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FLTL Ch 164. Duvas

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"Uh... what do you mean?" Duvas asked with confusion. "How is that relevant here?"

"Just humor me," Kivamus insisted.

Duvas took a deep breath. "I didn't really have a choice in that. I was born as the fifth son of a minor noble in the City of Risalis, in the far north of the kingdom." 

Kivamus thought about it from the memories he had inherited. "Yeah, that's one of the four major cities of this ki...

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FLTL Ch 163. Orphans No More

A/N: It's an extra long chapter again! And it felt really good to write this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it.

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She saw that the whole family of Mr Kigeir was quickly walking towards them, looking quite happy, with Elsie and her younger brother in the lead, who started running when they saw her and Timmy. 

But why? Why were they here again? Maisy was confused. They looked happy as well. Didn't they already forget about her and Timmy? Then why were t...

FLTL Ch 162. A New Home?

A/N: I have made an edit in the previous chapter to add that Elsie's mom gave a thin blanket (one of the best they had) to Maisy before the left the house.

And it's another extra long chapter today. Enjoy!

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~ Kigeir ~

~ Outside the new longhouse block ~

With a heavy heart, Kigeir looked at the orphans trudging slowly towards the gates of the newly built longhouse block. Elsie was hugging his side while sniffling, while his youngest had...

FLTL Ch 161. Parting of the ways

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Kivamus shook his head. "No, there has to be a chain of command here, otherwise you will just get bogged down with those requests all day and won't have time left for anything else, especially once we have constructed more longhouse blocks." 

He explained, "The simple reason is that the majority of the complaints from those people are likely to be petty ones, maybe something like a person wanting to change their bunk...

FLTL Ch 160. Supervisors

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The morning sun had risen higher in the sky, although the clouds had started hiding it again. It was still just as cold as the night, but having a full meal earlier and sitting in front of a roaring fire for an hour had helped a lot. 

It had taken a while for all the slaves to come around, but thankfully none of them had decided to stay back. Hyola knew it was a risk to agree to go with these unknown people, but anything was b...

FLTL Ch 159. Too Good To Be True

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Another slave scoffed, "Hah! Like we even have any coins to give!"

Other slaves started to add their opinions as well in a rising tide of anger, their voices soon rising into a clamor, making it difficult to hear anything clearly.

But Hudan raised both of his hands and spoke loudly. "Calm down, everyone! Nobody is asking you to pay for anything." 

Once the uproar had died down a little, he continue...

FLTL Ch. 158. Unexpected Choices

~ Hyola ~

~ Sitting near the fire in the quarry, just before sunrise ~

A short while ago, one of the guards - and not bandits, as Hyola had found out earlier - had sent one of their own to call up the last guard who was supposedly hiding somewhere nearby with all their supplies. 

Since then, all of the slaves had been milling around the area, not knowing what was happening, but Calubo had reassured them that they didn't need to worry. But it was difficult to believe tha...

FLTL Ch. 157. Reunited

~ Calubo ~

~ Hiding behind a limestone block in the quarry ~

~ A few moments ago ~

Calubo wasn't feeling good to be left out of the fighting. And he really wanted to help in killing those bastards! But Hudan had sent him away just before the attack had begun, saying that the bandits might try to take someone hostage, so there had to be someone to strike from behind the bandits if needed. 

So the guard captain had sent him to circle around the camp an...

FLTL Ch 156. Wishful Thinking

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~ Maisy ~

~ Mr Kigeir's home ~

It should be early morning around now and ten year old Maisy was sleeping. Or at least she was supposed to be. But for some reason, she hadn't been able to get even a little amount of sleep until now. 

Yesterday evening, she had been playing outside Mr Kigeir's home with her new best friend Elsie when she heard a villager running through the street while shouting th...

FLTL Ch 155. A Silent Approach

Calubo didn't have to think long before replying. "Two of us should be more than enough. The pit of the quarry is huge, but as you saw, all the huts are located on the path which goes down towards the pit from the surrounding ground of the forest, to prevent them from flooding in case of another thunderstorm. And there is no other entrance to the pit. So we should be fine with just two men."

Hudan nodded. "Alright. We are going to keep a watch on that entrance of the quarry in tu...

