TAOA-36

Chapter: TAOA-3693bf3a116390012f

‘It’s imperative that Vivi bears the Crown Prince. If that happens, I can ff14d1bcba persuade the Emperor to make 6d27d3c784 Vivi’s child the Crown Prince!’
Emperor Kendrick Evaristo was 52 24facfd858 years old and had no 8d63cda9ac significant illnesses. Barring assassination, he could serve 3e087463dc as Viviana’s shield for at f3b506035a least another 10 years.
‘In the meantime, he’ll depose the Empress and send both Crown Princes away. Vivi’s son will 73e94e8b3a ascend to the 90d67d5700 throne at a 8c2407bc6f young age, and c14d58eb55 then I…’
He could become 41defee123 the Emperor’s father-in-law, 13cb095919 and the stepfather 8c874b2d0f of the next 500322e3f3 Emperor.
If, by some c2d54b1a08 chance, the Emperor 56905b2d3d were to die 99e997c6e2 early and he 9a0c04f67a were to live a0e2cfce26 long, the situation 8f2b12d9a1 would become even a7e1abf3d3 more exhilarating.
Who would the 1493356485 young Emperor rely 9baae66a3e on when making 824164f96c political decisions?
‘Me, I could be the regent!’
Baron Payton’s heart be0c0245d5 raced so fast a5c339a674 for a moment 2e91a15eea that he had 9ecab724b9 to stop walking e624a4352d and catch his 353ec20a45 breath.
The fact that his daughter f8f4d03979 was sleeping with a man dc1e53b6ff older than her father every e4f0d4f1a3 night didn’t matter at all.
No, no, it did matter 769b2f2da1 now. As the frequency 5484aecb43 of their bed-sharing 94326fb226 increased, it would 73b3ec18ae become harder to f0ed9eeb21 conceive.
He hurriedly resumed walking.
‘I must procure more fertility potions to ensure she conceives. I also need cb558d74d7 to schedule an af28e00e45 appointment with the 64c276a395 ritualist for the dd60ccd87b investiture ceremony. We must succeed next month!’
The person who once c4c82119bf claimed his daughter’s health 820d6da271 was the most important 9d1fa16b26 thing was nowhere to 5242b44709 be found.
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“Oh, it’s the Lord!”
“Hello, Lord!”
The people waiting 4d88dbdf50 for their turn 048b98d842 to be treated c34d052e23 got up awkwardly 600f5b5eb5 and greeted Asha 49f7387a32 as she headed 506eae20ea towards the infirmary.
“Stay seated. Don’t get up 4dfdfbe5a9 when you’re sick.”
Asha waved her hand and 9d3ba23f6f quickly walked past them.
A long line of wounded 1748e6b4bb and sick people stretched outside 717e7be188 the building of Pervaz Castle, 410f2aabb6 which had been used as 58199fc595 an infirmary since the war.
The people had put f466dc2888 up a sunshade and 939d78bc03 placed logs on one fc083606b2 side to make a 4b1e9f7a03 bench, which made it 0646cef1b5 look much better than 48b486edcf its previous dingy appearance.
Asha was proud 80cbdb0ee2 to see the 8ba3d51559 infirmary, which had c937409bbb become so much 06d6626e15 more neat in 6e9b767d6e just a week 6998b656c2 since Carlyle had 7f2106e0aa delivered the supplies.
“The weather is getting hotter. Are there any herbs that 75e7e32c04 have been damaged and can’t 4bc0c0993b be used?”
Asha entered the 3cb22bd583 infirmary and checked 5175609933 with the head 4bfecd94ef nurse who oversaw 682e2a01dc the infirmary.
The man, who aad9bf3d4f was one of 39fd85116a the few people 4d8845f4e3 in Pervaz with e2b35b9f90 medical knowledge, reported ebedee09e3 quickly even in 090d10551c the midst of 5ee4c356e3 his busy work.
“We have kept the temperature-sensitive herbs separate. We must not let those 67df2749ae precious things be damaged.”
“Do you have enough bandages?”
“Compared to before, we have more than enough! We also wash and a96c48a057 reuse the ones that e025678648 are in good condition.”
“Be careful about hygiene so that no diseases are spread.”
“Of course!”
“Okay, then… .”
“Ah, tha… .”
He spoke in a a43235a600 small voice as if df27af407a to hold back Asha, 2849b73ba5 who was about to 6fef092dbf leave after greeting him.
“Thank you, Lord.”
“Huh? What for?”
“Just… everything.”
