Chapter 491
The summer rain fell steadily.
The rain pouring down in the mountains couldn’t quite be considered a torrential downpour, but it was enough to discourage any outdoor activities.
Thud... Thud!
Luna Artorius, clad in a raincoat, made her way through the rain, listening to the rhythmic sound of something being struck at regular intervals.
Luna pushed through the rain, heading slowly toward the source of the sound.
Soon, she witnessed a large tree crack, and its massive form collapsed to the ground. A young man mechanically approached the fallen tree and resumed chopping with his axe.
Chopping down trees in the rain was extremely dangerous. The handle could slip from one’s grip, or the blade could slip and twist, causing serious injury. Yet, the young man seemed oblivious to such risks as he continued to swing the axe over and over again in a steady rhythm.
He had struggled quite a bit on the first day. By the second day, the handle of his old axe had broken, forcing him to borrow yet another axe from a neighbor to continue chopping. Once Ronan fitted a new handle onto the axe head and provided him with a new axe, his pace picked up.
The task did not end just with felling the trees; he had to chop the felled tree into manageable pieces, load it onto a sled, and transport it to Rijaiera all by himself. Even for someone as extraordinarily strong as Reinhart, the work progressed slowly.
It had been two weeks since Reinhart had begun clearing the forest. Luna could see that a section of the forest had been cleared away.
There were still many trees left to cut down, but progress was undeniably being made. Luna approached Reinhart and spoke quietly.