FLTL Ch 154. Recon

Yeden thought about it for a moment. "Give or take a month, I'd say. By then the wall should be fully completed, apart from the gatehouses."

Kivamus nodded, and continued speaking to the carpenter, "We will postpone the gatehouses until after the wall is finished. For now, you should work on the second longhouse block only. And make sure to keep training a few apprentices along with you, so they can take over building simple things to free up more of your time." 

Taniok nodde...

FLTL Ch 153. Additions

The carpenter nodded. "It is, milord." He added, "And there should be no problem cooking meals for that many people here, since the kitchen and storage room of the longhouse block are also ready."

"That's good to hear." Kivamus looked at Gorsazo. "Calubo told us that there were twenty-six stonecutters at the quarry, so we have to keep that many bunks empty for them. That leaves us with ninety-eight bunks. So we should prioritize shifting those people here first who have been livi...

FLTL Ch 152. The First Longhouse Block

The setting sun cast long, skeletal shadows across the clearing as Baron Kivamus Ralokaar approached the newly constructed longhouse block. The air was thick with the smell of burning coal and damp earth, while the rhythmic thud of hammers somewhere in the area punctuated the silence. Smoke curled lazily from a couple of braziers kept in front of the building, where a group of villagers were warming up their hands.

Although the snowfall seemed to have stopped for now, small patch...

FLTL Ch 151. Sketching

Kivamus nodded slowly. "That makes sense. Let them know that until Hudan and the others return, they should keep the hunting trips short and target to return by evening or early night every day. That will also allow them to properly warm up their bodies indoors after enduring the cold throughout the day, since they would get a proper fireplace burning with coal here, unlike in the forest where they might not even be able to light a fire for various reasons." 

He continued, "...

FLTL Ch 150. Hunting Parties

Feroy thought about it for a while before replying, "Since the hunters would already be armed with bows and arrows, I think we should add two swordsmen in each group. And with four men in each hunting party, they should be able to take on most of the animals there."

"Alright, four it is then." Kivamus looked at Duvas. "You mentioned that there were a couple of hunters in the village. Send a servant to them so they can get ready to leave within an hour."

"We've already hired Yufim ...

FLTL Ch 149. Food And Clothing

A/N: We are finally 30 advanced chapters ahead of Royalroad! Enjoy!

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"We are ready to leave, milord," Hudan reported. "Also, the guards told me to thank you for the fur coats you have given all of them. They will be invaluable for us on this trip, especially since the snowfall has already started now." 

Kivamus waved it off, looking at the guards. "It's nothing. Although we were able to provide proper winter outfits for these guards, we still need to do so...

FLTL Ch 148. Discipline and Departure

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"Listen everyone," he began. "I had good reasons for keeping Sejkil alive, but I also understand your concerns. I know you all had risked your life to fight with the bandits, so I realize that you may have felt that I was too lenient in giving out punishments. But the fact remains that we simply do not have a jail in the village right now, nor do we have a permanent prison here."

In the light of the brazier burning nearby, he saw t...

FLTL Ch 147. Incompetence

The guards uneasily looked at each other. The taller one gazed at Kivamus and spoke in a low voice, "We also wanted to see the medal ceremony, milord!"

Hudan glared at him. "Then you should have asked someone else to take your place!"

The other guard protested, "But we weren't even supposed to be on duty at this time. The senior guards who were on duty called us over and told us to watch the gates while they went to watch the award ceremony."

Hudan gazed at Kerel. "Fi...

FLTL Ch 146. Gut Instincts

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The servant swallowed hard. "The... the bandit. He's dead!" 

"You mean Sejkil?" Hudan asked with surprise. 

The servant quickly nodded. "Yes, I was going to get some hay for the horses from that barn, but... but the door was already open, and Sejkil looked to be in a bad way. And when I went to check on him, I saw that he wasn't even breathing!" The young servant's eye...

FLTL Ch 145. Satisfaction And Surprise

~ Kivamus ~

~ Baron's Manor, Tiranat ~

As he entered inside the gates of the manor, Kivamus was feeling quite satisfied now, since everything was going so well after a long time. The bandit raid had been repelled successfully, and apart from a few injuries, nobody had died in that raid either. All their grain stores were intact as well - apart from a small pack of grain that Nokozal had robbed from a villager when running away - but it was only a small amount, and would bar...

