Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?

Chapter 200: Let’s make a school

Located in the best district near the main street.

「It seems the Papeck Company is amazing, huh?」

「In recent years, it has made great strides, after all.」

「About that, could it be……………」

「Yes, I believe it is largely influenced by you, Takumi-sama.」

So it really is that. I feel anxious with strangers, so I didn’t actively make deals with merchants beside Papeck-san.

When we entered the Papaeck Company’s building, the voice of a person I knew well had greeted us.

「Ouh, Iruma-sama. Welcome to our branch store.」

「Eh!? Papeck-san! So you had come to this town too.」

Yes, it would appear that the president of the Papeck Company had personally come to the launch of his branch store.

「That is because this is a town where many of the large companies of various countries are establishing branches, as such, I too must make an effort.」

「Is that so? If you are busy, should I come at a different time?」

「No no, I have something I would like to discuss with Iruma-sama as well.」

According to Papeck-san, the people from companies all over want to be a company handpicked to open a business in the Sanctuary. Right now, while I think it isn’t necessary to suddenly change the bartering system of the self-sufficient Sanctuary, I do believe we will have to introduce a monetary economy sooner or later.

As self-sufficiency had become possible, there were few things that the Sanctuary would like to purchase outside so that would end up being a disproportionate trade, but that would probably improve gradually.

「But Papeck-san. I think becoming a merchant qualified to enter the Sanctuary would be a high hurdle.」

「Please leave such matters to me. We pay close attention to the latest information regarding the personnel selection.」

If Papeck-san says so, then I’ll believe in him.

「Still, about Valkyra Kingdom’s companies, I think there’s a lot of them even though only the big companies are present, but how are things that side?」

「Yes, actually, we appealed for the government to invest, and advise the companies within the country to contribute a fixed sum. So as to not have companies profit solely, we proposed that His Majesty should launch a company that would act as the exclusive point of contact, and the Prime Minister has been making tangible advancements to do so.」

「I see, a scheme to prevent only random companies from profiting. I think that’s a good idea.」

As expected of Papeck-san, he lays the groundwork cautiously.

After that, we talked about the possibility of selling alcohol, if only a small amount.

「Oh yeah, Papeck-san. Do you happen to know a teacher that can educate children with literacy and calculation?」

「Hou, will you build a school?」

「Yes, the kids sheltered in the Sanctuary are all from poor places without schools.」

「Fumu, education certainly is important, and they may turn out to be people that work in the stores in the Sanctuary in the future.」

Papeck-san crossed his arms and rubbed his chin as he thought it over. He seems to be doing all sorts of simulations in his head.

Pan Papeck-san clapped.

「Understood. I will search in every country with exception to the Divine Empire of Sydnia and Triaria Kingdom.」

「Please do.」

It seems Papeck-san will purposefully search for capable people without being shackled by nationality. If it’s like that, then it’d probably be fine if we proceed with the construction of the school.

「Please leave it to me.」

「Thank you very much.」

I had asked Papeck-san for teachers for literacy and calculation and, as it wouldn’t be problem if it was one or two, a magic teacher. I earnestly requested that he prioritize personality.

After leaving the Papeck Company, we strolled around town before returning to the Sanctuary.

「Now then, is it fine for the construction site to be here?」

It has been decided that the school will be built in the western section of the center.

Placing both my hands on the ground. I called to mind a precise image and invoked Earth magic.

Gogogogogooooーー!!

I neatly prepared the soil of the space for things like the school building and the sports ground, then I hardened the ground in the area where the school building would be.

I took the stones collected from the savage lands out of the Item Box where it had been stored in.

It’s possible to construct things directly from the ground, but it would make a basement proportionate to the building above if I do that. The school building doesn’t need a basement, so I prepared the stone separately this time.

Using the stacked stones as material, I etched the blueprint into my brain and, with a concrete image in mind, I activated Earth magic.

Gogogogoooooーー!!

A staggering amount of magic power slipped out of my body.

It took less than a minute to complete a three story school building.

Additionally, I continued to make a large quantity of window glass with alchemy. As I was installing the glass into the windows, I applied strengthening enchantments to it so it wouldn’t break.

I completed the exterior of the school, and I got the Dwarves to help out with the interior.

For the interior, because it is the place where children would study, the floor and walls were affixed with wooden planks. The task of creating simple[1] wooden desks and chairs was divided among them.

While Laeva and the Dwarves were working on those, I did nothing but make nails out of iron ingots in the workshop. I used alchemy to remove the impurities and added carbon to make steel. Once I got the steel into the shape on nails, it was complete.

After the interior is finished, we’ll make the lighting equipment for the classrooms. In this world, the Lamp MDs made are only for a portion of the wealthy, but in the Sanctuary, every household have Lamp MDs and a Toilet Purifier MD. That’s why the school will naturally have Lamp MDs and Toilet Purifier MDs installed. On that subject, the residential houses do not have baths. Instead, they use public bathhouses segregated for men and for women.

And so, even though we haven’t found teachers yet, a legitimate school was completed in the Sanctuary.

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Footnotes:

1. Raw says シルプル, but I think it’s a typo for シンプル which means simple.

Sphy’s Note: Wow, we’re actually now at 200. Thank you for reading this far with me, and I hope we can all finish this~