Day 35:

In the divine garden-

Rilden, Elarose, Sibbe, and Audfrey, who came over with building materials, were astonished as they looked at a growing patch of golden clovers, two budding saplings, a field of budding carrots, and a field of budding sweet beets.

"Already?! That's fast!" Rilden exclaimed.

He wasn't a botanist, but he knew it took several weeks for plants to reach that stage.

"It grew several dozen times faster! At this rate, it might only take a few weeks for everything to mature." Elarose exclaimed.

"Whoa..." Sibbe looked at everything in awe.

"The purple gold soil lives up to its reputation..." Audfrey muttered.

"My lords, it is the combined effect of the soil and us sisters. It would be strange if it didn't grow this fast." Emerli, the plant nymph, approached them and smilingly explained.

"Can it grow even faster?" Rilden curiously asked.

"Of course, my lord. There are several ways you can promote the growth of the plants. The first one is to invest more crystals in the soil, enhancing its energy concentration, and thus helping plants grow faster. The second option is to bring high-level monster carcasses as fertilizer, which can nurture the plants. And, of course, you can give me and my sisters more crystals! If you give each of us 9 more pieces, we will promote to the Mythical Tier within a year!" Emerli said with a light blush.

She felt shameless for asking for more Atrivia's Love crystals, a precious resource. The initial agreement was merely a single crystal each, but yesterday, her lord gave each of them another two without batting an eye and invested another 8 in the field. She also knew that her lord had a ridiculous ability to find these crystals, something that even nature spirits were incapable of. Otherwise, she wouldn't have the courage to ask for more!

"Alright. Add this for now. The sooner the plants mature, the better." Rilden didn't overthink it and handed over the crystal he received yesterday.

"Of course, my lord!" Emerli excitedly took the crystal and went to gather her sisters.

After performing their ritual again, the soil was a touch more golden.

Meanwhile, the trio started working on the house. Rilden used to build simple houses as a laborer and knew how to do it with the right tools. Sibbe was a Thrall and used to help build houses when needed, and Audfrey also knew how to do it as a follower of Jurgan, as one of the things she learned was how to make a simple house. Elarose didn't know, but she was a quick learner and followed instructions well. Once the nymph sisters finished, they also went to help wherever they could.

Only Ozi continued munching on a nut under the shade of a ruined pillar, silently observing the expressions of the seven women when they looked at Rilden.

"Horny little squirrels, the lot of them. Munch* Munch* Munch*."

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Days passed, and Rilden gained many good things.

 

On day 35:

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[After several millennia, the ancient city now known as Bildsfell was looted of most of its valuables by the insectoids that raided it and other looters. However, did you know some hidden treasuries and relics remain unfound until today? For example, while the royal treasury was raided clean, the raiders missed a secret compartment underneath it, leading to the most valuable heirlooms of the royal family! While the protective measures have eroded, the preservation magic is still in effect, and the non-perishable valuables are in good condition, including precious jewelry, legendary and mythical training tomes of multiple elements, and weapons and armor. The treasury is still used as such today, and you can find the hidden entrance by removing the adamantium tile on the 62nd row and 57th column.]

[The royal family was not the only one with a hidden cache! Did you know there was an ancient bank in the city? While most silver and gold were swept clean, they kept a hidden VIP vault safeguarding compact valuables. It is located in—]

 

On day 36:

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[The ancient mage's guild has a hidden vault that houses the most precious ingredients, elixirs, tomes, and magical metals and gems. Unfortunately, even with advanced preservation magic, most perishable goods expired. However, the most precious magic tomes made from mythical leather and tier 6 and 7 magical jewelry are in excellent condition! It is located in—]

[The ancient public library of the city was raided, and its large collection of books was either used as firewood(Ouch!) or rotted away. Luckily, it also had a hidden safe with preservation magic, safeguarding an encyclopedia collection, core history books, a detailed dictionary, and advanced magic sciences and techno-magics, all written with high-value mythical leather. They intentionally left this spark of knowledge in case their civilization perished and a successor came. It would take years for regular scribes to decipher, but mere days for a certain Sage Squirrel. It is located in—]

 

It is noteworthy to clarify that Ozi's bloodline has improved to Tier 1 during these few days due to Rilden finding some goods in the market, awakening a bloodline ability called <Super Learning> that passively doubled his learning speed and memorization, and 5 times when he focused and consumed mental strength. Ozi immediately started deciphering and translating the dictionary with the help of several scribes since he wanted to contribute something(Mostly out of being promised natural treasures).

