The Story Of Jammetaria
CHAPTER 36 - A pretty strange village 3

After they finished searching for information on this first day, they all returned to where Lord Arganaya was to report the results. As was the case yesterday, the three were greeted by Amelia and were welcome to enter.

Without further ado they immediately conferred with lord Arganaya. On the first floor of this residence while drinking tea like yesterday but somewhat different. There were no trite and unimportant chatter, they were all immediately serious.

Hendrey and Audrey told them everything they knew, from beginning to end, without missing the small details. Time quickly passed and the sun was leaning, a sign of nature that reminded him that this conversation had been going on for a long time, until one time the lord of Arganaya realized something a little and he said…

“It looks like I already know who the person he is going to kill is..”.

“What does sir mean?” Ask all three

“Someone whom he will kill.. is myself.”.

All three were surprised not to play, but in retrospect it also made sense. The three of them insisted on disbelief and asked him back

“What do you mean sir, how can you conclude like that ?”

“It is simple..I am a wardsman who leads this region now. In this Kingdom itself there are many commoners and nobles, between the two there is a distance that can not be united. Indeed many of us try to bring the two distances closer, but not a few also do the opposite.”

“Not a few commoners who do not obey nobles, and not a few nobles who cannot lead the people properly. Although that does not mean the whole thing, there are still a few people who think the other party is completely wrong and the other party is completely right

“When it is only the ugliness of some people in it, whether it is commoners or nobles, more precisely they are called ‘oknum’. So it was only natural that even that person held a grudge against all the nobles he met because a bad picture had been painted in his mind.”

“But for sure we should be grateful that the main culprit in this incident is most likely just one person.” Said Mr. Arganaya who slightly brightened the atmosphere while occasionally sipping his tea.

“Baikk..” the three nodded in understanding although slightly mused with his face that looked down a little sad.

“O yes sir.. It seems like a sword that uncle Ranu told me also has something to do with the plan to burn some rice fields.” Said Audrey who had just realized the connection between the two things. Mr. Arganaya seems to think the same.

“Really... I also had time to think so.”

“What do you mean Audrey ?” Ask Hendry.

“Didn't you think a harvest strike was enough ?, there was no need to also burn the rice fields they had worked so hard to plant?, if previously he was another village shouldn't he know about it ?”

“Hemmm.. True also sih.”

“Possibly later, when some of the rice fields were burned all the residents here became panicked. Most of the guards and servants in this residence will go down to the village and help extinguish the fire, and it is likely that the Arganya master himself can not stay still.”

“That's when he'll launch his action. Sorry... he will try to kill Mr. Arganaya when his security is weakened due to all the panicked citizens and the guards help extinguish the fire.”

Hendry and Eliana were quite surprised about it, but it seemed like what Audrey said was quite reasonable given some of the information they had known all along. What Mr. Arganaya thought was also the same so he himself had little idea to try to overcome this problem.

“So right what I think turned out to be the same. I have a little plan, do you three want to help me?”

“Good... Of course.. It's already our obligation.” Say the three of them.

“Actually this plan is still not mature and the core of this plan I myself will be the bait..”.

Brakk...

Not yet finished speaking but Eliana stood up immediately and shouted angrily at lord Arganaya.

“WHAT THE LORD SAID !!!, Aren't you the one who should be protected, Isn't the master himself the one who leads in this village, if not you then who else…” After saying that Eliana sat back in her chair, she could only duck down and apologize.

“Already, I understand how you feel. But as a leader I can't let my people be used like that, and I think this plan is much safer than when it worked. So that's why... I beg you lend me your strength so that this plan works smoothly.” Said lord Arganaya and something unexpected happened, he lowered his head and pleaded with the three of them sincerely, thus shaking their hearts.

“Good... Leave it to us. Even though we are only C-rated beginners, We promise to do everything possible so that Mr. Arganaya is safe and this plan works.” Say the three in turn.

