《Building my faction in another world》 Chapter 01 – Great Lands AN: Inspired from a certain japanese web novel... ****************************** It''s Saturday evening. I just left work and I''m on my way home. I need to take the bus for a 30min ride. It''s past 7, and the bus is full. I''m eager to get home and relax. It''s not like my job is hard, I''m just in charge of making files for the new subscribers of the phone company. But it is kinda boring... Well, at least I have money to live. I can pay my rent, the water and electricity, my food, internet and some gaming and streaming accounts. I can watch animes, series and movies on streaming sites, play multiplayer videogames, sometimes buy additional content. I also have money to pay for my jujitsu and taekwendo classes, I''m aware sport is good for the body, and I always found martial arts cool, so I decided to learn it. Anyway, I''m standing in the bus, with a whole bunch of people around me, when shit happens. A gas truck ran the red light and collide full force with the bus I''m in. With a terrifying noise of twisted metal, the bus is nearly split in 2. I see several people getting crushed by the truck while the rest of us are seriously injured and thrown around within the bus. The truck is leaking a large amount of gas both within and outside the bus. The initial impact had already created a small fire, and the gas leaking from the truck quickly ignited. The flames outside quickly spread around the bus and the truck, keeping anyone from getting close, or leave for those who had survived and had hope to get away. The fire also rapidly spread within the 2 sides of the destroyed bus. A few people are screaming and crying for help. Soon, the bus is filled with the horrifying screams of people getting burned alive, me included. Thankfully, we don''t have to sufer long, as the gas tank finaly explode, swiftly killing us. Killing me... When I regain consciousness, I find myself in a white space. And I''m not alone. Around me are many other people, we are around 30. And we are all naked, floating around in the white space with nothing else in sight. As the women realise the situation they are in, they scream and try to hide their sensitive parts. ¡°KYAAAA!! WHAT THE HELL?!¡± ¡°MY CLOTHES!! WHY AM I NAKED?¡± ¡°Jesus Christ! Just what the hell is going on?¡± ¡°Wait! Everyone wait! The accident!¡± As some people are lamenting about their lack of clothes, a middle aged woman suddenly remind us about the situation we were before. When we heard her, we all stoped and focused on her. I even forgot to hide my own elephant. ¡°... That''s right! We were on the bus, then the truck hit us... The fire...¡± says the middle aged woman, with an expression of horror and deep grief. ¡°And we are all floating in empty white space¡± I add. An expression of surprise and realisation spread on the faces of everyone present. ¡°I think we can all assume that we have died¡± I say in a desperate and defeated tone. ¡°Correct¡± says a voice that is filled with power and make my body freeze. In fact, everybody froze on the spot. I can feel an incredible presence looking down on me, looking down on all of us. ¡°All 30 of you have died in that traffic accident. However, you aren''t going to the afterlife yet, for I have a mission for you.¡± ¡°... No way... We, we really have died? Then, my wife? My son?¡± asked a young man. ¡°That''s right! Our families...¡± ¡°Have our lives, really ended? Wait! You! Who are you? Are you...¡± ¡°Silence!¡± All the people who were crying, sobbing or trying to reject reality suddenly stop what they were doing. The power contained in the voice leave no room for resistance. ¡°Just as you have guessed, I am a god. And as I have said, you won''t go to the afterlife yet. For those who have left behind loved people, rest assured for I have made arrangements for them to have a proper life. You can think of it as a payment for the mission I have for you.¡± I don''t really have any loved one. My parents are already dead for a few years, I don''t have much contact with my uncles and aunts. I don''t have any girlfriend either. I did have 2 in the past, but I never stayed long enough with them to even lose my virginity. When I think about it, I''m happy. I''m glad because I know I have the chance to not remain a 20 year old virgin. I''ve read a lot of novels on the net, and if it is like some of them, then we will be sent to another world with some kind of ability. Meaning a new life, and new opportunities, including popping my cherry. No sane guy want to go to the netherworld without doing the deed. ¡°I will send you to another world, or an alternate universe if you prefer those terms. The reason why I want to send you there is because that world has become too chaotic. Wars, corruption and crimes are too rampants there. Your mission is to help restore the balance of that world.¡± ¡°Us? Just the 30 of us? Changing a whole world filled with danger?¡± ¡°You won''t be powerless, for you will be gifted with an enhanced basic aptitude and a random special ability. Furthermore, upon arrival, you will be in an area suitable enough to build your fundations.¡± If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. ¡°What kind of world are we talking about?¡± I ask, very interested. ¡°This world is less advanced than yours. However, contrary to yours, this world have magic, along with what you would recognise as fantasy creatures. A world of swords and magic with elves and monsters. Do not worry, upon arrival you will have basic knowledge about the world implanted directly within your mind, along with the common language and the knowledge of how to use your special abilities. Finally, you will have in your possession some basic necessities.¡± We all relax a little after hearing all of that. I think we''re all worried about arriving in that new world naked without any kind of possession and protection. After all, the god said that the other world would be dangerous. ¡°Remember. Your mission is to restore the balance of the world. Even though you will have some special abilities, you won''t be invincible. Don''t get conceited. Now it''s time for you to go. Do not disappoint me.¡± Then, I lose consciousness. I believe we all did. When I open my eyes again, I''m lying on the ground. Not in a plain, not in a forest, but in the middle of an abandonned village. All alone. ¡°... Wait, we are not staying together? It''s each one his own area? ¡­ Well fuck...¡± I look around. It looke like it''s early morning. I realise I have clothes on, leather shoes, leather pants, linen shirt. Something from the middle age. At least it looks to be of excellent quality as it isn''t really unpleasant on the skin. The village looks like it used to hold 100 people or something like that. I can see a river in the distance, there is a forest nearby, and mountains further beyond. ¡°... So, where am I? Hmm? I see, this is the basic knowledge the god was talking about...¡± As I''m thinking about my position, I learn that the world I''m in is called the Great Lands. It has 6 continents, with the biggest one called Grandia, the central continent. This continent alone makes nearly 25% of all lands on the planet, and is surrounded by the 5 others continents, on the north, south, east, and 2 west. I also learn that this world has humans, elves, dwarves and demons. And unlike in my previous world, the demons here aren''t evil beings, but just another intelligent race, like the other 3. Grandia continent is the birthplace of the elves and dwarves, but inhabited by all 4 races. The humans and demons, having higher fertility than the elves and dwarves set foot there from their respectives natives lands, and now on this continent the 4 races roughly have the same population, with the elves and dwarves having an edge on the others. I''m currently on the Grandia continent, in a collapsed country on the south-west part of the continent. In an abandonned village, alone. I''m wondering how I''m going to survive and start thinking about the special ability I received. When the knowledge comes in I''m so shocked I trip and fall on my butt. ¡°... Hey, hey... Isn''t that some kind of RTS-Management construction ability? Building a command center and other constructions, gathering ressources and recruiting differents units... That''s totally it!!¡± I say, completely surprised, and yet very excited. ¡°I can''t believe it... And here I though I would get some kind of offensive or defensive ability. Or some kind of buffing or debuffing ability. Or something like invisibility or teleportation...¡± After getting more informations about my ability, I think it''s really good, even though it has some limitations. Just like the god said, powerfull but not invincible. He also said we would be sent to an area where we could build our fundations, and I guess the area would depend on our special abilities. For me, an abandonned village to build my base. However, before I can even get my Command Center, I need to gather materials for it. Thankfully, there is plenty of material around me. The remains of the village. The god said that we would be given basic necessities. Along with my clothes, I have an axe, a hammer, a saw, and some rations for a few days. Nothing else. ¡°... Well, it''s still morning. I think that in a few hours I would have scavenged enough materials to summon my command center...