>>4028910
Miellewds-guy here.

>>4028910

Here

The last relevant post was this, I believe

BLT = Bastion Local Time
ALT = Alquia Local Time
ABT = Albion Local Time
ELT = Eopolis Local Time
JISM = Jade Island Manor
MLT = Mantequira Local Time

>(7:00 BLT, 14:00 MLT - 8:00 BLT, 15:00 MLT)
Breakfast with Stella

>(15:00 MLT - 18:00 MLT)
Afternoon work in Mantequira

>(6:00 ALT, 18:00 MLT - 8:00 ALT, 20:00 MLT)
Morning reports, breakfast and wake up with Mako in Alquira

>(7:40 ABT, 20:00 MLT - 10:00ABT, 22:20 MLT)
Breakfast with the family in Albion, check the Albion labs

>(22:20 MLT - 23:00 MLT)
Nightly meeting with Ren

>(8:00 ELT, 23:00 MLT - 13:00 ELT, 4:00 MLT)
Check the Lightbringer Keep, get reports on the household from Tapac
{ at this time it is 4AM MLT, 1 PM ELT, 4 PM Alquia, 9PM Bastion }

>(16:00 ALT, 4:00 MLT - 18:00 ALT, 6:00 MLT)
Office hours in Alquira

>(7:00 JISM, 6:00 MLT - 8:00 JISM, 7:00 MLT)
Daily report from the Jade Island Manor

>(7:00 MLT - 8:00 MLT)
Morning report and breakfast with Ren

>(20:00 ALT, 8:00 MLT - 23:00 ALT, 11:00 MLT)
Nightly dinner and debriefing with Ren, go to sleep.

>(04:00 BLT, 11: 00 MLT - 08:00 BLT, 15:00 MLT)
Early morning fun and breakfast with Stella in Bastion.

And I remember pointing out that it was lunch time at Stella's, and asking if you guys wanted to change that schedule, and noone answered

>>4028940
Current time: 12:40 BLT, 7:40 ALT
Is this right?
Mako wakes up at 7AM every morning, and we had breakfast with her. So it's closer to 8AM in Alquia now.

IIRC we had breakfast with Mako, then moved to Bastion and Stella wanted to have lunch with us.

You proposing we have her change clothes and take her along to have breakfast with the family instead? Im sure they'll be happy to see her, and we can take the chance to piss off Zoe- I mean, ask dad for Stella in marriage

>>4028940
Current Time: 13:00 BLT, 20:00 MLT, 8:00 ALT
Late lunch and play with Stella, 3 hours with Stella

11:00 ALT, 23:00 MLT
Office Hours in Alquia, 6 hours
Purchase land in the Frontier for a new Official Manor

17:00 ALT, 5:00 MLT, 14:00 ELT
Visit Lightbringer Keep and Manor, receive reports and inform Tapac of the expansion of the Lightbringer Manses to Alquia and to prepare to instruct the new Head Butler for the Alquian Region. Provide him with a Linked Journal that will link the Head Butlers and Head Maids.
3 hours.

20:00 ALT, 8:00 MLT
Go back to Mako, stay with her until she goes to sleep. 3 hours.

11:00 MLT,
Go to work in the Mantequira Office.
Have lunch with Ren.

After several hours.
Then go to Bastion to switch out Lyra and the Shark.

>>4029005
Uhm? You call 13:00 late lunch? I always thought that was the perfect time for lunch, honestly... but I guess it depends on where you live and at which time the sun comes up or down.

I traveled to Punta Arenas, a stone throw from the antartic, and I didint know it was 10PM until I checked the clock.

Anyway, so lunch and cuddling Stella, or would you prefer some PDF-worthy fun? Im more in the mood for just implying lewd things happen and moving the plot along right now, though.

>>4029005
11:00 MLT, Day1
Go to work in the Mantequira Office.
Have lunch with Ren. Give Li one of the Linked Journals, since he's the Head Butler of the Mantequira Region.
6 hours.

18:00 JISM, 17:00 MLT Day1
Give the Head Maid of the Island Manor a Linked Journal, as Head Maid of the Jade Island Region. 2 hours.

19:00 MLT Day1-2
Spend the night with Ren, 4 hours.

16:00 BLT Day2
Spend time in Bastion with Stella, switch out Lyra and the Shark, go back to Albion for dinner with family, then go to dinner and night time with Mako.

>>4029015
>Anyway, so lunch and cuddling Stella, or would you prefer some PDF-worthy fun?
Short implied lewd is fine.

>>4029015
implied lewds

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>>4029027
>Have lunch with Ren. Give Li one of the Linked Journals, since he's the Head Butler of the Mantequira Region.
Shouldnt we just station (a) Lyann there?

***

We follow Stella to her room, and have lunch taken to us while we give her a quick bath to get the ant smell off her. Of course, with lots of caressing, smooching and kissing on the way.

Lyann rolls the food cart in, and has us, Aritsu and Stella sit on pillows around a center table as she places the dishes unto it.

"I think it will be fine to have everyone sit in Alquian style." -she says
"Hmm... I feel like I should help you." - comments Aritsu
"This one is Master's official slave now." - our redhead comments quite happily
"...I'm happy for you." - the elfie gives up with a smile

Stella sits in a lotus posture, so we gently chide her, reminding her to sit more like a proper lady.

"Uuuh... but its just us right now."

>Well, I guess its fine
>I am happy you know the difference, but still, sit properly
>Other

>>4029082
>Shouldnt we just station (a) Lyann there?
We could, but I think Head Butlers/Maids would find it more appropriate to use a Linked Journal, because this is meant to be communications between the Heads of each region.

>Well, I guess its fine

>>4029082
>>Well, I guess its fine

>>4029094
>>Well, I guess its fine

We smooch the side of her head.

"Alright, but only when its us." - we tell her
"Yes!" - she replies happily

>Have Lyann sit to eat with ys
>Have Lyann dance and/or sing for us
>Other

We enjoy lunch together, from time to time asking about the girls' opinion on the local dishes, and making a mental note of the things they enjoy.

After a while, we clean Stella's lips with a handkerchief, and give her a little kiss, then do the same for Aritsu before pushing

>Stella
>Aritsu

...back against the floor with kisses, and moving on top of her to have her as dessert.

>>4029165
>Other: Have Kya and Lyann dance for us
>Aritsu

We're going to be coming back to visit Stella frequently because of the constant cycling in and out of grinding that we're going to be doing for the next few days, so we should spread our love out to our fiancees who aren't as lucky.

>>4029165
supporting >>4029177

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>>4029177
After thinking about it for a while, I don't think Kya knows how to dance in a exotic dancer/entertainer sense. Remember that in Hêven, ceremonies, science and art are left to the succubi, so while she probably knows how to dance at official balls, I seriously doubt she knows how to dance in the manner you thought of.

...but after thinking about it for a biiit longer, maybe she should explain that herself, and thus we get her dancing lessons with Lyann after this?
***

"Lyann, if you are not going to sit with us, I'd love to see you dance." - we suggest - "It has been almost 5 years since the last time you danced to entertain."
"I was learning from miss Ellie back then!" - she is struck by nostalgia - "It was when your lord uncle showed up."

Right, uncle Dan was fresh off the battlefield, and grandpa had asked him to look out for us, dad's family, in case of Alquian spies.

Hn. Uncle Dan was as subtle as a camel, but he did his job well. He's even a good uncle.

"Ehhh~" - complains Stella softly - "I wanna try that too."
"I'd be happy to teach you." - says our beloved redhead
"If you are giving lessons." - we add - "I think this princess could use some, as well."

We call out Kya, who appears standing by our side as we sit by the table. We caress her hips and leg gently, then explain that she'll be learning how to dance, now.

"Yes, Master!" - she says with a bright smile
"Good girl."
"Should I try that, too?" - asks Aritsu
"No, I have other things in mind for you."
"Muh?"
"Yes, like this... and this..."

We push her down with kisses while the girls dance by the side.

"Ah!" - cries our platinum blonde as we kiss her ears and hug her from behind, our child throbbing inside her as her body trembles and tenses at the same time - "A-ah..!"
"Hmm... Aritsu is so tasty." - we say after nibbling on her ear's tip for a little bit
"Ah.. p-presid- n-no, Master, please, no more... I think I am going to melt...!"
"That's alright. I'll lick you all up if you melt."
"Nuuuh..." - she whimpers in happy despair

"Ma~" - complains Stella from where she is sitting close by - "Big brother really likes teasing girls and making them squirm..."

It's been a few hours since lunch, I guess its about time we stop 'tormenting' our beautiful elven bride, and...

>Go work in Alquia
>Other

>>4029227
>Go work in Alquia
We had planned for a Manor in the Alquian Frontier, as that's swampland.
The idea is to use our Jungle Faeries (after they've been leveled up, and maybe Ranked Up to higher sapiency levels) to spread more colonies. This would help the people by cutting down on bugs (which are a type of Monster) and spreading our anti-[ERROR] surveillance network.

>>4029233
Well we cant level them up by combat without breaking the exp chain, so for now we'll need to write down edicts and decrees to move people there, and get the funds for a new/better settlement first.

back in 20 minutes

>>4029243
>Well we cant level them up by combat without breaking the exp chain, so for now we'll need to write down edicts and decrees to move people there, and get the funds for a new/better settlement first.
I was thinking that we would level up the Jungle Faeries over the next week, and otherwise have them work in the Alquian Finance Office so that they can get an understanding of how bigger nations that can't rely on pheromone control of their subjects have other methods, and learn economic policies and bureaucracy.

