[Year 21]

It's been 2 decades, and Mari has wondered why math is something given to her, mathematicians have little practical uses in the village. From warehouse checks to logistical grunt work, it's not much. But then, things changed. They needed proper measurements, thanks to Lazarus getting some miscellaneous memories from his father an accurate measurement called a meter was introduced.

She discovered it by doing various techniques, nothing in the village could give an accurate measurement, so she used a stick and a string. She used berries, not the red or green juicy fruits, but the kernel berries, none worked, and then she looked at the sky.

She observed how the sun went down and how it went up. She used the directions, using the same method of stick and string. She observed, marked the shadow and repeated. She repeatedly did measurements and did angles, in the process she gained the skill [Trigonomitrist] with the new skill, she instinctively could tell the angle degree.

But she didn't get complacent, she kept measuring and detailing them, with the help of her friend, Kasha, they made a detailed report of their findings, thanks to the introduction of the store in their awakened system, the supply of paper is not a problem.

With the sun as her mark, she kept trying to find the proper angle, comparing the latest study to the last. Till finally.

“This is 23 degrees.”

“Is it the same?”

“Let me compare.”

She placed down a stick placed a mark with charcoal and checked. In another study from last time, she placed the coordinates, moved a simple mechanism with a pointer pointing at the stick in the distance, recorded the location and then pointed the mechanism to another stick, and then marked the location.

“23 degrees again.”

“No mistake?”

“Yes…”

Mari’s voice became weak and her hand became shaky.

“The marker of the sun up and sun down?”

“No mistakes either.”

Mari and an assistant check their studies, the paper is full of triangular drawings and explanations. Mari and her assistant, named Kina, are having heart palpitations, this study has been ongoing for years. And now they have a proper unit they can refer to.

“It's time to rest!”

The moment Mari could expand this measurement the better the items the blacksmith could make, the simple mechanism which she made doesn't have an official name is the most accurate thing she has set up, she realized that things could form better things and turn into a mechanism. She observed how spears and swords were made, or how the simple idea of moving bigger objects with smaller logs, but the best yet is what they use to sew the Yak fur.

If she could learn all the mechanisms, she could improve their lives. And seemingly, their god seemed to have heard what she wished for.

A week later a book appeared on the altar. And nobody could understand the language written inside it. That was the case until an event including 5 people gained a title.

[Suilpo Speaker]

The title was given to Mari as well, the other four were Lazarus, Kavo, Shavik and her daughter, Kaina. Out of curiosity, they opened the book

Lorel hal saime na jikirin lainet

[There was a lone boy name Lorel.]

The book starts with a story about a young god named Lorel. In a moment of loneliness, he created the started all of creation which started with a bang like any myth would. The storybook was a story of myths starting from the creation of the world the Big Bang just how the universe of Earth was formed.

It didn't follow the scientific way, because Lorel created each creature with a creative design, for example: [The jellyfish likes to fly, that's why they don't have fins but a body made of slime to fly in the air, but alas, they're too heavy.]

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Hadro added illustrations to add immersion for the reasons, after all, how could they imagine something they had not seen their entire lives? When the story started entailing humans Hadro didn't make it too complicated, he described Lorel making them in his image, since his body is androgynous he made two, one for a masculine body and the other is a feminine, hence women and men.

It moved forward, the time within the book moved forward, and the ones who could read the book took their time, it's not time to decipher it yet. When the story is focused on the humans Hadro makes the story move just like Earth’s development, detailing wars, culture, humour and tradition.

Human history reached its intensity when the Cold, first and second world war was described alternately. Since the book has magic it added the concept of magic weapons, though just called weapons within the book.

It entailed various weapons until it reached the climax at the end. When a nuclear weapon was dropped at a strategic waypoint, unlike Earth where they dropped the nuke on a country. When the readers reached the end it was already 2 weeks, that's how thick the book is, and they managed to read to that point because they had a lot of time.

“We need to be like Kyora. Unite the tribes and become an empire, but we need to avoid their corruption.”

“Such a thing even exists, does it happen that much?”

“Corruption…why is that?”

Kavo, Mari and Lazarus were reading the book, sometimes Mari would read the book to her Children, and it did interest the youth as there was an illustration along the words. But it still begged the question, what was the story for? Why did Hadro give them a book?

“Father told me to say a word, like [ilyen] and think of ice coming out of nowhere,” Lazarus spoke.

“Uhm… what will that do?”

“Just try it, he says.”

They all look together, Lazarus tilts his head and then with a sigh, he spoke “[Ilyen]”

Since Lazarus was the only one who could have a clear definition of ice thanks to bits of Hadro’s memories. The ice that appeared after his words became solid, it was clear white-blue, the coldest of them all. The others were surprised by what happened, shock apparent on their faces.

