Vol. 1 Chapter 9 - ‘Cray-Fish’ n’ ‘Beer’

A.D. 867 Ragnar's Farm, Aethred's 'Home-Stead'

/pov MC/

I'm physically 'developed' enough to 'impregnate' Hilda now.. but we will wait two years.. she will be eight and ten.. and I'll have two years to build the means to protect her.. and the 'child-birth' will be 'safer' at eight and ten.. than six and teen that she is at now..

I went over it and over it.. again and again.. I've decided 'Cray-Fish' n' 'Beer'.. thats my quickest 'ticket' to the wealth I need.. I can already handle myself in battle.. Im shorter.. and lighter.. with shorter-reach.. than grown men.. on the outside I don't look 'special'.. maybe a little 'gifted' yea.. but not 'super-natural'.. or 'over-powered'..

But underneath my skin.. my 'cord-like' tendons.. and muscles that look like a 'bunch' of cords entertwined.. wrapping around each other.. containing a 'potential' strength.. just waiting for the 'command'.. to 'unleash'.. and burst for 'use' at anytime..

At this rate of growth.. I should plateau.. at the height of six foot.. four inches.. and weigh two hundred and thirty pounds.. will make for a 'formidable' body.. 'fit' for a king.. an emperor.. yes thats it.. an emperor I shall be..

"What are you thinking about?.. my love?.." I shake my head as Brunhilda's question 'snaps' me out of my daze..

"A lot my love.. about the gods.. about my plans.. about the future.. what it may bring.. Im mostly thinking about where and how to dig the ponds I want dug.." I answer her..

"Ah.. I see.. well what do you want to 'dig' ponds for?.." she asks..

"'Cray-fish'.. they are freshwater.. shellfish.. we can raise them on the farm.. they taste amazing when will 'boiled' in water usually 'seasoned' with 'spicier' spices.. they go really good with 'mead'.. like the gods intended for them.. to be tasted together.. we can sell the 'cray-fish' we raise.. we can open a tavern in Oxford.. I know a drink.. as soon as I build some 'distillers'.. I'll 'brew' us some 'beer'.. we can name our tavern.. the 'Cray-Fish' n' 'Beer'.. doesn't it sound wonderful.." I ask her with so much excitement in words my hands were shaking..

"Anything you want to do.. doesn't matter to me.. as long as we are together.. thats all that matters.. and yes.. that sounds like a 'lovely' name for a tavern.. and it all sounds so tasty.. I can't wait.. I love you my 'wolf'.." she finished saying then kissed me.. for a 'hot' minute..

"Alright.. I guess I better head out.. I want to get our 'incubator' cabinet built today.. the sooner we get eggs 'hatching' the better.. chickens.. hm.. pigs.. yes pork.." I mumble to myself as Im headed out the 'entrance' of my home..

Let's see.. hmm yea.. looks like 'hogs' is next on my list.. remember note to 'self'.. we need to invest in a couple 'heads' of pigs.. I know a way to make pork tasty.. and not have the 'pee-pee' taste to it.. you have to to 'castrate' the pigs young.. it makes their meat taste cleaner.. pigs fatten up extremely fast.. and they will eat anything..

If you starve a 'hog' long enough.. they'll eat a corpse.. bones and all.. fingernails.. teeth.. hair.. they'll eat a body to nothing if they're hungry enough.. with this knowledge do what you will.. Im just saying it's convenient as shit..

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***One 'Moon's' 'Turn' Later

/pov MC/

I managed to secure enough help.. either by hiring a couple 'towns-folk'.. or by 'cashing' in favors I've built up.. over time 'helping' my neighbors around the farm.. to complete my 'cray-fish' ponds.. three of them..

I had a 'pig-pen' built.. expanded the 'chicken-coop'.. finished refurbishing a spare room in my home.. changing it into a hatchery.. with my 'incubator' cabinets in it.. soon to be spitting out baby 'chicks' every two or so.. 'turns' of the 'moon'..

My 'Basic' Farming and Cooking skill.. upgraded to 'level' three.. now it's still at zero out of three-hundred.. just like my 'Basic' Smithing.. and Carpenty is.. maybe 'level' three is the maximum level in this world.. I might not be able to 'level-up'.. past level three until I unlock the 'worlds' of.. 'GameOfThrones'.. and.. 'Marco Polo'.. or whatever is my second 'world' I'm 'sent' to.. after I finish this 'world'..

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/Status Panel/

Name: Aethred

Age: 11

Status: Healthy

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 130lbs

/Attribute Panel/

Physique: 1.5

Strength: 1.1

Dexterity: 1.5

Spirituality: 1.5

/Crafting Skill Panel/

'Basic' Carpentry : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

'Basic' Black-Smithing : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

'Basic' Farming : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

'Basic' Tailoring : lvl 2 (0/200xp)

'Basic' First-Aid : lvl 2 (0/200xp)

'Basic' Cooking : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

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Last thing I've upgraded is.. my 'Basic' Boxing skill.. now it is stuck at zero.. out of three-hundred.. like the the other 'level' three skills.. both my 'sword-play' and 'axe-play' are still at 'level' one.. I'll 'grind' both of them to 'level three'.. hopefully It will add a couple more 'tenths' to my Strength.. Dexterity.. and Physique..

I know we have atleast five years before Kjartan would show up.. if he still shows up.. I might have fuck'd up the canon by now..

'Fuck'.. the 'time-line'.. 'fuck' canon.. Im gonna just live.. and not care about any of that.. I and only I 'steer' my 'fate'..

/Combat Skill Panel/

'Basic' Boxing : lvl 3 (0xp/300xp)

'Basic' Axe-Play : lvl 1 (10/100xp)

'Basic' Sword-Play : lvl 1 (10/100xp)

'Basic' Spear-Play : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

'Basic' Archery : lvl 3 (0/300xp)

'Basic' Horse-Riding : lvl 1 (10/100xp)

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I've also starting saving up what little 'silver's I can 'hold' onto.. I want to buy me a 'war-horse'.. I'd like to find an a 'adolescent' pure-of-blood.. 'foal'..

The 'merchant' I made a deal with.. brought wagons of 'seedlings' of the 'cray-fish' that I order'd.. a couple months later and I'll be able to have a 'crayfish-boil'.. I also got a 'hog' and 'sow'.. hopefully the 'sow' gets pregnant soon.. and has a litter of little piglets..