I was thinking that we would build our Manor and the first Jungle Faery hive near an already existing settlement, instead of making a new one.

>>4029227
>>Go work in Alquia

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<- How's this for a scifantasy Athena?

>>4029292
>>>Go work in Alquia

***

After taking our elven princess and making a mess of her over the lenght of three wonderful hours, we finally let her rest, wash and dress her before taking her with us again.

"Big brother, take care." - says Stella as we give her a kiss
"You too."

She nods nods, and holds hands with (a) Lyann as we leave.

The [Treestride] sends us straight to the palace gardens, and we make our way to the ministry of finances, to find (a) Lyann already waiting for us there.

"These are the documents for starting a new settlement." - she explains "And these are for improving an already existing one, but you'll have to pick one of the five already there."

>Make a new one
>Modify one
>Other

Making a new one let’s us customize it as our own personal fief. But if we use an already existing one, it’ll be easier to show off the advantages of a local Honey Hive.

Before we choose, can we look at the 5 towns that already exist to see if there’s one we like?

>>4029379
Sure. How about asking Lyann and Aritsu to help us go through the related historical info and numbers?

>>4029328
>Other: study the situation before choosing

>>4029328
supporting >>4029563

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>>4029612
>>4029563
>>Other: study the situation before choosing

We give each of our fiancées a kiss, ask one to brew some tea and the other to get some good chairs by the desk, and go to archives ourselves to dig out everything we can find about the five different settlements in the eastern region.

As it turns out, the previous Grand Vizir had begun plans to officially withdraw all alquian forces from the provinces, on account of all five of them being composed of jackal beastkin with 'clearly different traditions and heritage', and having proved quite unable, since the death of the last alquian empress, of tolerating one another.

One tribe is quite proud of their sand-colored hair (on females) and fur (on males), while another is quite proud of their matte black coloration, and another feels that the previous two tribes must have committed some ancestral sin, for which the deities have punished them with coloration that is not the pure gold that they themselves have, and the last two tribes are arguing about the meaning of a passage in their holy book, while also occasionally setting their differences aside to attack the first three tribes, who all happen to have different religious believes from their own...

In other words, a melting pot of tribal violence.

Economically, each settlement is important for similar but very distinct reasons. In short, their each produce different kinds of specialized goods, in geographical order:

North most Tribe - Perfume and scented oils
Second Tribe - Pepper and other condiments
Third Tribe - (Spider) Silk rolls and Exotic Woods
Fourth Tribe - Hand-made, high quality paper
Fifth Tribe - Exotic Meats

Honestly, while these are all valuable luxury goods, each tribe depends on trade for most of their basic supplies.

>Let's just pretend we didnt see them, restart the previous vizir's plans, and kick them the fuck out of the empire. Tribal/ethnic war? Not even once, thanks. We can make a new settlement with otterkin for all we care
>Let's try diplomacy... somehow
>Other

>>4029663
>Let's try diplomacy... somehow
First, we'll try telling them that the Empress Mako wants them to stop fighting. Try to get them to send diplomats to us to hash out some kind of settlement.

Secretly, I'm prepared to use ultra-leveled Jungle Faeries that will make any raiding parties from each side disappear; capturing them and then using our Isolation Pods to turn the jackalkin into Monsters and becoming the Pets of the Faerie Beastmasters.

>>4029745
That sounds hilarious, considering that Mako and Ren tend to auto-tame beastkin, but it probably would need Mako to go over there and hit their leaders on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper while saying "no! bad boy!"

Anyway i pretty late, i'll see you guys tomorrow

>>4029663
>>Let's try diplomacy... somehow

>>4029819

We read the records of the region's peacekeeping troops with mixed feelings.

When an empire says "peacekeeping troops", it quite often means "occupation forces." But in this case, it seems to have been a legitimate claim.

Since the death of the last empress, the tribes began fighting among themselves almost on a monthly basis, and the troops needed fresh reinforcements and supplies on a bi-weekly basis. According to reports, it doesn't matters if they are surrounded, outpositioned and outnumbered, the jackals will charge, and that includes not just their women and children, but also their tamed monsters, all the way down to their poultry.

In the one hand, it's the first time we hear about someone actually keeping farm animals, but in the same words we are reminded that they are, indeed, monsters.

The empress used to visit annually in a festival/market for the entire region, but without her pacifying influence, the tribes went right back to their monster-like behavior. In fact, at the rate they are destroying each other's settlements, there is a rather big chance that they will eventually revert into marauding monster packs.

>Re-assemble the peacekeeping corps and send them in, en masse
>Announce the new empress and the return of the annual market. Set a date for the new market. As soon as possible, so they can interact with Mako ASAP.
>Summon representatives from each tribe
>Other

>>4030406
>Summon representatives from each tribe
We will make them meet with Mako, get them to work together here, and start to work together for the annual market when they go back home.

We'll still keep the idea of using the Honey Faeries to turn them all into Pets if they don't comply as a backup.

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>>4030435

"Alright, let's send invitations to each tribe and summon them to court." - we comment
"Yes, Master." - replies our redhead as she closes the history book she was reading and starts clearing the desk for us
"Uhmm... will that be enough, I wonder?" - Aritsu's pointy ears lower a little bit as she thinks on it

>It will be fine. You know the effect Mako and Ren have over beastkin
>You are right, let's deliver them ourselves, since the tribes are so hostile. There's a good chance the messenger will get shot at
>Other

***

You still haven't commented on the other pic for Athena. Anyway, what do you think about this one?

>>4030535
I thought it was odd that she was wearing thigh-long stocking and those glove things to bed, but then I thought "maybe they're thermic and she lives in a cold area"?

>>4030535
>You are right, let's deliver them ourselves, since the tribes are so hostile. There's a good chance the messenger will get shot at
>Other: bring out Kya, the Jungle Faeries, the Empusa's, and Fahima to come along with us. Make this into a field trip for the Empusa's, and socializing grind social links for the others.
The first pic for Athena is a good sci-fantasy one, maybe after we delve deeper into the Lightbringer Keep archives and find where they're keeping all the good shit.

>>4030535
supporting >>4030552

>>4030595
>>4030552
>>You are right, let's deliver them ourselves, since the tribes are so hostile. There's a good chance the messenger will get shot at
>>Other: bring out Kya, the Jungle Faeries, the Empusa's, and Fahima to come along with us. Make this into a field trip for the Empusa's, and socializing grind social links for the others.

Uhmm... since we've never been there, remember we need to physically get there before we can [Treestride] back and forth. Hold on let me check the map to see where would be the closest point to start that trip from.

Mielewds, i sent you a pic and a message in trillian.

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We are in the capital. Lower left corner of the map, the black hex with two white gryphons.

We're going to the region with the red dot on it, to the far right.

We could send a ship with a tree in a pot, then [Treestride] to that tree. It should take a little over 3 weeks to get there.

There's no rockitship route going there just yet, so we can't just take a passenger or merchant ship, though if we pacify the region, it would make sense to get a route set up since it exports valuable resources.

Our personal rockitship is in Bastion right now, remember? And thats a LONG way away.

I guess we could requisition an alquian rockitship patrol boat and crew? Or maybe use the surviving battleship with the diesel engine that Sykia helped build. Battleship Diplomacy, truly an upgrade on Gunboat Diplomacy.

I assume we're not interested in going by land, which would be a months-long trip at caravan speed?

>Send a tree
>Requisition a military rockitship
>Land Caravan
>Other

>>4030698
>Requisition a military rockitship
Use our authority as the Finance Minister to request the Vizier/Minister of Military Affairs cooperate with us, because
1. we need to pacify these almost-rebelling frontier tribes before they actually revolt
2. we need to be sure they're paying proper taxes, because all this fighting is destroying tax revenue.
3. make sure that the ship has a tree we can [Tree Stride] with.

>>4030698
>>Requisition a military rockitship

>>4030720
>>4030708
>>Requisition a military rockitship

"It will take a few days at the very least..." - Aritsu comments as she comes back with some requisition forms
"Ah, what was the young mistress thinking? Even lady Ren had enough good will to make Master into her right hand man, didn't she?" - our redhead receives the form and starts filling it for us

>"That just proves that Mako understands best how busy we really are. We can't be 'in charge' as her grand vizier"
>"I'll talk about it with her tonight"
>We approve of her calling Mako 'mistress' since that's the relationship we've always wanted them to have
>Other

>>4030820
>"That just proves that Mako understands best how busy we really are. We can't be 'in charge' as her grand vizier"
Shit, I thought I pressed Post on this hours ago.

>>4030820
>>"That just proves that Mako understands best how busy we really are. We can't be 'in charge' as her grand vizier"

>>4031094
>>4030984
>>"That just proves that Mako understands best how busy we really are. We can't be 'in charge' as her grand vizier"

"I-is that so? I understand you a lot as well, you know..." - our lovely redhead looks away, somewhat miffed
"Uhm." - Aritsu wisely decides not to say anything

>I think you put me on a pedestal. And one a bit too high, too
>Yes, my Lyeann is the best
>Other

>>4031115
>Yes, my Lyann is the best
Because she supports us so that we can still work with such a high workload, instead of just reducing the workload.

