Cement takes time to solidify. According to records from ancient times, it would take until at least the afternoon or evening to see any signs of its success.
If all goes well, it will take 4 to 6 hours to solidify, but it may take longer depending on temperature and weather.
If the experiment is successful, the cement will need to be cured—applied with wet paper towels or sprinkled with water from time to time, to ensure that the cement will not crack later. Iraq is not sure of the specific reason, but in any case, this is the right thing to do.
Then, we also need to consider the proportion of anti-magic stone powder to add to the cement, to ensure the quality of the cement is not problematic, and to prevent detection magic to a certain extent... In this regard, Ira doesn't really know much, so she'll leave it to Vera.
Ira is going to check on Wolf's situation now; those magical armors designed for the Sword Shark are also an important part of the trade plan.
In Iraq's vision, the security of maritime trade would largely depend on the sword sharks. After all, their unique fighting style could be a devastating blow to wooden ships like these, which would leak water extensively if a hole was found in their hull.
In conclusion, Ira felt it necessary to check on Wolf and the werewolves, but on the way he saw some carriages heading towards the Demon King's territory, pulled by two tall monsters.
They were entirely bluish-gray with only one eye and wrinkled skin... Ira recognized these monsters called "Cyclops," and they had even left a deep impression on the governor—because absorbing mana from them was a pure waste of time and world incantations.
Apart from the fourth wing pillar, which can shatter and coalesce into a giant spiked club, the other wing pillars are unusable... and their destructive power is not very great, so there is no need to use them at all.
Therefore, although Cyclopes frequently appear on the battlefield, their casualties are actually not high... The Archon will only fire one or two shots in their direction when he has almost used up his World Spells and is preparing to return to recuperate.
Otherwise, it would be really easy to be speechless when faced with a bunch of Cyclops Mana escaping into the space... Some colleagues were so engrossed in killing that they were casually absorbing Mana, and if they suddenly absorbed a Cyclops' wing, they might also be speechless.
Other monsters' manas, such as the high-ranking monster Lamenting Angel with healing abilities, the Crimson Dragon whose prestige was elevated by Ira's performance alone, and the Dimensional Monster with its wide-range control abilities that can lock down enemy movement, are all known for their power and usefulness.
The Cyclops and his few unfortunate brothers are the most unique races... I don't know whether to feel sorry for them or feel lucky for them.
It looks like they were just about to pay their taxes. It seems the Cyclops was indeed one of the monsters that had planned to rebel, but in the end, he was intimidated and decided to continue to obey.
As Ira made this judgment, he casually pondered some things and followed behind the carriage... To be honest, since Ira made no attempt to conceal himself, the Cyclops clearly saw him.
The two enormous giants seemed to stiffen, and, not daring to speak to Ira, their already slow movements became even slower, as if they were afraid Ira would kill them both.
Clearly, many monsters have some misunderstandings about Ira... or rather, it's not just monsters, many people in the Empire—whether nobles or commoners—often think of Ira as someone who enjoys killing monsters.
So there are also those nobles who go to great lengths to capture monsters and send them to Elkaras's mansion, hoping to curry favor with Ira... Can you imagine Ira being mysteriously told, "Lady Ira, I have a gift for you," during her vacation, only to find a monster covered in wounds?
Iraq was speechless on the spot.
Due to his status, he couldn't send the monster back to the monster-controlled area, so he could only secretly hide it in the Elkaras mansion and let the monster work for him... There was indeed a risk of being discovered, but Ira couldn't bring himself to kill a monster that wasn't participating in the battle.
Killing is not the goal; no matter how cruel the killing, it is always a means... The governors are very clear about this, because this is what Ira teaches in his lessons.
Ira followed the Cyclopes and watched them arrive near the farmland. Under the watchful eyes of goblins and lesser demons, they carefully walked between the fields. Because of their size, they probably couldn't normally reach the outskirts of the Demon King's castle.
Fortunately, Senata, carrying a huge and beautiful red and black umbrella covered in lace, soon emerged from the Demon King's castle with a gentle smile... It seemed that all the previous offerings, the statistics on the number of offerings, and the statistics on the offerings were all done by them.
"worship."
The cyclops seemed to be not good with words; they simply spoke these words while bowing their heads in shame… perhaps they felt remorse for their previous actions, which could be considered betrayal? Of course, it was more likely that they felt ashamed because of Ira's existence and the unexpected strength and dominance of the Demon King's territory.
Meanwhile, Youyou and Senata immediately began to tally the items inside the carriage: first, to roughly estimate whether the amount of gold coins and products inside the carriage was the same as the amount of tax that should be paid calculated by Senata's subordinates in the various monster territories.
The Demon King's territory has a classic rule of paying one-twentieth of the taxes. Any extra products produced, such as mined iron ore, felled trees, and even the food produced in the territory, must be offered to the Demon King's territory.
If there is just enough food for them and no extra for offerings, then copper or silver coins must be offered according to tax regulations, which is a fairly flexible rule.
Then, it seemed that there was no problem with the statistics. Amidst the bewildered exclamations of Youyou and Senata, the cyclops had already unloaded the offerings from the empty carriage and returned... Looking at the unloaded offerings, Ira understood the reason for their expressions.
The offerings inside the huge carriage consisted of only a large pile of dried meat to prevent it from rotting. Although it was piled up in a small mound, these offerings were actually nothing compared to the others.
So, the reason why the Cyclopes didn't pay tribute before was probably not because they didn't want to, but because they were really too lazy to send these things from their territory over long distances. To put it bluntly, it was just a matter of the long distance.
It's really necessary to build roads quickly, and after that, Iraq needs to come up with some more convenient ways to ensure rapid movement between territories... Trains are definitely not an option, they're too slow.
An extraordinary world should require extraordinary modes of transportation, but what that answer is, Ira still needs time to ponder.
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Chapter Thirteen: The Cyclops' Offering (Free Reading)
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