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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (Light Novel) #1
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Light Novel) Vol. 1
The Doctor is In!
Van, fourth son of a marquis, is just a toddler when he realizes he's been reincarnated. Thanks to his literal lifetime of knowledge, he's raised as a child prodigy--until his production magic manifests, and it's the last thing his snooty mage family wants to see! His disappointed father banishes him to a podunk town on the verge of collapse, yet Van can only see the place's potential. Can our hero's bastion of battlements build a better life than battle magic ever could?!
Van, fourth son of a marquis, is just a toddler when he realizes he's been reincarnated. Thanks to his literal lifetime of knowledge, he's raised as a child prodigy--until his production magic manifests, and it's the last thing his snooty mage family wants to see! His disappointed father banishes him to a podunk town on the verge of collapse, yet Van can only see the place's potential. Can our hero's bastion of battlements build a better life than battle magic ever could?!
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September 18, 2025
Ceritanya menarik, temponya tidak terlalu lambat. Aku Suka!
February 17, 2024
This started off well enough. It obviously followed known tropes, but I have been in the mood for stories inspired by strategy games and the premise seemed on track. It didn't quite deliver though.
Character - 4/10, Plot - 5/10, Setting/Mechanics - 4/10, Writing - 7/10, Enjoyment - 5/10
The main character was a typical 30-year-old salaryman type who woke up in the body of a 2-year-old toddler in a new world similar to medieval Europe but with magic. He also happened to be the 4th son of a Marquis. Honestly, the character was bland, with minimal personality other than a few humorous observations. Supporting cast included his teenage maid, a boy he later saves from slavery by buying him as a slave..yeah I know, the family's head butler/elemental mage, the Deputy-Leader of an order of knights, and then a half-dozen adventurers. None of the characters had any personality and were pretty much just their class role.
The premise was a good one, namely that magic exists and each person has a specific affinity. The kingdom is militaristic and considers the elemental magics (fire, water, earth, and wind) the most illustrious. So when our MC at the age of 8 has his affinity tested and ends up with "production" magic, he's basically disregarded to a border province as worthless despite being a prodigy for swordplay and scholarly pursuits (he has memories of his past life after all). Typical "cursed with awesome" trope setup.
Unfortunately, the setting and magic system were breezed over, and the MC proceeds to just turn the most basic materials (like fallen tree branches) into mansions and even weapons stronger than iron. He seems to have no mana limit and everything is just ridiculous.
The strategy game or tower defense elements are minor since the character just magically creates earth walls and super ballista everywhere within hours. There was no sense of difficulty or obstacle. Then we end up with two characters put forward as future wives, so yeah, we know where the attention is really headed.
The writing was fine from a translation, grammatical, and punctuation standpoint. My biggest issues were related to the author's choices, which involved regularly rehashing previous scenes but from the POV of all the supporting characters. These were all written in 1st person POV, which made their lack of personality more noticeable since they all had the same internal voice. It also felt like a waste of time.
Reading this book felt like stopping by McDonald's because of a hamburger craving. Afterward, I mostly just felt regret, and my craving didn't even get satisfied. Similarly, this book was dressed up like a tower defense strategy story but didn't deliver on any of the expectations. If you are in the mood for typical light novel tropes and the inevitable harem developing, then feel free to pursue this. Myself, I don't think I will continue this series.
Character - 4/10, Plot - 5/10, Setting/Mechanics - 4/10, Writing - 7/10, Enjoyment - 5/10
The main character was a typical 30-year-old salaryman type who woke up in the body of a 2-year-old toddler in a new world similar to medieval Europe but with magic. He also happened to be the 4th son of a Marquis. Honestly, the character was bland, with minimal personality other than a few humorous observations. Supporting cast included his teenage maid, a boy he later saves from slavery by buying him as a slave..yeah I know, the family's head butler/elemental mage, the Deputy-Leader of an order of knights, and then a half-dozen adventurers. None of the characters had any personality and were pretty much just their class role.
The premise was a good one, namely that magic exists and each person has a specific affinity. The kingdom is militaristic and considers the elemental magics (fire, water, earth, and wind) the most illustrious. So when our MC at the age of 8 has his affinity tested and ends up with "production" magic, he's basically disregarded to a border province as worthless despite being a prodigy for swordplay and scholarly pursuits (he has memories of his past life after all). Typical "cursed with awesome" trope setup.
