As Abigail, I caused trouble in infinite space.

Just as Pest was thinking about this, Abigail suddenly released her:

"Speaking of which, it's been a while since I've seen Leticia. Did she go to town to buy something?"

"No, it seems that Wuming had something to do and called her over."

"Nameless? Is something interesting happening? I'll go check it out!"

Upon hearing Pest's words, Abigail became very excited.

She jumped up from the sofa and walked towards the door.

Watching Abigail leave, Pest stood up from the sofa and continued doing what he hadn't finished.

At an unnamed outpost.

To discuss future plans, Izayoi Sakamaki and others gathered at the headquarters' assembly hall.

In the center of the hall sat a long table, with Jin Russell, Izayoi Sakamaki, Asuka Kudo, Yo Kasukabe, Kuro Usagi, and Lily, the fox girl chosen as the representative of the older group, seated in order of seniority. Leticia, dressed in a maid outfit, was also present.

It is an unnamed etiquette to arrange people in order of rank within the community during meetings.

Leticia, who was not a member of the community, should not have been here, but as a former companion and having been invited, she was seated at the meeting.

Everything is ready, and the meeting should begin.

Chapter 298 Meeting

Ren, as the leader and representative of the community, was sitting in the seat of honor with a stiff and tense expression.

Seeing Jin's appearance, Izayoi Sakamaki laughed a few times and teased him:

"What's wrong? You're sitting in a much more prestigious position than me, so why do you seem so uncomfortable?"

"Because...because this is a leader's seat, of course it makes people nervous!"

Ren gripped his robe tightly and objected. However, his reasoning was not solely based on that.

According to the common sense of the Sandplay World, for someone to be able to sit in the seat of honor, the prerequisite is that they "must be able to participate in trials for the sake of the community." In addition, their contribution to the organization, dedication, influence, and so on are also required.

After all, Ren has not yet established any achievements that can be considered battles, so he will naturally feel inferior to others.

When Jin said this with reservations, Izayoi Sakamaki slumped her shoulders as if she couldn't take it anymore.

“I’m telling you, kid. I’ve said it several times already. You’re an unsung leader, which is basically the signboard. All our achievements are concentrated on the name Ren Russell and spread outwards. How can you not sit in the seat of honor?”

"YES! Just as Mr. Sakamaki Izayoi said! In fact, all the invitations to the Gift Game received in the past month were addressed to Jin-sama!"

Clang! Black Rabbit displayed three invitations, each sealed with the mark of a different community, before everyone. Surprisingly, two of them weren't for participants, but for VIPs. This was an exceptional treatment for an unnamed community without a flag.

Black Rabbit smiled shyly with happiness and carefully held the three invitations in her arms.

"After three years of austerity, our community has finally started receiving invitations, and the recipient is none other than Young Master Ren! So please sit in the seat of honor with your head held high and your chest out!"

The black rabbit chattered and made a ruckus happily, its mood even more excited than usual.

However, Ren lowered his head as if he were even more distressed than before.

"But, those..."

—Those were not my spoils of war.

Before Jin could utter those words in a low voice, he was interrupted by Kudo Asuka's urgent words.

"So, the reason we're all gathered here today is to discuss those invitations?"

"Yes...yes, that's certainly one of the topics. But before we discuss the invitation, I want everyone to know the current state of the community, which is why I've asked everyone to gather. Lily, Black Rabbit, please give your report."

"They know."

"Yes, I will do my best."

Ren changed his gloomy expression and gave instructions to Black Rabbit and Lily, who was sitting at the end of the table, with his eyes.

Lily straightened the hem of her Japanese apron, straightened her back, and began to report on the current situation.

"Uh... Regarding reserves, there shouldn't be any problems for the time being. I think if we just need to maintain a minimum standard of living, then it shouldn't be difficult for at least a year."

"Oh? How come everything's fine all of a sudden?"

"After evaluation, the Black Death Demon Lord who fought against Izayoi Sakamaki and the others a month ago has been identified as a five-figure Demon Lord. In addition, since that battle was commissioned by the Hierarchical Ruler, the stipulated reward has also been increased. This is a notification from Lady White Demon. As a result, everyone can eat their fill for a while."

Lily kept wagging her two tails and gave a shy smile:

Leticia, sitting next to her, frowned and whispered a warning:

"Lily, you can't say such vulgar things."

"Eh... Ah, I'm... I'm sorry!"

Realizing she had been too direct, Lily lowered her head, her fox ears turning bright red, and even her proud tails thrashed about in a panic.

Kasukabe Yo gave a wry smile and urged Lily to continue.

"Since the assessment is in the five figures, does that mean they are a community without a base of operations?"

"Yes...yes, according to past practice, a community with only three members is rarely considered to be worth five figures. However, this time it is said that the Black Death Demon King is a god, as well as the difficulty of the game itself."

Upon first hearing the concept of a miniature garden, Izayoi Sakamaki's eyes lit up with interest.

"Oh? So the difficulty of a game is also related to the number of digits?"

"YES! The so-called Gift Games were originally tests set up by gods and Buddhas to bestow blessings. In the world of the miniature garden, those tests that have been formalized to make them simple and easy to understand are called Gift Games, and the difficulty of the game directly represents the level of the organizer."

