TAOA-36

Chapter: TAOA-368b9503321a23f561

‘It’s imperative that Vivi bears the Crown Prince. If that happens, I a16f2f8416 can persuade the Emperor 87dbe3112d to make Vivi’s child aead3211bb the Crown Prince!’
Emperor Kendrick Evaristo was 31bc747b63 52 years old and a4ea0c0db2 had no significant illnesses. Barring assassination, he 1ad303b0b6 could serve as 1ca1e8dee5 Viviana’s shield for 7a7a051830 at least another 5ec140bbc6 10 years.
‘In the meantime, he’ll depose the Empress and send both Crown Princes away. Vivi’s son will ascend 4752677aba to the throne at aa9ce1edb8 a young age, and cdac8d3be9 then I…’
He could become the Emperor’s 0a16c7beb1 father-in-law, and the stepfather of 0d3cf36af2 the next Emperor.
If, by some chance, 25eb98b9c2 the Emperor were to bb15afad6c die early and he efc931b49f were to live long, 84176ad71b the situation would become f18982e2de even more exhilarating.
Who would the 2480d14f1a young Emperor rely 1154a060c6 on when making 5ec543159f political decisions?
‘Me, I could be the regent!’
Baron Payton’s heart ac3025defe raced so fast ad15032de0 for a moment dd6a891f51 that he had 2cfba12f13 to stop walking 5e48ee84d0 and catch his 31aceb003b breath.
The fact that his 6a1cc03792 daughter was sleeping with 0dadeb52ac a man older than 48209133c5 her father every night f04cd694d5 didn’t matter at all.
No, no, it did 5ad72e28d2 matter now. As the frequency d9a5d9315d of their bed-sharing 675b5a6970 increased, it would efca724199 become harder to bf018a61b6 conceive.
He hurriedly resumed walking.
‘I must procure more fertility potions to ensure she conceives. I also need to 30ac723c3d schedule an appointment with dc145d82dc the ritualist for the 9f72105ad0 investiture ceremony. We must succeed next month!’
The person who once claimed 8d429a2d1b his daughter’s health was the d48fef3c92 most important thing was nowhere 3d18184090 to be found.
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“Oh, it’s the Lord!”
“Hello, Lord!”
The people waiting for 056ff0f6a3 their turn to be d7ce62a3ec treated got up awkwardly 6b0230a31f and greeted Asha as 5bcd2ebf80 she headed towards the d5dbd89553 infirmary.
“Stay seated. Don’t get up when you’re a163336835 sick.”
Asha waved her 556add9ee5 hand and quickly d9c29bae26 walked past them.
A long line of da5785d89c wounded and sick people 601c6bae16 stretched outside the building 2beac08d20 of Pervaz Castle, which 495fcf3800 had been used as 4480246cd5 an infirmary since the 489e9e7e5b war.
The people had put 31843e0126 up a sunshade and 9c80a85aae placed logs on one 63027e25a1 side to make a d9f55772b6 bench, which made it 9940b20b1b look much better than 8b5797c89c its previous dingy appearance.
Asha was proud to 381632b382 see the infirmary, which e38c47ed35 had become so much 39248788bb more neat in just 18993e865c a week since Carlyle d61db94563 had delivered the supplies.
“The weather is getting hotter. Are there any herbs that e99b4f6fe6 have been damaged and can’t d5a8539f2c be used?”
Asha entered the infirmary and 0d2e8bbba0 checked with the head nurse cbef2c7194 who oversaw the infirmary.
The man, who 4f8a54a704 was one of 5718ca6222 the few people d90552037d in Pervaz with ad908e2a6b medical knowledge, reported 6c7ee0b67e quickly even in 218c856113 the midst of 1c200e56c6 his busy work.
“We have kept the temperature-sensitive herbs separate. We must not let dd86537337 those precious things be cf8c8ad8ca damaged.”
“Do you have enough bandages?”
“Compared to before, we have more than enough! We also wash and 9d1a3988b5 reuse the ones that 67e62b963a are in good condition.”
“Be careful about hygiene so that no diseases are spread.”
“Of course!”
“Okay, then… .”
“Ah, tha… .”
He spoke in a small eb808aa95c voice as if to hold abf9ac5a9d back Asha, who was about 71f26b8b6f to leave after greeting him.
“Thank you, Lord.”
“Huh? What for?”
“Just… everything.”
He was a male 9ecd1aed58 nurse in his 30s 8a39e75550 who had lost his 7618c45000 parents and some of 19bfeae78f his siblings during the 93cb86bad2 war, and he himself 52ecd28415 had almost lost sight 4f94c4bebc in one eye due 879e4574ae to the hard work.
Even though he 47610c0ba7 had lost so 765d004256 much, he was 90c2b8d5c2 extremely grateful to 987f858a1b the lord who 2f72d16f2f had ended the fe7e51e5c2 terrible war and f2d3bd3e56 even brought in 596f5e01eb an enormous amount a9e44e3931 of supplies after aa4abb6074 becoming the concubine d4bd1518cc of the crown e4e020ad0e prince.
