As the construct's mana filled his wing pillar, Ira finally collected four monster manas, returning to his position as the strongest governor... although there were some manas among them that he didn't particularly like using.
Each governor has their own favorite combination of monster mana, but Ira obviously doesn't use succubus mana much in battle, and this is the first time she has obtained a construct-type mana.
Although he only possesses the Crimson Dragon Mana, as long as he fills the first wing pillar (core) with the Crimson Dragon Mana, he is already among the world's top-tier (T1) combatants.
If he uses his best combination of four wing pillars and fights against many hostile non-humans, then his combat power can even be considered as T0 level.
This is the consul, this is Iraq.
"First Wing Pillar - Steel Golem - Wingspan!"
As Ira walked back to the Demon King's territory, she tried to use the mana of the construct leader... The mana behind her formed sci-fi wings with a metallic sheen.
The body... has begun to exhibit metallic properties.
Ira poked his hardened body and shook his head, realizing that the steel golem was not suitable as a core wing pillar. He should have known this when he felt the resistance when filling the corresponding wing pillar.
The second wing pillar (movement-related) and the third wing pillar (ranged attack) are not very interested in Mana from the Iron Golem.
"Fourth Wing Pillar - Steel Golem - Wingspan!"
With the trigger of her verbal ability, Mana, who was originally playing a role in the first wing pillar, moved to the position of the fourth wing pillar, and an identical large wing, only in a different position, instantly unfolded.
In Ira's hand, the gray-silver mana instantly coalesced into a gleaming one-handed axe... an axe? This was a weapon Ira rarely used, but it didn't seem to be an axe for chopping.
The hollow in the center of the axe and the special curvature of the handle both prove that this is a throwing axe.
"Ha, this is the first time I've encountered a ranged attack that uses the fourth wing pillar to manifest."
As Ira muttered to himself, the axe in his hand and the wings on his back simultaneously transformed into silver-gray mana and vanished into the air... Perhaps the Empire and his understanding had always been flawed?
Actually, are the third and fourth wing pillars not [ranged] and [melee], but rather [magic launch] and [weapon manifestation]?
Perhaps the only way to find out is to kill an elf and see what weapon the elf's Mana, as the fourth pillar, will wield. If it is a bow and arrow, then the latter proves to be correct.
"Xiao Ti?"
Ira looked at Tikkap, who had appeared behind him at his call, and casually asked, "Where is that ghost lady now? I need to ask her about the ship."
"..."
Tikkapu, who was kneeling on one knee, raised his head in confusion. Then, looking at Ira, who was walking forward while talking, he stood up, dusted himself off, and quickly caught up with Ira, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, she'll probably be in the study."
The study? Come to think of it... Isabella also liked to spend time there when she had nothing to do... No, don't think about her.
Ira shook her head gently, turned to look at Tikkap, and casually brushed the leaves that had fallen on his head when he knelt down, saying, "Take me there, it shouldn't bother her, right?"
"..."
Teekap, who appeared calm, shook his head as his tail whipped rapidly against his legs and replied, "No, she's probably sorting out the previous trade information right now."
Isn't that her working? If I go over there, I might disturb her!
Although Ira thought this way, he still went to the study... How should I put it? It was definitely not comparable to the enormous study in the Empire, which was like a library. This place could only be described as a kind of "family study".
The study door was unlocked. The ghostly girl with glasses, whose body was ethereal, sat in a chair, constantly taking notes. The desk in front of her was covered with all sorts of documents.
Tekapo didn't have the habit of interrupting their conversation, so he simply nodded to Ira and took his leave... probably off to the training grounds to practice boxing again.
"..."
The other person seemed very focused on their work and didn't appear to notice Ira's arrival. Ira, on the other hand, didn't think the purchase of the ship was anything urgent, so she quietly waited for the other person to finish their work.
Then, after a long time, the ghostly girl with glasses finally raised her head to rest for a bit. She then saw Ira waiting outside the door. She was stunned for a moment, then stood up to greet him: "Mr. Ira? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"I've only been here a short time."
As he said this, Ira followed the ghostly bespectacled girl into the study. He smelled the books and sat down opposite her. He stated his purpose very simply and directly: "I came to see you about the construction of the fishing port."
Upon hearing this, the ghostly girl with glasses immediately understood what Ira wanted to ask. She gently pushed up her glasses, which made her look very intellectual, and said, "Is it a problem with the ship?"
Looking at the ghostly girl with glasses, who was entirely gray and white and seemed to have no color at all, Ira nodded slightly.
"I was actually planning to ask for everyone's opinion on this at tomorrow's meeting, but now that you've come to me, Mr. Ira, let's make a decision first..."
Hearing the ghost-eyed girl's words, Ira subconsciously felt that it wasn't a good idea to make decisions without Satan's help, so he twitched his lips, but he nodded as he tried to adapt to the Demon King's territory.
"First, we can rule out the option of purchasing ships from the Empire."
The ghostly bespectacled girl said this, and Ira nodded in agreement. He skipped over the question of "which country to buy ships from" and said directly, "Buying ships from other countries is not an option."
"Yes, just as I thought. In that case... the only option left is to buy fishing boats from other territories under the Demon King's rule. But if that's the case, perhaps we can put things aside for now."
As the ghostly bespectacled girl spoke, she calculated the time and said, "Winter is almost over. If the various territories do not intend to return to our side, then we will not need to spend silver coins to buy ships from those territories."
"..."
The tributes from various territories, in the words of the Empire and other human nations, are what we call "taxes"—money sent from these territories. If ships need to be purchased, money must be spent to buy them from other territories.
This is the situation where those territories have returned to submission, but if the offerings are still not restored, then...
That would be a true betrayal.
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