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Chapter 59 Homesteading in a fantasy world

POV Emma Greenhand

We have finally stopped, but why here? I have no idea. This looks similar to the rest of the forest we have been in, and a moment later I see four goblins move ahead to somewhere.

These are the second group of goblins that have captured me and my brothers and every day I wish this wasn’t the case and we could be back in our village. It was a hard life without our parents, but we were getting by. But now we were no better than slaves.

However, I do have t...

Chapter 58 Homesteading in a fantasy world

When I made it back home, I had to take a big break. Bringing over this amount of wood iron was quite exhausting. But the first thing I did after that was not to fire up the forge but go into the forest to locate a big oak tree and cut the similar branches that I got from the iron oak.

What this let me do is use my trait to get an idea of what I needed to do to make the branches grow into a tree and then copy it with the iron oak branches. Hopefully, this will give me a better chance at...

Chapter 57 Homesteading in a fantasy world

My admiring of my sauna was interrupted by a breakout of the puppies. Now Toto broke out constantly, but it was really rare for him to be able to get the others to follow, but on two previous occasions he has managed it and now it's the third time.

Toto is quite easy to catch because he doesn't actually want to run away or hide. I think he found the most pleasure in the escape itself. When they all get out like this, they plan to hide or run as quickly or as far.

Lucky is the easi...

Chapter 56 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Watching the finished foundation of the sauna, I wanted to make the support for the deck next. but I needed somehow to make them more secure than just digging them inside the ground and for that I wanted to make clay and ash concrete to stabilize them better.

First thing to do was get clay, but I didn’t always want to go into the river to get some, so I started to excavate near the shore where the brown clay deposit was that I used for my makeshift forge.

Hopefully, the clay dep...

Chapter 55 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Unfortunately, animal sight didn’t work on the undead, so I had to use my energy sight and try to filter out all but the zombies and the other undead to see what they were up to.

I was finally able to notice the one that called the others. I was quite happy to figure out that it was not that intelligent. It spent time sniff and walking around the palisade and the other buildings and walked on all fours or on 2 feet.

It wasn’t an animal, but something in between a human and an ...

Chapter 54 Homesteading in a fantasy world

When I was ready, I started walking down the road. I decided not to use my homesteaders mile to help get to there faster. I didn’t want to miss anything, and I kept using my sights as best as I could to see if I notice anything.

It didn’t take long for me to notice something extremely odd and quite worrying. There was a huge radiation of energy that was coming from a few structures at the edge of my land.

I had never gone out this far before down the road and I believe that th...

Chapter 53 Homesteading in a fantasy world

While training with the new bow in the morning, I made an unpleasant discovery. I simply wasn’t proficient enough to use it effectively at long range. If it was close, I could still be accurate, even though my firing rate would be lower than I wanted it to be.

So unfortunately, I will not be taking the longbow out for this mission. I will need to practice with it more before I feel comfortable bringing it to life and death fight.

One thing I’ve learned about living in this wor...

Chapter 52 Homesteading in a fantasy world

note: The maker's mark looks like my profile picture.

POV adventures

We were finally back at the headquarters, and I could finally enjoy some watered-down beer. What I didn’t enjoy was how many people there were around here. It makes my skin crawl. The few months we were on the road, the population has tripled as refugees are coming from all corners.

I can understand why with raiders and the dead roaming the land, why wouldn’t you want to come...

Chapter 51 Homesteading in a fantasy world

I noticed Freya looking at me. She was quite close and apparently she had tried to sneak up while I was fighting looking to help me. This helped me calm myself down as I went to give her some reassurances that everything was fine after that she left towards the barn.

Now I had to deal with three bodies. As I searched them, I found 2 potions that I believed to be healing potions. I also picked up the vial that was dropped on the ground. You never know when you need an empty one.

Th...

Chapter 50 Homesteading in a fantasy world

As I looked up on the area where I was going to build the sauna, I had two problems I was facing. One was the deck. I would need stable support sank into the ground for the edges and the middle so it would support and not touch the ground.

The other problem was going to be the foundation of the sauna itself. I don’t even know the correct reasons why you must make a foundation. But I have seen them done and I can reason out the needs. I just don’t know anything for certain.

Thi...

