Chương 165: Chapter 148. Cattle's Wants

It's been 3 days since the Humans left Paradise. The feeling of gloom gradually lifted as life began to return to normal. Today, I decided to pay a visit to the barn in the ranch area where the cattle are kept. I wanted to know if they had any suggestions to improve their living conditions." It's still amazes me that you made a barn so quickly." As I was lost in thought during my walk, Anna spoke to me. Sarah and Anna asked if they could join me for the visit.

For some reason, they don't seem to enjoy the idea of me heading to the barn for any reason. I wonder why? It's just a bunch of cattle and male workers? I wonder why they feel the need to be so worried? Do they think I can't handle fighting around 100 D-Rank Monsters? I'm pretty sure I could do it with a hand tied behind my back? Regardless of any reasons, we arrived at the barn with the sun still high in the sky." Good morning, Lord Drake! Lady Sarah! Lady Anna!"

We were greeted by the Guard of the gate to the ranch." Larz, good morning. how are you today?" I greeted him back and asked how his day was." Ah, can't complain. The cattle listen to us when they get too close to the fence. Some kids come up and wanted to play with the calves, but we were able to shoo them away." Larz answered my question with the happenings of his job." Maybe a petting zoo might make for a good idea?" I mumbled the first thought that passed through my mind." A.... tt.. ing.... o?"

Anna asked me something, but I was so absorbed in thinking about the logistics of a petting zoo that I didn't really hear her. That snapped me out of my thought." Huh?"" What's a "petting zoo", Darling?" I looked at her and she repeated her question." Oh. A zoo is a place in cities where they kept various animal species to be viewed by the public. It's how I first saw a lot of animals in real life. A petting zoo is a place that keeps safe animals that wouldn't harm Humans or children inside of it.

For a price, you could go and feed and play with the animals. It was a nice place to go with your children. I also thought it would be a fun date."" Hmm I see. The cattle could work, but I doubt it would be an attraction if it was just cattle. That and their current reputation. Maybe after the dairy products start becoming popular and spreading?" Now Sarah was mumbling in response to my answer for Anna's question. I did notice a sparkle in her eye when I said it was a good place to bring the family.

Anna as well, seemed to be lost in thought as she was looking at the barn where the cattle were in." Do... Do they always do that? I thought it was just you, Lord Drake?" Larz was curious about both my Wives being lost in thought." I think everyone can get lost in their thoughts, Larz? Would you like to see a magic trick to make them stop though?"" A magic trick?" I nodded to him, and he nodded as well. I put 3 fingers up and brought them down one at a time. Then I said the phrase."

Oh, would you look at that, a pretty girl, right there!"

"!!!"

"!!!" With that, I broke both of my Wives' train of thoughts and they were on the lookout for an enemy like they were on a battlefield." Wow!" Larz was impressed." I was joking, Sarah, Anna."" You!" Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. pinch... Sarah puffed up her cheeks like a child who had a prank played on her and Anna was pinching my side. Larz was quite entertained by the situation." You sure are loved, Lord Drake.""

Indeed, I am, if you don't mind, we'd like to head into the barn. I want to check on the cattle."" Understood. It should be fine since today is a relaxing day, we'll be milking them at night only, however, I doubt you'll spend the whole day here anyways." After speaking to Larz, we made our way to the barn. The fields that were inside the ranch area looked as I'd imagine a field would look, with cows grazing and walking around. It seemed to be good.

Especially because the worst part of raising dairy cows was taken care of already. With Rex and Hank, I've been able to show the cattle the place for them to use the bathroom. With this, I've been able to collect manure for farming. I asked Lily about it, and she said that it'll improve the rate of growth of the plants, so I said, "why not?" in response. Then, we started collecting it and having the Farmers come and grab what was needed for their fields." That was very rude of you." pinch...

Anna spoke into my ear along with the pinching of my arm instead of my side." I just wanted to get your attention back is all. Also, I wanted to show Larz a magic trick. I wonder if he'll try it with his own wife? You know, his house is empty now since his son, LJ, left to work in the Royal Military."" LJ?" Sarah asked what the name meant." Larz Jr." Sarah was surprised at my answer." You remember information about his family to that level?"" Yeah, I try to.

