《The Book of Ezekiel》


 TBE Chapter 1

    Chapter 1


    Ezekiel woke up groggily since something was poking him in his back making his bed very uncomfortable. Not only that, his bed was suddenly hard. Although his finances were low, he still made sure that he had a comfortable bed since he knew that a good rest was the only thing that he could reward himself at the end of the day.


    He was already 29 years old but due to the recession, he was let go from a high-earning job that he was a part of and the only job he could find right now after the pandemic, even with his education, was a manager at a fast food chain. A year had passed since the pandemic and Ezekiel knew that he could find a better job but after doing a full day¡¯s work, he didn¡¯t have any energy to look for a new job anymore and even during his weekends off, he couldn¡¯t get the energy to look for a job and spent the hours either watching anime, playing games, or reading fantasy and science fiction novels.


    Based on one of the famous short video streaming sites, there were a lot of side hustles that one could do to earn a lot of money and if he had a better body, he would even be tempted to join an adult website but Ezekiel knew deep inside that even if he was a bodybuilder, he wouldn¡¯t have the courage to show his nude body to people. A lot of his friends told him that he was handsome and his three previous girlfriends were so obsessed with his looks that they kept saying that he could be a celebrity.


    The only reason that he parted ways with all of his previous girlfriends was for some reason, they all had to move to different cities due to different reasons, like their family, their job, or responsibilities whatever it may be, and all of them decided that a long-distance relationship with him wouldn¡¯t work.


    Ezekiel was a mild otaku and an introvert but he wasn¡¯t obese or anything like that. His weight looked proportional to his six feet height. His dark hair and vivid blues were the cause of why he was considered handsome. It¡¯s just that he knew that he was a few pounds above the right weight for his age and height and he just knew how to hide the extra weight using his clothes.


    What scared him the most was that he might have contracted some incurable disease like cancer or something else since he was always tired. He used to be an avid gamer but right now the only thing that he could do after work was to lie down, read a few pages of a web novel that he was currently interested in then after that just sleep since he didn¡¯t have any extra energy to do anything else. He knew that he might just be scaring himself and he might have been just deficient in some sort of vitamins or minerals but he decided that the next day, which was his rest day, he would go to the hospital to have a full body checkup. He was just glad that he managed to save enough funds so that he could afford health insurance.


    Lung Cancer. Ezekiel was bewildered since even though his energy was low, he could still go to work without any issues but then after a whole day of checking, the doctors told him that he had Lung Cancer. He didn¡¯t even remember what stage it was since the moment he was told that he had cancer, his mind blanked out. He couldn¡¯t even remember how he reached his home.


    He wasn¡¯t even a smoker and both his parents died in a car accident but they were healthy their whole lives. He didn¡¯t have any relatives since his mother was from an orphanage. His father¡¯s parents were already dead as well and his father didn¡¯t have any living relatives.. The house that he was currently living in was the only thing that his parents left him plus some funds.


    He was still stuck and didn¡¯t know what to do. Ezekiel didn¡¯t know if he should tell his few friends about his cancer but that would only burden them.


    Ezekiel thought that the best thing that he could do was to sleep since he was sleepy anyway and would decide what to do next the next time he woke up.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    When he woke up, after a few minutes of groggily looking for his phone, he immediately became alert. Ezekiel wasn¡¯t in his room. He found that he was lying on some sort of forest ground and was surrounded by trees. The scene was so cliche that he immediately knew that he might have been transported, transmigrated, or even resurrected to another world. Although unlikely, somebody might have just simply kidnapped him and transported him somewhere.


    Ezekiel thought that since he was so stressed due to the news that he had received he might have sleepwalked to a nearby forest. The only problem was he was now wearing some sort of home-spun clothes that were worn by peasants in the Middle Ages based on what he had seen on TV. His arms were also incredibly thin like a malnourished child.


    The transmigrated, transported, or resurrected to a forest scene was so clich¨¦ that if he were reading a web novel, there¡¯s a good chance that he would have skipped it but there he was.


    So the first thing Ezekiel did was to do something that a veteran reader of web novels should do if they find themselves thinking that they had been transported, transmigrated, or resurrected to a different world. Summon the system.


    He then tried saying Menu Open first and nothing happened. Then he tried saying System Open, and there it was. His golden finger. His system appeared to look like the last browser that he downloaded on his laptop. He tried saying System Close and his system panel disappeared. He tried opening it again by thinking of System Open instead of saying it out loud and it opened and thinking of System Close, the panel disappeared.


    Ezekiel would have liked to explore his system but he was nervous about remaining in an open space and he was hungry as well. He tried to stand up but fell again. His body was so weak but he kept at it until he managed to stand up. He walked towards the nearest tree since sitting having his back in a tree would make him feel a bit secure.


    Looking at his thin, malnourished arms, Ezekiel wondered how old this body was. Then thought of the fact that he was now in here. There was still a possibility that this was a dream and he was in his bed or a hospital hallucinating all of this but the hunger and thirst that he was feeling felt very real.


    As a veteran web novel reader, Ezekiel was hoping very hard that he wouldn¡¯t encounter the typical scenario of a protagonist waking up in another world, and that was encountering his very first magical enemy like a slime, or a goblin.


    With how he felt, having a hard time walking just a few paces to the tree which was extremely hard he knew that any sort of enemy, even just a simple chicken would probably kill him.


    Now Ezekiel thought of a very important fact that he was trying so hard to avoid. If he did transmigrate in this location, that could only mean one thing. He might have died on his bed. For a very brief moment, he experienced severe grief. He did have a life. Granted that life wasn¡¯t ideal but he was content with his lot. He wasn¡¯t rich but he had enough to buy all he would need including the important things in life like his hobbies which were games, animes, TV shows, movies, and novels.


    Ezekiel had always thought that because of his hobbies, he wasn¡¯t miserable like some of his other friends who always felt lonely if they were not in a relationship of some sort even if that relationship was toxic. He was an introvert who was content to be alone and he was thankful for that.


    After a few minutes of grieving for his life on Earth which might have ended abruptly, he took hold of himself and decided to live the best in this new life and that meant surviving this very dangerous moment. It was a good thing that he had very few close friends and he was sure that they could handle Ezekiel¡¯s disappearance. He was also glad that his parents had passed on since he didn¡¯t have to worry them about his cancer and now disappearing. His job could easily be disregarded since he knew that the company could easily replace him after a day. That realization was important because it allowed Ezekiel to let go. The only thing that he regretted was he didn¡¯t have access to the internet anymore. This meant he also had to say goodbye to his animes, web novels, TV shows, movies, and games, and that actually hit him harder than he expected.


    Compared to not being able to see his friends and his co-workers anymore, what he was grieving about was not his life on Earth but his access to the internet and to be honest about it, he would be perfectly happy living anywhere as long as he had access to his hobbies.


    Even if he didn¡¯t have access to those things anymore, he still wanted to live so Ezekiel knew that he would need to solve his most immediate problems which were his hunger, thirst, and his safety.

 TBE Chapter 2

    Chapter 2


    Ezekiel knew that the only thing that could help him right now was his system. He was beginning to get disoriented due to his hunger and thirst so he opened his system again by thinking ¡°System Open¡± and a panel opened in his view.


    Looking at the system panel, he could confirm that it looked like the browser that he recently downloaded including the shortcut of the webpages that he saved on that browser.


    The page that Ezekiel was looking at was the most famous search engine website just like the one that the browser he downloaded had but the huge difference was that there was a character panel below the search tab.


    At the top where the bookmark shortcut was located, he saw the pages that he saved before which were the Wizards Spell List DnD 5<sup>th</sup> Edition, Wizard¡¯s character Rules for Table Top Gaming DnD 5<sup>th</sup> Edition, and the last one was the most famous shopping website in his old world. The only difference was the strange icon beside the icon for the shopping website and when he clicked it using his mind, it just opened a blank page.


    When he clicked the web pages, it was the same as in his old world, even the shopping website. He then remembered one of his favorite anime which was ¡°Campfire Cooking in Another World¡± and Ezekiel became very excited.


    He decided to go back to the home page since he noticed something there that he needed to check out. He planned to explore the sites later to check if would be the same as that anime.


    When he went to the home page, the search engine reappeared together with the character panel.


    The character panel showed his name and his age, a character description, and some information. According to the character panel, his name was ¡°Boy¡± and his age was fourteen but there was one thing that was conspicuously present. There was a synchronize button beside his name but he read the character description first.


    The character description said that he was an orphan with two siblings ages 4 and 7 who were waiting for him on the village outskirts. His 7-year-old brother was named ¡°Kid¡± and the younger one was ¡°Chip¡± and wondered if the children¡¯s parents had problems in their brains naming their children nonsensical names. More than likely, it was tied to some sort of superstition like making sure that children had to have stupid names so as not to be targeted by spirits or something like that.


    Their parents were killed by a bear while traversing the woods in search of valuable herbs that they could sell three years ago and this ¡°Boy¡± was forced to sell their house and now the three children were orphans and ¡°Boy¡± was forced to go to the woods to search for herbs himself so they could purchase food and they were now living in the village outskirts. According to the character panel, he left his two young brothers alone but had only been gone for five hours which relieved Ezekiel since that was short enough that the two children should be safe.


    Ezekiel then clicked on the ¡°Synchronize¡± button and the name ¡°Boy¡± disappeared and was replaced with his name ¡°Ezekiel¡±. A class and level also appeared which was Wizard Level 1 and he remembered that the main reason why he downloaded that browser was he was planning to join his friends in playing DnD as a wizard that weekend that¡¯s why he downloaded the spell list and the rules to refresh his memory about playing the tabletop game before he joined them. He also saved the shopping website because he ordered a dungeon master¡¯s book that was supposed to arrive early morning during his day off.


    When he scrolled down, the rules for his profession were written there and it was greatly different from the actual rules of DnD 5<sup>th</sup> edition and Ezekiel wondered why.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    It stated that as a level 1 Wizard, he was entitled to free two cantrips and once he selected those two cantrips, they would appear on the character panel. When he cast his cantrips, he would need one minute before they could cast them again. Also, as a level 1 wizard, he would have three slots for cantrip and one slot for a level 1 spell. Every level up he would earn one slot per level so when he reached level 2, he would have 4 slots for cantrips, two slots for level 1 spells, and 1 slot for level 2 spells. The number of slots could be increased by magical artifacts.


    One of the most important differences was there was no stat modifier. His character panel didn¡¯t show any stats like Intelligence, Wisdom, or Hit Points. The cooldown for spells was very different as well. 1 minute for cantrips, 2 minutes for level 1 spells, 3 minutes for level 2 spells, and so on.


    It was highly simplified and Ezekiel didn¡¯t know how to feel about it. According to the rules, aside from the two free cantrips, he would need to purchase the spells that he wanted on the website.


    When he scrolled down some more, there was more information. The rules for the Shopping website were also included but before he continued reading he directly opened the site for the list of wizard spells since Ezekiel wanted to select his first two cantrips. He could use those spells for his protection.


    The first cantrip that he chose was what Ezekiel considered the most powerful cantrip even though its description said that it was a spell that novice wizards use for practice. It was the Prestidigitation spell. The fact that it would allow him to season food, clean a 1 cubic foot of object or area, light a candle or a campfire and more made the cantrip almighty. It might not be powerful in games but in real life, the utility of the spell alone would make it invaluable.


    The next spell that he would need to select is something that he could use for offensive purposes. Ezekiel was torn between Fire Bolt and Sword Burst.


    At first, he considered Mage Hand since he thought that he could use it as some sort of telekinetic spell for attack and defense like Jean Grey from X-Men but based on the cantrip¡¯s description of not being able to use it for attack and that it could only carry things that was less than ten pounds, the spell was purely a support cantrip.


    Fire Bolt had more damage but Sword Burst was an Area of Effect Attack. Upon consideration, Ezekiel decided to choose Fire Bolt since it had a longer range.


    He had 3 slots for cantrip and 1 slot for a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell but decided to hold off on checking them out since he didn¡¯t have any money.


    After selecting the cantrips, Ezekiel saw that when he went back to the home page, under his name there were three slots for cantrip and 1 slot for level 1 spell, and 2 of the slots were filled with the icon for Prestidigitation and Fire Bolt. He decided to cast Prestidigitation to clean himself and to check the effect of the spell as well as the cooldown. He was so glad that he didn¡¯t need any spell components to cast his cantrips and spells.


    Based on the description, the Prestidigitation area of effect was 1 cubic foot so as not to waste the spell, he removed his clothes to compress it. When he was compressing his clothes he felt something hard on his drawers which was basically the underwear and when he checked it out, the kid had sown a hidden pocket there and it contained three copper coins. He was so happy since Ezekiel had an inkling that he could use the funds to get some food from the Shopping Site.


    When Prestidigitation was cast, the slot that contained the spell grayed out, and the clothes turned clean. After a minute, the spell was available again so as an experiment, he cast it on himself targeting the dirt on his hair and the effect was good, his hair was cleaned. Another minute passed and he cast the spell again on his face.


    Ezekiel cast the spell again and again once the cooldown finished and after ten casting his body was clean. He wore his clothes and was satisfied with feeling clean then he went back to the character panel to read up on the rules for the shopping site.


    Basically, the site functions just like the one in the anime. Once he selected an item that he wanted to purchase, he could enter the coins equal to the price of the item into the slot for coins on the web page, and then after that, the purchased item would appear on the last page that was saved that had the weird icon. The last page was actually his inventory.


    Ezekiel then searched for the cheapest bread and the one he found was priced at one copper coin which was a loaf of sliced white bread, the one used for making sandwiches. The cheapest drink was a liter of filtered water which was also priced at one copper coin, so he bought them. He had one copper coin remaining. He decided to save that copper coin as seed money since he would need more coins to buy the things they could use for him and his two siblings to survive.

 TBE Chapter 3

    Chapter 3


    Ezekiel purchased the bread and the 1 liter filtered water for 1 copper coin each. He switched to the last tab which was supposed to be his inventory and the loaf of bread and bottled water was there. Using his mind, he successfully brought out the bread and water.


    He immediately opened the loaf of bread, took a single slice, and ate it slowly to make sure that he would suffer from stomach ache. He had never tasted anything so delicious in his life and now he knew that the best sauce in the world was indeed hunger. After he ate the piece of bread, he drank some of the mineral water and it was equally delicious. More delicious as a matter of fact to the best wine and juice that money could buy and he didn¡¯t care that his body was just responding to the quenching of the severe hunger and thirst it was experiencing.


    After waiting for a few minutes, he took another sliced bread but this time he cast his cantrip Prestidigitation on it, and when he took a bite, the bread tasted like the most delicious cinnamon-flavored bread coated with cream. He tried to eat slowly but because of the flavor of the slice of bread, he couldn¡¯t help but eat the whole slice in a few bites. He then cast another Prestidigitation to his bottled water and was glad that the cooldown of the spell was only a minute.


    The water tasted like a freshly made Four Seasons juice drink and this confirmed that the cantrip Prestidigitation is the most powerful spell of them all.


    While he was drinking, Ezekiel went back to reading the rules of his magic in his browser System Panel and there was a note that once he was finished reading, the rules of his magic could be found on the site where the rules of how a wizard worked in the third page that he bookmarked. It also stated that an announcement regarding his magic that was loosely based on DnD could be found there as well.


    After he was satiated, Ezekiel stored the bread and bottle of water in the fifth tab which was his inventory, and went back to reading. Based on the information in the character panel, the inventory was 1 cubic meter in size. He wondered about the unit of measurement that was used by his system. The prestidigitation spell used I cubic foot on the description page which was the Imperial System while this Inventory information used 1 cubic meter which was the Metric System. That meant that the length of measurement that his all-powerful system would use or even other types of measurement would not be standard and would probably use different systems. It doesn¡¯t truly bother Ezekiel since he wasn¡¯t someone who would obsess with something like that.


    The inventory information also stated that he could purchase more space on the shopping website so that was good.


    Ezekiel noticed that there was no address bar so he couldn¡¯t directly type a website but for experimentation, he typed a famous streaming site in the search bar, and lo and behold, it resulted in the page showing a list of different streaming sites and the first one was the one that he typed.


    He mentally clicked on the number 1 result and the page for that streaming website opened up. This situation flabbergasted Ezekiel since that meant that he had access to the Internet and if that were true, it would relieve him greatly and the sadness caused by his death in his old world would disappear.


    He played a video and maximized it. The video and sound quality were top notch and Ezekiel almost cried. He then clicked the home button and it brought him to the search engine site with character panel and system information below. He typed different websites in the search engine bar like an anime website, a web novel website, and even an adult website, and all of them appeared. Ezekiel wanted to kneel and worship his system. He checked the date and time and weirdly enough it showed the actual date and time of his old world which was the day after he slept. Ezekiel concluded that he was still connected to his world or at least his browser was.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.


    Ezekiel then thought of returning to his two very young brothers since they should be worried right now. Even though he wasn¡¯t actually related to them, the body that he was using was their brother and as payment to the boy, he promised that he would take care of the two young children as if they were his actual brothers.


    The only problem was he didn¡¯t know how to get home. Ezekiel didn¡¯t inherit any memory from the previous owner of the body like in the web novels he had read. He decided to type Map in his search bar and lo and behold a map appeared. Unfortunately, it seemed like it would only show the places this young man had been and it was extremely limited but it did show the way to get back to the village which was to the South. It even showed an indicator of where he was currently and that would assist him greatly in not getting lost.


    The only indicator on the map was him, the name of the forest which was simply called Eagle Forest, and the name of the village which was Eagle Village. He wondered if there were eagles here. There was a green arrowhead indicating him in the map and Ezekiel wondered if an enemy would show up on the map as a red arrowhead.


    Ezekiel began following the way back using his map in the browser but he kept closing the window to make sure that he would be able to see the surrounding area. He didn¡¯t want to stumble onto something dangerous like a snake, a wolf, a bear, or even something magical like a slime or a goblin. He didn¡¯t even know if there were monsters like that in this world.


    While walking slowly, he wondered what type of world this was. Was this a world filled with powerful archmages and dragons? He would assume so since his system categorized him as a wizard but he shouldn¡¯t assume. He would need to lie low at first since a single Fire Bolt was hardly powerful enough to defend himself and his two young brothers.


    Ezekiel felt weird about that since he never had any close relatives now he had two very young brothers.


    After walking for two hours he finally reached the outskirts of the village. Thankfully, he didn¡¯t encounter any dangerous creature but he luckily stumbled on a huge pheasant and he killed it by casting his Fire Bolt on the bird¡¯s head. It appeared that his cantrip had some sort of homing effect since even though the pheasant was around 80 feet away, the Fire Bolt hit it in the head.


    He stored the pheasant in his inventory since that would help him and his brothers survive. He wondered if he should sell the pheasant. He could use the coins to buy more things from his shopping website but he would check it out first since there¡¯s a chance that there¡¯s a rule that only nobles could hunt pheasants.


    In some of the novels that he had read, there was something like that and he didn¡¯t want to go to jail because of a bird.


    After successfully killing a pheasant, Ezekiel kept his eyes open for more things that he could hunt but he hadn¡¯t found any more animals before reaching his home.


    He arrived home and saw the small shack that the brothers built on the outskirts of the village, almost inside the forest. Based on the information in the character panel, the boy and his brothers didn¡¯t have any choice but to build their shack in this location since nobody in the small village wanted to take care of them and were told to build their home someplace far away.


    Ezekiel wondered at the heartlessness of the villagers. Most novels that he had read depicted villages as some sort of close tight-knit community that would take care of their own but they had been very callous towards the boy and his brothers and he wondered if there was some sort of underlying issue.


    It didn¡¯t matter to him since one of his plans was to move to a large city and live there together with his two brothers. Ezekiel thought that it might be better to hide his magic and his system in a big city but of course, he wasn¡¯t sure so any tentative plans that he thought of were subject to change.


    He might even copy the behavior of the protagonist in the anime and work as a traveling merchant. It was just a pity that his body was too young and would cause suspicion and danger if suddenly had unique and valuable items that they could sell. He wished he also had a powerful Fenrir companion for their protection but for now, he could only rely on his magic. Ezekiel wasn¡¯t quiet while approaching their shack so soon his two brothers ran outside.


    ¡°Brother! You¡¯re back!¡± Kid, Ezekiel¡¯s 7-year-old brother shouted.


    ¡°Boy! Boy!¡± The 4-year-old Chip said while both boys were running towards him.


    Ezekiel¡¯s heart broke when he saw how malnourished both boys were and he almost cried then but he took hold of himself and showed a smiling face to both of his siblings.

 TBE Chapter 4

    Chapter 4


    ¡°We¡¯ve waited for such a long time!¡± Kid said then he threw himself at Ezekiel.


    When the 4-year-old boy arrived, the boy threw himself at him as well and suddenly both boys cried. Ezekiel then knew that his siblings were truly scared. They were all alone in the world and right now the only person they could depend on was their big brother and he was gone for several hours.


    Ezekiel suddenly wondered what would happen to the boys if he didn¡¯t return home. He didn¡¯t want to think about it anymore and was thankful that although he died on Earth, he was transmigrated to this world with a powerful system and could help these two young boys. He vowed that from then on, these two young boys were his brothers and would do everything in his power to make sure that they all live comfortably from then on and his powerful system would make that vow possible.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t cry anymore. I¡¯m here and I¡¯ve brought food! It¡¯s delicious food! Let¡¯s go inside so we can eat,¡± Ezekiel told the two boys.


    He brought his siblings inside their small hut. The hut was poorly made and Ezekiel reckoned that a small storm would probably collapse it in no time. Inside the hut, there was a bed that the three boys shared, a small stone fireplace where they also cooked, and a small table with three small chairs. There was one chest where the three probably kept their clothes and other personal things.


    Kid prepared three wooden plates that looked very rough and three cups made of wood. Ezekiel could see that the plates and cups were homemade and it was probably made by his body. Then both of his siblings watched Ezekiel expectantly.


    Ezekiel openly retrieved the loaf of bread and a liter of water from his storage and put them on the table. The two young boys both gasped at the sudden appearance of the food and water.


    ¡°We¡¯ll eat first before I answer all of your questions,¡± Ezekiel told his younger brother.


    He put two slices on each of the three plates and filled the cups with water then he cast Prestidigitation on their meal. For the bread, he thought that it should taste like French Toast, and for the water, he thought that it should taste like orange juice. He was glad that his magic system, although loosely based on DnD didn¡¯t require him to have spell ingredient components and could even cast the spells without any verbal or somatic components.


    Both of the boys were looking at Ezekiel in wonder and Kid kept mouthing the word ¡°magic¡±. Then Ezekiel gestured for the boys to start eating.


    When the boys started eating the bread, Kid loudly exclaimed that the bread was the most delicious food that he had ever eaten in his life and even Chip was so focused on eating that the young boy ignored the world.


    The two boys then drank some of the water in the cup and were surprised at the delicious orange juice then they continued eating until the two slices of bread were gone.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t eat since he was still a bit full from the bread that he had eaten a few hours ago. He also had to be a bit frugal since their resources were truly limited right now.


    His two siblings then eyed the bread on his plate and Ezekiel told them that he had already eaten and they could take one each. The boys then gleefully grabbed the slices of bread from his plate and continued eating the bread that tasted like French Toast. After the food was gone, both boys drank the remaining water in their cups that tasted like Orange Juice and they both thanked Ezekiel for their food.


    After that, Ezekiel saw that Chip was sleepy but the first thing that he did was to remove Chip''s clothes so he could clean them with Prestidigitation. After the clothes were clean, he proceeded to cast the same spell on the little boy, and after 4 castings, the boy was clean. He dressed the boy in the newly cleaned clothes, cleaned up the bed using the same spell, and then cast a final Prestidigitation to make the bed warm and put the boy in the bed. After a couple of minutes, the 4-year-old boy was asleep.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    ¡°Okay Kid, let¡¯s talk,¡± Ezekiel told his brother but he gestured that they should talk outside to not disturb their young brother.


    When arrived outside, he was bombarded by Kid with a lot of questions.


    ¡°Did you turn into a wizard? How did you turn into a wizard? Can you conjure us a big house? Can you bring Father and Mother back?¡±


    The questions that Kid asked saddens Ezekiel especially the question about their parents.


    ¡°I was bitten by some sort of magical snake. I thought I died but when I woke up I had magic but you can¡¯t tell anybody since they might take me away from you, okay? The magic that I gained is very simple but it does grow in time. Unfortunately, I will not be able to bring our parents back.¡±


    The boy nodded vigorously and Ezekiel saw that the boy was truly afraid of being separated from his brother but right now they needed to lie low and it would be tiring to keep hiding his magic from his brothers. At least right now Chip couldn¡¯t speak straight sentences yet based on the boy''s reaction earlier.


    ¡°Aside from gaining magic, one side effect of the magical snake bite was I had forgotten everything. The only thing that I remembered is our parents, you, and Chip.¡±


    Kid ran towards Ezekiel again and hugged him tightly.


    ¡°Boy don¡¯t forget about us,¡± Then Kid cried again.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Kid, I will never forget you both and I¡¯ll make sure that not only we¡¯ll survive but we will thrive as well since now I have magic. But right now my magic said that my name is not ¡°Boy¡± anymore. My new name is Zeke so you will need to call me that. You and Chip also have new names. Your name will be Robert and Chip¡¯s name is now Luke,¡± Ezekiel told Robert and he reiterated the name to his brother.


    Ezekiel saw that Robert kept mouthing their new names and he was sure the boy was doing that to memorize the names. Then he asked Robert to disrobe so he could clean his clothes and clean the boy using magic and after several casting of the Prestidigitation spell, Robert¡¯s clothes, and Robert himself were now clean.


    ¡°I have a question for you Robert. Are we allowed to hunt animals from the forest and can we sell it to the village market?¡± Ezekiel saw the boy thought about the question for a few seconds and then he simply nodded.


    Ezekiel then told Robert to take a nap since they would go to the market later when they both woke up. Robert nodded again and joined his brother Luke on their bed.


    The names that he gave his brother were important to him. Ezekiel¡¯s father was named Robert and his grandfather was named Luke so he named his brother those names to honor his relatives.


    While waiting for his brother to wake up, Ezekiel read the information on his character panel. After reading, he then planned what he would do next. He would sell the pheasant bird in the market and check the price of the items there and he would then use his last copper coin to purchase the best item that they could sell but more than likely, he would copy the protagonist of the anime that was based on shopping website skill and purchase either salt or a spice using the last copper coin.


    He then thought of using some of the earned coins to purchase one more cantrip and a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell. Ezekiel then thought about how he could level up so he searched the information on the website that contained the rules of being a wizard in DnD 5<sup>th</sup> Edition.


    It stated that there were two ways for him to gain experience, the first one was to gather achievements and the second was to kill enemies who intended to harm him. He hadn¡¯t seen any magical creatures yet so he focused on gathering achievements but after searching he still didn¡¯t know what kind of achievements would let him level up.


    Ezekiel was so glad that even though his magic system was very loosely based on DnD, it only followed the framework, not the actual rigid rules of the DnD system. For example, in DnD he could only cast a spell when his level was higher than the spell but with his system, as a level 1 wizard, he could already cast level 1 spells even though he only had 1 level 1 slot. So the moment he turned level 2, he should be able to cast a level 2 spell.


    He could also put in the same spell on the spell level slots but not the slot lower than the spell level. So right now, he has a total of 4 slots, 3 for cantrips and 1 for level 1. He could put Prestidigitation for all the slots but once he received a level 1 spell, he wouldn¡¯t be able to put that spell on the Cantrip slots.


    The impact of that was a little less due to the short cooldown of the spells in the lower levels but once he was high level, that feature would benefit him a lot. Since the only spells that he had were Prestidigitation and Fire Bolt, he put Prestidigitation in 1 of the cantrip slots, Fire Bolt in 2 of the Cantrip slots, and a Fire Bolt again in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot. Unfortunately, the cooldown was based on the slots not the actual spell so that meant that once he cast the Fire Bolt cantrip located in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot, its cooldown would increase to 2 minutes. But at least, now he could cast the Fire Bolt cantrip three times instantaneously, and then after a minute, he could cast them twice simultaneously, and another minute, he would be able to cast them thrice again.

 TBE Chapter 5

    Chapter 5


    Ezekiel checked the time in his browser and it said that it was about 2 in the afternoon. His siblings were asleep for about two hours so they should wake up soon.


    Once Robert and Luke woke up, Ezekiel planned to go to the village market to sell the pheasant that he had killed in the Eagle Forest and would scout the prices of the products available in the market to check the best items that he could purchase from the shopping website using the coins that he would earn from the pheasant and his one remaining copper coin.


    He could use the last copper coin to buy salt but he wanted to check things first because he didn¡¯t want to make any mistake. What if salt was somehow as valuable as gold? Instead of earning wealth, it would attract trouble and he wasn¡¯t powerful enough to defend himself against those who would rob him.


    Soon the kids woke up and the first thing they did was to run outside. Ezekiel was sure that the two kids were scared that he disappeared while they were sleeping and he could understand their insecurity.


    ¡°Did you both have a nice nap?¡± he asked his siblings and the two kids nodded.


    ¡°Boy, hungry!¡± Luke suddenly said.


    ¡°Chip, brother¡¯s name is no longer Boy but Zeke. Say it Zeke. I¡¯m Robert and now you¡¯re not Chip anymore but Luke,¡± Robert said to their youngest sibling.


    Robert kept repeating the names until Luke was able to say Ezekiel¡¯s name, which he shortened to Zeke since it was easy enough. Unfortunately for Robert, his name was shortened by Luke to Bert and Luke easily said his own name. Ezekiel guessed that names with one syllable would be easier for a young child.


    ¡°Robert, go ahead and prepare our plates, then we will head to the market to sell the pheasant I killed.¡±


    ¡°Pheasant? What pheasant?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s inside my magic bag,¡± Ezekiel said and Robert¡¯s eyes went wide.


    Ezekiel still didn¡¯t know if wizards were common or rare in this world. Maybe it¡¯s common in large cities and rare in small villages so in the meantime, he would like low. He didn¡¯t want to be pursued by the villagers as a witch and then burned at the stake.


    He simply didn¡¯t know anything about this world but Ezekiel had an inkling that even the original owner of his body didn¡¯t know too much as well since there was a good chance that the siblings were highly uneducated.


    When Robert put the plates and cups on the table, Ezekiel cleaned them using Prestidigitation then put a single slice of bread and filled the cups with water. Then he cast Prestidigitation again and this time he thought of making sure that the bread would taste like a bacon sandwich and the water would taste like chocolate milk. Ezekiel was fast falling in love with Prestidigitation. It was highly versatile and they were able to enjoy a simple fare of bread and water because of the cantrip. The cantrip lasted a long time too, which was a whole hour.


    ¡°Wow, the bread tasted different from before like delicious meat!¡± Robert said upon biting the slice of bread.


    Luke agreed with his older brother by shouting ¡°Yummy¡±. After the bread was gone, both kids started drinking the water but since now, it tasted like chocolate milk, the two boys were surprised again and immediately drank the whole cup.


    Ezekiel then asked the boys to go to the bathroom which was located just outside their shack and when they were ready, they all walked toward the Eagle Village market. Robert led the way since he knew where it was and he and Luke followed behind.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    He knew that all of them looked really small. Based on the character panel, he was supposed to be 14 years old but he looked around 11. His brother Robert was supposed to be 7 but looked around 5 or 6 and Luke who was supposed to be 4 looked 2 to 3 years old.


    Ezekiel knew that due to malnutrition, even if he ate healthy from then on, there was a good chance that he would remain short. There¡¯s still a chance for Robert and Luke since they were still young so he would strive to provide the best nutrition to them.


    He grieved for a bit in realizing that he turned from a handsome six-foot man to probably a handsome very short one. Unless magic could help him with that. Anyway, this body was still young and he wouldn¡¯t focus on that. He was just happy that he didn¡¯t feel tired all the time now since this new body of his didn¡¯t have the cancer that probably caused his death on Earth. Ezekiel also had an inkling that even if he contracted that sort of disease, magic could cure it.


    While they were walking toward the marketplace, Ezekiel decided that the first spell that he would purchase for his level 1 spell would be the Healing Elixir spell. In the DnD 5<sup>th</sup> Edition Wizard Spell list, the Healing Elixir was a level 1 spell available for wizards. The spell was extremely overpowered and there were suggestions that for a game, the game master should nerf or limit it. Upon reading the description, his system did limit the spell but only the duration. He specifically remembered that the duration of the spell was supposed to be 24 hours but when he checked it out, it said that the duration was one hour and the Healing Elixir which would appear in a vial could only be consumed by one person, after that the spell needed to be cast again.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t mind since his level 1 spell cooldown was only 2 minutes which was one of the major changes that his system did to the DnD rules.


    Unfortunately for Ezekiel, when he checked the prices of the spell, it would be a while before he could afford to purchase the level 1 spell since according to the website, a cantrip would cost him 20 coppers, and a 1st-level spell would cost him a silver coin. He didn¡¯t check the 2<sup>nd</sup> level spells and above since he didn¡¯t want to get depressed.


    When they were about to arrive at the village market, Ezekiel led his two brothers to a hidden corner and checked the surroundings. When he saw that nobody was around to see them, he retrieved the pheasant from his inventory.


    The pheasant was huge and Ezekiel was hoping to get at least 10 copper coins for it and possibly more. When Robert and Luke saw the pheasant, his siblings gasped.


    ¡°It¡¯s so huge! Maybe we don¡¯t need to sell it, brother. We can cook it and eat it ourselves!¡± Robert said.


    ¡°No. If I sell it, I could use the coins to conjure more delicious food,¡± Ezekiel said to his brother.


    They headed directly to the butcher since he found the pheasant heavy to carry. Ezekiel was sad at how low his strength was and wondered if he should purchase multivitamins to supplement their diet.


    When he arrived at the butcher¡¯s, a huge man was butchering some sort of deer but stopped when the man saw him carrying the large pheasant.


    ¡°Boy! Are you selling that pheasant?¡± The butcher asked.


    ¡°My name is Zeke and these are my brothers Robert and Luke. Yes, we¡¯re here to sell this pheasant.¡±


    ¡°Oh, when did you kids change your name?¡±


    ¡°We found our parents¡¯ belongings and there we saw that they intended to change our name to those names when we turned ten so I decided to follow my dead parents'' desire,¡± Ezekiel lied but the butcher just smirked.


    ¡°I can give you five copper coins for that pheasant,¡± The butcher said.


    ¡°10 copper coins,¡± Ezekiel calmly said.


    ¡°Okay fine, 6 copper coins.¡±


    Ezekiel just reiterated 10 copper coins and when the butcher said that he couldn¡¯t go higher than 7 copper coins Ezekiel said that they would rather eat it instead since they were hungry. He thanked the butcher and then turned around.


    ¡°Fine! 9 copper coins!¡± The butcher shouted.


    He faced the butcher again and gave him the pheasant. The butcher angrily gave 9 copper coins to Ezekiel and he just simply thanked the man and the three siblings just left.


    For the next hour, Ezekiel and his two brothers roamed around the market to check the prices of the products. Nobody turned them away since everyone knew he recently earned 9 copper coins from the butcher.


    When Ezekeil checked the prices of the spices, he saw that the prices were exorbitant and knew he could probably sell some salt but not a lot. For his first sale, he could tell everyone that it was the last remaining thing their parents left them but more than that would make everyone suspicious.


    After walking for a couple of hours in the market, Ezekiel saw that the village population was fairly large and there were a lot of folks wearing nice dresses, meaning that a lot of them had coins so he decided to gamble.


    He saw that there was a candy shop and the candies that the man was selling were simple like candied Hawthorne and processed fruit but there were still a lot of customers inside.

 TBE Chapter 6

    Chapter 6


    Ezekiel had a total of 10 coppers. 9 from selling the pheasant and 1 was from the remaining coins that his previous body owner treasured since it was hidden in a pocket sewn under his drawers.


    He searched for a pack of cheap gumdrop candy on his shopping website and he saw some for 1 copper. The pack contained around 100 pieces. He surreptitiously bought one but made sure that it contained one color since he could give an excuse that he made it using some berries or fruits he found in the forest. He transferred the gumdrop from its plastic bag to a clean cloth that Ezekiel cleaned using his Prestidigitation cantrip.


