"Go on, little guy!" When Nalant arrived at the edge of the Blazing Forest, there were still large tree stumps that had not been uprooted. These were the biggest challenge in converting the forest into farmland.
However, since they are currently used for growing sweet potatoes, these tree stumps don't need to be bothered with.
Nalant released both Sprite at once.
"Migu! Migu!"
The Sprite came to the ground, stared at Nalant with its big, watery eyes for a moment, hopped around in front of him twice, and then walked toward the wasteland.
Without Nalant's command, the two little guys each took up an acre of land and settled down.
As the green light rippled, visible green specks appeared among the surrounding weeds.
"Kenby Cow Dung, get the villagers to work! Clear away the weeds, plant the sweet potatoes and that purple grass together, and remember, plant the unsprouted sweet potatoes and seeds too!"
"Yes, sir!"
Because of the importance of sweet potatoes, Nalant had to personally oversee the work here.
Next, he hid in the shade of a tree and watched the serfs begin to work hard.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. With the labor of dozens of serfs, the weeds on two acres of land were cleared away in just one morning.
The next step is to dig out the vegetable beds, transplant the seedlings, and sow the seeds.
The serfs were given a simple lunch, and then they continued working in the afternoon.
"It's really hot!" Although he was hiding in the shade of a tree, it was already summer, so Nalant was still sweating profusely.
"If only I had some chilled watermelon juice!" Nalant smacked his lips as he munched on the wild fruit the guards had found for him, reminiscing about the cold drinks from his past life.
Unfortunately, in this world, ice is the exclusive domain of the nobility, not to mention that watermelons don't exist here.
"Chirp, chirp!" Just then, several little sparrows gathered around Nalant.
It turned out that many of the wild fruit seeds Nalant had eaten were spat out around him, and these sparrows had taken notice of them.
"Hmm, they've got some nerve!" Nalant was somewhat surprised; the sparrows were only a meter or two away from him at the closest point.
"Here, I still have some fruit, do you want some?" Nalant was bored, so he simply stretched out his hand and handed over half of the unfinished wild fruit.
Squeak, squeak!
To Nalant's astonishment, just moments later, two sparrows actually flew quickly to his palm and began carefully pecking at the wild fruit.
"Wow! Did I become more handsome today, or are these sparrows just unaware of the harsh realities of society?" Nalant found it somewhat unbelievable.
It would be one thing if something like this happened to Sherry, but it's a different story when it happens to you.
"Could it be... the Affinity Fruit?" In the next instant, Nalant suddenly realized that perhaps this was the effect of the Affinity Fruit he had taken that morning.
"Although it's a bit of a gimmick, it's not bad!" After figuring it out, Nalant regained his composure. Being able to interact with these little animals was a nice feeling.
If this were his previous life, he could have entered the countryside as if it were empty, and would never have to worry about being chased by dogs while walking through the streets and alleys.
"My lord, the planting is complete."
Just then, Kenby Cow Dung came over and reported.
"Kenby Cow Dung, don't you have any sense? Can't you see I'm busy!" Nalant had wanted to tease a few sparrows and trick them into going back to Sherry to raise, but Kenby Cow Dung's shout ruined that plan.
"Ah?"
"What 'huh'?! Kenby Cow Dung, this sweet potato is yours from now on. You absolutely must take good care of it; it's more important than wheat!"
There were only thirty-odd single sweet potato seedlings. As for those that hadn't sprouted, Nalant didn't know if they would survive, so he was counting on these thirty seedlings as seeds for next year.
"More important than wheat? Yes, sir! Kenby will definitely keep a close eye on them!" Although Kenby didn't yet understand the importance of sweet potatoes, he still patted his chest in agreement.
"Yes, if anything happens here, report back to the castle immediately!"
After saying that, Nalant didn't linger any longer. It was too hot in the wild, and it would be much cooler to hide in the castle.