“H-how?”

“Father told us it is the language of Suilpo, a language created by him for us.”

“What does it do?”

“Magic.”

Confusion was apparent, the villagers had seen the orcs perform magic, through rituals and chants however, the chant was not that short. The shamans would do some sort of ritual, a ceremony, or the mages would chant a long set of words unknown to the villagers. The villagers were taught their orcish ways to use magic but it doesn't seem to work. They cannot explain the meaning to them even though they speak the same language.

In the end, only spearmanship and other techniques were taught.

“Father told me that we should spread this to the village.”

“If we have to teach this… Wouldn’t Kasha be the best one to give the title?”

“Father told me she’s our best choice.”

“Eh…? Then why… I don't understand…”

“He said that it took him a lot of power to materialize the book, now it's up to us.”

“Up to what?”

Lazarus shrugged at Mari’s question, instead he brought up another idea that came from the book.

“Metres. The book entailed how it is found.”

“Yes, and my discovery was right!”

Originally, Mari concluded that the use of a triangle with a similar length would give her an answer, but instead, it might be inaccurate. Although it already gave some answers after years of searching she decided to revise, but not completely forget the formula, but then, if she finished a new enlightened way to revise the meter it would be more accurate!

[Gained the title [Scientist]]

Mari looked at her new title, she couldn't help but be delighted by such an event, it wouldn't even have been possible 20 years ago! But now she feels like she has been achieving more than ever.

When Mari compared the studies she made. The current comparison of her meter is 23 degrees by the eye marker from another landmark to another or 160 individual grains. Now she changed her mindset. Instead of using another landmark she instead decided the first thing she used, the sun.

This time she will use the sun’s morning rise and sun's dawn locations as points of reference to make a meter, well this is her only theory, though she wants to complete it fast, Mari is still a mother, so it will take time to get her little project to finish.

***

Hadro looked at them, it wasn’t a lie when he said it took a lot of power to give them, however, that was not all, Kasha has been working as a teacher to the kids of the villagers. For every reason, she is a better candidate for them all.

But here’s the thing, she is happy as a teacher, her language comprehension is high and her spirit is above 80. If she has access to a magical language that makes her more powerful her spirit would randomly burst into power, after all, the book contains the power system that Hadro bestowed upon them.

She would randomly jump up from a mortal to a demigod within a week, and power scaling without a foundation can lead to dire consequences. So she should take it slowly for her, she would not survive if Kasha as a vessel of her soul was weak and the soul became powerful, it would kill her instantly.

‘Anyways’

Now that is done, I have to check with the other tribes. So far my only influence is on the Foreline Village if that continues then it would take at least a few centuries for them to unite everyone on the entire continent. The continent is as large as South America and Africa combined.

And it already takes the villagers to travel between Foreline and Marshland a few months back and forth. I wanted to add a messenger function on the awakened system panels but there is a condition that people with spirit above 100 could use it. Theres only two people, nearing three in the entire foreline village, which is Arkum, Shavik and Lazarus.

Hadro floated up and scoured the entire continent, several races were accounted and most of them were scattered. Elves, Lycanthropes, more orcs and humans. But what surprised Hadro the most were the half-dragons, the half-dragons are humanoid and they have scales prevailing on their bodies, they have these stubs on their backs which are assumed to be a place for their wings.

Hadro closed to the half-dragons looking at them curiously.

“Who dares?!”

Then he heard a low bellow, malice laced in its voice. Hadro glanced towards the location where he heard it, only to find a dragon, yes a dragon looking at him. He could feel its soul, he could confidently tell it was a deity.

“A god? What do you want in my territory?”

The dragon was inside a burrow, it has a reddish-grey hue which could be mistaken for copper. Hadro didn't notice it till the dragon actually moved, or rather he wasn't paying any attention, even though he could've sensed its soul.

“Just checking. I was curious.”

When the dragon bellowed Hadro noticed that the half-dragons─, here now referred to as Drakin, immediately bowed and shook, probably from fear. Anyways, these people seem to be a good addition of allies for Foreline village so he decided to have them if the dragon is just a nuisance to life.

“Really?” the dragon asked sceptic. “If you had your curiosity sated, leave.”

Well theres no turning that over, Hadro decided to be reasonable and was about to leave when one of the children barfed in front of the dragon, Hadro knew that child had been shaking in fear since earlier but didn't know up to this extent!

“You ungrateful brat!” The dragon’s throat glowed

Hadro couldn't ignore this.