    His two brothers were looking at the candies in the store while drooling and Ezekiel was a bit glad that nobody was shooing them off. More than likely, their very clean clothes and clean hair and faces added to the tolerance they had been receiving from the villagers.


    Ezekiel suddenly wondered why the villagers were calling the place Eagle Village since the place was as large as a town in his opinion. He approached the man who was watching the place like a hawk and left his two brothers who were busy watching the candies.


    ¡°Kid! You¡¯re here. How can I help you? Do you want to spend some of your hard-earned coppers to buy yourself and your siblings some candies?¡± The middle-aged candy seller said.


    ¡°My name is Zeke. I found my parents¡¯ belongings and in there it stated that they were planning to name me Zeke soon and my brothers would be named Robert and Luke. There was also a secret candy recipe that according to my mother¡¯s handwriting was passed down to the family for generations. The candy was called a jelly gumdrop. I brought exactly 100 pieces of them and I would like to sell them to you for ten copper coins. You can probably earn more by selling them for 1 copper coin for 5 pieces.¡±


    Ezekiel opened the cloth that contained the candies and the candy seller saw the candies that looked like glistening jewels inside the cloth.


    ¡°Go ahead sir, taste one,¡± Ezekiel told the man.


    The candy seller was admiring the gumdrops. He took one and threw it in his mouth. After chewing several times, the man looked at Ezekiel and immediately said something that surprised Ezekiel.


    ¡°I¡¯ll purchase all of these for 8 copper coins but you will need to supply me with this candy or you can just sell me the recipe,¡± The candy seller said.


    The candy seller, like the butcher, didn¡¯t introduce himself to him, and more than likely he was supposed to know who they were. At least he was getting away with calling everyone sir but he would need to ask Robert the name of everyone in the market soon.


    ¡°I will not be able to sell the recipe sir or else my mother¡¯s spirit would come and curse me and those that I sell the recipe to. Her diary that she left said so. I can make 100 pcs only after 5 days but I¡¯ve been working hard for the past few months and can supply you all the candies that I¡¯ve already made. I have 600 of them and can bring them all to you tomorrow.¡±


    The candy seller just smirked when he heard Ezekiel¡¯s reasoning of why would not be able to sell the candy recipe.


    Ezekiel hoped that the superstitious drivel would deter anyone who would covet the recipe from him but even if they do, he would just defend himself. He would like to low but he wouldn¡¯t allow himself to take a beating.


    ¡°Are the quality of the candies, what do you call them? Gumdrop? Are all of them the same?¡± The candy seller asked.


    ¡°Yes, sir. Guaranteed or you can have your coin back.¡±


    The man laughed when the candy seller heard what he said. The man took the candies from him and paid him 8 copper coins. Now Ezekiel had a total of 17 copper coins and the next day, he would be able to get 48 more from the man.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    After their transaction, Ezekiel gathered his two siblings and continued roaming the market to check the prices. He spent four copper coins to purchase serviceable clothes for himself and for his two brothers and with those clothes, at least they wouldn¡¯t look so rundown and poor.


    Now Ezekiel had 13 copper coins remaining. Now he looked at the market to check what kind of food regular people in this village eat and based on what he saw, it¡¯s the same as any other fantasy book that he¡¯d read. Bread, meat, and cheese. The meat courses of course were cooked several ways like stewed or grilled, or boiled, and probably more but the problem was, he didn¡¯t know how to cook.


    He decided that he would just depend on his shopping system to feed himself and his brothers.


    ¡°Brother, are we not going to buy food for dinner tonight?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°No, since I can use my magic to buy better food for us. You don¡¯t have to worry about food. I¡¯ll handle it.¡±


    Ezekiel and his brother then walked towards their shack at the edge of the forest but when they were halfway home, three young men blocked their way. He was flabbergasted. Are these boys bullies, wanting to take his coins? The three young men looked so healthy and Ezekiel wondered if they weren¡¯t ashamed of the fact that they would rob from three malnourished boys. The situation was so clich¨¦ that he almost laughed out loud.


    ¡°Boy, we heard that you earn a lot of copper coins! If you give 2 coins to each of us we¡¯ll leave you alone,¡± The biggest boy threatened Ezekiel and his brothers.


    Robert and Luke hid behind Ezekiel and he knew that this was not the first time that these young men bullied him and his two siblings.


    ¡°Are you not ashamed of stealing from orphans? You three are so big and the three of us are so skinny and lack food that we need all the coins we can get. Do you not believe that heavens will not punish you if you keep doing something like this?¡± Ezekiel told the young men.


    Two of the bullies blushed a deep red, meaning at least there was still some hope for them but the one acting as their leader was shameless and expressionless enough that Ezekiel thought that the boy was probably a psychopath.


    ¡°The heavens will not punish us since your mother is a witch! The heavens will probably bless us if we harm you!¡± The big young man shouted.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t want to bother with the bullies anymore so he secretly cast Prestidigitation and formed some sort of auditory illusion of ghostly whisper. The whisper kept saying ¡°Leave my boys alone¡¯ over and over again.


    When the three young men heard the whisper, all of them visibly looked frightened. Ezekiel then shouted that there was a ghost and that broke the bullies and the three young men ran back to the village so fast that dust rose on their feet while they were running.


    ¡°Brother, are there ghosts?¡± Robert asked suddenly scared when he heard Ezekiel shout but surprisingly, Luke wasn¡¯t bothered and more than likely he didn¡¯t understand what ghosts were.


    ¡°There¡¯s no ghost. I cast a spell on the bullies and made them hear some whispers. I then shouted that there¡¯s a ghost to scare them away,¡± Ezekiel told his brother.


    When Robert heard his explanation, the young boy laughed and Luke joined him. They continued going home and when they arrived back at their shack, it was already a bit dark.


    Robert immediately went to the fireplace to stroke it and make the fire large since that would be the only source of light they would have during the night but Ezekiel decided to spend a copper to purchase candles from the shopping site. The copper coins brought him 20 candles and according to the description, each candle would last for eight hours.


    Ezekiel¡¯s siblings were surprised when he lit one of the candles that he purchased using Prestidigitation and their small house was now bright.


    ¡°Where did that candle come from?!¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°I conjured it,¡± Ezekiel simply answered and his brother looked at him admiringly.


    ¡°It¡¯s time for dinner. What are we going to eat? Are we going to eat the delicious bread?¡± Robert kept asking.


    ¡°Yummy?¡± Luke asked as well.


    ¡°Go get the plates.¡±


    Ezekiel then put a single slice of bread on each of the plates but this time he splurged a total of 4 copper coins. He bought a whole roast chicken for 3 copper coins and a liter of milk for 1 copper coin. Now he had a total of eight copper coins left.


    When the two boys saw the chicken appeared, they gasped.


    ¡°What is that?!? Robert asked while Luke drooled.


    ¡°It¡¯s a roast chicken! We¡¯ll each have a quarter then all of us will drink a cup of cold and refreshing milk. This will make us healthy!¡± Ezekiel told his brothers.


    Using the family knife, he cut the chicken into quarters gave a quarter each to his brothers then told them to eat.  He needed to assist Luke though since he didn¡¯t want the young boy to encounter any accidents like swallowing a bone so he tore the chicken quarter into pieces and removed the bone. He did the same to Robert¡¯s chicken just to be safe and told the boys to eat.


    This time Ezekiel didn¡¯t cast Prestidigitation on their food since the roast chicken and the milk were delicious enough on their own.

 TBE Chapter 7

    Chapter 7


    After dinner, Ezekiel saw that his brothers were sleepy so he stored the uneaten chicken and the remaining milk in the carton box in the 4<sup>th</sup> tab of his system browser, which was his inventory, and cleaned the plates using Prestidigitation after stacking them.


    After that, he cleaned the worn-out bed sheet and thin pillows using the same spell but before he did Ezekiel replaced all the Fire Bolt Spell in the cantrip slots so he could cast the spell thrice every minute. He wished that he could increase the area of effect of the spell since 1 cubic foot was too tiny but right now, his spell was following the rule stated on the DnD Wizard Spell List web page strictly and the only difference that he found so far was the nerfing of Healing Elixir¡¯s duration.


    To be honest, Ezekiel found the major changes his system had done to the DnD system kind of offensive since it was greatly different. Where were the attributes? Where were the feats? And there was a lot more that would cause DnD fans to curse and cry.


    Then again he didn¡¯t condemn his system. He was actually thankful since any system was better than no system at all.


    At least the Spell List was extensive and included the optional spells but it was unfortunate that it stopped at level 9 since it was following the 5<sup>th</sup> edition, although very roughly.


    Ezekiel then cleaned the bed sheet, pillows, Robert and Luke¡¯s clothes, and their bodies as well and then heated the bed. Then he tucked in his brothers. Before they slept, he read them a fairy tale story from the internet but after a few minutes, the boys were asleep. He was glad to see that the boys had smiles on their faces while they were sleeping. While watching his brothers sleep, he knew then that the two boys had permanently etched a spot in his heart. It could be a lingering desire from the dead ¡°Kid¡± to make sure that his siblings were taken care of but it didn¡¯t matter. The children were innocent including the previous owner of his body and he condemned the villagers for allowing these children to reach this state.


    Once he had earned enough coins and knew that they could survive or even thrive on the road, he would leave this village and never look back. If for some reason this village fell because of a beast tide if there were any in this world or pandemic or anything else for that matter, he wouldn¡¯t care at all.


    Since he wasn¡¯t too tired, Ezekiel decided to read every detail that he could find in the browser system when it came to his magic since that was the only one that could truly help him in this world. He did notice the experience bar and a fifth of it was filled already. He didn¡¯t know where exactly the experience came from since the only thing that he killed was the pheasant and based on the rule that he¡¯d read about earning experience, it could only come from achievements and enemies that intended to harm him and the pheasant clearly wasn¡¯t intending to harm him. The bird probably didn¡¯t know he was there when it died. That meant that it could only come from an achievement but he didn¡¯t know what achievement since he didn¡¯t see any chat log that stated where the experience came from.


    If this was a game and Ezekiel was playing it, he would have listed a lot of things that needed to be improved on but alas, if there were going to be changes in the system he could only await them passively.


    After about an hour of extensive reading, he decided to sleep but of course, he blew out the candle first.


    Ezekiel was woken up by his brothers the next day. When he checked the time in his browser, it was only around 5 in the morning. They did sleep early but it couldn¡¯t be helped since everyone was exhausted the day before due to a lot of things that happened.


    ¡°Brother, you¡¯re awake! What are we going to do today?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°The three of us are going to go to the forest to hunt an animal using my magic. I¡¯m going to let you come with me since I don¡¯t want us to be separated again,¡± Ezekiel answered.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    At first, Robert looked worried but when Ezekiel told him he would let him and Luke accompany him, he cheered up.


    He planned to spend the morning in the forest together with his two brothers but just nearby to try to find an animal that he could kill and sell and to check if that would increase his experience bar.


    First, he made three chicken sandwiches using the remaining chicken from last night and bread then he poured milk into their cups. He then cast Prestidigitation on their milk so it would taste like chocolate milk. After their fulfilling breakfast, Ezekiel told his siblings to go to the toilet first to try and relieve themselves since it would be difficult to do so in the forest but he followed them to the toilet which was a simple outhouse that his predecessor made.


    He removed the boys¡¯ clothes since they were brand new and then asked them to try to pee and poop. He cleaned the outhouse first using his Prestidigitation cantrip and after several minutes the outhouse was clean and then he asked the boys to use it.


    After the boys¡¯ were done, he made sure that the boys were thoroughly clean using his spell before dressing them again with their new clothes then he did his business as well. The three then prepared themselves to go to the forest.


    Ezekiel replaced two of the slots in the cantrip section that contained the Prestidigitation spell with Fire Bolt so now he had 3 Fire Bolt and 1 Prestidigitation. 1 of the Fire Bolt was more powerful since it was slotted on the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell slot and the modified rule stated that it was that any spell slotted above their level would be 20 percent more powerful. He shook his head about that since he didn¡¯t know where his system pulled that modification from.  It was a bit unfortunate that higher-level spells couldn¡¯t be slotted into the lower-level slots.


    The only thing that Ezekiel brought with him from their shack was the knife but he stored it in his fourth tab.


    ¡°What are we going to hunt?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°Anything that we could trade in the market. My magic will let me conjure a lot of things. Wonderful, magical things but I will need to pay using coins to do that.¡±


    ¡°Have you seen any magical creatures in the forest like goblins or elves?¡± Ezekiel asked his brother while Luke followed them innocently.


    Ezekiel wished he could carry Luke in his arms but he was so weak that he wouldn¡¯t be able to even though Luke was so small and light.


    ¡°What are goblins? Or Elves?¡± Robert asked.


    That answered Ezekiel¡¯s questions since if they had been living in the outskirts of the village near the forest, if they hadn¡¯t seen any goblins if there were any in this world, they would have already seen it. He wondered if there were goblins in this forest but were called something else. He could continue asking his brother but he didn¡¯t want to burden the boy anymore.


    Ezekiel was so glad that he didn¡¯t have to worry about getting lost since his browser map would allow him to know where he was.


    After around an hour of walking, they saw a small boar in the distance but compared to the three boys, the board was huge. When the boar saw the three small boys, it became aggressive and ran towards them.


    Robert and Luke got so scared that they ran towards Ezekiel and hugged him. He knew this would happen so he was prepared. He immediately cast two Fire Bolts one after the other and targeted the boar¡¯s head.


    Ezekiel was expecting the board to get hurt and then stop he planned to continue bombarding the boar with Fire Bolt on its head until it died but after the two Fire Bolts hit the boar¡¯s head, the animal¡¯s head actually exploded causing it to die immediately.


    He was flabbergasted at the power of Fire Bolt. He didn¡¯t expect that the cantrip would be able to kill it immediately but then again, the boar was small and a nonmagical beast. He was glad that he didn¡¯t use the Fire Bolt cantrip on the bullies the day before because there was a chance that he could have killed those boys and that would result in the villagers hunting him.


    Robert and Luke cheered when they saw the boar die.


    ¡°Wow, brother, you¡¯re so powerful!¡± Robert kept on cheering and Luke cheered as well copying his big brother.


    Ezekiel went to the board and cut off the burnt part then stored the corpse in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab. He was glad that his inventory was big enough to store the boar but any bigger and it wouldn¡¯t fit.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home and prepare to go to the market to sell the boar,¡± Ezekiel said to his brother but he noticed that the boys were looking surprised.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the pig?!¡± Robert asked and even Luke was trying to find the pig.


    ¡°I stored it in my magic hidden cabinet,¡± Ezekiel told Robert.


    Robert then danced around while saying ¡°My brother is a wizard, my brother is a wizard¡± and Luke copied his brother again. Ezekiel laughed at his brothers¡¯ antics then they started the journey home.


    When they arrived in their small shack, Ezekiel prepared a wooden board that would allow him to drag the boar to the market once they were near the village. The only problem was he didn¡¯t know how much he could get from the butcher and wished that the man wouldn¡¯t scam him.

 TBE Chapter 8

    Chapter 8


    While Ezekiel was preparing the pieces of cut-up cloth that he would use to store the jelly gummy candy that he bought from his system¡¯s shopping site, he thought about this world that he came into. He hadn¡¯t seen any evidence that this world had any magic aside from his since normally in any sort of transmigration novels, the protagonists would have seen goblins and orcs by now. He also went to the village market and even though Eagle Village was called a village, it was as huge as any town even to Earth¡¯s standard and he hadn¡¯t seen any magic there as well.


    His brother didn¡¯t know even know what goblins or elves were but they did know what a wizard was. Given, that he had only been in this world for less than 24 hours he couldn¡¯t come to any conclusions yet and he shouldn¡¯t but to be honest about it, Ezekiel didn¡¯t know if he wanted this world to be a magical world since if it were a world filled with magic, it meant that it would also be filled with danger. Not that he wanted his magic or his system gone since if they disappeared, this world was going to be really stale.


    Once everything was ready, Ezekiel and his two brothers traveled to the market again. When they neared the village proper, Ezekiel and his two siblings hid somewhere where they couldn¡¯t be seen casually. Then he immediately retrieved the boar and the wooden board and put the boar on top of the board. The three siblings then proceeded to drag boar using the board toward the market and soon everyone noticed them and the board they were dragging. Some of the villager children followed them and kept asking how they killed the boar and Robert kept boasting that his brother killed it using magic.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t mind since what Robert said sounded just like some nonsense boasting by a child and he was sure that nobody would really believe it. When they arrived at the butcher¡¯s Ezekiel was tired and full of sweat.


    When the butcher saw the boar, the burly man was very surprised.


    ¡°How did you kill that, Boy?!¡±


    ¡°My name is Zeke and I used traps to kill it of course.¡±


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t quibble with you since you know what you¡¯re doing now. I¡¯ll purchase it for 50 coppers, is that fine?¡± The butcher asked and Zeke nodded.


    After receiving the copper coins, Ezekiel surreptitiously stored them in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab which was his inventory. The price of the boar was equal to a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell so that meant that he could now purchase the spell Healing Elixir.


    The siblings then went to the candy store and the candy shop owner invited Ezekiel to go to the back of the store while his two brothers would remain in the shop looking at the candies. The owner asked his assistant to look after the shop but before Ezekiel went to the back he noticed the candy that he sold to the man yesterday. The candy shop seller was selling the jelly gummy candies as ¡°Heavenly Jewel Candies¡± according to one of the customers and he was selling it for 1 copper per four pieces and half only sixteen pieces were left.


    Ezekiel knew that he should soon attend to one of the most important things that he should know, which was the ability to read the language of this world.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t mind since that was just how business works.


    In the back of the store, Ezekiel laid out the 6 packs of candies that he retrieved earlier from the 4<sup>th</sup> tab of his browser, and the candy seller was happy to see that the cloth that was used to pack the candies was very clean.


    Ezekiel saw that the candy seller was delighted that the glistening candies had different colors this time. One of the packs was red, one was blue, one was green, and so on.


    The man immediately took the candies and hid them then gave 48 copper coins to Ezekiel.Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel.


    ¡°How soon can you supply me with another batch?¡± The candy seller asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m already in the process of making them deep in the forest. It was hidden and I¡¯m the only one who knows where they were. After 5 days, I should be able to supply you with 700 pcs.¡±


    The candy seller laughed when he heard Ezekiel¡¯s statement regarding the cooking of the candies being hidden deep inside the forest.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry, I will not steal your candy recipe. When I was young, my father tried doing something like that and it ended in disaster. I heard that you also brought a boar to the butcher. Why do you suddenly want to earn a lot of coins?¡±


    ¡°Look at me and my brothers. We¡¯re severely malnourished and nobody seemed to be interested in helping us so I decided to work hard to make sure that me and my brothers would be healthy,¡± Ezekiel calmly said.


    The candy seller blushed when he heard what Ezekiel had said about nobody helping them.


    After their transaction ended he gathered his brothers who were looking at candies so they could go home.


    ¡°Brother I saw the most wonderful candies! One of the other kids said they¡¯re called Heavenly Angel candy! They looked really pretty and delicious,¡± Robert said.


    ¡°That candy was conjured by me. I sold it to the candy seller so we could have more coins. I¡¯ll give some later when we arrive home.¡±


    Robert cheered when he heard that and Luke cheered as well even though he didn¡¯t know why his older brother was cheering.


    At least there were no bullies on the way home this time. Ezekiel was a bit surprised though since he thought that those bullies would pester them every time they went to the village.


    When they arrived home, it was still early, around three in the afternoon. He gave the two boys a couple of slices of bread and a cup of milk each and he also prepared a couple of slices of bread for himself and a cup of milk. Of course, Ezekiel used his Prestidigitation spell to make sure that the food tasted good. He made sure that the two slices of bread tasted like chocolate donuts and the milk would taste like Strawberry milk. There were only six slices of bread left and about a quarter of milk in the 1-liter carton. After their snack, the two boys played near their small house and Ezekiel sat just outside to watch them but what he was doing was he was looking at his system browser.


    Ezekiel was looking at the Wizard Spell List DnD 5<sup>th</sup> Edition and was still hesitating about which first-level spell he could purchase. A 1<sup>st</sup> level spell would cost him 100 copper coins. He mistakenly remembered it being 50 copper coins. It was the cantrips who were priced at 50 copper coins. If he purchased a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell, he would have 0 copper coins left so he decided to review the list of cantrips again. There were a lot of useful cantrips that he could purchase but he decided to save his coins first since he really wanted to purchase Healing Elixir first.


    Suddenly Robert and Luke ran towards him.


    ¡°Brother, you said you¡¯ll give us jewel candies!¡± Robert said so Ezekiel spent a copper coin to purchase another pack of gummy candies.


    Robert and Luke¡¯s eyes grew wide when they saw the pack of gummy candies.


    ¡°Wow, you have a lot!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll only give you three candies each since this is bad for your teeth.¡±


    After he gave the candies to the boys, they ran off again to play but they were still in view. Ezekiel went back to reading the spell list. When he was done perusing the spell list, Ezekiel turned his attention to the shopping site. Now he would need to create a list of what he would need to buy to make their life easier.


    He would need to buy some toiletries so he bought 3 small toothbrushes, a small tube of toothpaste, and a dental floss for 1 copper coin. For another copper coin, he bought a liter of liquid body wash and 3 washcloths. For another coin, he bought a large plastic basket where he could put their toiletries and three thin bath towels. Ezekiel was glad that all the things that he purchased fit inside the plastic basked that he bought.


    ¡°Robert, Luke! Come here, we''re going to the river to take a bath!¡±


    The boys ran toward him and when they saw the plastic basket, the young boys were fascinated.


    Ezekiel remembered that plastic was probably non-existent in this world.


    ¡°What is that?¡± Robert asked.


    Ezekiel opened the plastic basket and showed his siblings the things he purchased.


    ¡°I conjured them using my magic and we¡¯ll use it while we bathe.¡±


    The three siblings went to the river which was around a thirty-minute walk from their house. When they arrived there, there were no other people. The first thing that Ezekiel taught them was how to use the toothbrushes and toothpaste reiterating that they shouldn¡¯t eat the bubbles. For the most part, his two young siblings learned how to do it. Then they all removed their clothes. Besides, all of them, even Ezekiel who was supposed to be 14 years old looked tiny so they all looked very young.


    He taught them how to use the liquid soap with the washcloth to create a lather and then use the cloth to remove all the dirt from their bodies. The kids enjoyed the bubbles that were formed all over their bodies and after they were done, they dressed themselves in clothes that were cleaned by Ezekiel using the Prestidigitation spell.

 TBE Chapter 9

    Chapter 9


    Back at their small shack, Ezekiel and his two siblings were inside waiting for evening to arrive. He spent a copper coin to purchase a board game called Snakes and Ladders since it was simple enough that even those who didn¡¯t know how to read could play it without any problem. Since it wasn¡¯t worth a whole copper coin, Ezekiel added a couple of small blackboards, some colorful chalk, and a blackboard eraser that the two young boys could use to draw.


    He would have liked to teach the boys how to read and write but unfortunately, Ezekiel also didn¡¯t know how to read and write the language of this world. He searched for a bit to check if he could use the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell Comprehend Language to learn how to read and write and there was a whole debate about it. The major difference was he could actually speak the language as it was spoken by the common people, it was just he didn¡¯t know how to read and write it and because he could already speak it, he was wondering if he could use the spell to learn the language.


    Again, some of the debaters said that it would probably be easier just to learn the language the common way by learning it from the local teachers with a book guide. Ezekiel thought that the next time he went to the village market, he would search for a teacher to learn how to read and write but if he did earn enough coins, he would buy the Comprehend Language Spell and would check if he could learn the language using the spell.


    The two boys were extremely delighted at the new things that Ezekiel gave them but what they were interested in the most was the board game Snakes and Ladders so they spent several hours playing it under the light of the candle.


    They did interrupt their game by eating the last of the sliced bread and milk that he purchased and flavored using the Prestidigitation spell and by the two kids¡¯ reactions, they were still very fond of the bread and milk although more than likely, it was because of the different flavors that Ezekiel kept giving the bread and milk using his Prestidigitation spell.


    During that night, loud laughter could be heard inside the small shack of the siblings and Ezekiel was glad that he was making his brothers happy.


    After several hours more, Ezekiel checked the time and it was already nine in the evening so he told his brothers that it was time to sleep. The boys complained a bit since they enjoyed playing the game so much but they were actually sleepy already and when he told them that the candle was now so small, the boys relented.


    Ezekiel tucked them in after blowing out the candle and then he continued the fairy tale that he was telling them the night before and after a few minutes, the boys were asleep. In the meantime, he browsed his System Shopping Page to check the items that he could purchase that would help them in their daily lives. Ezekiel thought that purchasing just bread and milk wouldn¡¯t do and that he would need to diversify their food. He would need to actually think of purchasing raw food that he could cook so he could save coins and make sure that they were getting all the nutrients their young bodies needed.


    He also browsed the site for the things that he would need and he saw a portable foldable camping wood stove. He could use the wood from the forest to cook and grill food and with just one copper coin, he could purchase it and it comes with a free pan. He purchased it immediately and it went directly to his 4<sup>th</sup> tab which was his inventory.


    Ezekiel then suddenly thought of something. His 1 cubic meter 4<sup>th</sup> tab which was his inventory wasn¡¯t big enough so he checked how he could increase it and according to the character panel, it stated that to increase the size of the 4<sup>th</sup> tab, an additional cubic meter would cost him 50 coppers coins and the total size of his inventory would be 2 cubic meters. To increase it again, he would need to purchase 1 cubic meter again but the cost would increase to 100 copper coins. He noticed that the price increase for every cubic meter was the same as the price of the spells when it came to increment pricing.If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation.


    The good thing about purchasing the size increase of his inventory was for every cubic meter increase, the range would also increase by 1 foot. Right now, to store his things in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab, it shouldn¡¯t be more than a foot but once he purchases the additional cubic meter, the range would increase to 2 feet and so on. That was good since an inventory with remote capabilities was as powerful as a spell.


    He didn¡¯t increase the 4<sup>th</sup> tab space yet since he really had limited coins for now but he might be forced to since he was still planning to hunt some more game the next day.


    Ezekiel actually forgot to check his experience bar so he did so immediately. He went to the 1<sup>st</sup> tab where the search bar was located as well as the character panel and there it stated that he currently had ten percent experience points to reach level 2. He still didn¡¯t know if the experience point came from killing the boar or some sort of achievement like 1<sup>st</sup> time killing an aggressive enemy or something like that.


    He already had 5 percent experience before and he knew that it shouldn¡¯t have come from him killing the pheasant since according to the rule for gaining experience as stated in the character panel, experience could only be gained from enemies that were aggressive towards him and the bird clearly wasn¡¯t.


    Ezekiel thought that it could be some sort of achievement like the first time killing a living being or something of that sort. It could have even come from something like the first time earning coins since when he noticed the experience bar, it was after he sold the pheasant.


    Ultimately, because of a lack of detailed knowledge about gaining experience, he would just accept the experiences as they come. It would have been better if he knew exactly how to grind for experience since having a higher level would help him a lot.


    Ezekiel was hoping that if they found a game animal the next day, it would also earn him experience. He then went back to reading the rules of his system. He found something interesting regarding purchasing items. It stated that if he purchased something large that didn¡¯t fit the 4<sup>th</sup> tab, it would manifest directly to the nearest clear space that was large enough to hold the item. That relieved him a bit since that meant he could purchase large items even if he didn¡¯t have large enough space in his inventory although the problem with that was, he couldn¡¯t take the large item with him.


    He then switched to browsing the system shopping site and he had an idea of browsing for tiny homes. Ezekiel found some tiny homes that would make their living condition comfortable but unfortunately, the cheapest one would cost him a gold coin.


    Ezekiel wondered if it was safe enough for him to sell something pricy like salt. He decided to hold off on doing something like that and wait until he reached level 2. He continued browsing for things that he could buy cheaply that would help them with their living condition.


    Since he already purchased a portable folding wood camp stove, the next thing that he would need to purchase was food that he could cook which could save him coins. For 1 copper coin, he purchased 2 kilos of rice. He planned to cook porridge the next day. He then purchased ingredients like garlic, tomato, onions, spring onions, ginger, carrots, and bell peppers and a copper coin allowed him to purchase a few grams of each.


    Another copper coin allowed him to purchase a knife, a cutting board, and a pot where he could the porridge. Since the foldable camping stove came with a pan that he could use to fry things.


    He then remembered to purchase cooking oil so another copper coin allowed him to do that together with a small bottle of salt and a small bottle of pepper.


    Ezekiel was so glad that his 4<sup>th</sup> tab inventory could also work as a refrigerator since it seemed like time froze inside there based on the status of the bread and milk that he purchased and stored there.


    Lastly, he purchased an aluminum folding table that he would use as his kitchen table. Now regarding water, Robert pointed at the water barrel that stored water from the well near the village and his brother said that fill it to the brim every three days for drinking purposes and right now the water was still halfway filled. Robert said that filling the barrel was an arduous job that would take the three siblings a full day so they were frugal in using it and would use the water from the river for other things like washing and bathing.


    After all the purchases that he had made, Ezekiel''s coins dwindled to 89 copper coins. Since he was planning to hunt game animals the next day, he knew that his 4<sup>th</sup> tab inventory wasn¡¯t big enough since he was now also using it as a refrigerator so he decided to purchase another 1 cubic meter of space and his coins dwindled to 39 copper coins.

 TBE Chapter 10

    Chapter 10


    Ezekiel woke up at five in the morning and his two brothers were still asleep. He slowly rose from the bed so as not to disturb the boys then went outside. It was still dark and because the outside had a breeze, he couldn¡¯t use a candle as a source of light.


    He was forced to purchase a gasoline-fueled lantern and for one copper, he found one together with half a liter of gasoline. He sighed at the fact that he kept searching for the cheapest items that he could find on his system shopping site and wondered when would the time arrive wherein he wouldn¡¯t need to bother about the prices and just purchase everything that he liked.


    Ezekiel also wondered about the logic behind his system. What would the system do with coins? At least with the other web novels wherein the currency that systems asked their protagonists were mana crystals or mana stones, at least one could understand that systems could use the energy in the mana currency to fuel their power but what about his system? Did coins have some sort of energy that the system could use or was his system a whim of some very powerful merchant god? He didn¡¯t know so the best thing that he could do was to put those thoughts at the back of his mind since it would probably be a while before he would know the source of his system or even the reason why he was transmigrated in the first place.


    After filling the lantern¡¯s tank with fuel, Ezekiel lit it up using Prestidigitation and then was glad of the purchase since the lantern was as bright as three candles. He then proceeded to retrieve the foldable aluminum table that he purchased and laid it out just outside their shack.


    He then put all the items that he purchased last night on the table like the foldable camping stove that uses wood for fuel, the big pot that he purchased, the knife, and the cutting board. He missed a few like a cooking spoon so he opened his system shopping site and for 2 copper coins purchased two types of ladle, one for stirring and one for scooping food, a couple of huge plastic bowls, three plastic plates, three plastic glasses, spoon and forks, and a plastic bucket with a lid so he could get water from the barrel where they stored the water from the well. The wooden buckets that they were using were very rough.


    When everything was ready including the bucket of water, he proceeded to start cooking.


    Ezekiel was also glad that there was firewood beside their shack so he took a few and filled the stove with them. Then he lit up the stove using his current favorite spell. He then proceeded to chop the garlic, onions, carrots, spring onions, bell pepper, and ginger but he made sure that the ginger¡¯s cut was large since he was planning to scoop it out once the porridge was cooked. He forgot the meat so for 1 copper coin he purchased a kilo of chicken breast. He took ? kilo of chicken breast and stored the rest in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab inventory.


    He cut up the chicken breasts to bite size and then seasoned them with salt and pepper then he proceeded to fry them in the pot with cooking oil that he put on the stove. When the chicken bite-size pieces were golden brown, he proceeded to put in all the chopped-up aromatics and vegetables. After a few minutes, he put in water in the pot then he put enough rice that would allow him to fill up 12 bowls of porridge.


    Even though the pot would be full of porridge, he could store it in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and it wouldn¡¯t go bad and would be as fresh as the time he put it there.


    Soon the smell of the porridge floated around the vicinity and that woke up the boys. The sun was already coming out from the horizon so Ezekiel stored the lantern and the remaining gasoline fuel in his inventory.Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.


    ¡°Wow, what are those!¡± Rober asked.


    ¡°They¡¯re the magic items that I¡¯ve conjured. Come here both of you and I¡¯ll clean you using magic then we can eat.¡±


    Robert and Luke went to him while Luke kept saying ¡°Magic, magic¡±. Ezekiel cast Prestidigitation on his brothers¡¯ faces then proceeded to scoop out three bowls of porridge for all of them and topped it off with spring onions. He also purchased a liter of milk since they had consumed all the milk he previously purchased but this time he searched for the cheapest one so he found a liter of milk and a liter of purified water for 1 copper coin. He only had 33 copper coins remaining.


    The rice porridge that he cooked was from the internet and it was called Chicken Arroz Caldo. It was easy enough to follow and based on his brother¡¯s reactions, it was delicious enough. He wasn¡¯t that expert of a cook but as a bachelor, he knew enough to feed himself but he wasn¡¯t worried about the taste since if he made a mistake, Prestidigitation could easily solve it.


    After their bowls of porridge were consumed, the brother drank their milk but Ezekiel could see that the brothers were not particularly enamored with the milk but they emptied their glasses.


    Looking at the plastic glasses, Ezekiel promised himself that he would replace their utensils once he had enough coins. Due to all of them being tiny, Ezekiel knew that he couldn¡¯t and shouldn¡¯t force it so after a bowl of porridge, even though they all wanted to eat more, he told them that they would eat again after a couple of hours to make sure that they wouldn¡¯t experience any tummy aches.


    Ezekiel then proceeded to clean everything using his Prestidigitation spell, snuffed out the fire in the portable camping stove then stored everything in his inventory. He made sure that all the items that he purchased from his system were in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab since he didn¡¯t want anyone from the village to see them in case somebody came to inspect their shack.


    ¡°What are we going to do next? Let¡¯s play Snakes and Ladders!¡± Robert shouted.


    ¡°Snakes! Ladders! Play, play! Luke shouted excitedly as well.


    ¡°Before we play we need to hunt some more animals in the forest so we can sell them in the market. With more coins, I could conjure more delicious food and toys,¡± Ezekiel told his brothers.


    Robert and Luke were okay with that as long as he brought them with him so they proceeded to enter the forest again. Ezekiel thought that it might be better if he had a weapon with him so he checked his system shopping site that looked like the famous shopping site from Earth but the cheapest one that he could find was an axe and that one was 2 copper coins. He would have liked to purchase those crossbows but they cost a lot and the cheapest among them was 2 silvers.


    Since for now, he wasn¡¯t strong enough to wield an axe, it would be better just to keep using his knife and he would just rely on his cantrips.


    After a couple of hours of walking, Ezekiel saw that his brothers were getting tired but before he could tell them to rest, Luke suddenly shouted ¡°Pig!¡±.


    When he looked at where the kid was pointing out, he saw a massive boar that was twice as big as the one they had killed yesterday. Ezekiel became a bit nervous but he calmed himself. His two brothers hid behind him and when the huge boar noticed them, it snorted loudly and ran towards them.


    Ezekiel immediately cast his Fire Bolt spells toward the huge animal and was glad that his spells could be cast instantaneously. He just needed to think about the spell and the slots where it was slotted to and the spell would activate and the slot would be grayed out.


    He cast the Fire Bolt that was slotted on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot followed by a second one that was in the cantrip slots. The first Fire Bolt was powerful enough to stop the huge boar in its track and the second Fire Bolt killed it since it fell once the second spell hit its head.


    Ezekiel was glad that his spell had some sort of homing feature since the two Fire Bolts easily hit the boar¡¯s head. He still wanted to make sure so he waited for the cooldown to be over and cast the Fire Bolt slotted at the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot again towards the boar¡¯s head and when the boar didn¡¯t react, that meant that it was truly dead.


    The three brothers went to the dead boar and when they got near it, Ezekiel prodded it using his foot first. After confirming that the animal was truly dead, he then proceeded to cut out the burnt part, which was the whole head. He was glad that his inventory was now as large as 2 cubic meters, which was enough to store such a huge animal.

