Chapter 100: 101

Chapter 101 - Winter Business

 

"Valkyrie, you're a great creature, aren't you?"

"Cui?"

　I stroked Valkyrie's pure white body hair and murmured to her.

　Valkyrie's eyes moved as she bent her head to look at me and wondered what was wrong.

　I told her it was nothing and continued to brush her fur.

　My Familiar, Valkyrie, is truly amazing.

　Even with an adult on her back, she can keep running without tiring.

　Furthermore, this highly mobile Valkyrie can even use magic.

　So far, the Valkyries have used all the magic I can use.

Valkyrie probably has far more mana than most farmers.

　And this year, a new achievement has been added to the list of Valkyrie's amazing qualities.

　It was the discovery of a hot spring.

　No, finding a hot spring is great, but what I want to talk about now is something else: the discovery of Valkyrie's high tolerance for temperature.

　Due to the hot springs spouting into the river, the hot water in the hot springs area was almost boiling in some places, but Valkyrie was able to enter the hot water without any problem.

　Wouldn't the heat cause protein denaturation or something?

　I don't think I could go into such hot water.

　If I did, I would definitely end up being boiled as if in a furnace.

　The Valkyries are unusually resistant to heat.

　But it wasn't just that they were resistant to high temperatures.

　They are also strong in the cold.

　Even in the midst of snowfall, she is unfazed and can act as usual.

　Even in the past, there were Valkyries who didn't mind the cold, and I used to stay warm by snuggling up to them.

　I think that being able to withstand both cold and heat is a biological strength in itself.

　This is because it means that their survival environments are extremely wide.

　However, they don't seem to dare to move around on their own in the winter because of food.

"Hey kid, what are you doing huddled up to the Valkyrie like that? We're leaving soon, right?"

"Oh, you're ready. All right, let's get going."

　While I was admiring the beauty of Valkyrie, a voice called out to me.

　The man who called out to me was the old peddler.

　He was supposed to go out with me.

He said, "Good. Let's make some money in this cold winter."

　With that, I mounted Valkyrie.

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　Snow greatly restricts human activities.

　This was also the case in the previous life, I remember because it was natural for people to slip on the snow, even if we had the power of science that boasted great performance.

　And the science and technology here is far inferior to that of my previous life.

　No one would bother to move at this time of year when the snow is falling.

　But it is a business opportunity.

　The ironclad rule of business is to do what no one else will do.

　This is the time of year when no one is moving, and that's why I've decided to make a profit by doing business.

　The means of transportation was Valkyrie, who could move around in the winter with no problem.

　The Valkyries will pull the goods and go to town to sell them.

　I'll be selling the hatsuka that we've successfully grown in the new glass greenhouse.

　There were reports that there were other things that could grow, but I decided to sell the hatsuka, which could grow into something edible in a few days if I used [Soil Improvement].

　Normally, I can't sell my hatsuka at such a high price, even though it's an improved variety.

　Although the taste is much better than the original hatsuka, it is still not good enough to make me want to eat it.

　What's more, since it has a fundamental image of being something that livestock eat, it is perceived as a food to be eaten in times of emergency.

　Therefore, under normal circumstances, the price is not high enough to justify selling it.

　However, this is not the case in this winter season.

　Winters in this world are really harsh.

　During the winter months, no crops can be harvested, and many people die without food.

　In rural areas, people are reduced in number before the winter.

　Except for the eldest son and other family heirs, people try to survive the winter by going to the city in search of work.

　However, most of the people who come to the city do not have a decent job and end up dying out in the open, and those who manage to survive do not have a job and cannot eat in the winter.

　No, it's not limited to just the poor.

　Unless you are a very wealthy person, everyone is in need of food.

　Even if there is food, it is probably preserved food like salted fish.

　Even if it was Hatsuka, fresh vegetables would surely sell well.

　So I decided to take my greenhouse-grown Hatsuka out into the winter city to sell.

　This was made possible by the existence of the Valkyrie and the sled I had built.

　We didn't use a regular cart to carry the hatsuka.

　Instead of wheels, I made a large sled and connected the Valkyries to it for transportation.

　Even though it was a bit heavy, the power of the Valkyries made it a breeze.

　This is how I decided to keep the Valkyrie transport unit moving from Barca Knight's Domain to Fontana City throughout the winter.

　When people saw me wearing a coat made from the fur of a giant boar, riding on a sleigh pulled by a Valkyrie with reindeer-like horns, they might have thought I was trying to recreate Santa Claus.

　Since I had no intention of giving gifts to anyone, I sold the hatsuka at dozens of times the normal price and made a good amount of money.

CadmarLegend Merchant-minded Claus! He comes to cities every year in winter and robs them of their money! Truly the best merchant! Anyways.. . Is anyone else getting Christmas-like vibes from the past couple of chapters? I believe if this was an anime, this part would be a 'New Year's Celebration' part.

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