User blog:Da Daimyo/Vol. 15 Predictions V2

This blog post is the update. I decided to make more predictions on a different blog post and not clog up the original. So I'll post these bimonthly, so you can always check them out on my profile.

Cultivating the New World
Now that Ainz has gained the Re-Estize Kingdom, this would further Ainz's dream of giving happiness to his children and creating an idyllic world, it lead will lead to more work being done by Nazarick's NPCs and Ainz himself. There are many things that Ainz should look out for, and I intend to list them here.

Talent Seeking
Currently, we know of only a few people who have talents in this world: Arche, Fluder Paradyne, Nfirea, Zesshi Zetsumei, and possibly a few others I may have forgotten. Talents are native to the New World, and thus new to Ainz. Now that Ainz has gotten rid of the majority of the population of the Re-Estize Kingdom, that means about 45,000 talent holders have died (The Re-Estize Kingdom ~9 million people. If 1 in 200 people have a talent, then 0.5% of Re-Estize's people have a talent, hence 45,000). Talents would be the major threat of Nazarick if The Dragon Lords, Black Scripture, and 13 Heroes did not exist (maybe even a few others but I care not to list them here).

That is why the education sector, and even the documentation of citizens is so important. If Ainz is able to document and file someone that may have the potential to enter the realm of heroes, that is a plus to Nazarick since they can indoctrinate them at early childhood to serve the Sorcerer Kingdom, or even the Tomb.

Limit of Knowledge
As the Sorcerer Kingdom expands and flourishes, the development of the arts, literature, and learning may even increase. The Sorcerer Kingdom has already thought of how to control the spread of sensitive information, such as the presence of 10th-tier magic, Super-tier magic, and even Yggdrasil. Ainz is already experiencing this hunger for knowledge from Fluder. He wants to see into the "abyss of magic", which troubles Ainz.

Exploring the Unknown
Ainz has already mentioned setting the Adventurer's Guild as expeditioners and delegates of the Sorcerer Kingdom, to explore the unknown and report back to the Sorcerer Kingdom. According to the New Worlders, the farther away you go from the human nations, the more demihuman tribes you may find. For all we know, there might be some heterotrophic races that once existed in Yggdrasil in the New World, just out of reach for the human nations. There might even be naturally occuring high-tier undead, such as an Overlord outside of the known world.

While the possibility of Players existing outside of the known world may yet be possible, chances of that actually occuring are minimal at best. However, Yggdrasil items may exist outside of nation's borders, such as data crystals or Yggdrasil ores. Who knows, the Forgemaster of the Dwarven Kingdom may have disappeared to such a place!

Government
Now that the Sorcerer Kingdom has new land holdings, the administration of such lands will become top priority. This may put even more strain on the Floor Guardians, which may prompt Ainz to create vassals who operate as government officials. Such projects are already underway, with Albedo's Elder Liches under training to be public servants. Other types of sentient beings may also be required for regional administration, however I am unsure if they would be placed at a local level, since they interact with the people more closely.

The Floor Guardians and 100 level Beings of Nazarick are about the only ones Ainz can trust to exit Nazarick. Ainz still does not know who brainwashed Shalltear and is hesitant at the fact at sending low-level vassals outside of the guild base. I believe that the 100-level Beings and the Floor Guardians will attain such jobs:


