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*The text is a bit weird on this chapter, please bare with me.
"I took some rest after that day, training those guys... It's great that they learn quick, but Venit Ille has too many problems at the moment.."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IhuDvuoO7
His thoughts pre-occupied his mind which was looking at the piles of paperwork before him. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDfXYKq91Q
"Here, Captain, are the village's many problems." Naturvege said, sitting beside him on the dinner table of his house. "Food, housing, people, to name a few, that pile is more of a complicated review of it." 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQvgSTmEn3
"Have you tried asking nearby cities or your kingdom's capital?" Hierd questioned. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnw62E3eUZ
"We have, but unfortunately... No matter what we did, no reply turned our way." He looked grim saying that.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAet4sSHIf
"How poor is your kingdom, Naturvege?" 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIiuoqxNeS
"Its not poor but our location being so far from the captial and other main cities makes it harder for their supplies to reach us, ultimately make it... More expensive of a trip."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoVLdpzK7Y
"I see..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzBnNOgxTQ
"I don't really, acutally see, I know nothing about these intellectual things, but with my power I might be able to do something about that."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJivp2AmeYS
"Magic."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFeMxTokfx
"Magic? Captain?" Naturvege questioned.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8vXYrkoSr
"What is it to you?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUp73fOIq9
"A daily commodity, Captain, from fire, water, ground, and many other elements. Magic's... Magic's just a human trait, why?" 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrhtjLdx3M
"So maybe I can use it. But in the mean time, I shouldn't reveal my powers to them, but if I would, maybe only to Naturvege or even Alrife."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Yka96kZLm
"Nothing in particular, I'll help with your village's problems, but in the meantime... Naturvege..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6go4bXAoI0
"Yes, captain?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkUfKYj5B3
"The footmen need physical training, gather all the squads and say that you will replace me in the meantime. I'll have a cart full of food after about three hours, I'll have Alrife deliver it by then. And if they misbehave, I'll find out and that one man will not get any food."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93gXQNDC33
"Yes, captain."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPCuemyyIs
"Ahem! I am acting in my purest form of intellect!" He imagined himself in a dramatic pose. "I am of such lordly presence!" 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL6FJtDfL1I
Hierd flew out the village hall with a smile on his face, phasing past the chief walking towards the direction of the training field.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoENSxkN7TL
"Starting from phase I, food... Agriculture is a field I am not a master at... But I think I can rip myself a new ass here..." 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ27pLbLiU
Hierd was occupied in his thoughts, but his outer appearance looked stern, manly, and rather aggresive looking. The bystanders that onlooked the lordly apperance and had backed away almost as if in impulse. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf2O191loc
"The village's farm (as Naturvege told me;) 'It's just north the village's only bridge on the stream, which is just down the main road.' I don't fookin kno the cardinal directions bruv. Mr. Voice, I want a book that teaches me about this."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq3zsLJ7Eq
[RESPONSE VAGUE]50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO3voXJR60B
Hierd sighed, "A book that teaches me how to travel in the wilderness without tools like compasses and other mechanical devices...?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocgYvHxFsX
[REQUEST GRANTED: CAMPING GUIDE BOOK]50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGZ4d0pfgj
A book appeared on his hand, a bookmark piqued his intrest. It was on the fifty-seventh page, it was about how to tell the cardinal directions. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0T4n5mNSe
"Thank you, voice." A small tear rolled down his left eye. After some minutes of reading whilst walking, he figured it out and coincidentally he was at the first step of the bridge. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA041huTsXw
"Alright, alright. Give me sunglasses." He was just about to look at the sun but had fortunately remembered the sun's dangerous rays."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyo93vFNV2
[REQUEST GRANTED: SUNGLASS]50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99Byc1loN9
He put it on and looked (not directly, but adjacent) at the sun. "So... The sun rose there... That's East. Then, north is on my left!" He proceeded to cross the bridge, there were many un-named paths but he took the one at the left. It was quite a ways off the village as the village wasn't near any large bodies of water, but just after the small plain and the small line of trees was the farm area. It was rather big and encumbered only the left side of the river bank as just right of it was the boundaries of another town. Except it was more richer than Venit Ille, the village.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodymmbIijj
"So the locals already know of my presence and I think the chief had already advised everyone that I indeed am of 'nobility.' And are training them, so coming here wouldn't be such a problem."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq15fhz4shL
Hierd walked to the front gate of the first barn house. Walking on the front porch and then knocking on the front door. 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZmANis9cm
Two knocks!50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTrghyi2R6
"Hello! Is anybody home?" Hierd shouted in calm manner.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4L0jqi5lZc
"Hello there." Behind him, greeted a nice old lady, "What do you want, O' lord?" 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLUEk99vvv
Hierd's 'flexed' body slacked as he saw the nice-looking old lady. "Please call me Hierd, I'm sure you've heard of me, madam?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCd9GtQi8i
"Ah... Yes... Sir. Hierd, you were the kind noble that's helping us. Thank you." She sounded appreciative but as seconds ticked she didn't want to waste time. "Oh sorry! Please, please, come inside, I'm sure you have business with the farm." 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvw7gdotab
She went toward the front door, Hierd scooting over to the side to give her space to open the door. As she went in, so did he. "My husband and my scoodles should be home in a minute, so please sit down I will prepare some tea."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEptJxJ9I4
"Scoodles? Local term or maybe another name for her children?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMiRHAopCe0
"Ah, thank you, thank you." Hierd replied in gratitude whilst sitting down on the dinner table chair. "Your husband's a farmer I take it?" Hierd asked.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmexjrF6Byc
"Ah, yes, yes." She responded as she made the tea, an aroma filled the dining room, one more distinct than what he drank at the chief's. "He's been a farmer ever since he was born!" She laughed.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO0Ei4jn8HG
"There's no use telling him to retire, the fields are his home, and it's my home too..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DAcsEdO6R
She had just finished making the tea, bringing it then to Hierd. "Here, O' lord."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuxNEoM3ko
"Thank you." Hierd took the cup on his hands and took a sip. It was better than what he had at the chief's. Noticeably so. "What is this tea, madam?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejjNN6Vhzf
"It's Juvino de' suu Gott ni grace. A rather... Expensive expedenture, but I had persistance and my husband's heart for me to get it so..." She laughed.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsziUuaZtj
"What; juuvini de sew Gott ni what now? That's like Latin, German, Spanish all in the same name. But guessing from that, and the taste, this is some expensive stuff, I feel bad."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ecjkVoCKY
"For you to give me such a thing when only I need the simplest of tea, I thank you, but my mind wishes to repay you in some way."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cPWkpR9jm
"O' lord, you don't need to do such a thing..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6ULyMOvyv
"I feel I have to..." Hierd took another sip, appreciating the taste, aroma. Until a knock rocked the door.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMrOftWnIS
"Oh! They're here O' lord. I shall unlock the door."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdgHrPxIFO
Hierd nodded. She opened the door, to be greeted by a big man, old in appearance and looked similar to the chief. Hierd got up from his chair and walked towards the man hugging his wife after the walk he embarked from the farmlands.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOldpJRWX9
"Good Afternoon, sir, I am Hierd Die Grace."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyK4wR5Iunb
He was shocked, very much so.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBuJfhHUZ0
"Captain! For you to be in my house suprises me so!"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinOFjAHufd
"Captain? For he to refer me as captain... Is he a part of the footmen? No, that's insane, he's a farmer right?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx6uocwYmD
"Ah right, sorry you don't know who I am. But please, let me first retire myself of my work garments before we continue."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswBeuorhzb
"That is so." Hierd replied.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1hxcjh2El
"Hey dad!" A voice came out of nowhere behind the man. "Can you finish early? We want to go back to the fields!"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4qBlBG1EK
"Yes, yes, I will. But I don't think I'll be early boys, so come inside and greet our visitor."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53DG3fICSf
"Visitor?" They inquired, going in-"Is it Aunt Janelle agai--" they trembled, looking at the hunk of muscle which was Hierd.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvmXqxnnaX
"G- G-- Good... Afternoon... O' lord..." Two boys, seemingly in their fourteens, looked as frightened as would a mouse in cat territory.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfuDJTMy8O
"Good afternoon." Hierd replied, in comical 'jest.'50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBWqxB16gE
"Let's not wait at the door gentlemen!" She interjected, "Please O' lord, and... My dear, make yourselves home in the dining room."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYj4lLJamA
"Quickly now, my Scoodles, to your rooms~." She said in a quieter tone to the two boys.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kr7ekGf8e