“Thank you very much, I'm counting on you all. By the way this plan will be done at midnight later, so prepare yourself.” Said Mr. Arganaya who was relieved and the look on his face was smiling.

“Baikk..” Say the three.

The day was getting late, the sun was leaning and the light was turning yellow, they all took a break to take a shower and came back here again, to discuss more details about the plans that will be done tonight.

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The cold wind pierced the skin, all the activities in today have been completed. The village lighting started to shut down and everything had fallen asleep. Midnight had already begun a while ago, plans were already carefully discussed and it was time for those involved to get started.

Most of the guards have been gathered and the service is on standby at this residence. Under the direct command of Lord Arganaya all the plans discussed began to be explained.

In the backyard of this mansion, on the other side of the inconspicuous look of the village, many guards gathered. It consisted of 15 men, wearing armor and carrying swords with some carrying magic staffs.

At the same time, Hendry Audrey and Eliana flew around the village. Put on their full gear, make sure all the light has gone out and everyone who lives here has gone to sleep. The three returned some time later, reporting to Mr. Arganaya that this plan was safe to execute.

All the guards that were there began to split towards the village including the three of them. towards the points as described earlier. They all split up and worked alone considering the vastness of this area.

After all occupying their respective positions, they started it. Using the sword, spear and magic to cut down all the rice plants. Performing the harvest in secret without knowing the villagers who are asleep.

Acres of rice fields, trying to harvest them before dawn with the potluck. Try as quietly as possible without making a fuss. Harvesting, tying and a few guards who could fly or move quickly took him to the house of lord Arganaya on the hill.

Meanwhile in the courtyard of lord Arganaya himself, the servants tried to help. Gathering the rice that had arrived, given instructions by the wife of Mr. Arganaya himself, they tied it back and tidied it up in a warehouse.

Hendry, Audrey and Eliana work together, because they are a party anyway, and they know the best way to get this done faster.

In an area some distance away from the house and other guards, Hendry cut the rice plants quickly using his greatsword. Once slashed, several square meters of rice plants had broken off and fallen to the ground and in less than a few minutes, 1 cubic of rice fields were finished in harvest.

Cut neatly into the roots, even though it splattered and fell to the ground, that's when Eliana helped him. Using wind magic he collected rice scattered to one place to form a mound of rice that was harvested.

Audrey approached him and directly put him into storage magic without tying him up at all, as they were in a hurry now and again it seemed like it would still be tidied back upon arrival at the Arganaya master's house.

In one fly Audrey is able to transport rice from several cubic paddy fields at once so that in this case they can all be finished before dawn. At around 3 a.m., acres of rice fields were harvested, without waking any villagers.

All the guards and the three of them returned to the house of lord Arganaya, where all the rice that had arrived was prepared and tidied up by the servants. Because the warehouse in this house does not fit, some piles of rice ties are placed outside.

After this grueling midnight harvest, all involved began to rest, as the main problem would only occur later in the morning. Everyone tried to fall asleep for a moment because they were so tired, but the same thing did not happen to Audrey.

Because soon morning so he can not sleep and prefer to enjoy the sunrise moments outside the house. Nodding a cup of coffee and gazing at the village that was slowly illuminated by the sunlight. The villagers began to wake up while the ones here were also getting ready with drowsiness.

An uproar began to occur in the village, all the residents came out of the house and found a tremendous shock. The rice crops they planted in all the vast rice paddies disappeared overnight. The voices in the village sounded very noisy from here. The morning atmosphere was still cold but the villagers were engulfed in anger with their moods heating up like a fire.

The main plan to burn some of the dried-up rice fields had failed, and the villagers were incinerated with anger that the main culprit could no longer control. A few hours or minutes from now there is a possibility of a sudden large demo that forces the main actor to do the action blatantly.

Hendry and Audrey infiltrate the crowd to capture him while Eliana and the guards try to protect Mr. Arganaya who is standing in front. He tried to calm the citizens and straighten out what was really going on.

That's the plan they've done half of it to date…