¡± ****************************** AN: Just like my fiction ¡°In Another World With My House¡± is inspired from ¡°My house is a magic power spot¡±, this fiction is inspired by from ¡°The ability to make a town - Let''s make a japanese town in a different world¡±. For both of those web novels, I liked the premise, but liked neither the mc (the first one was too lazy and passive, uninterested in his new surroundings. The second was too attached to modern convinience and had poor planning ability for an adult) nor the way the cheat power worked (the first one just had to imagine things. The second one, it went far beyond the ¡°building a town¡± part, with too much convinience, and some rules weren''t even respected), and dropped them. Chapter 02 – First steps AN: ---- ****************************** Taking my tools with me, I explore the village, and find the village head''s house at the center. The materials for the Command Center have to be gathered at the same spot. To gain some time and reduce my efforts, I decide to summon the Command Center where the largest abandonned building with plenty of other building around is: The house of the village head, with plenty of other builing around. Then I start to dismantle the other buildings around. Since they are mostly made of wood, it isn''t much of a problem. There is something else to help me with my work. ¡°The god said that our basic abilities would be improved... I''m really thankful for that. The sheer amount of work I have to do would have destroyed my motvation if I wasn''t stronger than before, with more endurance. With the improved strenght and speed I can work faster, with the increased endurance I can work for longer period of time.¡± Breaking walls and furnitures down into planks and other pieces of wood. Carrying or dragging them to the head''s house. Going back the the targeted house to be dismantled. Over and over again. The weather is good, but not completely sunny, nor very hot. It would have sapped my strenght at a faster pace otherwise. It took me 7 hours to turn 3 buildings into materials for the command center. Even if the buildings are mostly made of wood, some parts are also made of stone. Breaking those parts requires a lot more work than for the wooden parts, and more efforts to transport them to the head house due to their weight. I spend 30min lying on the ground to recover form my exhaustion. ¡°... Damn, I never exhausted myself so much before... It''s completely differents from training in martial arts!! Then again, it''s not like I was serious martial arts practionner anyway... Now, let''s make my base!!¡± I psyche myself as I stand up. I gather my focus on the building in front of me and raise my hand toward it. Then I activate my ability. If I was exhausted when I finished gathering the materials, after activatin my ability I feel like I''m was dying. All my energy is sucked out of me within 2 seconds and I drop on my knees, almost collapsing on the ground. ¡°...Wha-¡± I can''t even form a proper sentence, nor a single word. I watch helplessly as the building and all the material inside start to glow faintly. Then, they seem to turn into thick, glowing dust. The glowing dust gather above the now empty and excavated piece of land and start to revolve slowly. After a few second, the thick cloud of glowing dust descend to the ground. I can''t see through it at all. After a minute, the amount of dust start to lessen, and a building start to be visible. It looks like it''s absorbing the dust, but I understand it is the dust turning into the building. All the materials are used without waste. In the end, what I find in front of me is a rather large heptagonal building with 2 floors. The first floor is a little more narrow than the ground floor. There is an ornate double door at the entrance. Walking around the building, I find another double door at the back, more discreet, like a technical entrance. At that time again, implented knowledge kicks in. The front entrance is the regular entrance. On the ground floor there is a particular room. It''s the recruitment room. In games the recruited units just pop out of the building. Here, the units I recruit are real people summoned from this world, not people made of magic for my convinience. They are people with nothing else to lose and wishing for any kind of new opportunities, people who have already lost everything they had, yet still wish to live on. The selection is limited to people between 15 and 30 years old, both males and females, regardless of the race. On the ground floor there are also rooms for servants, a kitchen, a bathroom and a restroom. The 2 servants room have each 2 bunk beds, so each room can have 4 people. The second floor is my personal place, with an office, a bathroom, at restroom and a bedroom. The double door at the back lead to a basement, which is a storage room. A dimensional storage room with a lot of space within, and which keep things fresh. In the bathrooms there is some soap available, magically provided by my ability, thus unlimited. It''s the same in the toilets. There is a plant that grow a lot of large and soft leafs, used to clean oneself. Those leafs grow back everyday, making an unlimited supply of toilet paper. In the kitchen, there is also an unlimited supply of salt, under the form of a block of salt that regrow everyday. I enter the Command Center and go into my office. It is the most important room of the building. Inside, there is a magical screen which shows me everything within my territory and which I use to activate some other functions.Yes, I have a territory. Each time a building is constructed, the area around it become part of my territory. After getting my Command Center, the 500m radius area around it became part of my territory. Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. Any building within my territory can be destroyed and changed into raw materials with a simple command from me. And I just did that. Half of the abandonned village turns into glowing dust and enter the basement through the double doors at the back. The whole process take around an hour. During that time, I get myself used to the functions of my base. ¡°The only things I can make right now are tier 1 buildings: house, cabin for hunters, fishermen and miners, farm, masonry, sawmill, smithy, defense tower and a protective wall. To make them I need the necessary amount of ressources, as well as workers... When I want to recruit workers, I have the choice between 4 individuals with their own potential. The workers gather ressources, construct the buildings and have to work in them for the buildings to be productive. The recruits have their own strenghts and weakness. When I''m offered a selection, I can see their identity: name, age, race and a short history. I can also see their attributes: power, precision, intellect, charm and magic, though it''s not the current value but rather their potential? ¡­ This way, I can choose the best recruit for the right job, increasing efficiency... My workers can make any kind of buildings, but those provided by the Command Center are made much faster than normal, because they receive support from the Command Center. Also, aside from a few exceptions, buildings from the Command Center can only be built within the territory...¡± After knowing the basics of what I can do, I contemplate on what to do after. Obviously I will need food and protection. The farm and a cabin for fishing will provide food, though the farm won''t produce food from the start, thus hunting in the woods will be necessary. To have protection, the wall won''t be enough, because to make certain things I will need the appropriate ressources. I will need a lot of stones for the smithy. I will need people to find a good stone deposit and work in a quarry. I will need ores to make weapons and tools. To get ore I will need people to prospect the land, find and make a mine. I will need people to go into the forest to get wood. And I will need an armed force to defend all of them when they are away from the base. ¡°... The river isn''t far, so fishing won''t be a problem. But I don''t think it will be enough, so hunting will be necessary as well. I should gather food first before increasing my work force, increasing food supplies with hunting and fishing while slowly scouting the area and gathering stones. I already have enough wood from all the dismanteled building, but the stones are still lacking. So, I have room for 8 in the base, so I should summon 8 people. For their roles, I guess I should have 3 of them fishing, 2 of them hunting, 2 of them gathering stones, and one as a servant and aid for me. Since 7 of them would be busy working, and I would be working as well either by scouting or gathering stones, having 1 person take care of the house and prepare food and bath water for us would be nice.¡± I activate the magic screen again and look at the selection of recruits available. The attributes of the recruits have stars, from 1 star for trash potential, to 7 stars for genius potential. The people available have between 2 and 3 stars for their attributes, so they are below average. Worst part is that they only have 1 star for magic. I''m thankful to the fact that the work I have for them isn''t particulary demanding. I hope the quality of the selection will increase with time. In the end I select 5 men and 3 women. I chose 2 men to hunt because they have 3 stars in power, precision and intellect, and have hunting experience. 