The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom: Volume 4 by Fudeorca

Author:Fudeorca [FUDEORCA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

I wondered how many hours I’d spent sleeping. I couldn’t tell. I took out my watch from my inside pocket and opened the cover to check the time.

It was around seven in the morning. The watch didn’t need winding because I’d done it the night before, but just to be sure, I turned the crown until the spring was fully wound. If the watch ever stopped, I’d need some way to correct the time.

“Are you okay?” Carol asked while studying my face out of concern.

I’d slept sitting up and woken up at the same time as her, so it must’ve looked like I hadn’t slept at all.

I put my watch back in my pocket.

“I’m good. Now let’s give this a try.”

I handed Carol a wooden staff.

It was a sturdy wooden rod with a smaller rod attached to one end. It wasn’t like a crutch that she could put under her shoulder; it was more like a walking stick with a handle that she’d be able to hold on to.

“A staff...? You can make things like this too?”

“I could only make one. It’ll be nice to have when you want to get around a little.”

There were certain things people liked to do without others watching—members of the opposite sex in particular. This would help her walk a little and make our journey less stressful.

I’d definitely want something like it if I were in her shoes.

“Thanks. It’s useful, but this staff was...”

“In a forest like this, that thing was literally useless baggage. This is for the best.”

We’d been carrying the spear shaft Liao had dropped—a round and fairly long wooden rod that was ideal for the staff.

Although it was too long to be of any use in this forest, it had been a powerful weapon. I’d considered keeping it just in case we ever needed it, but the experience the day before had taught me that a shorter spear was more useful. The spear had originally been just under two meters, making it hard to pass between trees while holding it horizontally. Even when held vertically, it tended to bump into the branches overhead. It was far too difficult to carry it while I had Carol on my back. The weapon wasn’t worth sacrificing our speed for.

I didn’t have any tools with me for carving random branches into the right shape, so I’d cut the shaft in two. Now it was just a little over a meter long, but I’d be able to carry it without it getting caught on the trees.

“All right. Thanks. I’ll make good use of it,” Carol said.

“And I buried your armor last night too.”

“You did? Sorry for not helping.”

“I don’t mind.”

I’d mostly done it to take my mind off things.

“Anyway, let’s have breakfast. Or do you need to take a leak first?”

“A...leak?!”

Carol’s face turned red as if I’d said something vulgar. Seeing her react that way made me feel embarrassed too.

“If you don’t like me saying ‘leak,’ should I be more direct about it?”

“No, shut up.”

I can’t keep quiet about these things.

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