Chapter 509: How to Use the Bamboo-Like Plant Water began to flow through the canal. By that time, it seemed the villagers had realized what I had been doing, and many of them gathered near the waterway. “Oh, looks like it’s flowing properly.” “It seems so, doesn’t it? How about asking the knights to inspect […]
Chapter 508: The Waterway When the village chief told me about the situation, it seemed both problems were intertwined. In that case, living near the river would be out of the question. “Monsters and river floods, huh? If we reinforced the riverbank a bit and then built a channel, couldn’t we make it work somehow?
Chapter 507: The Problem with the Soil The next morning unfolded just as planned. Guided by the village chief, we began our tour of the settlement.Everywhere we went, villagers greeted us with bright, welcoming smiles—but behind those smiles, I sensed something else. A faint weariness lingered in their expressions, the kind that comes from long
Chapter 506: Arrival at the Final Destination By the time we finished the scheduled inspection for the day and returned to the village chief’s house, the scent of roasted meat and herbs already drifted through the air. Inside, a grand feast was being prepared. Outside, the soft twilight was fading, and villagers were gathering in
Chapter 505: Digging a Ditch We handed over the collected materials to the escorts and began our walk back to the village. The forest behind us was now quieter, and the faint scent of earth clung to our clothes. This trap alone should have a decent effect, I thought, but… perhaps one more push to
Chapter 504: The Scourge of Wild Beasts By the time we arrived at the village chief’s home and allowed ourselves a short rest, evening had already descended, and the hour for supper was upon us. In this region, it seemed, farm families customarily dined earlier than I was used to. At first, it struck me
Chapter 503: Making the Rounds of the Farming Villages I didn’t just inspect the fields where the universal plant nutrient had been applied; I asked to see the other areas as well. For a brief moment, I wondered if they might have installed magical irrigation devices here, and a flicker of expectation rose in my
Chapter 502: A Visit to the Farmers The preparations for visiting the farming villages were carried out swiftly and efficiently under the direction of Father and the head butler. The plan was to tour several rural households, moving from one to the next in succession. We were to spend roughly a week traveling through different
Chapter 501: A Letter from the Farmer After Alex, my older brother, and Daniela, my sister-in-law, departed for the royal capital, my days settled into a steady rhythm of abacus making and teaching others to use them. Production of shampoo and conditioner was going well too. What caught me off guard, however, was just how
Chapter 500: The Expanding Circle Since it was still before lunch, I decided that the two of them would try it out in the afternoon. I had planned to immediately make additional shampoo and conditioner after lunch, but the schedule had slipped a little. In the meantime, I might as well write a letter to