2 men are chosen to gather stones, they have 3 stars in power only, the rest is at 2 stars, so they''re only good for simple manual labor. 1 man and 2 women are chosen to fish, they have 2 stars in power, but 3 in precision and intellect, though there is nothing indicating they have prior knowledge about fishing. The last woman will be a servant, with only her intellect and charm at 3 stars. All in all, they aren''t the brightest people, but they will still be usefull. One of the hunter is a demon of the were-kin subrace, something similar to the japanese beast people, with animal ears and tails. He has blue skin, something which I didn''t expect for a beastman, but it''s common to all demon races of this world. One of the stone gatherer is a dwarf, with redish skin. Everyone else is human. ****************************** AN: When I was thinking of a cheat power to ¡°make a town¡±, I though of a few games and what came to my mind were some old games I played: Warcraft 2, Settlers 2 and Colonization 2 (Yep, seconds are awesome!! ¡­ ). I got inspiration mostly from those games to make the cheat power, and nerfed the ¡°game-like-super-convinience¡±. Chapter 03 – Fishing AN: --- ****************************** After finishing my selection, I launch the summoning. Once again, I feel my energy being drained, but it''s a lot less than when I summoned the Command Center. The knowledge I got about my ability makes me understand that the Command Center borrow mana from the mana vein within the ground to summon them. The candidates also have to be near a mana vein. And finally, the place I am now has a mana vein just underneath. Truly a good place to build my fundations. Because the summoning isn''t instantaneous, I have the time to leave my study and go to the reception room. Light particles are gathering at 8 differents places, taking the shape of 8 individuals. After a minute, the 8 people finish materialising, and look around confused. They all have below average looks, if not slightly ugly. They are wearing clothes so poor they''re almost rags. They are also clearly malnourished. However, they all have a very small tatoo in the middle of their foreheads, something I understand is my mark, the sign that they belong to me and are linked to my ability. When I think about it, it is a form of slavery, but they''re voluntary slaves with nothing to lose. Their gazes quickly gather on me, who is standing straight in front of them. Then, with various speeds, they all bow their heads. ¡°Y-you must be the m-master that summoned us¡± says the blue skinned were-kin with cat-like ears and black hairs, with a bass voice. He has an ugly scar across his face. ¡°I-I''m really grateful th-that someone like you would be willing to, to take failures like me as your servant. You can order me anything, I will do my best complete any task you have for me.¡± ¡°M-master. Thank you very much for accepting me as your servant, for giving me another chance at life¡± says the woman I choose to be a servant, with tears in her eyes. ¡°I''m willing to do anything you will wish from me. I... I will do my best not to disappoint you!¡± she add while sobbing. The other people were about to speak as well but I started to talk before them. I can understand them. They were probably reaching their limits when I summoned them. But I don''t want to bother with the emotional stuff, I''m not good with that. ¡°My name is Kain Nova. You will call me lord Kain or master Kain.¡± Of course, it isn''t my real name. When I met the god with the others and he told us we had died, I already understood that my old life was over. I have no intention to keep the name I got in that life, especially since I didn''t do anything noteworthy. I have no reason to remain attached to that old name. I''ve kept the same body, but only in looks, as the original one was burned and torn in pieces. New life, new body, new goal, new name. ¡°Do not expect your life to become easy because you have joined me. We are starting from scratch and I will have you work hard to improve our situation. Be silent and follow me.¡± I lead them to the 2 servants room in the ground floor. ¡°These will be your living quarters for the time being. The first floor is my private zone and you are forbidden to enter.¡± Then I led them outside. They look around curiously as we go at the back of the building. ¡°Behind those doors lies the storage room. Anything, from food to raw materials can be safely stored inside. Food won''t rot inside, so you won''t have to worry about conservation. You also don''t have to worry about the amount of things placed inside, there will always be some room. It''s all part of my special ability.¡± The 8 people are visibly impressed by by the capabilities of the building. ¡°Like I said earlier, we are starting from scratch. The place we are right now is an abandonned village from a ruined country of Grandia. There is no food here, so you will have to gather food by hunting and fishing. The old buildings from the village will have to be dismantled to make new and better buildings. You are going to rebuild a village here. And with time, it will turn into a town, then a city.¡± I wait for a few seconds to let the informations sink in their minds. ¡°There is only around 2 hours of daylight left, and we will use them. There is a river near, south from here. You will make a fishing cabin there. You will find the materials and tools in the storage room. Get to work now, an don''t rush it and make mistakes.¡± ¡°Y-yes master. We won''t disappoint you¡± says the demon man. The 8 people hastly go to work. The place I have selected to construct the building is magically cleared and marked. The Command Center provide them with the blueprints and instructions thanks to the mark on their foreheads. The materials and tools are prepared as well. In fact, when materials are put in the storage room, the Command Center process them to be ready for usage. The planks and beams are already prepared, there are threads and ropes made of plants fibers. Old metalic pieces from the abandonned buildings, even rusted ones, are restored and turned into nails and other components. If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The river is beyond my territory, but the cabin is one of those buildings that can be made beyond the territory. The 8 servants make several trips to bring the materials to the riverside, then they start to build the cabin. While they are working, I prepare some torchs because I want them to keep working for 2 more hours after sunset. ¡°Now that I think about it, I do have some food for today, but they do not. I guess I should try to get them a few fishes...¡± I go to a place of the river away from the others, with tools taken from the storage room, a wooden spear and a basic fishing rod. I managed to dig some worms on the way, and even use a bit of the dried meat from my rations as bait. I have never gone fishing before and never had an interest in it so I am quite ignorant about what to do. The river is around 70m wide and the current isn''t strong. I can see a lot of fishes in the water, thus I relax. I stick the fishing rod in place after putting a worm on the hook and throwing the line in the water. I take my distance from that spot and go to another spot to use the wooden spear. I tie a thread on it to retrieve after each throw. I want to fish by throwing it, I don''t have the confidence to get close to the fishes without them fleeing. ¡°Ok, they say fishing is all about patience. The water distort the light, tricking us about the real position of the fish. Finally, fishes always move forward when they run away, not backward, not sideway, they can only dodge by advancing, yes, they can change direction after the initial movement, but that initial movement will always be forward...¡± I take a throwing position and wait, checking the differents targets and waiting for a good chance to attack. I also keep the fishing rod in my sight just in case something get caught. Every few minutes, I throw the spear at a target, and miss. But each time I get closer to the goal, and when I finally get my first fish, half-an-hour has already gone by, and there is only an hour of sunlight left. But it is enough for me to catch 17 well sized fishes before nightfall. When the sun disappears beyond the horizon, the cabin is around 25% done. I let my minions continue to work while I bring the fishes to the kitchen. I cook one for myself to eat with my rations and leave the other 16 for the workers. After another hour, I go get them. The cabin is around 40% done, and I''m sure it will be done by noon the next day. ¡°Those fishes, I want you to eat them all tonight¡± I tell them as we reach the kitchen. ¡°You guys are malnourished, and you need to eat well to have the energy to work. Eat well, because tomorrow you will work all day long.