 TBE Chapter 11

    Chapter 11


    ¡°That is such a huge pig, brother! Are we rich after we sell that?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°No, but it will allow me to buy the most delicious food ever!¡± Ezekiel laughed.


    ¡°Yummy! Yummy!¡± Luke shouted.


    Suddenly the three brothers were startled to hear a large snort from a distance and when they checked where it was coming from, they saw another boar but this time it was smaller than the one they just killed. Ezekiel thought that the boar could be the dead boar¡¯s mate.


    ¡°Pig!¡± Luke shouted while pointing at the second boar who was now running towards them.


    Ezekiel immediately cast a Fire Bolt, the one that was slotted in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot. Due to some sort of his spell homing ability, it unerringly hit the boar¡¯s head and that spell alone exploded the boar¡¯s head instantly.


    He stored the first boar in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and then the three brothers moved toward the second dead boar. Ezekiel cast a second Fire Bolt on the boar¡¯s head to make sure that it was truly dead since he didn¡¯t want any sort of accident. When he saw that the boar didn¡¯t react, he was sure that it was dead. When they got near the dead boar, he prodded it with his foot again, and when it didn¡¯t move, began to cut off the burnt part again then stored the boar in his inventory.


    Ezekiel was amazed at the power of his cantrip since even though they were just cantrips, they were powerful enough to quell forest animals even as huge as the boars they recently killed. The one thing he missed was the details. He didn¡¯t know the exact damage of his spells and the animal¡¯s hit points.


    Normally the Wizard Spell List DnD 5e site would show the damage of each spell like for Fire Bolt, originally it said that its damage was supposed to be 1d10 Fire Damage but that information was missing. The only numbers that he could see were the spell¡¯s range which was 120 feet and the cooldown which was two minutes if it were slotted in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot or 1 minute if it were in the cantrip slot.


    He did see the Identify spell which was a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell but according to its description, it would only identify an item that he touched to check the item¡¯s magical properties and when he Identify a creature, it would only show the spell affecting said creatures. It didn¡¯t have any capability of the Identify skill that gamers in a game were familiar with wherein it would show the Hit Points, mana points, and other stats of the identified item or being.


    Given that he couldn¡¯t do anything about it, Ezekiel just put it at the back of his mind and stored the second boar in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab.


    ¡°Wow, two boars! We¡¯re rich!¡± Robert cheered and Luke copied him.


    ¡°Okay let¡¯s go home so we can eat lunch. It¡¯s dangerous to stay here in the forest.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no danger! You can just kill them with your magic!¡±


    Ezekiel just shook his head at Robert¡¯s confidence about his magic and the three brothers started walking home.


    When they arrived at their shack, they were all exhausted so the first thing that Ezekiel did was remove his two brothers¡¯ clothes and clean them using his Prestidigitation spell then after the cooldown was over, he cast the same spell on his brothers to clean them. He did the same thing to himself as well but Ezekiel thought that taking a bath was better than using the spell but the river was so far. After all of them were cleaned and dressed in clean clothes, they ate the rice porridge that Ezekiel cooked earlier that morning but this time, he cast Prestidigitation on their milk so it would taste like chocolate milk.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    After eating one bowl each, Ezekiel gave the brothers three gummy candies each for dessert then Robert and Luke started playing their Snakes and Ladders board game.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to join us?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°No. I will cook food so we can eat something different later during dinner,¡± Ezekiel answered so the brothers went inside the shack to play their board game.


    Ezekiel prepared all the things that he would need to cook. He needed to purchase more things though to use for cooking so he spent another copper coin to purchase a huge bowl and another pot.


    The first thing that he cooked was steamed rice and after it was done. He purchased 1 kilo of pork chop and some breading for another copper coin. Now he only had 31 copper coins.


    He stored the steamed rice in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space once it was cooked then began creating tonkatsu which was fired pork seasoned with salt and pepper and breading. After the dishes were done, he stored them as well then he began cleaning up. He as truly thankful for the Prestidigitation spell since it allowed him to clean everything effortlessly.


    After everything was clean he stored everything that he purchased from his system in the 4<sup>th</sup> tab just in case somebody arrived. He was wary of others finding the alien things in their possession and the only alien thing left was the board game.


    ¡°Are you done cooking?¡± Robert asked and he answered his brother that he was and that their dinner would be different later.


    The Tonkatsu meal that he cooked consisted of 9 meals, meaning 3 meals each but he planned to cook some more so he could store a lot of food in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space that he could retrieve anytime.


    ¡°Are we not going to the market today to sell the pigs?¡±


    ¡°No. We¡¯ll go to the market tomorrow since it would be weird if we could sell game animals every day.¡±


    The brothers then started playing the board game. Since Robert and Luke were slow enough, It gave Ezekiel time to plan his next move.


    Tomorrow, he would sell one of the boars, the smaller one and it would probably fetch him 70 to 80 coppers. Then he would inquire about a tutor who could teach him how to read and write. After that, he would roam the market again so he could get an idea of what was the best item he could purchase from his system shopping site that he could sell without arousing any suspicion.


    He needed coins since more spells meant that Ezekiel would be able to defend himself better just in case. More coins would also allow him and his brothers to live a better life in the forest. They couldn¡¯t leave this place yet since he was still too young and too little but at least with good nutrition, he knew that they would become stronger soon.


    While he was planning he was also rolling the dice and playing the board game when it was his turn so his younger brothers were entertained.


    He continued planning his next step. He thought about purchasing faux jewelry since Ezekiel saw them on the system shopping site and he found a necklace and a pair of earrings set for 1 copper coin. It was made of fake gold and was used as costume jewelry. Of course, he would admit to the merchant that it was fake gold and that the jewelry was used by his mother when she was alive for special events. He could tell the Jewelry merchant that it was the only thing that was left to him by his mother. It could probably fetch a silver or two and that kind of profit would be huge.


    Unfortunately, Ezekiel could probably use the jewelry-selling excuse twice or thrice and after that, it would probably make the merchants would be suspicious.


    The problem with selling items and earning coins was people still considered him a powerless orphan and they would assume that they could take away things from him without any issues. The only way for him and his brothers to be safe was to display their power but he still didn¡¯t know the status of magic in this world. There was a chance that magic was some sort of taboo thing that could arouse the whole town to pursue him and burn him at the stake so the best plan that he could do right now was to find a teacher so he could gather more information.


    Another money-making idea that he could do was to use his access to the Internet to produce unique items that he could sell just like that anime about a transmigrator who produced cheap paper to sell made from the bark of trees.


    That meant that there were two important points that Ezekiel would need to consider. His lack of information and his lack of power, at least in the minds of the villagers.


    When he checked the time, it was already around three in the afternoon so he told his brothers that they should play something else. The two young boys agreed with him and they immediately ran off outside to play.


    The good thing about the map feature was when he opened it using his search bar, he and his brothers were indicated on the map as green arrowheads and he was thankful for that since that meant he would know his brothers¡¯ location anytime he checked the map but he did follow them outside so he could look at them while he was browsing the system shopping site and planning his next move.

 TBE Chapter 12

    Chapter 12


    Ezekiel was looking at the system shopping site and decided to purchase the gummy candies that he promised the candy seller merchant but then again, he was supposed to deliver it after five days so he held off on buying those.


    He then decided to purchase the faux jewelry instead. So he spent 1 copper coin to purchase a set of fake gold earrings and necklaces and another copper coin for a fake silver chain and bracelet which was supposed to be for men. Ezekiel would concoct a sob story about the fake jewelry, that they were some of the only things that their parents had left them and that even though they were fake, they still had sentimental value but he was forced to sell them since they needed food.


    The costume pieces of jewelry that he purchased for 2 copper coins came with a nice-looking box that showed them off perfectly and he wished he could sell each of the sets for a silver or two. Even if he could sell them for less than 50 coppers or so, it would still be a huge profit.


    After checking out the costume pieces of jewelry, Ezekiel stored them in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and checked the remaining copper coins that he had which were 29 copper coins.


    Since it was early, Ezekiel decided to cook another meal since he could store them in his inventory and the meals would still be as fresh as the day he cooked them. He decided on beef stew so he retrieved all the things that he needed and spent another two copper coins for all the ingredients and items he would need. After a couple of hours, the stew was cooked, and based on his calculations, the beef stew together with the new pot of steamed rice would serve them 4 meals for him and his brothers.


    He thought of cooking another meal like a breakfast meal but he remembered that he still had limited 4<sup>th</sup> tab space. Ezekiel decided to spend a copper coin to purchase a huge bottle of multivitamins since it would probably help him and his brothers to nourish their bodies better. Ezekiel and his brother would then start taking the vitamins in the mornings after breakfast. Looking at the remaining 26 copper coins, he wished he could sell the pork and the costume jewelry the next day since he really wanted to purchase the 1st-level spell Healing Elixir.


    Twilight arrived so Ezekiel called his brothers. They went inside their shack and he retrieved the lantern from his inventory and lit it using his Prestidigitation spell. The lantern was very bright and it made their house lively.


    Ezekiel then emptied all of the slots in his panel and only put Prestidigitation and began cleaning the whole house using the spell. Every 2 minutes, he was able to clean 4 cubic feet of space so even though it was a bit tedious, soon he was done and it wasn¡¯t tiring since they were just sitting on the table while he cast the spells all over the small shack.


    His brothers watched him cast his spells and they were entertained by it since after casting the spell, the effects were visible. The soot and grime that had accumulated over time had disappeared and soon the whole house smelled clean and fresh.


    After the cleaning session, he proceeded to clean their clothes and their bodies. Ezekiel reminded himself to purchase a few more sets of clothes in the market the next day since all three of them only had one set of clothes since their other clothes didn¡¯t fit to be worn anymore in his opinion and the clothes in his system shopping site looked too modern.


    Ezekiel then thought of trying to find costumes instead of regular clothes and he did find costumes with a medieval theme setting and he compared them to what his brothers were wearing. They looked similar although the materials were probably different. He tried purchasing one that Robert and Luke could wear since it only cost him 2 copper coins. It was a pair of tunic, breeches, drawers for undergarments, and peasant shoes. He also bought a set for himself for a copper coin.Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings.


    The clothes cost significantly less when he compared them to the clothes that he could purchase from the market.


    He chose the color of the forest meaning it¡¯s a combination of browns and greens. When he retrieved the clothes, he asked Robert and Luke to wear them and they looked exactly like the clothes that the villagers wore although he could see that the colors were brighter.


    Ezekiel then asked Robert and Luke to try them and he wore the ones that he bought for himself as well.


    ¡°The clothes look pretty!¡± Robert said and even Luke kept touching his clothes.


    He could see that the boys were very happy and this was probably some of the only new things they had received since their parents were killed.


    After that, Ezekiel prepared meals for each of them. He chose to serve a bowl of rice topped with breaded pork chop. He cut the pork for his brothers using a knife and everyone enjoyed their dinner.


    Robert kept asking what the delicious meat was and he told him it was pork.


    ¡°Like the ones that we killed earlier! Then don¡¯t sell them. Let¡¯s just eat them!¡± Robert said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to cut such a large pork and besides the coins that I¡¯ll receive from the butcher are enough for us to purchase different delicious food so you don¡¯t need to worry.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious!¡± Luke said while eating.


    After their meal, they all drank their glasses of strawberry milkshake which was just milk that was flavored by Ezekiel¡¯s spell. After the meal, he cleaned all the tableware and then kept it in his inventory.


    He then cleaned the boys¡¯ hands, faces, and teeth using Prestidigitation and after that, they played the Snakes and Ladders board game for a couple of hours.


    After that, told his brother it was time to sleep and continued telling them the fairy tale story that he started until both boys were asleep.


    That night, while his brothers were sleeping, Ezekiel was reviewing his character panel. The two boars netted him 20 percent experience points so his total experience point was now 30 percent till he reached level 2. He didn¡¯t even know how much experience each boar gave since he didn¡¯t have a log where he could look to check the amount of experience he gained from the aggressive animals he killed or the achievements he reached.


    Tomorrow, he planned to sell the larger boar since he wanted to make sure that he had enough space in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab. He would also need to purchase plastic water gallons so he could retrieve water from the well and store it in his inventory to transfer to their water barrel since there was only a little water left there.


    According to Robert, spring had just arrived, and he thought that that could be the reason why they were all so malnourished, due to the winter that had just passed. It also meant that they had still months before Ezekiel would worry about the weather, either rain or snow. He wanted to earn enough coins by then so he could purchase a tiny home from his system shopping site since that would make their stay in the forest comfortable. He also wanted to purchase a diesel generator so he would have electricity but that machine cost started from 70 silver coins and above.


    Ezekiel actually didn¡¯t know how his system priced the items since he tried to calculate the prices and tried to compare them with the currency that he was used to from Earth but somehow they didn¡¯t equate.


    The next day, they all woke up early and Ezekiel retrieved 3 bowls of porridge that he cooked before from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and it was as hot and fresh as the time he cooked it. He then poured milk into their glasses and changed the flavor to chocolate milk using Prestidigitation. He also asked his brother to drink their multivitamins to restore proper nutrition to their bodies.


    ¡°Are we going to hunt animals today?¡± Robert asked while they were eating.


    ¡°No, since I don¡¯t have any more room in my magic cabinet. We¡¯ll depart for the market in an hour or two.¡±


    Ezekiel then cleaned up his brothers using his spell after breakfast and after that, the boys took the blackboard that he purchased before and began using the colored chalk to draw things.


    While he was reviewing the spells on the website that show the list of wizard spells, the environment was made lively by the boys¡¯ laughter while they were drawing things on their blackboards.


    Ezekiel also purchased around three plastic gallons that he could use to fill up with water once they passed the well on the way from the market. He would use those to fill up the water barrel since the barrel was already halfway empty.


    At least, Ezekiel wasn¡¯t afraid to drink water from that barrel since his Prestidigitation spell allowed him to make sure that the water was clean enough to drink. He checked his remaining copper coins and he currently only had 22 copper coins left.

 TBE Chapter 13

    Chapter 13


    Ezekiel and his two brothers, Robert and Luke started their journey to the market at around 9 in the morning. It was an uneventful journey but considering that the road to the market was only around 30 minutes, it was expected.


    When they were near the village, Ezekiel and his brothers hid in a corner where no one would see them and then he retrieved the large boar that they had killed yesterday morning and put it on top of the board that he prepared. The three brothers then dragged the boar to the butcher.


    The onlookers were surprised at the huge boar that they were dragging and Ezekiel could hear comments from the villagers that they were very lucky. He also heard comments that they were in luck because it was summer and the game was plentiful in the forest.


    When they arrived at the butcher¡¯s, the three brothers were panting and were drenched in sweat.


    The butcher was looking at the boar in surprise.


    ¡°You¡¯re very lucky Boy, and you¡¯re becoming an expert in setting up traps, managing to trap such a huge boar!¡± The burly butcher said.


    ¡°My name is Zeke and my brothers¡¯ names are Robert and Luke. Since this pig is twice as huge as the one I brought you the day before yesterday, you can purchase this one for 1 silver.¡±


    The butcher laughed and instead of giving him 1 silver coin, the man gave him 120 copper coins.


    ¡°Thanks, Sir. I¡¯ll bring you more game once I killed them is that okay?¡±


    ¡°Sure Zeke,¡± The man said emphasizing his name, and then the butcher laughed again.


    Ezekiel was a bit happy since his total coins were now 142 copper coins. The three boys then went to one of the two jewelry shops in the village.


    When the person behind the counter saw the three young boys, the man directly asked what he could do for them. Ezekiel was glad that the jeweler didn¡¯t chase them away.


    ¡°Sir, my parents left some pieces of jewelry that I want to sell,¡± Ezekiel told the man.


    The man stared at him for a few seconds then called somebody¡¯s name. A teenager came out from the back and the jeweler told the boy to look after the store. He then invited Ezekiel to the back.


    Robert and Luke stayed in the shop sitting in a chair provided for customers. He gave some gummy candies to the kids and they waited happily munching on the candies.


    At the back of the shop, Ezekiel showed the costume necklace and earrings set inside a good-looking box and the set of faux silver chains and bracelets also inside a display box.


    ¡°My mother said they¡¯re costume pieces of jewelry that they wore during special occasions, meaning they¡¯re not real gold or real silver. I don¡¯t know what they¡¯re made of though.¡±


    ¡°At least you know they¡¯re not real,¡± The man said but then he proceeded to examine the jewelry using some sort of lens.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what metal they¡¯re made of but I¡¯m sure that the colors will fade in time. I¡¯ll buy them from you for 1 silver for each of the sets.¡±


    ¡°So a total of 2 silver coins?


    The man simply said yes and waited for his decision but the man didn¡¯t need to wait long since Ezekiel agreed immediately. The jeweler then gave him 2 silver coins then they both happily went to the front.Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.


    That transaction earned him a whopping 198 copper coins since he only purchased each set for 1 copper coin each. Ezekiel then wondered if he could do the same at the second jewelry shop in the village but he probably wouldn¡¯t to avoid suspicion. That was the problem in staying in a village even though the village was larger than normal. Everyone knew everyone else and he couldn¡¯t do too many scams.


    Ezekiel then thought that he shouldn¡¯t call it a scam since it was a proper transaction and he told the jeweler honestly that they were costume jewelry and not real gold and silver.


    After that transaction with the jewelry shop, Ezekiel then started looking for a tutor. He was led to a modest house where an old man who used to be a teacher was living.


    He knocked on the door and the old bachelor teacher opened it.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± The old teacher asked.


    ¡°Are you Mr. Duvon? People say that you¡¯re willing to teach anyone to read and write for a fee?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I charge 2 copper coins per hour with a minimum of two hours a day but I only teach one person per session,¡± Mr. Duvon said when he saw Ezekiel¡¯s brothers.


    ¡°Can we start today and will my brothers be safe roaming around the village and the market?¡±


    ¡°Of course, they¡¯ll be safe! All of us in the village knew everyone. I even know who your parents were! I even heard you call yourself different names now. You can go ahead and let your brothers play in the village. But if you want, I can allow them to stay here as long as they¡¯re quiet!¡±


    ¡°Here are four copper coins then,¡± Ezekiel handed the coins to the old teacher.


    The old man then invited the three brothers inside his home. The man pointed at a small table in the garden and told Ezekiel that he could ask his brothers to stay there so he led the two young boys to the table and surreptitiously retrieved the Snakes and Ladders board game from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and gave it to Robert.


    He also retrieved one of the small blackboards that he purchased for the boys and a piece of chalk. He would use them for writing exercises.


    When the old teacher saw Ezekiel carrying a small blackboard and a piece of chalk, he smiled.


    ¡°I appreciate a student who comes prepared.¡±


    After that, they sat at small chairs placed at a small table in the living room. The old teacher then retrieved a book from one of the many bookshelves lining the walls of the room.


    ¡°This is a copy of a beginner¡¯s book on reading and writing. You can have it for a copper coin.¡±


    Ezekiel immediately gave the old teacher a copper coin. Then the lessons started. After a couple of hours, he already memorized the vowels and consonants and was able to write them on the blackboard. He also already memorized the alphabet.


    The old teacher, Mr. Duvon was surprised at how fast he learned. After the lesson, he asked the teacher when he could come back, and Mr. Duvon said that he could return any day as long as it was before lunch.


    After the lessons, the three siblings went to the village park and ate lunch there which Ezekiel retrieved from his inventory. They ate the beef stew on top of a bowl of rice that he cooked and the boys were satisfied with their lunch.


    The three then spent another hour roaming the market. Ezekiel wanted to familiarize himself with the products and prices available in this village¡¯s market. He needed an idea of which items he could sell so he could earn enough coins. He noticed that the prices of fruits were high so he thought of purchasing some from his system shopping site and selling them here but he needed to make sure that the fruits that he would sell grew in the forest so he could have an excuse that they found the fruits while roaming the forest near their shack.


    The next thing that Ezekiel thought that he could sell was a set of clothes. He could purchase cheap medieval costumes from his system shopping site and sell those and inform the buyer that they were the treasured clothes his parents had left them.


    He could also consider selling scented things like scented candles, scented incense, and perfumes. At least those somewhat could be made easily so he would have an excuse that he found the ingredients in the forest and the recipe was taught to him by their dead parents. If anyone persisted in asking why he was producing those things now, he would just tell them that he was foolishly hoarding the knowledge before but changed his mind when he saw himself and his brothers starving.


    After roaming the market, Ezekiel and his two brothers decided to go home. On the way, Ezekiel asked Robert to lead him to the well and when they arrived there, he was glad to see that no one was there. He quickly filled the three plastic gallons with well water and then stored them immediately in the 4<sup>th</sup> tab. Then they continued on their way to their shack in the forest.


    When they arrived home, Ezekiel transferred the water from plastic gallons to the water barrel and then spent a copper coin to purchase toys that could keep his brothers busy like a Rubix cube, skipping rope, a ball, and a cheap plastic badminton set.


    Ezekiel spent a few minutes teaching his brothers how to play with the toys that he purchased for them and their delight and laughter warmed his heart.

 TBE Chapter 14

    Chapter 14


    Ezekiel was looking at the tab that says Wizard Spell List DnD 5e while his brothers were enjoying themselves playing with the badminton racket and shuttlecock that he purchased.


    The wizard spell list web page was where he could purchase his spells and right now he was looking at the list of 1<sup>st</sup> level spells. After browsing all the spells, Ezekiel proceeded to do what he was planning which was to purchase the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell Healing Elixir. Having a healing spell made him feel secure.


    The moment he purchased it, he immediately cast the spell and a small red vial filled with red potion appeared in his hand. He examined the vial; it looked delicate like a piece of gem with crystal liquid inside it. He opened the vial and drank the content and the moment the liquid was gone, the vial disappeared.


    The potion tasted like water and when Ezekiel drank it, he noticed a mild burning sensation coming in from his stomach and spreading to his whole body. That meant that he was probably suffering from some underlying disease or sickness that the elixir cured. Maybe parasites or worms? He wasn¡¯t sure but whatever it was, it was probably one of the causes of his malnutrition, aside from actual lack of nutrition of course. He cast the spell again after its cooldown was over then drank the vial of Healing Elixir again but this time, there was no reaction from the potion.


    That meant that the first potion alone cured him of any hidden ailment that his body was suffering from.


    After four minutes, Ezekiel was holding two vials of Healing Elixir so he called his brothers.


    ¡°Robert, Luke come here I have something special that I want you to eat. It¡¯s very delicious, it¡¯s called Ice Cream!¡± Ezekiel said while retrieving the gallon of chocolate ice cream that he purchased from the system shopping site for 1 copper coin.


    The two boys who were playing ran toward him while Ezekiel scooped two scoops of ice cream from the ice cream tub to the three bowls that he prepared.


    ¡°Poop!¡± Luke said when the kids saw the ice cream on the bowls.


    Ezekiel laughed when he heard what his youngest brother had said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not poop! This is called ice cream and it¡¯s one of the most delicious food in the world. Before you can eat them though, drink this potion first.¡±


    ¡°What are those?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°They¡¯re healing potions. They will cure all sicknesses in our bodies.¡±


    Ezekiel actually wasn¡¯t 100 percent sure if the Healing Elixir would do something of that sort but he did feel the effect of the spell when he drank it earlier.


    The two boys then drank the potion when he unstopped the vials.


    ¡°My stomach feels funny,¡± Luke said.


    ¡°Yeah and I can feel it spreading to my whole body,¡± Robert added.


    His brothers¡¯ experiences were basically the same as what he had undergone when he drank the potion.


    ¡°Okay now go ahead and eat your ice cream,¡± Ezekiel said and he ate his portion at the same time.


    The moment the boys had a spoonful of the chocolate ice cream, he saw his brothers¡¯ eyes open wide.


    Robert then said it was delicious then continued eating while Luke shouted that it was yummy.


    After they were done eating, the boys went back to playing and Ezekiel cleaned the dishes using his Prestidigitation spell and stored them in his inventory. He planned to continue storing all the things that he purchased from his system shopping site to avoid anyone seeing them just in case somebody did come into their home.This story has been unlawfully obtained without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    Then he went back to perusing his System Browser. He noticed in his character panel in the main tab where the search bar was located that his experience climbed to 30 percent. More than likely, the experience came from the two boars that he just killed or maybe some sort of achievement that he completed.


    Ezekiel was beginning to get disgruntled about the lack of information about the experiences that he had been earning. He really wanted to know so he could plan on how to grind for levels. Leveling up and increasing his power was the only way to make sure that he and his two brothers could survive and even thrive in this world.


    After that, Ezekiel took out the book that he purchased from Mr. Duvon and reviewed what he had learned earlier. It was important for him to learn how to read and write as soon as possible.


    When the sun had set, they all went inside the house. Ezekiel prepared their dinner which was the fried pork and rice and three glasses of water that he spelled to taste like fruit juice. After dinner, he cleaned his brother and himself with the Prestidigitation spell including their clothes.


    Ezekiel had a total of 2 silver coins and 33 coppers. He decided to spend 1 silver coin to increase his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space to 3 cubic meters and the range of storing items to the space by three feet. With a much larger space, he could hunt and store more animals from the forest.


    Hunting animals was the only sure way that he could think of right now to earn experience and he also needed the coins from selling the animals.


    ¡°What are we going to do tomorrow, brother,¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°We¡¯ll hunt more animals so we can earn more coins. If we have a lot more coins, I can conjure more wonderful things,¡± Ezekiel answered.


    Ezekiel then tucked his brothers in the bed and continued reading to them the fairy tale story that he had been reading to them but hadn¡¯t finished yet due to his brothers falling asleep very fast and as expected they did fall asleep after a few minutes.


    Looking at his two brothers, Ezekiel could see that they were beginning to get meat on their bones and was hoping that soon he could remove all signs of malnutrition from their bodies. He hoped that the Healing Elixir spell would help heal all of their bodies from the ravages of malnutrition and that they could all grow up to become healthy. He was truly beginning to care about the two boys as if they were truly his brothers and knew that it was just a combination of the lingering feeling of the previous owner of his body and the pity that he felt while looking at the boys but he didn¡¯t care. He already made a vow that he would take care of the kids.


    In the meantime, he turned off the lantern and reviewed the list of spells that he wanted to purchase. Ezekiel wanted to have some sort of protection so Mage Armor was must buy spell and the fact that the spell duration was 8 hours meant that he could cast it in the morning and then forget about it. The Mage Armor was a very good protection and he could cast it to himself and his two brothers.


    He also thought that the Alarm spell was a good one since the spell would wake him up in case someone entered their shack¡¯s vicinity that he didn¡¯t approve of. Another good spell was Magic Missile since it¡¯s considered an Area of Attack spell.


    Magic Missile was a 1<sup>st</sup> level spell but he could slot in on the cantrip slots since according to the rules of his system which were offensively different from the actual DnD 5e rules, spells slotted below its level would decrease in power by 20 percent which was the opposite of spells slotted above their level which would increase the power by 20 percent.


    One good thing about Magic Missile was, that once cast, three glowing darts or missiles would appear and would hit all enemies that he intended to hit but if there was only one enemy, that meant that all of the three missiles would hit that enemy which would cause considerable damage. One good thing about the Magic Missile spell was if slotted above its level, the number of darts or missiles would increase but the minimum was still three darts so even if he put in the cantrip slots, each cast would still contain three missiles.


    Ezekiel imagined casting two Magic Missiles at once. The sight of six glowing missiles coming out of his hands and hitting his enemies would be glorious. That meant that if there were more than two animals, he would still be able to kill them without any issues.


    He decided then that once he had enough coins, he would purchase Mage Armor and then Magic Missile. That meant he would need 2 silver coins. If he added the Alarm Spell, he would need one more silver coin.


    Ezekiel knew that he would need to think deeply about money-making ideas since he needed the coins.


    He had to admit that every time the three of them ventured into the forest, there was still a slight trepidation and now that he had Healing Elixir, that trepidation lessened but Ezekiel thought that it would still be better if they would have the defense to survive an ambush attack from an animal that could possibly be hidden in a bush.


    He decided then to spend a silver coin to purchase Mage Armor. He would cast the spell before they ventured into the forest to hunt animals and that would comfort him. After purchasing the spell, Ezekiel¡¯s total coins left were 33 copper coins but now he had 4 spells. Prestidigitation, Fire Bolt, Healing Elixir, and Mage Armor.

 TBE Chapter 15

    Chapter 15


    The next morning, Ezekiel prepared breakfast for everyone which was just scooping the rice porridge that he cooked before called Arroz Caldo. Checking the remaining porridge in the pot, it seemed like it was still good for four more servings for the three of them. He then prepared glasses of milk and water as well. He cast his Prestidigitation spell on the glasses of milk so they would taste like strawberry milk and the glasses of water so they would taste like orange juice and he prepared the multivitamins that he purchased before.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t know if he still needed to feed the three of them the vitamins but since he purchased them already, might as well drink them. When he bought it, he was so worried about their malnourished bodies.


    After everything was prepared, he switched out the Fire Bolt spell that was in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot with Mage Armor. He planned to cast the spell on all three of them before they left for the forest to hunt some more game animals that they could sell in the market to add to the boar that was still in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab.


    Looking at his 4<sup>th</sup> tab, Ezekiel was happy with the space that he had since it was now 3 cubic meters.


    The boys woke up from the smell of the rice porridge since it was still smoking hot and as fresh as the day Ezekiel made it. Before they started eating, he asked his brothers to drink the vitamins then they devoured the porridge. He must say that he was impressed at himself for cooking such a delicious breakfast meal and possibly the reason was he followed the recipe to the letter and he was stress-free of making a taste mistake since if he did back then, he would just cast his Prestidigitation spell at the dish before eating.


    After their meal, he told his brothers that they would leave in an hour for the forest so they better prepare and use the toilet first since it would be hard to poop inside the forest.


    Luke suddenly said that he wanted to poop so Ezekiel went to his little brother and removed his clothes and brought him to the outhouse. When the boy was done, he was gobsmacked at the mess the kid made. He was so thankful for his forethought in removing the kid¡¯s clothes and that his Prestidigitation spell was a ranged spell.


    He cleaned Luke thoroughly using his spell and cleaned the toilet as well then asked Robert to do his business but to remove his clothes first. After the boy was done, Ezekiel also thoroughly cleaned his brother and his clothes with the spell and cleaned the toilet again then he did his business.


    After all of that was done, he cast the Mage Armor spell on himself, waited 2 minutes, cast the spell again on to his brother Robert, and after another 2 minutes,  cast Mage Armor again onto Luke. He then switched out the Mage Armor spell with Fire Bolt they proceeded to enter the forest.


    Ezekiel was just glad that the Mage Armor spell was invisible. He wondered how the villagers would react if they suddenly entered the village market glowing with the spell. He also thought that the spell would only probably react once they were attacked.


    ¡°Did you put magic on us?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°Yes. The magic will defend you in case of an attack from an animal,¡± Ezekiel answered.


    Inside the forest, he imagined the three of them plowing noisily since they didn¡¯t have any sort of bushcraft ability. There were a lot of tiny animals in the trees like squirrels and he made an effort to look at the surrounding area to see what kind of fruits they would see.


    After about an hour''s walk, Robert tapped his back and pointed at the two far-off pheasants in the distance. They were already in range of his Fire Bolt spell so he immediately cast two Fire Bolts one after another. Ezekiel was so happy that his spell had a homing ability and both Fire Bolt hit the head of the pheasants and immediately died.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    Ezekiel immediately checked his experience bar and sadly he didn¡¯t earn any experience. Was it because the birds were not aggressive? After he cut off the burnt parts, he immediately stored them in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab then they continued walking.


    While they were walking, Ezekiel also checked out the map once in a while in his system browser to make sure that they wouldn¡¯t get lost. After an hour more, Luke complained that he was thirsty so he retrieved the cold purified water bottle from his inventory and they all drank one glass of water each and immediately stored the bottle to keep it cold.


    They kept on walking and soon, they heard the sound of the river. Ezekiel was hesitant to go further since from what he knew, the water source could be very dangerous this deep inside the forest.


    He took a view of his list of spells again. Currently, he had 3 Fire Bolts slotted in his cantrip slots and 1 Prestidigitation. Then on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot, he slotted a Fire Bolt spell as well so that meant that he could fire 3 Fire Bolts every minute and 1 slightly more Fire Bolt every 2 minutes.


    Ezekiel decided to go ahead and check out the river. When they arrived there, the three boys were aghast to see a huge bear hunting for fish in the river. Unfortunately, the bear saw them and they must have looked delicious since the bear abandoned his fish hunting and decided to run towards them.


    Ezekiel thought that he would unleash his spells then he would run with his brothers and when the spells were ready again in a minute, would cast them again towards the bear so he did precisely that.


    Four Fire Bolts came out of Ezekiel''s hands and one of those was slightly more powerful than the other three. Because of the wonderful homing abilities of the spell, all four Fire Bolts hit the bear¡¯s head.


    The three brothers were about to run but then Ezekiel saw the bear¡¯s head explode and the huge animal fell. He waited for all of his spells to get out of cooldown and he shot a Fire Bolt again just to make sure. The Fire Bolt hit the bear¡¯s neck since it obviously didn¡¯t have a head anymore and he felt a bit foolish. He gave an internal excuse that maybe the bear had some sort of attack in its death throes so he was just making sure.


    They cautiously headed toward the bear and then Ezekiel prodded the huge body with his boots. When the bear¡¯s corpse didn¡¯t react, he stored them in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab. He was mighty glad that he added a cubic meter to his 4<sup>th</sup> tab last night and because of that, he was able to store the large animal.


    His 4<sup>th</sup> tab was almost full though so they decided to go home. On the way back, Ezekiel was extra vigilant. He didn¡¯t want to encounter any accident when they were just going home. He was also using the journey to check the surrounding area for possible things that he could use as an excuse to sell things to the market like stumbling on an orchard in the forest and managing to harvest fruits, berries, and nuts.


    He was hoping that they wouldn¡¯t encounter any more danger like the bear¡¯s mate or something like that.


    Ezekiel wondered about this forest. They had been inside the forest for hours already and he hadn¡¯t seen any magical creatures of any sort like goblins, slimes, sprites, or things like that and thought that there was really a chance that this wasn¡¯t a magical world and maybe he was the only one with magic.


    Of course, he wouldn¡¯t stick to that sort of delusion and would prepare himself for anything but imagining the situation wherein he was the only one who had magic was a little bit exciting.


    Robert and Luke were already complaining that they were hungry and Ezekiel kept telling them that once they reached home, they would eat a lavish meal.


    They reached home without any issues at around 1 in the afternoon. Ezekiel immediately prepared food for them. He decided to eat the beef stew on top of rice followed by a bowl of ice cream and cold water.


    After they ate, Ezekiel cast Healing Elixir three times to make sure that they were all healed from any injuries that they might have experienced while walking through the forest like scratches and muscle strain then he cleaned his brothers using his spell and asked them to take a nap. He told his brothers that they would still need to go to the market so they could take a hap for an hour or two.


    While waiting for his brothers to wake up, Ezekiel wondered how many coins he would receive from the bear. He knew that it must be valuable. Not only for its meat but also for the intact skin.


    He also knew that he would need to create a bigger board that they would use to drag the bear so he started immediately. When he was done, he retrieved the bear and laid it out on the board then Ezekiel realized that it would be impossible for him to move the bear by dragging the corpse using the board that he had made. It was extremely heavy and it would be very suspicious to claim that the three of them dragged the huge bear from the forest to the market.

 TBE Chapter 16

    Chapter 16


    Ezekiel decided to let Robert go to the market to ask the butcher for help. He would tell his brother to tell the butcher that they had killed the bear and they wouldn¡¯t be able to drag it to the market since it was too heavy.


    When the boys woke up, he fed them Oreos from the box that he purchased for a copper coin and milk. Then he asked Robert to go to the market and tell the butcher that they killed a bear but since the bear was too large, they wouldn¡¯t be able to bring the bear to the market.


    ¡°Is it safe for you to go to the town market alone?¡± Ezekiel asked his brother concernedly and Robert actually rolled his eyes at him.


    Ezekiel then led his two brothers to where they would set up the bear which was not far from their shack then he cast Mage Armor toward his brother before Robert sprinted away towards the market. For good measure, he cast Mage Armor on Luke and himself as well then they waited for Robert and the butcher and whoever he would bring for assistance to arrive.


    While they were waiting, Ezekiel played badminton with Luke and their laughter filled the forest.


