Ethereal Life, Chapter 62: Ponds Water Level Rises

"What do you feel?" Argar.

"How do you feel." Bador.

"Um... I'm okay, I think?" The Man surrounded by the two was alarm by his companions reaction.

"Let him eat more." Bador.

"Another grass?" Argar.

"No thank you," said the man feeling like he was going to be skinned! Though, he had no skin left.

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It's been months since the invasion of the slimes ended and the grassland returned to its natural order. The Creek Village returned to its usual days of taking care of livestock, crops, and other responsibilities.

During these past few months, in order to avoid those beasts that are much more different from animals from suddenly ravaging their village at night or day without their notice,

Leader Garut has started the big project of building a five-meter-tall and three-meter-wide wall around the periphery territory. By periphery, it means the edge of where they can only see with their eyesight standing from the castle's foundation.

Such a big project, and their small numbers "It's expected to be a few generations of work. So well, only work on the directions where the herd came from first."

At the same time, the ruler has issued his order. "Don't worry about having children anymore. I will provide you with miracle water for safe labor."

With that, all four women in the village went pregnant. The men in the village or outside were all smiling as they laughed happily. "Brother, if you have a daughter and I have a son, How about we let them become husband and wife? That way, we'll be a family!"

"Hey, hey, hey, it should be yours that is the daughter and mine that is the son. Then we'll be a family!"

"Oi, brother, I think..." Such were the talks around men. Meanwhile, the women were all smiling as they started knitting clothes for their soon-to-be-born child.

Acacia looked on enviously at their round tummy, where a baby would soon be born. Nai naturally noticed her expression, but truth be told, Acacia's body isn't quite good enough yet for birth.

"Don't be envious of them. Sooner or later, you can carry our child too. But you need to grow more here, there, and here." Nai's dishonest hands roam around her sensitive spots, and Acacia turns red as she trembles in Nai's embrace.

Another month later, the rainy season came. There is neither winter nor autumn in the region of Nai's territory. So he can clearly say that he was located on the equator of this world.

"This is also good; at least we won't have too much of a problem with agriculture and lifestyle." Because in winter, wood and food would become too precious.

Right now, the taming of the injured ground-shaking rhinos has already been successful. Two of them were used to pull a big cart that traversed the grassland back to their old village.

The old village had already become a ghost town when Garut and the others arrived. "They haven't returned, huh?" Go and check each house for things that can be of use first."

The three men who came with him nodded and immediately ransacked the houses of their old neighbors. They found wares, wool, and other things they can still use.

As for Garut, he was cutting down trees at a speed that regular people can't even do in their entire lives. "Is this an accepter? I was so focused on looking at those eerie slimes back then that I only caught a glimpse of the leader's strength."

"I want my son to become an Accepter too. Even though I want to, unfortunately, it all depends on luck."

"I wonder if I did have an acceptance phenomenon back then but failed the trial?"

"That's a good way to say that you're lucky but didn't deserve to have it."

"Brother, that hurts."

By the time they returned to  Creek Village with their hard work. It only took them two weeks. Garut was amazed by the endurance, strength, and speed of the ground-shaking rhino beast.

That's why the village planned to increase their numbers slowly as the village population also increased. "It would be good if another acceptor appeared in our midst."

Time flew by. The rain came and sprayed the land with its blessing. There's no storm, just heavy rain. The pond, which was at its usual level of water, rose up.

Even filling the whole area inside the castle foundation with pond water that reaches Acacia's knees. Almost half the flowers in the garden and some leafy vegetables, as well as mini trees that bore berries, were half submerged in the water.

Adding to the faint sunlight that shone down from above. Nai felt his house in this clear, flooded place had become more of a myth. "Husband, I can't cook on the ground anymore."

"Use the kitchen we hadn't used yet."

"The firewood is wet."

"Don't we have some stored above the ground? Use it while the wet ones; you can just dry them above the castle."

"Where do we sleep tonight?"

"The water hasn't reached that high yet."

"But....but..."

"But what?"

"The place we release dirty things..."

Nai was stunned; he felt speechless. He forgot about that place where he went to communicate with nature to do business.

"Is it flooded?" Why did he ask the already obvious?

Acacia nodded with a pale face. Although it felt disgusting, Nai wasn't that afraid.

After all, the water from the pond has purifying properties like acid. No filth, not even supernatural filth, can escape its purification.

"Don't worry about it. The pond water is the miracle water. What you're using now to bathe is miracle water. How could mere dirt from our body stain it?"

"If you still feel uncomfortable, how about you boil our water from now on? I'll build a toilet above the castle foundation right now to take care of our needs."

Acacia nodded in relief, but the psychological effects on her mind still linger. It takes some time for such things to get used to.

After all, it's just too disgusting. Nai wouldn't even drink the water anymore were it not for his knowledge that the pond has a powerful purifying effect.

And so the rain continued to escalate, so much so that even the wooden house was already half submerged in the water.

Nai was speechless. The pond didn't rise or decrease in water level in the past, so why now? However, no matter what this is a blessing. The more miracle water there was, the higher the output he could use for many things.

More babies would be born every year. However, there will be a limit. Past a few thousands, and that will be enough. After that, it will be time for my descendants to cover the land.

And so Nai built a new wooden house made from wood, vines, and stones that were grinded into nails. It's much bigger than in the past and was built on top of his castle's foundation.

There are currently two floors; the first floor is where the lobby, the dining room, the kitchen room, and the storage room are located. The second floor has four rooms. The biggest room is the master's bedroom.

The other room is for their children in the future. However, Nai seems to have forgotten one thing. In his thoughts, he saw the toilet room standing not far away and suddenly laughed.

He forgot to incorporate that thing in the room.

So he made another room connected to the first-floor house. There, he made another toilet, where the pipe that connected it slid down the walls before falling into the pit he made.

To prevent the disgusting smell from becoming more prominent, Nai used the pond's water to dissolve it. If the villagers knew what he was doing, they would surely pass out in anger.

This was such a waste of the world's gift!

However, does he care? No, it's mine, so what can you do about it? I do what I want.

Since he was already done with the house, he returned to working on the incomplete pillars.

A few months ago, Garut told him of the ability he had awakened. It was the ability to suddenly become as powerful as he was. In this state, all of his capabilities will be enhanced threefold.

However, it has a limit: he can only maintain that power for an hour. However, that enhancement has helped him almost defeat Nai.

Nai was speechless, although it wasn't that overpowering and more like common. That commonality made him almost defeated. "Garut, I'm speechless."

Garut laughed as he left. He seems to be regaining his confidence. Nai didn't mind; with this strength, he won't be needed much now in their village. With many more newborns in the village.

Their security will also be enhanced. As for rebelling against him? Although he can't say for sure. Garut can at least threaten him, but he had a hunch that Garut isn't that ambitious for power.

Instead, he left him a message after that. "I want to go and take some people with me around the grassland. See if I can find other beasts that can make us accepters grow."

How could he not agree? Nai wants more than anything for someone to scout the area around for him.