¡± After they express their thanks, I leave and go to my own floor. I''ve worked a lot in the day, a lot of physical work compared to spending the day in front of a computer. I''m wasted and go to bed after a quick cleaning of my body with a towel, soap and a bucket of cold water. The next day, early in the morning, while the workers go to finish the cabin, I go to fish on the same spot as the day before. On the way, I have a better look at the surrounding of the village. Even though there is a river nearby, full of fishes, the land seems rather poor. I have to search a lot to find my worms. There aren''t many insects either. I didn''t notice it the day before, but after a good night of rest, my head is clearer. Something must have happened here before, maybe an epidemic. I''m not sure. Before noon, when the workers finish the cabin, I have caught 22 fishes. As for how I know that the cabin is done, it''s because I heard a notification in my head, so I go to meet my minions. ¡°I see that you''ve finished the cabin. Good work. Take these fishes and go prepare them¡± I say while handing them the buckets full of fishes. ¡°Once you''re done eating there will be more work to do.¡± ¡°Yes master¡± they answer while bowing and smiling. They already understand I don''t like excess thanks or praise, and it makes things easier for me. After eating, I assermble them to give them their new tasks. ¡°Now that the fishing cabin is done, you guys will build another cabin. But this one will be in the woods. A hunting cabin. While the men will be building it, you girls will work in the fishing cabin, and catch as many fishes as you can each day. We have to increase the food stock before calling in more workers. Take an hour to rest, the afternoon will be busy!¡± ****************************** AN:--- Chapter 04 - Hunting AN: --- ****************************** In the afternoon, while the women are fishing, the men are transporting the material for the hunting cabin to the edge of the forest. The Command Center has made short wooden bows and arrows with the materials available, and there will be no shortage of arrows. But of course, those are basic quality goods made for hunting, not for battle, thus the power is weak. It''s the same for the wooden spears made for fishing. Still, I have all the men get a wooden spear, and the 2 people I chose to be hunter have a bow and a quiver of arrows. I myself have a spear, a bow and arrows, even though I never used something like a bow before. I accompany the men to the forest, I''m not really worried because the area is supposed to be safe enough. ''¡­ I bet there aren''t many dangerous monsters around because the village was abandonned. With no villagers, no food would grow on the fields, and with no food to snatch from the fields, the herbivorous beasts wouldn''t stay near, and without human or herbivorous beasts around, the carnivorous ones wouldn''t be around either. The land itself is poor, so still not enough food for animals. But they should show up a while after we start hunting and farming...'' As the men gather the material at a certain spot, I decide to do a bit of scouting. After an hour, I find a spot that will be nice for the construction of the hunting cabin. I mark the place and go back to where the guys are gathering the materials. ¡°You. Come with me¡± I say to the scarred were-kin. He follows behind me as we leave the group. When I reach the spot I had chosen, I speak to him again. ¡°What is your name?¡± ¡°My name is Dramar, master.¡± Dramar, a demon of the werebeast subrace, panthera species. He is around 180cm tall, with a skinny yet toned body. He has black hairs reaching his shoulders, round brown slightly cat-like eyes, a large grecian nose, and the horrifying scar going fron the left side of his forehead to the right side of his chin. ¡°Dramar is it. This is the place where you guys are going to make the hunting cabin. And once the cabin is done, you will be in charge of the hunters, understood?¡± ¡°M-master?¡± says Dramar with a shocked expression that made him look uglier than normal. ¡°I-it will be a honor master. Once the cabin is complete, I will definitly not let you down¡± he adds with his face radiating with gratitude. Thus, we went back to edge of the forest and I leave the men with their work. For the rest of the afternoon, I explore the surrounding of the abandonned village some more, and come across a place that will make a good quarry, just like when I found the spot for the hunting cabin. I''m puzzled because I don''t know anything about hunting, masonry or prospecting. Then it hit me. ¡°I see, my special ability help me discover good places to gather ressources. In video games, it''s usually quite apparent. Here, I guess the Command Center use me, and maybe even my subordinates as well, as probes to find good locations. Or maybe it''s enhancing some of my ailities, or plainly giving me the ability to recognise ressourceful places...¡± I shake my head as I move back toward the base. ¡°Whatever, there is no need to think about the how. It works, it''s usefull, end of the story.¡± I reach the base before sunset and go to see the fishing women. I call the one I had chosen to be a servant and lead her back to the Command Center. ¡°What is your name, woman?¡± ¡°It''s Adelia, master.¡± Adelia, a human woman of 18 years. She has brown hair reaching beyond her shoulders, a triangular face, downturned blue eyes, a hooked nose with a high ridge and small lips. Beneath her ragged clothes is a thin pear body reaching around 165cm, with B cup pointy breasts and a round apple butt. Overall, her looks are bellow average, but she is the most charming woman around for the time being. Since she''s still malnourished, I hope her looks will improve later on. ¡°Then, Adelia. From now on, everyday before sunset, you will come here and prepare hot water for everyone to get cleaned. While the others are washing themselves, you will be preparing diner. You will bring me hot water and diner to my quarters as well. Also, from tomorrow onward, every day at noon you will prepare lunch for everybody. For those working away from the village you will have to prepare something for them before they leave. Now go get the hot water ready.¡± A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. Dramar and Adelia. They are among the ones with 3 stars in intellect, and they seem to be the smartest of the group. When I first summoned them, they were the firsts to offer their greetings and their thanks, meaning they are the most quick-witted. That''s why they are the ones to whom I directly asked their names. I''m bound to have a lot of subordinates later, and I don''t want to bother learning all of their names since I won''t spend that much time with them. I''ve decided from the start that I will only care about those I will put in position of authority, or those I will keep near me. After leaving Adelia, I go into my office and have a look at the magic screen. In games, one can see the map of the area explored, and I want to see if that applied to my ability, especially since I can locate ressource-gathering points. And indeed, on the map I can see the area I explored. And unlike my territory, I can''t see what happens there in real time, like there is the so-called fog of war. I focus on my territory, then on the fishing cabin. I can see the other 2 women still diligently working. The territory around the fishing cabin is around 100m in radius, and in this area, fishing will be improved for them. I can see that they''ve gotten a lot of fishes and that the food supplies will greatly increase. After only 2 days, I''m satisfied with the results. A little later, Adelia knocks at the door of my study. She has brough the water for my bath. When she turns around and leave, I''m surprised to find my gaze lingering on her behind. Even though she is bellow average, her buttocks are definitly nice. And they will be even better once she get healthier. A wash myself with my penis half erect, aroused by the idea of having a girl with a nice ass following all my orders. When she come back later to give me my meal, I almost grope her. I''m a little scared by myself. I know I''m the master, all powerfull in the area, and that those people are basically mine. I can literally do whatever I want with them. She may not be a good looking girl, but I''m a healthy young man stuck with just what is available. Now I''m thinking back on those novels I read where the protagonists would refrain from eating the fruits that were available for them to enjoy. I would sometimes curse at them, calling them pussies, cowards, gutless beta males. And here I am, having a woman near me with whom I can do anything, and I''m restraining myself. ¡°True, she isn''t a beauty, but I''m not in a fucking novel with a hot babe just waiting for me to pop her cherry. Besides, in this corrupt and chaotic world, the hot babes are most likely heavily targeted by the powerful, and only the ordinary or broken ones are left... Fuck... Let''s just wait for her get more meat on her body, then I''ll definitly eat her.¡± I say with my body heating and my determination rising. ¡°Not a goddess? Who cares? Fuck that! I''m stuck with average looking people until I get strong enough to conquer other areas! How long will that take? I should just take what I can when I can instead of being a picky bitch. Start low, finish high, thats how things go! My 20 year old lust will be satisfied, and it''s not like it will keep me from getting beauties later.