With this kind of not so promising mother,I mourned for my future descendants for a few seconds.
Then I put it in the back of my mind.
Sorry kids,I'm not in the sympathy business .
I've more pressing matters now.
After passing the inherited memories for the descendants, I found out that I could bind my imaginary kingdom in the book. I name the book "Progenitor Book" .I command the book in my mind...
[Bind it now]
[ Binding the Kingdom Development System with the book...]
[ Binding successful...]
[ Please go to the fifth page to check ..]
The fifth page is still blank with only the big words " Name your kingdom" on the top.
I named it in a simple and rude way.
"Silverleaf Kingdom "
Actually, I want to call it Queendom but I'm too embarrassed to do so.
Although I have zero ministers now,that doesn't mean I won't have them in the future.
The descendants are independent souls but they would never betray me. Have you ever seen the fruits betraying the tree? I haven't seen it. DM me if you find it...Please
This wave,I earned it. I'm indeed very self-aware. If I were in another royal family, a naive person like me in a high position could only prove that I was a puppet tool, not a true ruler.
But my status for elves is different from other royal families. I was a Monarch by right. The kind that can't usurp or take it by force.
But still, I have to be careful. At all times,you must be in awe of potential danger,so that danger will see that you respect it and will not cause you to die in its hand.
The preparations are done. I concentrated my energy into honing the healing magic I just got. Nature magic can be covered up as wood magic and healing magic can help me earn respect anywhere I go...
The hunting party returned in the evening. The boys hunted many prey on their first trip. The advantages of elves are there, they can master even my half baked skill in archery effortlessly.
The baskets are full too. There are many kinds of fruits I haven't seen. I picked just enough for dinner and put the other into the storage space.
Dinner is pleasant with more variety of fruits and mushrooms.
Next, I let them loose and raised them like free-range chickens. I also devoted myself to cultivating healing magic. As long as the milk is enough, my warriors won't die.
I'm meditating in the tree house Liam built for me. I escaped from the fate of cavemen with the boy's help. They're filial to their old mother.
A knock came from the door....
"Mother... Can we come in?"
"Come in"
Noah is the first to enter the house with a smile. Liam followed him behind with his signature cold face. In these months,they come to meet me just to store the surplus meats and fruits.
Noah is unusually happy and Liam even has a proud look on his cold face.
"What makes you so happy?Spill it.."
Noah put the small basket in front of me. I can't see the content in it since they covered it with a big leaf.
"Guess what good thing we bring for you?"
"Fruits? flowers? honey? What is it? It doesn't have a smell.."
I unveiled the mystery they presented...
"Wood attributes magic stones!!! Where did you find it?"
"We're going to visit the Greyhound pack today. The cave they stayed in is very luxurious and we found out that wood attribute magic is very dense around there. They didn't know that there were a lot of magic stones at the end of the cave. We found it for the reason that we are very sensitive to wood magic. They didn't need it anyway. So we dug some for you. Do you need them?"
I picked up the smallest green stones rediating the rich wood magic to try absorbing it.
I can absorb it so well. In a minute,the small stone turned into dust. I absorbed a few more stones.
I feel my power rise a little. I looked into my status. It showed 99.3% maturity...
"It's effective for me."
They are really happy this time. Even Liam has a smile on his face.
"Let's dig them all. Come on,let's go.."
"Daniel's cave....Is it far?"
I don't know yet. I haven't given a visit to the Greyhound pack.
"A hour trip if we run in full speed"
"Will it be rude? What if they don't like us digging in their territory? "
"No,mother. They are very happy that they got free labour to enlarge their cave. As for taking the magic stones, it's a waste for them. They can't use the stones anyway. "
I thought for a moment but decided to wait for Daniel to ask for permission.
We need to do superficial work in spite of our relationship. Showing respect is never wrong in any way.
"Let's ask for permission from Daniel first. He won't disagree anyway."
"All right then. We're going back.."
"See you"
It's awkward. How can I say goodbye to your child smoothly? QAQ
As expected, Daniel agreed to dig his cave clean.
I don't know how many stones are there,so I decided to stay there as guests until we finished the job.