Ugh. A pouting Lyann is hard to please.

>>4031115
>>Yes, my Lyeann is the best

>>4031158
>>4031147
>>Yes, my Lyann is the best

"Really?" - she asks softly. We can probably feel the happiness irradiating off her like heat from a lit bonfire
"Yes, really."

Oh god, she can actually vibrate from happiness. I think she's actually humming with joy, and I don't mean she's using her mouth in a musical manner, I mean her whole body is shivering fast enough it gives off a low, constant sound.

"..." - Aritsu was going to say something, but decdes not to
"Master..." - our redhead comments with a voice so loaded with want we are a little worried she may try to rape us there and then
"Hm. Let's have a night off in the beach in a couple of days, alright?"
"Ye~s" - she replies with a smile

It seems our child may be in danger of death by exhaustion soon...

"Anyway, it'll be a couple of days, you say?"
"Yes, president. The rockitships have almost all been sent north to help with the [ERROR] invasion on Eopolis..."
"Wait, all of them? Who's patrolling the empire right now?"
"The same regiments that did it before the arrival of the rockitships, I'd wage."

>Let's look into it
>Nod and move on to other work
>Other

>>4031175
>Let's look into it
>Other: find out who the Minister of Military Affairs is currently, or if the Grand Vizier is handling that currently.
We wouldn't want to have accidentally left the nation defenseless, and we do need to stay aware of national policies as the Minister of Finance.

>>4031175
supporting >>4031185

>>4031175
You ok king?

>>4038922
yes but ive been busy on the weekend, and i GM today in a little less than an hour. Well, technically the thread is just thu/fri but i normally keep posting every day (albeit slowly)

Will probably post tonight if I make it back early enough

>>4031185
>>Let's look into it
>>Other: find out who the Minister of Military Affairs is currently, or if the Grand Vizier is handling that currently.

"Uhm. Can we arrange for a meeting with the minister from another office?" - we ask our beautiful elf princess
"Of course?"
"How do you know that, by the way?"
"I read the regulations and rules book. It's in old common, but it is not really all that hard, except for the lack of spaces and punctuation."

Hh. That old, uh? I guess we should hire a scribe to translate it into a style more appropiate for the current millenia.

Maybe we should do it ourselves? It would help us learn the rules along the way.

>Ask Aritsu to do it. If will be more than enough for our super efficient elven secretary to know the rules. She can always point us through the right way when it comes to the bureaucratic maze of procedure.
>Let's ask Lyann to do it. She is keeping (a copy of herself) in this office all the time, anyway.
>Let's do it ourselves. Will need to set aside a week or so to do it, though, unless we expect it to take months if we do it a bit at a time.
>Other

>>4042425
>>Let's do it ourselves. Will need to set aside a week or so to do it, though, unless we expect it to take months if we do it a bit at a time.

>>4043941

Alright, we are delegating where we can, but we still should learn all the rules and procedures of our job.

I wonder if we should take up residence in the keep, so we can look out the window and oversee the defenses construction while we read?

Or we could ...

>Go spend a week in Albion so our family gets to see us for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner for a change
>Stay in Alquia, much to Mako's delight, and take the chance to consult with the local experts as needed
>Sit down on a comfy beach chair on the sand by the bungaloo in our island as we read
>Other

>>4044174
>Stay in Alquia, much to Mako's delight, and take the chance to consult with the local experts as needed
>Other: staying in Alquia will also allow us to consult with experts on streamlining procedures and regulations. If we're translating, we might as well also look to improving at the same time.

>>4044174
>>4044196
>Other: Remember to take 3 hours to go to Bastion, switch out the grinding party, and meet with Stella.

We can still meet with our family maybe once a day for a meal. Maybe breakfast or dinner.

>>4044200
>>4044196
>>Stay in Alquia, much to Mako's delight, and take the chance to consult with the local experts as needed
>>Other: staying in Alquia will also allow us to consult with experts on streamlining procedures and regulations. If we're translating, we might as well also look to improving at the same time.

>>Other: Remember to take 3 hours to go to Bastion, switch out the grinding party, and meet with Stella.

Do you guys want to FFWD through said week, or play it out? It would mostly be reading, which of course will just get a few phrases because there's noone, I suspect, who can make redacting tax law into an exciting narrative, with most generous sections of cuddling with a lesser or greater degree of lewd, depending on if Mako or Stella are being cuddled at the time, and perhaps a lewd night scene with one of the other girls.

>>4044214
Yes, FFWD.
Though the recent crop of isekai series with realist heroes/heroines does work with reforming tax laws, introducing double-entry bookkeeping, and the power and importance of audits.

>>4044220
>Though the recent crop of isekai series with realist heroes/heroines does work with reforming tax laws, introducing double-entry bookkeeping, and the power and importance of audits.

Ah, yes. I am amused when friends mention isekai as if it was a new things, and not just an old thing now becoming popular. Gulliver, a man of a notorious travelling persuasion, and Alice, a young lady known to visit rather wondrous lands, would like a word about that.

Oh, I just had a thought. If we are going to FFWD a week while we read and update civilian procedures, shouldnt we also take the chance to send a tree in a pot to the eastern frontier? I think that would be a good idea, too.

>>4044234
Then there’s John Carter of Mars.

Yeah, if we’re going to take the time to read up on regulations, we might as well have a tree sent to the Frontier.

>>4044263
>Then there’s John Carter of Mars.
Oh right, but I file that under "early Humanity Fuck Yeah!" rather than isekai, albeit it is definitively the history of MC gets transported to another world.

***

We spend a week in Alquia, much to Mako's delight, reading and updating the rulebook, such as it is, with the help of various local expert lawmen and bureaucrats.

Unlike a few weeks ago, we don't need to actually head to the frontier ourselves. As minister, it is easy to arrange for a small, simple looking tree to be sent there so we can [Treestride] to it at will later.

Thanks to Lyann, we can keep updated of progress in Eopolis, Albion, Mantequira or Bastion as things require, and so it is quite relaxing to lie back and rest our feet for a while.

We get to watch Mako reading (and then replying to) small towers of letters sent to her by young citizens, all of whom are quite excited about receiving the empress' replies.

Of course, most parents are convinced that said replies must, for some reason, be of the standard persuasion and, at best, simply signed by the young empress before being sent away.

"Eldric..." - said empress cooes as we crawl over her insistently to kiss behind her left ear - "We are busy, why don't you love Dawn for a bit?"

>"Alright." - we give her a little smooch, then grab Dawn in our arms, and without letting her out of her pajamas, carry her to the bath
>"But I want to cuddle my Mako now." - kiss her until she gives up, then cuddle with her in a rather naughty way until her sleep time comes

The following day in time for lunch, we have finally flipped the counter cover in the updated book, and find that with the arrival of the trade ships from Mantequira and Hêven, the Alguian civilization's 'passive bonus' has come back online, increasing tax revenue by 2% per active trade route, and science output by a matching amount.

Well, Alquia is a nation geared towards commerce, after all. As the fans of 4x games know it, the term would be "geared for an economic or science victory",

Should we point out that a 4% extra revenue on tax means an extra 1.1 million gold is entering the imperial coffers, seemingly out of nowhere, on a monthly basis?

>Nah, its just how this world works
>Honestly, we should ask the goddess for a systems update when we see her
>Other

>>4044292
>"Alright." - we give her a little smooch, then grab Dawn in our arms, and without letting her out of her pajamas, carry her to the bath
While Mako might just be saying that to further entice us, she's a very honest girl and says what she thinks.

>Honestly, we should ask the goddess for a systems update when we see her
Who knows if other gods have been messing around by throwing in system updates or patches.

>>4044292
>"Alright." - we give her a little smooch, then grab Dawn in our arms, and without letting her out of her pajamas, carry her to the bath
>Honestly, we should ask the goddess for a systems update when we see her

>>4044311
>Who knows if other gods have been messing around by throwing in system updates or patches.
Well, she did mention that she was the only active one right now. System administrator, so to speak.

>>4044316
>>4044311
>>"Alright." - we give her a little smooch, then grab Dawn in our arms, and without letting her out of her pajamas, carry her to the bath
>While Mako might just be saying that to further entice us, she's a very honest girl and says what she thinks.
>
>>Honestly, we should ask the goddess for a systems update when we see her
>Who knows if other gods have been messing around by throwing in system updates or patches.

***

We will ask the goddess about her plans for the next system update, and in the meanwhile, feel very grateful about the extra money coming into the treasury seemingly out of nowhere.

Hn...

As Mak- I mean, as our empress minister of finances, it is our job to report this windfall and perhaps suggest a use for it...

>Military spending. Perhaps we could reinforce the regments now upholding the law while the gross of the army is gone
>Organize this world's first official police force who isn't also the army or a branch thereof
>Open new trade routes. Spend money to make money
>Other

>>4044337
>Open new trade routes. Spend money to make money
Once we get more money, we can do the other two things even faster.

