31 - 01-18 Signs of unrest
Hannah got used to the golem horse <
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As for Jin, since it was impossible to have one golem horse per house, he created five golem horses as shared golem horses. Needless to say, Jin went mining for the missing materials, but thanks to Jin's golem horses, he was able to get everything he needed in one day.
"Jin, this horse is great!
"After all, I don't have to feed him, don't I?
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"No, he's more powerful than that. He's as strong as five normal horses.
Whatever the case may be, the golem horse has a good reputation. His name, by the way, is <
I heard that he insisted on three letters, but I will say nothing more about Jin's naming sense at .......
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Rock and the boys are back...after a week of hunting in the mountains, they literally brought back a mountain of stuff. Of course, Gen was the one who carried them.
"Welcome home, son!
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"Welcome home, Dad."
"Hey, buddy, welcome back. Are you okay?
"Hey, I'm back. Mario, have you grown up a little?
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"You're an idiot, you can't change in a week."
The family looks happy to see him for the first time in a week. They put down their luggage and immediately went to the hot spring to wash off their sweat and dirt.
That night they were treated to a big feast of meat. The main people gathered at Locke's house to talk about their souvenirs. Of course, Jin was invited.
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"Well, it's not like we caught anything," he said. We went down to the bottom of the valley and waited, and a herd of mountain lions came along. It was a simple matter of shooting them. It was more trouble to skin and gut them.
No dangerous beasts of prey?
"Yes, a forest bear came once, but it ate all our guts and went back again.
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It was a simple dish of grilled meat with a sprinkle of salt, but the meat was exceptionally tasty after a week of being dropped off.
"That's more than enough dried meat for one winter," he said.
"Smoked meat would be good, too, wouldn't it?"
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Jin suggested,
"Smoked? What's that?
He asked back.
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Smoked meat is made by burning wood chips and smoking the meat with the smoke to dry it.
"Oh, so that's the way they do it in gin's hometown?
That's right.
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"That's good, we have plenty of meat, let's try that smoking method too.
The next day, they decided to give it a try. The next day we decided to give it a try. We used a query tree that we had cut down from the forest. I heard that this tree blooms white flowers in spring, and Hitoshi thought, "It looks like a cherry tree, doesn't it? Jin thought that it looked like a cherry tree, so we decided to try it.
As a result, it worked.
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It worked.
Originally, smoking is not difficult in itself. The principle is to burn the wood to produce smoke, not flames, and use the heat and smoke to smoke and dry the meat.
The meat is rubbed with salt and smoked so that it tastes good enough to eat as it is.
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"This is delicious. It makes me want to drink sake.
You drank a lot yesterday, you know!
Such exchanges took place, and most of the meat was smoked.
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Amidst the bustle of the party, Locke was alone with a downcast look on his face. Noticing this, Jin approached Rock and called out to him.
"Mr. Locke, what are you thinking about?
"Jin. No, I was thinking about why we caught so many mountain lions.
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And you came up with that?
"Yeah. I can think of several.
So Jin gives him some advice.
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"When you are in such a situation, it often helps to have someone listen to your thoughts out loud.
"I see. Then I'll ask you to listen to me.
What's the matter?
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Then Jan, who had gone mountain hunting with him, came in, and Locke started talking to them.
"One possible reason for their ill-timed migration is the food situation."
"Right, when they run out of food, they will move to look for it, right?
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Jan nodded in agreement.
"The second is when they are chased by their enemies. A pack of rock wolves, for example.
"Certainly, they may flee from their natural enemies.
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Jin agrees.
"Third. Mountain lions also live in herds, but when a herd gets too big, the young deer sometimes form another herd and live separately."
"But you know, not all the deer we caught this time were young."
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Jan questioned this theory.
"Yes, they were. The other possibility is that they were chased by the enemy." "It is unlikely that they were bait.
"You don't think it's likely that they were bait?"
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When Jin asked, Locke nodded his head and said, "Yeah,
"Yeah. From what I've seen, there's still no snow in the backcountry where the mountain lions are, and the greenery is the same as in a normal year. I don't think there's a lack of food."
"Then, ......"
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Could it be that they were being chased by something fierce?
So Locke leans forward,
"I can handle a mountain lion, but a rock wolf is a problem. They are nocturnal and attack in packs.
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Jin said,
"Have these rock wolves ever attacked a village before?
Jin asks. Rock shakes his head,
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"No, I haven't heard about it since I was born. But I heard that something like that happened once in my grandfather's time.
"I see. ......"
Jin folded his arms and thought about it. Locke,
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"So I was wondering if I should tell you guys about it, since I'm not so sure about it myself.
"Well, why don't you go scouting then?"
And Jan.
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"Scouting. That's a good idea. We can go further into the country than we went this time to see what's going on. Jan, you say something good at least once a year.
No, I don't feel appreciated.
"Well, I'd better tell the mayor about it," said Jin.
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Jin said, and Locke agreed,
"Well, I guess so."
That night, a meeting was held at the village headman's house, and it was decided that the village would send out a reconnaissance team. Jin's opinion was accepted, saying that if the danger was detected in advance, countermeasures could be taken.
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Of course, it was also a good idea because of the golem horse that Jin had built.
Locke and Yang are to go on a reconnaissance mission with the golem horses. The departure is in two days, a period of time for the two to get accustomed to the golem horses.
The next day, it was time for them to train.
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"Oh, wow!"
They open the throttle too much, and the golem horse goes into a standing position, and they're swept off their feet.
"Oops!"
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Or, "Geez!" When the horse comes to a sudden stop from a gallop, he is thrown forward.
But despite being covered in scars, both of them had mastered the golem horse in a day.
"Well then, I'm off!"
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You mustn't do anything rash!
Dad, be careful.
In an atmosphere more tense than the previous mountain hunting trip, the two scouts mounted their golem horses,
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