episode_0042

“This is really warm!”

I made some winter clothes for outdoor activities.

The inside was made thick by filling it with several layers of linen and duck down like quilted armor, and the outside was made with Yeti leather to improve cold protection.

The result is medieval padding that is warm on the inside and blocks the wind!

‘I never thought Chloe would have any knowledge of the Foundation.’

She said that it was a natural virtue for a wife to have, but in my opinion, Chloe was also good with her hands. This is why you gorge on my semen with your hands every night… Omitted below.

Anyway, I’m pregnant, so I hope I don’t overdo it.

While I was thinking that, Tom, dressed in medieval padding, came up to me and asked about business.

“Anyway, how did you come up with the idea to sell firewood?”

“This is Elthea’s idea.”

“Elsia? Surely that kid has been well versed in this kind of thing for a long time. How do you plan on selling firewood? He’s amazing like his father.”

“It is possible because of the current situation. So, will you join us?”

“Wouldn’t you be upset if I got involved in your work?”

“If I say it twice, it’s nagging.”

The business mentioned here refers to selling blackwood firewood to the village. First of all, I can’t sell it at a high price because I’m afraid of everything around me, but since it’s so cold right now, I’ll try to buy it when I can.

In the first place, our house was the only one in the village that had the most firewood, and thanks to the medieval padding Chloe made, the cold wasn’t a problem.

Instead, my reputation in the village could be damaged if I exchanged money, so I tried to get the full price in something other than money.

“Please sign here.”

“Signature? I don’t know how to write my name.”

“Then, just put your thumbprint here.”

“If you take this, you will pay it back by working later, right?”

“Yes~You must participate in necessary work in the village.”

It was a kind of payment for labor. That too is paid in arrears.

‘With this, I can make things I want later.’

Unlike when I worked alone with Tom, I was able to work on a larger scale.

Since the village chief would gain public trust, there was less worry about fraud.

Well, the men in the village also seemed to like this type of transaction.

As the head of the family, receiving firewood without compensation made me feel uncomfortable, but since they said I could pay for it through deferred labor, I came to receive the firewood without any pressure.

From their perspective, it was also worth it.

“5 days’ worth of firewood is one day’s work? This is so cheap.”

“I work like a dog for a week. Give me one month’s worth!”

“Yes~Please wait a moment! Clia, give the guys here some firewood.”

“Okay! Guys, come here~”

“Elin, are there any problems?”

“Yes. Brother Xian, things are going smoothly.”

Instead of Elthea, who was in charge, her daughter Elin was in charge of simple accounting.

“Yes, I’m glad I have Elin. I feel safe.”

“Thank you. Xian, I will become a woman who meets your expectations.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard, and working hard doesn’t work if you don’t get rewarded for it. Elin, what do you want?”

“Then… Can you give me a massage?”

It seems that Elin is addicted to my massage. Well, I have good massage skills.

“Oppa! There’s not much firewood left!”

“Really? I have to go again.”

When most of the villagers sold firewood, I ran to the dark forest and farmed black wood.

“What can I do?”

“Please take some responsibility for me here, and if there are people who are interested in the work, please include them as one of our people.”

“Okay.”

After entrusting Tom with the task of recruiting slaves, I ran straight to the white giant ent’s nest in the dark forest.

The corpses of monsters were scattered throughout the nest as the war with the Red Giant Ents intensified.

Fortunately, there was as usual black wood to use as firewood.

The black tree was loaded onto a custom cart made by Tom.

The basic black tree was heavy, but the black tree from which the White Giant Ent had sucked all the sap was light, so he could easily move about two logs by himself.

“Huh?”

Just like that, today, as I was returning home after moving the log, I saw a group of silver-haired women in front of me.

‘what?’

To be exact, it was an adult woman and two girls around Clia’s age. However, their clothing was different from that of the Rugeron villagers.

It was like the clothing of a tribesman living in a cold region.

‘Could it be from the North?’

“■■■ ■■ ■■■!”

“■■!! ■■■ ■■!”

“■■■! ■■■ ■■!”

Isn’t the language used also the imperial language?

I overheard their conversation, but I couldn’t understand it at all.

However, I could tell from the atmosphere that they did not come to the village with good intentions.

When the girls, armed with axes in both hands, were about to attack a relatively small house.

“Stop motion.”

I blocked their path by throwing the log I was holding.

