Of course, there was also the issue of the backward production conditions in this world.
Agriculture was not very developed, and there were wars every year. The rulers had to impose heavy taxes every year whether they wanted to or not.
Coupled with the raging war, one never knew when disaster would strike.
Therefore, the lives of the people at the bottom of this world were quite difficult.
Even in the rear areas that were not affected by the war, they could barely survive after paying the grain tax.
"We originally thought that your site had just started construction and would need a lot of manpower, but we didn't expect that the actual situation would turn out like this."
As she said this, Leah couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly.
Even if Takumi had a good attitude towards them, she had begun to give up hope of being taken in.
Because in her opinion, there was no reason to accept them in Dimensional City.
It would be fine if they were ordinary people; they would be taken in more easily.
But the problem was that they were elves, specifically high elves. Their lifespan and strength were both major obstacles.
"Do you want to join Dimensional City? Okay, you are very welcome."
"I knew I would be rejected... huh?! What did you say?!"
Leah was still immersed in her own thoughts. She didn't react for a moment and was stunned.
She hadn't heard clearly, but the sisters behind her certainly had.
"Sister Leah, the City Lord said yes! We are also welcome to join!"
Seeing that Leah didn't react, an elf girl repeated the words, reaching out to nudge her.
"Yes, yes, he agreed!"
The other girls also hurriedly urged her on.
"Is this real? Are you really willing to accept us? Are you sure it's not a joke?"
Leah, having finally reacted, looked at Takumi in surprise and asked in disbelief.
Takumi smiled and nodded: "Of course I'm not kidding. As long as you are willing to sign a contract not to betray us, Dimensional City welcomes everyone to join."
After receiving Takumi's accurate response, Leah suddenly said embarrassedly:
"Well, we want to settle here mainly because we want to repopulate our tribe. I wonder if you can provide support in this regard."
Well, this was also the ultimate reason why they had been unable to settle down elsewhere.
There was no place in the outside world that belonged to the elves, and those forces would not be willing to let a foreign race reproduce in their own territory.
After all, once the population reached a certain level, wouldn't that part of the territory be occupied? What was the difference between luring a wolf into the house? Only those in power who are foolish would do such a thankless thing!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to a forbidden place like the Forest of Death.
Because although this place was nominally the territory of the demons, it could not be controlled at all. It was regarded as a land belonging to no one. The various high elf teams who came here basically wanted to use this place as a new starting point to revive the elves.
So they all arrived at the same time, waiting to join the rest of the tribe.
"This is not a problem. Although I am currently the only male in Dimensional City, I am willing to do my best to help!"
When Takumi heard this, he immediately promised with a serious face.
Just kidding!
With such a good thing coming to the door, how could he not agree!
Riveria Ljos Alf, standing on the side, heard this and couldn't help but roll her eyes at Takumi.
But then she said to Leah and the others: "Don't worry, you can stay. I will also help you."
Well, she mainly meant helping to take care of them. If it was about reproduction, she couldn't assist with that. They would have to ask Takumi for help with that part.
"Thank you. I haven't asked your name yet?"
Seeing Riveria speaking, Leah quickly thanked her and then couldn't help but ask curiously.
"My name is Riveria Ljos Alf, and I am an elf from another world."
Riveria introduced herself to them.
Takumi added from the side: "Riveria is from the royal family over there. She is now my wife and is currently responsible for helping me manage all the affairs in Dimensional City."
"Other worlds?! Born into a royal family!"
The girls were shocked. She was actually an elf princess?!
"That's it. As for our Dimensional City..."
Takumi also took the opportunity to explain to them why Dimensional City was called what it was. The seven girls were stunned for a while, and it took them some time to digest the information.
"It's incredible. City of Dimensions. Lord City Lord, your idea is really great."
"Please allow my sisters and me to offer our loyalty to you. We hope to join Dimensional City."
Leah stood up, led her sisters to salute Takumi, and formally applied to join. They had already basically negotiated, and now that they had learned about the promising prospects of Dimensional City, they were no longer hesitant and decided on the spot to join.
"Well, I accept it and welcome you to join this big family."
Then, Takumi went through the contract process with them and gave them Falna.
As for the cultivation method, magic, and magic patterns?
They didn't need these. They already had their own system, and their strength was not weak.
Judging from their capabilities, they were only a little weaker than Kuro and Yuki. Some were stronger, even on par with the wolves. They were probably at the level of Level 5 on average.
