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FLTL Ch 312. Parting

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Taking the longest bundle in his hands, he gave it to the knight. "This is for you."

Sir Tuilas unrolled the cloth to find a sheathed sword inside, and raised his eyebrows in surprise. 

"Perhaps we don't have craftsmen as good as those in Cinran," Kivamus smiled, "but this is still a brand new sword, which I had our blacksmith make specially for you. It even has your name carved on the blade."&nb...

FLTL Ch 311. Tricks

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"There was a similar risk when you included me in your council," Feroy said, "wasn't it? Even though we were forced to come together because of that ambush at Madam Helga's inn, you had never met me before either. As for Levalas, I'm not saying that we need to immediately make him an advisor of yours or something, but I do think it should be okay to include him as one of the guards for now. Of course, we shouldn't give...

FLTL Ch 310. Quandary

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It was late in the night, and Tuilas and the tax collector had already retired to their respective rooms, since they would have to wake up quite early to leave for Cinran tomorrow. So Kivamus was using this opportunity to have an impromptu meeting with his advisors at the moment. Duvas and Gorsazo were sitting on one side, while Feroy and Hudan on the other. The usual two guards of his temporary protection detail h...

FLTL Ch 309. Sentencing

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"Because you spared my life..." Levalas breathed. "Even after I tried to poison you, you didn't have me executed immediately, like every other noble would have. I have been thinking about that all winter and that's the main reason I accepted to come to TIranat again despite all the risks. I just wanted to meet you again, and know more about how a person could be so kind... Trust me, milord, I've met all kinds of people ...

FLTL Ch 308. Confession

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Duvas snorted. "Because when I lived in Cinran, I'd heard that Zoricus had always been close to Lord Ebirtas, while the older brother was known to be far more shrewd, and wanted nothing to do with the baron. As for Zoricus being rich, he was just an ordinary baron before Lord Ebirtas became the count two decades ago. But after that? His fortunes started increasing at an astonishing rate, and now he is easily far richer ...

FLTL Ch 307. Shenanigans

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A/N: Someone asked me in the comment section of ch-291 about how many other nobles are there in this region of Southern Reslinor and the feasibility of them banding together against Tiranat to loot losuvil if/when the news about its real source gets out, and whether they would even be able to gather enough men to do any real harm to the village. He also wanted to know whether other nobles would even want to risk se...

FLTL Ch 306. Threats

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Hudan immediately stood up with his hand on the hilt of his sword. "What is this!"

Tesyb, who seemed to be leading the guards, looked around the hall like he was searching for a threat, before his gaze moved to Kivamus with relief. "Thank the goddess you are fine, milord. I thought you'd be dead already." 

Hearing that made Kivamus' heart start beating faster and he stood up as well, forgetting about h...

FLTL Ch 305. Indecision

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Shit! He should have known that Zoricus would pull something like this...

Levalas tried to think about why Dosol hadn't tried anything like this until now, before he remembered that this was their last night in this village, which meant if that guy was going to try and kill the baron, it had to be tonight.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, realizing just what he was panicking about. Even if Dosol was ...

FLTL Ch 304. Dilemma

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~ Levalas ~

Levalas was sitting with his back to a wooden wall in the servants' hall, with the other guards who had come from Cinran sitting nearby. It had gotten dark by now, although they hadn't been served dinner yet. Hopefully it will be a good meal. Having only eaten breakfast before this, he was feeling famished. A lot. The teenage squire who had come with them was also sitting nearby, looking at...

FLTL Ch 303. Accountants and Accounting

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Soon, Duvas had handed over the satchel of gold after counting the full amount of 1071 gold and 9 silver coins to the tax collector, who finally looked relaxed, probably for the first time since he had arrived here.

"I am glad that you managed to pay all of this on time," Ustaimo smiled. "I really wouldn't have been able to give you an extension. Sir Tuilas also has no reason to cause any trouble now." 

FLTL Ch 302. A Special Relationship

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"I bought this map from Ulriga," Pydaso replied. "I don't know if more detailed maps have been made of this region, but they certainly aren't available publically. Only the Duke's library might have them, or perhaps that of the King in Dorastiz, but neither of those would be for sale. So this is the best I could find."

Duvas interrupted, "How much will it cost us?"

The merchant smiled. "You don't...

FLTL Ch 301. A Spring Walk - II

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Kivamus chuckled. "No, the log axle or the trim hammer aren't alive, but don't worry, there will be a simple lever to change what it's doing. You'll see it when you read the blueprint." 

"I hope so..." Taniok said before glancing to the south. "I think I should go now. I haven't eaten anything since breakfast, so my stomach demands some food now."

Kivamus sighed, remembering the recent announcement...

FLTL Ch 300. A Spring Walk - I

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The majordomo stood up. "I'll go and see if Ustaimo needs any help." 

"Don't you know that the knight could be dangerous?" Hudan frowned.

The majordomo laughed. "I'm not the Baron of Tiranat. He has no reason to harm me. What will he even gain by that?" With a shake of his head, Duvas exited through the inner door. 

Kivamus stood up as well. "I think it would be nice to take a walk. D...

FLTL Ch 299. Thinking Ahead

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A/N: It's a super long chapter today! I really can't keep giving chapters of this length regularly, but for today, enjoy!

Also, just for today, I'm adding a link to the previous chapter in case you want to read it again before this chapter: FLTL Ch 298. Salvaged Parts

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"How dare y...

FLTL Ch 298. Salvaged Parts

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A/N: It's a super-duper long chapter today! Usual chapters are certainly not going to be this long, but I simply couldn't make this chapter shorter. Enjoy!

