When the next day arrived, Kevin and the others had already returned to the village. Most of them had already rested, and the rest had begun to rest.
Luke was so tired that he slept until seven in the evening and then got up. For the first time since arriving in the village, he had a chance to fully rest. He didn't want to have his servants do all the work, which explained why he had taken on tasks like digging and filling holes.
When he woke up, Kevin had already prepared breakfast for himself and was ready to give his report.
"My lord, with the work we did yesterday, we have almost completed seventy kilometres of the area, and with all the materials exhausted, we returned to the village," Kevin said suddenly.
Luke was surprised. He couldn't help but be surprised. Seventy kilometres was an incredible distance, and to cover that distance in almost 8-9 hours while using up every last bit of construction material was unbelievable.
"Well done," Luke said with a smile, as they had indeed completed a task worthy of praise.
"Rest today. I don't want any of you to work…" Luke said, then paused as if something had occurred to him, and added, "Go to the elf region and ask if there's anyone engaged in fishing. If there is, create a deed for the house I built by the lake and give the deed to that elf. Then rest; tomorrow we'll create the remaining deeds and agreements."
Kevin immediately nodded and left Luke alone to have breakfast.
Kevin had found only one person in the village who could do the fishing work. His gift was in hunting, and this gift also worked on fishing. and this elf was quite experienced.
Unlike many elves, he seemed to live without being tied to his village. According to what he said, he had spent his youth on wild seas and improved his hunting skills. Not only that, but he had also worked as a high-level hunter under the 'Guild,' which frequently assisted the army even without being part of the imperial army.
He wasn't a very powerful elf. Still, he couldn't be called weak either.
Meanwhile, daily tasks continued as usual, and for the first time, the villagers began fishing together by following the path.
As evening turned into night, everyone managed to enjoy a delicious meal with fresh-caught fish and vegetables that Luke had previously purchased from the shop panel.
By the time the light of the next day began to climb into the sky, Luke had already loaded dozens of tons of materials onto dozens of carts, and road construction had resumed.
The amount of materials he had provided was nearly twenty times the load he had given the group the previous day, which was another way of saying, "I want you to cover more ground today."
Luke had not been idle. By the time the elves set off in the morning, Kevin and he had drawn up nearly 150 deeds and agreements within an hour.
At the end of the hour, Kevin left the mansion to work on the road, and Luke remained alone, or rather with Cain, in the mansion.
The young elf boy Cain had brewed tea for Luke as he had learned from Kevin, and Luke had begun to enjoy the tea while working.
After working for nearly two hours, he had just set aside the report papers he was working on when suddenly the door to his room opened and an elf entered:
"My lord!"
Luke was surprised by the elf entering his room in this manner, but he knew that no one would do such a thing unless it was a serious matter.
"What happened?" he asked with great curiosity.
"You need to see this, my lord! The lake..." said the elf. This elf was the very elf who had been designated as the owner of the lake house.
Luke shook his head, immediately got up, put on something warm, and followed the elf out of the mansion. When he ran to the path and reached the lake, he was met with a sight that truly surprised him.
There were many elves and humans around, blocking the view of the lake, each of them looking at the lake with excitement and watching the creatures on its surface.
Like the elves, they had pointed ears, but unlike them, they had gills. Each of them had bright blue hair and eyes, and a slightly fair complexion. They were standing on the surface of the water.
Luke was surprised. The race before him belonged to the 'mermaid and merman' race found in the seas of the eastern continent. It was a rare race. Contrary to what sailors claimed, they were incredibly kind and friendly when not provoked, but they would destroy anyone who harmed them.
As Luke walked to the far end of the port deck, passing between the elves and humans, he saw the male mermaid standing in the lake, perhaps six or seven metres away from him. Well, he was a merman, not a mermaid, but meh, at this point, no one cared in this cold place.
"Are you the lord of this place?" the merman asked.
When Luke looked closely at the merman in front of him, he could see that the man had a trident in his hand and a crown on his head.
It was clear that the person standing in front of him was a noble, perhaps even a lord of the mermen.
From Luke's perspective, this merman was a creature whose lineage held no significance, but he still needed to find out what was going on.
"Yes," Luke said calmly, and then without pausing, "My name is Luke Ibn Alphonsine Hiera. I am the exiled first prince of the Hiera Empire."
This introduction clearly surprised every mermaid and merman present. It was only natural. They didn't encounter nobles every day, and they certainly didn't see someone whose fame reached the depths of the sea, the kings and queens of the sea, every day.
"We need your help," said the merman, and then introduced himself.