Kuzunalis

FLTL Ch 106. Missed Opportunity

"It's already been snowing heavily on that road for the past few days, you know?" Feroy replied. "Even then we should have returned back on time but yesterday morning, a wagon wheel became loose after a big jolt from a pothole on the road, and nearly came out from the wagon. Usually it wouldn't have happened, but we had overloaded the wagons for this last journey to carry as much grain a...

FLTL Ch 105. Another Machine

A/N: I have made some edits to the second part of the previous chapter to describe this scene better. You can read it again if you want.

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"As you wish, milord," the servant replied. He dubiously positioned himself between the handles, and using all his might, he tried to lift the handles up. It seemed a little difficult at first, but as the wheelbarrow lifted fu...

FLTL Ch 104. New Target

Thinking about how to tell it in a way so that the bandits would leave the village alone, Calubo said, "Of course we had that many guards in the manor! There is no chance that the baron's manor would be breached in any raid. They have tall palisade walls surrounding the manor after all!"

Nokozal looked at him carefully and said, "You were not lying about the number of guards in the...

FLTL Ch 103. The Moment Of Truth

Immediately, Nokozal and three other bandits who were sitting in a crouch near the bluff got ready with their swords out, while the archers nocked an arrow on their bows at the top of the bluff.

Calubo had seen that his cousin Nurobo was also in the caravan when they were going north, so what if the bandits really did attack them? A single lucky arrow might mean that he would be wi...

FLTL Ch 102. Anticipation

~ Kivamus ~

~ Baron's Manor, Tiranat ~

Kivamus was standing outside the manor house looking at the clouds covering the sky, along with the biting wind which was now blowing continuously in Tiranat. Until yesterday, it had still been sunny, although the clouds had started to cover the sun again. But overnight, the clouds had completely covered the sky, and now the weath...

FLTL Ch 101. Scheming

None of the other bandits said anything in reply to that question.

The bandit chief stroked his long beard for a moment. "Actually, never mind that. It's a fact that a poor village like Tiranat couldn't possibly have that much money - not after that raid by Torhan's group - which means they must have been the village guards in the caravan, however many there are. And that means it ...

FLTL Ch 100. Toloraberries

As Helga took a seat on one of the empty chairs, Kivamus said, "That's really good to hear. What did you find?"

"It's nothing too much, but I saw a few Bilona trees in the west of the village, maybe around five hundred yards away from the last houses," she replied. "They only give fruit in the summer, but it is good to know that there are such trees nearby."

"I've already hea...

FLTL Ch 99. Wheelbarrows

A/N: Enjoy an extra long chapter today!

Here is a pic from Wikipedia on which I have based this design:

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Once he was done with the drawing, Kivamus pointed at the relevan...

FLTL Ch 98. Roofing

The next morning Kivamus and others were standing near the gates of the manor, watching the caravan get ready for departure. The weather had cleared up further, and while the sun had just risen at this time, there were only sparse clouds in the sky, despite the chill in the air. The wagons had already been loaded with coal to the brim, before being covered with an oilcloth.

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FLTL Ch 97. Soaps

"I'm not sure..." Pydaso muttered. "I have heard that slate is a type of rock, but I don't know how you could write on a cliff... Not that I would be able to transport even small chunks of that rock here. I am not sure where to find chalk either... But can you really use them to write?"

"I don't think it would be very difficult," Gorsazo said. "Isn't chalk a type of limestone? Like...

FLTL Ch 96. Shopping List

~ Kivamus ~

~ Baron's Manor, Tiranat ~

Around noon, Kivamus was sitting in the manor hall with others, as they waited for Pydaso to arrive. While the weather was still very cold, the sun had shined for nearly an hour before the clouds had covered it again. Until the morning, it had still seemed like it would start snowing any time, but somehow the weather had started clearing...

FLTL Ch 95. Hyola

~ Hyola ~

~ The Limestone Quarry, somewhere southwest of Cinran ~

It was the morning of another cold day, and she and the other stonecutters were going to start today's work. They were walking towards the pit of the quarry with buckets in their hands, to remove the small amount of water that still remained there. One of them was riding in a wagon with two nodors pulling it, s...