With such strength, they would be considered strong even in Orario.
Not to mention, there were so many of them.
Their addition undoubtedly increased the overall force value of Dimensional City significantly.
"Okay, then, let Riveria make arrangements for you."
Takumi thought for a while and handed them over to Riveria.
After all, they were all elves, and their racial habits were not much different, so it was obviously better to leave them to Riveria.
"Okay, then I'm sorry to trouble you, Lady Riveria."
"No trouble, I just want to know more about you, so come with me."
Then, Riveria took them upstairs.
Well, directly to the fifth floor.
After all, according to what was said before, the high elves were expected to join the harem.
So they were placed on the fifth floor for the time being. There was nothing wrong with it.
When Leah and the others are ready, they can just go up to the sixth floor, which is more convenient.
Riveria arranged rooms for the seven girls, chatted for a bit, and dealt with some trivial issues.
Finally, after telling them to come to her if they had any problems, Riveria went back to work.
Leah and the others also officially started their lives in Dimensional City.
However, it was not suitable for them to participate in work for the time being.
At the same time, the other girls learned about the arrival of the high elves and had mixed reactions.
Some were envious of them for joining the harem as soon as they arrived, some were curious about them, and some were worried about how to get along with them.
But there was no exception; the elf girls were not excluded from joining.
After all, this was Takumi's new harem, and with Riveria's care, how could they dare to have any objections?
From the moment the elf girls joined, the status and level of both parties was destined to be different.
At most, others simply wished to replace them!
Let go of the City Lord! Let us come!
Especially the two dozen girls who had rented the luxurious suites of the City Lord's Mansion; this emotion was the most intense.
It was obviously a case of "we were here first!"
But they only shared these opinions in private and didn't dare to complain to Takumi. They secretly worked hard to catch up.
In the end, it didn't cause any major waves in Dimensional City.
The only change was likely when Takumi was practicing boxing in the evening and was challenged by Leah and the others as a group.
Naturally, the end result was that these newbies, who did not know the extent of their own abilities, were defeated. They were beaten by Takumi until they could not get up again, so they no longer dared to challenge the majesty of the City Lord.
In the next few days, more high elf girls arrived at Dimensional City one after another.
Under the lobbying of Leah and the others, they all signed a contract with Takumi. They joined Dimensional City and moved into the fifth floor of the City Lord's Mansion.
Well, although they had already practiced boxing with Takumi, Leah and the others did not go directly to the sixth floor.
Mainly because they were taught a harsh lesson. It made them a little scared.
So they did not move, but chose to keep a certain distance from Takumi to avoid being caught for sparring too often. The new elf girls, after fully realizing the power of Takumi, also decisively went with the flow.
Unless they had rested and formed a group with everyone else, they would not dare to come to Takumi to practice boxing.
This made Takumi feel a little depressed.
Can I be blamed for being too strong?!
He had been feeling both pain and happiness these days.
Happiness was because he had new boxing partners, and pain was also because of these new boxing partners.
Because they were all novices, letting them come to spar meant Takumi's fight was not as satisfying or vivid.
But fortunately, he found comfort in Hephaestus.
As the Goddess of Forging, Hephaestus was comparable to Hestia in strength and could withstand hits so well that Takumi liked to practice boxing with her because the sessions were so enjoyable.
Then, there was nothing more...
Hephaestus also started to avoid him because she really couldn't bear it.
Even though she liked Takumi's affection for her when he was practicing boxing, and it made her feel loved, hitting too much can harm the body!
No matter how strong her physique was, she couldn't withstand Takumi's crazy sparring sessions every day!
Moreover, because the evening time these days was occupied by the new elf girls, Takumi only came to see her alone during the day.
This made Hephaestus a little hard to accept, especially after she was almost walked in on by Hestia.
She would no longer practice boxing with Takumi during the day, and she would not be happy regardless of what was said, even if Takumi said nice things to her!
"Get out of here! Don't bother me during the day!"
Hephaestus's originally heroic face turned red at this moment, and she drove Takumi out of her workshop angrily.
The workshop had been built for her by Takumi after she joined. It was actually just a studio for the forge.
Bang!
"..."
Takumi looked at the door of the workshop and was speechless for a moment.
This was just great; everyone was afraid of him again, and he had become a loner once more.
"Ah, someone has succeeded in scaring another one away."
