Chapter 98 – What One Sees and Hears (End)
Afternoon. Rumont and Miss Owenna had all along spurred their horses into action.
When they had travelled a short distance, they then tightened the reins. The pair’s horses both slowed down.
“It’s a dirt road in front of us, the gravel roads are only paved to this point.” Miss Owenna spoke unhappily: “the onward road is completely poor.”
“The road is really poor!” Rumont agreed. He jumped off from horseback and afterwards, he put up his hands, assisting Miss Owenna down from her horse as well.
In this age, apart from some roads being paved with gravel, the others were all a dirt track. But Rumont still felt quite comfortable. Just then within Baronet DeMarco’s house, after a round of cards, the results were he lost over 100 silver coins. For a country match of cards, this was already quite a big figure.
These wretches all had the style of a gentleman, yet from the very beginning, they had all along united to win his money. However, Rumont had endured it on the whole, not using any spells to steal glances at his opponent’s cards to reverse the match.
What was undeniable was that when Rumont lost so that his face was ash, The Lady was quite fair and considerate, she let Rumont and Miss Owenna to go horse riding for a jaunt in the wind.
Going for a jaunt in the wind was still quite refreshing, in autumn the side of the roads still had some wild flowers, scattered about like the stars.
Especially the farmhouse fencing, the planted wheatgrass, and the wild setting; it all formed a scenary. Rumont gazed all around and also delightfully gazed at Miss Owenna; his mood was exceptionally pleasant!
Miss Owenna wore a horse riding jerkin, which revealed her graceful and charming figure. Her lips had a slight pout, also making her appear saucy and cute.
When the lass came down and loosened up a bit, she looked closely at Rumont, her eyes were filled with radiance and she sighed in admiration: “your horse riding skills are really superb! The horse is also well-suited to you. Have you practiced for a long time?”
“Not at all, it’s mainly the feature of a Druid. I’m able to understand what it’s thinking, which then makes it easy to communicate and further understand tacitly.” Rumont said simply: “in honesty, I’ve only ridden a horse for a period of a week.”
“Hmm? So that’s how it is. Hearing this really makes one envious.” she had a touch of self-ridicule as she said: “my mother was originally against me in learning horsemanship. But 3 years ago, my older brother went and became a Priest. A Knight household will nevertheless want a successor. Thus I then learnt, but I also wasted a year just to reach your current level though!”
“Oh, so that’s how it is!” Rumont was amazed. He opened his spirit eyes and as expected, there appeared a faint white glowed on top of a blurred image of a female figure. This was the concealed vitality from the cultivation of a Warrior. Seeing this situation, she was unexpectedly at Rank 2 or so.
Spiritual inspection. It was quite easily detected in this world. Misunderstandings wouldn’t be good. Furthermore, it was quite easy to peep into the other’s private feminine physique and silhouette. Even though it wasn’t quite clear, the curves were quite obvious. This was neither good, it was usually closed.
Rank 2. It truly caused envy. Quite evidently, standard Knight households would have their own set of training methods, they weren’t the same as the wild Warriors.
“Although it’s like this, there’s still a certain limit. Later on you could come often, this way, I can then go hunting.” as Owenna spoke, she gazed off ahead. Afterwards, she turned her face and gazed at Rumont.
“Coming for a look is fine. Only, I’m a Druid. I can’t participate in the nobility’s autumn hunting or spring hunting!” Rumont saw that her bearing was frank and straightforward, she was also saucy and cute. She had managed to both train in the Knight household methods and had learnt her mother’s elegant poise. She was truly a wonderful daughter. Rumont replied straightforwardly: “however, it’ll have to be much later. I still need to go to the forest a few times, mainly to explore the geography and additionally collect a few things.”
“Oh, at what time, can you bring me along?”
“That’s too dangerous, I can’t just take you along!” Rumont drew his lips back into a smile.
“Hmph, really cunning!” she sweetly smiled, her lips raised slightly. It looked all the more mesmerizing: “when we become friends later, are you going to bring me or not?”
“We’ll talk about it again once we truly become friends!” Rumont changed the topic and asked: “unless you don’t have any other friends that can take you?”
Miss Owenna was laughing lightly: “I wish I could tell you, yes. But truthfully, I don’t. A good few sons of Esquires, they’re all so boring and stupid, they make people feel nervous. The other sons of Knight households, they’re all at the city finding even more suitable friends, very few would remain in the country.”
Her words had a touch of sarcastic ridicule, causing Rumont to give a laugh.
“Looks like, you’ve bourne enough from staying at such a place. Don’t tell me you don’t have another area you can then go to?”
“There’s some places that my mother thinks is too far. Any proposals I suggest have all been rejected. Saying that I’m currently not a Knight!” the lass was a touch indignant: “I previously never studied martial skills before. I just started at the age of 14, 3 years and Rank 2 is already quite good. Wanting to attain Rank 5 to get a conferment for Knighthood is still too early!”
“That’s too true!” Rumont strongly agreed. At this time, his mind retreated into the Shennong Horn, a certain information had already been conveyed to him.
A dull speck of light then appeared in front of him and rapidly enlarged, changing into a semi-translucent data screen. The data screen brought about a dull glowing feel that filled up the field of view. A large amount of figures then appeared on it: “type B wheat has matured. It can be harvested.”
He was gonna faint1. 15 mu of seeds had matured. Wheat seeds that could increase production by 20% was just right for harvesting. But how to harvest it eh. Such a large quantity, how many days altogether would it take to manage ah?