Unfortunately, the setting and magic system were breezed over, and the MC proceeds to just turn the most basic materials (like fallen tree branches) into mansions and even weapons stronger than iron. He seems to have no mana limit and everything is just ridiculous.
The strategy game or tower defense elements are minor since the character just magically creates earth walls and super ballista everywhere within hours. There was no sense of difficulty or obstacle. Then we end up with two characters put forward as future wives, so yeah, we know where the attention is really headed.
The writing was fine from a translation, grammatical, and punctuation standpoint. My biggest issues were related to the author's choices, which involved regularly rehashing previous scenes but from the POV of all the supporting characters. These were all written in 1st person POV, which made their lack of personality more noticeable since they all had the same internal voice. It also felt like a waste of time.
Reading this book felt like stopping by McDonald's because of a hamburger craving. Afterward, I mostly just felt regret, and my craving didn't even get satisfied. Similarly, this book was dressed up like a tower defense strategy story but didn't deliver on any of the expectations. If you are in the mood for typical light novel tropes and the inevitable harem developing, then feel free to pursue this. Myself, I don't think I will continue this series.
February 27, 2024
In the southern region of the Grant continent, in the expansive Kingdom of Scuderia, at the farthest and most rural borders of the marquisate of Lord Jalpha Bul Ati Fertio, sits a nameless village. Merchants call this backwater stead "the village at the end of the world" (page 150), or they call it "edge village," or they call it something else, something less kind, for the way it borders a rival lordship, a neighboring kingdom, and a monster-filled forest all in the middle of nowhere.
The good thing about being exiled to the sticks is that nobody will complain if a child-ruler eagerly pledges to remake the whole landscape in the name of a wayward dream. Such is the plight of Lord Van Nei Fertio, age eight, and such is the story of EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1. True to its title, the novel is a laid-back affair: learning to govern on the fly, in the countryside, with little threat of civil unrest, while not ideal, offers plenty of unique challenges.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 is another, clever, civic-minded light novel. Similar to the way the earlier volumes of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom focused on nation-building governance, and similar to the way As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World focuses on developmental statecraft and diplomacy, EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 merges and meshes these isekai concepts but with amusingly low stakes. Lord Van is a prodigy, but he's deemed useless. He's ambitious, but only to ensure the health of his constituents. The kid is deeply opinionated, but harbors zero grudges and is open to the awkward customs of his new world.
The novel is cleanly written. Heavy-handed worldbuilding gives way to an easier pace. Lord Van possesses the presumably throwaway skill of a production mage, one who can turn lumber, stone, or metal into any shape he desires. The world's magecraft is complex and somewhat clumsy, but readers soon learn that studying the magic of a fantasy novel is irrelevant when it's used for comically tedious activities, like assembling cabins and digging sewage tunnels. Lord Van assembles domiciles, establishes a village outer wall, digs moats and trenches, and more. In short, he's less of a chief governing figure, stationed at a rural outpost, and more of a chief engineer with a lot of time to kill.
If this sounds banal and unimaginative, it is. But it works. It's not Lord Van's intelligent decision making while under attack by giant lizard creatures that earns him the respect of the people. No, the people end up liking the kid because he redirects the river to give them access to fresh water. Similarly, Lord Van doesn't earn the awe of the people via cool-headed negotiation with the apkallu, rarely seen merpeople. No, the village flocks to his side because the kid builds for them a warm home, tools to ply their trades, and a private bath to tend to their wounds.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 surrounds the main character with a crew of devoted allies who each spy in Lord Van a bit of brilliance they hope to nurture to some degree: Esparda (stern butler and likely retired soldier), Till (flighty maid), Dee (knight, deputy commander), Khamsin (servant), and others.
And while Lord Van is oblivious to their affections, he knows how to make use of the skills of those around him. Till, for example, is treated as a ditzy maid, only 10 year older than the protagonist. In truth Till is incredibly sincere and wields her compassion and devotion on her sleeve; she follows orders because she knows they are right, not because she's witless. Notably, the novel incorporates the archetype of characters with soft contradictions almost everywhere: scarred adventurers yearning for friendship and camaraderie; landless nobles in search of purpose, family, and devotion; traveling merchants on the verge of poverty who find one final grain of hope.
