NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Harvest
“Finally, the main culprit who instigated the vigilantes. The administrator will be executed immediately.”
Shing.
“N… No. Young Lord!!”
Grandfather held the administrator tightly.
Even so, the administrator struggled.
He stopped only after several more people grabbed him.
“Young Lord, please forgive me!”
I raised the sword high.
Should I have someone else do it? Do I need to kill someone?
The administrator keeps shouting.
“To me too. Give me a chance to confess too!”
Should I give him a chance to confess?
Then would it be okay not to kill someone?
Normally, I should make this choice.
I know my personality well.
I try to resolve things amicably, thinking good is good.
That suits my personality.
But today, why am I having different thoughts?
‘I must bear all the burden. Because I am Elwin Frontier.’
The name Elwin Frontier, not my Korean name, came to mind first.
And the name Frontier felt heavy.
‘The administrator must die here to prevent an all-out confrontation with Brilda.’
If the administrator needlessly blabs about this and that, the situation will only worsen.
Especially for me, with weak forces, it could be fatal.
I put strength into both hands.
I clenched my teeth hard.
And with all my might, I brought the sword down.
Slice.
Thud.
Beeeeep--
Beeeeep--
The tinnitus I occasionally heard when tired rang in my ears.
The tinnitus was loud, drowning out the surrounding sounds.
However, even that tinnitus couldn't cover the past voices rising in my head.
You don't suit the nobility.
You lack the charisma of a noble.
You don't know how to handle people.
You can't deceive people.
...
You're too passive.
‘Alencia...’
Beeeeep--
Beeeeep--
One question arose.
Why did Alencia say those things to me?
Of course, I know the answer.
To blame me.
Her expression, tone, everything when she said those words blamed me.
But if she really hated me, was there a need to say such things?
Wouldn't it have been better to just ignore me, coax and manage me appropriately, use me, and discard me?
“Waaaaah!!”
“Waaaaah!!”
“Young Lord Frontier!!”
Suddenly, the tinnitus disappeared, and the cheers of the surrounding people struck my ears.
Along with that, thoughts about Alencia also vanished.
“Long live Young Lord Frontier!!”
“Long live the Young Lord!!”
***
After executing the administrator, the farmland was tidied up.
Because although there were watchtowers, they couldn't completely block them.
Today too, I knelt on the cultivated land.
As always. To remove the Demonic Energyfrom the soil.
Step. Step.
“Follow me.”
I stood by the riverside with Grandfather.
The river flowing west of East River.
Beyond that is the monster territory.
“Was it your first time killing someone?”
“… Yes.”
“Taking a life is something everyone must experience.”
Grandfather's large hand grasped mine.
It's a truly large hand. Large enough to cover my hand and still have room.
“You did well. Your reputation in River Village has improved because of this incident.”
Reputation in River Village.
Even before, no one ignored me or disobeyed my words.
However, that was more thanks to Grandfather than my personal capabilities.
But now, they started seeing me differently because of this incident.
Hiding slaves to watch, building watchtowers to prepare, and even obtaining confessions from the vigilantes.
‘And… the execution of the administrator.’
“The vigilante who did not confess was banished from River along with his family. And the administrator's body was buried in the open space. But listen.”
I raised my gaze and looked at Grandfather.
“But what?”
“Why didn't you mention Brilda's involvement?”
“Please keep it hidden. This isn't enough to damage Brilda. We might even face a counterattack.”
Grandfather's hand rested on my head.
“You've grown strong.”
Then he suddenly laughed loudly.
Unlike the heavy atmosphere until now.
“Uhahahaha!! Right. If you inherited this Campbell's blood, of course, you should do at least this much!”
.
.
Many things happened after coming to River Village.
Liquidated Grandfather's assets to buy land and purchase various necessary items.
Purchased slaves with Alencia's support.
Land filled with Magi.
Farming on Monster Island.
I used two things.
One was the system ability.
The Land Recovery skill.
The other was modern knowledge.
The Norfolk four-course rotation method.
Perhaps thanks to that.
Barley, densely filling A Field, is growing.
B Field, which was devastated by Black Goblins, was rebuilt.
Newly planted clover and ryegrass grew again.
And C Field.
C Field was cleared, and the contamination removed with Land Recovery.
Wheat was planted there as originally planned.
A, B, and C Fields started operating properly.
The barley field, ripened yellow.
Slaves harvested the barley.
Among them, the confessed vigilantes were also visible.
Where the harvested barley was piled up, there was a specially invited mage.
He checked several times before rsisterng to me.
“Sir Elwin Frontier, there is no Demonic Energyin the barley. That barley is not encroached by Magi. Humans can eat it!!”
“Just call me Elwin.”
“Sir Elwin!! Do you not know what an amazing feat you've accomplished? You've done something even the great first Duke Vampiars couldn't do!! Sir Elwin!! This is incredibly amazing!!”
“Yes, I know.”
“No. Sir Elwin does not understand. This is…”
I gifted the sack of barley to the mage, and sent him back to the Vampiars Duchy.
