Chapter 94 – Manifestation (End)
Once he exited out of the underground chambers, the outside sunshine was illustrious.
The time just so happened to be midday. At this time, it was already the last 10 days of the 6th month. The sun was scorching. But outside and within the enclosure, there were a few dozen men who were just working away at the land.
After the land had gone through a tidying processing, it was already quite levelled; an open farmland. Along with the terrain being a touch wavy, several small pathways separated the farmlands. Making it appear quite like the well-field system from ancient China.
The majority of the Adventurers had already gone out. Occasionally, there were a few that were idle and walking around. As for Sukhar, he was observing with vigilance as he stroked his long bow.
Rumont squinted his eyes and showed a trace of a smile. This Sukhar was truly a suitable talent.
Without the slightest of hesitations, he stepped outside. Sure enough, once the sunshine shone upon his body, his Heart of Nature was the same as the Shennong Horn spatial region. Threads of light first flowed into his Heart of Nature and slowly changed into Fire power; enriching his Heart of Nature. A moment later, it also transformed into a green hue.
This was the newly obtained power of a Fire Domain. As expected, there was no division between light and fire, they had a intimate connection. Of course, if he truly met with fire, it would relatively be even more obvious!
Able to choose a Domain was very much like a Priest. Though a Priest could choose between 2 Domains, this wasn’t the primary concern. The primary concern was still on the fact that a Domain would bestow a magic spell. But currently speaking, even if he had a Fire Domain, he still didn’t have a suitable spell. Thus, he was only a Druid of Flames and not at all a Priest of Flames.
However, so long as he obtained the power, he could then mould it. Certainly, as Rumont saw it, his primary concern was acquiring even more power; from plants and animals, and even extending to Fire elements. This kind of power was naturally even more stable. It travelled the ancient path of an Elemental Druid.
Extending his arm, a speck of dark red flames had then appeared on the top of his palm. According to the laws on Earth, a dark red hue was roughly 600 degrees centigrade. At the present moment, it looked like this world was also analogous.
This was genuinely a happy surprise. It was only a pity that the ancient Elemental Druid was an information that the Mage Society didn’t possess. However, the study of Fire elements by the Mages were definitely there. This then was sufficient enough for early stages of research. After selling some herbs, he could then prudently fetch some resources for research.
“The manufacturing costs for the new medications is roughly 2 silver coins. Yet, the market selling prices are able to attain 15 silver coins per bottle. Even if I lower to 10 silver coins, and further subtract the taxations and wages, the profits for each bottle is 6 silver coins. It’s a pity that currently I have no way of expanding the production, especially the Mending vulneraries. It must have a Druid or Priest for synthesis.” Rumont relaxed the load off his mind and squinted his eyes, sweeping a glance over the small territory. His brain rapidly operated: “in the foreseeable future, I won’t be able to enlarge the boundaries. This is the largest difference between this world and Earth. As a result, this is at most an early method of making some income, to expand it, I still need to develop the territory.”
Thinking of the newly emerged effects of the spatial region, Rumont couldn’t help but feel refreshed inwardly.
Seed Optimization———any seed that underwent a complete growth cycle within the spatial region, would result in a seed that retained 20% optimization efficacy. After leaving the spatial region, each successive generation would weaken, each time lessening by 5%!
Furthermore, within the spatial region, because it would grow in the best conditions, in actual practice it would cut down some time for maturation. Consequently, planting this world’s wheat at this time here, would just be in time for harvesting for the 10th month in the original world; the seeds would be superior seedlings.
Don’t underestimate a 20% efficacy, it was already sufficient enough to enable the territory to be flourishing.
Thinking of this, Rumont looked all around and discovered Fafnir and another Adventurer, who were just comparing notes on martial skills. He only saw Fafnir standing upright proudly, making a large shout and hacking with his longsword.
The opponent did not block directly. They took one sidestep, swayed around and directly thrusted.
Fafnir spun around with his sword and only a “zheng” sound was heard. Both men retreated half a step each.
Afterwards, the duo both waited for an opportunity. Even though it was a practice, they still demonstrated well-trained martial arts. Rumont couldn’t help but be amazed.
In spite of Rumont currently having Level 3 Footwork and Level 3 Swordsmanship, it still did not amount to a Rank 3 Warrior. What it really compared to as a Warrior was probably an equivalence between a Rank 1 and 2 Warrior. This was because a Warrior was on overall strength, not solely on training.
