"如果要建格兰的房子，我也差不多该搬家了。"

Since hearing Gran's words, I've started to think about my living situation.

I still live in my parents' house in the village.

Of course, I sometimes stay at the inn in the base, but since my mother prepares home-cooked meals and waits for me, I've always considered it just a place to sleep.

However, the situation regarding my living arrangements has changed.

Recently, my eldest brother got married.

Originally, the family hierarchy was highest for my father, followed by the eldest son, and then the rest in order.

But with the eldest son getting married, the situation is expected to change.

In this world, even when children get married, they rarely live separately from their parents as they did in my previous life.

Especially the eldest son, who will live with his new family and inherit the current house and land, and will rule as the new head of the household when my father passes away.

In that case, the family hierarchy will be led by the eldest son, followed by his children, which means that brothers like me and my part-time brother will be treated like half-slaves if we remain unmarried and live at home.

I don't have a bad relationship with my family, but I don't want to spend my life under the eldest son.

If that's the case, I'm not averse to becoming independent.

After hearing Gran's words, I started to think this way.

"Alright, I've decided. It's time to move."

After much consideration, I decided to leave home and live on my own.

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Leaving my parents' house and starting a new life.

In my case, this naturally meant living in the new settlement.

However, it didn't simply mean moving to the base house.

I thought I might as well improve the settlement a bit.

Currently, the settlement is located north of the village where I grew up.

We cleared the northern forest and surrounded a 4 km square area with walls.

Until now, for convenience and the location of the first hideout, my base was near the southern wall, which was closer to the village.

Taking this move as an opportunity, I decided to change the location.

Although it's a bit farther from the village, I decided to build my house at the center of the walled land.

I rebuilt the new house that Gran built at the center of the 4 km square area.

The reconstruction was easy.

I used magic to memorize the original house Gran built and reproduced it at the center.

However, I changed the building materials from regular bricks to hardened bricks.

As a result, a house that looked like it was made from carved marble appeared at the center of the settlement.

I then built a new wall around my house.

I surrounded my new home with a wall about 1 km on each side.

I also changed the wall to hardened bricks.

Although it's a similar wall, it became a more impressive and luxurious wall, different from the reddish-brown brick wall.

From the central wall to the outer wall, I laid roads.

I used the spell "Road Construction" to create roads in the four directions: east, west, south, and north.

The road leading south from the center connects to the village.

On both sides of this road, fields spread out.

I also built Gran's house near the road.

Actually, I gave Gran the land at this location, and he started building it himself.

The architecture is a bit different from my house, so I'll have him save the design for me later.

I also decided to build my part-time brother's house on this southern road.

I built several inn-style buildings.

It seems my part-time brother also intended to leave home like me.

However, while he will come to my land, he doesn't plan to live in my house.

He will live in an inn-style house with his close friends and rent rooms to people who want to move to the settlement and work in the fields.

To the north of my settlement, the forest still stretches.

I plan to continue developing it.

However, I intend to manage the northeastern forest for forestry.

I plan to continue developing the northwest area.

As a result, people like Mr. Maddock, who work in the protected forest, have also moved.

We designated the northeastern area within the outer wall as the forestry zone for managing harvested wood.

Incidentally, I thought about using the northwest area for charcoal and blacksmithing, but it would be too far away for now, so I decided to place it in the northeast.

In the central area where my house is located, there is a Valkyrie stable and a magic mushroom cultivation facility.

These two are absolutely essential for my cash income.

Especially the horned Valkyries, which I no longer hatch myself but have the horned ones hatch.

Thus, I proceeded with the zoning of the settlement.

Finally, when it was completed and I was ready to move, I was 9 years old.

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