>>4044337
>>Open new trade routes. Spend money to make money

>>4044340
>>Open new trade routes. Spend money to make money

***

We kiss our empress and attend to her in the bath ourselves, plus the happy assistance of our beloved
>slave
>secretary
>maid
, lathering and washing her gloriously curvy, feminine body a inch at a time, and making sure to let her fly up and down peaks and valleys of pleasure before finally drying her up with the same care a poet may spend in picking the right words to describe the sensation of holding her first born for the first time, then take her to our shared bed and cuddle her up for another hour before suggesting our ideas for the extra income's use, upon which she turns on us in a most delightful manner and by making sure to deploy the fullness of tricks she has learnt with the objective of making us happy, causes us to melt and, at some point, sign up our ministerial approval on the construction of a free hospital for the eastern provincial capital, leaving us with just 1/3 of the funds, just enough to fund two new routes, one of which goes to Yellowleaves, trading spices for exotic woods, and one which goes to Opal, trading souther gems (acquired by an already existing trade route) in exchange for bulk loads of iron and silver.

Indeed, it seems our beautiful empress' arsenal of sensual persuasion is far deadlier than we had thought, and makes our own look like a slingshot next to a ballista-to-the-head...

>Push for those trade routes
>Surrender to our beautiful empress' charity works
>Other

>>4044373
>slave

>Other: Fight back with the implementation of a national health insurance program and tax, to help pay for the costs of national healthcare.
Charities are all well and good, but you have to balance the good they do with the health of the national treasury.

>>4044395
Don't you mean "fight back for the implementation... etc"

>>4044400
In can be either in English.
"Fight back with the implementation" implies to use the implementation itself as the weapon of fighting back.
"Fight back for" is just to fight for the implementation, but does not convey that the implementation itself is the argument being used in the debate.

>>4044373
supporting >>4044395

>>4044412
Ah okay, I didn't misunderstood, then.

***

And thus, a long conversation between the sheets was later turned into a proposal that was eventually made into law. Taxes went up slightly, but perhaps because of the Alquian empire's tax-related passive, it did not affect the good will of the people in any negative manner, and it was this very same will, of those very same people, which would do naught but grow as hospitals and clinics began popping up over the country in years to come.

***

And so, a supply ship had finally arrived in the eastern borders, and we could finally [Treestride] to the site...

>Go and meet the clan leaders
>[Treestride] them back to the capital
>Other

>>4044487
>[Treestride] them back to the capital
Our initial plan was to get the leaders to come to Mako so that she could scold them into stop fighting.
And if that didn't work, have Mako go out there to scold the people directly into behaving.
And if THAT doesn't work, then we enslave them all except for the youngest children and completely erase their culture, because obviously they cannot learn to live with each other without killing each other.

>>4044487
>>[Treestride] them back to the capital

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<-- I just found the weirdest manga

>>4044587
>>4044531
>>[Treestride] them back to the capital

As we emerge in the eastern city of Anbul (or the rather large town, if you want to be more accurate), we find the sunlight and moisture in the aur to be in direct competition with one another with a mood as to leave little space for actual air, and it takes us a moment before our lungs admit that yes indeed, this is air and we are not underwater.

Under the surface of a boiling soup, it feels like.

The Straight of Shallows is, as a matter of fact, a massive curve, and quite deep as well, which brings into question the competency of whichever cartographer it was who named it, and as it also happens to be a region of sea with enough treacherous rocks, whirlpools and reeds to cause enough shipwrecks to make shipwrecking in the remains of a shipwrecking into a very distinct possibility, the local merchants have, in fact, been most fond of land routes for as long as their history (recorded or unrecorded) would suggest.

The straight, however, makes not so much a suggestion in favor of land routes as an ultimatum, really.

Apropos, this is why the arrival of the rockitship has all of the local merchants quite excited, albeit the fact that it still needs to 'land' in water is somewhat of a point against them, in their view.

A rather interesting view, considering that they have a very deep and beautiful port.

As for the city itself, it is quite a colorful place.

Indeed, even from the deck of the rockitship, we can see that the harbor's stones are pale pink, red, and green, with white being conspicuously absent.

The stevedores themselves are indeed also a colorful lot. Nearly all of them are naked from the waist up, and wearing wide hats, two facts that even as we look at them, seem extremely sensible in the local heat. Also, despite them being apparently human, most of them seem to have a clear and distinct red tint on their skin, such as may be expected from lobsters, or office clerks on the beach after spending years behind a desk with barely enough sun exposure to remember what the word 'sun' means.

"Nice place." - comments Dawn as she looks at the colorful, half naked men in the docks
"I can see the water surface under the ship, so why are we still underwater?" - asks Aritsu as she wiggles her ears somewhat desperately

>"Its not too bad, you could strip and noone would complain" - tease her
>"Its not too bad, you could strip and noone would complain" - suggest
>I thought there would be more jackalkin
>Other

>>4044702
>I thought there would be more jackalkin
I mean, is the rebelliousness of the locals so bad that they won't enter Imperial service?

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>>4044739
>I mean, is the rebelliousness of the locals so bad that they won't enter Imperial service?

They don't work for people outside their villages so they don't have to work with each other.

***

Hn. Why red? And furthermore, its lobster red. Its almost strawberry red, you know?

We ignore our cute elfie's comment, despite the teasing potential, and look around again. Indeed, there's not a single jackalkin in sight.

Descending from the ship, we ...

>hire a coach to take us to a hotel
>arrange for transport to the nearest jackalkin village
>other

>>4044795
>>hire a coach to take us to a hotel
Gotta find out the local situation first.
>other: use ice magic to create a magical AC to help with the humidity and heat.

>>4044795
supporting >>4044804

>>4044702
That translator needs to be slapped.
First it says the Demon Lord cursed the Humans to no longer have male offspring, but then goes on to say that humans would go extinct with no more females being born.

>>4044807
>and not translated very well.
Yeah, I noticed. The guys that win are referred to as masters, but why are the losers called donors? If you wanna be apt for all ages (tho with that premise that's already a losing proposition), just call them girls. If you wanna go ecchii, call them slaves or subs or whatever but donors?

>>4044815
>>4044804
>Gotta find out the local situation first.

>>4044827
>That translator needs to be slapped.
Yup. I've always wondered if some translation groups have no editors. I used to work with someone translating Thermae Romae, and my edits were extremely careful, thorough and detailed. Im way too blind nowadays for that, but back then I basically checked every word and term. I see this level of translation and go "wtf?"

Apropos of heat sensation, I wonder if a de-humidifier would help with the thermic sensation? I've never seen one but IIRC, the humidity in the air makes it hard to sweat, which is why we feel so hot and suffocated in hot HUMID places

Oh and I mentioned Aritsu, but who else, if anyone, do you want to bring along? back in 20 minutes, gonna go buy some fresh bread for a snack

>>4044835
Yes, a dehumidifier would make it much easier to deal with the heat. It’s why the “a dry heat” is used to refer to a high temperature that is still bearable.

Bring along Lyann, of course. And our pets: Empusas, the shark, Tanis and Spelth’Gagaron, Miel II and the Jungle Faeries, Crema and Moccha (who used to live in a tropical region), and the two White Mantises.
The animal Pets should be brought out for socializing to increase their Rank.

Also, are the new Pets in the Menagerie or working with the Harpies in Mantequira? If they’re in the Menagerie, they should come out as well.
The dragons can sample some of the local ores, while the Empusas and others sample local delicacies.

>>4044913
sorry guys, ran into a friend, will continue tomorrow

>>4045080
Hey King, you okay?

As we head out of the docks (Lyann has everyone's luggage in her [Item Box]), we see that the city does indeed have a very exotic feeling.

There is, of course, an arabian-like vibe to the architecture, but it is also heavily adapted to the local geography and resources. There are numerous columns in front of the better-off buildings, most of them from the white-and-pink stone, giving a very relaxing mood despite how busy the streets are.

Fashion seems to tend towards either long and flowing robes that cover and protect one's skin from the powerful sunlight, or very light, in the tone of just pants or a light, short dress, with all sorts of styles coming in different fabrics.

As such, it is possible to find young ladies in light, short dresses (albeit necks and shoulders are always covered with negligée-like details) made from silk and other high-quality fabrics, as well as simple and rough (but clean) robes of braided (and dyed) hemp.

Well, it seems to be mostly an age-related fasion, with older gentlemen wearing long and flowing robes over their pants, and by noticing that there's no older ladies wearing the lighter clothes, it is easy to deduce that such frilly and showy clothes are the domain of the younger ladies.

The main street is cobbled, but the side roads are pressed dirr. All the same, there's deep trenches at the sides of every road.

Well, this place seems to be in the middle of a rain forest region, so it probably sees a lot of rain.

"Oh." - comments Aritsu as some people carrying a palanquin walk past at a good pace.

No horses? Well, they seem to be restricted to mostly the northern regions, though we don't see any of the insect-pulled carriages that are typical in Mantequira either.

I wonder if the local monsters are too hard to tame, or just not appropiate for work duty? The locals famously have farms, though...

>Let's hire a palanquin
>Let's just walk
>Other

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<-- wtf? Im 1/2 chinese and sure, ppl usually think im way younger than I am, but this is a wtf-level of "looking younger than you are"

What is wrong with asian genes? Or rather, manga artists, not girl is a loli or in high school!

