Chapter 208: Mushroom Season

 

The following day, I decided to work on the trees that I brought home and turn them into wooden boards. The roundness is on point so maybe I can chop them into thin planks and spread them on the floor.

The spirits flew around the shed and some of them even rubbed the wood near the roots. They’re charmed by the logs sticking out of the shed’s door frame. Maybe I should’ve left them outside, huh.

【Appraisal】results said the trees are those so-called rosewoods or sandalwood so I decided to confirm it by cutting the lumpy root into round slices with『Zanzenken』. A lovely color with beautiful annual rings appeared.

Alright, alright, let’s work hard on polishing this later —

「Ah, are you gonna do that for me? Thanks. 」
The spirits circled the freshly cut round slabs of wood while Riche sniffed them. The moment they touched the slabs, the surface became coated with amber colored glaze.

I considered making these into watermills, but I’m gonna be scolded at this rate. One, two… no, I can even make 10 watermills with plenty to spare, though.

Alright, let’s just go with the first plan and make the watermill using oak. It’s very sturdy so folks here commonly used it as building material.

I changed the material and started working with 『Zanzenken』 while watching Riche play with the mill ends from my peripheral vision. Ah, really, this is pure heaven compared to the time I had to use my tiny nokogiri saw in the past.

Come to think of it, the folks living in war-stricken areas in between countries and places near the lair of monsters use durable furniture. They also prefer light ones that they could carry with them when it’s time to flee. Canam’s furniture are usually simple in design because of that, apparently, while those in Nalluahdid have a slightly better design.

The watermill doesn’t have to be too wide, but I have to use quarter grain planks later since they’re less likely to warp.

By the way, after I cut the timber, I tried to do the drying technique I observed from the dwarves’ ability. The moment I casted the spell, the spirits started waving both hands as if they’re beckoning.

The branches trembled slightly. Droplets of water started oozing out of the logs and gathered into a marble-sized water drop, then it floated toward the spirits’ arms.

Thanks for helping, you guys. Somehow it feels like this oak will also get me scolded if I use it, but it’s for the island so I guess it’s fine.

「Riche, let’s go. 」
I thanked the spirits, put the finished planks and rectangular timber into 【Storage】. Riche and I then 【Teleport】 back home to Canum.

I told them I work in the house on days I don’t go to the forest to gather medicinal herbs and raw materials, so while Lilith and Reid are here in Canum, I also work here.

This place is cooler than my house in the mountains, but it’s comfortable living in both places because they have low humidity levels.

I diligently worked on the frame and the blades that would catch the water for the waterwheel. I’m making eight units and will install them later onsite. Actually, I should check the force of the flowing water and the terrain, but since flow is artificially made by yours truly, both the force of flow and the amount of water can be easily adjusted.

I also plan to build a watermill shed beside the mansion, so the construction workers are probably working on it by now. They did suggest that I build it beside the main building since it’s closer to the castle’s harbor, but Gold and Silver objected saying we’re gonna be short on security if we do that.

If we consider food procurement and the entry and exit of materials, the location is far indeed since it’s on the other side of the bridge. They told me the workers will also be coming from there. They’ll be employing artisans for cloth making too, apparently.

Since we’re anticipating abundant water supply, it’s decided that we’ll build one in town, another one beside the main building, so a total of three. I’ll be building the one in town since it will also double as a flour mill and a bakery rolled in one, and the neighboring house will be turned into a bathhouse.

There’s no other way because the price of firewood can reach absurd heights. The whole point of having a bakery is to reduce the use of firewood in the islanders’ homes. Fortunately, it’s still warm on the island even during winter.

Ah, we should plant more trees so we can have a supply of firewood in the future. Maybe evergreen oaks since they take a long time to burn. Ah, but they’re a pain in the neck to dry. Oak leaves and wood are less flammable compared to other trees and they are also good for soundproofing so in Japan, they’re often planted in between houses to prevent the spread of fire.

Alright, I’ll plant an oak tree near the watermill bakery in town. Yeah, it’s made out of stone because we’re using fire the whole year round, but might as well plant one since we built it on the outskirts of town so there shouldn’t be any problems. Plus, the mill is noisy so we can take advantage of the soundproofing effect.

When you say oak, what comes to mind? Acorns. And when you say acorns, then it’s pigs. But, it’d take around 30 to 50 years for the oak to mature enough before the pigs can eat the acorns, and each pig will need around 30 trees. Oh well, just let the pigs eat something else then.

The town and the fortress occupies a quarter of the island and the rest will be turned into forests and fields. The fortress is larger than the town.

It’s actually fun mulling over a lot of things while working. And I sense someone from the back door so it’s probably Dinosso?

I’m working on the third floor, so I went down and opened the door.

「Ou, so you’re home. Here, something for you. 」
「You already went to the forest? 」
I’m right, it’s Dinosso. He handed me a basket full of mushrooms.

「Today’s a rest day from work, so I took the whole family to gather mushrooms early in the morning! Madam’s mushroom soup is the best, I tell yah. 」
Dinosso said with a wink.

Delicious mushrooms grow here in early summer. A different variety of mushroom also grows in autumn, but it’s a summer delicacy to look forward to. It’s also the season for the diligent housemakers to make some mushroom preserves. They usually wake up really early so that they’ll be able to pick them earlier than the bugs and birds.

There were three types of mushrooms inside the basket. Pru, chanterelle and pied bleu mushrooms. All of them have strong umami flavor and they’re very delicious. I recalled Dean and the other guys giving some to me last year as I gratefully accepted the basket.

Maybe I’ll go mushroom gathering with X-Stick later.

「So, you have a message from Noth. 」
「Hm? 」
「It’s not actually directly related to you, but it seems there’s someone out there who is gathering skilled assassins. That person must be targeting a big fish based on the folks who disappeared, so Noth thinks it might be related to the heroes. 」
「Heh, well, if they got assassinated then that’s good news. 」

I won’t have anything to do with them, period!!

「The Knife-Wielding RedHead Death God, the assassin called the Black-Haired Abhorred Child, nicknamed The Viscount… 」

Hm?

「There’s also one who’s known as The Poisoner — even if we go with just the ones I know, that’s already making a pretty awesome lineup. 」

Hey, when you said Poisoner, you’re not referring to Pamela, right? Redhead, Black-Haired, why do these seem familiar? Ah, I’m just imagining stuff, right? Gardener — is the gardener one of them too?

Do I really have no choice but to check the employment skills being required for the guys we’re hiring?

「What happened? 」
「N.o. I.t.s n.o.t.h.i.n.g 」

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Comments (4)

  1. elira

    hahahaha. it’s them. I’m certain. 🤣🤣🤣

    1. G0emi

      LoL … and they have “security concerns” with that lineup of people in their house working for them/him ?
      Dear Lord, mercy to whoever will try to rob (or worse) them? x’D (And I sure hope someone will, just for the fireworks~)

  2. Hikikomori

    Thanks for the treat.

  3. parrjustin777

    Thanks for the chapter.
    Heh. MC hearing rumors about himself.

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