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Chapter 40: Arriving At Fargo Village? by Harem-Fan

     "Alright everyone, we are moving out. We need to reach Fargo before nightfall, and we have around 10 miles to cover."

     Vera, now back on her rich lady horse, asked me while looking over at Kelly.

     "Is everything alright with her?"

     Mari on my other side listens to our talk. But Freya in my arms tells her.

     "Her family is missing or dead, and her childhood home is gone. Sam managed to distract her with logic. You should just let it be, Princess Vera."

     My Female EQ was not high enough to understand that Vera was a tiny bit jealous, and a bit concerned for Kelly, so my wife spoke for me, to set Vera straight on mine and Kelly's relationship.

     Mari as my Mistress did not care, but she sees Kelly as a sad poor girl who is kind hearted with a cold exterior. In short, Mari sympathizes with a good girl with a poor background. And Mari, who has a benevolent heart, had some light of determination to help improve her life.

     I said to everyone, because I felt they were relaxing too much.

     "We need to stay alert, because the main War-band should be ahead of us, and they may be attacking Fargo, so let us move faster."

     And heeding my words, we accelerated...

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     I did a mental facepalm, because when we got closer to Fargo, we stopped near the bridge crossing a deep underground-river crevice.

     The stone bridge spans 20 feet across a deep crack in the earth that exposed an underground river at some point. The crack in the earth is formed at a natural steep mountain entrance.

     Kelly had said this used to be a natural exit and entrance into the mountain valley that protected Fargo on all sides, but one day, an earthquake forced open the ground in the main entrance to Fargo, so this bridge had to be made to cross the new rip in the ground.

     There is another way in or out, but it is in the far distance of the other end of the valley, about 20 miles in.

     The issue now is... The Orc War-band of around 100 Monsters set up camp on the bridge and two sides, forcing those in the valley to not be able to leave or come in. Kinda smart, but...

     Freya, seeing my contemplation, said to me and Mari.

     "Sam, you do not have to lift a finger here... Mari and I can deal with them without even getting close to the foe. Mari, you and I will Teleport to the two opposing cliff entrance walls, and rain down death on them. Let us go."

     Mari, who is also getting off her horse, asked Freya.

     "Am I targeting this side or the other side?"

     Freya points over and says.

     "I will stand over on that wall, and you stand over on the right side. Just use your Water Magic on the enemy on the bridge, and I will kill the groups on the outside, because I do not want to blow up the bridge, but your area of effect is more gentle."

     "Okay. Then let's both cast now..."

     Both women cast at the same time.

     ""[Long Range Teleport]""

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     After 10 seconds, Freya, covered in a red light and Mari in a blue light, vanished from our location, and both appeared 50 feet above the bridge entrance, looking down on the enemy force.

     Mari on the right side, had blue magic symbols glow on her hands as she cast.

      "Call down the river... [Water Column]"

     WHOOSH~! A large 30 foot wide floating blue magic circle opened up high above the foes on the bridge. A column of heavy water fell on their heads, killing them outright, or flushing them off the bridge into the deep chasm below...

     Freya on the other side, cast her larger area effect killing move...

     "Melt the snow, purge the earth... [Giant Fireball]"

     BOOM~! Then, she created her 60 foot wide massive ball of fiery death, and pointed to the closest side to us, and let it crash into the foes, melting them to ashes.

     Then Freya did it again to the inside group...

     "Melt the snow, purge the earth... [Giant Fireball]"

     BOOM~! And without much of a battle, the 100 man Orc War-band did not even put up any real threat...

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     Vera, on her horse beside me, looked at me with scorn and said,

     "I always thought that the Headmistress was the most ridiculous Summoner, but this, sigh..."

     Yeah, having Freya as my Summons is broken. Her damage output and brains are just stupid strong for me to have summoned.

    Let's not talk about how beautiful she is either. I can understand Vera's views here, because if I were not me, I would hate me too!

     When I looked at Doll, still thinking he was cool, it looked at me with its white glowing eyes. I could almost feel his sadness for being looked down on because his Master was jealous of me.

     Yeah, Doll hates his name too. Even though I cannot talk with the Gold Golem, I have hunches of his feelings.

     Just then, a flash of blue and red lights appeared, and Freya and Mari Teleported back, climbing up on our horses again. Freya told me.

     "See, no problem, let's go, it is starting to get dark."

     Mari lifted her chin in pride and said to me,

     "I am great too, right? Hey Sam, when your break through to 4th Circle comes soon, make me your Summons, hehe."

     As our convoy continued, Vera chimed in.

     "If you dare make me your Summons, I will rebel on you..."

     I rolled my eyes at her and rained on her parade.

     "Don't worry, it should be impossible for a Summoner to become a Summoned Monster, so you won't be chosen."

     Not only was Vera disappointed secretly to hear that, but later in time, I would be slapped in the face with astonishing facts...

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     As we crossed the stone bridge, I was alerted to strange water magic energy from the bottom of the deep underground river...

     I then pulled my horse to the side, and looked down into the deep darkness, and felt something... I asked Mari, a fellow Water Element user.

     "Mari, can you feel the magic of Water below?"

     She then tried to feel it, and shook her head.

     "Nothing abnormal, just that it is fast moving and wide. The strange thing though would be that the water is not very cold, but not a hotspring?"

     Freya suggested.

     "We will be here for 2 weeks, and you and I can investigate it later."

     I moved my horse forward, and said.

     "Let us do that, because I feel that the water down there is good for me somehow..."

     Mari said with a smile.