    Soon, they heard noises coming in so Ezekiel stored the badminton racket and shuttlecock and waited. Robert arrived leading the butcher with a couple of men. They were driving a cart tied to a horse.


    When they saw the huge bear, the butcher and the two men who joined him gasped.


    ¡°How did you manage to kill such a large monster?!¡± The butcher asked.


    ¡°I have invented a trap that can target an animal¡¯s head. They had never seen what was coming to them,¡± Ezekiel knew that his explanation also came with a hint of threat, and the butcher and two men just laughed heartily.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry, Zeke. I¡¯m not going to cheat you. I¡¯ll pay you 50 silver coins for the whole thing since the bear is intact. The skin would fetch me a good sum of coins. Unfortunately, there¡¯s no head or some noble would pay good coins to purchase the whole corpse so they can stuff it and display it in their castle,¡± The butcher said.


    ¡°I also managed to kill two pheasants. I¡¯ll go get it,¡± Ezekiel said then he went behind a tree and retrieved the birds.


    When the three men saw that the birds didn¡¯t have heads, Ezekiel could see them wondering how he killed the animals since all of the animals that he sold were missing their heads.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll pay you 51 silver coins, is that acceptable?¡± The butcher said and Ezekiel nodded.


    The burly man gave 51 silver coins to him and the three men loaded the huge bear corpse in the cart they brought. The horse must have smelled the bear since it became skittish but one of the men held its head and spoke unintelligible words to it to calm it down and it did.


    Now the only game animal left inside his 4<sup>th</sup> tab was the smaller boar and Ezekiel thought about keeping the pig and butchering it himself by following a video guide from the famous streaming website. He briefly opened his browser and checked how to butcher a pig and after a few seconds, he decided to just sell the pig the day after tomorrow.


    The three boys then went to their home and while they were walking Ezekiel asked Robert something.


    ¡°Did you encounter any trouble while going to the market?¡±


    Robert just answered that he didn¡¯t encounter anyone and when he returned home, he was with the butcher and his friends.


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    When they arrived home, Robert and Luke played with their toys while Ezekiel opened his system spell list intending to spend some of the coins he earned to purchase some spells. He spent 2 silver and 50 copper coins to purchase the cantrip Mending and the 1<sup>st</sup> level spells Magic Missile and Alarm.


    His total coins left were 48 silver and 82 copper coins.


    Even though he only had 1 slot for his 1<sup>st</sup> level spell, Ezekiel could swap out the spells once the cooldown of the spells was over. He just needed to mentally click the spell slots and it would show the spell levels. When he selected the desired spell level it would then show the list of spells available. For example, if he clicked on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot, it would show two things first, Cantrips and 1<sup>st</sup> Level Spells. Once he selected Cantrips, it would then show the list of cantrips he could put on the slot.


    Ezekiel slotted the Alarm and then cast it on the house. That meant that if someone or something went past the alarm¡¯s Area of Effect which was 30 feet, the spell would give him a warning and he made sure to choose the mental alarm instead of the audible one since he didn¡¯t want to panic his brothers by using the loud audible alarm.


    The Alarm spell would last 8 hours so he would just cast it again before they sleep. After the cooldown ended he thought of casting the Mending spell but he didn¡¯t find anything in his immediate area of things that needed mending so instead he slotted the Magic Missile spell on all of the slots.


    ¡°Robert, Luke come here! I want to show you something!¡± Ezekiel called his brothers.


    The two boys ran toward him and Robert yelled ¡°What¡±.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to cast a spell and it¡¯s going to be very powerful and beautiful!¡± Ezekiel said to his brothers.


    Ezekiel then cast five Magic Missiles one after another and 15 glowing missiles appeared from his hand and targeted the branches high in the trees as he intended. The Magic Missiles looked beautiful and 12 of them at once made it look like a firework came out of his hands.


    The boys clapped their hands but soon ran inside the shack since branches that were the target of the spell fell from the trees and soon the ground was littered with branches.


    Inside their small shack, Ezekiel and his two brothers waited until the branches from the upper part of the trees stopped falling.


    ¡°Brother, your magic is so powerful!¡± Robert said while looking at his brother admiringly.


    ¡°I know. With my magic, we¡¯ll live good lives. We¡¯ll travel the world and find a home for ourselves.¡±


    ¡°Are we going to go to the village instead of living here?¡±


    ¡°No. We¡¯re going to a city. It¡¯s much larger and richer than the village.¡±


    After that, the three brothers went outside and collected the fallen branches, which they would use as fuel for their fireplace and the camping stove that Ezekiel had purchased. They put the branches with the others beside their shack.


    Ezekiel then thought of cooking more food that he could store. Once he had enough coins, he didn¡¯t have to cook anymore since he would just directly buy cooked food from his System Shopping Website. Right now a kilo of raw chicken would only cost him a copper coin. With cooked food, one copper coin would only be enough for one meal for the three of them but with him cooking the raw chicken and rice, it could cover several meals.


    He decided to cook fried chicken and steamed rice. There were still some left in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab but the more the merrier. After two hours he managed to cook crispy fried chicken, transferred the steamed rice to a huge bowl, and stored them in his inventory.


    The brothers then ate fried chicken with rice for dinner and just drank water but he flavored it as juice drinks using his Prestidigitation spell. Since it was already late, Ezekiel cleaned his brothers and their clothes then he tucked them into the bed. He continued the fairy tale story but after a few minutes, Ezekiel¡¯s brothers were asleep.


    Ezekiel cast Alarm towards the front of their house to make sure that he would be notified if anyone came near and he cast Mage Armor to himself and his brothers even while they were sleeping just in case. After that, he swapped out the spells from the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot with Magic Missile and three of the slots in the cantrip section with Magic Missile as well just in case somebody attacked at night, he could just blast them with his Magic Missile spell.


    Ezekiel then checked his experience bar and it showed that he was 50 percent to reach level 2. He knew that the bear alone didn¡¯t give him 20 percent of his experience and had an inkling it was a combination of reaching an achievement and killing the huge animal.


    He decided that tomorrow, he would go to the market to learn his letters first then try to sell beautiful sets of women''s clothes from his system shopping sites and claim them as her mother¡¯s clothes so he immediately spent 3 copper coins to purchase 3 medieval costume dresses for women. He thought that it might fetch him 7 to 10 copper coins per set of clothes. Ezekiel checked his remaining coins in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and saw that it was 48 Silver Coins and 70 plus copper coins.

 TBE Chapter 17

    Chapter 17


    The next day Ezekiel woke up early so he decided to cook instead of waking up his brothers. When he was on Earth sick, a co-worker from Asia brought him a chocolate rice porridge topped with evaporated milk called Champorado, and for some reason, just like Arroz Caldo, it brought him feelings of warmth and healing. He checked the recipe online and saw how easy it was to cook so he started cooking it once in a while until it was one of his best dishes.


    So for a copper coin, he brought the ingredients from his system shopping site and started cooking the dish. He stored the remaining ingredients in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and figured that the remaining ingredients were good for cooking 2 more Champorado pots.


    Then he spent another couple of copper coins to purchase eggs, bacon, and pancake mix and began cooking them. Once they were cooked, he stored them in a huge box to be brought out whenever he wanted but since they were breakfast meals, they would probably eat them during breakfast. The bacon, egg, and pancake meal should probably last a while.


    Soon the boys woke up and Ezekiel cleaned the sleep out of their faces by using his Prestidigitation spell. Then they all had bowls of the chocolate rice porridge called Champorado topped with milk after drinking their vitamins. Ezekiel also prepared hot milk for them that he spelled to taste like chocolate milk. After that satisfying breakfast, he cast Mage Armor on all of them then they went to the village.


    ¡°What are we going to do there?¡±


    ¡°I need to learn my letters, while you play outside.¡±


    Before they left though, Luke suddenly threw a tantrum saying that he wanted to stay and play. Ezekiel then bribed his brother that he would carry him using magic and that intrigued Luke that he immediately acquiesced in going to the village.


    Ezekiel purchased the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk for 1 silver coin and put it on the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell slot. He cast it and a translucent blue colored disk 3 feet in diameter appeared where he cast it. It was floating 3 feet above the ground. The appearance of the disk answered the debate about whether the disk was invisible or not but based on what he had read, it was usually based on the Dungeon Master, in this case, his system was the dungeon master so it was probably his system that designed it that way. It could even be an unconscious result of his desire for what the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk should look like.


    He then checked his remaining coins and he saw that it was 47 silver and 70 plus copper coins.


    Robert and Luke gasped when they saw the floating disk. Ezekiel carried the two boys and put them in the disk and commanded the disk to follow him.


    Soon the boys were traveling to the market. Ezekiel was walking while his two siblings were floating behind him sitting on Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk. Robert and Luke kept yelling that they were flying and their laughter floated in the air.


    When they reached the place where there would be people, he dismissed the spell to the disappointment of his brothers.


    ¡°Sorry about that but when once we go home or if we¡¯re going inside the forest, I¡¯ll cast the spell again so you can ride it, okay?¡±


    When they got to the village the three brothers headed directly to Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. In Ezekiel¡¯s teacher¡¯s door, he knocked but the one who opened it was a middle-aged woman.


    ¡°Oh, hello. I¡¯m Zeke and these are my brothers Robert and Luke. Mr. Duvon was supposed to teach me.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you¡¯ve become so polite Boy, or should I say Zeke. I did hear you changed your name. You don¡¯t remember me, do you? I¡¯m Lena and I¡¯m one of the village¡¯s healers. Mr. Duvon fell and broke his hip so he wouldn¡¯t be available to teach you anymore. I¡¯m sorry.¡±


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    Ezekiel was taken aback. He knew how vicious an injury could be to an elderly person but he needed to learn how to read and write and Mr. Duvon was his best option right now.


    ¡°Can I talk to Mr. Duvon? I have something here that might be able to help him with,¡± Ezekiel asked.


    Lena the healer just nodded and Ezekiel told his brothers to wait in the courtyard. Robert nodded and his two young brothers started playing with the ball that Ezekiel retrieved from the 4<sup>th</sup> tab. Thinking about how difficult it was to make sure that others were not looking before he could retrieve items from his inventory, he thought of purchasing a bag pack so he could use it as a cover while getting things from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space.


    Ezekiel then followed Lena to where Mr. Duvon was resting, which was his room on the second floor of the house. When they arrived there, Lena knocked and opened the door.


    ¡°Norman, you have a visitor,¡± Lena said to the old man who was lying on his bed then the healer left, closing the door behind her.


    ¡°Zeke, it¡¯s you. I¡¯m sorry I will not be able to teach you anymore. I think I¡¯m too old to recover from this injury,¡± Mr. Duvon said weakly from the bed.


    ¡°Mr. Duvon, before my parents left us they left a treasure for me. I was supposed to use it if any of us brothers got injured. It was supposed to heal any injury and my father told me that if we¡¯re truly desperate we can sell it. I¡¯m willing to sell it to you for 1 gold coin and you can pay me if you get healed. The reason I¡¯m doing this is I truly need to learn my letters since I¡¯m planning to leave this village with my brothers and you¡¯re the only one I can think of who can teach me,¡± Ezekiel said to the old man trying his best to sound sincere.


    Ezekiel knew that the 1 gold coin was affordable to someone like the old teacher and he didn¡¯t want the Healing Elixir to be thought of as something not valuable.


    The old teacher stared at him for a couple of minutes then simply nodded. Ezekiel then turned his back on the old man and cast the Healing Elixir spell then he showed the vial of potion to the old man. He opened the vial and helped the teacher to drink it.


    After a few seconds, a look of amazement appeared on the old teacher¡¯s face.


    ¡°I¡¯m fully healed!¡± The old man said and Mr. Duvon stood up from his bed without any help.


    ¡°I don¡¯t feel any aches or pain in my body! I feel like my body turned 20 years younger! The potion that you gave me is not an ordinary potion young Zeke and you wasted it on me. It¡¯s more valuable than a gold coin,¡± Mr. Duvon said.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry, Sir since my parents left me three of them. You only need to pay me 1 gold coin since that¡¯s what I have said. In exchange, please keep it a secret and teach me everything that I will need to know to survive in a city. For free of course. I¡¯m truly uneducated and need to learn as much as I can.¡±


    ¡°Okay, young man. I¡¯ll meet you downstairs. I just need to convince Lena that I didn¡¯t break my hip and just experienced a very mild strain so she would leave.¡±


    Ezekiel nodded, went outside the teacher¡¯s room, and headed downstairs. He then told his brothers that they would need to stay and play in the courtyard for a few more hours so he gave them the skipping rope, the badminton set, the Rubix cube, and the Snakes and Ladders board game. He then returned to the living room to wait for his teacher.


    Soon, Ezekiel saw Mr. Duvon and Lena walking downstairs.


    ¡°As you can see Lena, I¡¯m just acting up so rest your mind,¡± Mr. Duvon said to the healer and the old man even jumped up and down a bit which made Ezekiel a little nervous.


    He then thought if the old teacher injured himself again, he would just feed him another healing elixir.


    ¡°I swear if you do this to me again, I¡¯ll hit you on the head!¡± The healer said then she exited the house without even looking at Ezekiel.


    Mr. Duvon just laughed. Ezekiel saw that the old teacher was happy.


    ¡°I want to thank you again, Zeke. My body never felt so good in decades! Here¡¯s your gold coin,¡± The old man handed Ezekiel 1 gold coin.


    He thanked the old man and accepted the coin. The payment for the elixir made Ezekiel happy since his total coins went up to 1 Gold, 47 Silver, and 70 plus copper coins. Their lesson then started and lasted for three hours.


    Once the lesson ended, Ezekiel requested the old man to switch the lessons to afternoons since he admitted to the old man that he planned to roam the forest in the mornings to hunt for animals to sell.


    ¡°I understand. I even heard that you¡¯ve been very successful even managing to trap and kill a huge bear. Just take care of yourself okay,¡± Mr. Duvon said and Ezekiel just nodded.


    After that lesson, the three siblings went to the village park and ate their lunch there consisting of fried pork on top of a bowl of rice and a glass of water spelled to taste like fruit juice.

 TBE Chapter 18

    TBE Chapter 18


    Ezekiel and his brothers Robert and Luke went to the market after eating their lunch. Since he already purchased 3 sets of medieval costumes for women that looked almost the same as what the women from here were wearing for 3 copper coins and the fact that the dresses looked well-made and brand new, Ezekiel was hoping to sell the clothes for at least 10 copper coins each hoping to net 9 copper coins for each dress.


    He entered one of the shops that sells clothes and Ezekiel chose the largest one. His brothers followed him inside and when one of the women who were selling clothes saw them, she immediately went towards them.


    ¡°Hello Boy, are you planning to buy clothes?¡± The woman said.


    Ezekiel was still a bit confused about their family¡¯s situation in the village. Ever since he arrived in this world, in this village as a matter of fact, he kept expecting that the villagers wouldn¡¯t treat him and his brothers well since he and his brothers were malnourished and if the villagers cared about them, they wouldn¡¯t have reached that stage and would have received assistance from the villagers.


    Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t inherit the previous owner of his body¡¯s memories so he didn¡¯t have any inkling what brought them to that stage since based on his examination of his body and his brothers¡¯ bodies, one more winter, if winter in this world was harsh, would have brought them their demise.


    ¡°Hello, Miss. My name is Zeke and these are my brothers Robert and Luke. When my parents left us my mother left her three precious dresses with us and told me that if anything happened to them, we could sell their belongings to survive. I brought three of her best dresses with me,¡± Ezekiel then put the three clothes on a counter.


    The woman examined the dresses and gasped when she saw the state of the clothes. She then called someone from the back of the store and a much older woman arrived. The two women examined the clothes thoroughly but soon three women customers also approached them and looked at the clothes. The customers were clearly interested in the clothes.


    When the older woman who was examining the clothes saw the customer¡¯s interest, she invited Ezekiel to the back of the store so he followed her while the woman brought the clothes with her.


    ¡°The clothes are well made and practically brand new. I don¡¯t recognize some of the materials that were used and how the stitching was done. I¡¯ll buy each dress from you for 1 silver coin each. What do you say?¡± The woman said.


    Ezekiel was surprised and glad. He purchased the three dresses for 3 copper coins and didn¡¯t expect to earn a hundred times the worth of the clothes so he simply nodded.


    The woman gave him 3 silver coins. He thanked the lady and went outside the shop after gathering his brothers. He didn¡¯t care how much the clothes seller would sell the clothes since it was none of his business anymore.


    Ezekiel gathered his siblings and exited the village to return home to their shack on the outskirts. They passed by a village well and he filled the three plastic gallons with water that was in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space.


    When they reached a part of the road that they were sure that nobody would be, Ezekiel cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and Robert and Luke climbed it. Ezekiel wished he could have climbed the disk as well and used the spell to travel but unfortunately,  the spell was only used to carry things and would only move once he moved since the disk would follow him.


    Once they reached home, Ezekiel and his two brothers ate some Champorado plus milk spelled to taste like a strawberry milkshake for a snack. The boys then started playing with each other using the toys that he purchased for them.


    Ezekiel was reviewing his system shopping site to check what he could purchase since he felt rich, having 1 gold 50 silver, and 70 plus copper coins.


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    He purchased the cantrip Minor Illusion to use to scare ordinary people like bullies since Ezekiel didn¡¯t really want to hurt anyone especially if they were just kids so scaring them away using illusion spells was a good way to get rid of them.


    Ezekiel also purchased the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell Sleep for 1 silver coin so he could put people to sleep to avoid any confrontation that could harm them. He was feeling the lack of slots so the next day, he planned to hunt animals again to attempt to increase his level.


    After checking the wizard spell list page, Ezekiel turned his attention to his system shopping page. This time he planned to fully explore the site to check the possible items he could purchase.


    The first thing that Ezekiel checked was weaponry. He found that he could purchase cold weapons since they were classified as costume props even though according to the description, they were actually made from real materials and could be truly used as weapons. He also saw that he could purchase bows and crossbows since they were also considered costume props. There were severe warnings though on the products regarding how dangerous the props could be since they could be used as real weaponry.


    Ezekiel then checked if there were hot weapons but using any keyword that he could think of, there were no guns of any sort available on the site.


    He briefly checked a dark site that provided ingredients on how to make a gun and he found them so if he were truly living in a world where magic was close to non-existent, he could start a technological revolution based on the information available to him from the internet. He checked the shopping site if he could find the ingredients on how to make a gun and surprisingly he found all of the required ingredients.


    Ezekiel briefly wondered why guns were not available but the guide and ingredients to make one was being provided by his system.


    After that, he checked the vehicles that he could purchase from the site and was shocked at how extensive it was. All sorts of vehicles are available and only those that could be considered as weapons were not, like tanks. Even a yacht could be purchased. There seemed to be a limit when it came to the size since he didn¡¯t find any large ships or large airplanes but small planes were available and that truly made him flabbergasted.


    He concluded that his system was truly overpowered and could advance this world to the level of Earth technology-wise in a short amount of time if he allowed himself to propagate the items from his system. That of course if this world was close to non-magical. If this world were magical, powerful beings like dragons or archmages or liches could, of course, halt something like that since technological advancement from an unknown source could be a threat to their dominion.


    There could even be active gods and goddesses like the ones in Dungeons and Dragons or Forgotten Realm so until he knew more information, Ezekiel would not be reckless in showing advanced technology from his system.


    Ezekiel then turned his attention to practical things like houses and furniture and he saw that the largest house he could purchase was the expandable tiny home. The materials to build a home exist though and they were extensive. There were RVs as well though so if he wanted and if he managed to earn enough coins, he could purchase those. Again, technological item was a risk so before he knew more information, he would only be purchasing things that he could disguise.


    He then checked what kind of food he could purchase and upon doing some extensive research, Ezekiel knew that once he had enough coins, he would never have to cook since all cooked dishes from Earth were available from the site.


    The only conclusion that he reached was that even though the system shopping site looked like the most famous shopping site from where he came from, it was truly different from the original. It had items that the original could wish it had in stock. The variety and marvel alone of the products available would allow Ezekiel to spend millions of coins without noticing he was being a spendthrift.


    Even now, with the gold coin that he had, he was tempted to use it to purchase some of the items he saw in there and it took a good amount of willpower to stop himself.


    Soon night arrived and he called his brothers for dinner. They ate the beef stew on top of rice and water spelled to taste like fruit juice. Looking at Robert and Luke¡¯s bodies slowly filling out, Ezekiel was happy that soon, the malnourished look would disappear and no one would mistake them for refugees from war-torn countries.


    Ezekiel then cast Healing Elixir and told his brothers to drink them to make sure that they were truly healthy. Then he cleaned their clothes and used the Mending spell to repair any torn parts and cleaned their bodies using his Prestidigitation spell before tucking them in. He then cast the Mage Armor spell on all of them as insurance and after that, he continued telling them the fairy tale story that he was reading to them and soon the kids were asleep.


    He then turned off the lantern and cast the Alarm spell for safety reasons. Ezekiel was glad that it was easy to swap out the spell from the slot since all he needed to do was wait until the spell was off cooldown but it would still be better if he had more than one 1<sup>st</sup> level slot.

 TBE Chapter 19

    TBE Chapter 19


    Ezekiel woke up from the pinging sound in his mind which was the result of the Alarm spell being activated. He immediately spent a copper coin to purchase the most powerful battery-operated flashlight he could find at that price range in his system shopping site and turned it on.


    He then opened the window to check what activated the Alarm spell and saw a massive creature outside their shack.


    Ezekiel flashed the flashlight towards the creature and he saw that it was a bear that was bigger than the bear that he killed and more than likely, it was the mate of that bear that he killed and followed them either through their tracks or scents.


    When the flashlight was shined on the massive bear, it gave a roar that woke up Ezekiel¡¯s brothers.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s just a bear. Possibly the mate of the one I killed. I¡¯ll kill it immediately so just go to sleep,¡± Ezekiel told the kids but of course, they didn¡¯t follow his instruction and kept looking at him.


    The boys stood up and peered at the window to check the bear. They both gasped when they saw how massive the bear was.


    Ezekiel cast one Magic Missile and targeted the bear¡¯s neck since he wanted to kill the bear with an intact corpse so he could sell it to the butcher at a higher price. Three glowing missiles came out of hand pointing at the bear and flew unerringly towards the bear¡¯s neck and hit the animal.


    The bear roared again but swayed. Look like the three glowing darts gave it massive damage and the animal looked like it would fall anytime soon. Ezekiel didn¡¯t want to wait so he cast another Magic Missile slotted on his cantrip slot and three more glowing darts flew from his hand towards the bear¡¯s neck and this time they heard the bear fall.


    The three brothers went out of their shack and Ezekiel¡¯s body was suddenly full of goosebumps at how near the bear was to their door. He was so glad that he took the time to set up the Alarm Spell.


    Ezekiel stored the bear in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space since that was the best way to determine if the bear was dead. Based on the rules that he had read, he wouldn¡¯t be able to store any living thing inside the 4<sup>th</sup> tab space.


    He cleaned the bear¡¯s blood in the location where it fell using Prestidigitation to avoid attracting any other animals then he refreshed all the spells that he cast before sleeping to make sure that every defensive spell¡¯s duration that they had would start from the beginning then they went back inside their shack and to their bed to go sleep. The kids were asleep immediately and Ezekiel was glad that the boys were confident enough with his power that they felt safe to sleep soundly even though they were just attacked by a massive bear.


    The bear¡¯s body almost filled his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space so he would need to dispose of the bear and the remaining boar from it. Ezekiel was tempted to purchase another cubic meter of 4<sup>th</sup> tab space but the 4<sup>th</sup> cubic meter would cost him 20 silver coins so he held off on buying it.


    Ezekiel checked his experience bar and it showed that it was 60 percent till he reached level 2. He was sure that the additional experience wasn¡¯t just him killing the bear but possibly a combination of an achievement as well like ¡°Successfully killed the previous bear¡¯s mate¡± or something like that.


    The next day arrived and the three brothers ate the breakfast meal that Ezekiel cooked before which included eggs, bacon, and pancakes completed by a glass of milk spelled to taste like a chocolate milk drink. As usual, they all drank vitamins before eating, and to be honest about it, Ezekiel thought that the vitamins were not necessary anymore but since he already purchased them, might as well drink them.


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    After breakfast, which was around 7 in the morning, he asked Robert to go to the butcher again so they could take the huge bear away.


    ¡°Tell the butcher that the mate of the previous bear came and I killed it using traps.¡±


    Robert just nodded and the kid ran to the village market without waiting for anything more from Ezekiel.


    He and Luke went to the forest to where he could lay out the bear and the boar so the moment the butcher and his men arrived, they would be able to take the animals away immediately. While they were waiting, Ezekiel taught Luke how to play using the skipping rope. Apparently, they weren¡¯t using the rope since they didn¡¯t know how to use it. The problem was when Luke attempted it, the rope was too long that the kids weren¡¯t able to successfully complete a skip but the poor kid kept trying anyway, and from the way the boy laughed he was enjoying the attempt anyway.


    Soon, Ezekiel heard some noises and knew that Robert, the butcher, and his men arrived so he immediately retrieved the corpse of the bear and the boar from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and laid them on the ground.


    Robert arrived first on the scene since the boy was running but the butcher and his men followed soon after leading a cart pulled by a horse.


    Just like before when the butcher saw the huge bear they all gasped. They saw that there was even a boar missing its head beside the bear.


    ¡°How are you killing these monsters?!¡± The butcher finally asked looking like he couldn¡¯t help himself.


    Ezekiel just smiled and didn¡¯t provide the burly butcher any answer.


    ¡°This time I tried to preserve the bear¡¯s head so it should fetch more, right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you 80 silver coins for the two animals,¡± The butcher said and Ezekiel simply nodded.


    The butcher and his men loaded the animals into their cart and had a very difficult time since the bear was extremely heavy but soon the butcher and his men were leaving happily carrying the huge bear and the boar.


    Ezekiel and his brothers then went to their shack. To celebrate, he spent 2 copper coins and purchased pizza from his system shopping site as well as a liter of soda. They enjoyed the delicious food and his younger brothers kept yelling about how delicious pizza was and he agreed with them.


    Ezekiel had a problem though. The trash from the packaging of the things that he purchased from his system shopping site was beginning to accumulate so he searched for information on how to get rid of them. He didn¡¯t want to pollute this world with items from his system and besides the items from Earth could be considered alien materials.


    He found the solution. The trash bin icon in the shopping site was actually the place where he could put all the items that he purchased from the system shipping page that he wanted to discard. He would just need to drag the item from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space to the trash bin and the item would disappear. If the item purchased was bigger than his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space, he could still mentally drag the purchased item towards the trash bin icon while his system panel was open.


    Of course, he could only discard items from his system and nothing else. Looking at the current funds that he had, Ezekiel was a bit happy since he now had a total of 2 gold, 29 silver, and 20 plus copper coins.


    Since his brothers looked like they were rested, Ezekiel told them that they would go inside the forest next. He told them that they could ride the magic floating thingy so they wouldn¡¯t even get tired and the boys cheered.


    Ezekiel then cast Mage Armor on all of them to make sure that they were defended from any surprises. Then he cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and the boys immediately climbed it. Then after all his spell¡¯s cooldowns were over, he put Magic Missile on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot and three of the cantrip slots then put Prestidigitation on the cantrip slot that was left.


    When the disk was about to expire, Ezekiel swapped the Magic Missile in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot with Tenser Floating Disk, refreshed the spell, and put the Magic Missile back again then they continued traveling.


    They encountered a boar that Ezekiel immediately killed and stored in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space. He checked his experience bar and saw that it increased to 65 percent to reach level 2. The three brothers continued traveling. When they reached the third hour, they stopped to eat and after that, Ezekiel refreshed the Mage Armors on their bodies and the Tenser Floating Disk but his time he put Magic Missile on all cantrip slots and put the Sleep spell on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot.


    Ezekiel saw that it was already around 3 in the afternoon which meant that even if they returned now, it would probably sunset before they arrived home.


    While they were traveling back, Anton was ambushed by a huge snake. He was so happy that his Mage Armor blocked the snake¡¯s attack and he killed it but because of his panic, he cast three Magic Missiles at once causing the snake to be full of holes so they just left the snake''s corpse behind. The snake did earn him another 5 percent experience though and was happy that aggressive animals were giving him a huge amount of experience points. His total experience point was now 70 percent till he reached level 2.

 TBE Chapter 20

    TBE Chapter 20


    Ezekiel and his two brothers were still inside the forest traveling towards their shack in the outskirts of the Eagle Village.


    It was already around 5 in the afternoon and soon the sun would set, which was making him a little nervous.


    Suddenly, Ezekiel saw something run in the distance so he stopped and looked at the surrounding area carefully.


    ¡°Brother I saw a wolf!¡± Robert shouted.


    That sentence from his brother made him truly nervous since based on some of the novels that he had read, if one sees a wolf in the forest, there should be more. But it was summer so there should be a lot of game and from what he knew about wolves, which was admittedly, very little, wolves would usually only be dangerous during wintertime and should have avoided humans during the time of plenty.


    Three wolves then appeared in front of them and they were huge. Ezekiel was looking at the wolves and they looked healthy and wondered why they were targeting them. Was it because the three of them looked small? At the end of the day, it didn¡¯t matter. Since the three animals targeted them, they could only die.


    Ezekiel immediately cast three Magic Missiles one after the other and made sure to target the three wolves'' heads. The wolves howled and ran towards them but three glowing darts on each of their heads caused them to explode.


    He remained vigilant and was glad that the cooldown for the cantrip slots was only a minute. He did have the Sleep spell ready just in case there were more wolves. He was right in making sure that he remained aware of his surroundings since two more wolves appeared behind them.


    The two wolves almost reached them and Ezekiel only became aware because he heard the rustling of their movement. Robert and Luke were huddling on top of the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk.


    He immediately cast the Sleep spell on the two wolves and the animals immediately fell to the ground asleep. When the Magic Missile cooldown was over, he killed the two wolves.


    Ezekiel remained vigilant though to make sure that he was ready in case there were more wolves. After a few minutes no more wolves came out. He wondered if it was because there were truly no more wolves or if the others in their pack ran away.


    Looking at the five wolf corpses, Ezekiel wondered if they had any value. A quick internet search said that their furs could be valuable so he decided to spend 5 silver coins to increase his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space to 4 cubic meters. That would also increase the pickup range of his space to 4 feet.


    After storing all the corpses of the wolves, Ezekiel and his brothers continue traveling home and soon they arrive in their shack after a few hours.


    The sun was setting and Robert and Luke were already complaining that they were hungry so Ezekiel prepared dinner for them. He lit up the lantern and prepared the beef stew on top of rice plus water spelled to taste like fruit juice for their dinner. After dinner, the three played the Snakes and Ladders board game to pass the time and during that play, Ezekiel was examining his system browser.


    He was a bit excited since he leveled up to level 2 and even had 10 percent experience till he reached level 3. He thought of purchasing Levitate since he thought that he could use it to travel while pulling the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk but based on research, the Levitate spell would just let you well, levitate. Basically, you just float in place up to 20 feet, and the only thing that Ezekiel thought he could use the spell for was to avoid enemies on the ground and cast spells at them from high above but then again based on the description, even casting spells would not be allowed.


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    Looking at the list of 2nd-level spells, Ezekiel did not find any spells that he urgently needed to purchase. The only spells he was remotely interested in were Invisibility and Hold Person but he decided to hold off on purchasing more spells since his current spells were enough for now.


    He was excited to reach level 2 since he thought that he could use Levitate to move, like a poor man¡¯s Fly spell but he should have read the description of the spell thoroughly.


    Right now they were living comfortably in the small shack that his predecessor had built but Ezekiel had to admit that the shack was shabby and they wouldn¡¯t be able to survive the winter in that house.


    At first, Ezekiel thought of purchasing an expandable tiny home from his system shopping site since based on what he could see, that tiny home would be comfortable to live in but then looking at the list of spells that he could purchase from the Wizard Spell List page, one of the spells there was called Galder¡¯s Tower. It was only a 3<sup>rd</sup> level spell meaning one more level and he would be able to purchase the spell. Galder¡¯s Tower would allow him to conjure a two-story tower and he could choose what type of room each level would be.


    The description of the spell was very detailed and was impressed at each of the rooms that he chose each of the floor could be. The dining space alone could have a table, chairs, cooking utensils, containers, and a magical fireplace. The spell¡¯s duration was 24 hours and could be refreshed by casting the spell again.


    The good thing about the spell was it could be made permanent if he cast the spell in the same location for a year and he could increase the number of floors if the spell were slotted in a higher level slot.


    Ezekiel¡¯s plan was once he was able to cast the spell, he would choose the 1<sup>st</sup> floor as their dining room and he would just add a couple of beds or a bunk bed where they could sleep and the 2nd floor would be the washroom since based on the description the washroom comes with toilets, washtubs, a magical brazier, and sauna benches.


    Once he can slot the spell on a higher level slot then the next room would be a proper bedroom.


    Of course, all his plans were tentative since he didn¡¯t know when he would reach the 3<sup>rd</sup> level and not only that, they might leave this place soon since that was his original plan.


    The next day, Ezekiel woke up early so he slowly moved so as not to disturb his brothers. He planned to spend the morning cooking a lot of food so he would have a lot of stored food in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab spaces since his cooking would cost a lot less compared to buying cooked restaurant food from his system shopping site.


    He spent 20 copper coins worth of ingredients and it was a lot already and began the long process of cooking their meals. After a couple of hours, the sun was already high in the sky when Robert and Luke woke up possibly by the smell of Ezekiel¡¯s cooking.


    He served his Robert and Luke breakfast which consisted of slices of bacon, eggs, pancakes, and milk spelled to taste like chocolate milk. Ezekiel joined them in eating breakfast and they didn¡¯t forget to drink their vitamins. It was actually Luke who reminded him since he told his brothers that they were magical pills that would make them healthy.


    After breakfast, the twins busied themselves playing. They even entered the forest and Robert assured him that it was safe since they would just be near their house and they hadn¡¯t encountered anything dangerous during the time they had been living there.


    Ezekiel understood since they had to walk several hours before they could encounter animals to hunt but he still cast the Mage Armor spell on them to make sure that would be safe.


    He continued cooking and it took him six hours before he was done cooking all of the ingredients that he bought from his system shopping site. He needed to spend another 2 copper coins on containers where he could put all the food that he purchased and based on his calculations, all the food that he cooked together with the reaming food and all the drinks that he purchased which were just cold water, milk and juice which cost him an additional 4 copper coins, would last them around three weeks that was if they were not supplemented by him purchasing cooked food from his system.


    That meant that if he spontaneously purchased food from his system like pizza or other fast food, the food he cooked would last longer.


    Around noon, Robert and Luke returned since they were hungry so went and purchased Big Macs, soda, and fries from the fast food section of his system shopping site and that cost him a whopping 5 copper coins. That¡¯s the reason why he cooked a lot of food since Ezekiel still couldn¡¯t be extravagant when it came to their food and to be honest, cooked food was still much healthier compared to fast food.


    Robert and Luke were looking at the huge hamburgers with wide eyes.


    ¡°How do we eat this?¡± Robert asked.


    Ezekiel demonstrated by picking up the huge hamburger and giving it a big bite. The two kids immediately copied him by picking up their burgers and biting them. Ezekiel laughed out loud when he saw Robert and Luke crying at the deliciousness of the burgers.

 TBE Chapter 21

    TBE Chapter 21


    ¡°Why are you laughing?!¡± Robert asked after he chewed and swallowed the hamburger bite that he made.


    ¡°It¡¯s because both of you cried at the same time. Is it because the burger¡¯s delicious?¡± Ezekiel asked while laughing.


    ¡°It¡¯s delicious! But I did not cry! I was just surprised at how big a bite I made. How do you eat these sticks?¡± Robert asked while pointing at the French fries.


    Ezekiel then demonstrated by dipping a couple of French Fries into the bowl of ketchup and eating it. His brothers copied him again and their eyes went wide again at the flavor of the food.


    ¡°Yum, yum!¡± Luke said loudly.


    Then they didn¡¯t talk anymore and got busy demolishing the burger and fries. After lunch, Ezekiel cleaned up his brothers using his Prestidigitation spell. He also cleaned their clothes and repaired them using the Mending cantrip then he asked them to take a nap.


    After an hour, Robert woke up first so Ezekiel asked Robert to run to the butcher again so they could sell the corpses of the wolves.