 

On day 37:

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There are many valuables in the treasury of an ancient merchant guild—]

[There is a treasury belonging to an ancient noble house—]

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On day 40:

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There is an Atrivia's Love forming in—]

[There is a treasury belonging to an ancient super-wealthy merchant—]

[There is another hidden treasury belonging to another ancient noble house—]

 

Rilden found Atrivia's Love crystals or ancient treasuries for five days straight. It was ridiculous.

He had another 12 Atrivia's Love, of which he used 8 on his garden, and fed the other 4 to the nymph sisters.

As for the goods from the 12 treasuries, they were safely deposited in Bildsfell's palace treasury.

Astrid, Wolfgang, Tonya, and the rest of Astrid's family couldn't believe these treasures were hidden under their noses! They just dumbly stared at the dozens of chests full of precious gems, metals, magical stones, tomes, and relics that didn't corrode in a daze.

"I don't know anything about money, but that should be worth a lot, right, little brother?" Orrin, Astrid's eldest half-brother, a bulky bear of a man like Wolfgang, asked.

A bookish teenager with thick glasses fixed his glasses and nodded. He was Hring, Astrid's 16-year-old younger brother from Tonya. While not gifted as a warrior, he studied hard to become a merchant.

"I am no jeweler, but even with a rough estimate, I measured 7,860 carats of diamonds, with the smallest unit being 1 carat, and the largest being a 50-carat piece, and they are all excellently cut. And there are a dozen times that in other precious gemstones, with half the value of diamonds. It can easily sell for 10 million 8-gram Coalition gold coins, and that is at a huge loss. There are also 2,232kg of Mythral ingots, worth 10 times their weight in gold, or about 2.8 million gold coins. And don't get me started on the other magical metals, gems, leathers, silks, ivory, enchanted jewelry and equipment, magical tomes, and the books deciphered by the great squirrel sage. I can't estimate those, or rather, some are priceless." Hring said with the calmest face he could muster.

"Tonya, what was the annual income again?" Wolfgang numbly asked.

"Dear husband, if you refer to our city's income, we get about 110,000 annually from taxes, and another 90,000 from our mines and trade, so about 200,000. But remember that only a portion of it is paid in silver and copper, while the rest is paid in kind. Also, our taxes are spent on maintaining our nation and army, and our private treasury is in a dreary state..." Tonya warily said.

"Does that mean we are rich now?! I can afford all those dresses and makeup I wanted!" A 16-year-old budding beauty with black hair and eyes beamed. She was Runa, Orrin's younger sister.

"Don't even think about it! It belongs to the Hero, our new lord and king." Astrid glared, making her spoiled sister shrink her neck.

"Uuu... If only I were the Hero's woman, too..." Runa grumbled, but everyone ignored her.

"What are the Hero's plans on the money? Letting it rot here is a waste." Hring asked.

"The Hero said that it can be used to buy things we need from the Empire and the Coalition, including supplies we need, and to cover the loss from the mines. We can also use some to hire mercenaries, but we are unsure if we should." Astrid said.

"Because, if we do that, we might have to part with it since we don't have the strength to protect it, right?" Orrin warily said.

Everyone's faces turned grim. What would you do if a defenseless slum urchin had found a sack of gold coins? The other homeless would rob and even kill him. The same principle could apply on grander scales. Might makes right, and fortune can become a disaster. As the followers of Qhiion, the god of pillaging, they understood it quite clearly.

"Let's discuss that later. We still have time." Astrid shook her head.

"Hm. There is also the matter of your wedding. Elarose and Audfrey will also officially marry the Hero on the same day as you, and it would also be the day he is crowned. The Erebium Empire and the Kaladin Coalition will also send representatives, likely princes. That is why we postponed it slightly, and your marriage will be in two weeks. However, we can hold an engagement ceremony the day after tomorrow instead." Tonya smiled at her daughter.

"Thank you, mother." Astrid smiled back.

"By the way, where is the Hero?" Runa asked.

"He is—"

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"Not bad for a 6-day job. It would have taken me much longer before." Rilden proudly said.

"It looks great." Audfrey smiled.

"I love it already." Elarose also grinned.

"I wouldn't have dreamt of building a house so fast." Sibbe brightly smiled.

"Hooray! We have our own house!" The four nymph sisters cheered.

The eight of them built a two-story, large wooden house with a stone chimney and cellar, large enough for eight to live inside comfortably. It would be difficult for a group of seven to finish it within six days, but that only applies to regular people. Even Sibbe, the weakest of them, was a Tier 1 warrior.

They also already furnished it with beds, a table, and chairs, making it livable. And that wasn't all.

Stepping out of the house, Rilden grinned.

He saw three young trees, a field of carrots, sweet beets, and golden clover.

"So far, so good."