Meanwhile, Allen had arrived at the city lord's estate, and the three of them were immediately brought to the audience hall, to Lady Olivia.
She thanked them for coming such a long way to meet her. She was Olivia, the ruler of this territory.
Allen responded that he was glad to meet her. He thanked her for finding the time to see them. Since he spoke to her in an informal tone, Hina became worried and reminded him of his manners. But Olivia said that everything was fine.
He noted her generosity and asked where he should start distributing weapons.
She said that the plan was to distribute them to the residents. But before that, she would like him to tell her more about this firearm. As a ruler, she had to check how it was handled, its characteristics, and its safety.
He simply created an assault rifle, and the soldiers were surprised. Now they could see this firearm with their own eyes.
Suddenly, Allen raised the rifle at Olivia. Gordo immediately stood in front of her to protect her, but Allen quickly turned to Naoki and said that there were different types, but the basics were the same. First, you needed to take this stance, and then just pull the trigger.
He opened fire on Naoki. The poor guy was very scared, but the bullets did not hurt him at all, and he exclaimed, why was he even shooting at him?
He told him that it was easy to aim at him, and he just couldn't resist. He had set a limit so that it did zero damage, so everything was fine.
Naoki indignantly exclaimed that that was not the case at all.
Lady Olivia applauded and said with a smile that it was magnificent. With such a weapon, even the villagers would be able to fight. If they focused on shooting from the walls, the risk would be minimal, which should significantly ease the burden on their soldiers.
Hina hesitantly called out to the lady and asked whether she could ask a question. Why did she want the villagers to participate in the war?
Olivia asked what she meant, and with an awkward, nervous smile, Hina said she simply thought that with such weapons, the defense clans' soldiers should be more than sufficient.
She replied that the problem was the cost of maintaining these defense clans. Although they received subsidies from the royal palace, under the current circumstances it was completely insufficient. The demon lord's army invaded at most a few times a month, but they had to be constantly prepared. Because of this, many defense clans were permanently stationed here, resulting in enormous expenses and a drain on the city's finances.
Hina didn't quite understand what she said, and Allen explained it more simply. It meant they were running out of money because they had hired too many clans.
Olivia said that with these firearms, they would be able to drastically reduce maintenance costs. It pained her to involve the villagers in a war, but restoring their economy was an urgent task.
Hina didn't understand again, and Allen explained to her again: it meant the task was urgent and important.
She looked at him with admiration and said that he was so smart, and he asked her not to be impressed by such simple things, and then turned to Naoki and asked whether he even knew what this was. It was clear from the guy's stupid face that he didn't understand anything either.
Allen suggested that they end this discussion and get down to business. He could only create 99 weapons at a time, so he wanted to start as soon as possible.
Olivia agreed. They had prepared a distribution point in the central square, so let him head there.
Before leaving, he decided to give her the weapon he had just made. As he'd shown earlier, he had placed restrictions on it so that it would not harm people. She could shoot as much as she wanted without worrying about it.
She thanked him for the gift and said that she was counting on him.
A soldier led them to the square, and Olivia examined the stats of the assault rifle and asked Gordo what he thought of the weapon.
He told her that the stats were hard to believe. He couldn't even imagine that a level 28 craftsman had created it. What secret technique had he used?
Lady Olivia smiled. No wonder the guild leaders were making such a fuss.
Gordo agreed with her. The attack power of a crafted weapon depended heavily on the craftsman's stats. What they called base attack power played a huge role. However, his level was extremely low, only 28, and he didn't even wear accessories.
Olivia glanced at him and said she was curious about something. Could Allen become the chosen one to defeat the demon lord?
The man told her that the probability was high, and she smiled contentedly. That meant she had made the right choice in inviting him here.
Meanwhile, Allen began working, creating weapons, and the soldiers distributed them to the villagers. One of them, a skeptical old man, picked up a flare gun and asked whether such a pipe-like thing could really be a weapon. The stats were amazing, but he was worried about whether he'd even be able to use it.
Time passed, and Allen went to lunch. But even while eating, he didn't stop working. Naoki noted that he was quite skilled, since he could do this even while eating. And he replied that this wasn't the first time he'd handed out crafted weapons.
Hina asked why he didn't wear accessories. If he enhanced himself with accessories, the attack power of the weapons he created would also increase dramatically.
He agreed, and Naoki said that his firepower was already insane, so he probably didn't even need them. There hadn't been a situation where they'd been needed yet. He gulped down a glass of beer and exclaimed that he envied him so much. An insanely strong craftsman like him couldn't even be bothered to think about equipment.
Hina agreed with him. When you were as strong as Allen, accessories were simply unnecessary.
Seeing how close she was sitting to him, Naoki was indignant, and Allen told them that this wasn't quite true. He didn't need accessories that boosted his attack. But defensive ones, that neutralized status ailments or elemental attacks, would be useful.
Unlike in the game, if he died here, he died permanently. Perhaps he should start figuring out armor and accessories soon.
Suddenly, a roar was heard, and a soldier ran into the tavern and informed them of an enemy attack. The two spearmen's faces immediately turned fearful, but Allen remained calm.