Chapter 49 Homesteading in a fantasy world

A new morning, yet I wasn’t excited about it. During my morning chores, I tried to understand what was wrong. I found myself lying on the grass and watching up at the sky as clouds passed. It took me some time before I could finally understand what was happening.

What helped me understand was an old game I used to play when I was young where sometimes the characters spend recreation time cloud watching, but also in that game they would have mental breaks if pushed too hard.

I be...

Chapter 48 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Next morning came with bad news. There were clouds again in the sky that promised heavy rain. I did my morning chores quickly, giving Freya some of the fresh bird meat and putting the last of the hatched chicks where they belong.

I’m quite sure that a different chicken was now on top of the big egg. From my taming skill I got some basic knowledge that gently giving some of my energy to it helps me form a better bond so from now on every morning as I come here I will to that with the e...

Chapter 47 Homesteading in a fantasy world

I was waked up by the panicked sounds of the cows and right after that I heard a huge bird cry so loud it hurt my ears. It took me a moment to realize where I was, but after that, I quickly got up, strung my bow and ran outside.

I saw the biggest bird I’ve ever seen flying towards the cows that were running to the safety of the barn. I quickly started to shoot at the now diving bird that was trying to get one of my cows. Its body was the size of a car, and its wingspan was enormous. 2022-09-03 13:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post

Chapter 46 Homesteading in a fantasy world

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The few millennia back, a team of goblins were working around a big female goblin. Soon guards in elegant armor starting to secure the exits. An old regal king and an elegant-looking queen walking in, followed closely by a young and beautiful princess. The king speaks in a powerful yet sad voice.

“Is it done? Is your plan finally completed? Can we take back our lands now?”

One of the goblins turns around. He looks like he ought to be a soldier, a knight, a hero.

Chapter 45 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Next day I started off as any other, but I know that it won’t end like any other. I’m pretty sure that tonight Freya will give birth and before that I will give what I know to the goblins about them getting classes.

I have gotten a lot of progress done in getting wood and in my achievement page.

piercing cut level 11 --> piercing cut level 14

counterweight level 6 --> counterweight level 7

plant sight level 1 --> plant sight level 2

animal inspection...

Chapter 44 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Today the goblins were coming, and I hope that everything will go well. It will still be awhile before they are here, so after the chores, I used the time to go and trap some rabbits.

I wasn’t there for long, but I still got five rabbits. After butchering them, I didn't smoke them, but left some in the cellar and with the rest made some rabbit stew. A good and big portion that will last awhile.

I was still cooking when they arrived at the bridge, but I didn't go immediately to w...

Chapter 43 Homesteading in a fantasy world

When I was back on the farm, I went to see the bull. He was happy to see me, and I spent some time just scratching him. Naming was difficult, and I always ended up giving stupid names, but I guess that’s just who I am.

“So, you haven't got a name, and I think it’s long overdue for you to get one.”

He acted like he understood what I was saying and seemed eager. I started to say different names. It took a while until I said Francis that made his head turn.

“Francis, ...

Chapter 42 Homesteading in a fantasy world

I had some time, so I didn’t hurry that much. I got up and prepared some food. As I went outside, I noticed I can see better in the dark.

I’m guessing that the new trait of vampires senses helped me, but a few moments later as I wished to see even better, everything cleared up and I could see everything better. I’m guessing that the changing eyes kicked in to help my low light vision.

This made doing the chores this early a lot easier and also getting geared up for the ambus...

Chapter 41 Homesteading in a fantasy world

As I was putting the finishing touches on to the sword, I suddenly smelled blood. It took me a bit to get the direction and as soon as I did, I saw the wolf coming around the woodsheds corner.

She had two rabbits in her jaw and that's where the blood smell came from. She seemed happy to see me moving about and came to greet me, giving me one of the rabbits.

This time I accept it gratefully and started to butcher it, getting me a skill level in it. As I finished, the wolf came back...

Chapter 40 Homesteading in a fantasy world

For the rest of the night and half of the next day, the fever got worse and I’m pretty sure no human should be as hot as I was. When the fever finally broke, and I started to feel better, I was glad not to die of an infection. It’s not my preferred way of dying.

I was still exhausted, but I used the time in bed not just to rest but to circulate my energy faster, hoping that will help me recover faster.

The next morning, I woke up and felt like myself again until I had to move....

