It's been two days since we taught numbers to the townspeople at school. Now, we show addition and subtraction and also teach how to calculate.
"One plus one?"
"this."
"Three plus one?"
"seven."
Honestly, I didn't know teaching would be this difficult. Even though it was the most basic operation, the villagers wiggled their fingers on both hands and came up with the correct answer after a long time.
It wasn't the first or second time that I felt annoyed.
'Hold on. Hold on! You don't know.'
In fact, children had a better understanding ability than adults. You answered my question right away.
"What's the four plus?"
"nine."
"What is seven minus three?"
"buy."
Even the genius twins advanced to the tens level without me teaching them. At that time, teaching was rewarding.
"Okay, enough with the numbers. Next, we'll learn a script to write our own language."
"What is the text?"
"I don't know either."
Boom boom!
Then the village elder raised his hand and asked.
"Chief! What exactly does the text mean?"
"······"
It was a bumpy ride from the start. I took a deep breath and tried to calm my angry feelings.
"What is a letter? It can be seen as a signal system that can record our language."
"Signal system?"
"Is it something like sending a signal by imitating the sound of birds?"
Once again, the townspeople started to chatter and the classroom became noisy.
"Quiet! I won't be taking any questions from now on."
"······"
"Then, I will teach you the characters we will use."
"Yes, Chief!"
"Understood, Chief!"
After much deliberation, I made a difficult decision. korean. I debated over the alphabet, but chose Hangul for several reasons.
I felt sorry for stealing the great achievements of King Sejong, but there was no other writing system in the world that had as many advantages as Hangul.
Easy to learn, easy to use. Above all, it can represent the greatest number of pronunciations.
'Since it is written by a warrior of God, does that mean it is God's writing?'
Phew!
I shook off the distracting thoughts in my head and began to teach Korean in earnest to the villagers. He spoke loudly, holding up a wooden board engraved with Korean characters.
First, the consonants.
"Geeeek! Nien! Diggut! Leeul!···"
"What a surprise!"
"Nieun!"
"Digit!"
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The townspeople followed me and answered loudly. Now the collection.
"Ah! Hey! Hey! Hey!······"
"ah!"
"hey!"
"uh!"
"female!"
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This time, he taught passionately by combining consonants and vowels until the villagers understood. Has about three hours passed?
People who have already realized the principles of Hangul are starting to emerge.
'It's Korean after all.'
At that moment, a series of notification sounds rang in my head.
[Tiring]
[You have created a letter.]
[Tiring!]
[You have leveled up.]
[You are given +1 ability and +2 ability points randomly.]
[Your strength stat increases by 1 based on the random ability increase.]
After a while, when it became evening, the class ended.
"That's it for today. Thank you all for your hard work."
"You've worked hard too, Chief."
"Well learned, Chief!"
As usual, the townspeople rushed outside.
"Whew! I'm tired too."
The mental fatigue was no joke. It was actually harder than the battle.
"I need to learn quickly so someone can teach me."
At that moment, the voice of 'The Moon Rises' was heard.
"A very big two thousand days! Aren't you hungry? You should eat dinner. Come quickly as soon as you finish."
"Okay. I'll go."
* * *
"It's fall, so the clams have gotten fat."
"There's another one here too."
"It's a complete clam field."
The villagers all came out and dug up large clams along the river. I called a few men and had them harvest wild rice on one side.
"I will plant wild rice next year. Please try not to drop any grains."
"Yes, Chief!"
The villagers, following my instructions, carefully collected the rice grains with both hands and placed them in baskets. Although it was called a wild rice colony, there weren't many of them.
"Hmm! I want to cook some rice···"
Unfortunately, it seemed like we would have to wait until next year. After a while, as the sun began to set, the villagers came out of the river one by one, cleaning up.
After checking the safety of the surroundings through the map window, I spoke to the townspeople.
"Let's go to the village."
"Yes, Chief!"
* * *
I entered the food storage room alone and quietly, nodding my head as I looked at the wild rice in the basket.
"I guess it would be better to keep it in inventory."
So far, our testing has shown that food does not rot or spoil when stored in inventory.
"Inventory!"
I put the basket of wild rice into the empty slot and thought for a moment.
"You have to make the most of your farming skills."
We plan to continue trying to improve seeds, even if it takes a long time. At that moment, a 'fast-moving deer' who was pouring salt on me during my newlywed life came looking for me.
"Chief! The clams are ready. Come quickly before everyone eats them."
"Okay. I'll go."
A little later, a few bonfires were burning in the middle of the village. Villagers used wooden tongs to roast shellfish over a campfire and passed them on wooden or earthenware plates.
"A very big two thousand days! Here."
'The moon rises' beckoned and called me. Since becoming pregnant, her appetite has increased and she has been eating grilled clams eagerly to prepare for the baby in her belly.
I sat next to her and opened the clams on her plate and ate the well-cooked clam meat.
"It's delicious."
It was really delicious.
"There's a lot of it. But you have to eat it all today. It'll rot if it's gone for a day."
As she spoke, something suddenly crossed my mind.
'You can make salted seafood with clams.'
I have salt, and this time I made an earthenware pot. However, I didn't know the details of how to make salted seafood.
"Hmm! Should I learn some beginner cooking this time?"
'The moon rises' asked while chewing on clam meat.