The man went into a seperate room, after a couple of minutes, he came out with a more fresh and homey room unlike the farmer-like dirty outfit he had going when first he came.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZGjA0UbL5
Hierd already sat on the dining room chair, the man had made his way to the dinning room with he sitting opposite Hierd's.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjhsByyoBH
"I'm the chief's brother, Finne. You can call me Fin." He said with a jovial attitude. "I've watched and loved your way of commandeering the footmen, they were so unruly before. To think they would obey someone in such short a time... I'm impressed, Captain."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAdLz3vfNi
"Oh stop~ I know I'm just that good."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqxYpVLJIz
"I see, I thank you for your compliments. But what I'm here for is not about the footmen, instead for the food."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9nF6MjxV3
"I see, so you've come for our aid!? To this I can't thank you enough, captain!" A grin showed and widened, with his atmosphere being free. "The invention of the Kar98k, the food and other equipment! Surely your country, captain, can out rival the kingdom, nigh the world with your intellect! Is there a technology in your country that could help?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyJRNWxZJe
"Well, I want to find out first before I could get the right things needed for the job, Sir. Fin, I want to look at your farm." Hierd said as he took the very last sip of his tea.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD98GtScWK
"Right' way, captain."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0Gu9MnwIh
Hierd and Fin got up from their seats. Fin hurried to the door and got his hat. "Dear! Kids, We're going to the farm! Wanna come!?" He shouted.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xHP69iP0I
Soon after, a rumble of four feet had rocked the stairs down. "Yes! We wanna go!" They looked to have completely forgotten the 'frightning' lord that was just beside Fin. Instead being blinded by the want of going to the fields.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRX2cDKNr9r
Fin opened the door and out the four went. The boys ran forward and took first while the two men walked and stayed behind.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTqtSk4yFF
"Aren't they energetic?" Hierd asked in a light tone.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfxrmvQkbd
"Yes, they've always been. The fields are their playground, they love it, and naturally, I should care for it, so the beauty of the fields could last..." A pause, Hierd took it that the said beauty would last no longer.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJfzyjcq1D
"What's wrong?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd98IUOfwZj
"The crop yields have weakened, and everything we've done hasn't worked. I haven't told the kids about it, but I feel even they have noticed."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVz7E0sy2vF
"I'm no botanist nor farmer, but considering their era, has fertilizer even been invented yet? No wait, it should have been, farming dates back to them dinosaur days or some thing. Quite literally."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu0SC9b6DI
"Fertilizer hasn't worked?" Hierd questioned.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWT03ZQEGXK
"Fertilizer, captain, what is that? Is that a cure for this sickness!?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadnMq2hW6e
"Well what then did you use to make the crops better?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZfEnZznSI
"Ennomite, captain."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISDDj0q2Cz
"I've yet to hear something like that..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7fRBSeWVl
"I see, then..." He formed his thoughts. "Ennomite's something that fastens the growth and overall greatness of crops, making it look and taste delicious."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMeH5ECXBS
"I think I've found the problem..." 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL42dSdxzaN
They neared the farmlands which was next to the clear river just yonder. The children were playing about in the farmland, being careful and avoiding stepping on any crops. Because of their playing, their shins looked dirtier-looking than mud could be.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanmYJale0t
"This... Ennomite." Hierd said. "If it fastens the growth of your crops, doesn't it fasten the decrease in the amount of fertility in the soil? If so, then Ennomite has been making your soil weaker!"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD7SRqxRi1
Fin was stunned, like a prophecy was revealed to him. They stopped in their tracks. "Such a revelation... I haven't even thought of it! Can that fertilizer help in reinvegerating the once fertile land?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYZU0gJYvw
"I think it should. But it is not really a product, more of a byproduct so to speak. But it's effects should bring about more yield than before."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALVHrPHBey
"I see, than how so can it be done, what is this byproduct, captain?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiegc4YCotd
"Feces."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWw3kLCYMPC
"Feces?" Fin looked disgusted yet intrigued.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNTRkm0yaI
"Feces."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuXZOSLSZz
"What can it do?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYDa5bAgg9W
