Reincarnation Of Audemars

"Alright children, listen up carefully. These wild boars would be easily angered and I would only interfere when the wild boars get too close or the situation gets out of hand. All of you understand?" I made myself clear and they nodded their heads. I knew each of them wanted to impress me with their first kill but its better to warn caution first.

"Since I am unable to see your levels and your skills as a Ranger, despite holding on an Assassin compact crossbow, it would be best to target each and every wild boar with 4 bolts at a time. I would use this laser pointer and at the count of 3, I want you all to shoot at the same time, yes?" I instructed them as I held a tiny red laser pointer in my hand so I could 'laser' and pinpoint the targets.

"Yes, Daddy... We understand." Adam was locking his lips as he wanted to kill those wild boars on his own if given the opportunity to do so.

"Let me show you an example. With my full-sized crossbow, it would be a distance hit a single bolt. Hand me yours, Kayla and everyone follow silently behind me. Use the boulders as a place to hide and shoot them from a distance." I gestured for Kayla's Assassin compact crossbow while I sling mine at my back.

I sighted a single wild boar that was grazing in the open and I took aim with the Assassin's compact crossbow like a pistol and aligned the sights and took aim at the rump of the beast. It was a distance less than 50 meters and with my high damage rating, all it took was a single shot.

After the animal went down, the choice of two was on my visual and I chose the pork chops instead. "That's the way to do it. But if you don't succeed with 4 bolts, unleash the next one." I said as I handed to Kayla her Assassin's compact crossbow and I soon targeted the next wild boar for them.

After I had 'laser' the target and at the count of three, 4 bolts were shot and it went through the wild boar like a hot needle through butter. I hit the rump, the other two hit the body and another somehow ended at the snout.

Kayla was giggling because she was the one who shot the wild boar's snout. Even though it didn't kill the beast but somehow managed to injure it. The other bolts did massive damage and the animal fell to its side.

Another one was sighted and this time it was Ingles turn to giggle as she shot the ass of the beast. "Hii Hii Hii... Kayla for the snout and I got the ass. Hii Hii Hii. This is fun, Daddy..." as we all giggled at their antics and soon each one took turns to pick up the pork chops and hide.

"Daddy, what are we going to do with the hide? The bristles were so rough I don't think is good to be used as a carpet or a blanket." Adam said as he for the hide into his own storage bag.

"You can sell it to the merchant by the name if NoOne. That's where Daddy used to sell all kinds of useless items to him and got back credits."

"It says here, sells for 15 credits. Which means we would collect 10 hides and sell them for 150 credits, right Daddy?" Ingles spoke up as she too had picked up a wild boar's hide some time back.

"Yes... No matter what we do we must watch our surroundings ok? Do you see that horde of wild boars near the wall there? That's the entrance to the Troll Cave. The trolls keep these wild boars for their game and livestock."

"There's about 50 to 60 of them and once we shoot one in an upwind, they could smell us and charge at us. Be very careful. It's not the time yet, so we can hunt those faster rabbits or even faster deers."

"This would help you to be familiar with your Assassin compact crossbow. Come, let's hunt some more and we would return before midday and break for lunch. I will ask Uncle Prius to look at your stats because Daddy can't view them at all." I said as I ushered the children to NoOne's camp and offload the hides for credits.

"No wonder you kept all those pork chops with you, Daddy, it's only 2 credits for each piece. Better save it and let Uncle Silas have it to cook for the Keating Day Care Centre," said Jane as she observed the prices and decides not to sell them. The hides would be good enough to sell and gain their wealth.

After a while I let them hunt on their own as I moved with them and observe the situation. As I could enable my Stealth, I could creep along without any detection as I bring them to hunt deer and some fast hopping rabbits.

Seeing those cute rabbits, they decided not to shoot at them. The children also were inclined to shoot at the deers too so we settled for wild boars instead. After we had hunted around 50 to 60 wild boars, we sold the hides to NoOne and heads back to Northern Gates.

"I've got 10 pork chops with 5 types of meat per chop, how many have you got Kayla?"

"Uhmm... I've only got 9, and yes I've got 5 slices of meat each too. Jane, how many have you got?"

"I've got 11 so far, it's a tiring job yes being a game hunter? Adam, I think you've got the most today... How many do you have actually?"

