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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.."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqKhgDYgnV
His thoughts pre-occupied his mind which was looking at the piles of paperwork before him. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrDgOUL0cT
"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." 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacuzMZfgMA
"Have you tried asking nearby cities or your kingdom's capital?" Hierd questioned. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQVWKcIn9p
"We have, but unfortunately... No matter what we did, no reply turned our way." He looked grim saying that.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMad2HEQjvS
"How poor is your kingdom, Naturvege?" 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8rdLO39U7
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAtXSKhiGs
"I see..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbw8NooIaE8
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthauEEqWFa
"Magic."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgDNZRZKoV
"Magic? Captain?" Naturvege questioned.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZW92lqBsU
"What is it to you?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGMkqzayco
"A daily commodity, Captain, from fire, water, ground, and many other elements. Magic's... Magic's just a human trait, why?" 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTXMqbafid
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEufigZLo2
"Nothing in particular, I'll help with your village's problems, but in the meantime... Naturvege..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyHhI84IBI
"Yes, captain?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19PZjMaYm2
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hVKUhTYbg
"Yes, captain."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1I7C3XmJXV
"Ahem! I am acting in my purest form of intellect!" He imagined himself in a dramatic pose. "I am of such lordly presence!" 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsfkk2pf3I
Hierd flew out the village hall with a smile on his face, phasing past the chief walking towards the direction of the training field.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bX0UEBJ5b
"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..." 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4iclJeo9M
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPTbh4czHe
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBaAC8ZWH7
[RESPONSE VAGUE]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ88iK2JkLl
Hierd sighed, "A book that teaches me how to travel in the wilderness without tools like compasses and other mechanical devices...?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY73jHSVeeJ
[REQUEST GRANTED: CAMPING GUIDE BOOK]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Etf0OIiPZ
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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzSeGEWk7V
"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. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSTX15XZ8u
"Alright, alright. Give me sunglasses." He was just about to look at the sun but had fortunately remembered the sun's dangerous rays."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekJDloMODY
[REQUEST GRANTED: SUNGLASS]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFnSeHzp7x
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sHPG6z7EM
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciRPaO2ciS
Hierd walked to the front gate of the first barn house. Walking on the front porch and then knocking on the front door. 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SVwjcsKWr
Two knocks!19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRrecVsEsH
"Hello! Is anybody home?" Hierd shouted in calm manner.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkJE0v1YPV
"Hello there." Behind him, greeted a nice old lady, "What do you want, O' lord?" 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWxmXUnuMQ
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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqmtuilJuT
"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." 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJuqxZkqoW
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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2aAhchzSi
"Scoodles? Local term or maybe another name for her children?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZ1tb1siYc
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvesbmwaQT
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYS7fxso0z
"There's no use telling him to retire, the fields are his home, and it's my home too..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHRVTm3sBK
She had just finished making the tea, bringing it then to Hierd. "Here, O' lord."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8NpjVn7qia
"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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmD5XFCvtD1
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOXGX83f4g
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWI2meH6Zx7
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmHu80wGbE
"O' lord, you don't need to do such a thing..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eeNVa8QCz
"I feel I have to..." Hierd took another sip, appreciating the taste, aroma. Until a knock rocked the door.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uwR5Hzuuj
"Oh! They're here O' lord. I shall unlock the door."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YqrXzRGfT
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mo6FQfiZx
"Good Afternoon, sir, I am Hierd Die Grace."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPEtvpFSSh
He was shocked, very much so.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qxASwF5YC
"Captain! For you to be in my house suprises me so!"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIkNEiaU71
"Captain? For he to refer me as captain... Is he a part of the footmen? No, that's insane, he's a farmer right?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFwxSV8FYYf
"Ah right, sorry you don't know who I am. But please, let me first retire myself of my work garments before we continue."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdOl7VCQyKr
"That is so." Hierd replied.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxt9rs1gQR
"Hey dad!" A voice came out of nowhere behind the man. "Can you finish early? We want to go back to the fields!"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXDoGIcIhm
"Yes, yes, I will. But I don't think I'll be early boys, so come inside and greet our visitor."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkSB1QZIFI
"Visitor?" They inquired, going in-"Is it Aunt Janelle agai--" they trembled, looking at the hunk of muscle which was Hierd.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJipQAT1Eo9
"G- G-- Good... Afternoon... O' lord..." Two boys, seemingly in their fourteens, looked as frightened as would a mouse in cat territory.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhq1WJayCRw
"Good afternoon." Hierd replied, in comical 'jest.'19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcMkHv0QRW
"Let's not wait at the door gentlemen!" She interjected, "Please O' lord, and... My dear, make yourselves home in the dining room."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYPPXuZODi
"Quickly now, my Scoodles, to your rooms~." She said in a quieter tone to the two boys.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgGF1z5rJr
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdyUcXgbHu
Hierd already sat on the dining room chair, the man had made his way to the dinning room with he sitting opposite Hierd's.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrkHNgTDND
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjp0MCNpM3
"Oh stop~ I know I'm just that good."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqVWU1cZJN
"I see, I thank you for your compliments. But what I'm here for is not about the footmen, instead for the food."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAnYbeq1ey
"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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiRAkfthEc4
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUtenoBYxk
"Right' way, captain."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AFVBTiUbg
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygvXb9r5BM
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5jaPMuP3F
Fin opened the door and out the four went. The boys ran forward and took first while the two men walked and stayed behind.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnr271Fk6Jf
"Aren't they energetic?" Hierd asked in a light tone.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO87x50nHy
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpam2opFPb
"What's wrong?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rvsS6SzAC
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Jio8iZE5V
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrHuzI0g4y
"Fertilizer hasn't worked?" Hierd questioned.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimRGGDAa3P
"Fertilizer, captain, what is that? Is that a cure for this sickness!?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSJ7oks0fV
"Well what then did you use to make the crops better?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYbcYBeqEY
"Ennomite, captain."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw75eFI08Ox
"I've yet to hear something like that..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6OOHSl56sd
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADlFA4nLJs
"I think I've found the problem..." 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBHW9kAtqj
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡozYUr6OEsE
"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!"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkZBb6Cg2L
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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPdUzLZ9c1
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xisgKqZGR
"I see, than how so can it be done, what is this byproduct, captain?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQSUeZqL4Y
"Feces."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsz74Ps4tP
"Feces?" Fin looked disgusted yet intrigued.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirt4eSTJTW
"Feces."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhfxCZb7cb
"What can it do?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgQ6pXaAdl
"You can collect the feces of your farm animals, put them onto your crops at spring and you shall see the results for yourselves."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVOqeT2eFQ
"I... I see..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQzjblHvFLk
"It's... I know it's really weird, I know hold on, Fin, I'll get you something... I want a book about farming!"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf9XzNoUa3
[REQUEST GRANTED: FARMING BOOK]19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTNttCXwUM
Before it could appear in seconds, Hierd put his right hand onto his coat. Seconds after, an unexpectedly big and heavy book appeared.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVA6AqTnAZa
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxAwUmObMv
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..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY4oHJVZqT
"O' please, don't be so humble, accept and read its contents. And soon you shall understand my words are not fiction."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5U9kQl1NxM
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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DZchdulyc
"The Honor's mine. Please, come back any time!" Fin said to Hierd walking away.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHIWMP5mrm
It took quite a bit of time to reach the bridge from the farmhouse, but; Hierd came back to the bridge intersection,19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWwfYJuypM
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ3vvOhfXE
Hierd walked towards the village.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiptr6bYSCj
"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?"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9OLyGHfUg
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3Eb3ztgdQ
"Good Afternoon."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4H1kP4Mm5
He stood up, nervously so. "G... Goo' dafternoon, O' lord."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69lLEz2p2o
"Please be at ease gentleman." Hierd reassured the man. "I want to see your village's... Chief..."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMbaGdBHNO
"Ah, I see... Pl-- please, follow me."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOBcm8lrBbN
Hierd let the man gather his belongings on the ground and as he went away, Hierd followed with.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsw4DVfnj3
The townsfolk were eyeing out the captain, Hierd, who looked and acted of nobility, and they did not dare to even approach him.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFR12cHC4e
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR4Q19dXVQ
"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."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygGVLvuikr
"Where is your chief?" Hierd questioned him as the man had just stood there eyeing out the watching crowd.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOQaW8VWIO
He didn't reply but after a second round of him observing the twenty or so people, he had finally responded. "There! O' lord."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUJqkW3LW8
Hierd followed the man, the chief was minding his business with a pile of paperwork and a group of his own men.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQGXKJcILU
"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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAOcRjxadX
"Is he deaf? Pen and paper should be more morally accepted than shouting to an old deaf man with a high position."19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6zNd2ygXP
The men surrounding him hadn't mind but after he touched him, the chief had finally reacted. A jolt. He was astonished.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZKj8mrxzX
"Ah! The lordly man who showed that... That Car 908kay! 19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5diunJtaqN
Hierd's inner self wanted to laugh but his body simply rejected such an embarrassment of a thought.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85ycJi4tsb
The chief had got up from his sat position, with a bright face, he said;19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyLpliYd0p
"I am Hadi, chief of Ridge Village! Pleasure to meet you me lord!"19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVzTj2IvMT
