*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.."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHCji9cVdx
His thoughts pre-occupied his mind which was looking at the piles of paperwork before him. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDikuy2xPf
"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." 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmctEx6feQX
"Have you tried asking nearby cities or your kingdom's capital?" Hierd questioned. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rpKsP3fTz
"We have, but unfortunately... No matter what we did, no reply turned our way." He looked grim saying that.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWARKLgf4we
"How poor is your kingdom, Naturvege?" 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bLUCvnSaG
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE9RSQGTbxy
"I see..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXlDLI0VX4
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHfM5qwZL8
"Magic."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU00nEgoHNx
"Magic? Captain?" Naturvege questioned.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEoeJsdlbR
"What is it to you?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxvPVVl30v
"A daily commodity, Captain, from fire, water, ground, and many other elements. Magic's... Magic's just a human trait, why?" 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr77tHacXbl
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv8YhtR5cL
"Nothing in particular, I'll help with your village's problems, but in the meantime... Naturvege..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmln6Yj88xv
"Yes, captain?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd5X9B53YP
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wXb6AfjXt
"Yes, captain."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBCDl8JVXqm
"Ahem! I am acting in my purest form of intellect!" He imagined himself in a dramatic pose. "I am of such lordly presence!" 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzOg7dSXFy
Hierd flew out the village hall with a smile on his face, phasing past the chief walking towards the direction of the training field.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYcXbKkAwF
"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..." 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymEgeWbJxw
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. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17j9y4nvL3
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRDSFroiHR
[RESPONSE VAGUE]201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dPqi6r2eS
Hierd sighed, "A book that teaches me how to travel in the wilderness without tools like compasses and other mechanical devices...?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5IegsOR2Q
[REQUEST GRANTED: CAMPING GUIDE BOOK]201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtI3xsu3LT
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. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhkeDq7KV0
"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. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHXHabaGxd
"Alright, alright. Give me sunglasses." He was just about to look at the sun but had fortunately remembered the sun's dangerous rays."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtbO5cUxju
[REQUEST GRANTED: SUNGLASS]201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVGDbO8sZ7
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8dBC0JIAa
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡApaLDd5VOV
Hierd walked to the front gate of the first barn house. Walking on the front porch and then knocking on the front door. 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AVz6A06tE
Two knocks!201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1c1V6wHqZm
"Hello! Is anybody home?" Hierd shouted in calm manner.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbKy765XIH
"Hello there." Behind him, greeted a nice old lady, "What do you want, O' lord?" 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6KeXnRZDa
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?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOmZjGflHh
"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." 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzOZAzkm10
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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Whw80ojJ7
"Scoodles? Local term or maybe another name for her children?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1hQRnHwxB
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw20xGDK4BW
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8Vg1XI7jt
"There's no use telling him to retire, the fields are his home, and it's my home too..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoW0JygEi5H
She had just finished making the tea, bringing it then to Hierd. "Here, O' lord."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJKOvzUKVV
"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?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKy6U64mzBo
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91w5FWflr1
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkMCRUaPkt
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuXdM384oZ
"O' lord, you don't need to do such a thing..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0sZ9eZz3zs
"I feel I have to..." Hierd took another sip, appreciating the taste, aroma. Until a knock rocked the door.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOyLvpDrIv
"Oh! They're here O' lord. I shall unlock the door."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFuDY2AMLqj
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiICoiIaha
"Good Afternoon, sir, I am Hierd Die Grace."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPzcEwraMp
He was shocked, very much so.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfB7RrjxBUt
"Captain! For you to be in my house suprises me so!"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwzwewcnT5
"Captain? For he to refer me as captain... Is he a part of the footmen? No, that's insane, he's a farmer right?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCO8esv3RJ
"Ah right, sorry you don't know who I am. But please, let me first retire myself of my work garments before we continue."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7y2FpksQE
"That is so." Hierd replied.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiKqfrBVgG
"Hey dad!" A voice came out of nowhere behind the man. "Can you finish early? We want to go back to the fields!"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A2VKcluQo
"Yes, yes, I will. But I don't think I'll be early boys, so come inside and greet our visitor."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEkLy5GHaV
"Visitor?" They inquired, going in-"Is it Aunt Janelle agai--" they trembled, looking at the hunk of muscle which was Hierd.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt69myjzez
"G- G-- Good... Afternoon... O' lord..." Two boys, seemingly in their fourteens, looked as frightened as would a mouse in cat territory.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJbXAMQudV
"Good afternoon." Hierd replied, in comical 'jest.'201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qJz5ZRgsh
"Let's not wait at the door gentlemen!" She interjected, "Please O' lord, and... My dear, make yourselves home in the dining room."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMVC7sYpRh
"Quickly now, my Scoodles, to your rooms~." She said in a quieter tone to the two boys.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0winGrcBmL