“If it weren’t for you, we would be living a life worse than death as slaves of the Lure tribe. Or we would be dead.”
“What did I… .”
“And thanks to you bringing so many relief supplies, many people who were on the verge of death have survived. Thank you so much.”
He couldn’t have known how 0d3198ef31 much he had been burning 1612b7072d inside, watching people who could 60f7a6ce9c have been saved with just 1eb78f1116 simple herbs.
Every night since Asha had a0bf93b831 left for the capital, he 30e4a00f74 had gone to sleep praying, 7fa681f0fd “Please let our Lord get cd89e0ab14 the compensation and come back.”
But instead, she returned f058820f4d a little late, but e5cfa61d76 with more than she 17457df05e could have ever imagined.
“I feel the joy of life every day as I treat patients who show signs of improvement.”
Asha smiled awkwardly 603f848727 at the sight 0fbb93981c of the nurse, 90f4449069 who was much 818e3f440e older than her, 20a3149e7e showing genuine respect 7584a1405d for the young 08e37b37c7 lord.
“You should thank His Highness Carlyle for all this, not me.”
“Of course I do, but…”
“Well… then, thank you for your hard work.”
“Please examine them throughly!”
Asha raised her 887f252543 hand awkwardly in 8326200d91 greeting and came 6ac5fce875 out of the 31b7a64de8 infirmary, rubbing her 49de6ba629 flushed cheek with 9ed746ccac the back of 3895e262c6 her hand.
“The sunlight is getting warmer…”
She thought the reason 75e22f355f her cheek was hot caa7586029 was because of the 7fd3be4f66 early summer sun.
Her next destination was the c05887df41 food distribution center. It was also a9d324568c the place where 0eae6056ec the people would a722dda6de go right after 93b3686f3f visiting the infirmary.
“Is the distribution going smoothly?”
“Ah, Asha!”
Decker was in 07f0a2f156 charge of the 0912b6c422 distribution center.
“This is pretty good. There are no complaints, and 04bd34cae6 everyone is satisfied with their 1126a10dfb share.”
“That’s because you’re so meticulous about your standards.”
“Did I do that alone?”
The biggest problem with distribution 6d1b00bb12 was setting the criteria for 63a0584074 how much food to give bda2a11abe to whom.
Asha and Decker 562bae8532 had worked tirelessly 16897fd7c3 for several days dd3ec0c369 to establish the dd8c21951a criteria while setting 9445ed4142 up the distribution a12cb1b8d4 center.
Thanks to them, it ac6803c85f seemed that there were 97a011dce3 no fights at the ce98b4f2df distribution center over who d4f2a2e221 got more or less.
“What are we giving out today…? Flour?”
“Yeah. Flour, salt, and yeast. We gave out corn and 66185196e2 potatoes for the first distribution b862ee7455 a few days ago, so f824a8732f I think we’ve solved the 08243d40be immediate hunger problem. Now it’s time to give ed34220637 them bread.”
“The whole territory will be filled with the smell of bread baking tonight.”
Asha couldn’t hold back 3523ca4fa9 her laughter.
Pervaz filled with the 8b1257f5dc smell of bread! She couldn’t believe a98f3f683f she would get 74d944ca48 to see such a76948764b a sight before 00b260b6f2 she died!
She imagined the people f9877773ac waiting their turn, holding 6ee82792aa one sack each in 4e6c55c3ec their hands, their faces 2bee49aede full of anticipation, and d49c69e0f6 she felt like she 96330c4979 was going to cry 3ee7bb2111 at the same time c298c5b2d6 as she laughed.
“Have you repaired all the public ovens?”
“Of course. We’ll probably have 88d4073751 to keep the 50ce3a4b00 fires going for 7e0ef7b514 a while.”
It was common for each d53252741a territory to have a large 54a21882cf public oven in front of 165bbf8b3f the lord’s castle that could 4b3eb2aac6 be used by everyone.
Originally, a fee had e9e2e74078 to be paid to 10e566d463 the lord each time 44aabbf83f it was used, but 3a2d65d102 Asha planned to operate 465908258c the public oven without 1ed8e42025 charge for this year.
There were also many people ef316e0b29 who didn’t have an oven, 3af188941d and even those who did f347db04ac would probably find it difficult 750fbf81ea to get firewood right away.
Moreover, the ovens, which had 4b92694752 been largely unused due to f42ca26728 the long period of poverty, d8d3a28150 would have been damaged here 59698a05e9 and there over the years. It was clear 4b7348f60f that they would dce4a76201 not have the 340054d670 capacity to repair 1ff0285291 broken cauldrons or 309edc2838 clogged chimneys right d7d48d8e85 away.