"You can collect the feces of your farm animals, put them onto your crops at spring and you shall see the results for yourselves."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyZ06IibX8
"I... I see..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQ2yw71s4u
"It's... I know it's really weird, I know hold on, Fin, I'll get you something... I want a book about farming!"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjFyCW95KS
[REQUEST GRANTED: FARMING BOOK]50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dx6v0l4eo
Before it could appear in seconds, Hierd put his right hand onto his coat. Seconds after, an unexpectedly big and heavy book appeared.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCbFSSz0xw
"Here... Read its contents and understand the ways my country handles such a thing. I shall supply you with the many gadgets you will undoubtedly need when you are to complete it."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67pMeq5WYe
He was suprised. More so at the book than what Hierd promised. "Such a book! Are you to give and let me read it, captain!? I couldn't possibly..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rxWrW5sGR
"O' please, don't be so humble, accept and read its contents. And soon you shall understand my words are not fiction."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xOxF5CdAX
Fin looked more than greatful for the 'gift' he got. Hierd looked at the small watch he had, it was approaching the first hour. "I need to go now, I thank you for your time Mr. Fin."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0EVjc2Rku
"The Honor's mine. Please, come back any time!" Fin said to Hierd walking away.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX2AmRZiiri
It took quite a bit of time to reach the bridge from the farmhouse, but; Hierd came back to the bridge intersection,50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOYjaIj1JF
"I did the more 'harder' task first, the farm thing. But now comes the second, housing and the over abundance of people in the village."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5idIDR8l0
Hierd walked towards the village.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fFbJopoUC
"So Naturvege said that because of last year's... Auferstand- something, a neighboring village took refuge inside the arms of Venit Ille, which was more 'combat-ready' than them. But now, they live inside the newly built homes. So... Now there's a total of a hundred or so people living here, damn... I should begin by talking to them, right?"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28dPkGhnd1
Hierd made his way to the main street, where he was at an hour ago, a turn towards the newly constructed homes. The environment was lively, yes, but everyone did not look well, after all, the days of Auferstehen was nearing. And they were worried. Hierd came from out of the green, the walked to the nearest man.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIDAhYuTmd
"Good Afternoon."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0maBcutMum
He stood up, nervously so. "G... Goo' dafternoon, O' lord."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqc0IyM668
"Please be at ease gentleman." Hierd reassured the man. "I want to see your village's... Chief..."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBADfqpbA8M
"Ah, I see... Pl-- please, follow me."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBUhjU6umX
Hierd let the man gather his belongings on the ground and as he went away, Hierd followed with.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBwxYDtLR9
The townsfolk were eyeing out the captain, Hierd, who looked and acted of nobility, and they did not dare to even approach him.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBHHh8mLcD
The man led Hierd into a big poorly made wooden house (akin to a barn house). The doors opened and a slew of men, women, children alike were sitting on the boarded-wooden floor.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxCG1D1zPo
"Holy! This scene looks like a gymnasium after an earthquake. Like a disaster had just fooken swept them... Well I guess a 'disaster' did sweep them."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN91pkZ8l9
"Where is your chief?" Hierd questioned him as the man had just stood there eyeing out the watching crowd.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9iFud8HeE
He didn't reply but after a second round of him observing the twenty or so people, he had finally responded. "There! O' lord."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dz0FRURS4
Hierd followed the man, the chief was minding his business with a pile of paperwork and a group of his own men.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaF8mMjzfjR
"Good afternoon." Hierd initiated the conversation with the chief, of which paid him no mind until the man from before had merely tapped his shoulder.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2be9HnO21
"Is he deaf? Pen and paper should be more morally accepted than shouting to an old deaf man with a high position."50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniOMQmP3ug
The men surrounding him hadn't mind but after he touched him, the chief had finally reacted. A jolt. He was astonished.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CHXJ1d3KW
"Ah! The lordly man who showed that... That Car 908kay! 50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkU8sS8IILy
Hierd's inner self wanted to laugh but his body simply rejected such an embarrassment of a thought.50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR40GgKefqd
The chief had got up from his sat position, with a bright face, he said;50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ833RZ0p6dk
"I am Hadi, chief of Ridge Village! Pleasure to meet you me lord!"50Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgVeP2yZbS
