Nalant still had no idea that a major trouble was brewing near his territory. After reading Stella's letter, he wrote a reply of his own, expressing how much he missed the Flower of Tulip and telling her to stay safe as well.
At the same time, he took out half of the ten sweet potatoes stored in the warehouse and had the two messengers bring them back to Tulip Castle.
Over the next few days, Nalant continued cultivating diligently, occasionally taking several of his own Daughters of Luck out to admire the snowy scenery.
The snow fell for three straight days. Three days later, the entire territory was wrapped in silver. If not for the Dark Creature invasion due to arrive in a month, it really would have felt like timely snow promising a bountiful harvest.
"Ding! System side quest: Ensure the serfs stay warm through the winter—completed! Quest reward: new plant issued!"
After dinner that evening, just as Nalant was about to rise, the system's notification sounded in his mind.
"It's finally done? Mario did well—he finished the task three days ahead of schedule!" Nalant was naturally delighted upon hearing the notification.
Though the heavy snow had stopped today, according to Thomas and the other "worldly-wise natives," the clear weather was only temporary. It would definitely snow again before long.
During the once-every-eight-years bitter winter, the entire season was basically buried beneath half a meter of snow.
Now that the system had announced the task was complete, it meant the serfs in his territory would not freeze to death—or at least, there would not be large numbers of them freezing to death. That spared Lord Nalant a loss to his property.
"I wonder what new plant the system has rewarded me with!" Nalant soon began looking forward to the