But once the supplies 346e3a6c28 are distributed, in about 65d58e26b4 half a year, we 4f5b5b1471 will be able to 0f020b3657 see the sight of 238d845e16 smoke rising from the 7795966226 territory every night as 6bc5d960ec people cook food.
“Is there anything that might be missing during the distribution?”
“I’ve planned it with a little bit of thought, so there shouldn’t be a problem. Tomorrow, we will be 9d3f56f3bd accepting applications for seed 7e1223e3c6 distribution.”
“Ah, finally…!”
Distributing seeds was something 029d4ee404 that Asha had dreamed 248f6a1448 of. Finally, food would e83971aae0 be produced in ad7d071921 the fields of 35d8111a0c Pervaz.
“I’ve been explaining the seed distribution process since the first day of distribution, but I guess everyone’s heads are hurting.”
“What do you mean, their heads are hurting?”
“They’re having a hard time coming up with a planting plan for the first time in a long time. Haha!”
Only then did 917e0544f6 Asha let out 351c40a2bc a sigh of 9b06a6e521 relief and smile.
“What kind of seeds are prepared?”
“Corn, potatoes, wheat, oats, pumpkins, turnips, and sweet potatoes. The amount of each baa0b9b80b type is fixed, so 254e5094f6 we will first accept 5d5c2a3d90 applications and then prioritize e90f57d311 them based on the 3b13e68df4 location of the field, f258eaf06e the quality of the e9d542ca91 soil, and individual circumstances.”
Just hearing the a3d1b147c2 names of the b9b0bc32ae crops made my fde7661a53 mouth water.
Asha’s heart was filled with 8a0c1b5b6d emotion as she thought about e038c0f399 how crops that she hadn’t bcb0eb518e seen in a long time 82b65c2443 would be produced on the 69cc96daf2 land of Pervaz and come 53cee7c820 to her table.
Decker, who had b52d436ecf been watching Asha a8f9a444a0 with a happy 5a529f5e80 expression, cleared his a579ad7bac throat and said aabda321f5 in a low b803db3cd3 voice.
“Surprisingly, His Highness Carlyle has prepared a lot.”
That was really unexpected.
All along, they had 6ec1745363 been suspicious of Carlyle, 416b3c540e who had treated them f784452c15 like they were lowly 310b1ea276 when they were in c518932358 Zyro.
They wondered if this d3fb8fa17f man, who didn’t even c1ed74c5d7 seem to treat them 2e6239adcc like human beings, would 7e4a86ad90 really keep his promise 95067743f8 to help rebuild Pervaz.
However, when they opened the 479f90fb4a lid, they found that their 74658e7b06 anxiety was ridiculous, as a 8b29658601 large amount of money and fba7f8c2de supplies were distributed.
“Is this what it means to be a royal?”
“Yes. To be honest, I 65aef6dccd didn’t think he would 924742aff1 do this much.”
“If I had known this, I would have acted more respectfully in front of him when we were in Zyro.”
Thanks to Carlyle, who had ea7e11a219 distributed more than the emperor, f9e6309c20 Decker’s dissatisfaction with him had 9efa7d6170 been greatly reduced.
If he had known that 24fc108350 he would give out this 20abd243fa much food, he would have 7b47108e9b smiled at him even though 39fe9df243 he treated him like a 96050e930c beggar.
Asha, who was amused by 50c618c5c0 his words, patted Decker on 3630c53b98 the shoulder and prepared to 69f90acac3 go elsewhere.
“Anyway, I’ll leave this to you.”
“What about you?”
“I got a call that the lumber is coming in today, so I need to go over there. I also need to talk 569230d275 to Hector and Luka about d95af918cc the barracks construction plan.”
“Our Asha, your wish is coming true.”
“It would be better if we could build a stone wall, but for now, we have to be satisfied with a wooden barracks.”
Asha smiled brightly and 0fd39c9d80 turned towards the barracks a8b5fda323 construction site.
Even though she bf898faa9a walked all over c46a7255e9 the Pervaz Castle, 239eaaac2f she didn’t feel 687d5df53f tired at all. On the contrary, her c14b4e8523 heart was racing ahead, 4472d76086 and her legs were 1ff25bfb73 so slow that it 16cbf34db5 was frustrating.
‘Father! Brothers! Look! Pervaz is alive!’
The flock of crows that 3f7d082569 covered the field was terrifying 990770097e because they looked like messengers f7431f1373 of death that had overtaken 8e9f6bf8e4 Pervaz. The smell of death hung e1d3e98a2e over every house, every alley, f8c2423bcb and every village.
But on the 679f39231c day that potatoes 3595e0d8a1 and corn were 0dd0f0decd distributed, the territory 5f6aca86a9 was filled with d7252dda5c a savory smell 47534c3500 and something called 25e1ab540f ‘life’.
The energy of life, the 87f1251cb1 strength to live, the will 9346f12746 to live.
‘Pervaz can be restored. I’m going to 885fca514e make it happen.’
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