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Chapter 164
Chapter 164: To the Village of the White Wolf Tribe
"Then I'll go back to the castle, my brother Oar will be worried, let alone my father."
One day after I brought Am Norte Boden Smith to the Advance Corps Temporary Village, he brushed his blond hair and his teeth glistened like diamonds.
Even though it was early in the morning, he was a cheerful guy…
For the time being, Am planned to go to the castle in Norte Boden. At that time, the castle would be in a state of chaos due to the kidnapping of the next lord, Am. To calm the confusion, he must return quickly.
When he gets to the castle, I'm planning to have him explain that he wasn't ‘kidnapped', but ‘he was suddenly invited by an acquaintance and stayed at a certain place'.
With this, I plan to emphasize that it is not a criminal act called "kidnapping" on paper.
The person himself came back on his own without a single injury and asserted that it was not a kidnapping. It would be difficult to attribute this incident to the white wolves.
The Smith family probably doesn't want to make the story any bigger. The general public and other nobles will point their backs at him, saying that “the security is so sloppy that his eldest son was kidnapped" and “the lack of a sense of danger".
For the upper aristocracy, there is nothing more annoying than having face and pride tarnished.
Amu walked in front of Snow and bowed, his teeth shining again.
Does this guy have LEDs in his teeth?
"Miss Snow, unfortunately, I have to return to the castle at once. It's painful to leave, even if it's just for a while, but if it's to protect the honor and dignity of your family, I can't help it. But soon. With a bouquet of “Snow White” in hand, I will take my subordinates and formally meet you as my bride, so please wait for me!”
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Snow tilted her head like saying, ‘Who is this person? What is he talking about?’
An idiot child…or rather, he's too uninterested to remember. Did he bother the boys at school and her half-elf friend Aina like this during his days at the Magician School…?
It's human nature to want to chase someone who runs away – I guess the boys tried desperately to get their names and faces remembered. But she couldn't remember it, so it gradually heated up… It wasn't her intention, but maybe he was begging like this.
On the other hand, Am's childhood friend Ice gave a sharp glance at the exchange between the two. Her eyes were tinged with jealousy as if she wanted to say, "This thief cat!"
A jealous aura that made you feel like you were about to tear a handkerchief in your mouth.
"Let's go then, Miss Ice. I will have to ask you for directions."
"Yes. Please leave the guidance to me."
Even so, she was happy to be called out, and her mood improved a little.
What could I say, she was a healthy girl…
Am returned to Norte Boden with Ice as a guide and two white wolves as escorts.
As for those of us who were left in the Advance Expeditionary Village…
Snow's father, Coola, took the lead.
"We've finished shopping for the necessities, and we're going back to the village, so why don't you all come with us? It's a small village, so we can't welcome you."
"Thank you, I'll bother you then."
I can't say no anymore. That's because our current role is to wait until Am finishes making arrangements and contacts us.
And that white wolf village. I'm interested and my curiosity is stimulated. In a sense, I feel the excitement of visiting a tourist spot.
And so, we decided to go to the village where the white wolves currently live.
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Let's review the white wolves again. The white wolves are a minority race living in the snowy mountains of the northern continent.
In the depths of the Northern Continent, walking stone statues called giants move in groups. The White Wolf Tribe knows the Giants' progress route and moves with them to protect themselves from foreign enemies.
By the way, the reason why the giants are walking a fixed course in groups is that it is said that they are guarding the sealed demon lord in the depths of the northern continent.
Then, I heard more stories from Snow's parents and members of the advanced team. Since they live on the move throughout the year, they do not have permanent residences.
Instead, they build igloos out of snow and ice as their homes. The materials are all over the place, and many white wolves can use magic, so they are very easy to make.
Their diet consists mainly of meat obtained by hunting. Other dishes include cold fruit, fish caught in rivers, and mushrooms. Hard-to-find items are purchased in the city.
They don't have foreign currency because they live on the move. For that reason, they take meat, fur, medicinal herbs, and minerals that can only be obtained in the hinterland, broken body parts of giants, monsters unique to the North Continent, Snow White, etc. to the city and exchange them for foreign currency.
In addition, they rescued townspeople who were lost while hunting in the snowy mountains, assisted when they were attacked by monsters, prevented avalanches in the snowy mountains (here called snowslides), and received reward money from the towns and people.
With that money, they purchase salt, sugar, spices, grains such as wheat, liquor, weapons, armor, and magic tools that are not available in the snowy mountains.
The Advance Corps oversees purchasing these necessary supplies. The members of the Advance corps consist mainly of young people from the village.
There is a reason for this, and it also serves as a practice for young people to move around the snowy mountains. It seems that experts will accompany them as guardians and learn the know-how of moving in the snowy mountains on the ground.
It took about three days to walk from where the advance party was. After passing through the forest, we found an opening. It was a white village.
An igloo made of snow and ice.
People from the White Wolf tribe wore fluffy clothes made of white fur.
Children slid down hills on snow slides on sleds and short skis.
The adult women make preserved food, and the men do heavy physical work such as peeling off the skins of the prey they have killed and cutting them into blocks.
Was this the village of the white wolves?josei
How should I put it, I've seen many villages so far, but this is the first time I've seen such a fantastic place.
The adults of the white wolf tribe noticed our existence and became more vigilant.
The children who were playing on sleds and skis also hid behind the elders.
To calm everyone down, Snow's father Coola came forward and introduced us.
"Don't worry, they are our daughter Snow and her… eh… spouses. They are not our enemies."
Perhaps Coola has a high position in the village, but everyone was relieved by this word, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
However, he was hesitant about the "daughter's spouse" part… it seems that Snow's parents don't welcome me.
When the vigilance relaxed, curiosity attracted attention.
Both children and adults came out of the igloo and looked at us with curiosity.
The children in particular had their eyes sparkling so much that they could tell from a distance that they were interested.
After all, it was a clan that had almost no interaction with other races.
It's only natural to be curious. However, when I get such interested glances, I wonder if I should do even one shot.
For the time being, we were able to enter the White Wolf Village while being welcomed.
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