Chapter 39 Homesteading in a fantasy world

First thing I noticed was that dryness when I try to move, everything hurt, but the pain helped clear up my mind a bit and remember all that had happened.

The huge battle and the lightning after that, everything is hazy. The fighting stopped after some close fighting and I remember something about peace. At this moment, I could hear howling.

And then wetness on my face. It was the wolf trying to wake me up. I tried to get up, but my entire right hand felt stiff and the same with m...

Chapter 38 Homesteading in a fantasy world

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The smirk quickly faded as a dizzy spell came over him. The shaman looked at the wound and he understood instantly that he had been poisoned, and he was going to die. Absolute anger that course inside him fuelled the highest and strongest spell he knew, a lightning strike.

The shaman's eyes momentarily went the same colour as light as everything he had channelled towards his hands that start glowing the same colour as lightning.

A few moments later a spelled exploded for...

Chapter 37 Homesteading in a fantasy world

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The goblin commander was in disbelief, but he understands now how the forces before didn’t actually have any chance of breaching the bridge.

He now knows that they should have crossed some place else, but all that strategy was forgotten when his anger overtook him, and he wanted to send all his troops to try to cross the river.

At that moment, the second army sub commander finally got his wits about him and started to order a proper defence with the few shield bearers ...

Chapter 36 Homesteading in a fantasy world

POV goblin commander

For once, nobody seemed to be letting me down. We were ready to move in less than an hour. There is still a lot of daylight left and we might make it quite close to the target if they keep up with not letting me down.

I looked at all the combat troops in front of me. It was a proud and a sad moment. They had grown so much but now the future has been stolen from them.

But some might have grown a bit too much. I can’t let them think that...

Chapter 35 Homesteading in a fantasy world

The wolf was doing well at the start, but the flow was quite fast here and when she was 2/3 the way across, she started to slow down. The wound and the fighting had taken a heavy price on her stamina.

“If you bite or kill me for this, I will haunt you until you die.” Luckily, I wasn’t wearing any armor when I was doing my workout, so I was able to jump in quickly, only having to remove some clothing.

I was able to get a hold of her scruff and help her to the shore. As we got...

Chapter 34 Homesteading in a fantasy world

A lot of new class levels and skills. I am guessing I got the new alchemy skill as a result of the tar and poison mixture counting towards it.

But I honestly didn’t have any clue how to develop that skill any further. As I tried to get more information from the skill, to my surprise, it actually worked this time. I could feel getting something.

I was getting some basic recipes for a body restorative and healing tincture and how to make them. Not quite the life in a bottle that i...

Chapter 33 Homesteading in a fantasy world

First thing I do is make leather vambraces, shin guards, and thigh guards out of leather. They are a quick build that will use leather rope to tighten them on to me.

When they were ready, and I applied their first tar coating, it was almost time to get the poison sumac inside the barrel.

But first I filled the containers I made with tar. When those were full, it was time to start dealing with the poison sumac.

I moved carefully, and I did it quite slowly, but once full I set...

Chapter 32 Homesteading in a fantasy world

Next day started off as any other but after my chores as I went to check the bridge and while I was on top of the tower, I noticed activity at the forage edge.

There was a bunch of goblins there “So they finally showed up”. As I prepared for another fight, I waited and kept waiting and soon the reason became apparent.

They were setting up tents a bit further from the edge of the forest but still long ways off from my effective range. And more worryingly, they were cutting down...

Chapter 31 Homesteading in a fantasy world

It was now time to start making the longbow. I was a lot more familiar with making this type of weapon than making the big ballista bow limb.

This helped me to choose better and the first one I picked turn out to be excellent. It didn't even struggle against me that much and by the evening, I was done.

Skill increases basic bow making level 8

It still needed some work. I needed to add horn tips to the ends, and I needed to make a proper bowstring. I just used a piece of rope...

Chapter 30 Homesteading in a fantasy world

First, I put my clothes back on and reset the alarm and the spike trap. I went and pulled out any throwing spears that were stuck in the tower.

It took me 3 trips to bring everything back by hand onto the farm. I might need to think about making a backpack basket so I can move more stuff around the farm at one time.

The loot today was mainly the usual shit weapons and armor, except for a few spears and, of course, the battleaxe.

It was still rusty, and the handle was shit, b...