    ¡°Tell the butcher, there are five corpses. If he¡¯s interested in them, he can come and get them but if the butcher doesn¡¯t want them, just return home,¡± He instructed Robert.


    Ezekiel then woke up Luke since he didn¡¯t want to leave the kid alone in their shack then they went to the place where he could dump the wolves. When he heard that Robert, the butcher, and his men were about to arrive, he immediately retrieved the corpses of the wolves from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and put them into the ground.


    ¡°Zeke! Your brother told me that you killed five wolves using magic!¡± The butcher said then he laughed. Clearly, they thought that Robert was just spouting some imaginary adventure nonsense.


    That was one of the reasons why Ezekiel was not telling Robert to lie since he knew that the adults wouldn¡¯t believe him if the kid told the truth.


    ¡°There they are. We were roaming the forest in search of fruits and berries and games that we can hunt and those wolves dare to attack us,¡± Ezekiel said proudly making sure that he sounded extremely boastful since that would allow the butcher and his men to treat him as a kid and possibly came out with their own explanation of how he killed the wolves.


    More than likely, they would think that he killed the animals using traps since that was what he had been saying all the time.


    ¡°How are you killing them, boy? The only injuries we can find are the heads,¡± One of the butcher¡¯s men said but Ezekiel didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to answer that Zeke. It¡¯s the boy¡¯s trade secret so don¡¯t ask him questions,¡± The butcher told the man.


    ¡°Since the corpses are intact, we can get the skins whole. I¡¯ll purchase the lot from you for 3 silver coins. What do you say?¡± The butcher asked.


    Since Ezekiel didn¡¯t know what he could get for those animal corpses, he just nodded. The butcher and his men began loading the corpses into their cart. After that, the butcher and his men started walking beside the cart that was being pulled by the horse towards the village market.


    ¡°Can we join you? We need to go to the village since I¡¯m learning my letters from Mr. Duvon,¡± Ezekiel asked the burly butcher and the man just nodded.


    Ezekiel then shamelessly climbed the cart with his brothers and sat beside the corpses of the wolves.


    ¡°Hey, Rona will have a hard time pulling the cart if you and your brothers are riding as well,¡± One of the butcher¡¯s men said.


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    ¡°What are you talking about? We¡¯re so tiny and we barely weigh anything. If people fed us and made us fit, we would walk without any complaint,¡± Ezekiel said.


    The man blushed and grumbled but let them be. Based on the man¡¯s reaction when Ezekiel pointed out how they looked, there was really a story behind why they allowed the three brothers to become malnourished.


    He planned to ask Mr. Duvon about that since the old tutor was beginning to get close to him.


    When they arrived at the village, Ezekiel and his two brothers leaped down from the cart and thanked the butcher. The butcher just nodded and continued to his shop. One of the butcher¡¯s men stumbled when he overheard Luke say that his brother¡¯s flying magic board was better than the cart.


    Ezekiel and his two brothers arrived at Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. He knocked on the door and Mr. Duvon opened it.


    ¡°Why are you so late today?¡± The old tutor asked.


    It was Robert who answered.


    ¡°My brother killed five wolves with magic and we had to ask the butcher to come and get the dead bodies so he can give us coins that my brother uses to buy delicious food for us!¡±


    Robert then ran past the old tutor towards the courtyard followed by Luke and they started playing some sort of tag game.


    ¡°The imagination of kids is wonderful,¡± Mr. Duvon said and Ezekiel just smiled.


    Ezekiel and his tutor entered the house but he told the old teacher to give him a couple of minutes since he had to instruct his brothers about something. When he arrived at the courtyard where Robert and Luke were playing, he gave their toys to them then he entered the living room where Mr. Duvon was waiting.


    ¡°Teacher, before we start may I ask you something?¡± Ezekiel asked.


    The old tutor looked at him curiously.


    ¡°I had an accident inside the forest and my memory is a little fuzzy. Can you tell me why the villagers disregarded me and my brother to the point that we became malnourished? I¡¯m not angry or anything since I can support our family now but from my recollection, although admittedly those recollections are very little, villagers were supposed to take care of their own.¡±


    ¡°My you¡¯re beginning to sound very polite and highly educated. I commend you for that and I¡¯m praising myself as well since I¡¯m your teacher,¡± Mr. Duvon said then he paused a bit, deeply thinking about Ezekiel¡¯s question, and then the old tutor continued.


    ¡°When your father brought your mother to the village, she was pregnant with you, and at first everyone welcomed her since your father was an original citizen of the village we also treated her as one of ours but your mother was a bit.. odd. She had certain behavior that everyone found a little weird and your father kept explaining that she had hit her head during their travel. But soon somebody accused her of being a witch and when your parents perished deep inside the forest, everyone just ignored you three. It¡¯s one of our failings and we knew it so we kept ignoring you three since we didn¡¯t want to acknowledge our failure. It wasn¡¯t right but now I¡¯m glad that you¡¯re old and capable enough now to survive. I personally don¡¯t expect you to have any respect for any of us here and I apologize for what we did to you three but I¡¯m not asking you to forgive any of us since if I¡¯m in your situation, I will not forgive us either. The best thing that we can do for you right now is to make sure that no one will bother you,¡± The old tutor said and after a while, he continued explaining.


    ¡°Some of the adults are aware that some of our youths attempted to bully you but we made a stop to that and even the last one was met with swift punishment to the boy who initiated that. Right now, you¡¯re beginning to earn respect through the animals that you¡¯ve hunted in the forest but the villagers will not change their treatment of you. It¡¯s best that you¡¯ve decided to depart this village.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, sir, for being honest with me. Once, I¡¯ve learned my letters and my brothers and I are healthy enough we will travel to some other place possibly to a city.¡±


    Ezekiel now knew why those bullies didn¡¯t bother him and his brothers anymore. The fact that the villagers would still treat them indifferently, his resolve to move away from this place solidified. He would just wait until his level was higher and all their bodies were healthier, then they could move. He would also use the time to gather more coins using the forest as his excuse for gathering resources.


    After that discussion, the lessons began and after three hours, Ezekiel learned a lot of things. He estimated that if he continue with the tutoring session at least three times a week, he should be proficient enough in reading and writing the language used by the villagers in a month.


    Before Ezekiel and his brothers left, he asked his teacher to be patient with him since he could only afford the tutoring session around three times a week due to the fact that he would need to enter the forest to earn coins and Mr. Duvon said that he understood and that he could come anytime any day. It was his payment for the healing potion that Ezekiel gave the tutor even though the old man already gave him a gold coin.


    On their journey toward their home, Ezekiel allowed his brother to ride the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk again and they stopped in the well for him to fill the three plastic gallons to make sure that the water barrel in their home was always full.

 TBE Chapter 22

    TBE Chapter 22


    The sun was already setting when Ezekiel and his two brothers arrived home. He immediately transferred the water from the three plastic gallons to their water barrel and after that prepared dinner for everyone, which was one of the dishes that he cooked.


    ¡°Brother, can we have the meat between the bread that we ate before?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s called a hamburger but maybe later since eating those all the time is not good for the body.¡±


    After hearing Ezekiel¡¯s answer, Robert and Luke ate their dinner without complaint since the dinner he cooked was delicious as well. When their dinner was done, Robert and Luke played with each other using the toys that he gave them while Ezekiel looked at his system browser.


    He enjoyed looking at the seven slots available to him. 4 slots for cantrips, 2 slots for 1<sup>st</sup> level spells, and 1 slot for 2<sup>nd</sup> level spells. Ezekiel¡¯s experience bar also said that he already had 10 percent so 90 percent more and he would be able to reach level 3 which was a sought-after level due to the spells that he could get from the wizard spell list. He wanted to get the spell Fly and Galder¡¯s Tower as soon as possible since Fly would make traveling easier for him and Galder¡¯s Tower would make sure that they would have a comfortable and safe house that he and his brother could stay in.


    Ezekiel planned to go into the forest the next day since he wanted to hunt animals that could help him increase his level and earn some coins at the same time. Once he reached level 3, earning levels could take a rest and he could focus on earning coins through the items that he could purchase from the system shopping site and focus on making their bodies healthier.


    At least he didn¡¯t have to spend an untold amount of coins for ingredients for his spell. That was one of the changes that his system made in casting spells, not requiring material components that he was really glad happened. Actually, the fact that all of his spell casting didn¡¯t require any components at all like verbal or somatic made his spells overpowered, and even though as a DnD gamer, that kind of system would have made his hackles rise back on Earth, in here, it was a very welcome change.


    That was because Ezekiel knew that he would need all the advantages that he could get to make sure that he and his siblings survived.


    Ezekiel also decided that once Robert was stronger or even older, he would buy the kid a weapon that he could use while they were hunting like maybe a crossbow but right now it was dangerous to let Robert handle something like that.


    After a couple of hours, Ezekiel called his brothers since it was time for them to sleep. He cleaned them and their clothes first, which was made easier due to the fact that he now had 7 slots and then after that, he cleaned himself and his clothes as well. Then he cast Mage Armor on all of them for insurance, then cast Alarm to make sure that nothing would surprise him during the night.


    Ezekiel then turned off their lantern and he prepared his spells as well. He put the Magic Missile on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slot and that would increase the spell''s power and increase the glowing missiles by one. Then he put in the Sleep spell and Healing Elixir spells on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot and in the cantrip slots, he put Magic Missile on 3 of the slots and Prestidigitation on the last cantrip slot.


    After he prepared all of his spells, Ezekiel continued reading the fairy tale story that he started to read to his brothers until they were asleep.


    While he was waiting to sleep, Ezekiel contemplated his spell-casting ability. The good thing about his system was, he could cast all of his purchased spells without any problem if he had the time to swap them out. He then thought of the best combination of spells that he should put in the slots while they were traveling. Magic Missile was more powerful than Fire Bolt since the spell could also be treated as an area of effect spell due to it containing three missiles per cast that could hit intended targets so right now, it was his best offensive spell. The Sleep Spell was a good auxiliary spell but he wanted a better defensive spell than Mage Armor.


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    Ezekiel checked the wizard spell list again for defensive spells level 2 and below and the defensive spells that he could probably best use during combat were the spells Shield and False Life. He also thought that the spell Web was also a good spell that could hinder enemies.


    He then thought that it would be best to think about them some more before he committed his few coins to purchasing spells since the spells that he had right now were good enough for the enemies they encountered in the forest.


    It was just he was a bit worried about bringing Robert and Luke with him every time he entered the forest and right now, the two kids were too insecure to be left alone. He could understand that since his predecessor did die leaving them alone.


    Ezekiel then thought of the spells that he could use during their travel to a city once they started their journey. The best spell, according to the internet, was Galder¡¯s Tower since it would make sure that their stay on the road would be safe and comfortable.


    Until he learned about magic taboos though, Ezekiel didn¡¯t plan to advertise his ability to cast spells and that meant that he would probably purchase a cart and a horse. At least with the tower, they could easily explain that they found it in the wilderness or something but how could he explain it if people saw him flying and being followed by a magical floating disk with two kids riding on top of it?


    Ezekiel also was sure that level 3 was going to be a breakpoint meaning he would probably stay on the level for a long time since he was quite certain that it would take a lot more aggressive enemies before he could increase his experience bar, that was if there were no magical monsters or some such things.


    He also assumed and prepared himself that leveling up to level 3 would be extremely difficult compared to how he leveled up to level 2. At least, he could use the time leveling up to also earn coins from the villagers through the game animals that he would hunt or through the items that he would purchase from his system shopping site to sell to the villagers.


    Ezekiel contemplated a lot of things and soon he was asleep. The next day arrived and when he woke up, he saw that it was 5 in the morning in his system browser. He went outside to wait for his brothers to wake up so he could serve them their breakfast.


    While he was waiting, he thought of the fact that even though he had access to the internet, he hadn¡¯t been able to utilize it to read a novel or watch a video. He had been very busy for the past several days. He decided to check the news and based on what he had read, Earth was moving forward just as it was even though he was not there anymore. He then curiously searched the news about him and actually found it.


    The news said that he was found dead in his room and based on the report, it was a heart attack caused by the grave news that he had received which was him developing lung cancer. Ezekiel immediately stopped reading about his past self and closed his system browser. It was morbid of him to read about his death and knew that continuing would only lead to some sort of depression which he couldn¡¯t afford to indulge in right now. Two young kids were depending on him so he should focus on that instead.


    Soon, Robert and Luke woke up so Ezekiel prepared breakfast for everyone.


    ¡°Are we going to enter the forest today?¡± Robert asked while they were eating.


    ¡°Yes since to be honest, I need to kill a lot of aggressive animals to make sure that my magic becomes more powerful. With more powerful magic, it will allow me to conjure more delicious food and even a beautiful home someday.¡±


    Robert nodded when he heard that and the kid said that it was all right to go inside the forest as long as they were with him.


    Luke then suddenly said that he wanted to eat the magic pills and Ezekiel was astonished that the kid remembered what he said about the vitamins so all of them took some. At least with Luke around, they would not be able to forget to drink their vitamins and he praised Luke because of that. Ezekiel was amused though when he saw Robert was jealous about the praise he gave Luke so he just ruffled Robert¡¯s hair.


    After breakfast, Ezekiel cast Mage Armor on all of them then he cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and then changed his spells to the ones that he would use for hunting animals.


    Robert and Luke climbed on the disk and Ezekiel started walking deep into the forest and the disk followed him.

 TBE Chapter 23

    TBE Chapter 23


    Ezekiel and his two brothers entered the forest around 6 a.m. and he was planning for the three of them to spend all day inside there hunting animals. It was a bit easier for them since the only one who would really be walking was him since Robert and Luke would be on top of Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and if they get hungry or thirsty, they could stop and take a break anytime.


    As a matter of fact, Ezekiel¡¯s brothers were enjoying the journey since they were so noisy pointing at the different things that they could see amongst the trees.


    Ezekiel would have scolded the boys for being too loud. Still, unfortunately, since he wasn¡¯t well-versed in traveling inside a forest, just his regular movement alone was also loud so it didn¡¯t matter if his brothers were talking loudly to each other.


    Besides, the main purpose of hunting inside the forest was for him to level up and according to the rules set by his system, only aggressive animals would be able to provide him with experience points. That meant that ambushing something wouldn¡¯t be part of their adventure. He wasn¡¯t even planning to kill non-aggressive animals like pheasants or young deer. He would only kill those animals that would try to attack them.


    Their speed wasn¡¯t fast almost leisurely and after a couple of hours, they took a break and ate some of the food that Ezekiel cooked as well as drank water that tasted like fruit juice. He was so glad that time didn¡¯t move inside his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space since the water that he purchased from his system shopping site was still very cold and because of that the drink was so refreshing after a long walk.


    The first animal that attacked them was a small boar and Ezekiel killed it with one Magic Missile. He stored the corpse in his space and checked the experience points that he had earned. It moved up 10 percent to 11 percent. That meant he had to kill the same animal 89 times more before he reached level 3 and they only encountered the boar after two hours of walking.


    At least Ezekiel had cheerleaders since Robert and Luke cheered when he killed the small boar. After 30 minutes of walking, the three siblings encountered something dangerous. A couple of cougars appeared.


    Luke shouted ¡°Big cats! Big cats!¡± and the cougars looked at them as if they looked delicious which made Ezekiel nervous. The good thing about them looking tiny was that all predators in the forest would probably not avoid but attack them which meant earning experience points could be easier than he imagined.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t stop but immediately cast two Magic Missiles from the cantrip slot and six magical bolts appeared. Each of the cats was hit by three glowing bolts in their heads causing their heads to explode.


    He immediately checked how many experience points he earned and each of the cats gave him 3 points each so now, the experience bar climbed to 17 percent. That made Ezekiel happy since he was now closer to level 3 and the spells Galder¡¯s Tower and Fly. One of his favorite spells could also be purchased once he hit level 3 which was Fire Ball but that one was a dangerous spell and he didn¡¯t want to cause some sort of forest fire.


    After he stored the cats¡¯ corpses, they continued their journey. They encountered a family of deer but since they were not aggressive Ezekiel didn¡¯t touch them. An hour went by and they encountered a huge snake and Ezekiel wondered what kind of snake it was. He thought that huge snakes like that could only be found in jungles but then again more aggressive animals meant more experience.


    The huge snake was on a tree and it wasn¡¯t attacking them. Ezekiel was worried that if he killed it without the snake attacking them first, he wouldn¡¯t earn any experience points so he provoked it by casting Prestidigitation on it in the form of a shower of sparks on its head. That did the job and the snake climbed down and based on the direction it was moving, which was towards them, it had the intention of attacking them so Ezekiel cast Magic Missile and the three glowing bolts unerringly hit the snake''s head causing it to explode.


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    Ezekiel checked how much experience he earned and it was a whopping 4 points which made him happy. His total experience points were now 21 percent till he reached level 3. He then wondered if he could sell the snakes. He did store it since it¡¯s [possible that he could sell it and even if he couldn¡¯t, he would just give it to the butcher for free.


    They continued their journey and soon, noon arrived so they stopped and ate a huge lunch. He served beef stew on top of rice and soda that he purchased before. The three of them ate a lot, especially Ezekiel since he had been walking non-stop.


    He decided to cast the Healing Elixir spell three times once its cooldown ended and after three vials appeared, he gave each one to his brothers and told them to drink it after he opened the vials. Robert and Luke said they didn¡¯t feel anything meaning that they were in full health before they drank the potion but the one he drank relieved his muscle soreness caused by walking in the forest terrain.


    During their rest after lunch, Ezekiel refreshed the Mage Armor spell on each of them just to make sure they had a good defense then he cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk again as he had been doing every hour. He then checked his spells to make sure that he was prepared for any dangerous encounter then they continued on their journey.


    They had been walking since 6 o''clock this morning so Ezekiel decided to circle back using a different route when journeying back home so they would encounter more animals.


    The three brothers did find a lot of berries and fruits but Ezekiel decided not to pick any of them since he wasn¡¯t sure if they were poisonous or not, even with Robert telling him that they could be eaten.


    Robert kept on insisting that Ezekiel spent a copper coin to purchase different fruits from his system shopping site and gave an apple and a banana each to Robert and Luke.


    ¡°What are those?!¡± Robert asked and even Luke was gaping at the fruits.


    Ezekiel was startled. He didn¡¯t know how to react when he saw that his brothers didn¡¯t know what an apple or a banana was.


    ¡°This huge red fruit is called an apple and this long yellow fruit is a banana. You can eat the apple directly by biting it but the banana has to be peeled to be eaten,¡± Ezekiel then showed the kids how to eat the fruits.


    The boys ate the apple first and both of them said it was delicious but since the apple made them full, they kept the banana and said they would eat it later.


    Soon they arrived near the river and since this was deep inside the forest, Ezekiel knew that it was dangerous for them to stay near a water source. He also noticed that his two brothers ate the banana and based on their expression, they found the exotic fruit delicious.


    ¡°Big lizard! Big lizard!¡± Luke suddenly shouted while pointing at the two alligators in the water.


    That made Ezekiel¡¯s hackles rise since they had bathed in the river before and wondered if there were alligators there but Robert said that there were no such animals near the village since if the villagers found one, the animals would immediately be hunted since their skin was valuable.


    Ezekiel stood near the river bank and provoked the two alligators with a spell and when the water lizards noticed him they began swimming towards him. He was glad that he looked tiny and malnourished since predators didn¡¯t hesitate to go after him and his brothers the moment they saw them.


    He immediately cast two Magic Missiles towards the alligators and the six magical glowing darts hit the heads of the alligators causing them to explode. The corpses of the alligators remained in the water but Ezekiel didn¡¯t go into the water to retrieve them even though Robert said their skins were valuable since he didn¡¯t know if there were any monsters in the water. What if there were eels or leeches? Ezekiel shuddered at the thought.


    Ezekiel immediately checked the experience points that he earned and according to his experience bar, each of the alligators gave him 4 experience points so his experience climbed to 29 percent.


    The three siblings then walked towards the direction of their home but stayed near the river since Ezekiel wanted to encounter more alligators and they did so. During the journey, he killed 4 more alligators and managed to store two of them since two managed to get in range of his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space item retrieval.


    That encounter gave him 16 experience points so now Ezekiel¡¯s total experience was 45 points which made him excited.


    After a few more minutes of traveling, they were forced to leave the river since following it would take them deeper into the forest based on his system map.


    They also needed to stop so the two boys could eat some snacks and relieve themselves. Ezekiel couldn¡¯t help but thank his system for his Prestidigitation spell since it allowed him to clean up after the boys without any problems.

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    TBE Chapter 24


    Ezekiel and his two brothers were still deep inside the forest and he estimated that it would probably take them two more hours before they reached home. He was glad at the results of their exploration since at that moment his experience points were 45 percent to level 3.


    He hoped that they encounter more aggressive animals on the way home and his wish was answered since a couple of medium-sized boars attacked them. Ezekiel stored the boars¡¯ corpses in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space which was almost full since it now contained 3 boars, 2 small alligators, and 1 huge snake. The 2 boars gave him 2 percent experience points each so his total points were now 49 percent to reach level 3.


    Soon they arrived home and when Ezekiel checked the time, it said that it was already 5 p.m. He asked Robert to go to the village market to call on the butcher and tell the man that they had killed two alligators and 1 snake. He thought that Robert should have the energy to go to the village market since Robert and Luke didn¡¯t actually walk but were riding the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk all day.


    Robert immediately ran towards the village so Ezekiel and Luke went to the place where they could dump the alligators and the snake corpses.


    After a short time, he could hear loud noises and Robert appeared and the kid looked worried. Suddenly the butcher and several men appeared carrying weapons.


    ¡°Zeke! You¡¯re brother said that you¡¯re being attack by alligators and a huge snake,¡± Butcher said while panting.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the misunderstanding. It was just meant to inform you that I killed 2 alligators and a huge snake and would like to know if you want to buy them.¡±


    The men laughed when they heard what Ezekiel had said and they began examining the animals that were on the ground.


    They saw that the heads of the alligators and the head of the snake were gone and some of the men had questioning looks on their faces.


    ¡°Boy, how are you destroying their heads?¡± One of the men who asked before tried asking again but Ezekiel just smiled again.


    ¡°My brother uses powerful magic! Glowing sticks come out of his hands and they will hit the heads of the animals and the heads would then explode!¡± Robert shouted and even Luke uttered some noises ¡°Boom! Boom!¡±.


    The men laughed, clearly not believing a word Robert had said which made Ezekiel both nervous and relieved.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you a gold coin for all three!¡± the butcher said.


    ¡°Stingy! The leatherworker would probably pay the kid more,¡± One of the men said laughingly but Ezekiel didn¡¯t want to create any problems so he immediately accepted what the butcher offered.


    The butcher immediately gave Ezekiel a gold coin and then commanded two of the men to get back to the market to get the cart. They didn¡¯t bring it since they thought Ezekiel needed help to fight off some animals.


    Soon the butcher¡¯s cart arrived and they immediately loaded the two alligators and the snake in the cart.


    ¡°If they¡¯re valuable, why don¡¯t people hunt them? I saw a lot of them in the river deep inside the forest,¡± Ezekiel asked the butcher.


    The burly man stared at him and he could almost imagine the butcher¡¯s jaw dropping.


    ¡°It¡¯s not easy to hunt alligators. There¡¯s always a risk that somebody would get injured,¡± The man said.


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    Ezekiel just shrugged. The only animals left in his 4<sup>th</sup> space tab were the 3 boars but he planned to deliver those animals at a later date to avoid suspicions. He was a bit happy at his total current coins which were 3 gold, 26 silver, and 90 plus copper coins.


    While the men were leaving, he overheard them saying to the butcher that they should celebrate, and with a wry smile the butcher invited everyone to the village tavern for a drink.


    When they all left, Ezekiel and his two brothers went to their shack.


    ¡°Sorry about that, brother. When I arrived at the butcher¡¯s I blurted that there were 2 alligators and 1 snake and everyone assumed that we were attacked by the animals.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Let¡¯s go ahead and eat.¡±


    Ezekiel prepared food for the three of them and chose one of the dishes that he cooked and based on his sibling¡¯s faces they were satisfied with the taste. After dinner, Luke suddenly asked him something.


    ¡°Can I have the long yellow fruit?¡±


    ¡°Are you talking about the banana? Sure here you are. Do you want one as well or something else? I have other fruits.¡± Ezekiel then gave his brothers a bunch of grapes. When they tasted the grapes, they kept saying that they were delicious.


    After dinner, his brothers were still full of energy and started playing with each other but soon it was dark so he called them inside their shack.


    Ezekiel cleaned his brothers and their clothes using the Prestidigitation spell and did the same thing with himself and his clothes. He also didn¡¯t forget to cast the Mending spell on their clothes to make sure that they were in tip-top shape. They played some board games beneath the bright lantern for an hour then he decisively told his brothers that it was time to sleep and turned off the light.


    He then cast the Mage Armor spell on all of them just to be safe then cast the Alarm spell towards the front of their shack. Then Ezekiel arranged his spells for optimum offense in case they attacked during the night. He then continued telling Robert and Luke the same fairy tale story that he had been telling them and after a few minutes, the kids were asleep.


    Before sleeping, Ezekiel reviewed the list of spells in the 3<sup>rd</sup> level that he would purchase once he reached it. Galder¡¯s Tower and Fly was of course his priority but he would like to purchase several ones as well like Blink, since a way to teleport however short was a good way to escape dangerous situations, or Major Image which was a spell that he could use against people to avoid hurting them, Phantom Steed, for traveling purposes, Sending, so he could send a message to his brothers, Glyph of Warding, for protecting their house or any place that they would stay, and lastly, Fire Ball, since even though it¡¯s a dangerous spell, it was still the most iconic Area of Effect Spell of a wizard.


    To be honest, compared to the 2<sup>nd</sup> level, there were a lot of spells that he could use that were listed on the 3<sup>rd</sup> level spells list so he would need a lot of coins to purchase them since 3<sup>rd</sup> level spells would cost him 20 silver coins each.


    At first, Ezekiel planned to go to the village the next day to learn his letters from Mr. Duvon but he decided to roam the forest again. He wanted to reach the next level as soon as possible since it would almost guarantee their safety. He planned to go to another route tomorrow so he would encounter more aggressive animals that they could kill. He was just glad that the journey wasn¡¯t too tiring for Robert and Luke due to the fact that they were riding Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and that they could eat and drink anytime they wanted. He reckoned that if they wanted to, they could even stay in the forest for a few days without issues since he could purchase tents that he could use for the three of them to stay and his Alarm spell would be able to alert him of any danger that might approach them during their rest.


    Ezekiel wouldn¡¯t do that though since traveling deep into the forest for a whole day was enough for now and it was still comfortable for them to sleep in their shack.


    The next day arrived and Ezekiel and his two brothers woke up at the same time. They ate one of the dishes that he cooked while Robert asked what was their plan for the day. Luke then suddenly shouted, ¡°I want to eat magic pills!¡±. Ezekiel, who forgot about the vitamins, gave each one to his brother to drink and he drank one as well but he decided that once the bottle of vitamins was consumed, he would then stop.


    ¡°I still planned to enter the forest. I¡¯m so close to upgrading my magic and once I¡¯ve reached my goal, I will be able to provide us with a much better house made of magic!¡± Ezekiel told his brother.


    ¡°What kind of house?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°There¡¯s going to be 2 floors. The 1<sup>st</sup> floor would contain a kitchen, a magical fireplace, and things that I can use to cook food. I will conjure us a nice bed inside the room so we can sleep comfortably. The 2<sup>nd</sup> floor would be the bathroom and it would have a toilet, bathtub, water, and sauna!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a rich person¡¯s house! We¡¯ll be rich?¡±


    Ezekiel smiled at his brother and nodded so after they ate, it was Robert who prodded Ezekiel that they should start their journey inside the forest so they could have the magical house as soon as possible.

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    TBE Chapter 25


    Ezekiel cast Mage Armor on all of them for defense then he cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk. Robert and Luke climbed on top of the disk immediately. He then prepared the spells that he would use in the forest. He put in the Magic Missile spell on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slot which would increase its power and would add another magical glowing dart to the three that it would release.


    In the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell slots, Ezekiel put in the Sleep Spell and Healing Elixir, and in the 4 cantrip slots, he put in 3 Magic Missile and the Prestidigitation spells.


    They then started their journey deep inside the forest but this time Ezekiel chose another route from the one they took yesterday. He planned to travel for six hours in the morning and then travel back home in the afternoon. That would allow them to return to their shack before dark.


    Near the village, the only animals they could see were harmless ones like squirrels and deer but Ezekiel knew that since according to Robert, during their stay in their small house, they hadn¡¯t encountered any dangerous animals and the only one who reached them that was dangerous was the bear who was the mate of the one Ezekiel killed, he would need to travel awhile before encountering anything dangerous just like what they had been doing so far.


    Ezekiel kept on walking while his brothers floated behind him on top of the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk. The first aggressive animals they encountered were the expected ones which were a couple of boars. He immediately killed the two boars and stored their bodies in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space. Sadly the two boars only gave him 1 percent of experience points each.


    They continued with their journey deep inside the forest but Luke complained that he was hungry so they took a break to eat one of the dishes that Ezekiel had cooked. He cooked so many dishes that food wouldn¡¯t be a problem for them for a while and the variety was enough that his two brothers didn¡¯t complain. After drinking a refreshing cold water, Ezekiel started walking again.


    After about an hour of travel, the three siblings encountered something very dangerous. A pack of wolves. Ezekiel was hoping that the Mage Armor spell was enough to defend themselves in case any of the wolves reached them.


    The wolves were circling them so he actually didn¡¯t know how many there were. Robert and Luke were huddling on top of the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk but looking at the two boys, Ezekiel could see that they were more excited than scared and that goes to show that they had confidence in him.


    Suddenly, Ezekiel saw two wolves running towards them. He couldn¡¯t even discern who was the wolves¡¯ target, him or his two brothers but of course, it didn¡¯t matter. He cast a single Magic Missile to check the effect of just one cast of the spell but he chose the one that was slotted on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slot so four glowing darts appeared. He also needed to make sure that he would have enough spells to deal with the other wolves that were hidden amongst the trees.


    The single Magic Missile produced 4 glowing darts and each wolf was hit in the head unerringly. Two darts from the Magic Missile spell were powerful enough to cause each of the wolves¡¯ heads to explode so that was two down.


    Suddenly he saw another two wolves attacking from the side so he cast two Magic Missiles from the cantrip slots. Each Magic Missile produces three glowing darts and those three darts hit each of the wolf¡¯s heads without any issues causing their heads to explode.


    That was 2 more wolves down. Ezekiel didn¡¯t know how many wolves were left but he made sure that he was aware of his surroundings. He had two spells left that he could use which were 1 Magic Missile slotted on the cantrip slot and 1 Sleep spell slotted in the 1<sup>st</sup> level slot.


    The cooldown for the Magic Missile in the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slot was 3 minutes so it wouldn¡¯t be long till it¡¯s available and the cooldown for the ones slotted in the cantrip slot was only a minute so that would be available soon as well.


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    Soon, three wolves made their move and Ezekiel saw them running toward him and his brothers. He cast the Sleep Spell and the three wolves were hit and fell asleep. The effect of the Sleep spell was only a minute but it was enough for the cooldown of his Magic Missile to be over and when it was over, he immediately cast three Magic Missiles from the cantrip slots to hit the three sleeping wolves and that caused their heads to explode.


    Ezekiel remained vigilant since he didn¡¯t know if there were any wolves left but he wasn¡¯t too worried since the Magic Missile that was in the 2<sup>nd</sup> slot was now available.


    After waiting for several minutes, his confidence grew since all of his spells were now available but no wolves attacked. To provoke any that was hidden, he stored the corpses of the nearest wolves but even after that, there was no more movement. Ezekiel then stored all the wolves¡¯ corpses and there was still no movement.


    Ezekiel decided to leave the area but he remained vigilant. After a few minutes of traveling, Ezekiel and his brothers decided to rest beneath a particularly huge tree.


    He gave a glass of milk spelled to taste like strawberry milkshakes to his brothers while he drank one as well. Robert and Luke enjoyed drinking the flavorful drink. While they were resting, Ezekiel checked the experience points that he had earned for killing seven wolves.


    Each of the wolves gave him 4 percent so the seven of them gave him a total of 28 experience points. His current experience points were 79 and that meant that just a few more killings would allow him to level up to level 3.


    Ezekiel had to admit that the last battle was especially dangerous and he didn¡¯t know if the Mage Armor was enough defense for him and his brothers but he was glad that he didn¡¯t need to find out since he was able to kill the seven wolves without any issue.


    After their rest, Ezekeil refreshed the Mage Armor spell, cast the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk again, and ensured that all of his spells were ready before starting their journey again.


    After an hour, the three siblings encountered a huge bear. Ezekiel treated it as good luck but knew that ordinary people would think it was bad luck to encounter dangerous animals one after another.


    The bear started running towards them and Ezekiel was terrified at how fast the bear was so he immediately cast two Magic Missile spells, the one slotted on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slot and one that was in the cantrip slot. His hands released 7 glowing darts and they hit the bear¡¯s head without any problem. Ezekiel thanked his system again in his mind for giving his spells a homing capability since if he were honest, if his spells relied on his accuracy, he would have been dead by now.


    The 7 glowing darts caused the bear¡¯s head to explode and the huge animal loudly fell. Ezekiel¡¯s cheerleaders shouted loudly when the bear fell. He immediately checked his experience bar and it climbed up to 89 percent. That meant that the bear gave him a whopping 10 percent experience points. It indicated that the bear was a truly dangerous animal but thankfully, his spells were very powerful.


    Looking at the bear¡¯s corpse, Ezekiel decided not to store it since it was too huge and would fill up his 4<sup>th</sup> tab. After that engagement, the three siblings walked forward. Noon arrived and they camped beneath a tree again to eat lunch. The food they were eating was one of the dishes that he cooked and they ate it together with the soda that he purchased before.


    Ezekiel decided that he wouldn¡¯t purchase soda again and would just use water. He would just use his Prestidigitation spell to add soda flavoring to their water to make sure that he and his siblings would remain healthy. They were just drinking the soda since he didn¡¯t want to waste it.


    After lunch, Ezekiel decided to travel home but used a different route so they would encounter more animals.


    They reached the river again but this time they could stay near it until they reached the place where they went and took a bath before.


    Suddenly, Luke shouted, ¡°Big cats! Big cats!¡± and when they looked at where the kid was pointing, Ezekiel saw a couple of cougars.


    The animals in the forest were the same, boars, cougars, bears, wolves, snakes, and alligators. Even though they were dangerous animals, they were just regular animals. Ezekiel hadn¡¯t seen anything magical so far. He still wasn¡¯t sure if he was relieved or disappointed.


    Two casts of Magic Missile that were slotted in the cantrip slots killed the cougars immediately. His spells were really powerful but Ezekiel wondered if it was because the enemies that he had been killing were just regular animals.


    If there were magical enemies like a goblin or a kobold, would his Magic Missile be powerful enough to defeat those kinds of enemies? He didn¡¯t know.


    After the cougar died, Ezekiel stored them in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and he checked his experience points. His total experience was 95 percent. 5 percent more and he would reach level 3 and that made him truly excited.

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    TBE Chapter 26


    Ezekiel and his two brothers Robert and Luke continue their travel towards their home. He was sure that he would reach level 3 before reaching their small shack on the outskirts of the Eagle Village since his experience points were already 95 percent.


    After about an hour of walking, while his brothers floated behind him on top of the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk, they encountered two alligators in the river.


    Ezekiel immediately provoked the two river animals by casting Prestidigitation on their faces that resembled showers of sparks and after that, the two ferocious animals became aggressive and swam towards him.


    He immediately killed the two reptiles using two Magic Missiles that were slotted in the cantrip slots and then Ezekiel ignored their corpses without heads. He checked his experience bar and there it was, level 3.


    Ezekiel was so happy that he danced in place and his brothers stared at him.


    ¡°What happened, brother? Why are you dancing?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°My power increased! I can now conjure us a comfortable house! Come on you two dance with me!¡± Ezekiel shouted.


    Robert and Luke cheered and jumped from the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk and joined their brother dancing. If anyone saw them, they would find three crazy kids dancing on a riverbank with two corpses of reptiles floating nearby. Soon the alligators¡¯ corpses drifted away, dragged by the river current but the three boys just kept on dancing.


