Chapter 20 (1/2)

Chapter 20

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I changed Edgelin to Aegirine because the author is naming places after minerals . I really should start googling names first…

Disclaimer: I don't guarantee that this is 100% accurate . Please let me know if there are any mistakes in my translations .

P . S . This chapter’s about agriculture so I’m not really sure if I used the right terms

Chapter 20: That time when I didn’t understand the market price and currency values

When I went to school after the harvest festival, the three idiots were showing three different kinds of faces .

The first was overflowing with confidence, the second was somewhat feeling refreshed and the third one was quite drained .

……let’s just leave them alone .

At my training place in the forest, I did my usual nibbling of poisonous plants and throwing practice using my weapons and some stones . While I was in the middle of throwing an obsidian knife, the three idiots suddenly appeared so I had to immediately switch to the machete . I wonder if my obsidian knife was exposed .

「Hey, Caam . How was it for you on your first time?」

When I gave out a vague reply, Wurst seriously asked me again so I had to give them some answers . I share my knowledge with these guys to some extent so I wonder if they’re trying to gain even more information .

Even though I also have knowledge from my previous life of acts that are too ‘unique’, I decided just to teach them the basic stuff . Let’s just set aside the unique ones to use as a punch line . As I was teaching them, everyone was earnestly listening to me . In this world, never mind the internet, even books haven’t really promulgated yet so these kinds of conversations are probably essential .

「So, why do you guys want to know this? You probably didn’t want to know about Suzuran, right?」 「Ahー… That’s because we were doing some light reading using introductory-like books at the town’s bookstore the other day」

They probably aren’t lying about that .

「Hey, I’m been wondering about this for a while now but the thing you’ve been chewing on isn’t dried meat, isn’t it? Since it has a really gra.s.sy smell」

As expected of a dog . He has a better sense of smell than the rest of us .

「A, ahー . Uhm……that is… Poisonous plant」 「Ha!?」「っ！1」「Eh!?」 「Well, this is just a story I heard but if you ingest poison just to a degree that you won’t die, you’ll steadily build up resilience to poison . That’s why I continued doing it . Incidentally, the first time I did this, I was just grinded a leaf and drank a watered down solution . However, the next day my health took a turn for the worst so you should be careful if you’re going to try it」 「That’s because not just anyone could do it . I haven’t even heard my mother say anything about that」

So elves don’t do this…… I see, so they aren’t even aware of it in the first place…

「Is that so? Could it be that there are no cases of poisoning anywhere?」 「That only happens to royalty and n.o.bles . Those who are living normal lives aren’t going to be served poison, you know?」 「That’s right so you should stop doing that」 「Well, it’s fine since I’m still alright . I can already chew on a leaf and still be fine when I couldn’t even handle a bit before you know? I could probably eat two right now and still not die」

I smiled as I said that but I could easily see that they were taken aback by that .

While we were having that random conversation, Sc.h.i.n.ken suddenly said,

「That reminds me, the village chief said, ‘If you see Caam-kun, please tell him that I’m looking for him’ . What was that about?」 「Ahー I can pretty much guess what he wants . It’s probably about the expansion of the fields . It seems like I’m treated as an expert when it comes to using magic for agriculture . Remember his speech during the harvest festival? I’ve had a bad premonition about that since that time . 」 「Ahhー he said that didn’t he… What will you do?」 「Like this, I guess」

As I said that I started creating a simple image .

『Image・1 meter x 1 meter x 20 centimeter of soil rising up then settling down・execute』

I activated that thing that I imagined right in front of our eyes . The soil in front of us turned soft as it made waves and settled down .

「See, I used an image of digging up the soil with a shovel . With this, I’ve removed the need to plow . Next is…」

『Image・mix the surface of the soil in front like a whirlpool ・Execute』

Like an old was.h.i.+ng machine, the soil started spinning and became even softer .

【Skill・Offensive Attribute・Earth: 3】acquired .

Oh? It’s been a while since that went up .

「What I thought up was something like this . This will break up the large lumps of soil」2 「「「Ooohー」」」

The three idiots were impressed .

「With this, it won’t get clumped up once we scatter the seeds . Just as I thought, you really are amazing」

I stepped on and touched the soft soil in front of us . The impression of magic being used for attacking is definitely strong it seems .

After that, it turn into an indecent conversation where we talked a bit about what happened after we separated . I could only say nothing but my condolences to Speck .

A bit after that, we returned to the village and I started asking around about where to look for the village chief . That’s because I don’t have any idea where that person usually is . Rather, he really elusive and he only appears whenever you’re searching for him . He always appears behind me though for some reason .

「I am the village chief desu3」

Uwaa! He came from my back again! Furthermore, I felt like we was able to say that really irritating line without hesitation It’s decided, I’m going to kill him .

Well, since I really can go and kill him, I’ll just endure it .

「Was there something you wanted to ask me?」 「I talked about it during the harvest festival, about the expansion of the fields . I was thinking of gathering all of the village’s men together to do it . You see, I want to decrease the burden even a bit so I’m looking for a good method for doing that . Caam-kun is good at using convenient magic, right? Depending on the circ.u.mstances, we can also pay you a reward . 」 「Y-yeah… Well, I can probably do it if it’s only that much」 「Oh, so you’re able to do it . That’s splendid . Could you show it to me for a bit? I was thinking of clearing the sides of the road towards Aegirine town for the expansion plans . There are also gra.s.s needed to be cut there」

We continued our conversation while walking .

「How much land do you plan to cultivate?」 「Around ten fields worth . Based on this years sowing and harvesting, we won’t have any problems adding that much」 「Will there be no troubles when it comes to scattering the seeds?」