Building up a village in the sticks is sure to draw attention, but almost every threat the nameless village faces is an organic, external one: bandits, beasts, monsters. This is an easygoing novel, for sure, as word of an invasion or word of an encroaching force is scarcely mentioned. Humorously, Lord Van moves incrementally closer toward building a legitimately fortified cityscape, despite the local population initially numbering fewer than 100. All of that ore in the forests? The abundant cropland? The hardworking citizens? At one point, Lord Van proposes they build the equivalent of a "star city," which in Europe's 16th and 17th centuries, showcased the strength of modern engineering during periods of nearly uninterrupted warfare.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 doesn't have technical and calculated combat, it doesn't have strenuously negotiated statecraft, it doesn't have highly coordinated castle politics, and it doesn't have scheming secondary characters waiting to pounce from the shadows. EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 does have inquisitive characters who change their mind, awkward and unusual battle-survival scenarios, complicated family alliances, and politics-as-background-music that's rational but not incessantly noisy.
The good thing about being exiled to the sticks is that nobody will complain if a child-ruler eagerly pledges to remake the whole landscape in the name of a wayward dream. Such is the plight of Lord Van Nei Fertio, age eight, and such is the story of EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1. True to its title, the novel is a laid-back affair: learning to govern on the fly, in the countryside, with little threat of civil unrest, while not ideal, offers plenty of unique challenges.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 is another, clever, civic-minded light novel. Similar to the way the earlier volumes of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom focused on nation-building governance, and similar to the way As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World focuses on developmental statecraft and diplomacy, EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 merges and meshes these isekai concepts but with amusingly low stakes. Lord Van is a prodigy, but he's deemed useless. He's ambitious, but only to ensure the health of his constituents. The kid is deeply opinionated, but harbors zero grudges and is open to the awkward customs of his new world.
The novel is cleanly written. Heavy-handed worldbuilding gives way to an easier pace. Lord Van possesses the presumably throwaway skill of a production mage, one who can turn lumber, stone, or metal into any shape he desires. The world's magecraft is complex and somewhat clumsy, but readers soon learn that studying the magic of a fantasy novel is irrelevant when it's used for comically tedious activities, like assembling cabins and digging sewage tunnels. Lord Van assembles domiciles, establishes a village outer wall, digs moats and trenches, and more. In short, he's less of a chief governing figure, stationed at a rural outpost, and more of a chief engineer with a lot of time to kill.
If this sounds banal and unimaginative, it is. But it works. It's not Lord Van's intelligent decision making while under attack by giant lizard creatures that earns him the respect of the people. No, the people end up liking the kid because he redirects the river to give them access to fresh water. Similarly, Lord Van doesn't earn the awe of the people via cool-headed negotiation with the apkallu, rarely seen merpeople. No, the village flocks to his side because the kid builds for them a warm home, tools to ply their trades, and a private bath to tend to their wounds.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 surrounds the main character with a crew of devoted allies who each spy in Lord Van a bit of brilliance they hope to nurture to some degree: Esparda (stern butler and likely retired soldier), Till (flighty maid), Dee (knight, deputy commander), Khamsin (servant), and others.
And while Lord Van is oblivious to their affections, he knows how to make use of the skills of those around him. Till, for example, is treated as a ditzy maid, only 10 year older than the protagonist. In truth Till is incredibly sincere and wields her compassion and devotion on her sleeve; she follows orders because she knows they are right, not because she's witless. Notably, the novel incorporates the archetype of characters with soft contradictions almost everywhere: scarred adventurers yearning for friendship and camaraderie; landless nobles in search of purpose, family, and devotion; traveling merchants on the verge of poverty who find one final grain of hope.
Building up a village in the sticks is sure to draw attention, but almost every threat the nameless village faces is an organic, external one: bandits, beasts, monsters. This is an easygoing novel, for sure, as word of an invasion or word of an encroaching force is scarcely mentioned. Humorously, Lord Van moves incrementally closer toward building a legitimately fortified cityscape, despite the local population initially numbering fewer than 100. All of that ore in the forests? The abundant cropland? The hardworking citizens? At one point, Lord Van proposes they build the equivalent of a "star city," which in Europe's 16th and 17th centuries, showcased the strength of modern engineering during periods of nearly uninterrupted warfare.
EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 doesn't have technical and calculated combat, it doesn't have strenuously negotiated statecraft, it doesn't have highly coordinated castle politics, and it doesn't have scheming secondary characters waiting to pounce from the shadows. EASYGOING TERRITORY DEFENSE v1 does have inquisitive characters who change their mind, awkward and unusual battle-survival scenarios, complicated family alliances, and politics-as-background-music that's rational but not incessantly noisy.
January 7, 2024
I like the idea of using both magic in a new way such as production rather than combat and having the MC use their knowledge of both worlds to manage and build up their land however having the MC be 8 years old and being able to do all this make it feel boring like I am just reading another overpowered MC isekai. Overall it is a good read at first but get boring about halfway through.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 4, 2025
It's an isekai (reborn in the body of another in another world) light novel series. The beginning is anti-climactic in that Japanese adult man is considered a genius by everybody around him, author sets up an above average great relationship with the supporting characters, then, author decides in less than a page, that main character, 4th son of of a Marquis, Van Nei Fertio, turned out with unappealing Production Magic (instead of the big four: Earth, Wind, Fire or Ice magics) and gets shipped off (exiled) to a nameless town, without any support of any kind.
I think author should have started with the "bad/useless" Production Magic to begin with, and then later while "constructing" main character's potential genius. This way there is no contradiction.
It's a positive story, main character uses Production Magic (like an Earth Mage) so in fact, Van (like the type of van car) has one of the big four magic types in this other world. So, his magic is not useless and there is no real reason for the author to have started on this contradictory and erroneous premise.
There is extensive explanations about all the characters, their personalities, the projects and conflicts that arise in this new Isekai light novel series. Just not the main essential explanation to why main character is considered a failure if he only got Production Magic in this other world.
Production Magic becomes Over-Powered because the author not only gives it Earth Magic Traits, but also metal-smithing, weapon design and literally "all the works" (architecture, construction, Distribution, Sales, etc.)
Does not include economic data of this other world (to get an idea of prices or costs) even though Van's Production Magic can create finished products (even without raw materials/ingredients at hand) Van just imagines the Katana, and poof! It's the best Katana in that magical other World. This is a problem for me, because Magic has a cost (there is no free magic). Usually abides by the rule of Equivalent Exchange (For each magic spell casted, Magician/magic user spends Mana, Aether, crystals, Qi, energy) plus the necessary ingredients, design, time, algorithm, system process, etc. to get things done. This author and Light Novel series skips all of this and makes this story two-dimensional. (lack of receipts/evidence/recipe/proof).
No political, geopolitical information. No maps, no character summaries. Some illustrations of the main characters in each volume. So far, 4 volumes have been translated to English (as of May 2025).
I give it a solid 3 stars. Even though it's a positive story and the story is entertaining, it lacks common sense, and the author over-explains everything but the essential reasons to everything (if that makes any sense). Van's exile is not really explained and Van's magical process towards creating Forts, Walls, Homes, Weapons, Ballistas, etc. doesn't have even a basic description of sizes, times, ingredients/raw materials, etc. to make it more believable light novel series.
I think author should have started with the "bad/useless" Production Magic to begin with, and then later while "constructing" main character's potential genius. This way there is no contradiction.
It's a positive story, main character uses Production Magic (like an Earth Mage) so in fact, Van (like the type of van car) has one of the big four magic types in this other world. So, his magic is not useless and there is no real reason for the author to have started on this contradictory and erroneous premise.
There is extensive explanations about all the characters, their personalities, the projects and conflicts that arise in this new Isekai light novel series. Just not the main essential explanation to why main character is considered a failure if he only got Production Magic in this other world.
Production Magic becomes Over-Powered because the author not only gives it Earth Magic Traits, but also metal-smithing, weapon design and literally "all the works" (architecture, construction, Distribution, Sales, etc.)
Does not include economic data of this other world (to get an idea of prices or costs) even though Van's Production Magic can create finished products (even without raw materials/ingredients at hand) Van just imagines the Katana, and poof! It's the best Katana in that magical other World. This is a problem for me, because Magic has a cost (there is no free magic). Usually abides by the rule of Equivalent Exchange (For each magic spell casted, Magician/magic user spends Mana, Aether, crystals, Qi, energy) plus the necessary ingredients, design, time, algorithm, system process, etc. to get things done. This author and Light Novel series skips all of this and makes this story two-dimensional. (lack of receipts/evidence/recipe/proof).