    Ezekiel and his two brothers then went to a nearby large tree and camped there to rest for a few minutes. He spent a whopping 5 copper coins to buy an extra-large pizza topped with different meat and ingredients and a liter of cold water. He cast Prestidigitation on the bottle of water so it would taste like soda. When Robert and Luke saw the box that contained the mouth-watering pizza, their eyes grew wide.


    ¡°What is that!¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s called a pizza. It¡¯s a large bread topped with different kinds of meat, some vegetables, and a lot of cheese baked until the cheese melts.¡±


    ¡°Yum! Yum!¡± Luke said while drooling.


    Since Ezekiel reached level 3, he planned to stop hunting animals and would devote a large part of his time learning his letters, earning coins through the items that he could purchase from his system shopping site and selling them to the villagers, and being with his brothers. Once he learned his letters, he would then teach his brothers. Luke was already four years old but the kid was still only saying one to two words if he wanted to say anything. Ezekiel was worried about that so it was now time for all three of them to heal. He wouldn¡¯t completely stop hunting but he planned to do it once a week for now.


    ¡°Now these small packets are called hot sauce. They¡¯re delicious and used to top the pizza but they¡¯re extremely hot and spicy so if you can¡¯t handle something like that, don¡¯t put it in your slice of pizza,¡± Ezekiel said then he showed the packets of hot sauce.


    He then gave one slice of pizza to Robert and one slice to Luke when the pizza wasn¡¯t too hot to handle anymore. He then sprinkled hot sauce on his slice then started eating. Robert and Luke watched him first to check how to eat the pizza then the two boys imitated him, biting on their slices.


    Ezekiel almost choked when he saw his two brothers¡¯ expressions which were the same. Their eyes were closed and it appeared that they had tasted a piece of heaven. He had to admit though that the pizza was the best tasting pizza he had ever eaten and remembered a funny tidbit about Isekai and systems. ¡°Anything the system made is the best in the world¡±.


    After they finished their first slice, the three brothers took another slice but this time, Robert bravely copied his older brother and sprinkled hot sauce on his slice despite several warnings from Ezekiel.


    When Robert started eating his slice of pizza topped with hot sauce, Ezekiel and Luke stared at him since Robert¡¯s face suddenly turned red and sweat appeared on his forehead. It looked like Robert ate poison.


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    Ezekiel knew that Robert must be suffering since it was the first time he tasted something hot but Robert just kept saying that it was delicious and kept eating the pizza slice. After eating a couple of slices of pizza, he stored the food in his space since they were all full and drank the cold water but Robert drank the majority of the 1 liter of the bottle of water.


    Luke was laughing at his brother¡¯s expression but Robert kept insisting that the pizza slice with hot sauce tasted better.


    While they were resting, Ezekiel purchased 5 spells listed in the 3rd-level wizard spell list. The spells were Fly, Galder¡¯s Tower, Glyph of Warding, Major Image, and Phantom Steed.


    Ezekiel was tempted to purchase more but decided to hold off on spending more coins. He would purchase the spells that he wanted once he earned more coins.


    After resting, he refreshed everyone''s Mage Armor then cast Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk. Then he cast the 3<sup>rd</sup> level spell Fly. Ezekiel didn¡¯t fly too high, just around 5 feet but when Robert and Luke saw him flying, they cheered.


    ¡°Brother, you can fly!¡± Robert said excitedly and even Luke kept shouting ¡°Birdy! Birdy!¡±


    The three siblings traveled home with Ezekiel flying at around 5 feet off the ground while the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk followed behind. He had to cast the spell Fly every ten minutes which wasn¡¯t too much of a bother since all his spells were instant cast. For the Tenser¡¯s Floating Disk, he only needed to cast in once every hour. Because of that, they reached their small shack on the village outskirts ahead of the expected time.


    When they arrived in their shack Ezekiel told his brothers that it was now time for them to say goodbye to their small, dilapidated house.


    The three of them stood outside the shack for a while then Ezekiel entered to make sure that the fireplace didn¡¯t contain any embers.


    ¡°Now let¡¯s go and choose the best place where we can conjure our house!¡± Ezekiel said excitedly.


    ¡°I know! I know!¡± Luke suddenly shouted.


    Ezekiel and Robert looked at Luke questioningly then followed the kid when Luke started running. Their youngest brother led to a copse of trees and they saw that the place was perfect. The trees would shade the tower from a casual look and it would make sure that it would be cool in summer and protected from the wind during winter.


    ¡°This place is perfect!¡± Ezekiel said and he praised Luke who laughed loudly.


    Before casting the spell, Ezekiel made sure to imagine that the two-story tower would be made of sturdy stone and that there would only be one window. He also imagined that the window would be blocked by grills for defensive purposes although he knew that he would always cast  Glyphs of Warding surrounding the tower to make sure that their home was secure.


    He also chose a square tower instead of the typical round tower since round towers were usually associated with wizards and he didn¡¯t want to attach any possible bad connotation to their home. He wanted the people who would see their house as just a regular house.


    Ezekiel then chose to follow his plan. The 1<sup>st</sup> floor would be a dining space with a table and chairs, a magical fireplace, a magical oven, a cooking utensil, and a sink that would spew out water that he could use for cooking. At least he didn¡¯t have to think about fuel for the fireplace and water from the sink since they were all made of magical energy. He wondered how it worked but decided not to think too deeply about it since he knew it was going to be a very deep rabbit hole once he started. He would just assume that the fuel and water were made with the ¡°Weave¡±.


    For the 2<sup>nd</sup> floor, he chose for it to be a washroom with a toilet, washtubs, a magical brazier, and sauna benches. The 2<sup>nd</sup> floor was accessible through a simple ladder and hatch.


    When Ezekiel was done choosing, he cast the spell Galder¡¯s Tower and a two-story house made of stone appeared. The door and window were very sturdy.


    The three siblings cheered when they saw their new house appeared then they all ran inside. The 1<sup>st</sup> floor had enough space for the three of them. It was warm and dry and because of the magical fireplace, the whole room was exuding cheerful warmth.


    Robert and Luke sat on the chairs that were on the dining table and on a whim, Ezekiel retrieved the box of pizza and the remaining soda from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and put it on the table. The two boys ran around inspecting every inch of the room. The excitement on their faces was so great that Ezekiel couldn¡¯t help but smile when he looked at his brother¡¯s faces.


    ¡°There¡¯s a ladder!¡± Robert said when he noticed the ladder to the second floor.


    ¡°It¡¯s the ladder to our washroom. Don¡¯t climb up there yet. Let¡¯s go check it out at the same time.¡± Ezekiel said.


    So they all climbed the ladder and saw the washroom. There was a toilet separated by a privacy wall and door and there was an actual bidet. Ezekiel wondered about that. Was it because his imagination included the bidet and as a modern person the system allowed him to include modern parts? He didn¡¯t know but he was thankful regardless.


    The washtub was in another section and it was huge. It could be filled with water through a faucet. There were actually two faucets, one for hot water and one for cold water. The last area was an actual sauna with benches and it had a privacy door as well.


    The three of them kept saying ¡°Wow!¡± since the washroom was truly impressive.

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    TBE Chapter 27


    Ezekiel and his siblings went downstairs after they inspected the washroom thoroughly. He had to explain to his brother what a sauna was and told them that they would try it out next time since it was already so late.


    He also showed them how the faucets on the washtub function, how the shower worked, and how the bidet in the toilet worked.


    Robert kept saying that everything was so magical and that they were now very rich, richer than anybody in the village, which made Ezekiel laugh.


    They went downstairs and Ezekiel taught the boys how to use the faucet in the sink.


    ¡°Where are we going to sleep?¡± Robert asked noticing that there were no beds.


    ¡°I¡¯ll conjure us a bed.¡±


    Ezekiel then went to where the window was and moved the table and chairs a bit. He decided to place the bed as well as a wardrobe where they could store their clothes although they only had two sets of clothes each since he threw away all of their old clothes because they were so old and torn that Ezekiel thought if the three of them wear those clothes they would really look like beggars.


    He spent 5 silver coins to purchase a queen-sized bed with a mattress, pillows, bed sheets and pillowcases then spent another 2 silver coins for the wardrobe which he placed beside the bed. Ezekiel reckoned that a queen-sized bed was enough for the three of them since all of them were small.


    When the things that he purchased appeared, Robert and Luke cheered.


    ¡°Wow our bed looks so nice and soft,¡± Robert said.


    Luke pointed at the bed and the pillows and shouted, ¡°Clouds!¡± which made Ezekiel laugh. The two boys were about to jump on the bed when he stopped them.


    ¡°Wait! You two are dirty! Let¡®s clean up first before we try our new bed,¡± Ezekiel said.


    ¡°I want to try the washtub!¡± Robert shouted and Ezekiel decided that the three of them would use the washtub that night.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat first, then we¡¯ll take a bath and then try out our new bed!¡± Ezekiel said so the three of them polished off the remaining pizza and the soda on the table.


    The three siblings then went upstairs and removed their clothes. Ezekiel cleaned their clothes using the Prestidigitation spell then prepared the water for the tub. Since the three of them were so small and the washtub was so big, once the water temperature was perfect, they all jumped inside the washtub.


    Ezekiel spent 5 copper coins to purchase a bubble bath soap and  3 sponges and soon the three of them were soaking in soapy hot water. He bought each of them a sponge and taught his brothers how to use them and after that, they relaxed in the tub for several more minutes. After that, they used the shower head to rinse themselves of the remaining soap then Ezekiel taught his brothers to brush their teeth.


    It would be more convenient now since there was already a sink in the house both in the washroom and the dining room downstairs.


    After they were done, they wore the clothes that Ezekiel cleaned and mended using the spells Prestidigitation and Mending.


    ¡°Taking a bath is enjoyable but it would be bothersome to do it every day!¡± Robert said.


    ¡°You could just take a shower if you want to wash yourself. Just turn on the shower and after you''re wet, you clean yourself using soap and a sponge then rinse yourself using the shower. Easy right?¡±


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    ¡°Rain!¡± Luke said.


    ¡°Oh and you both need to learn how to brush your teeth at least two times a day,¡± Ezekiel continued.


    That statement made both boys pout.


    ¡°If you do that I¡¯ll give you each a toy at the end of the week but if you miss a day, no toy.¡±


    Both boys ignored him. Ezekiel was guessing that the toys were not a good enough incentive. Well, he would just remind him every day and if needed he could use his Prestidigitation spell to clean the boys¡¯ teeth. If worse comes to worst, he could cure them of cavities or tooth decay using the Healing Elixir spell.


    The three then went downstairs and jumped on the bed.


    ¡°The bed smells so good and it is so soft!¡± Robert said and Luke had a smile on his face.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll dim the lights and then I¡¯ll tell you a story.¡±


    Ezekiel then thought of dimming the lights inside the house and it dimmed automatically. He guessed that the description of the spell was right, he could control the lights inside the tower. He then continued the fairy tale story that he had been telling the kids but this time, both boys were still awake until he finished it.


    Suddenly, Robert said something serious.


    ¡°I wish mother and father were here. They would have loved our new house. Mother would cook us food in the nice kitchen while Father helped her. She would hum her favorite song and we¡¯ll listen to her.¡±


    ¡°Mama, dada,¡± Luke said softly.


    Then Robert sobbed and soon Luke was sobbing as well. The kid kept saying that he missed their Father and Mother.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry that Father and Mother are gone. I¡¯m here and I promise that I¡¯ll never leave you and we will live a wonderful life.¡±


    Ezekiel was baffled when the two boys cried harder. He never had any siblings before and he didn¡¯t have any relationship with any young children so he didn¡¯t know what to do but soon the two boys cried themselves to sleep.


    When the boys were asleep, Ezekiel got up from the bed opened the door, and cast the Alarm Spell in front of their house. Then he cast a Glyph of Warding on the ground under the door and one under the window. The Glyph of Warding would activate a Sleep Spell that he cast at the same time as the Glyph and he chose touch and the alignment ¡°Evil¡± as the trigger so anyone who approached with bad intention would be hit by the Sleep spell.


    At least the Glyph of Warding spell would remain until it was triggered so Ezekiel didn¡¯t need to cast it every night. He then cast Mage Armor on all three of them just in case and prepared all of the spells that he thought might be useful in case of them being attacked.


    Ezekiel of course didn¡¯t forget the most basic, which was to lock the door and the window. He then joined his brothers on the bed and they all slept peacefully.


    The next day, all three siblings woke up at the same time and when Ezekiel opened the window, the sun was already up.


    He prepared breakfast for them which was one of the dishes that he cooked before, glasses of milk that he spelled to taste like strawberry milk, and their vitamins since he knew Luke would ask for the ¡°Magic Pills¡± if he didn¡¯t give them one.


    After breakfast, Robert and Luke wanted to run outside to play in the forest nearby but Ezekiel stopped them and cast Mage Armor on both of them to make sure that they wouldn¡¯t get hurt then he told Robert to return after an hour or two since they would need to go to the market to sell some of the animals they had killed.


    While his two brothers were outside Ezekiel made sure to check the map once in a while to make sure that the boys were staying nearby. He then switched to his system shopping site. He planned to purchase a large cart with wheels that he could use to tow the corpses of animals he hunted. He chose one that cost 50 copper coins and it was a collapsable one so it would save him some space in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab.


    Once all the animals in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab were gone, Ezekiel would then focus on finding non-suspicious items that he could purchase from his system shopping page that he could sell for coins. Right now the only thing that he could think of were fruits and berries since he could give an excuse that he found them in the forest.


    Ezekiel then thought of arts and crafts. Maybe he could purchase cheap wooden arts and crafts and he could sell those in the market and he could give an excuse that he made them.


    He also thought of purchasing and selling fruit wine. He could give an excuse that he made it using the fruits from the forest and that the recipe was taught to him by their dead parents.


    He could also purchase some honey and jam and could give the same excuse. Ezekiel thought of a funny idea which was to open a farmer¡¯s market or its equivalent. Maybe more like a farmer¡¯s stall. It would hold wooden arts and crafts, fruits and berries, honey and jam, fruit wine, and any item that he could think of that could be made from materials from the forest.


    After an hour of planning, Ezekiel called his brothers.


    ¡°We¡¯ll leave now to go to the market. I conjured us a cart with wheels and you can ride it instead of the magic disk to prevent the villagers from seeing my magic.¡±


    Ezekiel retrieved the cart that he purchased and when the boys saw it, they both climbed the cart. When he tried to drag the cart using its handle, it moved easily enough since the wheels were smooth and large enough for the rough road.

 TBE Chapter 28

    TBE Chapter 28


    Ezekiel then thought that maybe he could use the Phantom Steed spell to hitch the cart to it. That was the purpose of him buying the 3<sup>rd</sup> level spell, for traveling. He then swapped the spell to a cantrip slot and cast it but warned his brothers what he was about to do so as not to startle them.


    He was just glad that his system had a rule of being able to put a higher-level spell to a lower-level slot and the corresponding cooldown would reduce since cooldowns were dependent on the slots. The only downside was the 20 percent spell effectivity reduction every level down so if he put a 3<sup>rd</sup> level offensive spell to a cantrip slot, the cooldown would reduce from 4 minutes to 1 minute but the damage would be reduced by a total of 60 percent.


    If a utility spell like the Phantom Steed was put on the lower level slot, its effectivity would be reduced as well like its size and speed.


    Galder¡¯s Tower for example. If Ezekiel put it on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slots, the facilities would be reduced. If he put in on the 1<sup>st</sup> level slots, the floors would be reduced to 1, and if he put it on the cantrip slots, even more facilities and features would disappear. Of course, he could still choose to make the room empty but putting it in a lower slot, it would not be a choice, the spell would just be like that even if you chose to put in the maximum number of the features and facilities of the rooms.


    A blue, translucent, ghostly horse appeared before the siblings and Luke shouted, ¡°Ghost horse!¡±.


    ¡°Is it a ghost horse?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s called a Phantom Steed and I guess you both are right, it¡¯s a ghost horse. With the horse looking like that, I will not be able to use it.¡±


    Ezekiel sighed and canceled the Phantom Steed spell. He then started dragging the cart by its handle while his two brothers were on top of it but he noticed that Robert and Luke seemed to be having a hard time so he spent a copper coin to purchase two small kid¡¯s chairs that his two siblings could use to sit on.


    Before they arrived in the village, Ezekiel asked his brothers to step down from the cart so he could put in the boars there. He stored the two small chairs and placed 2 boars on top of the cart. The three siblings then dragged the cart towards the butcher¡¯s place.


    It was easier this time since not only the three of them were stronger, the cart with its wheels helped them move the 2 boars tremendously easier.


    When they reached the butcher, the burly men took the boars from the cart with help from someone.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you 80 copper coins for the two boars,¡± The butcher said and Ezekiel just nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s a nice-looking cart. Where did you get it?¡± The man who helped the butcher carry the pigs asked.


    ¡°I made it,¡± Ezekiel simply said and just smiled.


    The man looked disbelievingly but Ezekiel didn¡¯t bother with him. It¡¯s not as if the man could accuse him of stealing it since there¡¯s nothing like it in the village.


    The three brothers then walked towards Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. While they were walking, when Ezekiel saw that no one was watching them, he cleaned the cart using his Prestidigitation spell then he retrieved the two small chairs from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab and put them in the cart.


    Robert and Luke climbed the cart immediately and sat on the chairs while he dragged them toward his teacher¡¯s house.


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    When they arrived at Mr. Duvon¡¯s house, he knocked on the door and the old teacher opened it.


    ¡°You¡¯re finally here. I thought you didn¡¯t want to learn anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Sir. I needed to hunt animals in the forest so we could have coins but I already managed to earn enough so I¡¯ll come here every day until I learn to read and write.¡±


    Mr. Duvon let them in and the two younger boys headed to the courtyard immediately bringing the cart with them.


    Ezekiel checked his brothers for a minute and saw they were busy playing with the cart. Mr. Duvon joined him in watching the two younger boys.


    ¡°That cart looked good. I don¡¯t recognize the materials it¡¯s made from though,¡± Mr. Duvon said.


    ¡°I made it from the materials I gathered from the forest. I can make you one as well, Sir and it¡¯ll only cost you 5 silver coins.¡±


    Ezekiel¡¯s teacher laughed and said that he would like one and would give the silver coins once the cart was delivered.


    They then proceeded to go to the living room and start the lesson. After three hours, the lessons were done and the three siblings said goodbye to Mr. Duvon.


    Ezekiel then thought of doing one huge gamble. He would sell one-fourth kilogram of white salt to the spice merchant. He would say to the merchant that it was the last riches that their parents left. Based on the prices of spices, he could probably get as much as 5 gold coins for the salt since he already inspected the spices and their prices, and the salt that he had seen in the market was full of impurities.


    He didn¡¯t know if there were going to be any repercussions with that move but what good it was to have the power if he was going to live his life in terror all the time. Besides one-fourth kilogram was hardly enough to disrupt the market. He immediately purchased the one-fourth kilogram of salt for one copper coin.


    Ezekiel knew that it was excessive, selling something for gold coins that he purchased for 1 copper coins but it had always been that way. Salt and spices had always been worth their weight in gold during the old times based on the stories that he had read.


    He immediately purchased the salt and let it remain in its plastic bag since the plastic bag¡¯s labels were in English and they were tiny. If they wondered what material was the plastic made from and what the writings were, he would just say that the salt was given to him like that by their mother who was a foreigner.


    There were many customers inside the spice store but when the merchant saw him, the man greeted him. Ezekiel left his brothers outside on top of the cart.


    ¡°Boy! Are you here to purchase spices for your meat? I heard that you hunted a lot of boars,¡± The man said.


    ¡°My name is Zeke and I¡¯m not here to purchase anything. Can we talk at the back?¡±


    The spice seller looked at him curiously and then invited him inside. Another person was looking after the store so the merchant didn¡¯t mind inviting Ezekiel in the back.


    ¡°So what can I do for you, Zeke? Right, ¡°Zeke¡±?¡±


    ¡°Yes, my name is Zeke. My mother left us a treasure. It¡¯s the whitest and purest salt in the world.¡±


    Ezekiel then showed the bag of salt to the man.


    ¡°What kind of bag is that?¡± The man asked when he saw the salt inside the small bag of plastic.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know but my mother said that you just need to cut the bag if you want to get at the salt.¡±


    The spice merchant took a knife from somewhere and with Ezekiel¡¯s permission, cut the corner of the plastic bag. The merchant then used his knife to take a pinch of salt from the bag and after looking at it carefully for a few seconds, he then tasted the salt.


    The man gasped and with Ezekiel¡¯s permission, took another pinch of salt from the bag and tasted it again.


    ¡°You are correct Zeke, It¡¯s the finest and purest salt I have tasted in my life. Your mother was right in treating that small bag as a treasure. So how much are you selling that for?¡±


    ¡°10 gold coins!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too much! I can only pay you 2 gold coins!¡± The man yelled.


    ¡°That¡¯s the only treasure my mother left me that is left since I have sold all of them to feed my starving brothers. As you can see we¡¯re very thin! We looked like we came from a war-torn country forgotten by people. Do you not pity us! Other villages would take care of the orphans of their citizens but we were left to die. We¡¯re so hungry!¡± Ezekiel put on the waterworks as well and acted like his life depended on it.


    The spice merchant gaped at him.


    ¡°Fine! Fine! I¡¯ll pay you 10 gold coins!¡± The merchant grumbled.


    The spice seller went somewhere and returned with a purse with ten gold coins. The moment he handed the purse to Ezekiel, he stopped crying and smiled at the merchant.


    The merchant gaped at him but instead of getting angry at being played at, the man laughed heartily while taking the bag of salt carefully.


    ¡°You¡¯re very good Zeke! I know now that your family will succeed,¡± The spice seller said while shaking his head.


    The three siblings then went to the park after they left the spice store. Ezekiel was happy since his total number of coins climbed to 12 gold, 19 silver, and 10 copper coins.

 TBE Chapter 29

    TBE Chapter 29


    At the village park, Ezekiel was thinking of what food he could order from his system shopping site to celebrate earning a whopping 10 gold coins from the spice merchant. He went to the section where fast food was located and saw one of his favorite sandwiches which was a foot-long roast beef sandwich so he decided to purchase it.


    He then purchased a liter of cold water. He planned to use the Prestidigitation spell to make it taste like fruit juice.


    When he brought out the already cut-up roast beef sandwich, Robert and Luke were looking at the sandwiches with wide eyes.


    ¡°What is that!¡± Robert asked the familiar question.


    Ezekiel knew that he would hear that question from Robert a lot since he would be bringing out unfamiliar food a lot.


    ¡°It¡¯s a roast beef sandwich. It¡¯s meat and vegetables stuffed inside bread.¡±


    There were six sandwiches on the table since the foot-long roast beef sandwich was cut up into six pieces.


    He then retrieved the water and cast Prestidigitation on it to taste like fruit juice poured them into the plastic glasses that he purchased before and hand put them on the park table.


    While the three siblings were eating their sandwiches, three boys arrived in the park. It was actually the three youths who stopped and tried to bully them before. According to Mr. Duvon, the kids were young, just around 10 to 11 years old, basically just a few years older than Robert.


    ¡°Boy, what are you eating,¡± The lead boy asked. He was the one who got punished when his friends ratted him out about him bullying Ezekiel and his two brothers.


    He was surprised that they were still together.


    ¡°It¡¯s a roast beef sandwich. It¡¯s roasted meat and vegetables stuffed inside bread. It¡¯s really delicious!¡± Ezekiel was surprised when Robert answered.


    He was just glad that his younger brothers didn¡¯t seem to be afraid of the other kids.


    ¡°You want one? We have an extra three sandwiches here. We also have fruit juice but we don¡¯t have extra glasses,¡± Ezekiel offered which surprised the boys.


    After a few seconds of deliberating, Ezekiel could see the desire in the boys¡¯ eyes so he offered again. The three boys took the sandwiches from the table and began eating them.


    The moment the three boys bit into the sandwich, much like Robert and Luke, their eyes went wide, and began exclaiming that the sandwich was delicious. The three previous bullies were eating too fast that Ezekiel was afraid they were going to choke so he offered the water bottle to them and they all drank from the bottle.


    The look of appreciation on their face when they tasted the water, which was spelled to taste like fruit juice, made Ezekiel a bit proud of how powerful his magic was.


    The three boys ate so fast that they were finished with the sandwiches even though Ezekiel and his two brothers were not yet halfway done with theirs.


    The three boys thanked them with blushing faces then they all ran away which only made Ezekiel smile.


    Robert and Luke stared at the three boys who ran and went back to eating their sandwiches. After lunch, Ezekiel checked the time and it was only around two in the afternoon so he decided to roam around the village market.


    The village was really large and he wondered why it was called a village and not a town. He decided he would ask Mr. Duvon the next day.


    They arrived at the section where horses and donkeys were being sold. Ezekiel was surprised at how costly the horses were when he listened in to a merchant who was buying a horse. He then looked at the horses in the corral.


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    Ezekiel noticed a donkey that was being led away by one of the horse traders. The donkey was limping and looked like it was heavily injured.


    ¡°Sir, where are you bringing that donkey?¡± Ezekiel asked the young man who was leading the donkey away.


    ¡°We¡¯re going to slaughter it. It was injured by a wolf during the travel from an inland village to the city. The caravan that was bringing the horses and donkeys left it here. I was just surprised that the wolves attacked the caravan since it was heavily guarded. All the wolves were killed as expected. The donkey shouldn¡¯t last long, at most three days, before it dies. Such a pity.¡±


    ¡°Can I buy it from you for 2 silver coins?¡± Ezekiel asked.


    ¡°What do you need it for? The donkey can¡¯t be eaten!¡± The young horse trader said.


    ¡°I managed to get some herbs from the forest that could maybe cure it. Since you¡¯re just going to kill it, you can just sell it to me then.¡±


    ¡°I know you! You¡¯re that orphan who has been killing a lot of ferocious animals in the forest near here! Wait I¡¯ll go ask boss.¡±


    After a few minutes, the young horse trader returned.


    ¡°The boss said that you can purchase it for 2 silver coins as long as you are aware that the donkey would die soon and confirmed that you¡¯re not being cheated,¡± The young man said.


    Ezekiel simply handed 2 silver coins to the young horse trader and led the limping donkey away. On the way back to their house on the outskirts, Robert asked him why they purchased the limping donkey.


    ¡°He¡¯ll be our donkey from now on. Remember I have magic? I can cure him. We¡¯ll need a horse or a donkey to hitch the cart I¡¯m planning to purchase.¡±


    Even though the donkey was limping, the animal was following obediently. Ezekiel was a bit worried about the animal once it was cured since he had read that donkeys were stubborn animals. He then just shrugged and thought that he would deal with it when that situation happened.


    Soon, he had to stop walking since the donkey looked exhausted and it was swaying. It looked like it was about to fall so Ezekiel cast Healing Elixir and poured the contents of the vial into an apple he retrieved from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space then he fed the apple to the donkey who munched it excitedly.


    The two boys jumped from the cart where they were riding and looked at the donkey that was eating the apple.


    After a few seconds, the donkey honked, and looked like a burst of energy was injected into the animal. Obviously, it was cured but based on the wound on its leg, it wasn¡¯t fully healed yet so he cast the Healing Elixir spell again, poured it into a second apple, and fed it to the donkey.


    This time all the wounds in the donkey¡¯s body disappeared. The donkey became extremely affectionate and kept bumping its head on Ezekiel as if it were thanking him for curing it.


    ¡°The donkey is fully cured. We should name it. What name do you want the donkey to have?¡± Ezekiel asked his brothers.


    ¡°Is it a boy donkey?¡± Robert asked and he nodded.


    ¡°We should name him Prince Charming!¡±


    Ezekiel laughed when he heard what Robert had said. The fairy tale that he had been telling the kids for the past few nights was Cinderella.


    They continued walking toward their home and this time, Ezekiel didn¡¯t need to lead the donkey. It was following them obediently.


    When they arrived home, Ezekiel tied the donkey to a tree near the front of their house. He planned to research the internet on how to take care of a donkey.


    When they returned home, he immediately cast Galder¡¯s Tower to renew the spell to make sure that it wouldn¡¯t disappear while they were sleeping. There was an indicator in his system browser about an active spell but he couldn¡¯t be looking at his system browser all the time so he planned to cast the spell once in the morning, and once in the evening to make sure that the house would be in existence all the time.


    The two boys ran upstairs to play in the washroom. Robert shouted that he wanted to swim in the washtub and Ezekiel just told them to take care. At least the washtub was safer than the river.


    While the kids were playing upstairs, Ezekiel read up on how to take care of the donkey. At least he could purchase its food from the system shopping site but there was so much advice that he was getting confused.


    He decided that he would feed the donkey tonight with hay that he would purchase from the system shopping site then he would go back to the horse trader the next day to get his advice on how to take care of the donkey.


    Ezekiel bought some hay from his system shopping site for a copper coin, went outside, and began feeding it to the donkey. The donkey munched on the hay enthusiastically. Now regarding water, he didn¡¯t know how much water it should drink so he decided to get water from the water barrel in their old shack since he could not get water from the tower. Anything from the inside would disappear once he stepped outside and it included water.


    When he returned from their old shack, Ezekiel retried the bucket with water from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space and placed it beside the donkey. The donkey began drinking the water.


    Soon the donkey was done eating and drinking so he placed the bucket back into his inventory after cleaning it with Prestidigitation.


    Suddenly, the donkey began defecating and there was so much feces that came out of the animal that he was shocked.  Ezekiel was truly glad of his Prestidigitation spell since one cast of the spell that was placed in eleven slots cleaned the place up in seconds.


    He decided to clean the donkey as well and the donkey¡¯s hair became clean and glossy.

 TBE Chapter 30

    TBE Chapter 30


    Ezekiel returned inside the house but noticed that Robbert and Luke were still upstairs so he went up to check on them.


    He saw that Robert was using the bidet to spray water all over the toilet.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Ezekiel asked and he almost laughed out loud when the two boys jumped in surprise.


    ¡°Luke pooped but he messed up and now there¡¯s poop everywhere,¡± Robert said and Luke looked guilty.


    Ezekiel then laughed and told the boys to clean themselves and that he would handle the toilet. The two boys jumped back into the tub and showered.


    With one cast of the Prestidigitation spell using all the eleven spell slots, the toilet became clean. He then cleaned the boys¡¯ clothes and mended any torn parts using Prestidigitation and the Mending spell. Ezekiel then thought that with the two spells, the three of them could live off of one set of clothes for a very long time. They haven¡¯t even used the second set of clothes that he purchased which was stored in the wardrobe downstairs.


    After playing with the water, the two boys went downstairs and ran outside to play. They began bothering Prince Charming who was good-natured enough to allow the two kids to play with him.


    In the meantime, Ezekiel decided to take a bath as well since he was already in the washroom and while he was soaking in hot water, he thought about the things that he could purchase. He decided the purchase backpacks for the two kids. He chose the color brown so it would look like leather from a distance and would not be questioned by the village onlookers. He then purchased some coloring books, crayons, pencils, erasers, a pencil case, notebooks, cotton shirts, pants, socks, and underwear that were packed inside a zip lock, a plastic water bottle, and one small teddy bear for each bag. All of the things that he purchased cost him 20 copper coins but he couldn¡¯t wait to show his brother the backpacks that he purchased for them.


    The internet said that he should add snacks but he decided to do it at a later time. He did purchase a box of snacks for 5 copper coins and would retrieve it only when they were about to leave the house so it would remain fresh.


    After taking a bath, Ezekiel dressed and went downstairs. The sun was setting so he called his brother but he was flabbergasted at how dirty they were.


    They did run around in a forest so it¡¯s expected so he simply cleaned them and their clothes using the Prestidigitation spell. If his spells level up due to use, that spell would be his most powerful by then.


    Ezekiel then served one of the dishes that he cooked before for dinner and cold water. After dinner, he cast the Alarm spell in front of the house and locked the door and window. Then the three of them went to bed.


    ¡°I have a surprise for the both of you,¡± Ezekiel told Robert and Luke.


    Robert and Luke waited expectantly and Ezekiel showed the backpacks that he retrieved from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space.


    ¡°It¡¯s a backpack filled with things!¡±


    Ezekiel then showed them how to wear the backpacks on their back which the boys did. After that, he taught them how to use the zipper to open and close their new bags. Then the two boys explored the contents of the bag while he explained each of the items inside.


    He showed them how to put the pencils and erasers inside the pencil case, he showed them each of the coloring books and that they could color the characters inside using the crayons, he showed them the notebook that they could use the pencil to write or draw on, showed them the zip lock bag containing an emergency shirt, pants, socks, and underwear, the small water bottle and finally the teddy bear.


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    Luke hugged the teddy bear and said ¡°Mine!¡± while Robert looked at each of his things carefully. Ezekiel then told the boys that it was time to sleep and was surprised to see that both boys put their things inside their backpacks carefully then they both hugged their bags.


    Ezekiel then told the boys that he could put the backpacks on the table but Robert and Luke hugged their bags. Robert said that he wanted to sleep with it and Luke looked like he wanted to do the same thing so he just let them be.


    Both Robert and Luke were hugging their teddy bears while their bag was above their heads. Ezekiel then tucked them in and began telling them a new fairy tale story since he completed the first one but after a few minutes, both boys were asleep. Ezekiel was delighted to see that Robert and Luke were sleeping with smiles on their faces and soon he was asleep as well.


    The next day, the three siblings woke up at the same time and when Ezekiel checked the time in his system browser, it was six in the morning.


    ¡°What are we going to do today, brother?¡± Robert asked while the kid was stretching.


    ¡°I still need to go to Mr. Duvon to learn. We¡¯ll be bringing Prince Charming with us and pass by the horse trader section. I need to know more about how to take care of our donkey.¡±


    They ate one of the breakfast meals that Ezekiel cooked before then all three of them drank a glass of milk spelled to taste like chocolate milk and also drank their vitamins since Luke clamored that Ezekiel forgot about the ¡°magic pills¡±. He praised Luke again for reminding them about the vitamins which for some reason made Robert pout.


    Ezekiel cleaned themselves and their clothes by using Prestidigitation then they went outside. Robert and Luke wore their new backpacks on their backs.


    He didn¡¯t forget to cast Galder¡¯s Tower to make sure that their house would remain and not disappear then he purchased a heavy lock for 5 copper coins and locked the tower¡¯s door.


    He then looked at his system shopping site and looked for a cart that he could hitch on Prince Charming. He found them listed for 5 silver coins and above. He purchased the simplest one. It had 4 wheels and a seat for the driver.


    When the cart appeared before them, Robert and Luke clapped their hands and cheered. Following the video tutorial guide from the most famous video streaming website on Earth, Ezekiel hitched the cart to Prince Charming who was behaving obediently.


    Ezekiel then wondered if he should feed and water the donkey. The small cart that he purchased before remained in his inventory and he planned to sell it to Mr. Duvon.


    Since he was thinking that the Donkey looked hungry he decided to feed Prince Charming the hay that he purchased from his system shopping site. The one that he purchased for 1 copper coin was supposed to feed the donkey three times. He then retrieved the bucket, filled it with water from one of the plastic gallons, and placed it beside the donkey.


    Prince Charming ate and drank the things Ezekiel gave him but then after a few minutes, the donkey defecated which made Robert and Luke laugh. He cleaned everything by using the Prestidigitation spell including Prince Charming. Then they all climbed into the driver''s seat.


    Ezekiel then followed the guide on how to drive a horse cart or carriage from the famous video streaming site on Earth and soon Prince Charming was walking slowly on the road headed to the market pulling the cart behind him.


    He was getting the hang of driving Prince Charming and soon he was enjoying the travel. Robert and Luke wanted to try driving the cart so he let them hold the reigns for a while and when they got bored, they gave the reigns back to him.


    When they were about to reach the village market, Ezekiel put the two cougars and one boar from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space into their cart and continued.


    While they were driving the cart, a lot of villagers were looking at them and Robert and Luke sat proudly in the cart¡¯s driver seat as if they were showing off their new car.


    Ezekiel saw the three boys who tried to bully them before looking envious at the cart and he wondered why. It was just a cart being pulled by a donkey.


    They pulled over when they reached the butcher¡¯s.


    ¡°I heard that you purchased a dying donkey from the horse trader. That donkey doesn¡¯t look like it¡¯s dying to me,¡± The burly butcher said while examining the donkey.


