"Why did you follow me to this disgusting place," I asked them, as we keep walking.
"Your Highness Brian, we've wanted to serve you a long time ago, but we're not allowed in your chambers, not to talk of pledging our allegiance to you," Ham replied.
"... That's why we followed you here, Your Highness Brian." Grey completed.
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The scene of people coughing and cries of people losing their loved ones keep ringing in my head, as even dying children and adults. This scene surely is a tragedy to me, I must surely liberate them. Brian thought.
The mixed odor of human waste and dead bodies is such a disgusting smell. Surely this lower region is the real land of death, with people starving and cold killing people with nowhere to run to.
Walking away into the forest, the scenery of spider webs along the way shocked me, I kept thinking I'm still on earth.
The sounds of squirrels chattering and the rustling of leaves all put a smile on my face. I can't stop myself from mumbling out. "This place is just like Earth."
"Your Highness Brian, what did you say," asked Ham
"No, I mean... I... I... Love the sound." Brian stammered.
"And me too, Your Highness Brian," said Grey.
We never talked again, but keep walking until the scents of wildflowers penetrated my nose. I raised my hand to touch the tree bark and entrapped the falling leaves in my hand while I keep folding it happily. All this keeps reminding me of earth.
From what I've heard and what I've seen since I've been in Neurth, if we removed the Drapens and magical beast, then Neurth will just be like Earth in climatic conditions, animals, birds, insects, and maybe microorganisms, thought Brian.
The bushy path took me to the berry bush, I plucked and tried to eat it.
"Your Highness Brian, are you sure this fruit is not poisoned because everything in this territory could not be trusted," asked Grey respectfully.
"No worries," I said as I lifted it to my mouth delightfully. A sweet sensation filled my mouth, as I munched on it.
I plucked off two berries stretching them out to them, "you should also try this too", I said.
They looked at each other and bowed before they took it from me.
"Your Highness Brian, this is very delicious", they said in unison as they started plucking more into their side bag.
My smile knew no bounds as I felt my mission going so well, Brian thought.
Looking away from their fast plucking to the vast flat land I'm stepping on. I dipped my hand into the root of a random plant, and while some dark soil crumbles off it, a happy smile drew on my face, as this is a sign of fertile land. I furthered my experiment.
I picked up a nearby stick wanting to dig a hole.
Your Highness Brian, please let me do this, requested Ham, as he drew out a dagger from his side pocket.
Since I don't want another argument session, I just hand over the task and gave out the order.
Just dig up a hole of at least 6 inches deep, Brian ordered.
After digging up the 6 inches, I squatted down to watch the interior of the hole, after watching it for four minutes, I counted around 25 species of critters (spiders, beetles, and centipedes). Since the normal number for critters is 10. Another smile appeared on my face.
Another experiment is on earthworms. Looking at Ham, I requested him to dig up another chunk 6 inches deep. I squatted down just like the other time and counted the earthworms, which is around 15 in number. The knowledge I acquired on earth is that 5 is the magic number, but three is still good, I can't stop myself from putting up another smile.
The next experiment is the soil structure, I requested him to continue digging the 6 inches to around 10 inches. After the digging I dipped my hand to remove a soup can-sized section which is intact, then I tried to break it apart, but without much force, the soil broke apart instantly. "The soil is soft, that's another characteristic of fertile soil," I said happily.
"Your Highness Brian, do you mean this soil is fertile", asked Grey.
"Yes, but I need another thing to test here," Brian answered
Picking up the not too hard, and not too soft vine. I stab it into the soil gently, and the vine penetrated by two and a half feet. This verified the compaction of the soil is okay.
After another series of tests on workability, water infiltration, water availability, and root development. I laughed heartily because, without any manure or anything to stimulate the plant, this is the best land for farming...
... "Your Highness Brian, do you mean this land is productive", asked Ham as we continued walking back to the upper city.
"Yes, the land is very, very okay, I'll call it the 'Fertile Plain'" Answered Brian happily.
"Your... Your... Majesty, you mean you'll call that place 'Fertile Plain'?" Asked the duo excitedly
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After some minutes of walking, the evening is reaching as the sun is dulling seconds by seconds, my discovery today is just giving me happy because I never have anything here to stimulate the plant just like all those fantasy novels I read that used magic power.
Walking up the hill to the upper city with the duo, they can't help but munch on the berries they plucked earlier.
"Brian! Brian! Is that you", I saw my teary mother searching for me all around the neighborhood.
"Yes mum", Brian retorted. I knew something like this will happen.
"Where have you been, you don't even tell me before taking a walk, your food is cold now, you made me think..." She stopped ranting on me and cleaned up her face when she noticed the presence of Ham and Grey.
"And who are those with you", she asked surprisingly.
"They're my new brothers mum. Mum, this is Ham and Grey. Grey and Ham this is my mum." Brian said acting as an intermediary.
"Good day Ham and Grey." My mum greeted me freely.
"Good day, Your Highness Ivy." Greeted Ham and Grey.
"Did you know me, and why did you even know my name, are you also from the kingdom of hearts." Ivy Rapped
"Yes, Your Highness Ivy, we're also from the kingdom of heart but we're sent away by our noble master because of his misdeeds."
"Did you serve a high-ranking noble over there", ivy inquired.
"Yes, we're serving, Sir. Cesar Brady." Answered Ham.
"So that's why", Ivy said as she did as if she didn't hear the name and welcomed the three inside.
"Mom, they'll be staying with us now," Brian said as she followed the group.