It was noon the next day, Kameron met up and Munakata since he wanted to have a talk with him according to Mikoto. After walking to the entrance to the village, Kameron saw Munakata standing there with his arms crossed as he talked with the village head.
Walking over to the two, Kameron gave them both a greeting as they both looked at him. Sensing the odd atmosphere Kameron quickly asked what the problem was and after a few seconds Mikoto asked him a question.
"Do you really want to be a King, Kameron?"
"Of course I do!" Kameron replied quickly as he looked right into Munakata's eyes.
"If you do then you should ask everyone to pack their things so we can leave this area. You do understand how dangerous it is for everyone to remain here right?" He asked him as he kept a straight face like a dad talking to a son.
"What are you talking about? I just told everyone they could stay here and we can make this place the center of my kingdom." Kameron replied a bit annoyed that Munakata said that to him.
"Let me explain it to you then since you aren't thinking like a king," Munakata said as he began to explain the issues with Kameron's plans to become king.
"What do you think your stunt of bringing us here started in the new kingdoms? You opened a literal hole in space. If both kingdoms saw that then they would send a strong force to find who or what did that, within a day or two."
"Also, what if either force saw you trying to block them? The human forces would attack while labeling you all traitors to humanity, and the demons wouldn't care and just attack anyways. You would be digging yourself a hole to die inside if you tried doing that. " Munakata said as Kameron stayed silent while listening to him.
"Next would be your biggest problem. I've looked around the area and there are too many ways for the village to be attacked. I've spotted over 20 places where there are weaknesses in the village's defenses alone. From the map I've seen earlier, this village is right in the middle of the new skirmish zone. This place will become a battleground giving you no chance to build it up at all." He said as he pushed up the rim of his glasses.
"You have 2 options, you can relocate everyone to another village, one a further south that is closer to the oceanfront or you can relocate to a village more in the human territory. Both are good areas for trade and other things. That is unless you want to just develop a village from scratch but you would need the personal power to do this while also creating a presence that both kingdoms are cautious of."
"I would advise going to the village closer to the ocean, I've heard the war hasn't been involving naval combat and both kingdoms are more focused on land combat apparently. Also, trading by water will help you develop your area faster instead of trying to trade through the middle of a war zone. This also opens up the possibility of cross-continent trade in the future."
"So? What will it be?" Munakata asked after explaining the situation to Kameron.
Kameron was quiet as he listened to everything Munakata said and came to a single conclusion. He wasn't thinking enough.
With the spectacle the summon caused it is easy to know both kingdoms will want to know what happened, turning this village into rubble in the process. Also, even if he wanted to stay here and build up the village he is still too weak to do so. He also knew that he couldn't expose Munakata and Mikoto yet, as their powers manifest the sword of Damocles and give their position away.
For now, he needs to think small. He remembered Ina telling him that Rome wasn't built in a day. He hadn't cared much when she told him but now he understands why she said that. A kingdom can't be build overnight.
Kameron while thinking of how stupid he had been, sighed and covered his face with his hand before moving his fingers so his eyes peeked through the gap.
"I understand. I've been foolish in my thinking and haven't considered anything. Thank you Munakata, we will move further south to the village close to the ocean. If we can slowly trade with the human kingdom and increase our power gradually, we should be able to break away from them and do what we originally planned.
I also need to work on my own power if we really want a chance at doing this. Furthermore, we have no information on either side at all but if we can do something about that I believe we should be able to work around any problems." He said as he turned to the village head.
"Village Head Leo? Are you able to ask everyone to pack their things and prepare to move to the village in the south? Also, how long of a journey would it be?" He asked as he crossed his arms.
"It should take around two months if we make good time but if there are problems it could take up an extra half a month. We've traded with them a few times over the years so we know the time to travel between both places on both good and bad days. Also, I can ask everyone to pack their things but they will need an explanation by one of you." He answered as he looked between Mikoto and Kameron.
"I will handle that, you should think more about what you can do to make yourself stronger. You can't protect your people without strength. Also, think more about things before you act, kings think a lot about the positives and negatives of their every decision. If you want to become a king you need to do the same." Munakata said as he began walking into the village with Leo, Leaving Kameron to look out at the fields leading into the forest.
(You have one thing that can make you money and get you stronger at the same time ) Ina finally said after Kameron spend a few minutes thinking about things.
"What is it?" He asked.
(You do remember you got a monster dungeon right?) She asked.
"Wait a second..." Kameron said as he checked his inventory and pulled out a small white spiral tower that was currently around 2 feet tall and looked at the description for it.
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[Monster Dungeon(Small)]
The owner of the dungeon is able to place and activate the dungeon in an open area that is at least 100 meters in length and width.
When the dungeon is placed, 10 floors will be created with the first floor being at the top and the tenth being underground. Before the dungeon is activated the Owner must enter and select the type of monsters that will spawn on each floor and the dungeon bosses for the 5th and 10th floors.
After activation, the dungeon will begin spawning monsters if there are any users on the designated floor.
The dungeon will not be destroyed after the final boss is killed. Instead, it will continue functioning until deactivated by the owner. This gives the owner the opportunity to increase the number of floors and monsters based on the rewarded dungeon points.
The owner can appoint 1 administrator to operate the dungeon in the event the owner is unavailable.
Dungeon points are given based on the number of intruders killed inside.
More details will be given to the owner after they enter the first floor.
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"That's... pretty good! If I can farm the dungeon I should be able to gain a lot of levels! And I can also make an adventurer's guild in the village."
(What will be the bad thing if you use this dungeon?) Ina asked seeing him not think enough.
Taking a few minutes to think, Kameron sighed as he put away the dungeon. "If I do place the dungeon and its existence is found out by either kingdom they will try to claim ownership of it and I will take a big loss..."
(Well it technically won't be too bad. If the dungeon is found out, it will bring a lot of adventurers who want to gain levels and get stronger, in the end, you will benefit but you still need your own personal strength to keep it under your control. Plus you should be able to level up those 2 guys inside of there right? Why not take the risk?) Ina said.
"There are a lot of factors to this Ina... I'll think about it on our way to the next village." He said as he began walking back into the village.
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