[Tiring!]
[Limestone found.]
Limestone. It is an important resource for building walls and buildings. As I dug a little deeper with the axe, I found quite a bit of limestone.
"Okay. There's plenty of sand around."
I straightened my back, took a moment to rest, and thought. I wanted to build the wall first, but I was severely short on workers.
There was no guarantee that it would be completed before the end of this winter.
"If I become a chief, it would be possible to some extent."
The walls were postponed until later. But there was another reason for finding limestone. saltern. They also obtained rock salt by trading with neighboring tribes.
In particular, the Mohawk tribe. However, there was a severe shortage of salt, which was needed to store food. Of course, you could make salt by boiling seawater in a pottery pot.
But it took too much time and labor.
"If we make salt farms, salt could become a specialty."
And there was no better technology for preserving food than salting and fermenting. Salt is essential for salted and fermented foods.
Having discovered the limestone, I nodded with a satisfied expression and marked the current location on the map window.
"First, let's go home."
* * *
Back to the village. While moving, I took the hunted deer out of my inventory and placed it on the ground in front of 'Moon Rises'.
"what's this?"
"A gift for you. Don't give it to others. Eat it all by yourself."
"How can that be? I have eyes to see."
"So what? It's not like I'm single. And I hunted it myself for my wife, so who cares?"
"I'm not the only one who's pregnant···"
I heard from my father over and over again that I had to be really good to my wife when she was pregnant. Is that why? 'The Moon Rises' had a pleasant smile on its face, wondering if it didn't mind my gift.
"I'll cook it for you for dinner later."
"Okay, thanks."
I turned around and said to her.
"I'll go meet some wind and clouds for a bit."
"huh."
* * *
After passing several buildings, I finally found myself standing in front of a newly built building. Should I call it a temple? Or a sorcerer's house?
It was even ambiguous what to call it. First, I knocked on the door to let them know I was there. 'Wind and Cloud' came out and welcomed me warmly.
"Are you here, Chief?"
"Okay, let's go inside."
'Wind and Cloud' carefully guided me inside. I sat down across from 'Wind and Cloud', with a distinctive herbal scent wafting through the air.
"Thank you for building the temple, Chief!"
"Thank you, I was planning to build it from the beginning."
I looked around and examined the inside of the temple in more detail. Not only herbs, but also skins of various animals were hung on the walls.
"By the way, how are the effects of the herbs I taught you?"
"With my magical powers, the healing effect has increased significantly. Children with stomach aches have recovered quickly, and those with headaches have also recovered after a day or so when I prescribed the medicine according to the chief's instructions."
"······."
For a while, 'Wind and Cloud' talked about the effects of herbs with an unusually excited expression.
"That's good. I'll teach you other herbs from time to time in the future when I have time."
"Yes, Chief! I will study hard."
"By the way, why did you call me?"
'Wind and Cloud' corrected its posture.
"Yes, I spent several days communing with the gods and spirits and talking to them."
"······."
I looked at 'Wind and Cloud', which was hesitating for a moment, nodding as if it was ready to listen.
"So I wanted to ask. Chief, your name is Lee Cheon-il? What does it mean exactly?"
"······."
I was a little taken aback for a moment because I didn't expect this question to come up.
"What does two thousand days mean?"
"Yes, Chief!"
"······."
'Lee' is a surname, so it was difficult to explain. 'Cheonil' had a meaning because it was my father's name written in Chinese characters.
Sky, sky, day.
I said with a calm expression.
"The sun in the sky."
"······."
At that moment, 'Wind and Cloud's' eyes grew wide and he nodded with an expression of 'as expected'.
"Two thousand days? The sun in the sky... I see."
"But why are you suddenly asking that?
"I just wanted to ask."
"···hmm!"
I shook my head as I looked at the 'wind and clouds' with their incomprehensible expressions.
"Do you have any other questions?"
"doesn't exist."
It felt a little strange, but I had a lot to do, so I got up from my seat right away.
"Yes, please continue to take good care of the health of the villagers."
"Yes, Chief!"
After a while, I left the temple, tilting my head and laughing with a bewildered expression.
"You called me just to ask what my name means. How bland."
But, I felt uneasy. Somehow, I have a feeling that 'Wind and Cloud' will have an accident soon.
"Surely you won't call me the Son of God by my name like Jesus did?"
* * *
"Okay, put those stones over here."
"Yes, Chief!"
The Susquehannock warriors who were brought as prisoners were made to do various tasks. Is it because I always pack meals for you?
They silently followed my instructions and picked up their pickaxes to break the limestone. Since I was the only one in our village who could speak Susquehannock, I had no choice but to watch them and make them do the work.
Of course, some of the villagers helped me with the work of mining limestone. The deeper we dug into the ground, the more limestone we found.
"Chief! This basket is full too."
"Well then, let's stop here for today."
The day was already slowly fading away.
"Okay, everyone, get ready to return to the village."
"Yes, Chief!"
The Susquehannock warriors also moved quickly at my direction.
'By the way, the townspeople don't ask me what I do anymore.'
It seemed like he thought there was a reason for what I was doing.
* * *
The next day. Fortunately, the sea was not too far from our village. About two or three hours on foot. The Susquehannock warriors were preparing to work on one side, under my direction.
They were crushing limestone chunks baked in a hot fire and mixing them with sand. Sometimes I pour water too. This time, he brought along 'Lazy Beaver' and taught him step by step how to build a salt farm.
"The floor needs to be leveled."
"As much as possible, foreign substances should not enter."
"We're going to apply limestone mixed with sand here."
'Lazy Beaver' and his two assistants next to him nodded repeatedly in response.
"I understand, Chief!"
"Understood, Chief!"