Hestia appeared out of nowhere and teased Takumi.
Hephaestus thought that Hestia didn't notice what happened last time, but in fact, Hestia could see it at a glance. After all, she was no longer the novice she used to be. She understood everything she needed to know. How could she not discover it?
Hephaestus thought Hestia was the same innocent girl who could be fooled by her.
But in fact, Hestia was already a more experienced veteran than her. She had already seen through everything at that time and was just saving face for Hephaestus by not revealing it.
At the same time, she was also curious about how long Hephaestus could hold on, so she kept secretly paying attention to the movements of the two of them.
Now that she saw that Takumi was also being rebuffed by Hephaestus, she stood up.
Takumi glanced at Hestia and said speechlessly: "Are you here to laugh at me? Or are you here to encourage me to go out and look for someone again?"
"Hee hee, no, I am here to comfort you." Hestia shook her head, then smiled and gave Takumi a comforting hug.
Then she whispered in his ear: "I'm well rested, and I've also prepared a set of attack speed equipment."
As soon as Takumi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
But before he could say anything, Hestia let go and stepped away.
"If it doesn't work now, let's talk about it later in the evening."
After saying that, as if she was afraid that Takumi wouldn't be able to wait, she hurried away and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Takumi couldn't help but say jokingly: "Running away after flirting, just wait for me. I hope I don't beat you until you cry tonight."
However, Takumi's mood finally improved a little, and he was no longer so depressed.
Then he turned around and got down to business.
Mainly designing the magic circle and arranging for Kanae and the others to practice.
Because the expedition cooperation with Loki was temporarily terminated, with the current strength of Kanae and the others, there would be no success if they continued to level up in Orario, and their improvement would be slow.
So Takumi did not let them go back, but had them level up in Dimensional City.
In fact, the previous fireworks show not only attracted the elf girls, but also attracted a lot of monsters.
Although most of these monsters are not strong, Kuro, Yuki, and even the elf girls can easily deal with them.
But the problem is that there are too many, and there is no end. Regardless of day or night, small waves come to invade Dimensional City.
This causes certain problems for the security of the city.
Although these monsters can be easily killed, the key is that they are difficult to prevent entirely.
The scale of Dimensional City is quite large. The farmland plus the construction area, as well as the dam, power station, and water plant on the other side of the river, all together exceed two square kilometers.
The total defense line is nearly ten kilometers long!
However, there are only about sixty people in Dimensional City who are capable of dealing with these monsters.
On average, each person has to guard a distance of nearly two hundred meters, 24 hours a day. This defense pressure is indeed a bit much.
Fortunately, Dimensional City can still find ways to manage.
After promptly installing surveillance cameras, and with the use of real-time communication methods, they could promptly deploy on-call personnel for the city defense team.
In this way, only about twenty people are needed to take care of it.
With the addition of Takumi, Hestia, Hephaestus, and Zabutan to strengthen their combat power, there is no need to worry about Dimensional City being breached.
At the same time, Takumi has temporarily put aside other things these days and is concentrating on setting up a protective barrier for Dimensional City to prevent a similar situation from happening again.
But Takumi is not only dealing with these monsters; he also came up with the idea of utilizing them.
He wants the four girls including Kanae and even other girls in Dimensional City to use these monsters to practice and upgrade.
After this incident, Takumi also realized that the monsters in the forest are actually quite numerous, but they are usually too far from the city and too scattered.
They gathered just after a firework, which gave Takumi an inspiration.
Since it is difficult to find these monsters on their own initiative, why don't they let the monsters come to their door?
Monster attraction is now included in Takumi's research project list.
For this reason, Takumi also interviewed Kuro and Zabutan, who are also monsters. He asked them if they knew what was in the fireworks that was attractive to them.
The answer was that they didn't know; they just thought it was a bit pretty, but they didn't have any special feelings about it. Takumi could only wonder if it was because of the level gap between them and the incoming monsters.
Unable to figure it out for the time being, Takumi stopped thinking about it and concentrated on the matter at hand.
A cleanup operation was organized, and the elf girls took Kanae and the other girls to form teams of strong and weak members to begin sweeping away the monsters around Dimensional City.
Almost all the girls in Dimensional City participated, which was considered a major training exercise.
As for other jobs?
They have been temporarily stopped.
Anyway, no work can be done while being harassed like this, so they might as well deal with the threat first.