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I received a request from the village chief.

“Why do these guys come down here?…Leon, do you know anything? A similar case in the village’s history.”

The reason was the recently changed habitat of the Yeti.

“How do I know that? Didn’t you just come down because it was winter?”

“That’s not true. I’ve lived near this dark forest for almost 20 years, and I’ve never seen a Yeti change its habitat just because it’s winter.”

Except for the unusual case that attacked Elin, Yeti usually live in the northern snowy mountain range. So, it wasn’t easy for me to see a Yeti unless I went north to hunt it myself.

However, recently, reports of sightings of a Yeti near the village spread, and the village chief personally entrusted me with investigating the situation.

But even I don’t know this.

“If I were to guess, something happened in the north.”

“What’s going on?”

“A natural disaster that causes habitat change? To what extent?”

To get an accurate picture, we had to climb the northern snowy mountains. But the problem was that climbing the northern snowy mountains in winter was dangerous.

It’s so damn cold there.

‘My adoptive father didn’t care about me in the winter either.’

Compared to the Dark Forest, the Northern Snow Mountain was more difficult. Even the ecosystem itself was so cold that it was almost impossible for humans to survive.

“First, let’s grab that Yeti over there and go back.”

“Yes. Okay.”

Thanks to the famous sword Lobera, I was able to kill a Yeti in one go, but today I gave up again to gain hunting experience for Leon.

“They don’t seem to have noticed us, so aim for their eyes first.”

“Yes, I will shoot.”

Following my instructions, Leon took aim, hit the Yeti’s right eye, and immediately fired another arrow.

However, the second arrow fired unfortunately hit Yeti below the left eye.

‘The bow is so good that it’s flawless.’

Perhaps because of his innate concentration, Leon was now at a higher level than me when it came to archery.

“Coming this way.”

“Sorry, I couldn’t get it right.”

“No. This is a good enough passing score.”

“Really?”

“I will organize the rest.”

I rushed at the Yeti running towards me with my bare hands. This was to obtain Yeti leather in good condition.

The Yeti was more agile than the Warbear, but in front of me, it was him.

Since I was stronger, it wasn’t particularly difficult to grab the Yeti’s head and suffocate it.

“Ah! Leon: For your information, you shouldn’t hunt like me.”

“You can’t do it, so don’t worry.”

A crackling sound came from Yeti’s throat. The Yeti frowned and lowered its head.

“Ah, he’s dead.”

The Yeti skins collected in this way were used by the women of the family to make clothes for winter.

. . .

“It’s finally completed.”

“Thank you for your hard work. Tom!”

I have been slowly building a stone ice bath with Tom for a long time. It took a lot of trial and error, but it was finally completed today.

“It’s cooler than I thought.”

“This temperature will be maintained even in summer.”

Needless to say, in a rural village without refrigerators, the value of ice storage was great.

‘I guess I can stop eating smoked food now.’

No matter how good your hunting skills were and how easy it was to obtain meat, you couldn’t store it raw, but not anymore. Everyone will love it because you can get ice in the summer and make cool snacks.

Well, now that it’s winter, all we can do is store ice.

“By the way, you caught a yeti yesterday?”

“Yes. These guys have settled down near here, so it’s not easy to bother them.”

“So how many did you catch?”

“One or five? With Leon’s assistance, hunting speed has increased dramatically.”

“Thank goodness. Anyway, if you have any Yeti tendons left, can you sell them to me?”

“Tendons?”

My adoptive father said that Yeti’s tendons are good for stamina.

But Tom, as far as I know, it’s been a while since your wife passed away. if…

“Okay. These guys have strong tensile strength, so they can make good bows.”

Oh, that’s not it.

“It’s a bow… I’m sure no one knows how to use it, so did the village chief order it?”

“That’s not true, my daughter is still insisting on becoming a blacksmith. I wanted to show my skills to break my daughter’s stubbornness.”

“It doesn’t matter to me, but why a bow?

“There is no big reason. Iron is expensive, and I heard a rumor that you hunt Yeti, so I thought I’d make you a bow using Yeti’s sinew. Of course, I will give you the bow I made as a gift.”

As expected, my daughter Tom is a genius.

It was very nice to see how he cared for his daughter in a strange way without sparing her.

“But you don’t have to give me a gift. First of all, hasn’t Tom helped me a lot since the beginning?”

“Haha, thank you. I wish my daughter were half as good as you.”

