by Park Saenal
“It’s easy.”
The squads scattered in all directions around their base, defeating monsters. This allowed the base to safely advance. While this progressed smoothly, the smiling Ren gave orders to 20 assassins.
“Head to Reidan first. If the war begins and there’s a gap in Reidan’s defenses, grab the duchess and bring her to me. Alternatively, you can also kill her.”
“Yes!”
The assassins moved quickly. Ren confirmed this and gained greater confidence, speeding up his march.
“Hurry! We have to arrive at Reidan tomorrow to match up with Hurent’s schedule!”
“Ohhhhhh!”
The soldiers’ morale increased. The heat of the desert? It wasn’t an obstacle for a person who would soon become king.
***
“What’s this?”
The northern knight leading 1,000 soldiers across the desert. He looked up at the high sand dune and stopped the march.
Tadat!
Laden climbed up the sand dune. The soldiers admired his slick movements. Then the sight of thousands of soldiers appeared before him.
“That flag is…!”
Laden’s expression stiffened. It was a silver dragon with wings. It represented the royal family of the Eternal Kingdom.
‘Why are royal troops here in the west?’
The royal army was advancing towards Reidan.
‘Is it to celebrate the young lord’s birth?’
However, the scale of the march was too big.
‘It can’t be!’
1st Prince Ren hated Duke Grid. No, strictly speaking, he was afraid of the duke. A rat cornered by a cat would act! Marquis Steim was concerned that Prince Ren would act against Grid after King Wiesbaden died. Therefore, he wanted to mediate between Prince Ren and Grid.
‘My Lord’s efforts have been ruined.’
It was clear that King Wiesbaden was dying. It happened when Laden was thinking.
“Why are northern troops here in the west?”
He heard someone’s voice behind him. Laden turned and saw 300 people on horseback. They were one of the squads hunting monsters. The elite royal cavalry, the Iron Wind. The leader of the Iron Wind, Beida, was famous for being a master of two spears.
“I asked why northern troops are here in the west.”
Beida approached and asked again. There weren’t any hostile intentions and they were from the same kingdom, so the northern soldiers didn’t bother him. But Laden was different.
“Get down!”
Laden shouted to the soldiers. The spear flew over the heads of the soldiers who had reflexively ducked. The spear was swung by Beida.
“H-Hik!”
The soldiers who survived peed themselves. The few people who were unable to escape had their heads separated from their bodies, causing the entire northern army to turn white. Beida’s gaze fell on Laden.
“You have very good eyes. What is your name?”
“You keep asking questions. You’re like a coquettish woman.”
“…!”
Laden’s attitude that showed no fear stimulated Beida. He slowly revealed the wild nature that was hidden under his calm expression.
“You…! I will cut off your arms and legs first before asking again. Hiyah!”
Beida ran forward. It was a speed beyond common sense as he rushed through the desert hills. The northern troops were frightened, but Laden remained calm.
“The sin of killing Marquis Steim’s soldiers, I will pay it back with death.”
“Bah!”
Laden placed a hand on the sheathe at his waist and watched Beida.
“You are still wet behind the eyes!”
Puok!
Beida’s spear stuck in the sand. It was the place where Laden had been standing just a moment ago. Laden avoided the spear and swung his sword at Beida’s thigh.
Chaaeng!
Beida defended with his spear and declared angrily.
“You are fast but not very strong… Kuk?”
Beida paled as he realized it. Blood was rising from the wrist that held the spear.
“You!”
Phoenix wasn’t the only strong one in the north? Laden knocked down the astonished Beida and commanded the northern troops.
“Kill all of them and return to Reidan.”
Until yesterday, they were serving the same king. Laden believed that Marquis Steim would be on Duke Grid’s side, rather than Prince Ren, and quickly knew what to do.
***
‘It won’t be long now.’
Hurent’s mood was heightened as he descended towards the foot of the mountain. His blood boiled as he thought of paying back the 5 second humiliation.
‘I will show you the true power of aura.’
The biggest advantages of aura were the fixed damage and form changes. At the time of the National Competition, Hurent couldn’t properly make use of the form changes, but now it was different.
It was a power that made imagination become reality. With this fraudulent power, Hurent believed that he could defeat Grid. No, it wasn’t just Grid. It included Kraugel, the top rankers, Agnus and the hidden rankers.
Hurent had no doubt that he would overwhelm all of them.
“Who are you?”
It happened when Hurent and the 2,000 troops had just left Altes Mountains and were about to enter the desert. Two farmers blocked their path. Hurent was upset and fired aura at them. The farmers’ eyes widened as they saw the aura stretching like a whip.
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Swaeek!
The aura whip aimed at the farmers. The farmers standing here were Piaro and Royman.
‘How can aura have this form?’
Royman was familiar with aura. Her father was a prominent swordsman and able to skillfully use aura. But this was the first time she had seen such a changeable aura. It was released from the sword? This wasn’t aura, but magic!
‘There are many masters in this world!’
Royman accepted Hurent as a master of a new world. She felt awe.
Chaaeng!
The aura blade aimed for her neck as she stared blankly. Piaro tsked and blocked it with a hand plow.
“Not reacting when a blade is coming at your neck, it’s a convenient way to commit suicide.”
“I-I’m really sorry!”
Royman was confused. That amazing aura was blocked by a hand plow?
‘I knew Sir Piaro was strong, but this much?’
Royman expected Piaro to have the strength of an ordinary knight. It was natural since he did field work every day. He didn’t look very special. But not now. Perhaps Piaro’s strength was higher than Asmophel.
“I will teach you to reflexively defend, even if you don’t have two arms. Let’s plant rice for three hours every day starting from tomorrow.”
“Huh?”
She was sincerely grateful for her life being spared. He would be her savior for the rest of her life. But planting rice? This wasn’t a penalty game, so Royman couldn’t understand what was going on.
On the other hand, Piaro was somewhat confused.
‘Is there another strong person?’
The Red Knights.
Piaro carried out wars all over the continent when he was a part of them. He spent more days falling asleep on the battlefield than he did at home, and he had to face countless enemies. He saw the powerhouses that represented each nation.
However, the enemies he met while staying at this peaceful(?) Reidan were much more brilliant. It was truly amazing.
‘Reidan entices powerhouses.’
Or maybe it was just a different time. In any case, Piaro enjoyed it. The invasion of enemies would be the food that further strengthened the legendary farmer’s power. He was caught up in this positive feeling and told Hurent what he thought.
“Your ability to control aura is amazing. But it’s still lacking strength.”
“…Ah.”
A farmer p
raising an aura master’s aura, Hurent couldn’t be happy.
‘However, his skills are real.’
The dirt-covered farmer had blocked his aura with a hand plow. It wasn’t a dream. The 2,000 soldiers all saw it.
‘The rumors were true?’
He heard that there were powerful farmers in Reidan. There were rumors that the reason the seven guilds failed was due to farmers.
‘Of course, I thought it was nonsense.’
Now it seemed to be true.
“Hrmm.”
Hurent turned towards Bunny Bunny. Bunny Bunny had the camera in hand and was filming the situation. From his excited expression, he also seemed to be aware of the rumors about Reidan’s farmers.
‘I don’t need to take risks before meeting Grid.’
He was confident about getting revenge on Grid, so he couldn’t fall victim to this farmer. Hurent judged and turned towards Royman.
‘Use him.’
Hurent’s judgment and execution were excellent. There were no unnecessary delays. In order to increase his concentration, he closed his eyes and used ‘Aura Impact.’
[You have released your aura.]
[Accurately imagine the shape of the aura within 2 seconds. If there is even a small error in the image, the skill will fail.]
He had been practicing image training every day for the past 10 months in order to bring out the true power of an aura master! Hurent’s eyes flashed and he shouted.
“Dragon’s Roar!”
[You have developed the breath of a dragon! By reproducing the power of a transcendent being, the power of your aura is greatly increased!]
[There is a limit to the power that a unique rated aura can exert.]
Kuwaaaang!
The aura fired by Hurent blew out in a straight line. The strong energy that stirred the earth and caused a sand storm couldn’t be compared to the whip from before.
“Ha!”
Piaro was sincerely amazed. When he was a great swordsman, he realized the limits of aura. However, the man in front of him was different. He broke through the limits of aura. He was a truly respectable person who achieved a level that Piaro couldn’t reach.
“In honor of your talent, I will also use my full power.”
Piaro couldn’t afford to relax. To be precise, he had no room to spare. He had to protect Royman, who would grow to be a strength for his lord. The power of the aura breath was strong and wide. He couldn’t just stand by and watch.
“Free Farming 4th Style.”
Suruk.
Piaro moved his hand to his waist. It was to extract a plow from one of the six sheaths hanging there. A plow that Grid created. As soon as he pulled it out, Piaro’s power exploded.
The power of items.
[All skills related to farming will increase by 20%.]
“Plow the Field!”
Pepepepeng!
Piaro’s plow struck the ground, causing it to rise like a tsunami.
***
‘Amazing!’
The world’s top gaming BJ, Bunny Bunny. He pointed his camera and admired the whip-like aura. Hurent’s control skills were extraordinary. However, Bunny Bunny was disappointed when the shabby farmer blocked it with a hand plow.
‘A farmer could block that skill?’
Aura Master Hurent. His aura was gorgeous, but it was without strength. There was a reason he was defeated by Grid in 5 seconds.
‘Instead of getting revenge on Grid, will he die in four seconds this time?’
Bunny Bunny was extremely disappointed in Hurent when he suddenly had a thought.
‘I heard a rumor that there was a monster famer in Reidan…’
Was the rumor true?
‘A huge scoop!’
This was a great opportunity to inform the world about the truth of the rumors. The excited Bunny Bunny focused on filming. Hurent used a tremendous skill that was reminiscent of a dragon’s breath.
‘Ohhh!’
Hurent’s abilities were real. It was too early to be disappointed in him. Bunny Bunny started sweating as he saw the power of that breath. How would the rumored farmer cope with this cool technique?
‘Increase my viewership with a spectacular battle scene!’
Bunny Bunny prayed, but his wish was soon popped.
“Another farming equipment?”
The hand plow changed to a plow! The farmer called Piaro didn’t seem to be showing a brilliant battle scene, unlike Bunny Bunny’s expectations. No, Bunny Bunny was crazy to have high expectations in the first place.
Bunny Bunny frowned.
“Free Farming 4th Style, Plowing the Field.”
Pepepepeok!
The earth rose and collided with Hurent’s aura breath. At the same time, the ground started to be cleared for use as a farming field.
“What is this…?”
Bunny Bunny’s camera picked up the stunning sight. Streams of water were rising from the center of the cleared land.
‘This is the desert!’
Water was found in the desert? Bunny Bunny’s cognitive abilities failed to keep up with the scene in front of him.
“Free Farming 1st Style, Sowing.”
Papat! Pa pa pa pa pak!
Seeds poured down like rain over the confused Bunny Bunny and 2,000 soldiers.
‘What is this?’
It was a series of processes that reminded him of farming.
‘No, this is impossible.’
No one was crazy enough to start farming in front of 2,000 enemies…
“Free Farming 2nd Style, Rapid Growth.”
Kwaduk! Kudududuk!
“Heok!”
Bunny Bunny’s face turned white. It was because the thousands of seeds scattered on the ground started to sprout all at once.
‘This is crazy!’
He wanted a spectacular battle scene, but it was a farming diary? Bunny Bunny felt more anger than wonder as he stared at the scene of a desert being turned into rice fields. At this time, Hurent was aiming for Royman.
***
[Block Toys to Help a Child’s Development.]
It was an item Grid got from the Reputation Store. At first he thought it was a useless item, but he was glad to see Lord playing well with them.
“Abu. Abu.”
A small baby was sitting on the bed and building a spire with the blocks. It was a crude shape that anyone could recognize as a castle. A child only 10 days old was building a castle with blocks? It was an unbelievable sight.
“A genius! The best genius of the continent!!”
Marquis Steim was sure of it. It was an objective assessment, not because he was blinded by love. Irene made a happy expression.
“It’s good that his dexterity resembles my husband’s. I think he will become a master of blacksmithing.”
Grid replied with a smile.
“He’s just like you.”
“Dear husband…”
“Irene.”
The eyes of the couple were filled with affection. The couple’s love was much deeper than before. Every night, the six hands…
Omitted.
So it was natural that their love would deepen.
“Hum hum.”
Marquis Steim coughed as the coupled embraced each other. It was a signal that they shouldn’t forget he was here.
“What type of education are you planning on focusing on for Lord?”
Marquis Steim’s question activated the child care system.
[Please select Lord’s education.]
[Lord’s age is still young, so there are limited options to choose from.]
Leave it until he is older.
Basic academic education.
Basic etiquette education.
‘Don’t rush.’
What education should he give to a child who was only 10 days old? Grid was able to pick option one when he suddenly stopped.
‘No, if I think about it, isn’t the current Lord twice as intelligent as Jude?’
‘He is highly likely to become arrogant.’
Grid pondered and made a decision.
“I will teach him etiquette. He was born with a gold spoon, but he shouldn’t be too indulged.”
“Um, yes. Early education is important. It’s especially important for talented children.”
“I’m in favor of Dear Husband’s will.”
[Lord’s early education method has been selected. Your wife Irene will teach Lord.]
At this moment.
‘Eh?’
Grid could see Lord’s face, which had been smiling happily the whole time. Now Lord looked like he wanted to complain about something.
‘Don’t tell me he doesn’t want to study?’
Did he understand their words?
‘I must be mistaken.’
Grid was being too sensitive. Grid laughed it off.
“There’s a strange expression on Lord’s face, so it seems like he has done a poo.”
“Oh my, really?
Irene confirmed it and called a maid.
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“Indeed, my grandchild is great! He doesn’t cry when doing a poo, he’s a real man! Just like me!”
“It’s good if you’re dexterous like me. He is also pretty like Irene, and smart.”
“Ha! He’s perfect! It is almost a perfect work by God! Giving birth to such a great son, I respect you!”
“I admire the man who helped give birth to a lovely woman like Irene!”
“Kelkelkel!”
“Hahaha!”
Grid and Marquis Steim made a fuss as the maid changed Lord’s diaper. The great lords who represented their nation had forgotten their dignity. Irene was somewhat disgruntled, but didn’t say anything. She didn’t want to break their excitement because she understood their hearts.
“Lord is sleepy. We shouldn’t interrupt his nap time, so we should go out.”
“T-This… I want to play together a bit more.”
“Father is right. Don’t you know how important sleeping is for a child when growing up? We shouldn’t prevent him from sleeping.”
“…It can’t be helped.”