Together with the villagers, they quickly plowed and leveled the land. After a while, they started spreading limestone mixed with sand onto the leveled ground.
Because there were many Susquehannock warriors and villagers, the salt pan work was completed before the sun set.
It happened.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
"No, Chief!"
"I thought it would take a few days, but it was over quickly."
However, important work remained. Limestone applied to the ground must be thoroughly dried. The salt farm was not very large.
About 60 pyeong. I wanted to make it bigger, but I didn't have anyone to manage the salt farm. This is just the right level for our town to manage.
"The people here can put up a fence around the salt pan, and the rest of you can hurry up and build portable huts before the sun goes down."
"Understood, Chief!"
"Yes, Chief!"
The salt farms that were painstakingly built could have been destroyed by migrating wild animals. In order for the limestone to dry well, it was necessary to stay here for a few days and monitor it closely.
* * *
Middle reaches of the Quonetucket River (Connecticut River). The Mohegan and Pequot tribes eventually went to war over territory.
Within a month or two, small-scale battles between the two tribes took place here and there.
Swish! Phukk! Wheezing!
Clubs and spears were swung mercilessly to kill the opposing warriors. My head is splitting. A spear was stuck in my chest.
My jaw is crushed. There was no strategy or tactics. It was an all-out war.
Eww! Eww! Eww!
As time went by, the battle became more intense, with chaos and fighting raging. The painful screams continued unceasingly.
As soon as an opening appeared, clubs and spears would inevitably fly out.
Boom! Puff puff! Swish! Phew!
But, the fierce battle was beginning to come to an end. The Mohegan tribe was being pushed back by the Pequot tribe. The Mohegan tribe, whose warriors had been reduced by nearly half, began to retreat.
"Retreat!"
"Get out of the battlefield!"
A short while later, the Pequot tribe, victorious in battle with the Mohegan tribe, gave a shout of victory.
Adadadadadadadada!
"The Mohegans are on the run!"
"We won!"
* * *
A few days have passed since we stayed near the salt farm. The eyes of both the 'Lazy Beaver' and the villagers widened.
"Is that all salt?
"It seems different from the salt I know."
"It's too white."
"It's like salt snow."
Everyone was amazed at the salt, which was completely different from the rock salt they knew. I nodded with satisfaction as I looked at the salt that had dried well in the strong sunlight.
And then, just in time, a series of welcome notification sounds were heard.
[Tiring!]
[You have created a salt farm.]
[Tiring!]
[You have leveled up.]
[You are given a random +1 ability and +2 ability points.]
[Your Strength stat increases by 1 based on the random ability increase.]
It felt good to level up after such a long time. I gave instructions to the villagers who were frowning as they tasted the salt.
"Now, let's collect the salt and go back to the village."
"Yes, Chief!"
"Understood, Chief!"
The townspeople responded vigorously and moved quickly. I turned my head and looked at the Susquehannock warriors standing there blankly.
They all had surprised expressions on their faces, as if they had never expected that they would be able to make salt from the salt farms they had built.
"What are you all doing? You're not putting salt in the basket."
"Yes, Chief!"
The great warriors, 'Heavy Blizzard' and Susquehannock warriors, rushed to the salt fields and began helping the villagers with their work.
After a while, several baskets were filled with salt and the salt pans were filled with seawater.
"Everyone worked hard. From now on, you just have to bring salt every morning. Let's go."
The townspeople and Susquehannock warriors walked toward the village, carrying baskets full of salt on their shoulders.
I turned my head and checked the salt fields again.
"The fence was installed very sturdily, so there shouldn't be any problems."
* * *
A 'very big' town. When he brought a large amount of salt, the villagers gathered around and talked to him with curious eyes.
"what's this?"
"Oh, it's salty. It's salty, but it's a bit bitter."
"It's different from the rock salt I know."
"How do you make it?"
"I don't know. This time, the chief must have made white salt."
"As expected of a chief!"
"You are a warrior sent by God."
While the villagers were viewing the sea salt, I welcomed guests from other villages.
"It's been a while. God's warrior, the very big Lee Cheon-il!"
"Yes, nice to see you again."
They came to trade our village's specialty products with the crops they had harvested in the fall. They looked at the baskets full of white salt and asked with curious eyes.
"What is that?"
"It's salt."
"salt?"
The other village chief tilted his head and asked cautiously.
"Can I have a taste?"
"yes."
After tasting it, the chief grimaced and said. It takes several years of storage to remove the salt and become complete sea salt.
So now the salt will taste more bitter. However, he shows interest in the unfinished salt.
"Are you trading this salt too?"
"Yes, it is a specialty of our village. However, this salt can only be eaten if it is put in an earthenware pot and roasted over a strong fire."
"Oh, really? Haha! I came here to trade candles and soap, but I never thought I'd find such precious salt here."
* * *
A few days passed quickly. Every day guests came from a different Lenape village. They all brought large quantities of grain and traded it for our village's specialties.
Soap and vinegar. And salt. In particular, salt was popular with other villagers. Plus, it's worth the money.
"I think we'll have enough food to prepare for winter."
Before we knew it, corn was piling up in the food storage. No, considering that other tribesmen would also visit our village, it seemed like there would be food to spare.
"Should I have brought more Susquehannock warriors?"
While the elders were entertaining the other villagers, I waited for someone in the village hall and licked my lips with a regretful expression.
At that time, the 'Cold Tree' who had settled in our village brought an old man with him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, Chief!"
"are you okay."
He turned his head and spoke to the old man of the Curie tribe.
"You have a favor to ask of me?"
"Yes, Chief!"
"Please speak comfortably."
"I know this is a shameless request, but if you don't mind…"