FLTL Ch 144. A reward For Courage

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Finally, it's 2025 now! 

I wish a very Happy New Year to all of you! May this year provide you a lot of happiness and success in everything you do!

Thank you so much for coming along with me on this epic journey. I hope we all will be together for FLTL for a long, long time!

Also, this is the second to last bonus chapter, and after that, we will return to a four chapter per week release schedule. And it is a super long chapter this time!

Enjoy!

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FLTL Ch 143. Rescue Plans

A/N: Enjoy the last chapter of 2024! I'll see you again next year!

Also, I wish you all a very Happy New Year in advance!

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The former guard nodded. "There were twenty-six stonecutters in total, not including me or any bandits."

Kivamus looked at Duvas. "Will two wagons be enough to carry that many people?"

"They should be," the majordomo replied after thinking about it. "Pydaso's wagons carried ten sacks of grain in each wagon, apart from the...

FLTL Ch 142. An eye for an eye

A/N: Sorry for the late chapter. It took me quite a bit of time to edit this, since it's an extra long chapter today. Enjoy!

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Kivamus looked at Calubo and began, "After a lot of discussion with my advisors, I have come to a decision." He added with a smile, "I have decided to support you."

Immediately, Calubo's eyes widened in surprise like he couldn't believe what was happening.

Gorsazo looked at him and gave a nod in support, while Feroy remained...

FLTL Ch 141. A Heartfelt Plea

A/N: Hey everyone. This is the promised bonus chapter for this week. And that means we are getting close to reaching the targeted 30 chapters ahead of RR!

Secondly, I always take the opinions of my readers into account when writing, and I've heard from some readers that the pacing of the story should be a little faster. However, I would like to reiterate that while it is certainly a slow burn story, the format of serial novels where the story is published day by day might be making...

FLTL Ch 140. Barracks

"Well, we don't have a tanner in the village," the majordomo replied, "since there was never enough animal hide for them to tan into leather - mainly because the previous baron never allowed hunting at a large scale here. But Leah has some experience in repairing our armors when they got damaged in the past. While there wouldn't be much spare leather here, I think she might still be able to stitch together five or six decent armors from the eight damaged ones that we have." He added, "Repairi...

FLTL Ch 139. Baron's Medal of Sacrifice

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"We are ready to leave, milord," the merchant said. He added with a smile, "It's been really good doing business with you. I hope to come back right after the snow melts on the road after winter."

Kivamus smiled as well. "I will wait for your return. And don't forget to buy the maps!"

"I'll certainly try, milord, but no promises about it," Pydaso replied. "By your leave, we should depart now. And thank you, once again, for providing me...

FLTL Ch 138. Spoils Of War

"For now we are only gathering them up outside the manor in the east", the guard captain replied. "Once we have stripped the bodies of anything useful - including their weapons, and any usable leather armor or fur coats - we will bury them next to the hills in the east. Of course, if any of the bandits had any coins, they would go to the one who finds them."

"That's..." Kivamus was going to reprimand him for allowing the guards to openly rob the bandits, but exhaled loudly when h...

FLTL Ch 137. Sejkil

Feroy began, "Before anything else, I asked a few things from that bandit while I was alone with him, and it confirmed everything Calubo had told us about the quarry. So it does seem like our previously lost guard is a trustworthy man."

"Didn't I..." Duvas took a tired yawn, before he quipped, "Didn't I already tell you that?"

"Sure you did, Sir Duvas," the ex-mercenary replied. "But it's always better to confirm a person's story from another source before believing him."

Du...

FLTL Ch 136. The Aftermath - Part II

And just after he stood up, the outer door opened, and Feroy walked inside. Unlike the guard captain who had actually fought a battle and had more than a few scratches on his body and clothes, the ex-mercenary didn't look any worse for wear, likely because he had only been waiting to defend the manor from an attack. Lucem also wandered to the manor hall to listen to them, perhaps because he had gotten bored waiting in the kitchen for a late night snack.

"Speak of the vesorion..."...