     "Then bring me along as well, because I can protect you from the water with my [Resist Water] spell. This way, you can move and breath without the fear of the rapid river"

     And with this opportunity found, we continued. I had no idea how important this chance encounter was for me at this time, and how it would change my life for the better.

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     Soon our caravan neared the walls of Fargo.

     Even in the dimming sunlight, we could see that this small town was the size of 4 Earth City blocks, and was surrounded by a 10 foot tall wall made of stones and mortar.

     As we came to the City gates, which are currently closed, because of the Orcs from before, we were called down to by the two nervous 1st Circle Fighters.

     "Hello and how did you get past those Orcs?"

     The two gruff guards seemed to not be hostile, but seemed exhausted. So I pulled out the letter from the Army and yelled up.

     "I am the Envoy of the King's Army, Sam Roland, and am assigned to take control and defend this Fargo Village for two weeks. I was given authority by the Kingdom, so please let us in, and have your leader talk with me."

     "Sure, let us unblock the gate, and I will go see old man Rick."

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     After 10 minutes, our caravan moved into the small town, and an old man with no Aura came to greet me.

     As old man Rick led us in to go to his two story home in the center of the town, he explained.@@novelbin@@

     "We are so glad your group came, we were very afraid that we could not hold out. Well as you can see many refugees from surrounding farms and communities have fled here for some safety, as the only walled setilment for many miles."

     This town has about 4 main streets, and around 20 assorted buildings from his home, an inn, a small town hall, and the rest a combination of small stores and homes. Even the roads are only packed earth with no paved stones or bricks.

     In the alleys, there are even refugees living in tents, with many homes welcoming extra people for the crisis.

     "Our normal population in Fargo is around 250, but now an additional 150 refugees have come, and in the middle of winter with dim supplies, we were feeling nervous."

     Many of the people watched my group and our caravan with hope and fear, because now the Kingdom's Envoys have come, and  how they will be treated is unknown. I said to Rick.

     "My 20 trained Knights will take over the guard of the Village walls, and you can bring back your town's guards to patrol the streets. We will stay for two weeks, then head back, unless our orders change."

     "I have 5 Healers to take care of the most injured, so after settling us, lead them to the wounded. Starting tomorrow, we will evacuate the most elderly and weak back to the main base, out of the danger zone."

     "Alright, Sir Knight."

     Naturally, this guy thinks I am a Knight, and not a Mage, due to my overcoat and due to being a man, so I do not correct him.

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    Soon my group of 9 stopped in front of a wooden two story home, and Rick said while waving us in.

     "Not only do I live here, but it dubs as the city hall, but I have already packed my things, and moved them to my daughter's home, so this home is for you to use for the two weeks. I cannot give you the inn, because it is overloaded with refugees at this time, and is feeding the homeless."

     Vera, Freya, Mari, Kelly, Milly, Nevin, Chuck, and Frank move around the small home and inspect things. I then said to old man Rick.

     "Thanks for the use of your home. My soldiers and staff have all brought camping gear and will use the wagons for their overnight accommodation. But please find a comfortable spot for the Healers to rest."

     As he left, he said.

     "Sure, there are still a couple of rooms at my daughters home, so it will be comfortable and warm for them, goodbye..."

     And shortly after Rick left, Mari could not help herself and cast...

     "Let the grime and slime, leave this time... [Greater Water Utility]"

     And in a fast 10 minutes, all of the rooms and furniture of the two story home had been fully cleaned and freshened. The old man will freak out when he sees how spotless his home has become.

    Clap Clap~! Everyone watching Mari use her magic to clean so well, had to give her an applause, then Vera killed her.

     "Rebeca was right, if you ever go bankrupt, you can be a great Maid. Water Magic is good, I can hire you for the Castle?"

     Mari sneered in her heart, sensing her jealousy for herself, so she slyly said to me.

     "Did you hear that, Sam? Vera wants to hire us Water Mages to clean her house, haha?"

     Vera, hearing that, and remembering I am also a Water user, looked a bit ashamed, but I only shook my head, and said to everyone.

     "Okay, there are only 4 bedrooms in this house, so we need to divide it up... Vera and Kelly... Nevin and Milly, Chuck and Frank... and finally Freya, Mari and I. Any complaints?"

     With no one objecting, I said.

     "Freya and I will now cook while you all settle in, and tomorrow, we need to get started early, so no drinking tonight."

     """"""""Got it.""""""""

     And with that, we all settled into the home...   

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     ✨Water & Electricity Summoner, Sam Roland✨

     1 Spell? and 2 Summons Buffs★

* 9: [Electrified Rainfall AOE]-[Summons's Rebirth][Summons Divinity]

* 8: [Banishment]-[Summons Telepathy][Banishment Immunity]

* 7: [Mass Electric & Water Restrains]-[3rd Summons][Ageless Summons]

* 6: [Radiate Electric & Water]-[Hibernate Summons][Shield Summons]

* 5: [Greater Electric & Water Utility]-[Share Injuries][Summons Breath of Life]

* 4: [Electric & Water Wall]-[2nd Summons][Free Summons]

* 3: [Cure Mental Fatigue]-[Swap Positions][Buff Summons]

* 2: [Minor Electric & Water Utility]-[Strong-Heal Summons][Summons Space]

* 1: [Electric & Water Bolt]-[Call Summon][Share Master's Skills]

* Path of the Swift Knight, Nerves-Agility... 1: [Fast Attacks] 2: [Fleet Movement] 3: [Elusive Movements]

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