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBA8VnbvvHU
Hierd already sat on the dining room chair, the man had made his way to the dinning room with he sitting opposite Hierd's.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtAtgTdvYa
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQDGR7IMPi
"Oh stop~ I know I'm just that good."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWffOrfqBZ
"I see, I thank you for your compliments. But what I'm here for is not about the footmen, instead for the food."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRS90D3CwaZ
"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?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThfeWMuxNM
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTvWWS1MSR
"Right' way, captain."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHKteiX3IY
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL5sRENVXqd
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ59tt7eEvDN
Fin opened the door and out the four went. The boys ran forward and took first while the two men walked and stayed behind.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfXYT8sWMD
"Aren't they energetic?" Hierd asked in a light tone.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgCUXtJZ4a
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QJDe4luVe
"What's wrong?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6O7HHS1BB
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJLz4BU1QK
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBluEfYd4LQ
"Fertilizer hasn't worked?" Hierd questioned.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnArxVkj2w
"Fertilizer, captain, what is that? Is that a cure for this sickness!?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBbzdpDvsF
"Well what then did you use to make the crops better?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOqLbApT3W
"Ennomite, captain."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqhMIHVyMA
"I've yet to hear something like that..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWUmNaziB5
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09qS2Vj82e
"I think I've found the problem..." 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyI3hSV931T
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCsqIB3K9q
"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!"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiNwK3ZWzt
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?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTg8SuY9H8
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgMGYzOtSM
"I see, than how so can it be done, what is this byproduct, captain?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4SsS1rDfC
"Feces."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqwdVRQ9xn
"Feces?" Fin looked disgusted yet intrigued.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFdR9uj1Hs
"Feces."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFNbOrBNru
"What can it do?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhWKTrMRrhg
"You can collect the feces of your farm animals, put them onto your crops at spring and you shall see the results for yourselves."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4wf28nHSq
"I... I see..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzq6NZ5ZWM
"It's... I know it's really weird, I know hold on, Fin, I'll get you something... I want a book about farming!"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqiEA8Ls9Z
[REQUEST GRANTED: FARMING BOOK]201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMFxkfSLlw
Before it could appear in seconds, Hierd put his right hand onto his coat. Seconds after, an unexpectedly big and heavy book appeared.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhO4ypJBSRj
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaWCDC1vWz
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..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAZe3AaXgV
"O' please, don't be so humble, accept and read its contents. And soon you shall understand my words are not fiction."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBpJQIxwLm
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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57SikWy0d9
"The Honor's mine. Please, come back any time!" Fin said to Hierd walking away.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiSyc9nAo6D
It took quite a bit of time to reach the bridge from the farmhouse, but; Hierd came back to the bridge intersection,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKpUuCXPLF
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeJbqdccXW
Hierd walked towards the village.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2r0o0Pc6DZ
"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?"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoqE0LUZNf
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvMzvsxiTe
"Good Afternoon."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57TAjLE2rh
He stood up, nervously so. "G... Goo' dafternoon, O' lord."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx0uD3jSZ4
"Please be at ease gentleman." Hierd reassured the man. "I want to see your village's... Chief..."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOVdaz2VTE
"Ah, I see... Pl-- please, follow me."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTDI0sORqL
Hierd let the man gather his belongings on the ground and as he went away, Hierd followed with.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo9dxEbj3u
The townsfolk were eyeing out the captain, Hierd, who looked and acted of nobility, and they did not dare to even approach him.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysTpeEreEG
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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSl3mEtLDJ
"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."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdQw7uLEaB
"Where is your chief?" Hierd questioned him as the man had just stood there eyeing out the watching crowd.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhUk2cwFDE
He didn't reply but after a second round of him observing the twenty or so people, he had finally responded. "There! O' lord."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQXiPRNhDE
Hierd followed the man, the chief was minding his business with a pile of paperwork and a group of his own men.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAtkZPHwpc
"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.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4j2BONAvU
"Is he deaf? Pen and paper should be more morally accepted than shouting to an old deaf man with a high position."201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddWGwhS2gA
The men surrounding him hadn't mind but after he touched him, the chief had finally reacted. A jolt. He was astonished.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE6ha8yFXb
"Ah! The lordly man who showed that... That Car 908kay! 201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJCEQOZHaP
Hierd's inner self wanted to laugh but his body simply rejected such an embarrassment of a thought.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0t8uK9mV0i
The chief had got up from his sat position, with a bright face, he said;201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup5n15FKu3
"I am Hadi, chief of Ridge Village! Pleasure to meet you me lord!"201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWCsclELGw
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