Chapter 10.2 – Meeting in the Palace – part 1.2
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The Minister of Magic was screaming, with a lot of pulled hair in his fingers. “It disappeared! How is this possible?”
King Rohan was shaking his head, not believing what he had seen. “You were right Seya, seems like the Minister of Magic is completely lost. As everyone else is!”
The Minister of Military shouted. “This would be very good for the transport of soldiers!”
The Minister of Agriculture nodded his head. “And to transport harvests throughout the entire Kingdom!”
And the Minister of Finances was rubbing his hands, thinking about the savings. “It would save a lot of the Kingdom’s finances!”
The Minister of Magic had his hands over Seya’s shoulders, looking at him very seriously. “Please, explain to me how you do that Magic? I saw Light Magic and then, Dark Magic!”
Seya cleaned his shoulders to get rid of the hair of the Minister. “That's just a case of enough Control of Magic Flow and the ability to use a little of Light and a little of Dark Magic but it can also be done with only Dark Magic. In that case, it needs a lot of Dark. What attributes can you use?”
The Minister of Magic looked depressed. “I can use Water, Wind, and Fire! Does that mean I cannot use that Magic?”
Seya was admiring the Flow of Magic of the Minister, to confirm that. “Three attributes? As expected of the Minister of the Magic Division. Unfortunately, those types of Magic don’t create a Gateway like mine.”
The Minister of Magic became silent, feeling defeated.
King Rohan looked at Seya, it was a pity if no one could replicate that Magic. “Does that mean that only you can use that type of Magic?”
“Well, I taught this Gateway Magic to father Sully, mother Cemil and brother Null. They are all Denar’ans that are able to use a great amount of Dark Magic. I also taught several RabbitKind Warriors that could also use Dark Magic.”
The Minister of the Military became alarmed after hearing that. “That means there are more people that can use that Magic and at any moment can appear undetected, anytime, anywhere?”
“Yes, perfect for assassinations and military operations, right?”
“Well... if you put it that way, yes, that’s exactly it!”
Seya smiled while looking at the Minister. “I choose every one of them that I taught. They were all Denar’an RabbitKind Warriors, followers of the Bushido code. Do I need to say more?”
The Minister of the Military also smiled, and he nodded in agreement. He understood immediately. “No, I understand. It’s okay, then.”
“By the way, your brother was one of them. He was the fastest to be able to open a Gateway amongst the ones that I taught. But he doesn’t like it, it reminds him of his trauma!”
The Minister of the Military was surprised. His brother always told him about his achievements. “I see... He never told me that until now”
“That was my request. To not tell anyone until I showed this to my King.”
King Rohan was finding the reaction of his Minister too weird. “Minister, why are you so calm about this Magic? Aren’t you concerned about anyone that can appear by surprise by using that Magic?”
The Minister of the Military faced the King, looking very proud and serious. “My King, followers of the Bushido code are honourable and proud warriors! They would all kill themselves than doing anything as dishonourable as using this Magic without consent or for assassinations!”
“I see. Well, the RabbitKind are also or longest allies, so I think there’s no danger coming from there. But Seya, you should have consulted me before teaching to members of an outside country this type of Magic, allies or not.”
“I am sorry my King, but even if I am Human and been born and living in this Kingdom, the Denar’ans are also my family. Besides, I am the nephew of the actual RabbitKind King and I am the strongest Denar’an Bloodline Warrior since five years ago. They all know what I would do if one of them disobey me or dishonour my teachings and the Bushido code, being family or not.”
“Okay, I will trust your judgment on this matter. One question, it's not really possible to use this Magic without being able to use Dark Magic? Because Dark Magic is a rare Magic only available to Denar’ans, Half-Breed Denar’ans, and Demonoid.”
“At the moment, no. But I have been doing some experiments and as soon as I have a working prototype, I will show it here and request for an Ownership Law.”
The Minister of Magic stepped forward, looking very interested. “If I could be of assistance, I would gladly collaborate on the development!”
Seya nodded strongly. “Ownership Law! My own! Sorry, but I refuse.”
King Rohan laughed by the strong reaction of Seya’s and the sad face of his Minister. “Ahahahah! A true Merchant at heart! Seya, what about the things that your father brought? What are those?”
“Seems like there's enough harvest to fill ten more wagons like this one. Wheat, vegetables, peas... And here, we have an evolution of the plough. This equipment connects to the back of an open wagon and it's then pulled by a horse or a cow. A farmer can put in the wagon a closed container with the manure, leaves and water mix, connect with a hose made of a gigantic snakeskin and connect that hose to this tap after the plough. So, the horse walks, the plough opens a trench on the field, from the tap goes to that trench the mix and the final part of the equipment, closes that trench. No smell, very clean. After one week it's ready for this next equipment.”