    ¡°I cured it using the herbs I¡¯ve gotten from the forest. How much are you paying for my boar and two cougars?¡±


    The butcher rolled his eyes at him when the man heard that he cured the donkey with a few ¡°herbs¡±.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pay you a silver coin for the lot.¡±


    Ezekiel nodded and the butcher and his man retrieved the boar and the two cats from the cart. The butcher then gave him a silver coin. He thanked the butcher and then drove their new cart toward Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. While they were on the way, he surreptitiously cleaned the cart using his Prestidigitation spell then put the small cart that he purchased before inside the cart.


    When they arrived at his teacher¡¯s house, the three of them climbed down. Ezekiel tied Prince Charming in a nearby tree and then knocked on Mr. Duvon¡¯s door.

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    TBE Chapter 31


    Robert and Luke ran past the old teacher towards the courtyard and sat on the table there. Ezekiel and Mr. Duvon followed them to check what they planned to do. The two boys took their backpacks from their backs, put them on the table, and then began putting the things inside on the table.


    Luke hugged the teddy bear first then opened the coloring book. Robert did the same thing, which was to open one of his coloring books as well. When Mr. Duvon saw the books from the inside of the house, the old man immediately went to the courtyard and borrowed one of their coloring books. Robert hugged his coloring book first and then gave the book to the old man which made Ezekiel smile and the kid just chose to continue with a second coloring book.


    Mr. Duvon examined the book and saw the cartoon images and the foreign words on the coloring books.


    ¡°What language is this?¡± The old teacher asked.


    Ezekiel shrugged saying that he didn¡¯t know. He told the old man that they found the books deep inside a chest that was buried within their parent¡¯s belongings.


    ¡°Are you saying that those things that your brothers are using were also among the things that your parents left you even though they all looked new?¡± Mr. Duvon asked while smiling and then the old man just shook his head not waiting for Ezekiel to answer.


    Mr. Duvon gave the coloring book back to Robert but the two kids were already busy coloring the cartoon characters inside the books using their crayons. Ezekiel was impressed that he didn¡¯t have to teach the two boys what they needed to do to start coloring, they just did it.


    ¡°Mr. Duvon, I brought the collapsible cart. Let me get it for you.¡±


    Ezekiel then ran towards their cart and retrieved the collapsable cart that he placed there. He then showed the old teacher how to set up the collapsable cart.


    The old man kept saying ¡°Such an ingenious design!¡± while he showed how to collapse and build the cart to Mr. Duvon. After that, he gave the cart to the old man and Mr. Duvon tested the cart by pushing and pulling it. The old man said that he was impressed by how smooth the wheels were and he didn¡¯t even recognize the materials that were used for the cart.


    Mr. Duvon gave Ezekiel 3 silver coins for the cart then they headed to the living room to start the lessons.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard that you purchased a severely injured donkey from the horse trader. Your donkey doesn¡¯t look injured though,¡± The old man suddenly said.


    ¡°How fast does news travel and why does it feel like people are watching my every move!¡± Ezekiel sighed exasperatedly.


    ¡°It¡¯s because you¡¯re an anomaly. People were actually expecting you and your brothers to die but here you are earning a lot of coins. You three are also beginning to look healthy and your brother was outspoken about how magical you are and some are silly enough to begin to believe him. I could believe your brother. You keep doing things that are not normal. The potion that you sold me alone is already a confirmed magical item.¡±


    Ezekiel knew that it was a good time to ask his teacher about what kind of world this new world that he was living in now.


    ¡°Can you tell me more about that, Sir Duvon? Are there such things as wizards or witches and magical creatures like dragons, goblins, and fairies?¡±


    ¡°Some said that far in the west, the countries there are rampant with magic but everyone has been telling that for centuries and we never had proof. I did see a woman who called herself a witch when I was younger who cured a wound in seconds, much like what your magic potion did. Regarding magical creatures like dragons and fairies, again, rumors said that they¡¯re in the West but here in our country, we¡¯ve never seen anything like that.¡±


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    Ezekiel did see after a few days of roaming the forest that there were no signs of any magical creatures.


    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that magic is almost non-existent here in our country? What will the local people do if they encounter an actual wizard with magic like someone casting spells to fly.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that would be wonderful! But as you know people are people. They will condemn those who are different than themselves probably because they thought themselves better than anyone else or because of jealousy. For example, your mother. Some considered her a witch because of her odd behavior but honestly, I thought that her odd behavior was just some sort of mental issue either brought on by an old injury or some sort of mental trauma or maybe she¡¯s just that way ever since she was a child. She¡¯s hardly a singular case. A lot of womenfolk here were just jealous because she was an incredibly beautiful woman and a lot of the the villagers were smitten with her even though your father and mother were clearly devoted to each other. The only magical thing that your mother had done was for some reason, animals behaved well when she was around and she¡¯s an incredible hunter. Much like you are now.¡±


    ¡°Will the villagers condemn me for the way I am right now like, I don¡¯t know, capture me to burn me as a witch or something?¡±


    Mr. Duvon laughed heartily.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that since our village still follows the law even though we¡¯re a bit far from the capital. If people really accused you of being a wizard, the best thing that they would do is shun you, at least publicly, but some will come to you at night to buy stupid things like love potions or maybe ask you to curse their enemies or something like that.¡±


    Ezekiel was a little familiar with what Mr. Duvon had said since he had read and seen the same situation and setting in some novels and movies. What intrigued him was the country that he was living in right now was a low-magic world. There was still magic since Mr. Devon did encounter a witch who can heal a wound rapidly but since his teacher was old, if there were any incredible magic in this place, Mr. Duvon should have at least seen some of them.


    Regarding the supposedly magical West, that place was very far from where he was right now. The best thing that Ezekiel could do was to live his life well until he was old enough to do things. Ezekiel being so young was a great obstacle because it limited what he could do. If he were of age, it wouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to become a traveling merchant, for example.


    With him being young and small, if Ezekiel showed any signs of wealth, there was a good chance that bandits would target him and his brothers while they were on the road or even in their home since he looked so weak. Even though he had the power to kill those bandits, it would be a bothersome thing to do all the time. But if he were old enough and showed enough strength, at least physically, those instances would lessen to a large degree.


    Ezekiel was almost surprised that he and his brother hadn¡¯t been targeted before because even though the villagers were warned not to touch them, there were low lives in every place who wouldn¡¯t care about any prohibition as long as they could get coins to feed their alcoholism, drug, sex, or gambling addiction.


    Granted that he had been earning coins for just a few days so more than likely those types of low lives were still waiting until he earned enough coins before they actually attacked him, that¡¯s why was always preparing his spells to be ready for any sort of engagement, especially at night.


    After their discussion, the lessons began. Mr. Duvon praised him after three hours since the old teacher said that he learned really quickly. The old teacher assured him that in a month at most, he should be able to read and write without any problems.


    ¡°Sir, I saw you have plenty of books. Once I¡¯ve mastered reading and writing, can I borrow them from you?¡±


    ¡°Sure, that¡¯s no problem.¡±


    After their lessons, Ezekiel saw Mr. Duvon bring the cart that the old man purchased from him to the table and began studying the contraptions that allowed the cart to become a collapsable device. He could hear the old tutor saying, ¡°It¡¯s ingenious, truly innovative!¡±


    When Ezekiel went to get his brother, he saw Robert and Luke copying some of the cartoon characters from the coloring book to their notebook using their pencil and began coloring them. Again, he was impressed that they had discovered the function of the eraser.


    Once he mastered reading and writing, Ezekiel would begin teaching his brothers to read and write as well. He told his brothers that it was time for them to leave so the two of them carefully arranged their things and put them inside their backpacks.


    Ezekiel then remembered his plan of going into the horse trader to learn how to take care of Prince Charming so after he gathered his brothers, They rode their cart pulled by the donkey and they went there and looked for the young man whom he purchased the donkey from.

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    TBE Chapter 32


    Ezekiel and his brothers were driving the cart that was being pulled by Prince Charming when they arrived in the section of the village where the Horse Traders were temporarily staying. When they arrived there, the young horse trader who sold them the donkey saw them and Ezekiel saw the young man running towards him.


    ¡°Oh, my divines! Is that the donkey that I sold you? He looked young and healthy!¡± The young horse trader exclaimed.


    ¡°Well, I did tell you that I found some extraordinary herbs that are useful for curing donkeys,¡± Ezekiel lied through his teeth.


    ¡°Do you have more of those herbs?¡±


    ¡°Sorry, all of them are gone. I came here to ask you how to take care of the donkey since I¡¯m truly inexperienced when it comes to something like that,¡± Ezekiel handed the young man a copper coin as a tip.


    The horse trader smiled when he received the coin and gave a very lengthy description of how to take care of the donkey. Ezekiel learned a lot and thought that the knowledge that he received was well worth the copper coin that he spent. After several more minutes of discussion which Ezekiel knew was taking the young man from his actual job, they left the horse market but gave the young man another copper coin.


    Ezekiel and his brothers then went to the park to eat lunch. He served them the food that he cooked before together with cold water then they proceeded to go home. They stopped in the well and filled the 3 plastic gallons with water since that would be the donkey¡¯s drinking water but suddenly he thought of an idea and stopped to do a quick research on the internet about Galder¡¯s Tower.


    Based on the DND experts¡¯ discussions about the spell, Ezekiel should be able to cast Galder¡¯s Tower multiple times since it was not a concentration spell. That meant that he didn¡¯t have to stick with a two-story tower but create multiple single-floor Galder¡¯s Tower.


    Honestly, the Galder¡¯s Tower was so small that putting in a bed inside the dining room was a bit cramped even though the three of them were so tiny. If Ezekiel were allowed to create multiple Galder¡¯s Tower, he could create one for a bedroom, one for the dining room, and one for the washroom, and all of them would be beside each other.


    Ezekiel then thought that he could even create a fourth one for Prince Charming. He could set it up as a washroom but removed everything inside except the washtub that the donkey could use to drink water.


    If Ezekiel were going to do something like that, he would need to dispel his current Galder¡¯s Tower so he decided to purchase the spell Dispel Magic for 20 silver coins. His total coins left were 11 Gold 75 Silver and 70 plus Copper Coins.


    When they reached their home, Ezekiel told his brothers that he would remake their house, and Robert and Luke just waited beside Prince Charming. He then cast Dispel Magic onto their Galder¡¯s Tower and the tower disappeared. The bed and wardrobe that he purchased from his system site remained so he immediately stored them in his inventory.


    Ezekiel then put the Galder¡¯s Tower on the 2<sup>nd</sup> level slots to reduce the number of floors to one. Then he cast it twice. Before casting the spell, he already searched the internet for the best design that DnD players made so he imagined those while casting the spell.


    The first two towers that he conjured were going to be the bedroom and the dining room complete with all the furnishing that comes with the spell and they would be in the center of the copse of trees. After three minutes, he then conjured the washroom which would be to the left of the bedroom, and the second washroom which would only contain a tub since the room would only function as Prince Charming¡¯s stable would be to the right of the dining room.


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    Now there were four tiny square houses built side by side. Ezekiel had to admit that the Galder¡¯s Tower spell was truly a magnificent spell and the four tiny square houses looked really cute.


    Robert and Luke cheered then ran towards the houses to inspect them one by one. Ezekiel then led Prince Charming to the last house after parking the cart just outside the tower turned stable and was glad that the door was big enough for the donkey to fit. He tied the donkey inside and whispered to Prince Charming that this was now his home. The donkey honked and he imagined that Prince Charming was thanking him. He then fed the Donkey the feed that he bought and left the animal there. He knew that the house would be filled with Prince Charming¡¯s feces soon but it was easy enough for him to clean it using his spell so he didn¡¯t mind.


    Ezekiel then thought that he would sell the bed and wardrobe that he purchased from the system shopping site in the village market since they did cost him coins to purchase them.


    He saw Robert and Luke enter Prince Charming¡¯s stable.


    ¡°Wow, Prince Charming has his own house!¡± Robert said while Luke started bothering the donkey.


    ¡°So what do you think of our house''s new arrangement?¡± Ezekiel asked his brother.


    ¡°It¡¯s better! The bedroom and the kitchen are now separated and we didn¡¯t have to climb stairs to poop!¡± Robert said, which made him laugh.


    Ezekiel then exited the stable and left his brothers playing with Prince Charming. He went to the dining room and placed all the items that he purchased for the kitchen like the stove, pots, pans, knives, dishes, spoon, and forks. The food remained in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space though to keep it fresh.


    Then he went to the washroom and placed all the items for bathing that he purchased like soaps, shampoos, washcloths, toothpaste, and toothbrushes.


    After that, he went and sat on the chair in the dining room to check the list of spells again to see if he could find anything useful there that he might need to purchase. He then remembered that when he cast his Dispel Magic, the Glyph of Warding was dispelled so he went outside and cast them in front of every house. He thought of which spell to pair with the glyph but still decided to choose the Sleep Spell. An illusion spell like the 3<sup>rd</sup> level spell Major Image would have driven any person with nefarious intentions away but that could cause rumors that would probably bring attention to them and right now, Ezekiel didn¡¯t want that.


    He went back to reviewing the list of spells and he found one that was useful a 2<sup>nd</sup> level spell called Arcane Lock. That meant that he could go ahead and dispose of the lock and key that he purchased and just use the spell. The doors and windows that he cast the spell into could only be opened by designated people, in his case, he and his two brothers.


    He immediately spent 5 silver coins to purchase the spell and cast the spells on all the windows and doors. He had to wait for the 3 minutes for the cooldown to be over before he could cast the spell again but it didn¡¯t take him too much time to cast the spell on all the doors and windows.


    Soon the sun had set and Ezekiel made sure that Prince Charming was taken care of by making sure that the animal was fed and watered and his house cleaned.


    Then he went to the dining room and saw the two boys there coloring their coloring books with crayons. Ezekiel then told the boys to clean up their things since it was time for them to eat. After that, he served them one of the dishes that he previously cooked, and water spelled to taste like soda.


    After dinner, they all went to the washroom to take a bath. Ezekiel didn¡¯t forget to clean their clothes using the Prestidigitation spell then they went to the bedroom and prepared themselves to sleep.


    ¡°Our houses are so beautiful,¡± Robert said sleepily while hugging his teddy bear.


    Luke was sleepy as well and was hugging his teddy bear so Ezekiel began telling them a fairy tale story but after a few minutes, his brothers were asleep.


    Ezekiel didn¡¯t forget to cast Alarm in front of their houses to make sure that no one would surprise him while they were sleeping. He also cast Mage Armor on each of them for safety reasons.


    After that, he lay down beside his brothers and made a plan for what he would do during the next few days. The first ones were to sell the bed and wardrobe that he purchased from his system shopping site, and then sell the two remaining boars and 7 wolves that were still in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space.


    Once Ezekiel cleared his inventory, he would then begin the process of finding things that he could sell to the villagers that would rouse any huge suspicion and soon he was asleep.

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    TBE Chapter 33


    The next day, Ezekiel woke up before his brothers so he went to the next to next house which was the dining room slash kitchen. He thought about cooking but honestly, as long as he earned enough coins, the food available in his system shopping site was enough for them since they were not that costly and there were healthy options available.


    The section for food was overwhelming. The cooked food alone came from different restaurant franchises which meant that although his system shopping site looked like the famous shopping site from where he came from on Earth, the one that starts with the letter ¡°A¡±, it was infinitely more powerful.


    Ezekiel experimented on searching for a portion of healthy cooked food in his search bar on the first page and when he saw the results, he typed the name of the meal in the shopping site, and there they were. They could be purchased and the cooked meal would appear on his 4<sup>th</sup> Space Tab.


    One good example was when he searched for healthy recipes, a list of healthy meals appeared on the Food Network website, one of them that tickled his fancy was the Pan-seared Salmon with Kale and Apple Salad and when he went to his system shopping site, and typed ¡°Food Network Pan-seared Salmon with Kale and Apple Salad¡±, there it was and could be purchased for 3 copper coins.


    That meant that if he and his brothers wanted to eat something like that, he just needed to spend a total of 9 copper coins. Based on his other search, a typical meal for the three of them would roughly cost him 10 to 15 copper coins per meal.


    With the amount of coins that Ezekiel had, it still wasn¡¯t sustainable so he decided that it would still be best for him to buy ingredients and cook the food. A pity since if he didn¡¯t need to cook, he could replace the dining room house with a study house so they could use it to study and when it was time for him to teach his brothers their letters, they could use the study room as well.


    For now, it wasn¡¯t a big deal for him to cook so he would just stick to cooking first until they had the financial freedom to just order food directly from his system shopping site. He prepared breakfast for his brothers and himself with one of the dishes that he cooked before, which was bacon, eggs, and pancakes then milk spelled to taste like strawberry milk and their daily vitamins.


    Soon, Robert and Luke woke up and Ezekiel assumed that both boys followed their noses since they barged into the dining room. When they saw him waiting for them with the food on the table already prepared, they thanked their brother and they all began to eat.


    After their meal, the three brothers went to the washroom to take a shower. Since they were all so small, the washtub was big enough for the three of them to shower and while they did so, Ezekiel cleaned their clothes as well using his Prestidigitation spell. He also made sure to ask his brothers to brush their teeth so the three of them would get used to doing so regularly.


    After bathing, Robert and Luke went to the bedroom house to get their backpacks while Ezekiel went to the house that was used as a stable for Prince Charming. As expected, the house stinks since it was full of shit by the donkey but with a cast of his Prestidigitation spell that was slotted to all 11 slots, the whole house and Prince Charming became thoroughly clean.


    It was eight in the morning when they went out to go to the village market. Before they left, Ezekiel made sure to prepare the spells that he might need on the way.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to lock our houses?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°They¡¯re magically locked and the only ones who can enter them are us,¡± Ezekiel answered.


    While they were driving Prince Charming, they were moving slowly enough that he allowed Robert to drive the cart. While they were moving, Ezekiel noticed something important in the first tab of his system browser where the character panel was located. Their date of birth was stated there and it said that Luke¡¯s birthday was going to be in two days. Robert¡¯s was going to be after three months and his birthday was going to be in five months, which was exactly the same as the original body¡¯s birthday on Earth.


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    The dates on the character were stated in Earth¡¯s time and he wondered if it would change once Ezekiel learned the history of this world. Once he mastered reading and writing, he would devour all the books in Mr. Duvon¡¯s small library.


    When they got near the village, Ezekiel checked their location and when he saw that there was no one watching them, he immediately retrieved the seven wolf corpses and put them in the cart then they headed directly to the butcher.


    ¡°Oh, more wolves?¡± The butcher asked when he saw what Ezekiel brought.


    ¡°Yes. They all foolishly entered the trap I set up deep inside the forest,¡± Ezekiel said but the butcher just rolled his eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you 3 silver coins for all of them,¡± The butcher said and Ezekiel just nodded.


    After the butcher took the corpses of the wolves from the cart with the help of his men, Ezekiel and his brothers headed to the part of the market where the furniture was being sold. He surreptitiously cleaned the cart using his Prestidigitation spell then when he checked that no one was watching when they passed by an alley, he retrieved the bed with mattress, bedsheets, blankets, pillows with pillowcases, and wardrobe that he purchased from his system shopping site and put them on the cart.


    Ezekiel was thankful that the cart was big enough for those things and when they reached the part of the market where the furniture was being sold, he headed directly to the nearest one. The furniture seller happily bought the bed and wardrobe from him for 8 silver coins. He didn¡¯t earn much from them but it was better than just disposing them through the garbage bin in his system shopping site.


    He was just glad that the furniture merchant didn¡¯t ask too many questions but more than likely it was because there were a few customers already interested in the bed and the wardrobe.


    After all those businesses were done, Ezekiel and his brothers went to Mr. Duvon¡¯s house so he could continue learning his letter from the old teacher.


    Ezekiel was just glad that his brothers were very easy to get along with and they were not high maintenance. They would be happy to just play in the courtyard with their toys or busy themselves playing with each other or just using their coloring books. He was just a bit sad that they didn¡¯t have any other friends to play with.


    He decided that Ezekiel would grandly celebrate Luke¡¯s birthday. He would buy toys for Luke and prepare a feast for them to enjoy.


    During the lesson, Mr. Duvon was surprised at how fast Ezekiel learned. It wasn¡¯t really fair to compare him to a regular teenager though since he was already a grown-up professional before he transmigrated to this world. Ezekiel couldn¡¯t wait to truly learn how to read so he could begin studying the history of this planet or at least the history of this part of their world. He had so many questions and he knew that he would need those questions to be answered so he could survive or even thrive in this world.


    After their lessons, Ezekiel and his brothers went to the village park, or what they call ¡°Village Green¡± to eat their lunch there. This time nobody came to interrupt their lunch. He served one of the dishes that he cooked to himself and his brothers and cold water and after they were done, they began their journey home.


    Ezekiel and his brothers arrived back at their home without any problems so after he parked the cart in front of the house and turned stable, he led the donkey inside and fed and watered the animal.


    He then renewed the Galder¡¯s Tower spell to make sure that the houses wouldn¡¯t disappear on them. He actually forgot to renew it this morning before they left even though Ezekiel told himself that he should do it once every morning and once every evening but he realized that it doesn¡¯t matter anyway. Even if the Galder¡¯s Tower houses disappeared, the items he kept inside that he purchased from the system shopping site would be safely manifested outside and he could just cast the spell again and the houses would re-appear.


    Ezekiel then told Robert and Luke to play outside but remembered to cast Mage Armor on them for safety reasons. He then thought that he should go ahead and get a familiar so he would have someone to look after his brothers so he immediately purchased the 1<sup>st</sup> level spell Find Familiar for 1 silver coin then cast it. He chose the Snowy Owl since he liked it when he read the book about the wand-bearing boy. He also made sure to imagine the whitest Snowy Owl and the owl appeared, it was so white that it almost looked like a ghost.


    Ezekiel named the Snowy Owl Yuki Onna. When Robert and Luke saw the owl he immediately told them that Yuki Onna was now their pet and would ensure they were safe.


    ¡°Pretty!¡± Luke said he saw Yuki Onna.


    The owl then flew and landed gently toward Ezekiel''s arms. Robert and Luke immediately began petting the bird and the familiar allowed them to. He tried communicating with the owl and they talked with each other using images and intention through telepathy.

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    TBE Chapter 34


    Ezekiel communicated to Yuki Onna, his Snowy Owl familiar to look after Robert and Luke while they were playing nearby and to make sure to scout out the surrounding area for any possible danger.


    After petting Yuki Onna for a few minutes, the Snowy Owl flew above the trees until they couldn¡¯t see it then the two boys ran and began playing.


    Ezekiel felt his worries about his brothers lessen to a certain degree due to the familiar following them. He then thought of something very important that he missed. Were there any schools in the village? He decided to ask his teacher the next day since if there were any, he would enroll Robert and Luke. That would help them a lot since not only they would be able to learn, but they would also be able to play with kids their age.


    He knew of their status in the village though and there was a chance that his brothers might encounter some form of bullying but he shouldn¡¯t assume something bad immediately. Ezekiel would let his brothers try schooling and if they experienced anything bad, he could always bring them home but allowing them to play with others would at least prevent them from becoming psychos.


    It was still early, around four in the afternoon. Ezekiel thought of spending the time to start cooking but decided to do so once all the food in his inventory was gone. After they were all gone, he would then create a detailed meal plan and write it down in a notebook. Not only it would allow him to monitor and budget his coin usage, but it would also allow him to make sure that every one of them would receive good nutrition.


    Ezekiel was not worried about creating a meal plan since he had the help of the collective knowledge of Earth¡¯s nutritionists through the Earth¡¯s internet that for some reason his system was allowing him to access.


    An idea also came to him of using his system shopping site to make sure that his brothers were treated right by their classmates and teachers like providing their classmates something good to eat like candies and cookies and making sure that their teachers would receive gifts aside from the payment he would pay to enroll his brothers.


    After that planning, Ezekiel decided to purchase his own bag so he would have a cover that he could use if he wanted to take out small things from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space. He spent 20 copper coins and chose a leather shoulder bag that looked stylish. He also purchased a few notebooks and pens. He planned to only bring out the bag from his inventory while he was in the village.


    He took one of the notebooks and a pen to begin writing down the things that he planned to purchase from his system shopping site that he would sell to the villagers. He would list them in his notebook together with the purchase price. Then he would create a column that would list his expected selling price and the actual price the product was sold.


    For now, the only viable options that he could think of were arts and crafts and small furniture made of wood since he could give the excuse that he made them himself using the resources from the forest.


    Ezekiel then thought of an interesting idea. He would learn how to do the arts and crafts himself since he did have the internet that he could use for a guide then he would use his wizardry to make everything more interesting like using the Mage Hand cantrip.


    He would purchase the little wooden crafts from his system shopping site since those were the ones he would actually sell but he would then copy them by actually making them through the use of the materials found in the forest and the guide that he could watch from the internet.


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    He then went to the system shopping site and searched for wooden jewelry boxes since Ezekiel thought that that project was simple enough. The list of products that appeared was massive ranging from the simplest to the very complex. He chose a simple box that was connected using wooden glue and didn¡¯t have a hinge. The cover just needed to be lifted but it did fit snuggly on the rest of the box. The design was really simple but pretty and it looked easy enough to copy. Since it wasn¡¯t very large, It would only cost him 2 copper coins so he purchased it.


    Ezekiel retrieved the simple box with a nice floral carving design on top. He looked at the box and it seemed like it was held by nothing but glue. He went and opened the most famous video streaming website on Earth and watched a video of a guide to make a simple wooden box.


    The process of creating the wooden box was simple enough to follow but the creator was using machinery and tools like clamps and stuff. He could purchase most of the tools that he could use like hand saws, chisels, hammers, wood glue, sandpapers, and more but he wouldn¡¯t be able to use the machinery. He didn¡¯t want to overly commit himself since the process of learning how to craft wooden things was just going to be a hobby since most of the products that he would sell would come from the system shopping store, not from the ones he would make.


    Ezekiel wanted to practice creating the wooden box so he spent a total of 3 silver coins to purchase all the things that he would need like a chisel, a hammer, a saw, a large sharp knife for woodworking, a smaller knife for carving, sandpapers, a bottle of wood glue, wood markers, tape measure, and clamps and a box that he could put the tools into. He would purchase the other tools later if he needed them.


    What excited him the most was the prospect of using Mage Hand to craft the items. He knew that it would be difficult at first since he had read in the spell description that the spell Mage Hand could only craft things that his hands already knew how to craft.


    Instead of learning manually with his hands first, he decided to skip that part and learn crafting directly using the Mage Hand spell.


    After the box with the tools was ready, he went and collected some large firewood from the firewood stack near their old shack. When Ezekiel felt that he had enough wood he went back to their Galder¡¯s Tower houses. He decided to use the Dining Room table as a wood crafts table for now and was thankful that Galder¡¯s Tower houses were bright enough.


    He briefly checked the location of his brother on the map in his system browser and saw that they were nearby. Ezekiel wasn¡¯t worried since Yuki Onna was looking after them and they were also protected by the Mage Armor spell.


    Ezekiel cast the Mage Hand spell and began the process of cutting a large enough firewood to the desired size using the spell. Just cutting the wood with the knife while using the spell was extremely difficult but it did feel like he was just using his hands. It was just that he was so unfamiliar with the process that he made a mess of several pieces of wood before he finally cut slightly serviceable wooden boards. He measured the boards with a tape measure and then cut them using the hand saw.


    He followed the video tutorial to the letter so he made the four sides, the bottom the cover. His brother might have heard the noise since they entered the house with a curious look on their faces.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m practicing making a wooden box. I plan to sell wooden arts and crafts and small furniture so we will have more coins,¡± Ezekiel answered his brother.


    Robert looked at the newly cut wooden board and the wooden jewelry box that he purchased from the system shopping site.


    ¡°Your wooden boards are rough and ugly,¡± Robert pointed at the newly cut boards.


    Ezekiel laughed and told his brother that he was only practicing and was not really planning to sell the things that he would make but instead would sell those things that were conjured by his magic. Learning how to craft things would just be an excuse so he could tell everyone who asked that he was a woodworker and that he made the things that they were selling.


    He then continued with making the wooden box by following the video. Since he was using the Mage Hand spell, it looked like the wooden materials were just floating and moving by themselves while Ezekiel was handling them and this process entertained Robert and Luke.


    After he completed the sanding process, Luke suddenly said that he was hungry so Ezekiel paused his project and served dinner for everyone. After dinner, they went to the bedroom and cleaned his brothers and their clothes using his Prestidigitation spell, after that he tucked them in the bed, and after the boys checked their backpacks one last time, they hugged their teddy bear and promptly went to sleep without waiting for Ezekiel to tell them a bedtime story.

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    TBE Chapter 35


    Ezekiel returned to the dining room to continue the box he was crafting since he was not sleepy yet. Besides the only thing he needed to do was to smoothen the parts of the wooden box with sandpaper until the whole thing was smooth as silk then glue them together and put some clamps into it so the glued parts would stay together.


    Before he did, Ezekiel wanted to make sure that he completed his spell-casting for the day so he cast the Mage Armor spell on everybody, cast the Alarm spell in front of the houses, and then renewed the Galder¡¯s Tower spell.


    He then went to the dining room and continued with his woodworking project. After all the wooden parts were clamped together, the only thing that he needed to do was to wait until the glue was dry, sand the box some more, and then paint it with varnish.


    The next project that Ezekiel was planning to make was still a box with a cover but with different types of joints. The joint that he used for his first wooden box project was called a butt joint but according to the internet, although it was the simplest, it was the weakest.


    Ezekiel thought that creating wooden boxes with different types of joints would familiarize him with working with wood especially using the Mage Hand spell. He thought that once he mastered woodworking with the use of Mage Hand, it would almost be like a power tool.


    The next wooden box that he would create would follow another video that he found that used a Mitre joint for joining the parts and a groove for the bottom of the box with thinner boards. It used a metal hinge though for the cover but he still wanted to avoid using any metal so he would use a snug cover type using grooves with a handle for the cover of the second wooden box.


    Ezekiel was finding it fun to think about which next project he could make to practice woodworking and since he really didn¡¯t need to sell them, there was no pressure. Regarding which small woodworking products he could sell, a simple search in his system shopping site showed him an unimaginable number and variety of them and all of them looked beautiful so he thought that it would not be hard to sell them and earn a profit.


    He was getting tired after all that planning so he joined his brothers on the bed and slept. The next day Ezekiel was woken up by Luke who was poking him and when the kid saw that he was awake, Luke told him that he was hungry. When he got up, he didn¡¯t see Robert so he stood up and followed the kid to the dining room and there was Robert, waiting for breakfast.


    His woodworking tools and the wooden box parts that were glued together and held by clamps were on one side of the table so Ezekiel put on the breakfast meal together with milk and vitamins that he retrieved from his 4<sup>th</sup> space tab and put them on the other side of the table. He cast Prestidigitation on the milk making them taste like strawberry milk and they began eating.


    The dining table was a bit cramped because of all the tools and wood there but Ezekiel thought that they would just have to make do since adding one more house just for his woodworking project was a bit much.


    After breakfast, Ezekiel¡¯s brothers went to the washroom to do their business and he stayed in the dining room to clean the dishes and renew the Galder¡¯s Tower spell. After a few minutes, Robert searched for him naked.


    ¡°What happened? Why are you naked?¡± Ezekiel asked.


    ¡°I accidentally got poop on my clothes and Luke made a mess on the toilet,¡± Robert said.


    Ezekiel inwardly sighed and followed his brother to the washroom. He was flabbergasted to see the state of the washroom and immediately cast Prestidigitation everywhere to clean the toilet. Then he cast the spell again on his brothers and asked them to take a shower on the washtub even though they were cleaned by the spell.


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    He then cleaned the boys¡¯ clothes using his spell until there were no more signs of the boys¡¯ excrement anywhere. Ezekiel wondered how his predecessor handled his brothers before. Just thinking about handling the mess with his hands makes Ezekiel want to vomit.


    After the boys were cleaned and dressed, they both ran outside to play. Yuki Onna followed them to monitor their playtime while Ezekiel handled his business in the washroom. Then he prepared Prince Charming by hitching the cart to the donkey after he cleaned up the stable with his Prestidigitation spell and after he fed and watered the donkey.


    When everything was ready, he called Robert and Luke and told them to get their backpacks since it was time for them to go to the village. During the journey, Robert asked him a question.


    ¡°Why are we not going inside the forest anymore?¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t need to for now since I¡¯ve reached the magic level that I¡¯m currently satisfied with. It was really foolhardy of us to explore the forest and you¡¯ve seen how dangerous it was.¡±


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t that dangerous! You¡¯re able to kill the scary animals using your magic.¡±


    ¡°I know but there¡¯s still a tiny chance that I¡¯ll be overwhelmed and we could¡¯ve been hurt. For now, I¡¯ll try to earn coins from the village safely.¡±


    Ezekiel retrieved the last two boars from his 4<sup>th</sup> space tab when they got near the village and then they headed to the butcher directly.


    ¡°Another two boars? You surprise me, Zeke,¡± The butcher said.


    ¡°Well, that will be the last animal that I¡¯ll be selling you for a while.¡±


    ¡°Why is that?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to be exploring deep inside the forest anytime soon. I¡¯ve earned enough coins for now that I¡¯ll be focusing on learning my letters from Mr. Duvon and I¡¯m thinking of selling crafted wooden things instead like wooden boxes, bookshelves, or small chairs. At least that will be safer.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m glad you got a good head on your shoulder. I reckoned that if you continue hunting animals, there¡¯ll come a day that we¡¯ll never see you again. We actually already have a standing bet on when that¡¯ll be!¡± The butcher said then the burly man laughed heartily.


    Ezekiel just shook his head and the butcher then paid Ezekiel 80 copper coins. After that, they headed to Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. When they arrived there, the moment Ezekiel¡¯s teacher opened his door after greeting the old man, Robert, and Luke headed directly to the courtyard while he and Mr. Duvon headed to the living room where they conducted their lesson.


    ¡°Sir, before we start may I ask you a question? Is there some sort of children''s school in the village? I would like to enter Robert and Luke there since aside from learning, they should play with children their age.¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m happy you thought of that. The school would start in three days so you still have time to go there and enroll your brothers.¡±


    ¡°Does school start in the summer then?¡±


    ¡°Yes. You¡¯re talking as if you didn¡¯t know,¡± Mr. Duvon said, looking at him curiously.


    ¡°I hit my head inside the forest and have forgotten a lot of things. So how long does a school year start and at what age a child should enter?¡±


    ¡°The school year starts every summer and lasts for two months. A school day starts from eight in the morning till noon. You will need to pay a lot of coins to enroll your brothers so as you can imagine, not everyone could afford to send their children there. If you¡¯re wondering how much, it¡¯ll probably cost you a gold coin to send both of your brothers there. Do you have the coin? I¡¯ll lend you some if you need it,¡± Mr. Duvon offered.


    ¡°No, sir. I have the funds to enroll my brothers. Are they going to be safe there? Will the teachers be kind to them and won¡¯t they encounter some form of bullying given the superstition surrounding my mother?¡±


    ¡°Since you will pay them coins and everyone now knows that you have some form of relationship with me, the teachers there should treat your brothers like everyone else but regarding bullying, kids are going to be kids and they can be the meanest creatures in the world. I know since I have been a teacher for decades. Just prepare your brothers and give them comfort as you can. If they¡¯re strong, they should be able to hang on and form their own circle of friends sooner or later. Regarding age, here in our village children start schooling around five or six years old until they¡¯re ten or eleven.¡±


    ¡°Will they need books or uniforms?¡±


    Mr. Duvon suddenly laughed.


    ¡°Why are you asking me these questions, Zeke? If you want to know more about the details of the school, go there and get your information there.¡±


    ¡°Sorry about getting ahead of myself. I will go there later after our lesson.¡±


    Ezekiel and his teacher began their lessons and after three hours, the lesson concluded. He gathered his brothers from the courtyard and after they said their goodbyes to Mr. Duvon went out of the teacher¡¯s home and headed directly to the village green where they would eat their lunch.

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    TBE Chapter 36


    Ezekiel and his two brothers were enjoying their lunch when he told them that they would be visiting the school after.


    ¡°Why are we going there?¡± Robert curiously asked.


