This time I'll do whatever it takes not to lose anyone!

Elsa looked at Luck in surprise.

'What do you need an oven for? It's only 1000 degrees, right? I can handle it!'

Luck: (0_o)

I forgot Senna could create fire.

'Anyway, Senna, even if you're right, there's nothing we can do! I can't afford lime and volcanic mould, so I can't do anything.'

Nikolai stood up excitedly.

'Who says we don't have lime and volcanic mould?'

Luck: ????

'I said I don't have that much money and gold is useless to me.'

'It's only lime and volcanic mould, isn't it? Leave it to me and tomorrow I'll have all the lime and mould you want brought here!'

'See you tomorrow, I have to go urgently.' 

Luck stared after Nikolai as he quickly left the room.

Luck, seeing that Senna and Elsa were also excited and like to run out of the room at any moment, said, 'What's wrong with you? Where did Nikolay go? Where is he going to get lime and volcanic mould?'

'Luck, you scared us for nothing!'

'Yes Luck! Only lime and volcanic mould! How expensive can cement be if that's all it's made of!'

Luck: (ﾟ⊿ﾟ)

Only lime and volcanic mould?

Can't cement be expensive?

Are you making fun of me!

Thinking he was being made fun of, Luck sarcastically said, 'What, do you think lime and volcanic mould are just things you find on the road? What do you mean? Do you have a lime mine or an extinct volcano?'

Not understanding Luck's sarcastic behaviour, the two girls nodded their heads in a very serious manner.

'Yes, there is a lime mine near the compound, although the lime mine does not belong to us, and it is unclaimed.'

'And we know many places where there are both extinct and active volcanoes! They're not far away.'

Luck: ( ﾟ▽ﾟ)

They really have lime mines! They should be able to find volcanic mould!

I've made a fool of myself! It's normal for them to believe that's why cement is expensive! They might even think I'm fooling them!

Feeling the need to explain himself, Luck hesitantly said 'Oh I didn't know...where I come from volcanic mould and lime are expensive things...'

...

As soon as Nikolai had left the room, he immediately began to assign his subordinates.

'Get a team to the lime mine and get as much lime out as you can!'

'I need volcanic mould! I need a team to go to the scorched earth and collect as much volcanic mould as possible!'

Nikolai's subordinates: ( ಠ ಠ )

What's going on? Lime and volcanic mould?

Has the boss lost his mind from overwork? 

Nikolai stared in amazement at his subordinates, who looked at him suspiciously, without taking any action.

Don't my words carry any weight anymore?

Exuding an intense killing intent, Nikolai said, 'What did I tell you...'

'Yes, sir!'

.....

Scorched Earth

Bryan Toretto watched the starfighters hurriedly digging up the volcanic mould.

'I can't believe it...they even sent the starfighters guarding the compound to collect lime and volcanic mould...'

'I don't know what the guild master is thinking, but it is not for us to judge him, captain.'

'Then why do you wait here with me, or are you afraid that your delicate body will tire?' Bryan asked sarcastically to his subordinate, who had a bow and quiver of arrows hanging on his back.

The Archer, a smile on his lips, said, 'Captain, you are old! I'm standing guard here with you so your eyes won't see threats from afar!'

Bryan: ୧༼ಠ益ಠ༽୨

Bryan, waving the axe in his hand threateningly, "My axe is still very sharp unlike my eyes, do you want to try it?"

Raising his hands in the air, the archer cautiously walked away, "Captain, I just remembered I had something to do, see you later!"

Bryan looked at the back of the retreating archer with a wistful grin.

"You're right mate, I'm getting really old...I wish Senna and Elsa were here..."

...

Daniel thought inwardly as he watched the starfighters carrying buckets of limestone.

I don't know why we were sent to collect these useless limestones when we had the chance to awaken the starfighters with firearms...

"Captain! Another carriage is full! I'm sending five men to escort the car to the compound, with your permission!"

Waving his hand, Daniel "send...how many cars has this been today?"

"Reporting! 12 cars, captain!"

Daniel pinched his nose with his hand, "No other orders from the settlement? Is the order to transport limestone still in effect?"

"Yes, captain! The order to carry as much limestone as possible continues! No other orders were given!"

"Understood, you can go."

Daniel turned around without looking at the soldier walking away and looked at the lime mountain in front of him, which was dense in white.

They won't ask us to carry lime until they've destroyed this whole mountain, will they?

...

Blood Adventurers Compound

Nicholas made a thorough tour of the fortifications and had a subordinate walking beside him take notes on the partially strong and durable walls, trying to finalise the length of the walls to be rebuilt or repaired.

"What was the result? How long will the wall be rebuilt?"

"Sir, of the 10 kilometres of fortifications, 2 kilometres are intact, 2 kilometres are relatively stable, but most of the 8 kilometres of fortifications are damaged and crumbling."

Although prepared for worst-case scenarios, Nikolai was still surprised at how badly the fortifications had deteriorated.

"Sir, after the previous red moon, our fortifications were badly damaged...and after suffering so many losses, even hunting monsters was difficult for a while, so the repair of the fortifications was long overdue."

Nikolai sighed sadly, remembering the red moon, when he had lost his wife and many of the inhabitants of the settlement.

Things could have been different if I hadn't shut down in grief...I could have prepared the settlement to withstand the red moon by now.

Despite his regret, Nikolai became even more determined as he saw a light through Luck.

This time I'll do whatever it takes not to lose anyone!