The title really speaks for itself here. The entire premise of this novel is encapsulated in the title alone, with the key points being:
- Easy-going
- Production Magic
- Territory Defense
If any of these points appeal to you then I suggest you give it a shot, at least for a few chapters.
Simplicity is both a major strength and a severe weakness to the plot. Being "easy-going", nothing truly happens in the grand scheme of things. The MC is focused solely on improving his village and doesn't give a damn about anything else. While there are sprinkles of romance and politics subplots throughout, they are quickly side-lined in favor of "I need to keep building more walls!". The MC is literally an endless labor factory; producing anything and everything the village needs. The vast majority of characters remain stagnant in their portrayal throughout the story because the main focus is "territory development" and not character development. Even the MC remains pretty much the same as when he started, "A genius 8-year-old with production magic".
All the being said, I still find this novel to be pretty interesting. Even if the characters are "stagnant", they are still decently fleshed out. The cast of characters is also decently large so their interactions have not gotten boring for me just about yet. I will say that the innovations to weapons and architecture in the story are top-notch. Pretty much all the things introduced by our isekai MC are grounded in reality (even if they are produced by magic), and you can really tell the author did his research to provide accurate portrayals of technological advancements from the Middle Ages and Early Modern history.
If you enjoy world/village building then this novel is for you. Just keep in mind that this a slow burn, and not much has happened in almost 100 chapters. Overall I'd give the plot a solid 3/5 for the potential it has.
As for the English translation, it is extremely rough. Both translators of the novel use MTL with minimal to no editing. I haven't run across too many unintelligible parts, but they do exist. I really want to say I have read worse MTL, but truthfully speaking the translation barely qualifies as "subpar" if I was being generous. It won't give you a headache, but you'll still need to do some mental gymnastics to piece everything together. Overall, I'd rate the translation as a 1.7/5.