Because, perhaps from living in the Magic Tower, he talked too much.
‘Got verification from the mage too. Now I just need to sell it?’
Successful farming isn't the final goal.
Rather, this is just the first step.
“It's going to get busy from now on.”
That evening.
The mission changed from ‘In Progress’ to ‘Completed’.
[Mission]
Farming on Monster Island (Completed)
HINT) Land Recovery Skill
[System]
Mission completed.
1 Skill Point awarded.
[System]
Analyzing the situation and presenting an appropriate mission.
[Mission]
Breeding Livestock on Monster Island (In Progress)
‘Breeding Livestock?’
After the farming mission came raising livestock.
Personally, it's a satisfying mission.
Since it was something I had to do anyway.
It seems their claim of analyzing the situation wasn't just empty words.
“Looks like there's no mandatory skill this time.”
When the tutorial was completed, the Land Recovery skill was forced.
The skill window opened, and an enormous number of skills appeared.
And most of them were locked.
“Looks like I can only learn Farmer skills. Then…”
Among the various skills, one particularly stood out.
The Norfolk four-course rotation method.
Even though I'm already farming with the Norfolk four-course rotation method, why?
Because of the skill description.
Learning this increases the efficiency of the Norfolk four-course rotation.
Skills like digging, planting seeds, or weeding aren't really necessary anyway.
The Norfolk four-course rotation method seemed better than those.
[System]
Do you want to acquire the Norfolk four-course rotation method skill?”
Norfolk Four-Course Rotation (Lv 1)
Slightly increases the efficiency of the Norfolk four-course rotation.
***
Northern Frontier Territory.
The fiercest battleground in the territory.
The Frontier Viscount was lost in thought.
With a letter spread open on the desk.
‘Succeeded in farming? How?’
Elwin Frontier.
The eldest son and Young Lord of the Frontier Viscounty.
A child he had high expectations for.
He hoped he would resemble his grandfather more than himself.
He prayed he would become a more outstanding mage.
But..
Magic aptitude ‘None’
That disappointment was beyond words.
The Frontier Viscount must be strong.
He must protect the Viscounty and its people.
The successive ancestors did so.
It's not for nothing that they stay on the border all year round.
It's to protect the territory.
The Frontier Viscounty repeatedly expanded and contracted.
During his father's generation, it achieved great prosperity.
Because that man was a 7th Circle Archmage.
He himself lacked his father's talent.
‘Father consoled me saying it was okay, but…’
How did it actually turn out?
How much has the Frontier territory shrunk?
It's all because the Lord is weak.
This happened because he himself is weak.
‘The next Frontier Viscount must be strong.’
In his heart, he had already stripped Elwin of the Young Lord status.
He planned to change the Young Lord if Gibson grew up.
For the sake of the Frontier territory.
‘But to think he had such talent…’
“You there. Summon Hans.”
“Understood, Lord.”
Similar events were happening in other regions.
Frontier Lord's Estate, 3rd Floor.
Crash!
“The Magic Tower officially recognized it?”
The csisterng Elwin commissioned the Magic Tower.
To inspect the crops.
And the conclusion was that there was no Magi.
“What happened in River Village? No, what happened to the administrator?”
“The administrator was beheaded by Elwin.”
“By Elwin? Elwin himself?”
“Yes, he cut off his neck with a sword himself.”
“Then what about us? Did the administrator not talk about us?”
“He didn't. They say he was beheaded before the administrator could speak. We've already confirmed with the people who were there.”
“That's fortunate, at least. Continue to monitor Elwin.”
“Yes, Madam.”
Vampiars Duchy.
Alencia Vampiars' room.
“Is this true?”
“It is true.”
“He really farmed? On Monster Island?”
“I was surprised too. To think Young Master Elwin had such talent.”
Then was it true that he met the Goddess of the Earth after dying?
Was what he said at the Frontier estate true?
“What should we do? Should we postpone the meeting with Sir Klan Kent?”
Klan Kent.
Eldest son of the Kent Viscounty.
With the engagement with Elwin broken, a new alternative was needed.
That alternative was the Kent Viscounty.
“Just a moment. Give me a moment to think.”
“Take your time. Ah! Isn't Young Master Elwin amazing?”
“Mari, stop. I'm thinking.”
Mari covered her mouth with both hands.
But her revealed eyes were smiling.
Kallas Viscounty.
Lord's office.
Kwaaang!!
“Is this really true! They farmed on Monster Island?”
“That's right. A mage belonging to the Magic Tower confirmed it himself.”
Viscount Kallas tapped one leg nervously.
Tap tap tap.
His fingers rapidly drummed the desk.
“This is a very serious matter. Send people and confirm it directly.”
“Understood.”
Even after the vassal left, Viscount Kallas's leg tapping continued.
Tap tap tap.
The main income of the Kallas Viscounty is passage tolls.
Among them, two items had significant weight.
One was food.
The other was monster byproducts.
‘They're farming themselves? On Monster Island?’