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Suddenly, I wondered: Is creating something that everyone finds fun?

Of course, if you have talent, you will do well, and if you do well, it will be more enjoyable.

Like building blocks in kindergarten when you were young, or building castles out of dirt and digging tunnels with your friends at the playground.

Wasn’t that something that could be fun to do even if you weren’t necessarily good at it?

Then perhaps, isn’t this something that is engraved in our instincts? That we feel joy while creating.

Probably, any living thing would move to find a safe place, and to do that, it is common to seek out a hiding place.

Just like Hamshik, the Saekmu-sae also flew around looking for a home and ended up here. If they hadn’t found this place, they would have built a nest with the Ggulgur.

When you think about it, isn’t the fun in creating something? Isn’t it that when you create a shelter or a place of refuge, your brain gives you a kind of reward?

So, as we built our houses, we were now starting to be able to live comfortably, so we started to focus not only on keeping warm and preventing crime, but also decorating them.

So, what I’m saying is that creation might be a kind of byproduct of building a house.

“So, Hamshik-ah, touch this. Does it feel good? You can make whatever you want with this.”

For that reason, I sat Hamsik down and gave him some play dough.

Hamshik knows how to dig tunnels and make houses out of boxes, so even if he’s not a mini-eater, wouldn’t he have the ability to create something?

Of course, I don’t expect them to be as elaborate as people. It’s okay if they’re just as good as children’s.

They say that building a nest for bees and ants is an art, so maybe Hamshik has that talent too.

Or, just as monkeys could write the works of Shakespeare by typing infinitely at random, Hamsick could build the Eiffel Tower.

Well, I’m less hopeful about that than winning the lottery. I just hope Hamshik-i fiddles around with it.

I guess I was wondering if it wouldn’t be boring for me to just play with clay all day long.

People subscribe and watch the videos because cute scenes appear no matter where you turn it on.

The essence of my YouTube channel is not to be cute, but to be a mini-audio. So I’m trying to focus more on that.

Last time, I was worried that Hamshik would eat the clay, but now it’s okay because Hamshik has clearly realized that he won’t eat the clay after smelling it.

Now, Hamshik was trying to avoid the rubber clay, so I had to hold on to it.

So I sat Hamshik down and held his hand in front of him to let him experience making something.

I think it’s possible for Hamshik’s front legs to be divided into several branches, so they can be called hands, and since he has the concept of making something, I think it’s possible.

Perhaps because it wasn’t something to eat, Hamshik didn’t seem to be able to focus on it easily.

“Namina, I don’t think it’ll be easy for Hamshik to make something out of clay.”

Jihyun, who had been quietly watching us, said the same thing. To be honest, I was also thinking that it would be difficult.

As I thought before, this has to be fun for Hamshik to do.

Although Hamshik thought that people would be more interested if he made something out of plasticine, he didn’t want to force it.

If you tempt him with something to eat, he’ll probably show you how to make something, even if it’s just a hamburger.

But that would only stress Hamshik out. Hamshik, of course, and all of us are running the YouTube channel to live in abundance.

If Hamshik gets sick during the process, it would be worse than not doing it.

So, for Hamshik’s sake, I gave up on ordering Hamshik to do anything.

“Hmm, if you try to make ham-sik well, it might work.”

“Hey, Hamshik is not having fun, so I don’t think it’s necessary. If you force it, it’ll just get stressful. They say that smaller animals are more sensitive to stress.”

“That’s true too.”

Jihyun also showed a look of regret for a moment, as if she understood what I was trying to do. However, she confirmed that I had already given up and showed no further interest in the clay.

I was briefly thinking of a color-blind as my next target. Wouldn’t it be difficult to make something with its beak or feet?

They say that parrots have the same intelligence as children, so they can make anything.

However, the magpie that saw my gaze slowly retreated.

“That smells weird. It smells weirder than ham that hasn’t been washed in a year.”

“Keeek!”

Hamshik shouted at the magpie that was teasing him and chased after it. It’s rare to see a magpie being chased, but today, I got to see it like this.

“Hey, what are you talking about, Hamshik hasn’t washed in a year. And does rubber clay smell that weird? … … Well, it does smell like rubber.”