Izayoi Sakamaki nodded "uh-huh" as she listened quietly to Black Rabbit's explanation.

"While there are many ways to advance one's base rank, to give some simple examples: to pass the six-figure outer gate, one must pass the test set by the rank ruler. To pass the five-figure outer gate, one must bring more than three six-figure outer gates under one's control, hang flags on these gates, and further host a game of grace that can attract more than one hundred communities."

"...Well, those are probably the two things."

Black Rabbit, raising her finger forcefully, revealed an unusually serious expression and continued:

"The difference between a six-digit Demon King and a five-digit Demon King is like heaven and earth. If you are fighting a six-digit Demon King, it is possible to break through with strong individual members or organizational power; however, it is not so easy when facing a Demon King with a five-digit number or more. Demon Kings with a five-digit number or more are all powerful beings whose power is recognized even by the organizers."

Upon hearing Black Rabbit's comment, Izayoi Sakamaki, unusually, expressed her agreement with a serious tone:

“That’s true. If Pest were a seasoned demon lord, we would have been doomed long ago when she used the deliberation resolution to end the game. If she had anticipated that Black Rabbit would launch the deliberation resolution, then she deserves praise. However, her performance in the negotiation arena was quite clumsy.”

Izayoi Sakamaki chuckled through her nose.

Lily looked up and steered the conversation back to the main topic.

"Then, since you all achieved results of more than the commission in order to defeat the five-figure Demon King, in addition to money, you will also be granted a special gift to Lord Sakamaki Izayoi and the others."

"Oh? Really?"

"YES! We'll have more information about this in a while, so let's wait and see!"

"Oh~?" Izayoi Sakamaki's response was filled with joy, as were the other two.

Although he didn't know what the new blessing would contain, since it was a reward for defeating the Demon King, it must be something quite "interesting," right? Jin nodded with a cheerful smile and asked Lily to give her final report.

"Then, Lily, please give us a final report on the restoration of the farm."

The moment Ren brought up this topic.

Lily's face lit up, and she began her report with an excitement almost entirely different from before:

"Yes...yes! Thanks to Mel and Dean's hard work every day, a quarter of the farm's soil is already usable! This means that the land needed to ensure the community's food supply is well prepared! Although it will take a little more time to turn it into a garden, as long as we prioritize planting leafy vegetables, root vegetables, and fruit vegetables, I think we can expect results in a few months!"

Lily was so happy that even her fox ears perked up. She probably hadn't expected that the completely desolate land could be revived in just over a month.

Seeing Lily so happy, Kudo Asuka proudly tossed her hair back.

"That goes without saying. After all, Mel and Dean have been working tirelessly day and night, so of course they can revive the business in no time."

Hmph~ Kudo Asuka laughed smugly.

Mel, a pointed-hat elf with pioneering spirit and achievements.

Dean, a permanently powered steel doll made of divine iron.

The two of them worked very hard on the revival of the farm.

Kudo Asuka was able to sit in the second position after Sakamaki Izayoi because she made great contributions to the revitalization of the agricultural area.

Although the water source, Mizuki, was a gift from Izayoi Sakamaki, it was precisely because of Asuka Kudo that the goblin's blessing, which was indispensable for the restoration of the land, and the enormous labor force for cultivating the land were obtained.

"Dean is especially hardworking. Every night, except when Asuka-sama is away playing games, he's always tidying up the land! And he works tirelessly, mixing the young trees and discarded building materials that Mel has broken down, which has really been a great help!"

"Hehe, the most important thing is to make everyone happy."

"But that's called abusing subordinates."

Kudo Asuka smiled happily, but Izayoi Sakamaki next to her teased her.

Before the atmosphere became too tense, Black Rabbit hurriedly tried to continue the discussion.

"So let's talk about the topic today! They want to set up special zones for special cultivation in the agricultural park that has been successfully revitalized."

"Special Economic Zone?"

"YES! To be honest, it's the land where spirit leather and spirit trees are cultivated, for example..."

"Lysimachia or something similar?"

"Something like mandrake?"

"Man-eating plants or something like that?"

"YES... Wait! That last one is really strange! How can you let children take care of dangerous plants like man-eating plants! And according to their standards, super dangerous, instant-death plants like datura or basil are also eliminated!"

"Really? Then we'll have to compromise and plant some rabbit-eating plants like grass..."

"What exactly does that kind of malicious harassment that directly targets people mean?"

"Woo-ga!" The black rabbit, its ears standing on end, roared in fury.

Seeing that the meeting was stalled, Leticia slumped her shoulders in frustration and spoke directly to Izayoi Sakamaki and the others:

"In other words, Black Rabbit and her team hope that you can obtain seedlings and livestock suitable for planting in the agricultural special zone."

"Does 'livestock' refer to animals like goats or cattle?"

“That’s right. Coincidentally, the Dragonhorn Griffin Alliance from the Southern District sent an invitation to the Harvest Festival. Since this is an alliance-sponsored festival, I think there will be a large number of crops gathered and many blessing games will be held. There should also be games where breeding cattle or rare seedlings are wagered. This is an excellent opportunity to improve the organization of the community.”

"I see," the problem children nodded in agreement.