The evening steadily approached, and darkness consumed the sky. I might nonetheless hear the continued development exterior, though it was faint.

No complaints since I knew that they have been engaged on ending constructing my territory. Truthfully, I even felt unhealthy about mendacity right here, resting, and sleeping.

<That is the job of Tokens, Host. They do not want sleep, so they may as nicely do their job.>

<Aren’t you glad they slave away with the intention to have a simple life? Inside per week, your territory shall be completed simply in time for the Blood Rain.>

Shut up. That simply makes me really feel guiltier.

Nevertheless, my emotions did not matter as my physique succumbed to exhaustion, and sleep took maintain of me.

I woke as much as discover myself again in my normal room. The solar shone via the home windows, and it was morning — clearly.

My eyes have been blinded as quickly as I opened them, and at any time when I attempted to raise my eyelids, I failed. It was like they have been glued collectively.

“You are awake!”

A well-known voice got here from behind, and I rotated and noticed my father standing there. He had a giant smile on his face, and he appeared more healthy than earlier than. His hair had grown out once more and was combed neatly. By the appears to be like of it, he should’ve been away on trip or one thing.

However then, I remembered an necessary factor.

I had no father.

I woke as much as the sound of somebody knocking on the door.

“You must rise up now,” a well-recognized voice stated from behind the wood partitions.

I brushed my arms over my face and propped myself up.

My arms have been stretched within the ceiling’s course as I set free a yawn. After I opened the door, my sight was welcomed by Florin’s arms which held a tray filled with meals.

Thank goodness she served fruits this time. Consuming charcoal lizards might simply be included in my nightmares. Apart from fruits, there have been additionally boiled eggs. It appeared like bringing rooster livestock all the way in which right here paid off.

I additionally observed that Florin was dressed otherwise this time.

As an alternative of her normal inexperienced gown, she had a white gown with a blue apron on. From her earlier get-up, the one factor that remained was her gentle inexperienced hair tied into pigtails, in addition to her teasing smile — if it counted.

I, however, was nonetheless carrying the identical beginner garb because the first time I obtained right here. My armors and stuff have been unequipped as a result of it felt like they weighed loads, although they did not weigh something, just because that was what my unconscious considered something metallic.

I additionally unequipped my maw since they felt like a hindrance once I wished to wipe my sweat. Moreover, I used to be going to work all day, not battle. The skinny and tacky long-sleeved mud-colored shirt, darkish pants, and easy boots labored simply high-quality.

Taking a look at Florin once more, I could not work out the place she obtained that gown. It was in all probability looted from somebody.

“Thanks,” I stated when she handed me the plate. “The place did you get this?”

Final time, I looked for fruits within the forest however solely discovered a whole lot of toxic mushrooms and berries.

“I did not. Athena discovered them within the forest.”

Perhaps I did not search for it onerous sufficient beforehand?

The solar was blinding and sizzling. It had been fairly a while since I had woken up primarily based on how excessive the solar was and the way its gentle burned my pores and skin. My thoughts was nonetheless foggy from the great, lengthy, uninterrupted sleep, nevertheless it felt good.

I checked the fruits in my hand. There have been bizarre fruits like Banago, blue apple, Kalinkaberry, Kokorinut, and Sweetberry. None of them had poison — I checked their descriptions.

Whereas consuming the meals on my plate, I appeared round at my territory. An evening’s work had accomplished this many buildings within the space.

The barn was already completed. It was a hundred-square-meter shed with a top of no less than six meters for additional air circulation and storage. It was manufactured from stone with home windows manufactured from wood frames and glass, and it additionally had a blue-tiled roof, which was the staple theme of my property.

Apparently, stone supplies elevated the hit factors of my buildings since they’d final lengthy even when there have been a fireplace.

<Or when you’re beneath siege.>

“. . .” I do not actually wish to take into consideration conflict and bloodshed proper now. Particularly not within the morning.

I guess the barn would function a short lived shelter for the animals all through the evening. There’d be fewer of them in there subsequent time since Daedalus was presently working with the Pigs pen.

That apart, the partitions have been nonetheless unfinished, and so have been my home, the vertical farm, paddy terraces, and breakwater. Daedalus would begin engaged on them after he was via with the pig’s pen.

A lot of the development was nonetheless midway, in order anticipated, there was nonetheless a whole lot of work to do.

The realm appeared like a giant sq. with pathways main in several instructions. There have been additionally a number of flower shrubs and small timber that have been planted across the perimeter.

All the foundation crops had been sowed within the small land close to my home, and I guess it was Florin and Turnip who determined to plant flowers and timber within the space.

Perhaps I ought to counsel changing some land into an Orchard.

It did not cross my thoughts earlier than as a result of I did not see any fruit-bearing timber within the forest. We’ve got seeds with us, although, so possibly we might reproduce them.

I approached Athena, with Florin tailing me from behind. As normal, Daedalus was by the previous’s facet, in all probability being compelled to hearken to her dreary, lengthy lectures.

“Good morning,” I greeted.

Athena stared at me together with her piercing gray eyes, making me again a bit.

“W-what is it?”

Athena shook her head, and together with her tender, assured voice, she answered, “I am simply shocked listening to you greet me, my lord. Normally, ’tis I who greets you first.”

Is that even necessary?! I lamented.

“I am simply in temper at present,” I lied and swiftly modified the subject. “Anyway, I wish to ask the place you bought these fruits. I looked for them within the forest earlier than, however I discovered none.”

Properly, if I had discovered them, would I’ve had such a tough time with meals in my first few days right here?

Athena replied with a no-nonsense face, “The animals gave me these fruits.”

“. . . The . . . animals?”