Chapter 198: Expansion of the Ranch and New Cows

Ring ring

Oh, the communication device is ringing.

I wonder who is contacting me?

Looking at the number, it was Letty.

“Hello, this is William.”

“Hello, this is Scarlett. Is now a good time?”

“Yeah, it’s fine.”

“About the new cows you asked for before, Will, they’re ready.”

“I appreciate that. Then, can I go pick them up tomorrow?”

“Sure.”

As expected, communication devices are convenient.

After making the first 10 units, I made a few more and distributed them to the four Apostles, the Elder, and my exploration companions: Luna, Ria, and Gil.

I also gave them to Father, Mother, and my sister Sophie for the family.

I plan to give them to my brother and my soon-to-be sister-in-law, Francois-san, who are in the Royal Capital, the next time I see them.

Furthermore, His Majesty the King requested if I could make a total of 7 units: two for the Royal Family, one each for the Northern and Southern Ducal families, and three for the Royal Knights.

It seems the three units for the Royal Knights are intended to be carried by the commanding Royal Guards when necessary.

The reason I asked Letty about the cows is that the Cardiff territory has a thriving livestock industry.

Even when we first built a ranch in the southern undeveloped lands, we had Herder-san, who is knowledgeable about dairy cows, come as an advisor.

The ranch in the undeveloped lands is now operated by immigrants from the Fairchild territory.

Herder-san, who acted as an instructor, also gave us her seal of approval, saying, “You’ll be fine without me now.”

The ranch staff, which initially consisted of 10 people, has gradually increased with more immigrants and is now up to about 30 people.

It used to take about three hours by carriage from the ranch to the town of Tintern, but now that the roads are paved, it takes a little under two hours.

It seems that the improved transportation convenience has also led to an increase in immigrants.

The place where the ranch staff and their families lived was called a settlement, but its population has now surpassed 100, and it is growing to a scale that could be called a village.

Oliver mentioned, “I will open a store there in the near future.”

By the way, Wood Golems are also working at the ranch.

The people working at the ranch seem completely used to the presence of Golems, and humans and Golems naturally cooperate to take care of the cows.

Golems basically only listen to instructions from me or the Apostles, but if I tell them beforehand to cooperate with the ranch staff in taking care of the cows, they work properly.

Unlike a battlefield where instantaneous responses are required, it seems there’s no problem even if the Golems are a little inflexible.

“The Wood Golems are cute, so they are also a source of healing for the ranch staff,” a female staff member happily told me.

Anyway, because of that, our manpower including Golems has increased, so I thought about expanding the scale of the ranch.

So, when I consulted with Herder-san about wanting to increase the number of cows, she told me about a breed of cow called the Kerry breed, which produces delicious milk.

When she let me try drinking their milk, it had a strong yellowish tint, and was very rich and delicious.

According to Herder-san, the butter made from it is also exquisite. We can make sweets too, so my dreams are expanding.

When I asked the Cardiff family to sell us Kerry cows because I wanted to raise them on the ranch in the undeveloped lands, they readily agreed.

What I was talking to Letty about on the communication device was regarding the pickup of those cows.

By the way, when they showed me the Kerry cows in the Cardiff territory, they were slightly small, pale brown cows, and I felt like I had seen them somewhere before.

Wondering what they were, I returned to Northernford, and it was only when I got back to my room that I finally remembered.

They look exactly like Jersey cows from my original world.

I’ve heard that Jersey cow milk has large fat globules and makes the raw material for delicious butter.

However, because the amount of milk they produced was small, it was a luxury item, so I couldn’t eat it much in my original world.

It seems I’ll be able to eat a lot of it in this world. Thinking that, my motivation wells up.

The next day, to pick up the Jersey cows, I teleported to Wrexham, the capital of the Cardiff Margrave territory.

“Welcome, Will.”

When I went to the entrance of the Cardiff family’s mansion, Letty came out to greet me.

Next to her was a gentle-looking lady.

“Pardon the intrusion, Margaret-san.”

“My, my, William-san, welcome.”

Since our families are close, I’ve known Letty‘s mother, Margaret-san, since I was little.

She is a cheerful person who never stops smiling.

Although she is a very mild-mannered person, Letty often says, “I respect Mother because she is strong at her core.”

My mother is the same, but it seems there are many women in the West with strong cores.

In the reception room of the Cardiff family’s mansion, we made some small talk while drinking tea.

Having become a Margrave and their territory increasing, Margaret-san also seemed busy.

“I apologize for asking you to give us Kerry cows while you are so busy.”

“No, no, it is not much trouble at all.”

Margaret-san smiled at me.

“Besides, we are grateful to you, William-san. It is largely thanks to you that Letty was able to play an active role in the battle against the monsters and will be able to live her life utilizing her sword in the future.”

“No, it’s actually me who is helped by Letty a lot.”

“I am happy to hear you say that.”

“Geez, Mother. That’s enough.”

After exchanging greetings with Margaret-san, I headed to the ranch with Letty.

Then, after picking up the Kerry cows, I teleported to the ranch in the undeveloped lands.