“Really not bad. Let’s go again!” there was an encirclement of people, blowing whistles.
“Rank 3 so fast ah, the speed is truly fast heh. Fafnir is truly gifted as a Warrior.” Rumont shook his head and laughed. For unknown reasons at this time, unable to make heads or tails of it, he suddenly thought back on the days of being an office worker back home. Thinking of being amidst of air conditioners and the scenario of working on a computer.
“Rumont (sire)!” Nick and Fudi came over under the afternoon sunshine. The pair were both sweating, yet they sported a joyous expression. Behind them were 6 tenants who lead their farming cattle.
“Oh, is the plowing and the clearing of land finished?” Rumont asked.
“Yeah, the land within the fencing enclosure, apart from the remaining lands prepared for constructing houses, the other area have all been developed. Counting it, there’s 1100 mu worth!” Nick’s bearing was cheerful as he spoke. This was comparable to a small Knight’s estate.
“Oh, perfect timing. Come to my study room. We’ll plan it out appropriately!” Rumont swept his gaze and he sure enough discovered that the weeds within the enclosure had all been cleared.
In this world, the economy of a fiefdom was not only based on the land, even political authority was closely attached to it———administrative, judicial, economy and even military matters were supported.
Thus, there were different ways of organizing..
When they reached Rumont’s study room within his home, they opened a window. Nick then sat down without the slightest of hesitations and Fudi was feeling slightly restless.
Rumont looked over the outside of the window, his fingers rapped on the table top and said: “speak then!”
“Okay, Rumont, last time you said to divide the territory, but that was a rough draft. The boundary of our territory, using the steam as a boundary and the fencing enclosure, the area is nearly 1 square kilometre. Deducting the saved up various and different kinds of land, we can develop up to 1100 mu of land. Rumont, how are you prepared to partition the land into thirds?” Nick grasped a pen, prepared to record a statutory: “nominally, the Baron is our Lord, a copy of this information is needed to be sent to each of the territorial Lord and to the Shrine of the Law God for filing away! Thus, it’s necessary to set the Law documents before the partitioning.”
“I’m not too clear on this, elaborate more!”
“Okay, at the start I wasn’t clear about the 3 lands either. Currently, I’m more aware. Firstly then is your own farmlands Rumont. The Church of the Law and Order God would designate that as the Lord’s private encampment.” Nick took out a document and read.
The general idea was that the Lord’s private encampment was a portion of the land that was managed, cultivated and directly administered by the Lord. In general, it would be the most fertile section within the territory; letting the Lord to employ serfs for free.
“The next one is the partitioning for tenants. The small piece of land that the tenants received from the Lord. All the rights of the land would belong to the Lord, and the tenant farmers only have the rights for using the land. Even though each generation of tenants can inherit it, they still need to pay a relative expenditure tax. Currently, the general tax is about 40 percent of all take ins from the fields!” Nick woodenly read word-by-word: “finally, it’s the autonomous lands. The taxes are usually between 10 to 20 percent of the take-in. Those with with a life of autonomy can inherit it without needing to pay a expenditure cost, so long as they symbolically pay over 1 silver coin, they can the carry on with business. Additionally, according to the Law, they can draft for a militia!”
“Mmhmm, I understand.” Rumont truly did understand, he said: “first will deal the partitioning of the autonomous. There’s no change to what I previously promised. Nick, Fafnir, as well as Fudi, your 3 families can first choose your fertile lands. Nick and Fafnir get 50 mu, Fudi’s family gets 30 mu. As for Ruse1, his 3 autonomy families can get 10 mu each.”
Nick immediately smiled, he raspily recorded this command down and affixed it onto the Law document. As for Fudi, he loosened a breath. Though it was already allocated previously, but without the Law document, it didn’t count.
“Then what’s the general proportions for the partitioning of the tenants, and the Lord’s private encampment usually like?” Rumont asked.
“The Law God has stipulated 3 kinds of ratios. There’s half, four to six and six to four.” Nick replied.
The ratio between the partitioned lands of peasants and the Lord’s private encampment was always an important point of concern, it was because the subject reflected the degree of exploitation from the Lord. Rumont thought it over and then said: “then it’ll be four to six. The Lord’s private encampment will be 40 percent and the rest will be 60 percent. The tax rate for tenants will be 30% and 10% for the autonomous. Any objections?”