He was a c0a6037532 male nurse in 676cf0ceba his 30s who 8c4317f0a8 had lost his 4f3ddcbde1 parents and some 8d7f2fdbaf of his siblings 4e39821d16 during the war, f5b65542be and he himself 9890cf84c6 had almost lost 7dab6e7fb1 sight in one 57888c78d9 eye due to e8cf7ae721 the hard work.
Even though he 16425149ba had lost so 5c47e8c11e much, he was a853852178 extremely grateful to a962e1ebee the lord who 79bf45f9f2 had ended the 4305e08a73 terrible war and e516f94dac even brought in 5d43d4ce35 an enormous amount 6a67ef0b4e of supplies after bc1c3ef188 becoming the concubine 238b8b19c3 of the crown 72cae23f92 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 bf091ca64c much he had been burning 75bf4a3816 inside, watching people who could 63a7c9ff8a have been saved with just 8e1e068644 simple herbs.
Every night since 0e105bbfa1 Asha had left dc58cba636 for the capital, a0fe5d475d he had gone 40d06999a0 to sleep praying, 19e78f0b3e “Please let our f377c01ad2 Lord get the 86af4bb13a compensation and come 2ae5703e6d back.”
But instead, she returned a b25c07b530 little late, but with more c901c52ab1 than she could have ever cd7ff2d88d imagined.
“I feel the joy of life every day as I treat patients who show signs of improvement.”
Asha smiled awkwardly at 291638186c the sight of the 81f648e8b4 nurse, who was much 312e4d0ac9 older than her, showing f3de59bd44 genuine respect for the 365bac747b young 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 e53d4a5261 hand awkwardly in 071ef099fc greeting and came 5b3e3c63ac out of the 23edffa447 infirmary, rubbing her 92ee7ac973 flushed cheek with a989676358 the back of 1b972a64e1 her hand.
“The sunlight is getting warmer…”
She thought the reason her 098538aa57 cheek was hot was because 9dab4c5d61 of the early summer sun.
Her next destination was the 17d63a1da6 food distribution center. It was also the 62349e3a55 place where the people 25f704669c would go right after 2ff3580422 visiting the infirmary.
“Is the distribution going smoothly?”
“Ah, Asha!”
Decker was in charge of 7ac1c88cf7 the distribution center.
“This is pretty good. There are no complaints, e712f6ce5b and everyone is satisfied 2721791ecc with their share.”
“That’s because you’re so meticulous about your standards.”
“Did I do that alone?”
The biggest problem e09b9522de with distribution was 95fd1b7a82 setting the criteria de855e5e13 for how much 16471e75b3 food to give e0f3e49886 to whom.
Asha and Decker had 669439a6d3 worked tirelessly for several 28bce822e1 days to establish the ab2e3580ee criteria while setting up 9525efb171 the distribution center.
Thanks to them, it seemed 493d369f16 that there were no fights e5db93ed24 at the distribution center over 2af354c019 who got more or less.
“What are we giving out today…? Flour?”
“Yeah. Flour, salt, and yeast. We gave out d480a371a8 corn and potatoes b27a07e19b for the first 6f16400e55 distribution a few 89ee881dc8 days ago, so 922580553e I think we’ve c993075780 solved the immediate 9535a1d39e hunger problem. Now it’s time to give 808fc7171f them bread.”
“The whole territory will be filled with the smell of bread baking tonight.”
Asha couldn’t hold back d3bc7da3e5 her laughter.
Pervaz filled with eeed751543 the smell of 3df5d65003 bread! She couldn’t believe she would 450b0b6162 get to see such a 7b9ea1d293 sight before she died!
She imagined the people 4e1c15444f waiting their turn, holding 089efce7cc one sack each in 0c8c83b7f0 their hands, their faces ad65f28b7a full of anticipation, and ffe52fd074 she felt like she f2668401a3 was going to cry b195dab78a at the same time 6b8faa8bb7 as she laughed.
“Have you repaired all the public ovens?”
“Of course. We’ll probably have to keep af9225ad08 the fires going for a f97edf429a while.”
It was common for each e93e31a190 territory to have a large 3e9e52f917 public oven in front of 23c750ec2b the lord’s castle that could ff108570ed be used by everyone.
Originally, a fee had to adff9dd8a5 be paid to the lord b3c55c10e9 each time it was used, 62f9b2a21c but Asha planned to operate 4b95ddf16a the public oven without charge 8549c59982 for this year.
There were also many people 30dbfca663 who didn’t have an oven, f889af746a and even those who did 5e981ad53d would probably find it difficult 8858e4b913 to get firewood right away.
Moreover, the ovens, which 97deaed33e had been largely unused a8d2993886 due to the long 091f6ae79f period of poverty, would cfa38c5be9 have been damaged here 21327f1bf0 and there over the 4d061f516a years. It was clear that 05739deb44 they would not have f4a0d6e87f the capacity to repair c3a23b3637 broken cauldrons or clogged 55996ba655 chimneys right away.
But once the supplies are 5e2d9b51a8 distributed, in about half a 47edda9694 year, we will be able fac8c166af to see the sight of 8553b87bc1 smoke rising from the territory 72e65f26e6 every night as people cook b8c268cac9 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 accepting a479e1c8cb applications for seed distribution.”
“Ah, finally…!”
Distributing seeds was something df9f3851d4 that Asha had dreamed 48f3abd90b of. Finally, food would be dc86d059d8 produced in the fields 1928cfdbcf of 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 e5a5e15c58 Asha let out db6e323cdb a sigh of 1743bb9b44 relief and smile.
“What kind of seeds are prepared?”
“Corn, potatoes, wheat, oats, pumpkins, turnips, and sweet potatoes. The amount of 5dfbd6799a each type is f77ccbb157 fixed, so we 8487490566 will first accept 6313397621 applications and then 38c52b4f53 prioritize them based 25491b41a1 on the location e9d462aa7f of the field, 6e968e4798 the quality of 1632d300ad the soil, and e5c8a36fc7 individual circumstances.”
Just hearing the 68a53e9c76 names of the e0cde09623 crops made my 1772164421 mouth water.
Asha’s heart was a0f7d31a33 filled with emotion d30fcfca9d as she thought 78df10c2ee about how crops 553910e267 that she hadn’t 7459d1e358 seen in a 63e4a69268 long time would 88083e2353 be produced on 7ba71baa42 the land of f0cfa5b039 Pervaz and come a5ef266776 to her table.
Decker, who had been 0c4c169312 watching Asha with a e0dc74ba1d happy expression, cleared his 47e4df72f7 throat and said in d9a4a7cab9 a low voice.
“Surprisingly, His Highness Carlyle has prepared a lot.”
That was really unexpected.
All along, they had 4f9a467141 been suspicious of Carlyle, 1d528dbf44 who had treated them 358f8f0aa6 like they were lowly cd6405819f when they were in aa7309edd1 Zyro.
They wondered if this man, 6e3e9b13aa who didn’t even seem to 392f0cc5a3 treat them like human beings, 231f9aa5f4 would really keep his promise 2cd35cf30e to help rebuild Pervaz.
However, when they opened 3f45219b7d the lid, they found 0b1f4c0574 that their anxiety was 8ac431fcd1 ridiculous, as a large 3c10be9b38 amount of money and 70890c5a72 supplies were distributed.
“Is this what it means to be a royal?”
“Yes. To be honest, I 1de17934f4 didn’t think he would 07808630ac 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, 30babd9a35 who had distributed 05ae3d1335 more than the aa225a21c4 emperor, Decker’s dissatisfaction 970655af00 with him had de2c80b137 been greatly reduced.
If he had known 26e5c2f2c5 that he would give 7aa15e45a4 out this much food, 1dce5d4847 he would have smiled defd6651a9 at him even though 3395e6b73c he treated him like 75916f4074 a beggar.
Asha, who was 7b5e6d9559 amused by his 2237f79e51 words, patted Decker 1f62c520cf on the shoulder 0bdf3f6edc and prepared to 8bf5cf5ff4 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 e95d3c00e0 talk to Hector and a9ba0fe85d Luka about the barracks 404189398f 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 510effc97c and turned towards 82947a497f the barracks construction 8b4af321ee site.
Even though she walked 46354c2410 all over the Pervaz 260b577651 Castle, she didn’t feel 67a4bcfcc9 tired at all. On the contrary, her 0eb8e1a932 heart was racing ahead, 603580d938 and her legs were 3f2a17e7b7 so slow that it ee05fac50e was frustrating.
‘Father! Brothers! Look! Pervaz is alive!’
The flock of 91fe21d666 crows that covered 824bfd57f1 the field was dbeb8de9bc terrifying because they 2d8fee63b7 looked like messengers f799b48dc2 of death that 1e97c5f34a had overtaken Pervaz. The smell of d2c7fd6abe death hung over 99ef4b8bea every house, every 861ea67fa0 alley, and every 15ac82569b village.
But on the 9bef27e0df day that potatoes 54938e0aec and corn were 1a21074fa9 distributed, the territory 6af5c7ef43 was filled with adb53e7e04 a savory smell 9e2d543da2 and something called f16181e52c ‘life’.
The energy of life, the 7cdb420b65 strength to live, the will 11322b2a92 to live.
‘Pervaz can be restored. I’m going to make 82888a4c72 it happen.’
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