>>4051824
>What is wrong with asian genes? Or rather, manga artists, not girl is a loli or in high school!
Nah, I've seen college-age (which is 22 years old) women look like they're in the first year of high school (which would fit 15) like this.

>>4051802
>Let's hire a palanquin
We are the Finance Minister, the Minister of the Right of Her Imperial Majesty Mako. We have an image to uphold.

>>4051802
>>Let's hire a palanquin

>>4051855
>>4051830
>>Let's hire a palanquin

Checking, but whom do we have "out" with us right now? Just Aritsu and Lyann? Because a palanquin is carried by 4 people and there's no way they can carry that and our entire zoo

>>4051906
Couldn't the Empusa's ride Sharky?

We can recall everyone else to make it easier for the palanquin. Keep out Aritus, Lyann, and Kya. And use Float to make the palanquin light to make up for the extra weight.

>>4051914
Even if its recognized as a pet, wont a gigantic shark being riden... rode? with a bunch of other pets on top draw a lot of attention? We're not a circus, you know?

Let's see...

0 U
0 0

Where the U is us and the 0's are the girls inside the palenquin, we can probably have Kya out at the same time, unless you wanna have a girl pile inside, in which case we could have a bunch of empusas out as well, I guess?

Just doesn't seems very dignified

>>4051946
I suppose it would be too much for Empusas riding a flying shark.

I want Kya, Dawn, Aritsu, and Lyann out, but I see the problem of a pile of girls in the Palanquin.
Okay, let's keep Dawn, Aritsu, and Lyann out, and Kya will have to stay in the Menagerie until we get to our destination.

We should consider an official 6-passenger palanquin/carriage that holds us and our secretaries.

>>4051957
Uhm? We are bringing Dawn along too? I guess its fine since we left (a) Lyann with Mako so she won't be lonely.

***

Dawn and Lyann have a bit of an issue about who'd get into the palanquin last...

"No, no, miss Dawn is a cute and well-trained maid. Obviously, Master's slave is last. No, beyond that, why should the slave ride in her master's palanquin to begin with? Isn't it fine if this slave walked behind it?" - Lyann
"Mu~ If you are Master's personal slave, shouldn't you stay by his side? Obviously, you are Master's important treasure, while a maid is a maid. Everyone understands the maid gets in last..."

The reason for the arguing is, beyond the social order and the common sense of nobles, because Aritsu sat in front of us, following proper etiquette.

Following that order, the next person to get up should sit next to the Master's lady, which means that the spot next to us will be the last available one.

>Grab Aritsu and switch her to our side
>Have Dawn get in
>Have Lyann get in
>Other

>>4051992
>We are bringing Dawn along too?
But you're the one who included Dawn in the scene of arriving at the docks...

>Have Dawn get in
We'll have to admonish them later for holding things up. It's not like time with us is that limited.

Seriously, fuck the idea of being limited to a human lifespan. We need a much longer one just to get the Lightbringer Keep fully repaired and operational because of generations of incompetents and our idiot of a grandfather, and our lazy and irresponsible father.

>>4052005

"Ehehe~" - our sbtrawberry maid sits down while chuckling to herself

Our lovely slave is making a pouty face.
Well, she's lovely when she pouts, too.

There's a short and sudden sensation of weight as the bearers pick up the palanquin and secure it on their shoulders, then one of them asks us for where to take us, and we ask him to take us to a good inn.

"Hmm... certainly, having people carry you its much more reassuring than relying on tamed beasts." - Aritsu seems interested in the palanquin
"I feel kind of bad about having people do the work of beasts, though." - Lyann
"From their point of view, wouldn't beasts steal their jobs, though?" - Dawn

Our horny strawberry maid is holding our arm tightly against her (currently) discreet bossom with both hands, looking quite happy as her tail wraps around our waist.

"Fu~ Master, what would you think if I grew a tail again?" - Lyann

>Don't get jealous over strange things!
>Sure
>Other

>>4052033
>Don't get jealous over strange things!
Wasn't "get in" about who would get in to the palanquin next in order, meaning the person not called would get in last, and therefore would sit next to Eldric?

I'm okay with this outcome, just wondering about the decision.

>>4052033
>>Don't get jealous over strange things!

>>4052066
>>4052050
>>Don't get jealous over strange things!

"Fuu~ yes, Master." - now she looks like an adorable squirrel as she looks to the side

Aritsu gently pokes at Lyann's cheeks with her index fingers. Hn. it is nice to see them interacting normally, like easy-going friends.

Soon enough, one of the men carrying the palanquin let us know that we are outside the inn. Pulling the curtain and looking at it, it looks like a fairly good place.

There's a lot more beastkin in this area, all of them with clear brown hair or fur, and they seem quite relaxed and friendly.

Someone is selling local food treats in a small plaza right next to the inn. Even though this is a small border city, there are fountains and beautiful plazas. It looks like a very nice place.

We thank the porters, and check into the inn.

>Pay a servant for information
>Go to the dining area and pay for drinks in exchange for information
>Send one of the girls to look for information (which one)
>Other

>>4052091
Hey King, does Lyann or any of the other girls have Shadow training?
Or the kind of Jobs that would help in information gathering, either by being charming and seductive, or by being sneaky and invisible?

I know we raised levels and got them lots of Jobs, but I don't know how much we developed Aritsu and Dawn. Lyann is specialized as a Dancer and Thief, if I remember right.

>>4052114
Yes, Lyann has the whole Dancer and Singer job trees, plus the Thief tree. Actually we never bothered much with it in-camera, so to speak, but she can steal pretty much anything, including stats. That's because I based a lot of jobs and stuff off the disgaea games, and the thief has horrible stats, but the ability to rob a little bit of a target's stats, permanently, so it technically has inifnite growth potential if you train it well.

And yes, she has shadow levels, but thats just about martial arts and stealth, there's no "whore" or "seductress job". Well, she was a slave for a few years and she has no illusions about what people want from girls, so if you want her to go down to the hall to flirt and get info, she or Dawn would probably be the best choices as they are both familiar with how people treat you and act around you when they think you are helpless and don't matter.

>Lyann -> knows how to flirt and stroke the ego of off-duty soldiers
>Dawn -> knows how to leave nobles and important people feeling happy without actually getting into bed with them

>>4052091
>Other: pay a servant for info, while sending Dawn out to gather info
Dawn goes for the rich folks, and because she got that time with us in the palanquin.
I was about to also send Lyann, but then remembered that she doesn’t like that time of her life. So it’s probably for the best that we don’t make her do it.

Though it does leave a position of low-class whore info gatherer.
Maybe buy a Slave who is already that kind of slave, give them a five year contract, and then have hem power-leveled so that they get high Dancer, Singer, Thief, Assassin Job levels and the stats to match, to be our gutter runners?

>>4052193
Actually, we haven’t seen any off-duty soldiers. Were there even soldiers supposed to be here for Lyann to seduce and get info from?

>>4052215
>Actually, we haven’t seen any off-duty soldiers. Were there even soldiers supposed to be here for Lyann to seduce and get info from?

I gave a very specific example, sorry, I gave you a wrong impression. I meant that she's good with the common working man.

She could talk with an off-duty soldier, a carpenter, a cobbler, a tanner, etc, and get info from them in casual conversation while drinking with them without actually going to bed with them. Pretty much this:

>Send Lyann to get info from the common people
>Send Dawn to get into from the upper-classes

>>4052235
Okay.
Then Other: pay a servant for info, while sending Dawn out to gather info from the upper-class, and Lyann out to gather info from the working class.

>>4052240
Eh... isn't that picking "all"? I feel like you guys pick "all" too often instead of options, but fine.

***

Both Dawn and Lyann seem quite happy to be relied upon by us. Lyann says she will stay with us for dinner, and then remain in the common mess hall to gather information, while Dawn is going to check around the staff room and try to get rumours about the other guests, as well as hopefully get an introduction.

After talking about it for a bit, we summon the baggage carrier* and give him a couple of gold coins as we ask him for information, saying that

>We want to learn about trade opportunities
>We are worried about safety in the region, givven the roumors about tribal violence
>OTher


* (sorry dont remember the right word for botones in english. Maitre? Isnt that french?)

>>4052297
>>We are worried about safety in the region, givven the roumors about tribal violence
Maitre d’hotel, usually shortened to maitre d. But that is the person in charge.

>>4052297
Maybe you’re thinking of the bellhop?

>>4052319
How would I know? English isnt my first language, remember? Whomever it is that carries the guests bags to their room, brings in food trays, fetches stuff for them if asked to, etc. Like "please buy me a pack of cigars" and then you give him a tip

***

From the bellhop, we hear that while the city is still peaceful for now, being a default neutral area, the tribes avoid working in the same place or even talking to each other while in town, and it is all-too-common to find evidence of fights outside of town.

There are rumours about the northmost tribe trading spices and oils to other countries in exchange for weapons, and that only makes the other tribes more nervous. On the other side, the southern tribe is far enough (and on the opposite end of the region) that most traders are flowing to them when looking for the local products.

"If you'd like, sir, I could arrange for a representative of their tribe to meet with you? They are always willing to do business." - says the jackalkin young man

>>4052362
Oh, I got distracted for a while and thought I was playing with a friend over messenger or something. Was waiting for your IC response instead of giving options, how silly of me

***

>Yes, that would be convenient, thank you
>No, I'd rather have their contact information and go greet them
>Other

>>4052605
>Yes, that would be convenient, thank you

>>4052658
Ill see you guys tomorrow. Can someone archive the thread please?