"Take care, sir! I'll definitely keep an eye on the sweet potatoes!"
"Hmm, how strange. Although the master was a bit fierce today, I feel that he is more admirable than before!" Kenby Cow Dung nodded and bowed as he saw Nalant off, and then muttered a puzzled sentence.
More than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and it is now close to the end of June. In a few days, we will be setting off for Tulip City.
These past few days, Nalant has hardly had a break; in fact, he's become even busier. A week ago, the barbarian guards were finally able to maintain proper posture and march in step.
From that time on, Nalant gave his Royal Guard Squad extra food every day.
I won't go into details about jungle trail running, learning to swim in the sea, and learning rock climbing at night.
Nalant carried out the night raids on the cabin where his personal guards lived every single day.
The time of the attack was unpredictable each day. He would suddenly rush in after his guards had fallen asleep, and then randomly bang on things with a wooden stick.
Although being hit a few times with a stick is nothing to barbarians, the sudden attacks every night make their daytime training extremely difficult.
Fortunately, after four or five days of sneak attacks, the barbarian guards gradually got used to this kind of life.
Even on the last two days, as soon as Nalant approached the cabin, the barbarians would sit up and stare with eyes the size of copper bells, waiting for Nalant to enter.
Nalant saw that the barbarians had finally become more vigilant, and he was satisfied with his decision to change the daily raids to raids every few days.
" Catherine, assemble the Royal Guard Squad, pack some rations, we're setting off. We won't be returning to the castle at noon today!"
That morning, Nalant assembled his Royal Guard Squad early.
His large brick kiln was finally completed before his departure, Nalant was going to inspect it in person today.
In addition, Kenby Cow Dung also brought news last night that the beachcombing team had completed their swimming lessons.
While not all of them are superhuman, at least they won't drown.
Therefore, he still needs to go to the seaside today to see if his guess is correct and whether there are other Magic Power giant clams on the shore.
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
"Greetings, Your Lordship!"
When Nalant arrived at the open space outside Wheat Leaf Village with his personal guard, the original small brick kiln had been demolished and replaced by a large brick kiln that was dozens of times larger.
"Hmm, have all the bricks and mortar been put in yet?"
"Sir, it's already inside, just waiting for you to come and check it before ignition!"
When the barbarian women and children arrived in Storm Territory, the brick factory became the best place for them because they didn't know how to farm or do any technical work.
Digging clay, shaping brick blanks, and carrying bricks are considered hard labor for ordinary human children and women, but to the savage women and children, it's as easy as playing.
With the labor of over a hundred barbarian women and children, brick blanks were continuously produced.
When Mario came to report yesterday that the brick kiln was completed, Nalant instructed them to put in the first batch of brick blanks.
This way, the first batch of bricks will be fired today, and the quality of the fired bricks can be confirmed before he leaves.
If the bricks are fired to the required standard, he can proceed to Tulip City with peace of mind, as the renovation plan for Wheat Leaf Village will henceforth use blue bricks as the material.
Led by Mario, Nalant approached the brick kiln for inspection.
This brick kiln was built with stone and mud, and it was oval in shape with a large chimney at the back.
When we arrived at the entrance of the brick kiln, it was already piled high with bricks and clay blanks waiting to be fired.
"Then let's start building the door!"
With nothing else to worry about, Nalant gave the order, and the serf artisans began to seal the brick kiln door with stones.
"Ignition!"
After the kiln door was sealed, Nalant stood in front of one of the fire holes, and at his command, the other serfs joined him in lighting the six fire holes of the kiln.
Only when the raging fire began to burn did Nalant finally feel satisfied.
" Mario, I'm sorry to trouble you these days. You've been personally leading a team to keep an eye on things here!"
"Yes, sir!"
This is the first kiln firing, Nalant hopes it will be a resounding success.
Thanks to "MRWHAT", "Cat Fart Devil", and "Book Friends 20170901172758984" for their rewards!!!