My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World: Volume 8 Part 1 by Tamamaru

Author:Tamamaru
Language: eng
Format: epub

That night after dinner, I suggested surface mining and using a well bucket. No one seemed to have any particular complaints. I was slightly worried about safety, but the soil around here was firm and unlikely to collapse easily.

“When will you start?” Samya asked.

“Hmmm...” I looked up, crossing my arms in front of me. A magic lantern brightened our surroundings somewhat, but it was dim enough for me to get lost in my thoughts. “I think the sooner the better. I’m willing to start tomorrow, but...”

“Fine by me.”

Upon hearing her nonchalant agreement, I looked down and gazed at everyone else questioningly—no one seemed to have a problem with the plan.

That was settled, but I did need to make sure that we could complete our standing orders for Camilo alongside this project. Though I wasn’t actively trying to save money, we had a lot squirreled away right now. So, if we needed to, we could stop forging for a while and still get by. I didn’t want to do that though. Camilo was our potential business partner for decades to come, and though I hoped to decrease my reliance on others and slowly become self-sufficient here in the forest, it was best to maintain my trustworthiness until that time.

“Do we have enough for Camilo’s order?” I asked.

“We brought him a ton of weapons last time, so our current stock should be enough,” Rike immediately replied. Recently, we’d been able to maintain our usual output while doing other tasks on the side—it was only natural that they’d forged more than usual when that side work was absent.

“Then I guess it’s not a problem. And, well...I don’t even have to ask about our supply of meat.”

Samya nodded in reply. Thanks to our family members who tended to eat quite a bit (the number of culprits had increased recently), we didn’t have any excess meat to toss away after the drying and curing process, but our food stock had nonetheless gradually increased. With our current supplies, we could stay holed up in our house for about three months, even while eating liberally and not carefully rationing. Of course, we couldn’t actually stay holed up since we didn’t have a reliable supply of water... It’s not like I wanted us to become hermits anyway.

“All right,” I decided. “Since everyone has kindly given their assent, we can start tomorrow. First, we’ll need to choose the well’s location.”

Mentally, I divvied up the work amongst our family members. I remember doing something like this in my previous world. Though now, I was living a hybrid life that was half-work and half-hobby, so it was much less stressful and more carefree.

Most importantly, this task didn’t have a deadline. Oh, how wonderful that is! No deadline whatsoever! Yes! But I had to be careful so that I wouldn’t slack off and become lazy.

After we talked a bit more about our future plans, I decided to head to bed a bit sooner than everyone else.

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The next day, after I finished my morning routine, I decided to choose the digging spot.

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