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Chapter 82: Something I Want to Ask

“So, getting back on track after that diversion, there’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it, Father?”

For about ten minutes, my parents kept praising me endlessly, but as Father suddenly turned serious, it seemed we were finally getting to the point.

“Who would’ve thought you had such talent… There’s something I want to ask of you. I’m thinking of entrusting you with developing a corner of the forest area surrounding the agricultural village on the western side of our territory. How about it? The academy should be entering a month-long vacation soon, right? Do you intend to give it a try? By the way, any money you earn there will be entirely yours. And as for the scale of development, I mentioned a corner, but it can be as large as you want within our territory. Well, that’s if you can handle that size.”

Father said this with a smirk, seeming slightly mischievous.

“By the way, may I ask what the reason behind this is?”

Honestly, I’d like to nod my head immediately, but I started to wonder if such a sweet deal was really being offered to a child who hasn’t yet officially taken over the family. It made me feel like there might be some hidden agenda, so I suppressed my urge to agree and decided to ask Father why he wanted me to take on this development.

Depending on his answer, even though it’s from my father, I might have to reconsider.

“That forest area, although within our territory, has become somewhat of an enclave surrounded by forests. Attempts to develop it have been hindered by powerful magical beasts in those woods. Lumberjacks are often attacked, and the trees themselves are so sturdy that even cutting one is heavy labor. Despite managing to create a road to the town, it was achieved at a great cost in lives… To be frank, if you were to take on the development, I believe you might widen the road and improve its quality. Even if the venture fails, just clearing the forest for it would be a great help.”

“I see… By the way, was it not possible to gradually clear a path from within the village?”

“We did try that, but the sound of axes cutting trees alerted dryads, treants, and other plant-based monsters. They perceive it as an intrusion into their territory and gather to attack, making it quite challenging. By the way, the reason the village is where it is now is because it happened to be a flat area left after a dragon’s breath burned that part down a hundred years ago. My grandfather used to tell me that story often…”