No political, geopolitical information. No maps, no character summaries. Some illustrations of the main characters in each volume. So far, 4 volumes have been translated to English (as of May 2025).
I give it a solid 3 stars. Even though it's a positive story and the story is entertaining, it lacks common sense, and the author over-explains everything but the essential reasons to everything (if that makes any sense). Van's exile is not really explained and Van's magical process towards creating Forts, Walls, Homes, Weapons, Ballistas, etc. doesn't have even a basic description of sizes, times, ingredients/raw materials, etc. to make it more believable light novel series.
May 4, 2024
Author needs to do more research and describe MC's magic mechanics
The premise is decent enough, but the author has a weird sense of scale and mechanics.
People in carriages generally don't travel 50+km in a day. They might travel a 1/3rd and probably less when travel to remote places with bad roads.
I get how magic defies logic but even magic in stories has rules and mechanics. I can accept that MC has a seemingly infinite well of mana to do things, but he is still bound by time and materials. How much time and materials are needed to build something are poorly explained. MC just makes them, so there are a few times where I felt like the effort to complete happened way too quickly given everything that was going on.
The behavior of the visiting viscount also seemed a bit uncharacteristic. A visiting noble from outside the territory, regardless of how informal the setting, would not award commendations, to the hosting noble. At best, they might give a speech how they will recommend to the crown or the higher ranking lord of the domain to be given such recognition. Fundamentally, it's a pretty severe breach of decorum and suggests the visitor has some kind of governing authority in the domain.
Also the MC is an 8 years old boy and already getting a harem, so make of that what you will.
The premise is decent enough, but the author has a weird sense of scale and mechanics.
People in carriages generally don't travel 50+km in a day. They might travel a 1/3rd and probably less when travel to remote places with bad roads.
I get how magic defies logic but even magic in stories has rules and mechanics. I can accept that MC has a seemingly infinite well of mana to do things, but he is still bound by time and materials. How much time and materials are needed to build something are poorly explained. MC just makes them, so there are a few times where I felt like the effort to complete happened way too quickly given everything that was going on.
The behavior of the visiting viscount also seemed a bit uncharacteristic. A visiting noble from outside the territory, regardless of how informal the setting, would not award commendations, to the hosting noble. At best, they might give a speech how they will recommend to the crown or the higher ranking lord of the domain to be given such recognition. Fundamentally, it's a pretty severe breach of decorum and suggests the visitor has some kind of governing authority in the domain.
Also the MC is an 8 years old boy and already getting a harem, so make of that what you will.
July 22, 2025
"Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Light Novel) Vol. 1" is exactly the kind of isekai I love! What truly stands out is the main character's unwavering optimism and his refusal to let life's challenges get him down. It's incredibly refreshing to read about a protagonist who is genuinely focused on improving the lives of those around him, rather than just chasing personal power. His dedication to using his "production magic" to transform a simple village into a thriving, fortified city is both inspiring and engaging. The world-building around the development and progress of the territory is captivating.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2024
Why? Just why would you mess this novel with politics and a stupid arranged marriage? This was such a good start to the series but the author decided to ruin everything by having a girl with the same MC circumstances being used for her father politics. Ugh, this kind of plot is used in so many Japanese novels and I disliked it with passion. Such a shame.
There is a lot of weak points in this volume. It's never explained why MC has powers different than his parents. Why does he have so much magic? How does one increase his power? I kept reading it because I was interested in what MC is going to do but honestly I think it's a cheap version of a famous Korea novel about building and stuff.
There is a lot of weak points in this volume. It's never explained why MC has powers different than his parents. Why does he have so much magic? How does one increase his power? I kept reading it because I was interested in what MC is going to do but honestly I think it's a cheap version of a famous Korea novel about building and stuff.
November 29, 2023
I expect great things
I am a huge fan of the isekai genre. I especially love stories that circumvent the "Hero vs Demon Lord" trope. In this particular story, there is a lot to love. What I love the most is the author including the side characters' perspective on events throughout the story. Its a well-written story, one that makes the mc overpowered through knowledge and application.
All in all its a great beginning and I look forward to more.