"What do you mean, learning beginner cooking?"
"Huh? It's nothing."
* * *
I walked away from the village and checked the map window and the map window, searching the surrounding area to see if there was a copper mine.
"I'm sure there will be some."
It was a shame that we didn't have enough copper, as we could mix it with zinc and tin to make a quality weapon.
"Don't give up, keep looking."
I took another look around the area where the copper mines were likely to be. After a while, I took a closer look at the rocks and rocky areas that were covered with moss and weeds.
"Here. I get the feeling it's right here."
He took out his axe and broke up some small rocks rolling on the ground to see if they contained any copper. And the day began to slowly fade away.
As I was digging deep into the ground, a red-colored ore caught my eye.
"I finally found it!"
It was clear that the hard work of several days had not been in vain, for there were copper mines around here. At that moment, a welcome notification sound came into my head.
[Tiring!]
[A copper mine has been discovered.]
"Confirmation kill, it's a done deal."
Once you acquire the intermediate metal smelting skill, you plan to move straight from bronze to iron. However, there was a demand for bronze weapons, so copper was needed.
And, although it is a very distant future, it is also necessary when making various alloys.
"It's an open pit mine, so the quantity won't be that large."
Still, it was better than nothing. I marked the copper mine on the map window.
"I guess I'll have to bring the lazy beaver tomorrow too."
* * *
Swish! Phew!
"attack!"
"Kill the traitors!"
There were corpses strewn everywhere and blood was splattered.
Eww! Eww! Eww!
A fierce battle was taking place in front, with painful screams heard from time to time. 'Cold Tree', who had separated himself from the group, hid behind a large rock and watched the two tribes fighting fiercely.
'The Pequot and Mohegan tribes.'
'Cold Tree', who immediately recognized the identity of the two tribes based on the clothes they were wearing and the tattoos on their faces and bodies, frowned with a complicated look in his eyes.
'We should hurry and go back so that no damage comes to us.'
As if the Great War was not for nothing, 'Cold Tree' quickly retreated from the dangerous battlefield with skillful movements.
After a while, 'Cold Tree' returned to where the group was and gave instructions with a serious expression while briefly talking about the battle between the two tribes.
"······We're going to make a big turn to the west. I'd like these two to be the ones in the front to scout."
"Yes, Grandmaster!"
"The rest will take care of the rear of the group."
"Understood, Grand Master!"
The warriors of the 'very big' village moved quickly and silently to the instructions and gestures of the 'cold tree'. The 'Talkative Sparrow' reassured the Quiri Pi tribe that they would be moving with them.
"Don't worry. Nothing will happen. The cold tree and the warriors will lead us safely."
A group of about twenty Quiri Pi tribe members held each other's hands and nodded their heads repeatedly. And then he started moving along the cold tree.
The 'talkative sparrow' walked alongside the 'cold tree' and whispered.
"The situation is dire. If the Mohegan tribe is pushed back as you say, this area will be overrun by wandering tribes. If we're not careful, even our village could be affected."
"There are also eyes to see, so let's talk about that later."
"Okay."
* * *
A 'very big' town. He moved quickly from side to side, holding a wooden shield. Beat your chest, Block it with your whole body,
He stepped back and raised his shield over his head.
"Whew!"
After finishing shield training against a virtual opponent, I took a moment to catch my breath.
[Tiring!]
[You have acquired the beginner shield skill.]
"Okay."
It was the result of waking up at dawn every single day to practice shield techniques.
"By the way, this is a big problem."
Current level is 34. There is now only one level left until the Celestial Library opens. However, it still takes a lot of time to master beginner metal smelting skills.
"I guess I'll have to stay in the workshop for a while and level up my skills."
Fortunately, we have gathered plenty of materials from the copper mines.
* * *
A few days passed quickly. Every day, they made bronze weapons and farming tools necessary for daily life in the workshop.
Along with this, my metal smelting proficiency also began to increase little by little.
"It's definitely more skillful to do it alone."
I tried making it on my own without the 'Lazy Beaver', and there was a difference in the level of skill gained.
[Beginner Metal Refining Technology (12/20)]
I just made a bronze spear, so my proficiency went up by 1. That wasn't all. As I spent time in the workshop, my weapon crafting and manufacturing skills also gradually increased.
"What's good is good."
I got up from my seat to take a short break. I loosened up my stiff body by stretching. Now there weren't many ingredients left.
"Now, let's start making a real sword."
* * *
The sword, which was about the length of my arm, glittered in the sunlight. The tip of the sword was sharp enough to pierce a human body in a single stroke, and the double-edged blades were sharp enough to cut the fingertips if they grazed them.
WHEEK! Sseuuk!
I swung my sword around.
"The handle isn't heavy and fits comfortably in your hand."
At that moment, a series of notification sounds rang in my head.
[Tiring!]
[You have created a bronze sword.]
[Tiring!]
[You have leveled up.]
For a moment, his face crumpled. This was an unwanted level-up, as I had not yet fully mastered the metal smelting skill.
"Why at this point in time···"
[Tiring!]
[If the conditions are met, one trait will bloom randomly. Please wait a moment.]
My eyes lit up at the words, "The characteristic is like a flower."
Disappointment was fleeting, but then I waited for the next message with eyes filled with anticipation.