¡± The next day, I help the men carrying the material to the construction spot and building the cabin. Because my physical ability is superior to them, the construction advanced faster than when they worked on the fishing cabin. At the end of the day, the hunting cabin is already completed. Dramar already knows what to do from then on. Smoked or salted fish will be regulary delivered there so the hunters can focus on getting more game without going back to the base. From the following day, Dramar and his colleage spend most of their time in the forest. The women are fishing, and the rest of the men are gathering stone. At the beginning I wanted a man at the fishing cabin, but seeing the amount of fishes the 2 women can get, I decide to send him gather stones instead. The place I''ve found is slowly but surely turning into a quarry. I''ve had to make a cart for the men to transport the stones back to the Command Center. ****************************** AN: --- Chapter 05 – Farm AN: --- ****************************** Ever since I arrived in this world, 2 weeks have gone by. Dramar and his underling regulary gather fruits and game from the forest. Each day I will visit the hunting cabin to see if there is something to bring back to the storage room, as well as leave food for them. With meat and fish available for each meal, my 8 workers are finally getting healthy again. If Adelia was below average before, now she has become average. Her behind has become even more attractive. The other 2 women have advanced from slightly ugly to below average, and the men as well. Though Dramar is still as ugly as ever. For security reasons, each day I have them practice using the bows and spears. I know that our presence will soon attract beasts, and I warned them about it. I also teach the hunters taekwendo. Since there is now enough food stocked, I decide it''s time to recruit more people and make more buildings. First on the list is the farm. And for it to be productive I koew I will need at least 5 people. Thus, I recruit 6 new people, 3 men and 3 women. They all have 3 stars in power and precision. 1 man and 1 woman have 3 stars in intellect. For the rest of the attributes it'' 2 stars, and 1 star for magic. Just like the first time, I introduce myself. I also introduce Dramar and Adelia to the newcomers, because Adelia is our caretaker and Dramar is our best warrior after me. After the introductions, I give them the order to build a farm at the edge of my territory. I already have sufficient materials for that. However, they will have to sleep in one of the remaining abandonned houses because there is no more room in the Command Center. On that night, when Adelia bring me my meal, I grab her pretty butt and started to slowly fondle it. She jerks in surprise while releasing a small yelp, but she remains at the same spot and drop her head. I can tell she is furiously blushing, and I enjoy her reaction. ¡°When I first brough you here, you were quite thin. Now look at you. You have become much healthier¡± I say in a teasing tone as I caress her tights, go back to her buttocks, and move up to her waist and belly. ¡°You''re starting to look good¡± I add, as my hand dived under her rags and grab her small pointy breasts. She shivers and her breathing start to become rough. ¡°E-everything is t-thanks t-to you master!¡± she answer in a slightly high tone. Still, she doesn''t dare look at me and bit her lip while slightly trembling. I play with her nipples and my other hand caress her buttocks. She is trying to contain her moans. I''m also having a hard time myself, I''m having a raging boner and it was painful as it was restricted by leather pants. Every evening, seeing that attractive butt was hard on my self control. With no pretty girl available among the new recruits, my disappointment made me more impatient. I insert my hand under the rags and thoroughly stimulate her. At some point she has to support herself with the table. My hand is drenched with her boy fluids and the scent arouses me even more. I pinch her clitoris one last time and she shudders and climax while releasing a short scream. She fall on her knees and stay on the floor with a flushed skin, glazed eyes and a laborious breathing. I still have a hard on under my pants, but my attention is caugh by the juices on my hand and the naughty smell. I lick my finger and appreciate the taste of a woman''s nectar for the first time. After recovering, Adelia excuse herself and swiftly leave the room. I''ve greatly enjoyed teasing her, and I decide I will do so more often from then on. During the night, I have my first wet dream since I''ve come to this world... With just 6 people, building the farm isn''t easy. It take them 2 weeks. At time like these I''m thankful to the ability of the Command Center to boost the construction of related buildings. Once the farm is completed, I have the men take care of the fields and the crops, and the women take care of the animals. There are 3 fields. For wheat, potatoes, and flax. As for the animals, I chose sheep, cow and chiken. Wheat and potato are basic crops. As for flax, it is to get some linen. The people I summoned only have their poor clothes and nothing else. Though they are regulary washed, they are turning into rags. They need new clothes, and so do I. The hunters have it better since I allow them to use the skin of their preys. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Cows are necessary to have some milk, chiken are for eggs and meat, and sheep for wool. I and the other have been sent to this world at the end of summer, and winter is only 2 months away. To bear the cold, wool is necessary. It is also one of the reason why I chose to plant potatoes. They can be harvested in winter. After the construction of the farm, the wheat and flax seeds, the potatoes, 1 roosters and 4 chikens, 1 ram and 4 sheep, 1 bull and 4, all those are summoned from abandonned fields and escaped animals. The speed at which crops and animals will reach maturity is raised by my ability. Crops will reach maturity in around 20 days for wheat, 25 days for flax and 31 days for potatoes. I will be able to harvest them every month. The gestation period is reduced to around 71 days for cows, 36 days for sheeps and 15 days for chikens. It is also the same time needed to reach sexual maturity. I will be able to harvest crops every month, and the number of chikens will be doubled or tripled every month as well. ¡°In a month, the amount of food I have will be quite high. At that time I will recruit 18 people, 6 to construct a sawmill and cut wood, 6 to make a masonry and work at the quarry. The last 6 will build houses for all the newcomers, then build the smithy. By then I should find an ore deposit. For now I should recruit another 6 people. They will build houses and help with fishing and hunting.¡± Thus, I recruited 3 men and 3 women. They have 3 stars in power and precision. I have them build 6 houses. Each house can hold 6 people. I want to keep in the Command Center only those with leading positions, Dramar for the hunters, Harris at the quarry, Elise at the fishing cabin, and Nathan and Marta in the newly built farm. Of course Adelia will stay as well, since she is my housekeeper. I have taken the habit to tease her body every evening when she gave me my meal. I also have her service me with her mouth, which is very relaxing after a day of work. She has become a bit more seductive when we are alone. Things have become easier to bear thanks to her. After increasing my workforce, aside from looking for an ore deposit, I tear down the rest of the abandonned buildings around my base. I intend to use the materials to build a defensive wall around my territory, as well as a few defense towers. At the end of the month, after the first harvest from the farm, I put my plans in execution. I recruit the teams responsible for building the sawmill and masonry. One of the people that should be assigned to the masonry is added to the hunter team. The third team that was supposed to make the smithy, instead build the defensive wall and the defensive towers. Since I didn''t find any ore deposit, I focus on the defensive structures. I have a defensive tower made near the farm, another between the base and the quarry, a third one between the base and the forest, and a fourth one near the fishing cabin. Incidentally, they are placed north, south, east and west from the base. The defensive tower enhance the view of the people within, and the distance of their ranged attacks. The area in a 300m radius is part of my territory. I have the last group of 6 become guards, and recruit 2 more people so there will be 2 personns per tower. Slowly, winter finally comes. Even though I have a cheat farm, I still can''t raise wheat and flax during winter, so all 3 fields are dedicated to raising potatoes. The hunting activity is reduced to 1 trip per week. All outdoor activity is reduced as well. There isn''t enough wool to make winter clothes for everyone. However I have the workers make extra efforts to insulate the houses as much as possible. I also make sure to gather enough wood for fire. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Farm-6 people led by Nathan & Marta. Fishing-5 people led by Elise. Hunting-6 people led by Dramar. Masonry-8 people led by Harris. Sawmill-6 people led by Marco. Defense tower-8 people led by Guss. ****************************** AN: --- Chapter 06 – Winter changes AN: Loneliness... ****************************** Since the weather is growing cold, I spend more and more time in my quarters, either in my bed or in the study, looking at my territory through the magic screen. While waiting for my diner to be served, I look at the statuses of my workers. I have noticed it a month ago, but the potential of my workers can be raised, probably with the improvement of their living conditions. They will even get a certain profession after some time. Adelia has her power grow from 2 stars to 3, her precision from 2 stars to 4, and her charm and intellect grow from 3 stars to 4. And effectively, she has become more charming, slightly above average. Her breasts have gone from B cup to C cup, but their shape didn''t change, still pointy and a little narrow. Her complexion improved a little as well. She has gained the housekeeper profession, makin her more effective in her job. Dramar has his power and precision rise from 3 stars to 4. His body has become athletic as well. He and his subordinates have gained the hunter profession. The people working at the quarry and masonry have gained the mason profession. The ladies at the fishing cabin have become fisher(wo)men, the people at the sawmill have become carpenters, and the people working in the farm have become farmers. Finally, the 8 sentinels in the defense towers have become milicians. There isn''t a single person with less than 3 stars in power, precision and intellect. The farm is producing enough food for everyone, but not enough to increase the man-power. However, I want to have an explosive growth at the start of the year, with the coming of spring. I have the hunters and masons completely stopping their regular activities and have each group build a farm and work in them. Some of the carpenter are to help with fishing. With that, food production is more than doubled, and a lot of potatoes, eggs, meat and fishes are taken to the storage room. In the evening, as usual, Adelia come to my room for diner. The weather that day is quite bad, with rain, wind, and winter''s cold. As I lay my hands on my housekeeper, I notice that she is slightly shivering, not from excitement, but from the cold. ¡°Come here¡± I say as I stand up and take her in my arms while caressing her body. ¡°I''ll warm you up. You''ve been working well, you deserve it.¡± ¡°Thank you master¡± she answer while hugging me back. ¡°... Master Kain. For everything you''ve done for me, for us, I''m very thankful. Before, I was only waiting for death. Or being enslaved.¡± ¡°Waiting to be enslaved? It has already happened. The contract you have with me is no different than being a slave. A life-time slave.¡± ¡°... Yes, I am master Kain''s slave... But compared to the other slaves out there in the world, my situation is much, much better. I''m not beaten, I have proper meals and a proper place to sleep, I''m not asked to work until I''m completely exhausted... Noone of us are. You always give us enough time to rest. You do not insult us. You never did...¡± She hug me even tighter than before, and warp a leg around mine. ¡°Master Kain. By giving my life to you, I have gained more than I hoped for when I was struggling to survive. My life is yours, I belong to you... You don''t have to hold back. Don''t hold back anymore and use me. I will do my best to please you...¡± She raise her head and look at me in the eyes, her gaze filled with serene resolution. ¡°It''s the least I can do for you. No. It is my duty, and I will gratefully perform it!¡± As she says that, my heart shake, its rhythm rise as I''m lightly confused. I didn''t put it in her before because I was worried about illnesses and pregnancy. As our situation improved, I knew I needn''t fear illnesses, but pregnancy was still something I wanted to avoid. I didn''t have the confidence to think of pulling out before the discharge. But right now, all of that doesn''t matter. As I feel her warm body against mine, with her nipples already erect, and her crotch getting moist, I lose all pretense. I take of her clothes and look at her naked body for the first time. Simple, not a beautiful hourglass body, pale skin without blemish, pretty nipples, yet charming. Her determined blue gaze pull me in, and I kiss her. The first kiss I have with a girl after 3 years. It fells like my very first kiss, and judging by her akwardness and clumsiness, it''s her first one. I get more passionate with the kiss as my hands travel on her back and fondle her butt. My manhood is ready for action, and I can feel her damp crotch rubing on my leg. I can no longer hold myself back. Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. I carry her to my bed and laid her on her back. She open her legs on her own and I stare at the raw pussy in front of me. She stares at my manhood too. I advance toward her, she grabs me and lead me into her. As I enter, I''m overwhelmed by the feelings of her tight, warm and wet hole, and plunge my hole shaft inside her, barely registering her cry of pain. The only reason I stop moving is because I don''t want to release my load to early. However, I feel too good inside her, and soon start to move my hips. I quickly reach a fast pace as I seek more pleasure. I can hear her cry in rhythm as I move, I don''t know if it''s out of pleasure or pain because I''m too focused on my lower body. It doesn''t take long for me to reach my limit and release my load in her. But I''m not done yet, and soon I start to move again. The cry has turned into moans, and Adelia move her hips in synch with me. The pleasure I feel is even more intense than before. After a few minutes she tightens a lot and we both scream as we have our orgasm. I fall on top of her and she hugs me. The only thing in my mind is what I just experienced. After my mind clears a bit I roll to the side, my breathin regaining a normal rhythm. Adelia is still breathing roughly, we both have a thin layer of sweat on our bodies. I look at her, with her damp and flushed skin, her satisfied gaze and her thin smile. I find her more charming than ever, and kiss her again. Not like the first, fiery kiss we exchanged, but a gentle one. I know I can no longer see her as an ordinary servant. She is the woman who gave her whole existence to me, with whom I lost my virginity and stepped into true adulthood. I am not in love with her, but I like her and I can''t deny that tonight, a strong bond is born between us. Adelia no longer sleep in the servant room. She sleeps with me. It''s not like we have sex everyday. It''s just that I enjoy her presence and her warmth at my side when I go to sleep. I like to hold onto her. I think I was missing intimate interactions with people. I have subordinates, but no friends, no confidents. I think she can be someone with whom I can talk, so every night, just before sleeping, we talk. I talk to her about my childhood, my family, my life before coming here. I don''t give too much details though. On the other hand, she also tell me about herself, about the village she grew up in, about her parents, brothers and sister. She tells me about the loss of her family, and the hardship she faced. We learn more about each every night, and grow more comfortable with each other. I grow to like her a lot, so I start to teach her. I teach her what I know about maths, science and society in general. She only knows about villager''s life. I teach her more about city life, merchants, nobles, politics. A lot of what I teach her comes from games, novels, series and movies. The rest comes from history and georaphy lessons. It''s because I want her to stay by my side and understand me. I want her to become my secretary and know the basics of what I''m doing and why. I need her to know more about the relationships and interactions between villagers, crafters, merchants, soldiers and rulers. That is how I spend the winter. With my subordinates producing food in the farms during the day. During the night I either give lessons to Adelia, or we both get more experience in the bed. On the night of the new year, I and my subordinates have a little celebration. It is also their first rest day. The only other time when they didn''t work was when the weather was too poor. One month after the new year, the winter is coming to an end and spring is about to start. I''m getting ready for it. My first goal is to find an ore deposit so that the smithy I will build can be productive. Without the smithy, I can''t have access to the next tier of buidings, those buildings that will turn my base from a little hamlet to a small village, and later a town. Only then will I be able to think about conquering other lands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farm-20 people led by Nathan & Marta. Fishing-5 people led by Elise. Hunting-0 people led by Dramar (all 6 busy farming). Masonry-0 people led by Harris (all 8 busy farming). Sawmill-7 people led by Marco. Defense tower-8 people led by Guss. ****************************** AN: --- Chapter 07 - Mountains AN: String of uploads? The beginning is the easiest part to write... ****************************** I''m in my room, getting ready for a long day of work and more. ¡°Master Kain, do you really intend to go to the mountain?¡± Adelia asks me. ¡°Isn''t it going to be dangerous? Spring is the season when monster activity is at its peak. And hungry beasts will be looking for food.¡± ¡°True. But I need to find some ore. Without ore, the smithy will be useless and I won''t be able to construct better buildings.¡± One of the restriction of my power. Constructing a building is useless if the building isn''t productive. In appearance it looks like making all tier 1 buildings will allow me to make tier 2 buildings, but no. All tier 1 buildings must be active. ¡°And it''s not like I''m going alone¡± I add. ¡°Dramar and his hunters will be coming with me. I believe the dangerous creatures won''t be at their peak because of the lack of food during winter. I must go now when springis just about to start. It''s the time when the cold is bearable and yet the number of potential enemies is minimal.