A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 50

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The items of apology that Earl Saltimal sent over included seeds and saplings of various plants that Selin village might need. He had also sent over material to make clothes and jewelry.

Selesina was genuinely happy since Selin village always used the income generated from harvesting and selling potatoes to but other vegetables.

“This letter………..eh, does this also contain items of apology?”

“Yeah. They all seem to be useful for Selin village but in case you don’t want them to feel free to request monetary compensation instead.”

“Father…………”

Selesina smiled. She realized that Bethel planned to seize this opportunity even if Selesina wanted to decline. But there were certainly a lot of things listed on the paper.

Sheep, goats, and horses. 10 of each.

Human resources as security personnel. 10 of them.

Wood and stones required to build a barn for the animals and homes for the personnel.

The construction of 2 wells.

“I’m grateful for all of them on behalf of Selin village. Honestly speaking I was really concerned about security since there are a lot of children in the village.”

“Then I’ll let the Earl know that these are fine.”

“But, aren’t these a little too much?”

For his daughter’s dispute, this was certainly a lot of stuff to give as an apology. However, Bethel slowly shook his head.

“Our house, holds the rank of a Marquis and you are the next queen Sele. Did you forget that? The Earl may even want to do this as a means to make peace.”

“Ah, is that so.”

‘That’s right, I am supposed to be the next queen.’

For the past few months, I had been saying that the time for my engagement with Lord Soratek to break was near but now it was really close. That’s why she never really thought of herself like that.

Meria and Soratek weren’t able to interact for some time since Selesina and Soratek had taken a trip to the great shrine but they would now be able to spend time with each other.

“Then please inform the Earl that I’m really grateful for these items.”

“Really, these are items of apology. Well, I’ll inform him.”

“Thank you.”

The case with Meria was safely settled this way.

The next day, Selesina left with Hisui in a carriage for the village.

They would be staying at the mansion in Harmil for a while so it was farewell to the Royal capital for some time.

Hisui was riding the carriage as usual with Selesina and Toi as the passengers. By the way, Toi was finally in the middle of his afternoon nap.

Selesina couldn’t continue like this with Hisui having to drive the carriage. She had to hire a dedicated coachman soon.

‘Earl Saltimal has given me some horses as well so the methods to reach Selin village will improve.’

She had to quickly buy a carriage to make it easier to get to and from the town. She would discuss it with Anton later. 

Selesina started the Asgarl System.

“Asgarl System [Start Up]”

Selesina Rinklat

Great Tree Owned: Level 5

Guardian Beast: Toi

Territory Owned: Albard Kingdom, Rinklat Territory District 2

UP! People: 28

Great Tree Skill

Fertility Blessings Level 3 -Vegetation grows well in a 5 KM radius around the great tree and soil quality has improved.

Sweet Nectar: Level 2 – The great tree emits a sweet scent and attracts butterflies and bees.

Blessings of the Amulet Level 2: No monsters come within 3 KM of the great tree.

NEW! Primitive Great Tree: Increases the growth rate of the great tree

Territory Named: Yield increases

Specialty of the village: The recognition of the village increases

 One-hit KO: Attack power increases

Donation Heart: The shrine shop is available

Child Of The Territory: The physical strength of the people in the village increases

Prayer Heart: The endurance of the people in the village increases

Blessings of the shrine: Yield of the harvest increases

She hadn’t done anything other than whatever took place at the great shrine so she didn’t expect much to change but—–the villagers had increased by 10.

“Eh, how come?”

Did some migrants come while she was away? While thinking about the possibilities, she suddenly remembered the talk with Bethel the previous day.

“Aah, that’s right! The guards that Earl Saltimal would be dispatching!”

The numbers matched as well.

Bethel sent a response of approval yesterday so it would have reached Earl Saltimal by today morning at the earliest.

“Thank you for arranging it…………so quickly.”

[Woof?]