>>4052605
>>Yes, that would be convenient, thank you

>>4052686
can I get a thread description?

>>4052728
"Dealing with the damn fool Balkan States of Alquia"

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>>4052658
>>4052728
>>Yes, that would be convenient, thank you

"Please call when you want me to come retrieve the dishes." - says the bellhop

>I'll do so
>My maid will take them downstairs
>My slave will take them downstairs
>Other

>>4053637
>I'll do so

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>>4053693

"Very well. Then, please excuse me." - says the beastkin as he closes the door

""Master, it was a chance for me t- !"" - both Dawn and Lyann raise an objection as soon as the beastkin leaves the room

They look at each other, and it seems they reach some sort of agreement as Dawn continues on her own.

"I could push the food cart into the kitchen as your maid, and fit right in, you know?" - she says with her hands on her hips - "Lyann, too."
"Can't you look for another way?"
"...alright."

"We could just send you on an errand later. Wouldn't that be fine?" - we ask after thinking about it for a bit
""..alright.""

"Done!" - While they are arguing about working for us, Aritsu has been busily unpacking our baggage and storing our things into the wardrobe and night table.
""Eeeeh!!?"" - our cute maid and lovely slave claim out together, and then switch targets towards our elfie secretary

They're getting along today too.

The local food is pretty good, though its buffs are rather low level. Well, the simple fact that it provides buffs at all shows that the hotel has a proper [cook] in the staff, so its a good place.

Once everyone is done with their meal, we have Lyann gather the leftovers into a shiny salat bowl, and leave them for Kya to enjoy.

"Ah." - she appears a few feet away - "How can I serve?"
"We're in the eastern edge of the Alquian empire. First, have a meal, and then I'd like to ask you some things."
"Yes!"

Our pet angel gets down on all four, and starts nibbling at her meal. Lyann placed her bowl towards a side of the door, so she's out of the way for transit, yet can double as watchdog on anyone going in or out of the room.

The sight of the sun-kissed blonde's sides as she eats with her left side against the wall is quite nice indeed. Her bossom is large enough it gets squished under her whenever she's on all four, and with her long hair pulled aside, her figure is beautifully displayed.

"Then, should we go out on a fetch job now?" - asks Dawn as she sits back down by our side
"It should probably be something unreasonable and hard to find. That would help people feel more empathy towards the servants of an unreasonable merchant." - comments Lyann
"Are we disguising ourselves as a wealthy merchant's entourage in the first place?" - asks Aritsu - "I realize the bellhop thought that's what we are, but he jumped to such conclusion on its own."

>Seems like it'll help us get to know the true situation in the region, rather than the sanitized one official channels may give to a high minister
>I think we should let them think whatever they want for now, but head towards the local governor's palace tomorrow
>No, we should be straightforward and explain ourselves clearly from the start. We are high officials after all.
>Other

>>4053728
>I think we should let them think whatever they want for now, but head towards the local governor's palace tomorrow
Going around undercover could be fun, but we have to think about the dignity of the office, no matter how much we want to play at being the main character of a Japanese period drama.

Getting both the sanitized version and an unsanitized version of the situation in the region could be useful in highlighting what things the local governor is trying to hide, as well as showing problems with reporting practices.

Collecting and interpreting data is important, because without context and filtering, data is just noise. But if important information gets filtered out in the name of streamlining and ease of understanding, then that's just as bad as having no filters.

>>4053728
>>I think we should let them think whatever they want for now, but head towards the local governor's palace tomorrow

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>>4053958
>>4053733
>>I think we should let them think whatever they want for now, but head towards the local governor's palace tomorrow

"Alright, I am counting on you two, now." - we kiss Dawn and Lyann, then rub the top of their heads a little bit
"P-please watch out for my horns, Master." - complains the strawberry-colored maid as she blushes red
"Hnn... to think that Master was so small and cute... I want to grow taller soon..." - Lyann
"Nope. I like my Lyann the way she is. Or rather, you are perfect, so stay like this forever, alright?"
"...!" - it is her turn to blush bright red

They excuse themselves, and leave the room together with Dawn pushing the foodcart.

Lyann is going to visit some local shops, while Dawn will go to the kitchen and impose herself on the staff there in our name.

In other words, she will sell to them the idea that we are a important person who is particular about his food. Its a common enough story, hopefully.

"What should we do in the meanwhile, president?" - Aritsu looks towards us as she waits for instructions
"Well..."

>"I'm playing a spoiled man, right?" - lewd the elfie
>"We should have until sunset, and that's about half a day away, let's go and check the local markets too."
>Other

***

This time zone should be just an hour ahead of Alquia

>>4054065
>"We should have until sunset, and that's about half a day away, let's go and check the local markets too."

>>4054065
>>"We should have until sunset, and that's about half a day away, let's go and check the local markets too."

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>>4054071

"Ah, yes!" - she rummages through her baggage and pulls out her notebook and a bar of graphite.

We haven't managed to make wooden pencils yet. Ironically, mechanical pencils are easier to make, given our workshop and contacts. Well, they've become fairly popular with merchants and nobles in Albion and Opal.

"Ah, Kya, are you done with lunch? Good girl." - we praise her while crouching by her side and caressing her at the base of her wings
"Ah... thank you, Maste~r" - she looks like a spoiled cat, lifting her wings and stretching them up until they push against the ceiling, and lowering her upper body a little more, causing her generous breasts to spill from the sides as they get squished under her.

>Leave her to watch the room
>Attach a leash and take her for walkies with us
>Have her walk with us, treat her like a fiancée rather than a pet
>Other

"It'll be a good chance to see how the tribes' problems have affected the market prices at a local level..." - Aritsu is being her responsible and serious, normal self, I see

>>4054169
>Leave her to watch the room
>Other: have the Jungle Faeries come out and keep Kya company.
We're trying to not be too conspicuous. Kya being a Pet would cause problems, not because she's a Pet, but because having such a unique and powerful Pet would stand out too much.
Having a beautiful elven secretary is already weird enough, not to mention our hair color standing out among the locals. The Jungle Faeries should be unique enough to go with our "rich and powerful foreign merchant".

>>4054169
supporting >>4054184

>>4054169
>Attach a leash and take her for walkies with us
We can't treat her like a fiancee; people can see that she's a pet.
Also, leaving her behind is punishing her for choosing the pet lifestyle. Though maybe this would make her realize she needed to be more careful with her wish.

>>4054237
so are you switching your vote?

>>4054288
No, I'll stick with leaving her to watch the room for now. She argued so much to be a pet, so she has to deal with the problems that come with being a pet. If we have to deal with the political fallout of making a princess of a friendly kingdom into our pet, then she has to deal with a half day of being cooped up in a room.

I'm back from GMing, but super tired and on thursday I need to be at the hospital for exams at 8am, 12pm, and 4pm, so will probably be super exhausted in the evening too. Will try to GM tomorrow

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>>4054230
>>4054184
>>Leave her to watch the room
>>Other: have the Jungle Faeries come out and keep Kya company.

"Alright. Dawn, you can take the food cart back. Lyann will act independently, and Aritsu and I will go check the local markets."

The girls nod, while Kya finishes licking the bowl clean. Hm, It really looks as if her breasts could support her all on their own, don't they? I mean, they are supple but firm, and large enough to look about to spill over as she leans down on all four...

"Ah, that's right. Kya, you stay and watch the room, alright? I'm not sure if the staff will come clean while we're gone, but..."

>If anyone tries to steal anything, just take them prisoner
>Feel free to eat anyone trying to steal from us
>Other

"...I'll leave Miel and Miel II to keep you company, so play nicely with them."
"Hn!" - she lifts her head off the bowl, and nods, a tiny bit of vegetable still sticking out of her pink lips

>>4055206
>If anyone tries to steal anything, just take them prisoner

>Miel and Miel II
Ah, but Miel isn't a Pet; she is the Queen in the North, the Matriarch of the Miel Hegemony. She may be our fiancee but she isn't a Pet.
I suggest changing it to Miel II, Banou, Johari, Nalah (the 3 Jungle Faeries we received from Heven).

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>>4055272
that seems fine to me, but isnt it too many pets in the room?

>>4055283
I don't think so. It's 5 people (Kya, Miel II, Banou, Johari, Nalah), and we were okay with 5 people (Kya, Eldric, Aritsu, Lyann, Dawn) before.

And if it does get crowded, the Faeries can shrink down to their faerie size.
They're not Beasts, they're all people.

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>>4055290

Well, imagine you work at a hotel and go in to clean a room and find 5 pets playing around inside the room. What would you think? Though sure, most of them shrinking down would help. Would be like a large dog and 4 parrots... well, it would still be a lot I think, unless they're neatly all in a cage or at least a perch somewhere

>>4055298
I think it's okay. We're trying to be an unreasonable rich merchant.

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Dawn humms to herself as she pushes the food cart down the hallway and towards the kitchen.

As she comes across a hotel cleaning lady, she asks her about which stair she should use to go down with the cart. Indeed, there is no such thing as a service stairs, but there is instead a small service elevator to lift or lower dishes to the second and third floor.

