Thankfully, judging by the expressions on their faces after he finished, he knew they understood everything he had just explained.
Meanwhile, everyone in the room, from the Village Chief and the Village Chieftess to Stronghold Leader Drakar and the other Key figures, sighed collectively as they stared at Orion, astonished by everything he had just explained.
Even Seth couldn't help but remain stunned as he scrutinized Orion from head to toe. Like several others, he wondered if Orion's mother had undergone anything special or done anything extraordinary before giving birth to him.
"This…" Caretaker Ivor began, his words faltering as he struggled to articulate his thoughts. He took a deep breath before exhaling deeply.
"Why haven't we thought of this previously?" he muttered audibly.
Stronghold Leader Zogar nodded in agreement, acknowledging Caretaker Ivor's sentiments. As he processed everything Orion had just conveyed, he couldn't help but draw parallels to the Rightward and Leftward strongholds, where every warrior was allowed to reside instead of staying in the Village.
Nonetheless, envisioning a place where every villager with the gift to heal could work, especially with healers in both Strongholds and where they could accumulate wealth like the warriors, struck Stronghold Leader Zogar as an exceptionally brilliant idea.
Once again, the young man before them astonished them with a plan that none had even considered.
"How did you come up with this idea?" Stronghold Leader Zogar asked.
At this point, he wished he could open Orion's head and examine its contents because none of Orion's ideas seemed like something a young man of his age could conceive.
Orion shook his head in response, "I wasn't the one who came up with this plan," he replied.
Everyone was stunned by Orion's response.
He wasn't the one who came up with the idea? If he didn't, then who did?
Stronghold Leader Zogar furrowed his brows, "If you hadn't come up with the idea, then who did?" he asked curiously.
"The idea came from Fifi, while I merely helped improve it," Orion responded.
Even if he had other ideas that could revolutionize the Village, like the hot air balloons, he understood that it was best not to release these ideas all at once, or else their impact might be lost.
Instead, he chose to unveil them one by one when they were needed.
Stronghold Leader Zogar's curiosity instantly died down when he heard Orion's response.
From his perspective, he could tell that Fifi might have managed to come up with this plan with Orion's help. So, even if Orion might have been the one to lay it out, he still decided to be humble and give the credit to Fifi so that she, too, could benefit from it. Because, with his records and achievements, everyone would naturally think he was the one who came up with it.
Stronghold Leader Zogar inwardly sighed for the umpteenth time. Previously, Orion was brimming with overconfidence about coming up with a solution to the problem that had troubled the Village for several millennia. Now, he was so humble that he would rather have another person take the credit than take it himself.
At this point, Stronghold Leader Zogar didn't know what to make of Orion.
Everyone else also felt the same way.
"Alright," the Village Chief said as he looked at Orion, making a mental note to speak with Fifi about this amazing innovation. He added, "You must have a reason why you presented this idea to us, correct?"
Orion nodded.
"What is it, then?"
Orion proceeded to explain his reasons. However, before he could finish speaking, a loud voice immediately interrupted.
"Impossible!" Caretaker Naida shouted as she turned her head to look at the Village Chief. "Chief, we cannot accept this," she added.
How ridiculous!
Asking them to construct such a thing and then asking them to willingly hand it over to him, especially when it is something that would impact the whole Village, wasn't that insane?
At this moment, the other Caretakers couldn't help but agree with Caretaker Naida's words.
"I must agree with Caretaker Naida on this one once more. Although I do believe that you must be rewarded for the number of contributions you've made to the Village, I don't think that this should be it," Caretaker Ivor said, shaking his head in disagreement as a tired sigh escaped his mouth.
"Yes, I agree with them. I don't think it would be wise for us to hand over something like this, which could heavily impact the whole Village, to you, especially since we will be in charge of building it," Caretaker Nala said.
"Unfortunately, I also have to agree with the others this time," Caretaker Zola said with a serious expression.
Meanwhile, Stronghold Leader Zogar, Seth, the Village Chief, and the Village Chieftess couldn't help but furrow their brows, wondering why Orion had suggested such a thing.
'What is he up to?' Seth thought.
Although he had several doubts about whether Orion could succeed this time around as well, he listened and carefully observed, just in case.
The Village Chieftess turned her head to look at her husband. She shook her head in disagreement with Orion's words.
Even for her, this proposal was too much.
"Though you would be given a percentage of the income for the invasion, just like the Orion skies, however, since you have asked for such a thing, unfortunately, this proposal is a little bit too much, even for me," The Village Chief said, shaking his head at Orion in response.
"Nonetheless, before I say anything else or reject it, I would first like to know the reason why you have presented such a proposal despite already having an idea about how it would end up because I am very much sure that you did?" he asked, narrowing his gaze at Orion as he waited for his response.
Orion smiled in response, "I'm sorry, Chief, but it seems that I haven't arranged my words well, so please allow me to rephrase it," Orion responded as he observed the Village Chief and everybody present.