By the way, I wondered why it smelled so bad, so I put my nose to the rubber clay, and it definitely smelled like rubber and some unknown chemical product.

If it’s that strong of a scent to my nose, it would probably be even stronger to hamsters and sapsuckers with their developed sense of smell.

Can’t I help it? Am I supposed to make Min-ee-cheo all by myself? Just as I was thinking about that.

“Hmm, Namin-ah. If the material is the problem, how about making it out of clay or something? Or even if you don’t necessarily have to make a miniature, you can have Hamshik do something like architecture.”

“Building?”

Jihyun, who was watching me looking a little gloomy, said something quite interesting.

Now that I hear it, it sounds like a plausible story. Hamshik has a habit of trying to make a hiding place whenever he sees a box, and Saekmusae still lives without a cage.

Saekmusae doesn’t seem to have any complaints, though. Hamshik and I sleep in the second floor of the cage, and Jihyun sleeps in the first floor. Wouldn’t it be lonely to be alone without a room?

“That’s a good idea. Let’s order it right now!”

So, you make boxes and other things to decorate your house. If you make content that way, people might find it fun!

There’s a reason why YouTubers who camp and YouTubers who build houses are so popular. Whether it’s going back to the primitive era and building a house on bare ground or going to the North Pole and building an igloo, these are all contents that vicariously satisfy the desire for architecture.

We’re going to conquer that. We’re not just going to build miniature houses, we’re going to build real houses for us to live in. And we’re going to share them with whoever needs them.

Even our channel, which used to be just about making cute little things, is experiencing a change. I was so excited that I went to an online shopping site.

It was worth saving money. If I couldn’t resist and bought pudding, I would have blown the money I received as commission by now and not been able to buy anything.

But it’s okay to use that money for production costs. It’s an investment. So I can put things in my shopping cart without any guilt.

First, boxes. Large and small boxes that Hamshik can gnaw through to make anything. And even things that Saekmoose would find useful.

After packing all the items, I realized that it already cost 300,000 won.

“Oh my, why are they so expensive… … ?”

All together, it would be smaller than Narin’s chair. Shocked by the price, I looked around at the items I had put in my shopping cart.

The boxes weren’t that expensive. The small ones were five hundred won, and the large ones were a thousand won. They said they were sold at the post office for the same price.

The problem was the items with pet tags on them. Basically, anything over ten thousand won.

“Ugh, as expected, pet supplies are expensive… … .”

“That’s true. Most people who keep pets are financially supported. And since they require more work than people, there are also higher margins.”

It’s sad. I guess humans can tolerate more toxins so it’s okay, but aren’t there many ingredients that are more lethal to small animals?

Right now, dogs can’t eat chocolate, and cats can’t take Tylenol. Ham-sik probably…

… … I can’t think of anything that Hamshik can’t eat. He doesn’t eat cola or mint because he doesn’t like the taste.

Anyway, just in case there are any bad ingredients, it would be right to order products that have those ingredients removed.

“Then, let’s see if this can be counted as a subsidy… … ? Ugh, it’s not something you can live off of with the settlement subsidy.”

Even if you buy this, you still have about 400,000 won left. That’s enough to buy materials for other Min-Earchers.

I earned over a million won in commissions, but after buying building materials for Hamshik and Saekmusae on Jihyun’s cell phone, I’ve already lost less than half of my funds.

I hope this will make your YouTube channel more famous, and more people will come to you and request mini-arts.

But it’s okay because I’m still getting the subsidy. That’s what I thought at that moment.

Narin’s cell phone rang while she was napping. After a few rings, Narin picked up the phone in a sleepy voice.

“Yes, I got the call. Is this Na-min? Yes, I am the guardian. Um… … . Na-min has income, so starting next month, the settlement support fund will be limited? Well, it is true that Na-min earned money by receiving miniature commissions. That would be around 100,000 won… … . What? B, 1.1 million won? ”

While they were talking like that, Narin suddenly got up in surprise.

And as I listened to Narin’s phone call, I also felt a rock sinking into my chest.

The subsidy is being cut off! This is like a fire under my feet!