¡± ¡°... I understand... But please be careful.¡± ¡°I will¡± I say as we exchange a kiss. As she leave the room to get to work, I go to the study room. With spring coming, I am certain my little hamlet will attract a lot of beasts and monsters. And I''m worried about monsters more than beasts. I need to increase my fighting force, both for the base, the protection of the mine I intend to build, and to secure the path between the mine and the base. Because I was able to store a lot of food during winter, I can recruit a lot of people. First, I recruit 20 people to work in the 2 farms I built during winter, and 6 to work in the original one. One of the farm is specialized for crops, with wheat, barley, flax, peas, bean, and onions. I''mhappy to be able to grow onions, because I love them. The other farm is specialised to raise animals. Sheep, cows, chiken and pigs. I put Nathan in charge of the one specialised in crops, and Marta in charge of the one specialised in animals. Those 2 are now managers of the 3 farms I have. Then, I recruit 30 people for security. I have them build houses and defenses towers. They will be trained in the use of the bow, spear and taekwendo by the milicians. Finally, I recruit 5 people to make another fishing cabin at another spot of the river, where they will be working. I left a few instructions with Adelia just in case, and move to meet the hunters team. ¡°Good morning, master¡± say Dramar as I meet with him. ¡°It looks like we are going on an important mission today.¡± ¡°That''s right. We have 2 goals. The first one is to find ore veins. The second one is to see what kind of creatures lives in those mountains. With spring about to stat, I want to know what kind of trouble we may face in the future. So, all of you, keep your eyes open and your ears sharp. Let''s go!¡± Armed with hatchets, bows and spear, I leave the base with the 6 hunters. We all have 3 days worth of rations with us, and we move toward the mountain. I intend to do my search layer after layer, slowly gaining altitude. As time pass, we move slowly because I don''t want to be surprised by a predator. Some of the hunters have their eyes on the ground, while the other keep an eye on the trees and the sky. I''ve seen many movies, series, cartoons and animes where the armed group never look above their head, until something fall. And at that itme, it''s usually too late. But on the second day of search, even with my cautiousness, there are still things I can''t do anything about. Like extremely well camouflaged creatures. ¡°GROARRGH!!¡± The only warning we got was a blurred motion. Still not enough time to react. The hunter to my left is struk in the chest. His clothes, skin and flesh are torn, and his blood splashes on my face as he is lifted in the air by the strenght of the blow. With a blood curling groan, he travels in the air above our group and heavily falls on the slightly snowy ground. He remains unmoving. Instead of turning my eyes toward the threat, like the other hunters, my gaze remain fixated on the victim. I barely register the screams and warnings of my men, they sound extremely distant. It''s only when Dramar shoves me to the ground that I become aware of my surroundings again. As we hit the ground I feel something passing above us at high speed, making a ¡°whooosh¡± sound. I realise I was nearly struck in the back by the thing that hit my hunter, and I instantly break in cold sweat. It''s the first time I truly experience the dangers of this world. It''s the first time my life is targeted by another living being. My heart that was as calm as a lake before, is raging like the sea during a storm. The little training I had in martial arts finally shows its result. My focus rise to its peak, and I act. I roll away from the monster, dragging Dramar with me, and stand up, my hatchet in one hand and the wooden spear in the other. The monster that attacked us look like a giant frog, almost as tall as a man , but with small limbs barely able to support it. However, it has 4 tentacles growing on its back. They are as thick as an athletic man''s arm, and around 4m in lengh. They are covered in sharp scales and thorns. The mouth of the monster has more row of teeth than a shark, and big enough to hold my whole upper body. This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it. From its appearance I can tell that it has low movement speed, however its tentacles are quite fast, and probably sturdy due to the scales. The sharp edges and thorns can easily shred flesh. Once a prey comes near, it can unleash devastating attacks before finally eating. ¡°Keep your distances! Target the eyes with your bow!¡± I order them. ¡°Someone check the wounded and keep an eye on the surroundings, I don''t want another surprise!!¡± ¡°Yes master!!¡± answer Dramar. ¡°Ondur, check on Kimal and keep your eyes open. The rest, shoot this thing where it hurts!!¡± ¡°¡°¡°¡°¡°Yes!!¡±¡±¡±¡±¡± Keeping a distance of 10m with the monster, we draw our bow, aim for the eyes and shoot at our convinience. With its 4 tentacles, the monster is able to defend against all 5 of our shots. ¡°Listen!!¡± I shout. ¡°Ranged attacks will only distract it, not hurt it. I will attack from the front. Once I get close to the range of his tentacles, you guys shoot at its eyes from the sides. If it keeps trying to strike me it will lose its eyes and retreat due to the pain. If it defends against the arrows it will be wide open for me to strike. Either way it will lose!¡± ¡°Master Kain, let me do it instead!!¡± retorted Dramar. ¡°I can''t let you take such a risk!¡± ¡°You''re all better archers than me¡± I answer. ¡°I''m better at close-quarters-combat. No more discussion. Get ready!¡± ¡°... Understood master. Please be carefull.¡± ¡°I will!¡± We quickly get into position and I advance toward the monster while the other spread to the sides with their bows drawn. As I reach a distance of 5m from the creature it suddenly leap toward me with its tentacles ready to strike. I did expect to be attacked at that distance, but I though it would be a tongue attack. I didn''t expect those small limbs to be able to propel this huge body like that. The monster surprised us for a second time. The shots completely miss the eyes due to the sudden movement, and Im completely within range of all 4 tentacles. I can only helplessly dive to the side, narrowly dodging 2 whip-like strikes. However I can''t dodge the third attack and have to use the hatchet to defend. Those tentacles really have a lot of power within them. The strike was so powerful it sent my hatchet flying away. My whole arm become numb, and my hand, wrist and shoulder hurt. However, I use the power of the strike to spin and plunge my wooden spear deep into its eye. Even the eyes are tough, as I felt a lot of resistance when I pierced it. ¡°CROOAAAAAAAAK!!!!¡± The creature scream in pain, which makes me feel good. But my joy is short lived as I''m sent flying by another tentacle strike. I completely forgot to retreat after my successful attack. My stomach and chest are burning me, and soon after the wind is knocked out of my lungs as I land hard on my back. ¡°Master!!¡± ¡°Argh!! Cough, cough... Shit!¡± ¡°Master, are you alright?¡± ask Dramar, who is next to me with panic evident on his face. It makes him look even more frightening than his usual ugly face, and I feel the urge to slap his face away from my sight. As I look at my body I see a gash starting at my stomach and ending at the right side of my chest just below the armpit. The flesh is torn and it''s bleeding a lot. Thankfully, the wound isn''t deep. ¡°I will be fine for the time being¡± I answer with irritation. I''m mad at my own blunder, and at the beast. ¡°Somebody sneak behind it and hack its leg while the other distract it! Strike the side missing its eye!¡± ¡°Leave it to me master¡± say Dramar. As they fight with the monster, I go and retrieve my hatchet. The blade and the handle are severly damaged. It has become useless. Back to the fight, Dramar manage to wound the limb of the monster, and as it tries to counter attack, Dramar jump on its back and plunge his wooden spear right in the middle of the 4 tentacles. The wooden spear easily pierce the body and enter deep within. I''m surprised. The monster is supposed to have avery tough skin, so I don''t understand why Dramar''s spear managed to pierce it so easily. The monster slowly dies while weakly trashing around. ¡°... Just how did you manage to wound it so easily?¡± ¡°Ah, master? Ah, it''s because I noticed the skin looked really soft at the base of the tentacles. There were no scales there, it looked very flexible, so I though it may be more tender than the rest of the body.¡± ¡°... I''m impressed by your observations! Well done, Dramar. Well done.¡± ¡°Thanks for the praise master Kain.¡± ¡°How is the wounded?¡± I ask. ¡°... Not good master. The wound is too deep, and he is losing too much blood. He won''t survive.¡± ¡°... Put an end to his suffering... He has experienced enough painfull moments in his life. All of you have. At least let him leave this world with as little pain as possible...¡± ¡°... That''s right... Besides, we should go back to the cabin to take care of master''s wound. We don''t have what is necessary to properly take care of you here...