Poison
"…U… uu…"
"Are you awake?"
About 20 minutes using the first aid Aristes had.
Eugenia finally started to move.
"...I am awake. Thank you both."
"You're welcome, and please thank the horse as well."
You can tell what the horse is thinking by looking at its actions.
This guy didn't run away, it came to call for help.
"All of the Sordalene family’s horses are of the Shion bloodline, so it’s a natural thing to do. Thank you Roniya."
That seems to be the name of this horse
Roniya gently blows on Eugenia.
Aristes reacts when he hears such a conversation.
"I see. Is this Shion's bloodline?"
"Do you know, Aristes?"
"Yes, it's said to be the famous horse driven by the famous Shelma royal ax and spear."
"Heh..."
"By the way, one foal costs 75 million gold coins, so if you want to buy one, please come to me."
"Expensive! By the way, where is the stallion?"
"There's no way I'm going to sell it."
"Okay, what's the seeding fee?"
"Please prepare 30 million gold coins."
"Aristes…"
"It's not like the Empire is going to tilt... but if we had that much leeway, we'd probably use it for military vehicle planning."
Is that an amount you can pay as a hobby?
"…What happened to them?"
"I killed the person who was pulling your hair and the person near him."
"What about the others?"
"Aristes"
When Aristes was asked to explain, he pulled out a tooth.
"It's their teeth."
When he said that and crushed it lightly with his index finger and thumb, the tooth broke.
"He suddenly started vomiting, and then his mouth melted and he died."
"Is it poison? Did they drink it beforehand?"
"Judging by their reactions right before they died, it seems that they were not aware that they had ingested the poison. Since we were able to identify the poison, it is certain that they did not intend to die."
"What kind of poison is it?"
"It's one of the mushroom poisons. If you ingest it, your internal organs will be gradually eaten away over a period of about five days, and then you'll be sick all at once at the moment of death."
"It's a scary poison."
"If you are prepared to die from the beginning, they will put poison in the back teeth, and if you think about the possibility that the planned date and time will be delayed, you won't use them like this."
"I see…"
Eugenia looks sad.
"Was he an acquaintance?”
"Yes, I have often had him serve as my bodyguard since I was a child."
"I see"
――――
"You have the guts to eat after hearing about poison."
Then three people and one animal
The replacement locomotive had already passed
I decided to eat next to the station while the workers were desperately trying to repair the broken down locomotive.
"Aristes, how long does the locomotive stop here?"
"In three days."
"That's right, there's no way I won't drink or eat during that time."
So I prepared a meal
Fortunately, Aristes had a week's worth of emergency food.
"Prince, please light the fire."
"Type 2 food?"
"There's no way they have Type 1 food."
"Is that so?"
"What do you mean by numbers 1 and 2?"
Type 1 food
Preserve fresh ingredients by refrigerating or freezing them
It is food prepared on the spot.
"Does that mean I can eat normally?"
"That's right."
The problem is that it uses a large power like in locomotives, large military vehicles, and Eckezachs.
Type 2 food
Canned goods, semi-processed products using preservatives
This can last even without electricity.
There are various theories about its origin, but the most famous one in the empire is probably the pemmican.
"It's mainly cooked by baking, boiling, or stir-frying. Apparently, it's okay to eat it as is, but I've never eaten it."
Type 3 food
I've never eaten or seen this before.
I once asked a soldier
Everyone says, [It's better to boil the weeds].
Rumor has it that it can be eaten even if left in the open for 15 years.
Oops, I just got into it.
Aristes has already opened the food and is waiting for the fire.
"Orya, bonfire!"
"Mm!"
"Mm?"
This time Eugenia was interested in the fact that I had started the fire.
"It’s not a magic tool, is it?"
"Yeah, just a normal scientific tool."
I see, ignition sticks aren't common in Shelma?
"Do you have any matches here?"
"There is, but it's quite expensive."
"I see, it’s convenient, isn’t it?"
"It seems easier to handle than matches. I'd like one."
"Should I mass produce it and sell it?"
"Prince, where are you going to build that factory?"
"Is it impossible?"
"It's impossible. It can't be made in Eckezachs, and the developers would be reluctant to bring that technology to the current southwest continent."
However, how expensive would it be to transport it from the empire?
Even a single ignition stick is made with precision machinery.
I guess... using a match would be better than making it by hand.
It's really annoying that the word [cost performance] becomes a stumbling block when it comes to anything.
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