“If I go back now, I’ll pretend I didn’t see you. Oh, you don’t understand?”

Suddenly I appeared. The children looked very confused, but the older woman swung the ax as soon as she saw me.

‘Do you have some skills?’

Except for me, he was at a higher level than Carlson, who was the strongest in the village.

“■■!!”

She rushed at me with an unintelligible cry. Looking at it up close, it looked reminiscent of Sylvia. Of course, in my eyes, Sylvia is prettier.

“It would have been better if it was a regular black neck.”

The black wood temporarily used for firewood was cruelly broken by an ax wielded by a large woman. Then, a large woman threw an ax at me, who was defenseless. I immediately took out the skinning knife Petra had made and struck it down.

‘It’s surprisingly hard?’

The force of the ax thrown by the large woman was significant, but the small knife Petra made was able to withstand it and survive.

It seems that her skills have improved more than expected since learning the technique from Tom.

‘hmm?’

Suddenly feeling a sense of crisis, I turned my head as I felt a cooling sensation. Then the ax I had struck was flying towards me again.

What kind of magic is this?

To be precise, it was going back towards the large woman who had thrown the axe, not me.

Are you ruining Thor?

‘I can’t give you distance.’

Over there, there is a long-distance means that can be used to your heart’s content, and I didn’t have it right now.

As soon as he ran out, the tall woman threw two axes at the same time again.

This time I didn’t hit it, but dodged it. Then the tall woman also took out a dagger in her arms and rushed towards me.

The ax is coming back from behind.

In front of him is someone more capable than Carlson.

It was a pain, but it wasn’t as difficult as Wolf, who left me scarred.

Quaaa!

“■?!”

When she slammed her fist down on the floor with all her strength, a slight earthquake occurred, and the tall woman hesitated for a moment.

I didn’t miss the opportunity and struck down the ax flying from behind.

Then, thanks to the strong impact, the ax returned towards the large woman at high speed.

“■■■!”

Seeing this, the older woman looked very embarrassed. Apparently, unlike the Thor hammer I know, that ax cannot be controlled at will.

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In other words, the situation that put pressure on me was reversed on her.

visor!

The woman struck it away with a dagger, but was unable to stop the flying ax due to her strength.

“■■!”

A child behind the older woman screamed and tried to catch the ax coming back at her. At the moment when she could have been hit by the ax she threw, I caught the accelerated ax midway and subdued her by aiming the ax at her neck.

“Stay still, right?”

“……”

The older woman must have keenly sensed the difference in skill, biting her lower lip but not confronting me any more.

. . .

Baron Hypro, the lord of Ruggeron Village, was not from an orthodox noble family. A former mercenary, he was a semi-noble who was fortunate enough to receive a title through meritorious merit. The fiefdoms he received were Byran, Asle, and Rugeron.

Is that why? Baron Hipro, who was not orthodox, was treated coldly among the nobles who served Count Anitul, saying he had no roots. Because they had no money, they were often ignored even by mercenaries.

In the first place, the three fiefdoms he received from Count Anitul were also severely flawed. This is because they are all close to the Forest of Darkness, a demonic realm officially recognized by the empire.

Even Rugeron Village went one step further and was located right next to the Dark Forest.

From the beginning, it was a village created by gathering troublesome slash-and-burn farmers to prevent the monsters living in the Dark Forest from taking interest in other territories.

Will tax revenue be properly collected in such a territory?

“You want to go there? I can’t! Rather than become food for monsters, kill me!”

Because it was such a notorious place, everyone, including the treasurer, was reluctant to go to it, and the same was true for Baron Hypro.

Recently, I had no choice but to go due to poor circumstances due to the war, but I almost got eaten by a warbear when I tried to visit Rugeron Village.

In the process, he saw father and son hunters operating in the dark forest, but Baron Hepro pretended not to see them and passed on. As a lord, I had to investigate the identities of those living near Ruggeron Village, but I gave up on that idea from the beginning after seeing how they easily took down warbears that even knights avoided.

In the first place, Baron Hepro’s intention was not to waste money he didn’t have on managing the village.

“Yes? A hunter in the dark forest?”

But now, because of that, his life has been divided between life and death.

This is because of the being in front of him, the messenger of the Holy Kingdom who is said to protect peace within the empire.

“Yes, we are looking for him.”

The Knights of the Holy King’s Palace, one of the greatest knights on the continent, were looking for a hunter.