“Ah, did I wale you up? Sorry, Toi.”

Toi seemed to have awoken by Selesina’s monologue.

She stroked the soft fur on his back in order to apologize. This comforting feeling even made Selesina sleepy.

“Uuu, this softness is the best~”

Should we just take a nap like this? She broke free from her thoughts when the carriage stopped and Hisui called out to her.

“We’ve reached Selin village Lady Sele. It’s pretty noisy for some reason.”

“Did something happen?”

They quickly alighted the carriage and looked ahead to find Anton and Gatz talking to many strange men.

It was noisy since they were speaking in a loud voice.

“That’s why we’re telling you to complete making the mansion of the Lord as the top priority!”

“That’s right, that’s the top priority!!”

“That’s, I also want to finish making Lady Selesina’s mansion quickly! But we must make your homes and station at the entrance of the town quickly as well right!?”

“We’re trained men so a few weeks of lodging is nothing!”

Selesina and Hisui looked at each other once they heard the conversation. Apparently they were discussing about what should take precedence. Whether it should be Selesina’s mansion or the home of the security personnel.

Selesina didn’t feel that she needed to get her mansion done on such an urgent basis that the people of the village would be left without a home.

Selesina quickly went with Hisui and Toi to stop them.

“Everyone, please calm down!”

“Lady Selesina!!”

Gatz brightened up when he saw her and the 10 guards immediately turned to her and saluted.

‘Amazing training………..!’

Selesina had been concerned about the kind of people that Earl Saltimal was planning to send but they seemed to have been trained well. Well, Selesina was a top priority here so she couldn’t say anything……….

On behalf of everyone, the village chief Anton stepped forward.

“I’m sure that you’ve already heard about it, Lady Selesina, but these people are the security personnel for this village and they will be staying at this village.”

“Yes, that’s right. I also heard about it just yesterday and I planned to inform all of you today………”

She hadn’t expected them to reach here this early.

Selesina omitted the apology and explained to them that Earl Saltimal had extended his help to Selin village.

Anton immediately understood and extended his gratitude.

“Animals will be coming as well so it’s going to become pretty lively…………..! We’re really happy to receive materials to construct the barn and homes but we don’t have enough human resources——oh right! Won’t you guys lend us a hand?”

Gatz who was worried till now clapped his hands and said that it’s a good idea and checked whether the guards knew how to construct.

Since it was just a single-story home, you didn’t really need to be skilled at it.

Selesina concluded that it was fine to leave things to the proactive Gatz.

“Everyone, welcome to Selin village, Please make the barn and your houses as a priority and then finish the construction of my mansion.”

She looked directly at the guards and they immediately agreed and saluted her.

She was relieved that the problem with the construction was solved for now.

One of the guards stepped forward.

“Lady Selesina, may I say something?”

“Yes, please do.”

“It’s about the livestock and materials. When it arrives please do call either me or any other guard, we’ll help you carry it!”

“Thank you, that’s a great help.”

It would certainly be difficult to handle once the animal suddenly arrived so she was truly relieved that it was taken care of. Just the guards were fine but anything more would be difficult.

Right now they didn’t have a place to stay. According to their conversation earlier, they were planning to camp out till their homes were ready…………

“Till everyone’s homes are completed, it may be inconvenient but you can stay at the mansion in Harmil—-what? Tent?”

She was planning to ask them to stay at her in Harmil but she noticed a number of tents in the village square.

‘Don’t tell me that those are their temporary homes?’

When Selesina stared at the tents, the guards nodded and said loudly.

“That’s right! Its made durable so that it can withstand cold, rain, and wind. Don’t worry about us as it will also be good training!”

“……….I understand but if you have any inconvenience, please contact us immediately.”

“Thank you!”

Seeing the strong will of the guards in their eyes, Selesina gave them permission to stay in the tents till the construction of the houses was complete. Of course, the construction of Selesina’s mansion was postponed.