The unit that Earl Hordia dispatched had left, and Princess Mimir temporarily returned to the royal capital.
Answering the request of the Great Spirits, I ended up constructing the mansion of the Spirits in the area close to the spring which was near the Spirit Tree. In addition to that, I’ve decided to build the house Princess Mimir would be staying in on the opposite side of our house. In terms of their locations, the Spirits’ Mansion was closest to the spring, then our house was a little distance away, and the mansion that Princess Mimir would be staying in would be constructed farthest away from the spring.
「Haa, the trivial interior design can be left to someone else, right?」
「Yes, but the bed will be fluffy, wouldn’t it?」
「I also want a fluffy bed~」
「I can sleep on anything.」
「A hard bed would be sufficient for me.」
「It can be dangerous if I suddenly burn up, so a stone bed would be good.」
Undine and Dryas wanted fluffy ones, Sylph wasn’t picky, and Gnome wanted a hard one. He’s old so could his hips be hurting? Lastly, Salamander wanted a bed made of stone.
Haa, the Great Spirits are self indulgent.
Leaving behind the mansion construction, I had tried asking about what was on my mind. In doing so, Undine had a look of someone whose hidden prank had been exposed.
「That aside, didn’t the size of the Sanctuary randomly grow wider?」
「Oh, you knew. As a matter of fact, if it is simply by extent, it is already wider than the town of Volton, The west side had extended 200m further, including the sea. The north, south, and east have also expanded.」
I was absolutely shocked. It had spread so much in that time.
We teleport to the Sanctuary mansion when we go to here so we didn’t realize.
「Huh?!」
「As I said, the barrier expands that much.」
「Is that alright? Expanding that much.」
「It’s fine, it will not overrule the barriers of countries such as Yggurle.」
「Still, aren’t the strengths of the barriers different?」
「Since the barrier has the power of us Great Spirits and your magic devices, that much is simple.」
Let’s just give up. This is in the savage lands and no one owns it. A monster nest overflowing with undead had just become a sacred land. Yup, let’s think that.
I stopped thinking and went back to doing construction. If I think about it, I’d lose.
Once the mansions are complete, the interior design and furniture have to be made. Kaede and Maria made the bed sheets and the curtains. Since Lulu-chan and Marnie could sew too, the only ones with nothing but fighting potential were Sophia and Akane.
Since the mansions were constructed and the interior design and furnishing were completed to some extent, I decided to take a look around this Sanctuary once. Guided by Undine and Dryas, I headed seaward first.
From the Spirit Tree to the sandy beachside, it was about a 20 minute walk.
The pure white sandy beach, with the contrasting blue sea was exceedingly beautiful.
「…………How beautiful.」
「That’s right~ Once it gets a little bit hotter, you can come take a swim~」
Dryas winked. When the voluptuously beautiful oneesan Dryas winks, her destructive power is staggering. I hurriedly changed the subject.
「Well, isn’t it a thing where you’re not supposed to go close to the sea because it has powerful monsters?」
「I mentioned that the barrier extends 200m seaward, didn’t I?」
「Ah, I see, then it seems everyone will be able to go to the beach.」
The northern bank of the beach also has a rock face, it seems I’d be able to enjoy fishing.
After that, I went to see the northern side.
On the northern side, there is a thicket slightly north of the spring, and small birds seem to live there for some reason.
「Small birds come and live here, huh.」
「That’s right, without any monsters, it’s paradise for harmless small animals. Sylph had brought them here.」
「Takumi-chan, look at your feet. Medicinal plants are abound~」
I looked when Dryas told me to, and sure enough, I was able to find even rare medicinal herbs.
「Amazing, rare plants are growing normally.」
「There are rare water plants in the spring too, you know. You can check it later.」
Undine said so, seemingly competing.
Afterwards, I visited the southern side, and there was a slightly elevated mountain there. It was incomprehensible. For a mountain to be created all of a sudden.
「It looks like Gnome did his best.」
「Yes, he said it would become an excellent ore deposit~」
「Haha, the Great Spirits sure have some unbelievable powers.」
Moving on, we headed to the east side, and there was a meadow there.
The thicket in the north is Dryas’, the spring in the middle is Undine’s, the mountain containing an ore deposit in the south was Gnome’s, and the meadow in the east is Sylph’s. These locations showed the strong influence of the Great Spirits. Or rather than saying that, it would be better to say that their respective followers manage each location together.
I looked around and made my way back to the mansion built on the open area in the middle.
「It’s way too big, Undine. It’s around the size of a small country.」
「Better too big than too small.」
Undine said something absurd.
「It’s expanded this much, I wonder if the Inhibit Perception MD and Concealer MD I made still work.」
Compared to its original size, it was 10 times larger than before.
「Hmm, it doesn’t cover it entirely. Even so, it is able to cover approximately 70% of it. It’s amazing.」
What did the Great Spirits want to do with this land? Could it be to make a country for Spirits? I couldn’t see it, but I could sense lots of spirits in this land.
I tried asking Undine what they wanted to do with Sanctuary.
「From this land, we want to adjust the balance of the continent, which had collapsed.」
According to Undine, people risked their lives to increase livable land and purified the reclaimed monster nests. But this progressed slowly. The threat of monsters was one reason, but after people gather in countries, fellow countries and fellow people fight each other. Blood flows in war, and the miasma in monster nests spread. They purify and corrupt at the same time.
「The Spirit Tree in this Sanctuary is purifying the Earth Pulse. Slowly, we would like for the Spirit Trees to increase within the continent and purify it.」
Particularly since I had thoroughly cleansed this land, Undine said that if coupled with the Spirit Tree’s power, in 300 years, it might be able to cleanse the savage lands from the southwest to the northeast sections of the continent.
As expected, spirits have no concept of lifespans. They don’t feel 300 years is long.
I’ll help with what I could.
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