 * Aura - Minister of the Kingdom's Security. Her skill as a ranger have been said to be useful when locating targets and setting up a security net inside and outside Nazarick. Border patrol may be under her jurisdiction if she is to hold this occupation.
 * Mare - Minister of Public Works. During the final "war" with Re-Estize Kingdom, Mare's AOE spells have proven useful when launching large-scale attacks on cities and architecture. Ainz mentions that he should be in charge of civil engineering and given command of races that are known to specialize in that area.
 * Cocytus - General of the Sorcerer Kingdom's Military. I also believe that he will be placed as an instructor to the Adventurer's Guild when it comes to combat. His personality and attitude are also noteworthy when interacting with New Worlders of the same profession as he. Cocytus is not like the other Floor Guardians, who have their own quirks when it comes to outsiders of Nazarick. He was the one who asked Ainz to spare the Lizardmen, seeing how hard they had fought. Brain Unglaus admired his warrior personality during their duel. His personality may bolster morale and patriotism towards the Sorcerer Kingdom's military and Adventurer's Guild.
 * Shalltear - Minister of Transportation. Ainz takes advantage of her [Gate] spell numerous times in order to transport people and equipment to different locations. She has also been given command of the Frost Dragons, who are used as a sort of mailing service. Another thing to note is that now that they have gained control of the Re-Estize Kingdom, they are open to all of their trade routes and road systems. Vast improvement on these two things may be seen come volume 15 and later.
 * Pandora's Actor - Minister of Commerce. While he does take on the persona of Momon in E-Rantel, Pandora's Actor is the only person that I believe is capable of the job besides Demiurge and Albedo. Plus, taking the Re-Estize's land also means controlling their trade. Very doubtful of him pulling this job off though since he would mainly be working at E-Rantel.
 * Demiurge - Minister of Intelligence, and Chief Ambassador of the Sorcerer Kingdom. Under his supervision, and intelligence division is taking hold, and human assassins are being trained at Ijaniya by Hanzos given by Ainz.

Economy, Commerce & Market Growth
Now that the Sorcerer Kingdom has gained the Kingdom, they also are in control of its trade and economy. Taxation and resources within Marquis Raeven's domain may not be enough to sustain a national government. Some ideas from mercantilism may be adopted into the Sorcerer Kingdom; your nation must have a self-sustaining economy. Prioritizing on exports rather than imports, establishing industries in your own country, and creating precious goods.

Certain items that come in mind is Nfirea's project with making Yggdrasil healing potions, which could be dubbed "God's Blood". Remember, the difference between NW potions and YGG potions is that in the New World, potions have a shelf life, and need a preservation spell to keep it from going bad. A YGG potion does not have a shelf life, and can be consumed at any time. The production of a good such as this will raise the popularity of the Sorcerer Kingdom. If Nfirea is able to create a replica of Yggdrasil healing potions, then that is sure to become a major boost to the Sorcerer Kingdom, and may attract other alchemists and herbalists to their own nation. Keeping its production a state secret however may achieve the best results. Other things that may work is undead labor.

Certain niches in the market are occuring, according to Pestonya. E-Rantel's food culture has taken leaps and bounds now that food prices are cheap. If the Sorcerer Kingdom can decrease the cost of living in their cities and life expectancy with better potions and good food production, then that may attract those of other nations into joining the Sorcerer Kingdom, and other nations may depend on the Sorcerer Kingdom's goods, as we can already see from the Empire and its new military composition.

Ijaniya
We have not seen much on-screen action from Ijaniya, however Ainz has mentioned projects of training human assassins there. While I do not see the use of developing human assassins, it may solve the problem of Ainz not having enough materials in order to create more Hanzos. So looking into other places is his best bet. Since Ijaniya is now incorporated into the Sorcerer Kingdom, that may mean that they have some influence in the City-State Alliance. The twin assassins of Blue Rose also have a sister who leads Ijaniya. We may see some sort of dialogue from her in the next coming volumes.

Eryuentiu
Brain Unglaus' sword, a katana, is a weapon only forged in Eryuentiu. Does this mean that he traveled to Eryuentiu? It is indeed possible, but I am going to say no for this one. However, there must be some sort of trade already happening in Eryuentiu if someone such as Brain is able to acquire such an item. It's price must also be a lot of gold coins given how highly praised it is among warriors, and the fact that Cocytus' blades are odachi-like in appearance. I have not formulated my own hypothesis on this yet, but pointing out these things may lead me to one.

Lasting Effects of the Kingdom's Demise
UNDER PROGRESS.