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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.."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYmVsu4u6Y
His thoughts pre-occupied his mind which was looking at the piles of paperwork before him. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8ewsqVf97
"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." 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrFhc5YOXw
"Have you tried asking nearby cities or your kingdom's capital?" Hierd questioned. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQPFqu27w7
"We have, but unfortunately... No matter what we did, no reply turned our way." He looked grim saying that.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwygVTyxSb
"How poor is your kingdom, Naturvege?" 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyOgq0wHqG
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8N5yNYN7Bq
"I see..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq22JPz2ebr
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkE1n9dcKh
"Magic."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1b9vzEg2j
"Magic? Captain?" Naturvege questioned.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxRS0ozaZ5
"What is it to you?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPOEzMoPCo
"A daily commodity, Captain, from fire, water, ground, and many other elements. Magic's... Magic's just a human trait, why?" 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcztt6qKgSp
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpJNKNIpml
"Nothing in particular, I'll help with your village's problems, but in the meantime... Naturvege..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfJTJ7T1Cy
"Yes, captain?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJML6dnEk2i
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEviRBrvAN
"Yes, captain."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTXIxL5Xpr
"Ahem! I am acting in my purest form of intellect!" He imagined himself in a dramatic pose. "I am of such lordly presence!" 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡta1IUd33L0
Hierd flew out the village hall with a smile on his face, phasing past the chief walking towards the direction of the training field.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTUKiSpIHj
"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..." 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73DDtzO5Lj
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. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6grQXwSjR
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E0M5fHIwH
[RESPONSE VAGUE]239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDqjBV1Xw0
Hierd sighed, "A book that teaches me how to travel in the wilderness without tools like compasses and other mechanical devices...?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5bc91TKWh
[REQUEST GRANTED: CAMPING GUIDE BOOK]239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EWQHxV6RB
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. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXadjTG4bFr
"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. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQ9yHVRJBN
"Alright, alright. Give me sunglasses." He was just about to look at the sun but had fortunately remembered the sun's dangerous rays."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25wQ4oS94e
[REQUEST GRANTED: SUNGLASS]239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdAVmL1ynK
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzNpXmX2Pe
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm14frpkQNF
Hierd walked to the front gate of the first barn house. Walking on the front porch and then knocking on the front door. 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxi0gMgBFq
Two knocks!239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFy3yOHMiW7
"Hello! Is anybody home?" Hierd shouted in calm manner.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWGsATGNfha
"Hello there." Behind him, greeted a nice old lady, "What do you want, O' lord?" 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77uIxDYIxW
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?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM05gVGU4hQ
"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." 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6s5Dhs9TD
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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEkK9LKhQA
"Scoodles? Local term or maybe another name for her children?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PmYZTIpGi
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYC0BD74TGJ
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSXXXX1v4mj
"There's no use telling him to retire, the fields are his home, and it's my home too..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdakEvqcAOF
She had just finished making the tea, bringing it then to Hierd. "Here, O' lord."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0IULsvMbU
"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?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTEzTHsqNR
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiouX01Iyty
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwz4ADCEyQ
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCOp6cLnZq
"O' lord, you don't need to do such a thing..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbys6YZLd3
"I feel I have to..." Hierd took another sip, appreciating the taste, aroma. Until a knock rocked the door.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoOS7Puj8f
"Oh! They're here O' lord. I shall unlock the door."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx50iaMtFK
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGO6wCqmYa
"Good Afternoon, sir, I am Hierd Die Grace."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeZCXoY3JY
He was shocked, very much so.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn2gRjhhC0
"Captain! For you to be in my house suprises me so!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvUZfMjJHS
"Captain? For he to refer me as captain... Is he a part of the footmen? No, that's insane, he's a farmer right?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYRxd5An3l
"Ah right, sorry you don't know who I am. But please, let me first retire myself of my work garments before we continue."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrpMnpkoUz
"That is so." Hierd replied.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0a6JJ3Mhw
"Hey dad!" A voice came out of nowhere behind the man. "Can you finish early? We want to go back to the fields!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6zYgSKYLi
"Yes, yes, I will. But I don't think I'll be early boys, so come inside and greet our visitor."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpHE8le3Q6
"Visitor?" They inquired, going in-"Is it Aunt Janelle agai--" they trembled, looking at the hunk of muscle which was Hierd.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrgklazPv9
"G- G-- Good... Afternoon... O' lord..." Two boys, seemingly in their fourteens, looked as frightened as would a mouse in cat territory.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rdRktRxaK
"Good afternoon." Hierd replied, in comical 'jest.'239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyOcNkMHsT
"Let's not wait at the door gentlemen!" She interjected, "Please O' lord, and... My dear, make yourselves home in the dining room."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS11sXT9dfJ