The Minister of Agriculture was looking closely at that new equipment. “Amazing! Horse pulled plough already exists, but this thing is really prepared for the use of that mix!”
“Minister, you know that nowadays after a field being ploughed by a farmer and his horse, there comes his wife and she grabs a bag of seeds and spreads it as she walks, right?”
“That's right, it's the actual method.”
“And normally, there are also birds following her and eating the seeds on the field, so she needs to spread a big amount of seeds to make some of them germinate, correct?”
“Yes, and their children are running on the fields spreading water, scaring the birds and at the same time making the seeds penetrate the soil with their feet.”
“Yes, a slow job, three or four people needed and a lot of seeds that get eaten, correct?”
“That's correct.”
“With this next equipment, a single farmer can put on the wagon a closed container with the seeds and one container with water. He can connect the container with the seeds with a hose to this tap after the plough that opens a trench. Next, connect the container with the water with a hose to this final part of the equipment that closes the trench. So, the horse walks, the plough opens a trench on the field, from the tap goes to that trench the seed, the final part of the equipment closes that trench and then water is spread. No wasted seeds, no food for birds, one-person’s job. The farmer spends less money in seeds, and he takes less time to plant. And the wife and children are free to do other chores.”
The Minister of Agriculture was touching on every movable part of that new kind of advanced plough. “Amazing! Another amazing breakthrough!”
“And this last equipment, it's just a modified wagon. Pulled by a horse, there's a set of blades on the side of the wagon that cuts the wheat and there's this next part that collects the cut wheat and delivers it to the top of the open wagon. The blades can be changed by these other pieces, to collect potatoes, beans, onions, carrots... Or you can take off the blades, close this access here and it's a normal open wagon for everyday use. And this last equipment is only to remove the cereals out of the steam instead of doing by hand like until now.”
The Minister of Agriculture was walking around all that, he couldn’t believe. So many new things, and so useful! “Amazing! Another breakthrough! My King!”
“Seems like my Minister is convinced.”
“My King, I suggest the immediate production of this equipment!”
“And what about his other ideas? Do you think that they all deserve an Ownership Law? You don't need to further analyse and think about them?”
“My King, after all this, I think we can believe that everything that he said, works, as we can see by these amazing vegetables and wheat here! Top grade quality! And it seems there are still ten more wagons like these! And this equipment, they are unbelievable! No one ever thought about this! And after seeing them here, they look so easy to use and understand! Why did I never think of something like this? And since it doesn't need Magic, a normal farmer can use it!”
“I see. Seya, I will grant you Ownership Laws for this planting and harvesting equipment. The one that uses the mix and your other ideas, we talk again in three months. We need to test those. Do you agree?”
“I understand, my King.”
“So, how many taxes do you want and what will be the punishment if anyone copies your equipment without paying the taxes?”
“I want one copper coin for each equipment sold and the head of the criminal.”
King Rohan was surprised by the lack of greed of Seya. “Death punishment? And only one copper coin? I would even give you five copper coins if you asked!”
Seya smiled evilly. “Okay then, we have a deal, five copper coins for each equipment sold and a Princess!”
King Rohan grabbed his head, he wasn’t expecting to make that kind of blunder! “I should have just shut my mouth! And you also want my daughter?”
“Heheheheh!... Yeah, my very own little Princess! She will be my personal Maid! She will cook for me, clean my house, work in my fields, I will dress her in cute clothes!”
The King laughed, thinking about his daughter happily following Seya around while doing all that. “Ahahahah! She would like that because she adores you! But Seya, if you get five copper coins for each equipment sold, very soon, looking by the eager look on the Minister of Agriculture, you will become very rich!”
“Yes, all according to my plan. My King, I have one small request.”
“Speak then, after all this even a big request would be granted!”
“I wish that your Majesty write a letter of recommendation so that I could enter the Magic and Knight School here in the Capital.”
“Oh, you want to go there?”
“Yes, my King. I know that for entering that School one must come from a prominent family, or receive a recommendation from the King, or being a Noble. And it’s also an expensive School. Seems like my Human family fills the first part, I am the nephew of a foreign King which also makes me a Noble, I am going to get a lot of money, so I just need a recommendation from King Rohan, to have it all covered.”
“But using only one of those requirements you could already enter!”
Seya spread his arms, triumphant. “I know, but like that, it will be funnier!”
King Rohan laughed, nodded, and when he looked at Seya’s mother, to congratulate her, he saw her wobbling and falling from her chair, flat on the ground.“Ahahahah! It sure will! Granted, I will write that letter immediately! Oh, your mother fainted!”
Seya quickly rushed to pick up his mother. “Oops, I never told her about that School.”
King Rohan shook his head, by one more blunder from Seya. “Never? No wonder she fainted!”
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