I mean, I've visited the ranch a few times since we were bringing in the Ashura Cattle from all around the place. I struck up a conversation with a few people. Seems like it would be a good idea to know the people who were looking after the cattle. They're all very nice people."" You may be better at being a Lord than I originally thought. Also!" pain! /POW! /" OW!" Wrap! Tight! Sarah wacked my right arm and then wrapped her arms around the arm again." That's your punishment for rousing my jealousy for no reason!

If you try to do something like that again, I'll have to punish you more severely!" She smiled as she spoke to me. Something tells me she's looking forward to me being "punished" again. Regardless, we made our way to the barn as I placated my Wives. They eventually returned to being happy, when I promised them a few things about later tonight. pain! Fall! /BANG! /" Again!?" lick! Once I opened the barn, I was tackled by the 2 calves from the first herd we captured. I was placed on the floor.

Okay, maybe I need both hands to fight off some D-Rank Monsters after all? I feel a slick wet sensation on my cheek. The brown one licked me." MOOO!" The white one mooed over me. Seems they're happy to see me. Things were fine for a moment." I do believe you both have done enough to OUR Husband!?"

"MOOOO!!"" Anna, why do I get the feeling this calf is back talking me!?"" Calm down, Sarah, she's a child. You wouldn't get like this with Ellie or Wendy, right? Look, they obviously just want to play with him." Anna tried to talk some sense into Sarah, and I was able to stand on my feet. Once I was up, I summoned Rex to translate." I see..." Rex was currently speaking to the Alpha of the group. She was like everyone's mother, so it seemed appropriate. I spent the time calming Sarah down, along with Anna.

while the entire time, the 2 calves were butting their heads into my back. Seems I have 2 fans in this barn." Hey there! Both of you need to give him a break. We have some things to discuss. Ms. Mary wants to talk to both of you." Rex shooed the calves away and took a seat in front of me." Ms. Mary?"" The Alpha. They all have names."" I see. Any complaints?" I decided to get to the heart of the reason I came here. Rex's ears twitched at my words." Well, Boss, they seem to be getting along well.

most of the complaints just come from Ms. Mary butting heads with 3 of the other Alphas you had join the herd. But, since it's proper decorum to handle cattle matters by themselves, Ms. Mary wants you to have no part in it."" That's it?"" Well, infighting isn't something uncommon in the Animal Kingdom, but a "that's it" is strange I find. Regardless, there is one more thing."" What might that be?"" The cattle wants to graze out in the wild."" Why?"" They need to Level Up."" Level Up?""

I was confused by Rex's words." Yes, Level Up. It's how Monsters get stronger. Some are born strong, others grow from fighting in the wild and even eating certain foods. The cattle want to do both. They say it'll help with the quality of their milk if they get stronger."" Are there stronger variants of Ashura Cattle?" I turn to Sarah and Anna to ask them a question I had." Yes, the strongest is known as a Pestilent Cow. They're around Rank A."" Is that all they can become?"" No, Monsters' Evolutions aren't set.

Their Species do however, give them access to Exclusive Evolution Paths. For instance, my Ancestors were regular wolves, but through various trials, my Family became Part-Spiritkin from an Evolution Path. Others became S-Rank Monsters, some became weaker and were eaten by a stronger predator. Their choices made them go down different paths."" I see." It's like raising a monster in one of those monster collecting games. I don't see why I shouldn't allow it." If they really want to, why not?

I'll have them have escorts every few days so they can grow."" Ms. Mary also asked if it would be okay for you to play with the children. It seems a good amount of them have wanted to see you since you haven't been around for a while." I looked at Sarah and Anna, who were currently being stared at with puppy dog eyes by a few calves. It seems as if the cattle have planned this out. The answer when I asked for permission was a difficult one to get, but it was a "yes" in time.

I played with the calves for about 3 hours, using my Barrier Magic to make obstacles for the claves to jump up and down on. The brown and white calves mysteriously stayed by my side for the entire time. Sarah and Anna, who were also with me, were quite annoyed at them. Again, I spent the time in between Barrier construction reminding them that they were just calves.