The foodcarts remain in their respective floors unless they are in need of repairs, and are kept out of the way most of the time.

'That's a bit troublesome' - she thinks, since she wanted to roll into the kitchen behind the cart in order to start a conversation with the staff.

Just placing the empty dishes in the small service elevator and lowering them like that into the kitchen will somewhat dampen those plans.

'I guess I will try and explain that Master is picky about his food.'

Like that, she heads down into the kitchen after she's done sending the dishes down ahead of her, and announces herself politely as she goes in.

"Hello, please excuse my intrusion." - she opens the door gently and walks in.

As expected of a large inn, the kitchen is quite spacious. There are three stoves and two cooks. This may be too little when considering the restaurant in the first floor, but there are instead three large, long tables used for preparing dishes.

It seems the local cooking style implies doing most manipulation of the meals on the cold or raw ingredients, and then letting them into the ovens, grills or otherwise cooking them without further manipulating them.

'Ah, I feel like making a joke about honest cooks, but I wonder how could I set up the non-manipulating bit first?'

"Yes? Are you with one of the guests?" - one of the cooks looks at the young maid, wondering what she's there for
"Ah, indeed!" - she curtsies politely - "I am Dawn. My Master is a rather picky eater, so he wants me to prepare his meals when we are abroad."

***

It's been a while! Roll 1d100 to make a charisma check on Dawn's behalf!

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>4055356
Wow, it's been so long since we rolled.

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>>4055358
>Wow, it's been so long since we rolled.

Well, we haven't fought anything that can actually put up a dangerous fight in a while, and we're high enough level our attribute rolls can't fail even on a 1 most of the time. I don't think we've powerleveled Dawn, tho, so she can legitimately roll.

***

"Is that so?" - the cook seems unconvinced
"Of course, we are still paying for the ingredients, and I'd like to take the chance to exchange recipes."
"Oh! That sounds good. Which region are you from?"
"Sbastia. That is practically against the Ceta mountain range."
"That is quite a distance indeed." - says the cook - "Are you familiar enough with the local ingredients?"
"That is why, I'd appreciate any guidance." - she lowers her head and waits
"Hm. Alright then, come in. These are [Black Oyster]s, and these are..." - the cook starts teaching her about local ingredients

***

Meanwhile, Lyann is considering her own course of action...

>Talk with the local prostitutes to hear about rumours from loose lipped troopers
>Pose as an entertainer to get intimate with said troops. Maybe as a [Singer] or [Dancer] in a local tavern. Maybe just dance in a populous plaza or square and get some admirers that way
>Directly pretend to be a prostitute herself and try to get a customer to talk
>Other

>>4055376
>I don't think we've powerleveled Dawn
We should. Maybe once the Constructs are high enough level that they can be allowed to grind by themselves in the Ant Queen Boss Room. Or we find a different method of grinding.

>Talk with the local prostitutes to hear about rumours from loose lipped troopers

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>>4055379
It just hit me, but she's a person, not a pet. Shouldnt we treat her as a separate entity with the same basic abilities as us? What Im trying to say is, let's get her some pets and have her get exp the same way we do. We just need to copy the [Exp Chain] and give her a copy

>>4055467
Oh, I forgot that we can copy magic items.
The only problem I see with using the EXP Chain is that most Pets need someone to give them orders, right? So whoever Dawn uses in her grinding group is going to have an incredibly boring job, unless they have lots of books to read.

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>>4055474
Well, didn't you want to "punish" Kya?

Alternatively, I see no problem with doing just that. Grabbing a pet that likes reading, handing her a book and some constructs and saying "break a leg"

Heck, now that I think about it further, wouldnt a super low level dungeon (remember only chickens spawn on those dungeons 1st floors) work? It would be even safer since you can retreat at any time, and nearly all the chickens drop meat or eggs as loot.

Now, Im not sure if we would creash the chicken market, though...

>>4055481
I remember we did give Lyann and Aritsu some Pets to put in their Menageries. And I think Aritsu has that Dungeon Fairie, that we should let out.

We should breed more Pets to give to our fiancees for their grinding and looting parties.

>chicken
Could we use a Devadasi to alter a Dungeon's floors so that only 1 type of monster appears per floor?

>>4055488
>Could we use a Devadasi to alter a Dungeon's floors so that only 1 type of monster appears per floor?
Devadashi
Also, the type of monster or monsters that come out is randomly set. The reason the temples charge an arm and a leg for making a new foodgeon is because its a huge pain in the ass

1st - You need 4+ ]Devadashi, which is a "high level" job with lots of prerequisites
2nd - They need to dance and sing in an uninterrupted ceremony in each floor you want to have resetted, which means you also need a bunch of people tanking for them and making sure they don't take any damage for the duration of the ritual, which may need to be repeated many times even if they dont take any damage, until the desired type/s of monsters start spawning
3rd - this can go on for several days

So yes, we can, but its a huge pain in the ass of everyone involved.

Assuming they don't take any damage at all, we'd still need to roll in a random table many times until we get the type of monster we want.

Well, its RNG so I guess we COULD get lucky and get it right on the first ceremony but the chances of that are like 2%. More often than not, the ceremony ends with a "eeeeh, good enough" feel to it

>>4055513
Would the XP gained from Chickens be better than XP gained from the soldier ant trash adds in the Boss Room? I think the ants only gave 1 XP, right?

If we sold the chicken meat, eggs, and feathers, we'd probably crash the market.
Maybe we can use them to help supplement the Free Food Dispensers since otherwise the nutrient paste is bland.
The orphanages could always use more food, I guess. And helping the poor.

>>4055522
>Would the XP gained from Chickens be better than XP gained from the soldier ant trash adds in the Boss Room? I think the ants only gave 1 XP, right?

I'd say its about the same. But even if they are worth 1exp, one every thousand ants drops something and their level is high enough it can be a really good drop. The chickens are level 1, so there's no getting around the fact they just drop [Chicken Meat] and [Egg] x1

Well, at least they ALL drop meat or eggs, so we'd end with a small mountain of it

Anyway, have Lyann check with the ladies-in-waiting, then?

>>4055535
>Anyway, have Lyann check with the ladies-in-waiting, then?
Yes.

>>4055541

The redhead spots what she's looking for, or rather, whom she is looking for, standing by the corner of an alley leading to a tavern as she waits.

"Heya." - she greets the young woman - "Are you waiting for Mr Right?"
"Mr Right-Amount, yesh." -the woman grins - "What is it to you? Are you new? I don't mind sharing my corner, but you'll have to negotiate with the others if you want to become a regular in the area."
"Ah, actually, I was wondering how much you'd charge me for ... an hour or so?"
"Eh?"

Lyann explains that her master wants information and is willing to pay for it, so she'd like to invite her (she identifies herself as Sara) to eat something and have a talk.

Sara is a large silver coin girl, which means she charges 10 silver coins per customer. Lyann pays in advance, and offers a meal to top it off, so she has no issue in going with her into a tavern...

***

The strawberry maid is having quite a bit of fun trying out the local ingredients, while the local cooks are enjoying the talk and recipes.

To be honest, she already forgot what her real objective was.

Well, she'll remember later. Probably

***

"...so, the tribes are more aggressive the further north you go." - says Sara as she eats a roasted chicken leg
"I guess there must be a reason for that? Have you heard anything about it?"
"There's a new leader in the north most tribe. A really aggressive one. Its encroaching in the territory of the nearest tribe, which forces it to push into the territory of its own neighbor, which..."
"Yes, I get the picture"
"Plus they've never gotten along in the first place." - she shrugs
"So just removing that leader wouldn't fix the issue." - comments Lyann as she sips from a large beer mug
"It'd be a start, but its not like they'll be friends right away just because of that, you know?"
"I heard they've been fighting for ever." - nods Lyann, then lowers her drink
"Well, fighting as such, only in the last few years, I guess? But they've always been hostile."
"I see..."

***

"Ah!" - Dawn freezes, her tail and wings stretching up
"What is it, young miss?" - asks the chief cook
"I just remembered, I was supposed to ask about the region's safety!"
"Is that so? Well, I see. Let me think..."
"Hm hm." - she looks at the head chef and waits
"Well, as I understand it, there used to be just four tribes in the area, but now there's five. Apparently there was a breakout in the northmost tribe and the more violent members made their own tribe..."
"Hn hn." - Dawn nods nods, waitinf for him to cintinue
"They've been pushing into the souther tribes' territories. I think its an issue about living space, since they can't move into the swamp, of course."
"Hn hn."

As it turns out, the head chef likes to gossip

1/?

>>4055614

***

"President, that should be it for the prices of local goods." - says Aritsu as she snaps her notebook closed - "Should we introduce ourselves at the local governor's offices now?"

>Let's just leave a notification of our arrival. We can officially arrive tomorrow morning
>Alright, let's go do that right now
>Other

>>4055615
>Let's just leave a notification of our arrival. We can officially arrive tomorrow morning

I don't feel like respecting those aggressors. Let's just use the Empire's might to wipe them out, enslaving all of them to serve as Pets for the Honey Faeries.
It will be a show of force, to remind everyone about the power of the Alquian Empire and what happens when they get out of line.

>>4055615
>>Let's just leave a notification of our arrival. We can officially arrive tomorrow morning

>>4055624
Our chances of getting Mako's seal of approval on that are slightly lower than a snowball's chance in hell, tho.