“Your daughter is good enough.”

“Not at all, Petra, this bitch needs to learn from you. The woman is looking at metallurgy too easily.”

“Haha… Of course, metallurgy is difficult.”

In mythology, the blacksmith gods were men with big bellies, so many people looked down on blacksmiths. However, blacksmithing is not an occupation that can be taken lightly.

One must have a deep understanding of minerals with different melting points depending on their condition, and the level of strength required to pound iron cannot be ignored. Why do dwarves have thick forearms if they are a race of blacksmiths? It’s all because of these historical facts.

Tom couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable when he heard that a woman, not a man, would do such a job.

I also understood Tom’s feelings to some extent. You probably want to stop your daughter from doing difficult things.

“Anyway, look forward to it. I will make you my greatest masterpiece.”

“Then can I ask you one favor?

“Is there anything else you want?”

“I don’t really use a bow that much, so could you make a custom bow for Leon?”

“What a surprise, I thought you, a hunter, would definitely use a bow.”

“Because I’m not good at bows.”

It doesn’t mean you can’t shoot a bow at all. It wasn’t as good as Leon, but it was at a level where you could definitely hit a stationary target if you aimed and shot. However, since the throws or javelins I threw myself were stronger than the power of the bow, there was no need to insist on using the bow, and because of this habit, my archery skills are deteriorating day by day.

When I explained that fact, Tom was convinced and nodded.

“I understand. good! I will make you a custom bow for Leon. Just trust me.”

“Thank you. Tom.”

So I gave Tom the Yeti’s tendon.

I was looking forward to seeing how he would react to the surprise gift he would give Leon later.

Anyway, it’s a gift.

‘It’s almost New Year’s Day, right?’

Perhaps because it is a rural village, there were no events or festivals in the village.

Well, since it’s hard to make a living, I guess I can’t use my energy elsewhere.

On the other hand, wouldn’t everyone like it if I gave gifts to my family?

‘I guess I’ll go for a walk to the giant ent nest for the first time in a while.’

. . .

“Oppa, what are you doing? Do you work?”

“Ah, it’s Clia. My brother is making something.”

“What are you making?”

Clia, who was bored, came to see me while I was working in the warehouse.

Perhaps to relieve her boredom, Clia immediately hugged me behind me and made a fuss while looking at the items on the workshop floor.

“Wow~ It’s pretty. Oppa, what kind of jewelry is this?”

“Yes. It’s a gem called beryl.”

The white giant ent that runs underground in the Dark Forest was born as a miner. However, since the purpose is to expand the underground space rather than to mine minerals, useful minerals are often damaged by digging them up roughly.

However, there were still some things left in good condition, so when I went for a walk, I was able to make a fortune like I did now.

Just like the blacknecks, they are generous givers.

‘We’ve been at war with the red Giant Ents recently. Should we intervene?’

Red Giant Ents are very wary and spit out flames from their mouths, so it was highly unlikely that a symbiotic relationship would be possible like with white Giant Ents.

In that case, it would be better to help the white Giant Ent to chase away the red Giant Ent…

While I was thinking about many things, Clia touched my shoulder and asked.

“Oppa, what are you making with this?”

“Ring or necklace.”

“Wow, you know how to do that too?”

“I learned it by looking at Uncle Tom.”

However, perhaps because Tom was also a blacksmith, he did not have specialized crafting skills like a craftsman. Of course, having learned from him, I could only do rough craftsmanship. So, I was building my skills first with gemstones that were not expensive.

“I want to do it too! I want to do it too!”

“Really? This requires a lot of finger strength, so you could get hurt, right?”

“Yes, it’s okay!”

As expected from a girl, Clia appealed to me by saying that she was very interested in jewelry and that she wanted to wear it with her eyes full of passion.

“Okay, if Clia wants to do that, my brother will help her.”

I made Clia, who wanted to do it, sit on my lap and slowly taught her about crafts.

Then something occurred to me. Clia tilted her head back, looked up at me behind her, and asked.

“But oppa, are you going to make this and sell it?”

“No. I want to use this as a surprise gift.”

“Surprise gift?”

“It’s a gift I’m preparing as a surprise. So, Clia, is making gifts a secret between you and your brother?”

“Okay! I will definitely keep your secret!”

Clia spoke confidently while sticking out her chest to me.

And the next day, my whole family knew that I was preparing a surprise gift.

no… Sister-in-law?