The next day, I asked Mr. Zeol about the goblin lair on the driver's seat of the carriage heading to Ibru.
"This isn't a cave, there's a separate exit and you're nesting in a troublesome place."
"Just block the exits above and the cracks in the rocks."
"With hands like this, you don't have to worry. If you put it in the crusade area in the fall, there should be no problem."
"Are you going to destroy the lairs of goblins and kobolds again this year?"
"certainly.
If the expedition is not completed in autumn and the village is attacked after the snow, the situation will be difficult to deal with.
“If the snow makes our footing worse, we’ll be at a disadvantage.
"Then when I come back from Ibro, I'll go explore the mountains. It's such a waste of energy to walk around the mountains while looking for nests."
"Yeah, well, we negotiate with the village chief and give us some money every time we find a nest. If we know the location of the nest and the approximate size of the herd, it will be much easier for us to prepare."
"Okay, I'll get back to you as soon as I get back."
"Even so, I'm glad Hua Wuming made us parasols. In this weather, both the horses and us will be dried out."
The cloth Mr. Zeol prepared was an old carriage cloth, which when unfolded was large enough to cover not only the coachman's compartment but also the horses.
“I just think about ourselves, but it’s great to think about the horses.”
"That's because you used magic to support it. Even if you searched the whole country, you couldn't find anyone who could pull off such a trick."
Summer has passed and autumn has begun, but the sun is strong and the temperature is so high that people want to hide in the shade during the day.
Simply laying out a cloth to block direct sunlight can make a big difference in comfort.
“Horses also sweat.
"I'm tired of sitting there. Isn't it going to get cold soon?"
"Because cat lovers wear their own fur and it's nice to stay warm in the winter."
"I don't know. Well, it'll grow back into winter hair after a while, but cold things are cold."
"It is said that winter is the season of cat people."
"No, this is just a heating device, right?"
"Huh huh alright."
The wear and tear on the horses appears to have been greatly reduced due to the shadow created by the hood cloth.
The horses pulling the cart we passed along the way were sweating profusely, their bodies were white, and they were breathing heavily.
Mr. Zeol even created shade for the horses, but he did not force them to rest and drink regularly.
If the horse cannot move, the carriage will get stuck on the road and the probability of being attacked by monsters will increase.
“Horses and men traveling along the road share a common fate.”
"If you take a lot of breaks, don't you think you need extra time?" Indeed, the breaks are long. Not only is not much changing, it's coming soon. Also, a person's level of fatigue can vary greatly throughout the day. Cumulatively, the number of years a horse pulls a cart can make a big difference. "
I think Mr. Zeol is absolutely right, but it seems difficult to implement.
When they arrived at the wooden platform, the horses that had driven the carriage for a long time from Azkara seemed to have little strength left.
We left the wooden platform before noon, but the temperature rose very high and there was heat fog on the road, probably from the south wind.
This unseasonably hot weather may be the so-called foehn phenomenon.
"Tch, this can't be said to be unreasonable."
"Mr. Zeol, would you like me to sprinkle some water on it?"
"Haha, I'll go there to get some water to sprinkle."
"Of course it's a magic item."
I decided to show Mr. Zeol, who looked confused, the water magic circle tools I learned this summer.
"Then, go take a shower."
The two horses pulling the carriage seemed to have two sprinklers in the air, and thin water poured down.
"Hey, Hua Wuming. What's going on!"
"It seems that if you use natural magic to solidify the air into a magic circle, the magic essence contained in it will activate the imprinting magic."
"What, can you use other carving magic?"
"Yes, I'm still practicing, but I can use fire magic arrays and light magic arrays."
"Hahaha
The magic circle I'm activating now is covered with a cover made of small holes made with natural magic, which will spurt out a spray of water.
“I’ve been making improvements this summer so I can shower comfortably.”
"Hua Wuming, can you throw it away earlier?"
"Yeah, it seems cooler this way."
The heat was softened slightly by adding more nozzles and spraying water about 10 meters in front of the carriage.
Also, I bathed the horses along the way so they could reach Ibro safely without getting exhausted.
In the middle of the road, someone was resting their horses under the shade of a tree. The guards at the city entrance were a little surprised.
"Are you still running on such a hot day?"
"Otherwise I wouldn't be here."
"Yes, but he's a very difficult horse to deal with."
"Hahahaha, the driver's skills are good."
"Hahahaha, that's it, you can go."
“You would never guess that I came with a parasol and water.”
"Mr. Zeol, after leaving the carriage at the hotel, I want to go somewhere."
"Oh, is it your usual pocket money?"
"Yeah, if you don't go early, the novelty will decrease."
"Fresh?"
Perhaps it was the word "fresh" that caught my attention, and Zeor came with me.
"where are you going?"
"Come on, let's go to the restaurant."
"A restaurant...?"
The store manager who bought the pron mushrooms at the leaving ceremony still remembered me.
"Oh, did you get anything good that time?"
"Yeah, there are four today."
"Do you want to see it? The things you brought before were very popular, and this time it is also very exciting."
When the store manager opened the basket and displayed the pron mushrooms inside, his eyes lit up.
"what do you think?"
"Yeah, I'll take them all. How about four gold coins each?"
"Yes, Thanks"
When the manager returned to collect the money, Mr. Zeol patted him on the back.
"This guy surprised me, Hua Wuming. It's not about pocket money."
"It hurts, Mr. Zeol."
"That's all you can eat, isn't it?"
"I think it's difficult because it doesn't always grow."
"is that so..."
After receiving the money from the manager, I thanked him and left the restaurant.
"Nevertheless, they prospered because the cloned mushrooms they purchased were worth a gold coin."
"Hua Wuming, please come with me to do errands next time."
"Yeah, no problem. Where are you going?"
"Come with me."
The place Zeol took me to was the vegetable market.
There are many shops selling meat, fish, vegetables, cereals, dry goods, kitchen knives, cooking utensils and more.
In the Imperial City, it's like Ame-Yokocho in Ueno or the roadside market in Tsukiji.
Various smells hit my face, but I couldn't tell what they were.
The corner Zeol came to was lined with shops selling spices, and the smell was even stronger.
"I had expected it, but they must be here to buy tea."
"This is Hua Wu Ming. This is the best tea shop on the market."
More than half of Mr. Zeol's words fell out of my ears because of the smell in my nose.
The small shop next door sells coffee beans.
"Mr. Zeol, I'm looking at the store next door, so please tell me when I'm leaving."
"I understand..."
There was a raccoon girl in her forties sitting in the coffee bean shop.
"She's wearing national costumes that you don't see here."
"Welcome, young man. How do you feel? Does it smell delicious? This is a bean called calf. Roast it, grind it into powder, and boil it in hot water."
"I don't see you often."
"Yes, Ichiro was the first to use it a year ago, right?
My mind was occupied by the aroma of coffee that I smelled for the first time since my reincarnation.
I thought rare items were expensive, but when I asked about the price, they were surprisingly inexpensive.
"Which one is less sour?"
"Hey, boy, have you ever raised a calf?"
"I just heard about it too."
"Then this Calzi Frera is good, not sour and has a rich aroma."
"All right..."
"OK"
"In the end I couldn't stand it anymore, so I bought it." I'll buy some candy later.
Mr. Zeol seemed to have bought some good tea and left the market with a happy face.
