The harvest produced around the House of Genesis is now being stored in a new building constructed by Kousuke.
Of course, the amount Kousuke and the others personally consume is very limited, so the building is only used for temporary storage.
However, thanks to the work of the slimes, the harvest amount is high relative to the harvested area, and the building quickly fills up.
By the way, the building is about the size of a general storehouse.
Therefore, if it’s not managed properly, it will be filled with harvested goods by the harvest season.
Of course, Kousuke and the others are responsible for harvesting, so adjustments in that area can be made quite easily.
This is what Kousuke had been thinking until about a month ago.
“Hmm. What in the world is going on here?”
Floria patted Kousuke on the shoulder as he mumbled in astonishment at the sight before him.
“Kousuke. The reality in front of you isn’t something that will disappear if you run from it, you know?”
“I know, I know, but this is just too unexpected.”
To Floria’s merciless words, Kousuke replied with a deep sigh.
Before Kousuke and Floria now, there was a mountain of crops that had just reached their harvest season.
These were not harvested by Kousuke and the others.
If that’s the case, there can only be one culprit.
“…Why can the slimes even handle the harvesting?”
“And not only that, but the timing of the harvest is perfect, isn’t it?”
Kousuke and Floria stared at the harvested goods with a look of exasperation.
Sylvia, who had recovered before the two of them, took a step forward and gently picked up a slime that was wriggling at the base of the harvested goods.
Despite being suddenly picked up by Sylvia, the slime didn’t try to escape and was held by her.
“Is this one managing this place?”
“Managing… You’re talking about a slime?”
Slimes, depending on their level of evolution, tend to act in groups.
Therefore, Kousuke is well aware that some slimes gather and have a slime that plays a leader’s role.
Sura is probably the prime example of that.
Even Kousuke couldn’t imagine a slime managing crops.
“I understand how you feel, Kousuke, but… what’s the status of their skills actually like?”
“Uh… ? Wait a moment.”
Kousuke, tilting his head at Floria’s question, checked the status of the slime being held by Sylvia.
“Hmm? It seems like a pretty normal configuration…? —Ah, I think I get it now.”
Kousuke, who had been checking the skills, looked somewhat disappointed at first with the ordinary skills, but he nodded after noticing two specific skills.
Seeing Kousuke, Floria’s face lit up with excitement.
Given the incident with the slime they accidentally found in their former country, she was expecting some interesting skills.
“Did you find something special?”
“It’s special in a way, but the skills themselves aren’t that rare, you know?”
Kousuke replied with a wry smile at Floria’s reaction, but seeing her persistent demeanor, he quickly told her about the skills that ordinary slimes shouldn’t possess.
That slime possessed the skills of Harvest and Command.
Commanding is not unusual for slimes with a certain level of evolution that are leading multiple other slimes.
However, it was Kousuke’s first time seeing a slime with the Harvest skill.
“Harvest and Command, huh? That makes sense now.”
“Yes. The slimes that have been carrying the harvested goods must have Harvest, I suppose.”
In fact, while Kousuke and the others were talking, two or three slimes were taking turns carrying harvested goods from the fields.
Of course, normal slimes are not particularly strong, so they weren’t carrying large amounts.
Still, they were carrying them at regular intervals, and by the time Kousuke and the others were watching, the prepared boxes were already full.
It was truly a case of “many a little makes a mickle.”
Sylvia, who had put down the slime she was holding, followed with her eyes the slimes that brought in harvested goods from outside, just like Kousuke.
“Don’t tell me… if this continues, they’ll be able to do everything from sowing seeds to harvesting?”
“…It feels like they’re already doing that. Next, I’ll try giving them seeds.”
“I see. That’s interesting.”
Floria nodded, her eyes shining for some reason, at Kousuke’s proposal.
Seeing Floria, Kousuke said with a wry smile.
“Let me tell you, don’t expect the same thing to happen with slimes in another location, alright?”
“I understand that. There are no places in this world entirely free from the threat of monsters, after all.”
The area around the House of Genesis is protected by a barrier created by a god, so no monsters other than Kousuke’s familiars can enter.
Therefore, slimes, which should normally be at the bottom of the food chain, can move around leisurely in this place.
“But, if they can even sow seeds, then theoretically, as long as we expand the barrier, we can grow crops, right?”
“Well, that’s true, but…”
Kousuke, who for now wasn’t considering expanding the barrier, replied in agreement.
However, he tilted his head as he saw Floria’s face, which seemed to have something to say.
“Are you thinking of something? You seem quite persistent.”
“No, it’s nothing major. I just thought it would be interesting if we used what we harvested here to sell at a food stall.”
Currently, the goods harvested around the House of Genesis are either consumed by Kousuke and the others themselves, or supplied to the Fox Inn, the Vampire, and Igirid’s inn.
Floria thought about using them as ingredients for the food stall.
“That would certainly be interesting… but I feel like it might be more than just interesting, you know?”
“I suppose so, but is it any different from now?”
Kousuke, prompted by Floria, had a thoughtful expression.
Indeed, that particular food stall still enjoyed enduring popularity as the originator of new dishes.
Even if they put out dishes made with good ingredients, it wouldn’t feel particularly new, as Floria said.
However, competitors would likely try to find out where they were sourcing their ingredients from.
“Hmm. If it’s going this well, I suppose we could supply enough for the food stall without expanding the fields… but is that okay?”
“Indeed. Seeing them piled up so carelessly makes me feel like it would be a waste.”
“No, that wasn’t what I was trying to say… but, oh well.”
Currently, Floria is fully in charge of the food stall’s operational policy.
Since Floria said it was alright, Kousuke decided there was no need to stop her.
Later, it was discovered that if the slimes were given seeds, they could properly perform the sowing as well, ultimately being able to handle the entire process.
However, it would take some more time for Kousuke and the others to learn this.
The all-powerful slime theory.
When topics about the House of Genesis come up, the conversation tends to get biased towards slimes and becomes repetitive… (cries)
But now that they can do everything from start to finish, I don’t think topics related to farm work will come up anymore.
Instead, I, the author, will be struggling to decide what to write about next lol.
