317 7.45 Money Makes The World Go Round. (1/2)

”Sir...you think ma'am would be surprised and delighted on what we did to our camp right now? It looks kind of like a fiesta with these streamers handing around the branches and a banner that you made that says 'WELCOME BACK'.”

”The spread of potato chips with dippings, pork dumplings, creamed filled comes and blueberry muffins plus the garlic fried rice and chicken chops, crabs and clams are like a birthday celebration.”

”Hahaha...its just a little something, it's for our guests and us as well...its a small welcoming party for her. She's going to be a surprise and delighted as well. Furthermore, it's been a while since she was with me before we met Jean Lethal and then a month later it's you too.”

”Well, sir...I'm not fitting to be an adventurer but I'm best at being support staff, fishing, growing and trappings are my main strong points in survival and I am sure would be of best service for the band.”

”Yes, Will, you had done a great deal. Our farm alone is thriving and it would be a week when the peas and string beans can be harvested. They had grown so tall with the nutrients and composed that you had given them.”

”Hahahahaha...if ever we leave this camp in 90 days, the next person who took over this would definitely survive in the wild with these farms we would leave behind.”

”Well boss, that's true you know. What happened to the hearth that we built in the last camp? Would anyone be able to use that? It's a waste to leave it there though.”

”JL...nothing would go to waste. The moment someone enters the hearth, it would be notified through our systems and it would be up to us to let the adventurer use the hearth or not. I saw that being a hearth member is not like being in a band or party, it's more for them to seek shelter and have no authority to change the design. But they could build chests to store their items.”

”I see Boss, so we could set the permission level once we leave a certain camp, right? That's a pretty cool idea boss. These hearths that we set up would be at a distance of 10km or so, right?”

”Yes, something like that. I've marked our next destination after 90 days of stay here that had a nice forested area and also some mines and monsters to grind. We will discuss this further when Matilda comes back and with the dwarfs too when the time comes.”

Sometime later after 7 pm when it was time for the dwarfs to emerge from their mineshaft, a familiar female voice was squealing on delight the moment she entered the camp.

”Wwwaahhhhhh...whose idea is this of setting up the place with streamers and banner to welcome me back? Hii...Hii...Hii...and look at the spread. Is it someone's birthday or what...?”

”Welcome back ma'am, sir Robin is at the farm trying to move as a scarecrow. He's a bit bashful when he made this to you and hope you find it a delight.”

”Ah, Will...you had been well, don't you? Hii...Hii...Hii...Oh look, the floating bridge platform is ready...how nice...! Heh, here comes JL...Hey, JL...hows things over here?”

”Oh...welcome back Matilda...yeah...things had been great, this floating bridge platform also works very fine. We got clams and crabs for you on the dining table. We are now waiting for the dwarfs to done and join in the feast.”

”Alright...I'm going to find the half dimwit dum dum over at the farm...he dares have the cheek to hide from me and not welcome me vocally...”

Matilda walked over to where I was hiding in the low plantations of the sweetcorn where I could see the baby corn was budding. ”Hey, ring leader...are you trying to hide from me? Cone out now, you better have a good explanation for me.”

Hearing Matilda coming my way, I stepped out from the corn plantations and suddenly she ran a bit and gave me a hug.

”Errr...you have seen the table all laid out with food, don't you?”

”You half dimwit dum dum...how can I be so blind not to see all those you had set up for me huh? Thanks...I thought you had forgotten about me.”

Matilda was still in my embrace when she said that.

”It's the guy's joint effort Matilda, it's not me alone, all by myself. It's just a little something I've got from the market, the scones and muffins were specially ordered from Salisbury.”

”Come, let's head there and eat. The dwarfs would be coming out very soon too. it's close to sundown now.” I slowly extracted Matilda's arms that had entwined around my waist and released it while I held them in my hands and walked towards the camp.

”Welcome back, Matilda...” I finally said and she gave me the biggest and the broadest grin she could ever muster and handed me a friendly punch on my arm.