I asked Veronica to come with us. She refused without thinking. She said she had to patrol her territory. I was worried for her safety but after rethinking, isn't she safe in her territory before I come?
I nagged at her a lot as revenge for not accompanying me before I went.
"Then we are leaving..."
"Go away!!!"
She turned her head to avoid looking at me. I pissed her off by overdoing it, haha...
I think I forgot something.
Nevermind,things that can't be remembered are just that.
Without thinking deeply,I urged the boys.
"Let's go"
I was picked up!!!! WTF!!!
I just remember what I forgot. That's it....I forgot my transportation...
No matter how much I wanted to be put down,I know my short legs can't let me go far.
I looked at Liam who was carrying me in his arms. His face is cold as always but the corner of his lips that can't be pushed down betrayed his mood. All I want to know now is...
Is dying out of shame still shameful?
A mother is carried in the arms of her son--
Is this decline of humanity or morality corruption???
Even so,my psychology is very strong. If you can't see it, you won't be embarrassed. I hide my face in Liam's chest.
Liam's cold face softens because of her cuteness. A smile bloomed on his face. He had wanted to do this from the start. They were not children like his mother thought. They are born with an adult mentality to better protect their mother.
Gloria didn't know....
Their love for her was rooted deeply in their heart. Starting from the time they broke the shells and coming out from the fruits, their instinct was to love her,protect her and obey her.
However, this instinct has one flaw.
Since the instinct comes in order,when the commands are in conflict, they'll choose the safest route.
Because love comes first in their instinct, they will protect her (second) and obey her(third). So if they have to choose between her safety and her command, they will give priority to her safety and comfort.
That's how the scene of the son picking up the mother and carrying her in his arms like a child happened.
We arrived near the Greyhound pack's cave in an hour. I patted Liam's arm...
"Put me down....I'll walk from here.."
Liam controlled his laughter and put me down. Yet Noah ends up laughing...
"Mother, no need to feel ashamed...Even if you are our mother, we are willing to pamper you. We have already known you are squeamish from the inherited memory. You will get used to it sooner or later. Then why not sooner?"
Yes, my son is right. Who can blame me when it is clearly "one is willing to fight and one is willing to suffer"?
It's not like I'm acting squeamish with the adult body.
"Then...you're not allowed to laugh.."
"I won't laugh."
"Hug me then.."
This time, it's Noah who picked me up.
We swaggered into the territory of Greyhound alarming the sentry wolves. The sentries recognized Liam and Noah from their smell, so no wolf stopped us along the way.
"Oh...you're here."
"Hey.. Daniel,how is your day? "
"Good as always "
Daniel came out from the cave to lead us into the place we needed to dig.
"Stay in the innermost part of the cave. You can walk around anywhere you want,just don't go out of our territory. Our neighbours are not as good tempered as Veronica."
"Never heard you talking about your neighbours before...."
"As if you've been interested before.."
"Now I do.."
" The east side is Veronica, the west is Spider Queen, the north is White tiger.....and the south is the swamp. I can save you from the spider and white tiger but not from the swamp."
"Is it that scary?"
"Not just scary....The fog is poisonous. It's paradise for frogs,snakes and giant crocodiles. You'll lose half your life in the poisonous fog and the other half in the mouths of crocodiles or snakes. Oh...there are all kinds of insects and leeches too."
My face turns pale when I'm imagining the leeches in the swamp. Other creatures are scary but leeches are gross....
"Okay...go do your own things. We will start digging now. I started to miss Veronica... I've to hurry up."
I armed the boys with a shovel made from a nearby tree. It won't break even if they dig it through rocks as I strengthen it with magic. I've my own little spade too.
The family should be neat and tidy even when we became miners...
Yeah....
"I've never played with mud.... I read in the book that children love playing with mud and sand."
"We haven't either.."
Only then did I remember that they didn't have childhood like other children. I think they should know the basic happiness of children.
[Add playing with toys in their inheritance ]
[Adding....]
[Adding complete ]
Kids,you have a complete childhood now...
Are you happy?
Even though you are boys and the toys I played with were dolls and dresses, a happy memory is still a happy memory ...
Right,right???