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"Of course," Kivamus nodded at the merchant's request. "Duvas will give you a small pouch of acelos powder when you leave. Make sure that nobody sees you carrying the paper or the medicine on the road. I don't want even a vague rumor to start about Tiranat bei...

FLTL Ch 297. Wondrous Products

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Firstly, pricing it that low simply wouldn't give them enough profit to make it worthwhile, and it would also raise more than a few eyebrows if a much better medicine had suddenly flooded the market while being priced at just one-seventieth of the earlier option of using losuvil paste. That would start an even bigger scrutiny over what was ...

FLTL Ch 296. Dealmaking - II

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Kivamus handed over the wooden bowl containing the reddish powder to the merchant. "This is called a medicine - which is like an improved, refined version of a healing herb like losuvil. This medicine works wonders whether you have a small cut on your finger or a large wound accompanied or even a high fever. Although it's not feasible for me to prove its efficacy to you unless you are willing to ent...

FLTL Ch 295. Dealmaking - I

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Once the merchant promised to keep the secret, Kivamus began, "Instead of paying for that iron and other items in gold, we want to barter with you using some other things." 

"Of course," Pydaso agreed. "That's just fine with me. What do you have?"

Duvas took over the bartering. "We have some good quality furs our hunters got in the winter, and even an adzee pelt."

"An adzee pelt?" The merchant wh...

FLTL Ch 294. A Sensitive Matter

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Kivamus nodded at Ustaimo. "Since you are leaving the manor house, maybe it would be a good idea for you to take the knight along with you for security, just in case." 

The tax collector stared at him for a moment. "Is this about that merchant who just arrived?"

Kivamus just grinned, not giving any answer to it. "An hour-long walk would be nice for you, although feel free to take two hours if you w...

FLTL Ch 293. Serendipity

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A/N:  Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well.

As I had announced last week, we have already reached 50 chapters ahead of Royal Road, which was my eventual target by giving bonus chapters every Wednesday. It has taken a long time, and it wouldn't have been possible without the support of you all, so thank you so much for that!

However, while my earlier plan was to return to the usual schedule of ...

FLTL Ch 292. Dangers

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After thinking about it for a moment, Kivamus explained to Duvas, "It's true that other nearby nobles haven't attacked this village in the past, but our situation is also not the same as in the past two decades, is it?" 

He continued, "Tiranat is not going to be a poor, starving village any longer than I can help it. That means our immediate neigh...

FLTL Ch 291. Risks

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Ustaimo smirked. "I'm an accountant, milord. People like me always know of a way or two to delay things - not by much, but holding up any task for a couple of days is certainly in my power." He lowered his voice even more. "I will tell Sir Tuilas that I've noticed some small discrepancies in the tax ledger, so I will need some more time to check the numbers again. Of course, I know the numbers are already ...

FLTL Ch 290. Negotiations - Part II

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Ustaimo looked at them with reluctance, "I understand your situation..."

"No, you don't understand it!" the majordomo interrupted angrily. "We simply don't have any way to raise that much gold by tomorrow! I told you earlier in the morning that we have been raided three times in the past few months, where the first raid burnt half the village. What little savings the villagers had gathered have already bee...

FLTL Ch 289. Negotiations - Part I

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"What?" Duvas stood up in anger. "This can't be right! You can't just increase the taxes without telling us in advance... This is simply not fair!" The majordomo glanced at Kivamus with worry. "We also have to pay another full year's taxes in just eight more months! This... this is cruel!"

Kivamus tried hard not to show st...

FLTL Ch 288. Taxes

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Before long, Duvas was back with the tax ledger in his hands. Once the majordomo handed over the ledger to the tax collector of the Count, the wiry old man stood up and walked to a chair kept closer to the open windows, before taking a seat there and opening the ledger. Duvas also sat near Ustaimo to explain any inconsistencies, not that it was likely - with how many times the majordomo had gone over the numbers al...

FLTL Ch 287. A Knight in the Manor

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Kivamus was sitting in the manor hall once again, finally being glad that they had hidden all the blueprints and the powdered medicine away from sight. Once he had returned back to the hall after locking the room, Feroy had noticed the simple sketch he had made of the paper making process on the very first sheets of paper they had manufactured here being stuck on the walls. That was just in time because as soon ...

FLTL Ch 286. Precautions

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Feroy continued, "We have no idea of where the knight's true loyalty lies, and these days there aren't even any other guards who stay in the manor house to protect our lord." He shrugged. "Technically Hudan and I are both supposed to be here, but these days I've been staying out in the forests in the nights to scout any approaching bandits of Torhan, while Hudan keeps going out to check the guards again and again. That ...

FLTL Ch 285. The Layout

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Kivamus looked at Darora. "As long as you fix the plank edges cleanly enough to the inner sides of the parapet and the floor of the platform, this compartment will just seem like a part of the design of the watchtower, and any visitors would barely give a second glance to it. This way even if the tax collector or one of the knights climb up there to check the view from the top of the watchtower, they wouldn't fi...

FLTL Ch 284. Out of Sight

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~ Kivamus ~

It was late evening now, and the sun had nearly set by this time. Right now, he was looking at the blueprint of the scorpion he had sketched, which was spread out on the long table in the manor hall. Duvas was sitting nearby rechecking the tax ledger once again, while Feroy and Hudan were discussing...

FLTL Ch 283. The Tyrant of Tiranat

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The burly guard nodded after hearing the knight's order. "At once! Just give me a moment, then please follow me." The brawny guard had a hushed conversation with another man wearing leather armor, who gave a nod in reply and started running at full pace towards... the village. 

Ustaimo gave a sigh of relief only now noticing the usual dilapidated huts and shacks in the distance. Yes, the village of ...