When Zirconia heard that report, she let out a small sigh.
She has been racking her brain the whole time to search for a method to establish fortress self-sufficiency, but there was a limit on how much food that can be produced even if the fortress was enlarged.
If it was water availability, it could be solved by digging some wells, however they couldn’t do the same with a food supply.
In the case this fortress was utilized in the drawn-out war against Balveil then the fortress had to be supplied with goods from outside, but with Balveil’s great army as the enemy, would it be really possible to send it?
The main problem of completely encircling and laying siege to one fortress for a long time period was the matter of the indispensable transportation capacity for the supplies, however even by taking a glance at the opponent country, it can be surmised that Balveil was a large country that Arcadia couldn’t match.
The feat of completely encircling a fortress for many months might be something that could easily be done.
「It is pointless to think deeply about something that you can’t do anything about it. Let’s just think that the food reserve for emergency situation is ample enough for now.」(Nelson)
Nelson lifted his head from reading the report and called out to Zirconia whose face had become gloomy.
Towards the man standing in front of the desk, Isaac, who seemed to be dejected as if he completely thought that the low food production was his own fault, Nelson made a wry smile.
「Isaac, don’t make such a face. To be able to provide meals completely just by producing food inside a fortress, it is impossible no matter what age it is.」(Nelson)[12]
「Yes...... However, if there were other wiser means, then......」(Isaac)
Isaac, who was too serious, was being even more dejected. Nelson shook his head and made a sigh while he was searching for the next task he could give to him. Then he pulled out a memo paper from the scattered documents on top of his desk.
He skimmed the content of the memo before sliding it towards Isaac.
「Well, I will deal with the rest of that matter, so you don’t need to worry about it. Do your next assigned duty and finish it properly!」(Nelson)
Isaac who took the memo in his hand, confirmed the content and made a nod.
「I understand. Well then, as I have confirmed the content I will go and accomplish it!」(Isaac)
「Wait a minute! This is already in the midnight, you know? You had done well today, so get some rest now and do it tomorrow.」(Nelson)
Towards Isaac who wanted to carry out the work even at midnight, Nelson once again made a wry smile before reprimanding him.
「(Doesn’t Nelson-sama also work until dawn?)」(Isaac)
The reprimanded Isaac made a protest only inside his heart.
「......Understood!」(Isaac)
He made a small reply before bowing and leaving the room.
「......He really is a very serious person, a boy who perform his duty earnestly. Don’t bully him too much okay?」(Zirconia)
「I’m not bullying him.」(Nelson)
Zirconia looked towards the door where Isaac had exited and vented out her thoughts to Nelson, who immediately made that blunt reply as he started to arrange the scattered documents.
Zirconia threw a wry smile towards Nelson as she started to help with filling the documents, however a curiosity suddenly appeared inside of her mind and so she turned to ask Nelson.
「Come to think of it, what kind of duty did you issue to him?」(Zirconia)