CH 139

I am on my way to the office where my father was.

I have informed him in advance via Garn that I have something I want to discuss with him.

When I arrived at his office, I took a breath and knocked.

After hearing Father's reply, I enter and cheerfully say,

"Father, the I am ready to build a charcoal kiln, so I need to borrow a knight for the job".

".....Ha ......Rid ......What are you going to make the Knights do?'

When Father heard my voice, his eyebrows twitched and his eyes shifted from the papers to me, and he let out a sigh.

I feel like the people I speak to sigh a lot at me recently.

It's a little rude, don't you agree?　

......This is a bit of a change of subject, but after my last meeting with my father, Sandra and I did some research on the magic of the attributes of earth and wood.

And now that I am ready to make the "charcoal kiln" needed for "charcoal making," the problem that remains is labor.

I had come to ask my father to lend me the members of the Order because I thought it would be quite a hard work.

I explained this to him politely, and he nodded his head and said, .

"I understand. I'll select the most well-spoken members of the Order. How many people do you need?"

"I think it would be all right if you lend me ...... about ten people."

I thought about it for a moment and then told him how many people I needed. If it is too many, there will be too many left over, so I think 10 people is reasonable.

If it is not enough, I can ask my father again.

When he heard my answer, he nodded and said, "?

"Hmmm, ten people, huh? When do you plan to start the work?"

"Thank you very much. In that case, I would like to start work tomorrow. The work is scheduled to be done in about 10 days."

"I understand. I will have the manpower ready by tomorrow.'

"Thank you very much"

I thanked my father, bowed, and left the office.

After that, I went back to my room and I wrote a brief letter and called Capella and told him that I wanted him to give it to Ellen and Alex by the end of the day.

Capella has been trained by Garn to be a butler for a few days, but he is already able to do a certain amount of things.

During this time, Garn complimented Capella as a gem.

"...... I understand. If it is today, I will go there personally."

"I will. If so, give it directly to "Ellen" by Capella. I think she' ll be more pleased with that."

"......?　Yes, sir."

Capella replied with a blank expression and immediately left my room and went to Ellen .

From the looks of it, it seems he doesn't understand why I asked him to give it to Ellen.

With that in mind, I muttered to myself

..".... Ellen, good luck."

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The next day, I greeted the members of the Order who had assembled at my father's request at the training ground.

'Thank you all for coming today. As you may have heard from my father, please do not tell anyone about what we are going to do today."

After I finished greeting everyone who had gathered, I bowed my head.

The faces of the knights were familiar to me.

Most of them had accompanied me when I went to Renalute.

Rubens and Nels were among the knights who had come to join us.

Incidentally, Deanna was waiting next to me in her maid's outfit.

When I raised my head, Rubens smiled at me.

'Thank you for your kind words, Master Rid,". However, we are members of the Knights of Bardia, so there is no need to hesitate. Please use us to your heart's content."

''... Really?　I'm glad to hear you say so. Well, then, don't hesitate to ask us for a lot of things".

I was feeling sorry for them because I was going to ask them to do a lot of hard work, but what Rubens said made me feel much better.

I would ask them for help without hesitation as he said.

Just as I was thinking that, I saw a horse-drawn carriage approaching.

Riding in the carriage were Capella , Ellen. And Alex.

When Capella and the others came close to us, they stopped the carriage.

At the same time, Ellen got off the carriage and said cheerfully with a smile on her face.

"We have brought the tools that we have been making for you since you asked us to join your on your land ".

"I told Mr. Capella, who came yesterday, that we had quite a lot to do, and he was kind enough to prepare a carriage and even a cart for us.'

After Ellen, Alex continued speaking with a smile on his face.

I was glad that I had sent Capella to Ellen and Alex yesterday, and my face broke into a smile.

But did they have enough tools to have a cart?

Capella got off the carriage pulling the cart, gave me a slight nod, and said, "

"I had no idea that you had two dwarves making all those tools. It is a very fine item, not to mention the skill of the two of you."

Capella had a blank expression on his face, but his words were laced with a little marvel.

Deanna, who had a suspicious look on her face, asked me about it.

"If you don't mind, may I ask what the two of them made for you, Master Rid?"

"What?　Shovels, hammers, axes, and various other tools necessary for making charcoal kilns."

Deanna and the Knights looked stunned at my words.

Ellen coughed with an air of self-confidence as she continued with my words.

"Rid-sama, this is not just a tool. It's a tool that is the result of the skills of the two of us, Alex and I. We have properly forged all of the steel. We've also forged all of the steel, so it's not just a shovel."

"A special shovel made by the dwarfs. ......"

The knights were muttering with expressions of surprise on their faces.

I was nodding my head with a strange expression on my face at the sight of them.

Is a shovel that unusual?　

As I was thinking this, Deanna quietly overheard and told me.

Apparently, the tools made by dwarfs are all high-end and expensive.

Therefore, I rarely ask dwarves to make shovels and other tools for me.

Therefore, the tools I had made for me would be a rare gem as a result.

Hearing this from Deanna, I muttered in my mind, "I don't know anything about that. ......'

In the midst of all this, Ellen spoke to me in a good mood.

"I was told by Rid that we were going to make charcoal and a charcoal kiln, so we worked the hardest we've ever worked."

"I'm sure we will help you with your work today, too. Thank you both for your cooperation.'

Ellen and Alex are more motivated than ever.

Come to think of it, they were also very motivated when I first told them about the charcoal kiln project.

At that moment, Ellen, perhaps sensing what I was thinking, looked at me and smiled.

"Master Rid, like anything else, whether it's armor or anything else, we need fire to make something. When we make the weapons you order, we include the cost of the fuel. We pay for all the fuel for the tools we want to make ourselves. Isn't it great to have cheap, good quality, and the possibility to use fire without worrying about large quantities of it?"

'Yes,...... surely fire is important for making armor,...... and at any rate, I'm glad you're pleased."

I flinched at Ellen's vigor and replied, then cleared my throat and said so that everyone, including the knights, could hear.

"Well, then, let's move on to the next step where we plan to build the charcoal kiln."

Thus I  started  creating    charcoal kiln .