The Thousand Year Dynasty
12. Reunions
Aksa and Nata's entourage continued on their way to Baltra village, which was only two days away. This time they had an additional three members of the Star of Fire. Margaret, Axel, and Ende. The three of them were holding two horses. Ende and Margaret wore one horse.
Two days later they arrived in Baltra. From far away the village now seems to attract attention. Among the rice fields and the large rocks that line the main road leading into the village, there are now at least three towers that have large fans that rotate due to the wind. And a big water wheel in one of the rivers near the village gate.
Not to mention on the south side there is a man-made wall mounted on the slope of a cliff.
When the train of their entourage entered the village gate, it was seen that the villagers who knew the group Aksa and Nata soon came just to greet them. The three members of the Star Fire group looked surprised how the villagers welcomed Nata and Aksa.
A moment later appeared the figure of Couran who came to them with an expanding smile.
"It has been almost a year finally we meet again Mr. Couran" said Nata welcomed the approaching Couran.
"What do you think of this village now?"
"I saw in some places on the edge of the sluice were houses with waterwheels. Is that a place to grind wheat using hydropower?"
"Well, even just one look you can guess the function. That way, wheat flour production can increase because it does not require human labor or wind that sometimes blows not"
"Well, life in this village has really increased"
"Mr Nata, Mr. Aksa" greeted the village chief as soon as they arrived in front of his yard.
They were entertained at the village chief's house with food as if they were partying. Both Aksa, Nata, and the trio of hunters are very happy to be back in this place.
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"This is my friend Ellian. He is a Druid. But this woman was obsessed with botany" Couran introduced a Morra woman as soon as they arrived home from the banquet at the village chief's house.
"Include me Ellian" the short-statured female with the fat-filled body introduced herself. The clothes he wore looked very eccentric. Light yellow canal dress with striking floral lace on her waist and shoulders.
Judging from his appearance, Nata could guess this Ellian was the same age as Couran. But his face still looks attractive. Does not have a lot of gray hair and wrinkles.
"I am Nata and this is Aksa. Lily and Val. Then there was another of our friends, three hunters from Triggis, and a member of the Star of Fire fighting guild. But now they are traveling around this village" said Nata at length.
"It's nice to meet you" replied Ellian.
"What is a Druid, Aks?" Nata whispers to Aksa so as not to make Ellian suspicious.
"Druid is a natural witch. Similar to Selene which can be related to animals, the Druids can be related to plants" explained Aksa who responded to Nata with a nod of understanding.
"After I sent you a note on how to grow crops that you wrote for this village, he immediately rushed to come here to see. And he was eager to meet you, so a month ago when you sent word of coming here, I invited him to come here too" couran explained the reason why there are Ellians in this village.
"Rightly the way you cultivate the land and irrigation for the land is very efficient for the types of plants grown. Moreover, the application of crop rotation is extraordinary. How did you come up with the idea of rotating plants to maintain mineral balance in the soil? Do you know how to assess what minerals each plant needs?"
"Wow patient Ellian, you scare them" said Couran holding his friend who seemed excited in talking about the thing he was interested in.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a pen.. Whoa! Is that a Star Orchid from the middle forest of Elbrasta?! Whoa! That's the Ectus tree mushroom?! And-and, that's a Holy Flower medicinal plant?!" This time the attention of Ellian was caught on the bamboo sticks that were hung lined up on the windows of their horse-drawn carriage.
"Is it still alive? Is the bamboo stalk a way to breed outside its natural habitat?" Ellian fell silent suddenly. As if surprised by his own words "Did you find a way to grow plants outside their habitat?! Oh, my God, are you the messengers of the god Dryad?"
"Already Elian. Let them rest first"
"I'm sorry"
"Just calm down, Miss Ellian. We will answer all your questions" Nata replied later.
"It seems that he is more interested in science than magic" Aksa whispered to Nata after observing Ellian's behavior.
"And what is a plate with two needles between the numbers? Is that a simple mechanic, too?" This time Couran asked because it looked like something he had never seen before was mounted right on top of the bamboo sticks that were hung earlier.
"Oh, that's the time marker that we have adjusted and make sure in the last week" Aksa replied this time.
"meaning?"
"It means each of these long needles will mark the time that moves in 1 day" this time Nata explained.
"What do you mean, you give a unit of count for the time of day?" Couran asked who seemed worried in case the answer to his question was 'yes'.
"Yes, more or less like that, actually just to facilitate us anyway" answered Nata who made all over Couran limp. He knew he would be surprised by the two young men every time he met.
"And what in 1 day exactly the number of calculations?" Ask Couran again.
"Yes, it should be appropriate, even though it may be a fraction. But it's no big deal?"
"And how do you make the device always move? With the help of a car wheel? But even though the train was now at a stop, the needle was still moving?"
"Oh, that's right. You can immediately understand the concept. But we didn't use the train wheels to move it directly. But we use springs.
"Recommissioning?"
"So the axles of our car are fitted with serrations, but not directly pairing with other wheels in conjunction, we attach a belt to then rotate the wheels where the springs are far above the wheels of the train.
"Oh, here's the horse's harness. Make it perforated so that it can enter in the wheel serration. Things like this can also be done as it turns out"
"True, so later the kinetic energy of the spring will be used to move the needles of the object. So even though the train stops the tool is still moving" closed Nata.
"True, last at least 5 days without turning the wheel at all" Aksa added this time.
"Then what is the energy of the ducks?"
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