¡± ****************************** AN: No more updates for a while (maye 1 or 2, who knows, I have other fictions I''ve neglected too much Chapter 08 – Second tier buildings AN: --- ****************************** The hunters gives their farewell to their comrade before ending his life. We move straight toward the hunting cabin, and on the way I find an iron deposit as we take a break at a place where rocks emerge from the ground. I mark the place for the future. Back at the hunting cabin, my wound is properly cleaned and bandaged, then we directly leave for the base. Since we are close enough, I don''t want to wait for the next day to get back. I believe being in the Command Center will help me recover. ¡°... Master?¡± As I enter my room, I wake up Adelia. ¡°¡­ You''re back already?¡± ¡°Yes, I''m back. Sorry to wake you up.¡± ¡°No, it''s fine¡± she says as she stand up and comes to me. ¡°I''m glad you''re alright¡± she says while hugging me. ¡°... Well, I''m not as fine as I look, but there is nothing to worry about.¡± The hug she is giving me is too strong and it hurt my wound. Seeing my expression, she tilts her head to the side with a questioning look, then her eyes open wide and she takes of my clothes. ¡°Master! You''re hurt!!¡± ¡°Yes, I know.¡± ¡°I''m sorry, that''s not what I mean. No, yes, I mean...¡± Adelia is confused and flustered, and tries to regain her composure. ¡°I''m surprised you got hurt. Even thouh you look fine... Did I hurt you earlier?¡± Blood drain from her face as she look at me with a bit of fear in her eyes. In the end, I''m still her master, and she can''t allow herself to be too familiar with me. ¡°I-I''m very sorry master Kain, I didn''t know, please forgive me.¡± ¡°... Because you were happy to see me again, I''ll forgive you¡± I say, as I spank her round butt. I take the rest of my clothes, and lie on the bed on my back, my little dragon ready for action. ¡°I''ll feel a lot better once you''ve taken care of me¡± I add as I point toward my erect member with a smirk. Adelia look at me in surprise, then she blush while wryly smiling. She comes atop of me, and ride me until we''re both satisfied. Because she did most of the work, it didn''t hurt me much, in fact the pleasure drowned the pain. And I needed it. I needed to get the death of my subordinate out of my mind, along with the fact that it could have been me. After that I was able to sleep peacefully... ¡°Master, how did you get hurt?¡± Adelia ask me in the morning, before leaving the bed. ¡°We encountered a weird monster that was quite good at camoufflage. I was hurt when we fough it. One of the hunters was killed in the process.¡± ¡°I''m sorry about that master...¡± she says with a pained expression, but it soon change into an anxious one. ¡°But, since you were hurt and had to come back, it means you won''t be able to find ore anytime soon right? What are you going to do?¡± ¡°It''s fine. On the way back, I found a vein of iron. It''s about a day away from here. As for what I want to do. I will make a cabin and a defense tower where the vein is, and I will make another tower and cabin half-way between the mine and the base. It will be a checkpoint for the miners, to avoid long travel. It will also be a checkpoint for the patrols between the mine and the base.¡± ¡°Then, once the mine and the smithy are done, you will be able to make better buildings?¡± ¡°Yes. This place is going to turn into a flourishing village soon¡± I say, then I frown. ¡°What''s wrong?¡± ¡°The monsters. They are starting to show up. Our wooden weapons are too weak against them. We need to mine a lot of ore and turn it into weapons and shields before the monsters start to swarm us. I need the smithy to be active as soon as possible. Not only will it give me access to other buildings, I will also be able to improve the current ones. Stronger defensive walls, stronger defense towers.¡± ¡°Then you should get to work soon, master¡± she says as she leaves the bed to get ready for the day. I go to the office and recruit 20 people. Any more and we will be troubled with food. I already recruited nearly 60 people 2 days prior, and they will consume our stocks of food until the new farms become fully productive. Concerning the people I can recruit, it seem like the range increased. The place I''m in is at the south-west side of Grandia continent, an area mostly inhabited by humans. Thus most of my recruits were humans. Among the 60 people I recruited before, 15 of them were dwarves, elves and demons. Among the 20 I choose to recruit, there are 4 dwarves and 2 demons. The amount of non-human I can recruit is rising. I order those 20 people to construct the checkpoint, under the protection of the 5 hunters and 5 milicians. These 20 people will be the miners and smiths of the village. As they move, the hunters and milicians also help with the transportation of the materials. Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. The first day was used to bring the materials there. I had them continue the material transportation until late in the night. Then I have them rest on the construction site, camping. The following day is spent building the defense tower, and the 5 milicians are able to use it by the end of the day. The next day, they move to the vein location and build the second defense tower. The following day, after building the defense tower, the milicians stand guard while half of the workers build the cabin and the other half start mining the ore. The hunters move back to the base to gather some supplies for the group. As the mining went to work, I had the masons and carpenters stop their work to build the smithy. The construction is faster because they are familiar with the materials. Carptenters and masons naturally make good builders. As the mining group finishes constructing the cabin at the vein location, the smithy is completed and their builders go back to their original job. As for the hunters, they made the cabin at the checkpoint. I have the miners work in shift. When one group is mining ore, the other group is transporting it back to the base and work in the smithy. The first thing I have them forge are spears and shields. The spears don''t require a lot of iron, and the shields are mostly made of wood, just reinforced with a bit of iron. 1 week after finding the mine, my smithy is now completely active. ¡°Finally, we can advance!¡± I rejoice in my study. ¡°Now I can make a shrine for believers, a tavern for drinking and travelers, a workshop for fabrics, clothes and jewelry, an atelier for mechanical tools and machines, an apothecary for cosmetics and medecinal supplies, a marketplace for trade, and the best part, barracks to train soldiers!!¡± After a little moment of joy, I sight. I can''t recruit anymore people because there isn''t enough food. I have to wait for another week to stock on food and materials. But it''s also necessary to further the training of the future milicians. They will have the hard role of protecting all of us. I will need to build the barracks as soon as possible to train them into proper soldiers. After all, the jobs earned give perks to my people, and a soldier get a better fighting ability than a milician. It will be necessary to deal with the increasing number of beasts and monsters. ¡°What''s wrong master?¡± Adelia ask me as she bring our evening meal. ¡°You look more anxious than usual.¡± ¡°It''s because of the land¡± I answer with a grim face. ¡°When I first came here, I had a good look at the land. The land was poor, the herbs that were growing were short and weak, the trees looked ill as well. There weren''t many insects, and the animals were rather rare. In short, the land had suffered from something and had been weakened. I theorised that there must have been some kind of epidemic.¡± ¡°A-are you saying that... This decease will come again?¡± asked Adelia with a terrified expression. ¡°No, I don''t think so ¡° I replie, which makes Adelia sight in relief. ¡°The land is looking good with the coming of spring. I think, the land has recovered from whatever had happened in the past. The ground, the plants, the trees, they look quite healthy. If the land is fertile, the animals will come back as well. And so will the predators. And it coincide with the period when the monsters are the most active...¡± ¡°... Then, are you saying we will be in danger?¡± ¡°... Yes. I think we will be swarmed. There will probably be a lot of damages and some deaths...¡± After I said that, we continue to eat in silence. The mood is rather heavy. It''s frustrating to know that trouble is coming and you can''t avoid it. I know my farms will be attacked by beasts for either the crops or farm animals, meaning I will lose some food. Hunting and ressources gathering will become more difficult as well, exposing my people to predators. I wish I could use an editor or a cheat code to deal with it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 farms with 32 people led by Nathan & Marta, 2 fishing cabin with 10 people led by Elise, hunting cabin with 5 hunters led by Dramar, masonry with 8 people led by Harris, sawmill with 7 people led by Marco, defense tower with 38 people led by Guss, 20 people working in shifts between the smithy and the mine. ****************************** AN: Because it was already partially done, I quickly finished this chapter. Next chapter... When it''s done...