The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 112. Farming

After Sarah and Anna released me so I could breathe, we laughed a bit at ourselves. Once we had all calmed down, I walked them back to the mansion and I went north to the gate where a small group of people were waiting for me with Ruby at the front of the group. She waved at me as I arrived.

" Lord Drake! We've been waiting for you! This is the group we've made that will guard the fields until you've finished hunting in the north!"

Ruby pointed at the 20 people behind her.

" Nice to meet you all! I understand that you may believe that guard duty for a field is boring, and you could spend your time better elsewhere, that's why I'd like to tell you that you'll be free from this job once our hunting has progressed smoothly. Which will include more people soon. Once we all settle down all of the new people who moved into Paradise, I see a few of those people right now as a matter of fact! Let's work hard to make this place even better!"

" Yes Sir!"

The crowd responded to me. I then turned to Ruby.

" So, they're all ready to go? What will you be doing Ruby? I only asked for a guard for the field. Your time would be spent better elsewhere, right?"

Ruby smiled at my words.

" Of course, Lord Drake! My job is of most importance! I'll be your personal escort while you tend to the fields!"

" When did this get decided?"

" About 3 hours ago. I won an arm-wrestling match to do it!"

Ruby smiled confidently at me.

" My safety was bet on an arm-wrestling match?"

" We would've cast a vote, but you move quickly."

I nodded my head.

" Well, Ruby, please take care of me."

" Will do!"

I then summoned Lily to begin the 1st step of making a field, finding appropriate soil. I briefly explained who Lily was to Ruby before continuing on.

" Queen Lily! Welcome! We already have a few spots picked out that we think can be used for your farming process!"

Ruby greeted Lily with excitement. The way people act when a Sovereign arrives is always something. Ruby in this case, seemed a bit tense. I guess she doesn't want to embarrass Paradise or its residents in front of Lily.

" Perfect. Let's get moving then before the daylight dies down. We don't want to waste the light."

With Lily's words, we began to march north following Ruby's directions. After looking at 3 different spots, Lily decided that the 4th spot was perfect for what she had in mind after inspecting the land. It was a large field, it seemed to be about the size of about 4 big parking lots. If we could find 3 other spots like this, the current food shortage would only be a short-term problem. Also, with Gil now a Spirit I'm contracted with, I could probably make even more farmland once I get better quality mana and get accustomed to Gil's abilities. I could make Paradise completely self-sufficient for its dietary needs! I'll talk to Sarah and Anna about my idea once I get back home. While I was thinking, Lily turned to me and began to speak.

"Matthew, I believe now would be a good time to get started. I assume you'll allow me to handle the rest, right?"

" Use all of the mana you need; we'll be visiting these fields every other day for a while, so make sure there's enough nourishment to survive tomorrow and most of the next day. Also, the plants need to be able to survive fall and winter, since we're only a month away from fall starting after all. So I guess it should be something hardy right?"