Anyway, I'm goin out. Remember tomorrow I'm likely to drop dead in bed when I come back from the hospital, so we'll likely continue on a new thread on friday, guys. Take care :D

Friends haven't arrived to pick me up yet

>>4055702
>>4055622
>>Let's just leave a notification of our arrival. We can officially arrive tomorrow morning

***

"In that case, as your secretary, please allow me to deliver the necessary documents." - says our gold-blond elfie
"Is that so...? What should I do, then?"
"Why don't you go back and wait at the hotel? I am sure Kya and the others must be bored just waiting on their own."
"You are probably right..."
"Please don't go overboard, though. I'd like a clean bed waiting for my arrival..."

>"Eh? Overboard in what way, is it?" - feign ignorance and tease the elfie
>"Got it. Ah, we did buy a nice woolly rug, so I think I'll break it in while waiting for you. Then you can help me break it further yet." - lewd
>"I know. I'll just give the new regulations book another red through."
>Other

>>4055755
>"Eh? Overboard in what way, is it?" - feign ignorance and tease the elfie
A teased Aritsu is cute!

>>4055755
>>"Eh? Overboard in what way, is it?" - feign ignorance and tease the elfie

>>4055795
>>4055771
>>"Eh? Overboard in what way, is it?" - feign ignorance and tease the elfie

"Hm!? T-that's... lewd. Lewd things... with Kya..." - oh, she has somehow managed to look straight at us without actually looking at us

Its like she's focusing on something right behind us. Rather than looking away and showing just how embarrassed she is, she's working hard at trying to look calm, but... well, the apple-red blush and the tense, gently wiggling ears give up her actual mood.

>Pat her head and tell her she doesn't needs to force herself. An embarrassed Aritsu is super cute, she doesn't need to change
>Lean in and kiss her, then invite her to 'go too far' with us
>Other

>>4059501
>Pat her head and tell her she doesn't needs to force herself. An embarrassed Aritsu is super cute, she doesn't need to change
>Other: and hold her hand

>>4059501
supporting >>4059508

>>4059525
>>4059508
>>Pat her head and tell her she doesn't needs to force herself. An embarrassed Aritsu is super cute, she doesn't need to change
>>Other: and hold her hand

She relaxes, her ears loosening as we pat and rub her head while telling her not to force herself.

"You are the most beautiful when you are you."

Oh, nice blush! Her ears perked right up again, too, this is such a nice reaction.

Yup, definitively... an embarrassed Aritsu is best.

"P-p-president..." - she stutters when we take her hand into our own.

>Alright, so let's 'go overboard' when we get back
>Take her around for sightseeing purposes. We haven't had a date in forever.
>Other

>>4059546
>Take her around for sightseeing purposes. We haven't had a date in forever.

>>4059546
>>Take her around for sightseeing purposes. We haven't had a date in forever.

>>4059649
>>4059555
>>Take her around for sightseeing purposes. We haven't had a date in forever.

We take our elven princess out for a walk, checking the pink and white buildings and streets. Despite how troublesome the region may be right now, it is part of the empire that used to be run by Mako's bloodline, and the architecture seem to reflect this, showing plenty of gentle, round curves with barely any hard edges or corners. There are gardens nearly everywhere, but in a tropical forest biome, that isn't much of an achievement.

Rather than trying to make things grow, the art lies in choosing what grows where, with many beastkin fussing about with the plants before it hits us:

The plants seem to need someone to manually pollinate them. There's no honey faeries here, after all.

"The trees are quite tall, aren't they? But, I see hardly any straight types. They all seem to be shade trees, with foliage growing towards the side, almost like umbrellas." - our official tree-hugger points out after a bit
"Well, these are gardens. I can imagine people would pick trees for beauty and convenience."
"Hn. I see."

>At the island manor, let's have an orchard of fruit trees
>At the island manor, let's make a beautiful garden
>Other

>>4059713
>At the island manor, let's have an orchard of fruit trees

>>4059713
>>At the island manor, let's have an orchard of fruit trees

>>4059742
>>At the island manor, let's have an orchard of fruit trees

"That... isn't that a lot of work? I mean, there's many maids, but it will take them weeks to help every tree..."
"...no, no. That'd be the faeries job, you know?"
"Eh?"
"Eh?"

Could it be, fruit trees are normally pollinated by hand in this world? I'd like to retort at so many things, but to begin with, how did such a stupid thing happen? How did they evolve...?

No, hold on. Considering the gods seem to have just gone and directly created or spawned things as they are, I could see them just dropping a couple hundred people into the world, and some trees, and letting them figure it out themselves... I hope there was a help screen or something to tell them what to do.

We really need to talk with whomever is responsible for this type of thing.

But meanwhile, who'd guess we would actually, seriously have to give our elfie The Talk About the Bees and the Flowers, and be serious about it?

"Let's have a snack, and I will explain while we eat."
"Ah... alright?"

We buy some local hot pastry with ...ooh, they have cheese here! Hmm... knowing how things work in this world, it probably drops in a local dungeon, doesn't it? Well, come think about it, maybe we should try making cheese by ourselves now that we have plenty of milk sources of a dairy basis?

Anyway, we sit with our elfie and enjoy the treat by the edge of a viewing spot overlooking most of the town, then give her The Talk. Or rather, just a talk? I mean, there's no innuendo here, it really is about the bees and the flowers, after all...

"Oh!" - she finished her treat and was listening to us as we spoke

Of course, since we are talking and eating, we're eating much slower than she is.

"Well, I think it'd be interesting if they just use the [Fabricate] skill to make honey inside the hives..." - I mean, some people like the idea of coffee made with grains that went through the whole digestive track of monkeys and elephants, wine made with the assistance of young women's feet, and of course, honey back home was just a bee's puke, after all.

I am sure there would be a huge market in japan if we were to export honey made from the puke of cute faeries, though. Oh Japan, you rascal!

Based on Aritsu's slightly blue face, I think it'll be better for her mental health if the faeries do use [Fabricate], honestly.

"Ah... well, I am sure food output would stabilize a lot if we could depend on the faeries to do the pollinization in a reliable and timely manner..." - she says after adjusting her glasses for a bit.

Yup, she's so in touch with her inner administrator, isn't she?

>Let's go back to the hotel
>Let's play around for a bit longer
>Other

>>4059785
>Let's go back to the hotel

>>4059785
>>Let's go back to the hotel

>>4059869
>>4059820
Im goin out to eat with some friends, let's continue tomorrow. I'll make a new thread if needed

***

We walk side by side, just enjoying the stroll together with our blonde fiancée, then ask a bellhop to let our maid know that we are back and will want dinner brought up to the room.

And as we go into the room itself, we find Kya and the faeries sitting on the fluffy rug in the middle of the room, talking happily with each other. Well, except for Miel II, they come from the same region of the world, so perhaps they have enough in common for an evening's conversation.

"Ah! Welcome back, Master!" - says Kya as she gets ready to come and greet us

>Stop her and remind her that she is a pet. She can greet us from the floor, and has to wait until she is called
>Smile and smooch her while caressing her a little bit
>Other

***

I'll see you tomorrow, guys

>>4059890
>Smile and smooch her while caressing her a little bit

>>4059890
>>Smile and smooch her while caressing her a little bit

>>4059890
>>Stop her and remind her that she is a pet. She can greet us from the floor, and has to wait until she is called
She asked for this.

>>4059890
switching to
>>Stop her and remind her that she is a pet. She can greet us from the floor, and has to wait until she is called

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<-- what a cute elfie. Nice art, too. So nice to see a MC that isn't in highschool (MC is the old mage).

>>4060579
>>4060312
>>>Stop her and remind her that she is a pet. She can greet us from the floor, and has to wait until she is called

"Kya, sit." - we gesture for her to stop, and calmly but firmly admonish her - "A good pet should look happy about seeing her master, but should wait until she's called by him, understand?"

>Adjust her position on the floor (a bit S/M)
>Strictly instruct her about floor postures (stricter S/M)
>Its enough if she waits until being called

>>4064695
>Adjust her position on the floor (a bit S/M)

>>4064695
>>Adjust her position on the floor (a bit S/M)

>>4064798
>>4064734
>>Adjust her position on the floor (a bit S/M)

"Support your feet on your toes, and your butt on your heels. Knees apart. There you go, now you look like such a lovely pet." - we instruct her
"Yes, Master~" - she cooes happily to us

Well, she does look lovely, so its fine if she likes it, I guess.

After sitting on the bed, we start going over the list of goods and their prices with Aritsu, and finally gesture Kya over so we can enjoy caressing her as she lays her head on our lap.

Hn. Turns out there is quite a number of luxury goods coming from this city, but nearly no basic foodstuff other than cheese and oranges, of all things. They are almost completely reliant on trade for their basic necessities, but I guess they at least won't get scurvy.

It takes a while for Dawn to come back, and Lyann arrives while we listen to her. Of course, afterwards, we listen to Lyann's report, and decide to...

>Go visit the northern tribes
>Go visit the swamp and deploy the jungle faeries
>Other

...tomorrow

>>4064962
>Other
Look into potential places to start our manor, which will be the base of the Jungle Faeries as they expand. Also we were scheduled to visit the Governor.