    ¡°I will enroll you guys there. It¡¯s important for you to learn and to form friends your age. Do you know how to get there?¡±


    ¡°Yes I know but we don¡¯t need to go there. You¡¯re learning from Mr. Duvon and once you know stuff, you can teach it to us. The school cost a lot of coins!¡±


    ¡°We have enough coins so you don¡¯t need to worry about that.¡±


    After eating, they rode their cart pulled by Prince Charming and headed towards the village school. When they arrived there, Ezekiel found the school charming, like something from an anime, and hoped that his brothers would be happy studying there. It was a two-story large house.


    They tied Prince Charming to a nearby pole, went to the door, and knocked. An old man who looked the same age as Mr. Duvon opened the door.


    ¡°Good afternoon, Sir. My name is Zeke and these are my brothers Robert and Luke. I¡¯m Mr. Duvon¡¯s student and I came here to inquire about enrolling my brothers in the school.¡±


    ¡°I know you young Zeke. When I visited Norman, he spoke well of you. He said that even though you haven¡¯t had any education before, you¡¯re very polite with the manners of a young aristocrat. Not only that, he said that you learned fast enough that if you were his son, he would have started planning to send you to the university. I¡¯m Mateo Rengold, the principal of this school but mostly it was because I own this house. Come in, we¡¯ll talk inside.¡±


    The man who said he was the principal of the school led the three brothers to some sort of office. After they all sat down, their discussion began. Ezekiel was glad that Robert and Luke were sitting beside him quietly.


    ¡°Now the start of the school year would start in five days and would last for three months. To enroll your brothers, it will cost you 1 gold for each of them so that will be a total of 2 cold coins. It¡¯s steep but I hired my teachers from the city and I made sure that they teach well,¡± Mr. Rengold said.


    ¡°I can afford it Mr. Rengold. I just want to know if my brothers will be safe here in school. As you know, my mother was viewed by some of the villagers with superstitious nonsense and because of that, I¡¯m afraid that the teachers and their classmates would not treat them well.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about that from the teachers since all of them came from the city and they didn¡¯t know the history of the villagers so they¡¯re not aware of your mother¡¯s situation. Even if they heard gossip regarding that, they would look down on the people sharing that information as gossip mongers and would disregard anything they would hear. Regarding the other students, I¡¯m not sure if you¡¯re aware of how mean children could be but the majority of their time here would be inside the classroom anyway learning and they would only need to spend their time with their classmates during lunch for an hour or after school and they could always hurry home after.¡±


    ¡°Do you need me to purchase books and uniforms for the kids?¡± Ezekiel asked and the man laughed.


    ¡°You looked like a kid yourself but sounded like a responsible parent. The contrast is a bit humorous and I apologize for laughing. You don¡¯t need to purchase books or uniforms. The books will be included in their tuition and they could wear whatever they wanted as long as they¡¯re presentable. What your brothers are wearing right now is actually well made and the material looked expensive so that kind of clothes will be enough. You will need to pack them their lunch every day though,¡± Mr. Rengold said.


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    Ezekiel paid the man 2 gold coins and was informed that his brothers were expected to arrive at exactly eight in the morning the next Monday.


    ¡°Is it all right for them to carry their backpacks to school?¡± Ezekiel continued talking to the principal and asked Robert to show the man his backpack.


    ¡°This bag is truly well-made and because of how it¡¯s made, a child could carry it easily on his or her back. You call it a backpack? It¡¯s ingenious. I¡¯ll probably ask somebody to copy the design is that all right with you?¡±


    Ezekiel nodded then the man opened the bag and checked the contents.


    ¡°Where do these books and coloring pens come from?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. It¡¯s from some sort of traveling merchants that I met near the forest that I traded for a couple of boars.¡± Ezekiel lied with a straight face.


    Suddenly Luke shouted ¡°Magic!¡± which made him a bit nervous but the principal just smiled at Luke indulgently.


    The principal examined the coloring books and the crayons extensively but after a while, he returned them inside the bag. Ezekiel almost laughed when he saw his brother nervously eyeing the man as if Robert thought that the principal would snatch his things.


    After that, the principal wrote Robert and Luke¡¯s names in some sort of ledger and reminded Anton to bring his brothers on the first day of the school year.


    Ezekiel and his two brothers said goodbye to the principal and went out of the school. He planned to go to the market to check out the clothes that his two brothers should be wearing to school. He would be his brothers a set each then look for a copy in his system shopping site.


    They went to the market and looked for a shop that sells clothes for young boys. Ezekiel found the shop and inside, he asked for assistance from the merchant.


    ¡°My brothers are going to school on Monday. Can you show us a set of clothes including shoes that they can wear to school?¡±


    The man looked at Ezekiel¡¯s brothers and when he saw that the boys were wearing good clothes, the merchant happily assisted them.


    Ezekiel wondered why the time, days, and months were called the same but he was guessing that it was just the translation magic that was provided to him by his system when he transmigrated to this world. He would only know the details once he learned the actual history of his new world.


    There were so many illogical things that his magic and his system were doing that if he thought deeply about them, Ezekiel knew that it would lead him to a rabbit¡¯s hole so deep there was no getting out. Examples were, where did the shit go when he used the Prestidigitation spell to clean his brothers and Prince Charming¡¯s excrements. Did the magic conjure them away or annihilate them to extremely small particles? What about where the materials for the Galder¡¯s Tower came from, did mana just rearrange itself to form solid matter?


    The only thing Ezekiel could do was to accept that it was magic and he wasn¡¯t truly complaining. As a matter of fact, he was extremely thankful. Because with his system, he would have the chance to live well with his brothers in this new world and not only that, he had an internet connection. That meant that he would never be bored.


    The clothes merchant or tailor or whatever the man was, asked his brothers to stand still on a stand like some kind of mannequin and the merchant with his assistants began dressing the boys. After they were done, Ezekiel was happy to see that Robert and Luke looked like young nobles. They even had some nice-looking hats.


    Ezekiel paid the merchant a total of ten silver coins for both sets and now he had 9 Gold 67 Silver and 80 plus Copper Coins.


    It was late when the three siblings went home. When they arrived at their houses, the sun was about to set so after Ezekiel fed and watered Prince Charming, he retrieved food from his inventory and the three of them ate dinner.


    After dinner, Ezekiel cleaned up everything using his favorite spell including his brothers and their clothes. He also cast Mending on the new clothes just to make sure that everything would look new on their first day of school. Then he cast all the spells that needed to be cast before they slept like Mage Armor for everyone, the Alarm spell in front of their houses, and the Galder¡¯s Tower spell to make sure that the spell was renewed.


    The snowy owl, Yuki Onna was outside watching over them so the familiar was also a form of security for them. Then he told a bedtime story to the kids and soon they were asleep. Once Ezekiel was sure Robert and Luke were asleep, he stood up and went to the dining room.


    He was planning to prepare Luke¡¯s birthday celebration since it was the kid''s 5<sup>th</sup> birthday the next day. Ezekiel stored all of his woodworking tools and all the wooden materials in his 4<sup>th</sup> space tab then he purchased different colored balloons and decorated the dining room with them. He also purchased a huge birthday cake that he kept in his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space to make sure that it would be fresh when he retrieved it tomorrow then he purchased several toys for the kid which were a set of Legos, a model horse, and carriage, a plastic bow and arrow and animal figures. He then wrapped the toys in wrapping paper as a surprise for the kid.

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    Ezekiel changed the Arcane Lock in the dining room so that only he would be able to enter in case his brothers woke up before him. He wanted the decorations to be a surprise to both Robert and Luke.


    A good thing was when the next day arrived, he was still the first one who woke up so he moved slowly to make sure not to wake up his brothers then went to the dining room to complete the preparation.


    But before he did that, Ezekiel refreshed the Galder¡¯s tower spell and made sure to cast Mage Armor on all three of them.


    He retrieved the huge birthday cake with candles numbering five on top of the cake and some of the typical birthday food like chicken poppers with gravy, baked mac, fruit salad, and beef with mushroom.


    All of the decorations, birthday gifts, food, and drinks cost him a whopping 40 silver coins so his remaining stack of coins were 9 Gold 27 Silver, and 80 plus Copper Coins.


    Ezekiel also remembered to purchase an instant camera that print out pictures immediately. It cost him 5 silver coins.


    Soon he heard Robert and Luke knocking on the dining room house door.


    ¡°Brother! We can¡¯t open the door!¡± Robert shouted and they kept on knocking repeatedly.


    Ezekiel shouted to wait for him and when he reached the door, he changed the spell required for the Arcane Lock and windows of the dining room to allow his brothers to open them. When Robert and Luke entered the dining room house, he shouted ¡°Tada!¡±.


    ¡°Happy birthday, Luke!¡± Ezekiel shouted.


    ¡°What is that?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°This is the day when Luke was born! He is now five years old!¡± Ezekiel shouted.


    ¡°What about me?¡± Robert asked looking envious.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry Robert. I¡¯ll celebrate your birthday too. Your eighth birthday will be in three months and we¡¯ll celebrate then. Mine will be in five months,¡± Ezekiel tried to appease his brother and after a while of pouting, he bravely put on a happy face and both Ezekiel and Robert hugged Luke while telling him a happy birthday.


    ¡°My birthday!¡± Luke shouted.


    Ezekiel then lit up the candles on the cake and started singing the ever-popular birthday song on Earth ¡°Happy Birthday To You¡± and since he was the only one who knew it, Ezekiel was the only one singing the song. After he was done singing, he told Luke to make a wish and then asked the kid to blow out the candles so that his wish would come true. Of course, Ezekiel didn¡¯t forget to take pictures of his brothers during the celebration.


    The kid¡¯s wish was simple, which was just a new toy. That made Ezekiel glad since he did prepare gifts for the kids and all of them were toys.


    He then prepared a plate for each of the boys with a small serving of cake, chicken poppers, baked mac, beef with mushroom and fruit salad, and the ever-constant vitamin pill. They started eating the birthday food that Ezekiel prepared and the three of them looked and felt satisfied with the delicious breakfast they had just eaten.


    ¡°Yummy. Thank you, big brother,¡± Luke said.


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome,¡± Ezekiel was happy to hear that Luke was beginning to speak whole sentences and he was sure that once he mingled with the others in school, he would learn how to speak normally.


    ¡°Now the exciting part! Gifts!¡± Ezekiel then retrieved the gifts wrapped in exciting wrapping papers then put them all in front of Luke.


    Both boys'' eyes went wide again when they saw the different gift sizes. Robert looked jealous for a bit but then Ezekiel hugged both boys.


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    ¡°When your birthday comes, I¡¯ll give you lots of gifts too,¡± Ezekiel whispered to Robert.


    He would have given a toy to Robert as well but he had seen a short video once about a child birthday celebrant who looked so sad when her parents treated her and her siblings equally during her birthday making her special day not so special.


    At least, Robert seemed to understand because he put on a joyous face for Luke. Luke looked a little confused at the gift-wrapped gifts.


    ¡°What do I do?¡± Luke asked.


    Ezekiel briefly wondered if this world didn¡¯t have any form of gift-giving in the form of gift-wrapped boxes or if it was because this was the first time his brother received a gift.


    ¡°Just tear open the paper. The gifts are inside,¡± Ezekiel said to his younger brother.


    Luke opened all the gifts and when he saw all the toys, his expression was a sight to behold so Ezekiel didn¡¯t forget to take pictures. Both boys were confused every time he snapped a picture of them using the instant camera but he told them that don¡¯t mind the action. He planned to put all the pictures in beautiful picture frames and hang them in their bedroom house.


    Luke was a bit confused by the set of Legos and he taught his brother how to use it. The base model of the Lego was a house so he showed him how to form different shapes aside from a house.


    When Ezekiel saw Robert looking at the toys enviously, he told his brother that he could always borrow the toys from Luke and he was sure that their younger brother would be happy to lend them to him.


    They both admired the model of the horse and carriage as well as the model animals and Luke attempted to use the plastic bow and arrow with a plunger at the end. They all laughed when Luke failed but Ezekiel comforted the boy by telling him that he should be able to shoot successfully after some practice. He also showed him what the plunger at the end of the arrow would do and when Ezekiel stuck it on his forehead, Robert and Luke laughed.


    During that morning, the dining room was filled with joyous laughter from the three of them and even the Snowy Owl familiar Yuki Onna joined in on the fun.


    The three of them spent hours that morning celebrating Luke¡¯s birthday. Robert and Luke started playing with Luke¡¯s toys. Robert played with the Legos while Luke attempted to fire the plunger arrows from his toy bow and when the kid got tired, he played with the horses and carriage model and animal toy figures.


    Ezekiel snapped picture after picture until he had a pile of pictures but he wouldn¡¯t let the boys see them since he planned to put the best ones on picture frames and compile the rest using a picture album.


    When they got hungry, Ezekiel would ask his brother what they wanted to eat amongst the birthday food which expectedly, they would always choose the cake so they ate cake and drank fruit juice then they would return to playing again.


    Robert and Luke then turned their attention to the floating balloons and he had to explain to them why the balloons were floating since they thought that the reason was because of magic. Luke brought one of them outside and intentionally released one when Ezekiel wasn¡¯t looking then the kid ran back inside with a panicked look on his face and informed Ezekiel about the balloon that floated away.


    When Ezekiel heard that one of the balloons floated away, he just laughed and told the kid not to mind it. He brought one outside as well and released it and the three of them looked at the balloon floating away while he told Luke that the balloon should be able to find the first balloon that flew and that they would now go on adventures together.


    Ezekiel decided that they wouldn¡¯t leave the house that day and would spend it together. He told Robert and Luke that once they were done playing with their toys, to put them on the table inside the bedroom house and they nodded absently while playing with their toys.


    While they were busy playing, he was beside them searching for clothes similar to the ones he purchased from the village market that the boys could wear in school on the system shopping site. He easily found them so he purchased four sets each for Robert and Luke and the clothes were different from each other in terms of color and design. Now the boys would be able to wear different clothes every day when they go to school. The clothes cost him 160 copper coins.


    Ezekiel went to the bedroom house and put the clothes he purchased in the wardrobe and was happy to see the five sets of clothes hanging there together with the five sets of hats and shoes for each of the boys. The best thing was that he didn¡¯t have to wash them since he could clean them using his Prestidigitation spell. He returned to the dining room to accompany his brothers and while they continued playing he searched for picture frames and picture albums.


    He found one that would fit the pictures from the instant camera and it was a set of ten picture frames with an elegant design that could be hung on a wall. He also found a cute album where he could put the rest of the pictures so he purchased them. The frames cost him 2 silver coins and the album cost him 20 copper coins. Ezekiel¡¯s remaining coins were 9 gold and 19 silver coins with a few copper coins left.


    Since Robert and Luke were still busy playing, he went to the bedroom house again, put the pictures on the frames, and hung them on one of the bedroom walls. Then he spent several minutes putting the rest of the pictures in the album. When he was done, he called his brothers to show them the frames and the album and both boys were surprised and in awe when they beheld themselves in the picture frames. They were also excited to browse the album.

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    TBE Chapter 38


    Robert and Luke were still browsing the album with their pictures when Robert suddenly said that he wished their parents had pictures as well.


    ¡°I wish we had a picture of them as well,¡± Ezekiel said to Robert.


    They were all looking at the pictures that Ezekiel had taken and good thing that he made sure that he was included in some of them by taking some selfies together with his brothers and was glad that even though the Mage Hand spell was a bit weak, it was useful in taking selfies for them.


    After browsing the pictures for a long time, the two boys went to the dining room to play with the toys again.


    Since this day was a celebration of Luke¡¯s birthday, Ezekiel decided that he would join them in playing with their toys. He taught Luke how to shoot the bow and arrow although most of the time, half of his arrow shots towards the wall also went nowhere. He played with the horse and carriage and animal figures with Luke and set up different figures using the Lego sets with Robert.


    Ezekiel was just glad that his teacher Mr. Duvon understood that he couldn¡¯t attend their lessons every day.


    When lunch came, they ate some of the birthday food remaining, and the boys still liked them a lot. After lunch, they spent some time in the washroom to take a bath and he also cleaned the clothes they were all wearing. Then he showed Robert and Luke the five sets of clothes together with the five sets of shoes and hats in the wardrobe and though the boys didn¡¯t seem much excited with the new clothes, they still said they liked them.


    The boys then went back to playing with their toys in the dining room and Ezekiel spent time making sure that Prince Charming was fed and watered. He also cleaned the stable which made him thankful again for the Prestidigitation spell since because of it, cleaning the donkey¡¯s excrement was as easy as waving his hands.


    While he was looking at Prince Charming thinking if he needed to buy a brush to brush the donkey¡¯s coat and having doubts about it since because of his spell the donkey¡¯s coat was clean Luke entered the house that was turned into Prince Charming¡¯s stable crying.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Ezekiel asked.


    ¡°My bow broke,¡± Luke said while showing his bow with a snapped string.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to cry. Let me fix that for you.¡±


    Ezekiel then cast the cantrip Mending and the bow was fixed immediately. He then followed Luke into the dining room.


    ¡°Robert, Luke can you go to the bedroom and play there? You can use the small table there, even the bed. I need the table here to work on my woodcraft.¡±


    Both boys immediately gathered their things and went to the bedroom. It didn¡¯t matter to Ezekiel if Robert and Luke dirtied the bedroom since he could clean them up using his spell.


    Once both boys were gone, Ezekiel retrieved all his woodworking tools and the wood that he was working on and put them on the dining room table. He then wondered if he should cast another Galder¡¯s Tower for his woodworking activities that could also function as a shop. He decided he would do so using the location of their original shack but decided to do it at a later time once he had already created more items.


    The glue that he used to create his first box had already been set a long time so he removed the clamps and checked the box. It was his first wooden box and even though it was rough, he liked it and thought that it had potential.


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    He planned to do another box but this time he was going to be very meticulous in making it. He would make sure that he would create parts with exact dimensions using the wood planer hand tool that he purchased and he would make sure that everything was smooth using the sandpapers that he bought as well. It would be easier for him since he planned to do all of it using his Mage Hand spell.


    Ezekiel thought about the 4<sup>th</sup> level spell Fabricate. It stated in the description that normally he wouldn¡¯t be able to create items that require a high degree of craftsmanship unless he had the proficiency with the artisan¡¯s tools used to craft such objects. That meant that if he became a master wood crafter, he should be able to create wooden art objects using the spell. Right now he was very far from being a master so he would practice a lot. He wanted to have a profession of his own and thinking about creating his own art object with his own hands excited him.


    He still had a lot of wood from the firewood stack that he stored in his inventory so he chose the larger ones that he could create as a wooden box. Ezekiel then roughly cut them using his hand saw but he was still using his Mage Hand spell so it was amusing to see the hand saw floating and cutting the wood. It really looked magical and that was also one of the reasons why Ezekiel was highly entertained.


    Once he had all the parts of the box which were the sides, the bottom, and the cover, he began using the wood planer on them to make sure that they reached the correct thickness and to remove the roughness of the wood.


    While he was doing so, he wondered where about his decision to conjure the Galder¡¯s Tower store that he planned to use as his workshop and store. He decided that he shouldn¡¯t choose the location of their old shack since it was almost inside the forest and a bit hard to notice.


    A shop should be easy to find so he decided to build it beside the road a few minutes¡¯ walk from their Galder¡¯s Tower houses.


    In no time at all, he managed to plane all the parts of the wooden box using the wood planer. Checking the dimensions using his measuring tape tool of the parts that he created, he was excited to see that everything looked exactly as intended.


    Ezekiel then stopped for a bit to check up on his brothers. He wasn¡¯t really worried since Yuki Onna was looking after them from the top of the trees. The boys were still busy playing and he was amazed that they could do so using the same toys for hours and thought that maybe because the toys were new and the novelty of them kept them amused.


    He returned to the dining room and began creating the groove that would allow him to insert the bottom part of the box as well as the groove that would allow one to slide the cover to the left if one wanted to open the box.


    After that, he began putting the glue on all the parts needed and connected them softly using the clamps. Ezekiel made sure that the clamp connections were not forced so that they would not misaligned.


    Once the glue sets which would take around 20 minutes according to the guide, Ezekiel would then put a varnish coating on the box. Just to be safe, he planned to leave the box clamped for about an hour.


    He checked the boys and they were outside playing in the forest. They were playing with the badminton set and was surprised that Luke was able to contend with Robert for a bit.


    Ezekiel then went to their old shack since he planned to dismantle it. When he arrived there, he immediately went to work. At least it was easier for him since he only had to store the loose materials in his 4<sup>th</sup> space tab and then start dismantling again. The shack was so small that after an hour the whole shack was gone. The shack was so flimsy that Ezekiel was sure that a mild storm would flatten the house in no time.


    Soon, he knew that any traces of the shack would be gone since the forest would work its magic in the place. Ezekiel planned to put all the wood beside the Galder¡¯s Tower house he planned to conjure near the road that would function as his workshop cum store but he would do that another day.


    He returned to the dining room and checked the box. He saw that the glue had set so he started coating the box with varnish. The video said that if he were using a paintbrush, he should make sure to stroke the brush with varnish on the wood lightly or else clumps would form.


    After it was done, Ezekiel was looking at the box. Even though it was serviceable, it was far from sellable in his opinion. One could see that it was made by an amateur but he was learning and knew that it would be a while before he could create a box that was worthy enough to be sold.


    When he checked the time, it was only around four in the afternoon. He thought of making another box but then Ezekiel thought that it would be better if he watched more video guides and read some online books regarding woodworking.


    It would have been better if he had some sort of master who would teach him but even if there was one in the village, he would avoid learning from them since it would be questionable if he produced exceptional wood arts and crafts knowing that his actual level in wood crafting was just a novice.

 TBE Chapter 39

    TBE Chapter 39


    Ezekiel went outside to check on Robert and Luke and he found them playing some sort of a tag game. He joined them in their play and their laughter rang in the forest like tinkling bells that would remind one of Christmas.


    Even though at first Ezekiel was wary of the responsibilities that came with taking care of two young boys, he found that his life was fuller with them around. His goals would have been so empty if it were just trying to become strong as soon as possible like one of those shonen protagonists in anime or Korean MCs in manhwas but with Robert and Luke around, his goals turned to making sure that the three of them could live their lives in this world happily.


    Sure, he wanted to have his adventure too but with the spells that came with his system, they could explore the world comfortably and probably safely too and it would be better if you had someone you could share the adventure with and with his two brothers around, there would always be someone there with him.


    After an hour of playing, the sun was already setting so they went to the washroom house to take a bath but Luke said that he wanted to poop first. Usually, he would have given his brothers their privacy but this time he wanted to stay with Luke to check how he did his number 2 since apparently, there was a need for him to teach the boy to avoid creating a huge mess.


    Ezekiel was flabbergasted to learn that the boys didn¡¯t sit on the toilet but climbed it and squatted on it while they were doing their number two and that was the main reason why their excrement sometimes was all over the place.


    He taught Luke and Robert to sit on the toilet and then he told Luke that once he was done, to call him so he could teach the boy what to do next. Ezekiel and Robert waited outside and when Luke was done, they both entered. Ezekiel taught the boy to flush the toilet then he taught him how to use the bidet that came with the toilet.


    Ezekiel also taught both boys that since they were removing their clothes when their pooping, it would be better that they use soap to clean their bottom once they were done to make sure that there were no lingering smells left behind.


    After that was done, he asked Luke to wash his hands with soap and water. Robert then went to do his number 2 next but he insisted that he now knew what to do so he drove Ezekiel and Luke outside. Once Robert was done, Ezekiel checked on everything then he asked the boys to shower.


    While Robert and Luke were showering, Ezekiel secretly cleaned the toilet, and the boys¡¯ clothes using the Prestidigitation spell but he knew that he should not be so meticulous because one couldn¡¯t afford to become a germaphobe in a medieval world setting. Although, with his access to spells maybe he could afford to be one.


    After they were all done showering, they all went to the dining room to eat dinner. Robert and Luke requested for the birthday food and Luke requested that the birthday song be sung again. The boy also requested for the small candles to be put on the cake again so he could make a wish and since it was still Luke¡¯s birthday, Ezekiel indulged the boy¡¯s request.


    After dinner, they all went to the bedroom to prepare to sleep. Ezekiel made sure to cast the spells that he needed to cast like renewing the Galder¡¯s Tower spell, the Mage Armor for the three of them, and the Alarm Spell that would notify him if there were any intruders.


    Yuki Onna was still outside though guarding them so that was an added protection as well. Ezekiel then remembered one particular spell called Tiny Servants so he immediately checked the spell description. The description wasn¡¯t enough for him so he checked the internet regarding the uses of Tiny Servant and he was flabbergasted to learn that the spell was a bit overpowered.


    He could probably use the servant as a power tool in wood crafting too. He could even create an army of them and command them to protect him and his brothers. The fact that with his system, Ezekiel only needed to wait four minutes before he could cast the spell again and the fact that the Tiny Servant would last for eight hours, it¡¯s not a bit overpowered. It was truly powerful so he immediately purchased it.


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    Ezekiel planned to experiment with the spell tomorrow but for now, he tucked his brothers in and read them a bedtime story.


    ¡°Why do you know so many stories?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°It''s because I¡¯m a wizard. The stories came from where my magic comes from.¡±


    ¡°Are we going to become wizards too someday?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I didn¡¯t know how I became a wizard but I imagine that anything is possible in this world.¡±


    Ezekiel then continued telling Robert and Luke their bedtime story and after a while they were asleep.


    The next day, Ezekiel woke up earlier than his brothers. He renewed the Galder¡¯s Tower spell to make sure that their house suddenly wouldn¡¯t disappear but honestly, he didn¡¯t even have to worry too much since one of the best features of his system browser was that in the first tab where the search bar and the character panel were located, there was a timer for all the current running spells in the background and even if worse comes to worst that the Galder¡¯s Tower houses disappeared, it would be easy enough to cast it again since the things inside that weren¡¯t a part of the spell like their clothes, kitchen utensils and his woodworking tools would just fell on the ground. He would just gather them and cast the spell again.


    At first, Ezekiel wanted to make sure that the Galder¡¯s Tower spell would not lapse because if it were in existence for one year, the spell would become permanent but there was a chance that he and his brothers would not stay in this village for more than a year.


    Ezekiel wanted to stay since he really was too young and he and his brothers were too small to go off gallivanting all over the lands but he couldn¡¯t predict what could happen in the future.


    He went to the dining room and retrieved one of the larger pieces of firewood from his 4<sup>th</sup> tab space. He wanted to make even and smooth planks of wood that he could use to create small wood crafts so he would cut the ends of the wood and use and hand planer to smoothen the wood evenly.


    Ezekiel used a hand saw to create even edges that were at the end of the wood then started using the hand planer. He was using his Mage Hand spell to process the wood and he felt like he was learning to manipulate the hand tools expertly using the spell. After using the hand planer, he needed to cut the wood again to remove the jagged edges and soon he had a large rectangular plank. He further smoothed it using sandpaper.


    Honestly, it would be easier if he purchased the wood planks from his system shopping site but it felt incredibly rewarding to create something with his hands. Well, with his hands using his Mage Hand spell. Because he was using a spell, he didn¡¯t feel tired at all and the wooden plank was made only after 20 minutes.


    He was about to do a second wooden plank when Robert and Luke opened the door to the dining room.


    ¡°We¡¯re hungry! Can we eat Luke¡¯s birthday cake?¡± Robert asked while their youngest brother nodded.


    ¡°But it¡¯s no longer Luke¡¯s birthday!¡± Ezekiel protested.


    When he saw that Luke became sad and Robert pouted, he hugged both of his brothers and said he was just kidding and he served them their cake, baked mac, chicken poppers, and fruit salad plus milk spelled to taste like chocolate milk. Luke reminded him that they hadn¡¯t had their vitamins yet so he laughingly gave them their vitamins.


    While they were eating, Ezekiel observed his brothers and was happy to note that even though only a few days had passed, they were already filling out and beginning to look healthy. He knew that in a month or two of healthy eating, frequent bathing, and regular exercise in the form of playing since now they had the energy to play they would all look like healthy kids.


    Ezekiel just wished that it were early enough in their puberty that all three of them wouldn¡¯t have stunted growth. He wanted to have a least a regular man¡¯s height. He wished his brothers would be taller so it would probably be best if he read more about the best nutrition he could provide to them.


    After breakfast, he cleaned his brothers and their clothes using the Prestidigitation spell since he didn¡¯t want them to spend a long time in the washroom then he told them to get ready and get their bags from the bedroom since they would go to Mr. Duvon¡¯s house. The kids ran off to get their backpacks while Ezekiel went to the stable to get Prince Charming.


    He cleaned the stable and Prince Charming using his favorite cleaning spell then water and fed the donkey. While Prince Charming was eating, he renewed the Galder¡¯s Tower spell as well as the Mage Armor spell on the three of them when his two brothers arrived then he hitched the donkey to the cart and they went on their merry way toward Mr. Duvon¡¯s house.

 TBE Chapter 40

    TBE Chapter 40


    On the way to the village to Mr. Duvon¡¯s house, Ezekiel taught his brothers some nursery rhymes so they spent the whole way singing ¡°Itsy, Bitsy Spider¡±, then ¡°Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star¡± and by popular request, the birthday song ¡°Happy Birthday to You¡±.


    The boys had fun singing at the top of their lungs that Ezekiel thought that he might have made a mistake but when they were near the village where people were present, the boys stopped singing.


    He was a bit sad that his brothers turned reserved when other people were present. That was the main reason why he wanted them to enroll in school so they would get used to the presence of other people and open up. He was wishing that it would not be a mistake.


    Ezekiel knew that Robert was brave though since when he asked him to fetch the butcher from the market, the young boy didn¡¯t hesitate. It might have been because the boy had a clear goal but if he were by himself, he probably wouldn¡¯t volunteer himself and Ezekiel truly hoped that school would change that.


    When they arrived at Mr. Duvon¡¯s house, Ezekiel knocked on his teacher''s door and the old man answered. The two boys ran past Ezekiel¡¯s teacher after saying good morning and directly headed to the courtyard. He apologized for his brothers¡¯ behavior but his teacher just waved away his apology.


    ¡°I¡¯m just glad that they¡¯re becoming lively. And looking healthy too,¡± Mr. Duvon said after observing Robert and Luke.


    Ezekiel was glad that his teacher said that since it confirmed his observation as well and that it was not just wishful thinking.


    ¡°I do try my best to make sure they eat nutritious food,¡± Ezekiel said.


    ¡°Well, I commend you for being a responsible big brother,¡± Mr. Duvon said.


    Ezekiel and his teacher then went to the living room and started their lessons. After the lessons, Ezekiel was excited since he was now able to read simple paragraphs. With a few more lessons he could begin reading books and finally learn about the world through books.


    ¡°Sir, I wanted to thank you for your advice regarding enrolling my brothers in school. I spoke with Mr. Rengold and Robert and Luke would start coming to school on Monday.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s good. It¡¯s not healthy for your brothers to grow up isolated. Having other kids surrounding them would assist them in their development.¡±


    ¡°That was what I was thinking as well.¡±


    ¡°Too bad we¡¯re too far from the university or else I would recommend that you attend one.¡±


    ¡°Thank you for your confidence in me but even if we¡¯re near the city, I probably would not be able to do that since I still have responsibilities towards my brothers.¡±


    ¡°What are your plans? Hunting animals in the forest is not a sustainable job for you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to become a woodworker. I already created several pieces that I¡¯m sure I could sell in the market. It would also be supplemented by the products I found in the forest like jams and honey.¡±


    ¡°Who taught you how to craft wood?¡± Mr. Duvon curiously asked.


    ¡°It was my father. He was a woodworker,¡± Ezekiel lied since that was the only excuse he could think of at that moment.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that but I didn¡¯t truly know your parents. I wondered why they hunted in the forest instead of starting a woodworking business,¡± Mr. Duvon wondered.


    ¡°I¡¯m guessing that my father was catering to what my mother wanted back then.¡±


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    Ezekiel knew that he should stop weaving his lies because it was becoming elaborate so he said his goodbye to his teacher and called his brothers from the courtyard.


    The three then went to the village green as usual and ate their lunch there. Robert and Luke requested the birthday food again and as usual, Ezekiel indulged them but he decided that for dinner, they would eat something different.


    While they were eating Ezekiel talked to Robert.


    ¡°You should learn how to drive Prince Charming¡¯s cart since on Monday, the school year would begin and I¡¯m expecting you to drive yourself and Luke using the cart. During that time, I would be working on mastering wood crafting so I would have a steady regular profession that would allow us to earn coins.¡±


    Ezekiel could see that Robert was excited at the prospect of learning how to drive their cart that was pulled by their donkey. He wasn¡¯t truly worried that his brother wouldn¡¯t be able to handle the responsibility since the village and the school were only a few minutes away from their house.


    After lunch, Ezekiel told Robert that the lessons would start then. Although he called it a lesson, it was just him letting Robert handle the driving since there wasn¡¯t actually anything that he needed to teach.


    ¡°Are we allowed to bring our toys to school?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°Sure but there¡¯s a good chance that they might disappear like you placing them somewhere you will not be able to remember or somebody stealing them.¡±


    Robert paused, thinking deeply then Ezekiel was amused to see him talking seriously to Luke about leaving their toys at home so the other kids wouldn¡¯t steal them. Luke had wide eyes while listening to his big brother and the young boy nodded in agreement with what Robert was saying.


    ¡°What about our coloring books, notebooks, and our colored sticks?¡± Robert asked.


    ¡°They¡¯re called crayons and I¡¯m thinking that those are safe since most kids are not interested in books, just toys,¡± Ezekiel answered.


    Robert then concentrated on handling Prince Charming. Ezekiel was glad that their donkey was very docile and was even affectionate towards the three of them. More than likely, it was because they were treating Prince Charming as a family pet instead of their work animal. They healed it, fed it generously, watered it, and cleaned it thoroughly. It even had its own house.


    When they arrived at their houses, Robert and Luke ran towards their bedroom house to store their backpacks there and ran outside to play. Ezekiel led the donkey to his stable, cleaned it using his Prestidigitation spell, and fed and watered it. He then renewed the Galder¡¯s Tower spell even though the duration was only halfway done.


    After that, Ezekiel spent several minutes cleaning the area using his Prestidigitation spell. It was amusing to see an area getting cleaned but the effect outside was minimal. He then summoned Yuki Onna to look after the kids. At least he could send the Snowy Owl familiar to accompany Robert and Luke in school to guard them. Even though he wouldn¡¯t be able to communicate with Yuki Onna since he could only do that to a maximum of 100 feet, the owl was large enough to be an effective bodyguard.


    Ezekiel then told Robert and Luke that he would go near the road to conjure a house that would function as his workshop and store and both boys just nodded while continuing their play.


    It was early, around two in the afternoon so he went to the road near their Galder¡¯s Tower houses. He planned to cast Galder¡¯s Tower but he would make sure that it would be empty. Since their houses were near enough to the workshop slash store location if he needed to go to the toilet or wash he could just go home.


    Ezekiel''s plan for the workshop slash store was, that the door would be at the side, and the front would just be a regular window but extremely large. He would put in a table and shelves that would let him display his wooden arts and crafts items. He planned to put in a work table and chair on one side and storage shelves on the other walls where he would put in the wood and other unfinished products. He also planned to put a storage chest at the back of the house where he could put other materials.


    The tools that he would be using like his hammer, handsaw, chisel, wood planer, tape measure, pencils, and other things would be on the wall where the work table was located. He would hang them on hooks when not in use. He would take his time designing his workshop since he wouldn¡¯t pressure himself regarding the woodworking profession since it wasn¡¯t truly going to be a coin-making profession for him, just a hobby and an excuse so that he could explain where he had gotten the wooden items that he would sell.


    Ezekiel cast the Galder¡¯s Tower and his workshop beside the road appeared. As he imagined the door was the side and the huge window was at the front. The window could be opened and closed just like a regular window but even though the door and windows looked flimsy, he knew that with his Arcane Lock spell, no regular person would be able to enter the store.


    Even if the store were broken into, there wasn¡¯t really going to be anything valuable in it since he could easily replace the tools by purchasing them again from his system shopping site. He purchased two huge tables. The work table where he would do his woodwork and the display table where he would put in the display shelves. He then purchased three huge wooden shelves where he would put the wood and some of the unfinished products and he also purchased hooks that he would put in the wall where the work table was located.