FLTL Ch 94. Maisy And Elsie

~ Maisy ~

Ten-year-old Maisy was smiling today, as she waited outside the baron's manor along with many other villagers for the caravan to come back. Someone had seen the caravan coming from the north, and before long the news had spread throughout the village like wildfire. So she and Elsie had been waiting in the empty area here for the caravan to pass in front of them, along with Mr Ki...

FLTL Ch 93. Return of the Caravan

~ Tesyb ~

~ On the road to Tiranat ~

They had been outside the village for a week now and finally they were approaching the village again. He was thankful to the goddess that the trip had gone without any trouble. This time they had been lucky that no wild beast had attacked them on the way. There was a small scare a few days ago after they had camped in the same clearing whe...

FLTL Ch 92. Bilona Nuts

Hudan gave a shrug. "I'm not completely sure. But now that I notice it, it does look a little different to me as well."

"Oh, that's a Bilona tree," Taniok answered as he reached there. "It is one of the few fruit trees found near the village. You surely must have eaten bilona nuts in the past, my Lord?"

"So that's what it was!" Hudan exclaimed. "I knew it looked a little familiar."<...

FLTL Ch 91. Status

~ Kivamus ~

~ Baron's Manor, Tiranat ~

In the morning, Kivamus was sitting with others in the manor hall near the fireplace, after they were done with their breakfast. It was a simple meal of fresh bread, a couple of eggs along with some cheese that Madam Nerida had made a while ago from the small amount of milk that they got from the two cows remaining in the manor, a...

FLTL Ch 90. Surveillance

~ Calubo ~

~ Somewhere on the road between Tiranat and Cinran ~

They had been waiting on that bluff for more than a day by now but there was still no sight of any caravan coming or going on the road. The weather kept getting colder but they couldn't even light a fire here since it could be seen from far away in the darkness. He cursed Nokozal for kidnapping him, he cur...

FLTL Ch 89. Confession

A/N: Enjoy another extra long chapter for today, since their conversation lasted longer than I thought!

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Kivamus knew that at this point he couldn't just bluff his way anymore. At least there was the consolation that Gorsazo had come to him to talk about this privately, instead of directly gathering the villagers to burn him at a stake or something.

He sighed, an...

FLTL Ch 88. Difficult Questions

A/N: Enjoy the extra long bonus chapter today!

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~ Kivamus ~

~ Baron's Manor, Tiranat ~

The next day, Kivamus was sitting in the manor hall with his arms splayed over the armchair.

The caravan must be in Cinran today, he realized. Hopefully they would be able to buy everything they wanted, without any problems on the way.

Today was also th...

FLTL Ch 87. Scouting

Duvas shrugged. "We could certainly keep the fish in those buckets themselves, but it would be a very small amount anyway, and a single wagon of fish transported in those buckets would probably not be enough to feed even the whole manor for a day."

Immediately, Kivamus thought of an interesting idea. "That was till now, but we are digging a new pond in the south of the village, are...

FLTL Ch 86. A Fishy Trade

A/N: Patrons are now 18 chapters ahead.

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"Everything is fine with him and he is providing us with tools every day," Duvas answered. "However not everyone is suited for blacksmithing work. By now Cedoron has found two men who are able to do the work properly, and he has now taken them as regular apprentices. But I did have to send a few new workers to him a few days ago...

FLTL Ch 85. Crossbows

"You are right," Kivamus replied. "Those arbalests are much heavier, and they are slower to reload as well when compared to a bow, which would make them undesirable weapons for most people. That means it would be very costly if a noble wants to produce them in bulk to equip his whole army with them."

He continued, "However, what I have in my mind is something much lighter than arba...

FLTL - Table of Contents

Hey everyone. This is the list of the latest advanced chapters in a single post. Now you all can easily jump to the new chapters from here by clicking its name. This post will always be pinned at the top, so you can refer to it easily.

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