"Quickly now, my Scoodles, to your rooms~." She said in a quieter tone to the two boys.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyg08DuYCA
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCbZbZZrVr
Hierd already sat on the dining room chair, the man had made his way to the dinning room with he sitting opposite Hierd's.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkFzt1w63b
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaVtycbiKO
"Oh stop~ I know I'm just that good."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcaOx807YZ
"I see, I thank you for your compliments. But what I'm here for is not about the footmen, instead for the food."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7EnKlsaeN
"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?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfHOIozobb
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9uyl8NuXNA
"Right' way, captain."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvjO5X1C2F
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNp6v6DZ8F
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGDRvm0sRi
Fin opened the door and out the four went. The boys ran forward and took first while the two men walked and stayed behind.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VEl5jyIv6
"Aren't they energetic?" Hierd asked in a light tone.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOYZ6oOx1E
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXA84pM8syo
"What's wrong?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOZgfW8rVF
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoWAi103kJ
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTWm1sLOwT
"Fertilizer hasn't worked?" Hierd questioned.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Lw3brxbt9
"Fertilizer, captain, what is that? Is that a cure for this sickness!?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuLWhmX6iv
"Well what then did you use to make the crops better?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS601wj5FwB
"Ennomite, captain."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvinQ4qMsq
"I've yet to hear something like that..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbl64caHOEi
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhnZmRIIrJ
"I think I've found the problem..." 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2LjrGe1dg
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftRUQQFxq3
"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!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1MXy5mDSZ
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?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPwiSKJJRO
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZTccAeVPd
"I see, than how so can it be done, what is this byproduct, captain?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YXRSfLjip
"Feces."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdSQSpszDr
"Feces?" Fin looked disgusted yet intrigued.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFfVUnQrvK
"Feces."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ux5WaqwA6
"What can it do?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaIzz0IaEj
"You can collect the feces of your farm animals, put them onto your crops at spring and you shall see the results for yourselves."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJqhTzbRhT
"I... I see..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhvHCzUu1b
"It's... I know it's really weird, I know hold on, Fin, I'll get you something... I want a book about farming!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AQw6xMnyP
[REQUEST GRANTED: FARMING BOOK]239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFD3K3HFAz
Before it could appear in seconds, Hierd put his right hand onto his coat. Seconds after, an unexpectedly big and heavy book appeared.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXACg1Y5mCW
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4Q71JGDgE
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..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgV6Ejs2W0
"O' please, don't be so humble, accept and read its contents. And soon you shall understand my words are not fiction."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdlPl9cTas
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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcogo30FGYr
"The Honor's mine. Please, come back any time!" Fin said to Hierd walking away.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wCulb8gJh
It took quite a bit of time to reach the bridge from the farmhouse, but; Hierd came back to the bridge intersection,239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Flupg5eQw
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOmMHcizhv
Hierd walked towards the village.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsz3MHRS4U
"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?"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRz1eu0neY
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYCqjC4Ttd
"Good Afternoon."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK8ppZg7eM
He stood up, nervously so. "G... Goo' dafternoon, O' lord."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU51BZLFtjd
"Please be at ease gentleman." Hierd reassured the man. "I want to see your village's... Chief..."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq770zyKhOR
"Ah, I see... Pl-- please, follow me."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WjhZoTzcb
Hierd let the man gather his belongings on the ground and as he went away, Hierd followed with.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKejvTw74n
The townsfolk were eyeing out the captain, Hierd, who looked and acted of nobility, and they did not dare to even approach him.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9ZTPbC03n
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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpjBbmG6Uc0
"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."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7Jk6qKIbk
"Where is your chief?" Hierd questioned him as the man had just stood there eyeing out the watching crowd.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGKtbx6gmS
He didn't reply but after a second round of him observing the twenty or so people, he had finally responded. "There! O' lord."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5y1BAq0Up
Hierd followed the man, the chief was minding his business with a pile of paperwork and a group of his own men.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGnsy1EYU4
"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.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpKfpY28ou
"Is he deaf? Pen and paper should be more morally accepted than shouting to an old deaf man with a high position."239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0kB3TIXhD
The men surrounding him hadn't mind but after he touched him, the chief had finally reacted. A jolt. He was astonished.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84PCJYoOLh
"Ah! The lordly man who showed that... That Car 908kay! 239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn0GHdtaZW
Hierd's inner self wanted to laugh but his body simply rejected such an embarrassment of a thought.239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWDJqG3aPv
The chief had got up from his sat position, with a bright face, he said;239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqqkYNhkLr
"I am Hadi, chief of Ridge Village! Pleasure to meet you me lord!"239Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqUFdKTqoa
