Chapter 45: Livestock farm completed!

Clang~ Clang~, the hammering sounds could be heard. It’s already the third day since we started building the livestock farm. It took a while, but somehow, that kind of structure was completed.

“Fuu-, my back hurts.”

Erna stretches her back muscles. She is knitting a rope and it is a very delicate work. Because of that, she seems to be worried about eyestrain and stiff shoulders. So I could only use the skill Life or Death technique to press on Erna’s acupoint. Of course, I’m pressing the dots for recovery from fatigue. With the current me, I can understand where and what kind of acupuncture points are there.

“Ah~ I feel so tired~”

When I press the acupuncture points on her neck, Erna’s facial expression relaxes then she drools. The drawback is that the acupuncture points of this Life or Death technique are too effective. It’s enough if it would get rid of the tiredness but even the motivation seemed to be scrapped.

“Hey, you got rid of your tiredness right? Go back to work.”

“Ye~s”

Erna begins knitting the rope again. It is surprisingly difficult to build a building out of bamboo. This is because if you try to use nails like the ones used on ordinary woods, it will crack. However, even if we try to hit the nail after making a hole on it, it’s not possible since there is no machine in this world to make such holes. So when the bamboo was impaled into the ground, we decided to tie the bamboo together with a rope.

All we need is the floor and walls, and the rest is easy. There are no storms on the 24th floor so we only need to install an appropriate roof. The livestock farm was finally completed after noon on the third day. It’s all made of bamboo so there are many bright green huts. The largest building is the one that keeps livestock. It is big enough to hold ten passenger cars and it has sturdy fences. With that, the environment for raising livestock is now ready.

At this moment, the problem is on the livestock’s feed. There is abundant grass growing on this level, so if they graze, they will not starve to death but if it’s like that, building the livestock farm would not make sense then. I think that a livestock farm is an environment that produces the best ingredients.  Therefore, I decided to create a field near the livestock farm. The first step in producing a good quality livestock is with good food.

We planted apple-like trees, barley and wheat. I’m not sure if it will grow up well but I won’t know if I don’t try. As for the vermin that might try to eat them, I’m thinking of making Griffon as a guard dog. Livestock and beasts targeting the fields will be driven away by my Homeless Griffon.

“Let me see, at this floor…. There’s Unicorn, Violet Pig, Milky Cow, and Rolling Sheep.”

We are talking about what to keep in the livestock farm, but when I heard the names, Milky Cow and Rolling Sheep, I tilted my head in puzzlement. Is there such a magical beast?

“Father, that’s a milky cow.”

In the direction that Pero has pointed, a slightly brownish-colored cow was grazing. It’s a cow with a color that looks like that of a cafe au lait with a lot of milk.

“Is it milky? I know that cows are dairy cattle but…”

“Milky cows are rare you know? It’s rumored that the milk squeezed out from it is the finest.”

“Hoh, the finest huh…”

I want to drink that. It’s called milky, so it’s probably has a rich milk.

“Then where is the rolling sheep?”

“Over there.”

When Erna pointed at it, a number of large brown furballs were rolling. If you look closely, you can see that it is a living thing, with four legs coming out of the furball. That’s probably the so called sheep.

“Do they roll as their eyes don’t function well?”

 “Maybe? But when you properly cut its wool, it seems that it can walk with its own feet.”

Surprisingly, it’s a very lazy sheep. Well, if you that much hair, you probably can’t reach the ground. Then it’s indeed faster to roll.

 “All right, let’s keep all these four types.”

“Oh, then we can’t go unless we catch it right away.”

When we left the livestock farm, we captured all the animals we saw. It’s easy because I just formed the thread into a net and throw it to them. The animals we caught were three unicorns, ten violet pigs, two milky cows, and ten rolling sheep.

I don’t know if it’s a lot or if it’s few but for now, let’s see what happens first. By the way, as for the unicorn, when Pero and I approached it, it snorted and I can’t even try to get on its back. It’s likely that it only prefer women.

Hence I decided to make the three of them as my familiar. Unicorns are the only magical beast in the four types of animal here. It’s a wild horse that cannot be called a domestic animal. I decided that it would be better for them to be obedient in consideration of the future.

【Appraisal Result: Homeless Unicorn: A race born by Shinichi Tanaka’s familiar. Overall, it boasts ten times more than a normal unicorn’s power. Its eyes are said to see through the truth. Rarity: A】

【Status】 Name:  Homeless Unicorn Race:  Homeless Unicorn Magic attribute:  Light | No Attribute Magic:  Light, Stun light Skills:  Leg Strengthening (Intermediate), Danger Detection (Intermediate), Indomitable Spirit (Intermediate), Eyes of Truth Control Rate:  100% controlled by Shinichi Tanaka.

The body color of the unicorn changes to jet black. Its eyes were now red and the horns growing from the head were golden. I didn’t check its previous status but it seems that the unicorn had something like a unique skill. I presume that’s the Eyes of Truth. It seems that it has the effect of detecting lies base from that information.

The rest is magical attribute. Other than Erna, it is the first time that I saw the light attribute. Compared to the four attributes of fire, water, soil and wind, light and darkness attributes are said to be in the rare category. So the unicorns seem to be a precious magical beast in that sense as well.

“Its mane is pitch black.”

Erna gently stroked the transformed unicorn.

It no longer looks like a unicorn and I’m not sure if it’s fine to still call it as a unicorn. It has a calm temper and a friendly atmosphere though. I give them vegetables as a trial, and with a crunch, they start to bite.

“Ahahaha! It’s fun!”

Pero was already enjoying the ride. I also get on the back of the unicorn and try horseback riding in the farm.

“Uhm, this is difficult… perhaps I need a saddle.”

As expected it is difficult to ride a bare horse unless you are accustomed to it. I should quickly buy a saddle in Mana. Once the livestock farm was set up, I decided to leave the rest to the skeletons.

The person in charge is Suketarou.

It seems that his clumsy side is still there but the skeletons around him are reliable so they can support him. We decided to return to the hideout once we went to the 25th floor.

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“Ahhhhh! The bed feels so good!”

I can hear Erna’s voice from the bedroom. After returning to the hideout, we decided to take a rest for the time being. It’s a rest day.

I want to go to the 30^th level immediately, but over eagerness can lead to unnecessary troubles. If I lead the skeletons without being impatient, the remaining four floors will be captured in no time. Thus I’m going to take a good rest here.

After that, I also wanted to go buy what we needed in Mana. I originally had tools such as hammers so I was not inconvenienced, but the number of hoe was insufficient. Timber too and much more. There are many things we need in the livestock farm.

“Shall I go to Mana?”

When I stood up on the sofa I was sitting on, Pero also stood up in the same manner. When I looked at him, his blue eyes were shining. I think he wants to follow me.

“Erna, we’re going to Mana. I’ll leave the house-sitting to you.”

“Oka~y! Take care!”

She only waved her hands from the bed in the bedroom. I wonder if she plans to only idle around. After leaving the hideout, we moved to the ground through the Temple of Teleportation.

“The sun is dazzling…”

Pero squints and looks at the ground. Certainly, the sunlight is intense. It is reflected on the ground as the vegetation looks like it is emitting light. However, when I looked around, there were no adventurers anywhere. Adventurers are usually wandering around to enter the dungeon, but today, there is no one here.

“It’s so unusual…”

While saying that, I check the mailbox installed in the temple. There were three letters in it.

“One from the guild… the other is from the Lord of Mana City. I wonder who this remaining one is from?”

I opened the letter from the guild for the time being. It was written that there’s a nomination request for me so I have to show up. As expected, the popularity of Homeless seems to have expanded. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of request is coming.

The letter from the lord only said, “I want you to come to Mana as soon as possible.” I feel an unpleasant feeling. I felt something like an urgency from the letter.

Don’t tell me it’s what I’m thinking? Did a pseudo dragon come to the city again? Or… is there a new problem?

I decided to go to Mana immediately without opening the third letter.

“Pero, let’s hurry to Mana!”

“Un!”

When we start running, our feet tapped on the ground more powerfully than before. The speed increased rapidly and soon it reached 60 km/h. I still have plenty of strength to spare and I really can’t hide my surprise about this evolved body.

When I looked behind, Pero is following me breathlessly. As expected, the young werewolf is probably doing his best to match my pace. We arrived at Mana in a few minutes. The gate was tightly closed and several soldiers appeared to be watching from the top of the outer wall.

“Hey! Let us in!”

As soon as I called out to the soldiers, the gate begins to open.

“Tanaka-dono! Come inside quickly!”

A few soldiers beckoned, so we quickly went in. There is no sound in the city compared to the usual and it is too quiet. Houses and shops had closed entrances and seemed deserted no matter where I looked.

“Good, this may change the situation a bit.”

A familiar soldier says that and smiles at me. I couldn’t understand the current situation so I decided to ask about the situation for the time being.

“What happened? The Lord wrote to me to come to the city as quickly as possible.”

“I see. The soldiers of the Estent Empire are actually coming to the city. For the time being, they are stuck outside the city but how long will this city last with only a few troops…”

“Estent Empire huh… I heard that there’s something suspicious going on but… So it finally started.”

According to the soldiers, those Estent soldiers are on the west side of the city. It appears that we were able to take such chance so we’re able to enter Mana.

“There are fifty enemies. If it’s a human, we have a chance to win. However when our opponent becomes a Dragoneut, as one would expect we…”

“Fifty huh…”

I think as I listen to the soldier’s words. If there are thousands or millions of enemies, the chances of winning are thin but when it comes to fifty of them, it seems that such number is not that hopeless. I’m not boasting about it but I’m sure that I’m pretty strong now. It’s a good chance to know how strong a Dragoneut is.

“Then let me get rid of those Estent soldiers.”

“A-Are you for real!? Please do!”

Many adventurers and soldiers are gathered on the west side of the city. When they saw my face, they smiled saying, “Hooray! With this, they will withdraw.” It’s been a while that I’ve seen them treating me like a hero. I’m so embarrassed to death!

“That’s an Estent soldier huh…”

When I climbed up to the outer wall and looked out, fifty people were sitting in a place not far away.

It seems that they are sitting and drinking alcohol now, maybe because they are taking a break, but they always have a good form and they even wore dark green armors. What was particularly interesting was their appearance. Their skin was the same as a human but there’s two horns growing on their head. The pupils on their eyes are vertically long, somewhat reminiscent of a reptile.

“They are called Dragoneut, but they are not much different from a human.”

“They don’t look that strong though.”

Pero looks at them and mumbles. In terms of ability, Pero would be better I guess. But we should still be careful as I don’t know what kind of magic or skill they possess.

“Alright, let’s take a look at the situation.”

“Okay”

When Pero and I went to the west gate, they opened it a little for us to go out. Then, a knight jumped out after us.

“Hey, Tanaka-dono! Are you going to leave me!?”

It was Freya who was supposed to be in the Royal Capital.

“Why are you here? You’re the Duke’s knight guard right?”

“What are you saying?! Didn’t you read the letter?!”

Letter?

Oh yeah, there was a letter from an unknown sender in the mailbox. When I recalled that, I opened that letter and it was written that she had retired as the Duke’s knight guard. It was from Freya herself.

…..Retirement??

“Did you do something?”

“No! I got some free time!”

I can’t understand the story. Why is she here after quitting as a knight guard?

“I decided to be an adventurer with my beloved Pero-sama! No one can stop me! Now then, make me a member of Homeless!”

“W-Wait! Don’t grab my chest! I understand, so please let go!”

Well, when I left the Royal Capital, only Freya had a tremendous attachment to Pero. It’s not that I can’t understand but to think that she would leave the Duke’s house… Pero was also liked by a strange one.

“Oh, Pero-sama! Haa-Haa-Haa!”

Freya hugs Pero and rubs her face while giggling crazily. Since it can’t be helped, should I let Pero and Freya watch from here?

“Alright then, Freya and Pero please watch from here.”

“Understood! I’ll watch together with Pero-sama!”

Freya caught him before Pero could move.

I left them there and proceeded to the place where the Estent soldiers are gathered.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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