"Hmm, hehe... I've got 15 pork chops and each group has 5 lumps of meat too. Too bad NoOne cannot raise the price higher or else we would be selling half and bringing back half." he said as he gleefully checked his storage bag and saw the credits in them after selling the hides.

"Well, at least you do quite alright for the first day... What are you going to do with these meats? Don't tell me all of you would just keep it inside your storage bags?"

"Daddy, you ever told us that as long as you keep those meats inside the storage bag, the meats won't get spoil, right?" Ingles pointed it out since she wanted to keep some and decides to learn how to make the pork chops that were sold in the marketplace.

"Yes, somehow once meat stored inside our storage bags won't get spoil. Don't ask me why but I think time stood still when anything stored in there. Heh, like a big freezer or some kind."

"I want to give half to Uncle Silas at Strongbow Tavern. How about Jane, you want to give half as well so Uncle Silas would prepare the meats and cook for the children at Keating Day Care Centre?" said Kayla as she patted her side where she had slung her storage bag.

All the children's storage bag looked like a small sling bag but in fact, virtually it's a huge storage bag that could simply fit the whole house furnishings in them. Hah hah hah...

When we are about to enter, we saw a group of teenagers who seemed to be new adventurers and an adult was accompanying them. From their gear, 2 looked like Rangers while another one is an Assassin. I hope they do not go and hurt themselves on the first day of adventuring.

They were eyeing the Assassin's compact crossbow that was slung on the side waistbelt of our children and they wished to lay their hands on those newly designed compact crossbows instead of their cumbersome crossbows that they had brought with them.

"Good luck, Mister Grundy...!" greeted Adam who knew of the House of Grundy as they passed us by and he waved at them as the teenagers waved back too.

"Daddy, the House of Keating, what kind of adventurers and knowledge do they actually impart? It was used to be the top well-known House in Ingmery, but since Mister Keating is no more, only left Uncle Prius and Mummy who never take arms."

"We have fallen to the last tier in the ranked of Houses." Ingles inquired since they knew abit about the history of the Houses and asked me about the future since I am the new household for the Keating.

"One thing for sure is that we have the Keating Armoured Fashion Apparel, Keating Enhanced Weapon Supplies, Keating Day Care Centre, Beauty World HQ and 7 Beauty World Production Plants. Not forgetting Strongbow Tavern, Blake's Blacksmith, Bruce's Bowsmith and Central Atelier are now operating under the House of Keating too."

"We have 15 travelling merchant caravans and 15 delivery caravans to cover the whole of the 87 towns around Ingmery. Just 9 of these towns bring us 450k credits which are about 50k per town and close to 5m credits by the end of the 87 towns altogether."

"We may be low in terms of adventurers and House ranking, but we definitely come up tops in terms of financial. Don't forget, if anyone sneers at you or bully you, ask them where they get the clothes and weapons from. That would shut them up." I advised the children because I don't want our children to be bullied.

Since the first day they were being employed in Beauty World, they were taught to be humble and not fight back against those idiots. I always say, "The DOGS bark, but the caravans MOVE along their way."

When we reached Strongbow Tavern, the children all gave 3 pork chops each containing 15 lumps of meat each to Silas Brown and he gladly accepted them as he could make minced meats, sweet buns, jerkies and smoked meats with them.

This is for the children at Keating's Day Care Centre and furthermore, it is free of charge. At least this meat would be able to last for 2 to 3 days meals for the children in the daycare centre.

Wherever we passed by, the passersby clasped their hands to their chest as a sign of their respect for us, maybe because we are the household of the House of Keating, but most importantly our reputation has made the citizens be in a healthier condition than before. Not only they feel good but they feel happier and more beautiful especially for the ladies.

Next, we went over to the cookhouse and each contributed 3 pork chops as well and the cooks were glad to receive it from the kids. The rest would be for our children to keep and distribute accordingly.

All this while, what Ingles had said to me was buried deep in my mind. There is some truth about what she said about our House ranking to be at the last within Central Ingmery and undoubtedly the last on the whole of Ingmery.

I wondered how to build our House reputation to be ranked the highest in the whole of Ingmery when I suddenly thought of going to visit the Council Chambers for the Northern and Southern part of town. Maybe they could shed some light on it and I could gather how many Houses there are altogether.

Maybe meddling in some governmental issues won't hurt for the House of Keating, am I right?