I am a huge fan of the isekai genre. I especially love stories that circumvent the "Hero vs Demon Lord" trope. In this particular story, there is a lot to love. What I love the most is the author including the side characters' perspective on events throughout the story. Its a well-written story, one that makes the mc overpowered through knowledge and application.
All in all its a great beginning and I look forward to more.
April 22, 2024
It's the classic modern light novel really.
Fine but uninteresting characters & a promising hook that is immediately robbed of all tension by the protagonist being way too strong/competent.
Release That Witch might be an overlong webnovel that descends into nonsense but at least the author there understood that things have to be hard enough to make the breakthroughs feel like they matter. No light novel I've read has understood that.
Fine but uninteresting characters & a promising hook that is immediately robbed of all tension by the protagonist being way too strong/competent.
Release That Witch might be an overlong webnovel that descends into nonsense but at least the author there understood that things have to be hard enough to make the breakthroughs feel like they matter. No light novel I've read has understood that.
November 23, 2023
Fun!!
This is a fun territory story of an isekai. Love this books fun concept!!!!!! Don't a skip this book and new idea of fun!!!!! Its unique and inspiring idea of fun and defense!!!!!!!!
This is a fun territory story of an isekai. Love this books fun concept!!!!!! Don't a skip this book and new idea of fun!!!!! Its unique and inspiring idea of fun and defense!!!!!!!!
December 27, 2024
Lovely reincarnation isekai with a powerful underdog MC
I truly loved this book. I read it in a single sitting and was left satisfied with the whole book.
If the title intrigues you, you will enjoy this book. It's exactly what it says on the tin.
I truly loved this book. I read it in a single sitting and was left satisfied with the whole book.
If the title intrigues you, you will enjoy this book. It's exactly what it says on the tin.
August 19, 2025
Albeit being rather generic, as isekai always feel generally, the story is fun and dynamic.
The side characters are enjoyable to read, the dialogue’s fun, the MC isn’t annoying, etcetera etcetera.
Probably a 7/10 or so, but giving it 3 stars feels wrong.
The side characters are enjoyable to read, the dialogue’s fun, the MC isn’t annoying, etcetera etcetera.
Probably a 7/10 or so, but giving it 3 stars feels wrong.
January 21, 2024
Love the book
Only bad thing is book 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 is not out yet so going to read every book that comes out thank you for this book and more to cone I hope
Only bad thing is book 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 is not out yet so going to read every book that comes out thank you for this book and more to cone I hope
June 7, 2025
One of the best ideas I've read!
June 24, 2025
This looks like a very promising series. I thought that I would be a little tired of city building in nowhere theme but the author has a refreshing take on it.
September 14, 2025
It is what it is. But it's not really doing anything huge. It's a bit forgetable. Things happen a little too easily for the MC but I find myself enjoying the book all the same.
March 6, 2025
I read the manga first but I still enjoyed the light novel. I love the world building and how Van Nei enjoy the new life he got.
I have few unsettling jokes in there which I think would be fine without.
But since the novel looks like Van will build his harem along way the story progression. He already have 4 candidates in his harem.
Overall I just skipped the trope and focused more on how he fortified his fortress and build his ballistae. It's quite impossible for wood fibre to damage monsters I think.
But if we talk about the strongest wood available.
We might well accept that it's a forest in magical world where magic exists. Coincidentally how Van turn the lumbers into fibre. Free from moist and only pure tree fibre.
Some isekai stated the trees is magical or if the wood are imbued with magic after processed. Reading it for the first time. Van probably go science. Extract moist and unnecessary stuff. Only woof fibre left. Thus creating strong wood materials.
I have few unsettling jokes in there which I think would be fine without.
But since the novel looks like Van will build his harem along way the story progression. He already have 4 candidates in his harem.
Overall I just skipped the trope and focused more on how he fortified his fortress and build his ballistae. It's quite impossible for wood fibre to damage monsters I think.
But if we talk about the strongest wood available.
We might well accept that it's a forest in magical world where magic exists. Coincidentally how Van turn the lumbers into fibre. Free from moist and only pure tree fibre.
Some isekai stated the trees is magical or if the wood are imbued with magic after processed. Reading it for the first time. Van probably go science. Extract moist and unnecessary stuff. Only woof fibre left. Thus creating strong wood materials.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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