Even if he harvested the seeds, the rest could be left to decompose. But when Rumont thought of such toiling, he couldn’t help but tremble. However, he still immediately set his mind to first accompany this miss and chat a bit more.
And at this time, within the official residence of the Knight, the couple were just having a discussion.
“Oh! Dearest, I’ve already inquired about it properly. The words spoken by Rumont are indeed the truth. He had a uncle that was said to be a man from the Derdague2 region, leaving behind some family resources for him!”
“A person from Derdague region, what was the name?”
“Shaggy3.”
“Eh! Never heard of it.”
“Dearest, Rumont’s already a Esquire now, and also a Rank 3 Druid. He also has a pretty good piece of estate, he additionally doesn’t have any relatives. He’s a kid who has money and also treats his friends pretty good, he has an income of 8000 silver coins a year. Additionally, looking at the situation, it’ll still increase. It looks like we really do need to plan for our daughters a touch!”
“What are you saying? Don’t tell me our household daughters would need go through such a thing?” the Sir seemed hesitate.
“Oh, Goddess Failin above (note, Wisdom and Intelligence Goddess). Dearest, let me tell you, it’s different to 200 years ago. Currently those sons of Knight households have all run into the city. Did your own son not run off? And those Esquire sons, they’re all too crude. I’m just planning here, this kid isn’t bad at all, we need to quickly snatch him up!”
“You gave him that invitation, that was all for the sake of this intention then?”
“Of course. However, without a doubt it was to first have a good look. I rather like him now that I’ve seen him. Later on we can get to know him better.”
“Alright alright, since you have such an intention, then we’ll just do it as you want!” The Sir babbled off.
On this world, the majority would work for 9 days and rest for 1, to constitute “1 week”. One week would have 10 days, one month had 3 weeks. 3 months served as 1 season. 12 months made a year. This compared with a 7 day week was truly more convenient and more perfect.
Roughly 3 in the afternoon. Rumont and Owenna had returned. The sunshine of the autumn days sprayed over the fields. Flecks of golden radiance permeated through them.
“Sister dear……” Ymisha’s tinkling voice sounded over from a distance. She jumped off the steps in front of villa, her graceful posture was just like a small deer, jumping over a shrub. Her speed was even exceeding the servants that came to lead away the horses.
“Sister, you guys went out for a long time.” Ymisha broke in and said to her older sister, in a lovable way. Her big eyes contained a slight animosity as she swept her gaze over Rumont.
“Ymisha, I’ll bring you along to play next time, okay!” Owenna jumped off and gave the horse to the servant. Immediately bending her waist down and speaking to her sister.
Ymisha surprisingly wore a dress that exposed her lovely shoulders. Though she was just 14 years old, but a scene of snow white could already be seen.
Her figure is really good ah……
Rumont couldn’t help but take a few more glances.
Owenna did not discover anything peculiar with Rumont’s line of sight, but the keen young maiden Ymisha, however did. She took the advantage when her older sister wasn’t paying attention and fiercely rolled her eyes at him.
Rumont couldn’t help but feel embarrassed at peeping at a young lass’ bosom and also being caught. He could only give two haha sounds, turn around to walk a few steps away and admire the courtyard.
The country courtyard of the Knight, apparently still retained the site for training as a Knight. As a result, it was quite spacious. But it also had a conventional colouring. The entire villa possessed about 20 mu of space roughly, the surroundings were all planted with produce, including squashes, fruits and vegetables. They were all growing relatively in abundance.
The surroundings were also planted with several trees, increasing the delight in the courtyard by a few folds.
The ground had a pile of timber. Evidently it had just been chopped down. A slight distance away, the stable seemed to have been newly refurbished.
Although it was autumn, the were still vines that covered the entire enclosure, that had yet to wilt away, they seem to give an account in the history of the villa.
Everything was quite normal. Rumont’s embarrassment had already passed and was just thinking of returning over. All of a sudden though, he sounded a “eh” and looking towards one of the tree base, he then walked over.
This tree had just been chopped and was emitting a faint spiritual light. This spiritual light was dim. Rumont could only just see it because he had walked so close to it, as well as having innate Spiritual Eyes.
Rumont didn’t hesitate in approaching and extending his arm out to have a feel. A trace of spiritual energy flowed into him.
His complexion became all the more concentrated as he reflected carefully. A short description related to a Druid, appeared within his mind. Rumont abruptly exposed a pleasantly surprised expression: “Dryad4?!”
At this moment, Owenna who had a favourable impression of him and had already placated her younger sister, had come over. Seeing his concentrating expression, she had then curiously asked: “what is it?”
“Owenna, these trees were all just delivered today right?”
“Oh, yeah, what’s wrong?”
“Oh, this section of the tree, is quite possibly a type of material that is quite useful to use Druids, is it possible to give it to me?” Rumont asked unrestrainedly.
Owenna sized it up a moment and felt that it was truly a common tree trunk. She even felt that it was still too small and insufficient to be used as materials. She then said: “since you want it, you can then take it away!”
Rumont nodded his head and took out a small knife, cutting a piece of the tree off. Afterwards he then faced Miss Owenna and said: “I’m terribly sorry. Discovering this, I now need to hurry back home to handle it, it’s because in case this day passes, then it would possibly lose its efficacy. If there’s no mishap, a week later, I’ll then bring a gift to express my genuine apologies. But currently, I need to hurry over to your parents and take my leave.”
1. [暈 – so the whole sentence is to explain this single word. Transliteral it’s faint/dizzy/overwhelming. ]↩
2. [德達格 – De Da Ge]↩
3. [沙格萊 – Sha Ge Lai]↩
4. [樹精]↩
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