“None, I knew that Rumont would select this option.” Nick recorded it down with a rustling and struggled to cover his excited expression; dancing and gesticulating for joy2. This was already a hard to come by benevolence3 in this world: “overall, 60 percent is partitioned for tenants, which is then 600 mu, each tenant gets 50 mu of a suitable range. Deducting our 3 families and the 8 households, there’s still a deficiency of 4 households.”
“Sire, you can be at ease. With your benevolent conditions, filling up this gap isn’t difficult. If you permit it, I can also get in touch with 4 households, they’re all mercenaries in the past. Currently, they’re an impoverished family if I’m not mistaken.” Fudi promptly suggested.
“Great, then you can handle this matter!” Rumont nodded, not at all minding that half the people were dragged over by Fudi. In this world, the prestige of the Law and Order God was sufficient enough to offset the majority of unfavourable powers against the social orders.
“Nick, record on the document for me, I officially nominate and appoint you as the Internal Affairs Official!”
“Okay, I’ll record it down.” Nick laughed. Although Rumont’s territory only currently had 3000 mu of land to develop entirely, if they solely depended on agriculture, they could only have 30 tenants or so, and they still required an Internal Affairs Official.
An Internal Affairs Official need not seek the Lord’s opinions or directives for all mundane matters, many matters could be left to their discretion. Consequently, their capabilities and wisdom would directly determine the outcomes for the operating feudal lands.
“Later on, the farmstead chief in charge of the agricultural specifics will then be you.” Rumont also faced and spoke to Fudi.
“Many thanks my Lord!” Fudi answered. A farmstead chief directly supervised and regulated the working tenants, instructing land plowing and tilling, the sowing of seeds, the harvesting and the storage. The work was very exhausting, but the remuneration was also not bad.
This composition was then established. Rumont thought it over and said: “right, help me secure a small bag of wheat seeds. I have a use for about 20 mu worth.”
Fudi was startled, up to now, the established rules had already been set. The 1st and 2nd months were the times of plowing and tilling of the lands, as well as fertilizing trees and plants. The 3rd and 4th months were the spring sowings. The 5th was the planting of produce within the gardens or perhaps the excavating of a trench and the clearing of bushes and weeds. The 6th month was the time for tilling and plowing the fertile fields. The 7th month was the time for making hay. The 8th month was the harvesting of wheat, the 9th to 10th months were for sowing and threshing of winter wheat. The 11th month was making compost. The 12th month was the planting and growing of bean type plants and the tilling of the lands.
Currently, it was the 6th month, precisely the time for fertile fields. But because there had been no spring sowings during the period of spring, the following few months were leisurely; up until the 9th month where it begins to get busier; beginning the sowing of winter wheat……currently wanting wheat seeds, what was the use then? It wasn’t the time for planting!
However, he did not ask anything, he only said: “yes!”
The seeds were delivered to hand in 15 minutes. Rumont then ran to the forest.
Rumont’s mind, just when he fell into his spatial region, had then discovered the brightness within the spatial region. A message was sounded: “detection of a new plant variety, please specify name.”
“Wheat type B!” Rumont replied. The spatial region the Shennong Horn setup possessed the largest reserves of natural plants from Earth; just to make new genetically modified rice plants. Even though the wheat from this world was practically the same as the wheat from Earth, they were still 2 separate varieties. The so-called B was just the meaning of the second world.
Shortly, the entire spatial region brightened for a moment.
Rumont neither stood still, the Level 2 spatial region could plant up to 3 new varieties, the Level 3 could plant 5 and Level 4 could grow up to 10 plants. Rumont had a plant project that incorporated the more expensive 9-Leafed Grass into it, he had also included this world’s frequently seen type B apple seeds and type B ice pear varieties. One week later, he had then produced a superior variety with improvements.
Like this, 10 plant projects were arranged forth, the faint green light of the spatial region had then appeared. Currently, the problem was the brook. The stream had currently expanded to 500 metres, it tactfully flowed past the entire region. But the water levels were low, the bottom could be seen clearly.
Rumont, seeing that there were nobody around, then took off his clothes and jumped into the streamlet. This spring water was clear and the quality was excellent.
As he willed it, the water then flowed towards and into him. The inner spatial region immediately began to rain. The rain was quite heavy. After half an hour, the water in the brook was filling upwards. It was 80 percent full. The fishes also sensed the changes and joyously swam about———this was then enough!
1. [魯斯 – Lu Si (I’m assuming the author made a typo]↩
2. [手舞足蹈]↩
3. [Shu encampment…?]↩
Bo~ 
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