At first I was going to complain about the cow having an ear tag (first ones in our world were developed in 1799) but after checking chapter 1 again I realized this fantasy world is actually pretty modern (19th or early 20th century). Interesting.
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... whats wrong with jerky for dinner?! Jk, but seriously, theres no fridges. What a pain.
@Liquidxlax I mean any world with any level of travel above 0 is going to get mild isekai pollution.
@Ovdose When looking at these fantasy worlds you also need to remember that technology and advancement in general is not a linear process. You don't just age of empires yourself in stages going by years. Its actually more expected to see variance in the evolution of societies in all manners with the only universal points being related to common resource and other general requirements to achieve said advances or idea's. Japan showcased this well with Katana's which are masterpieces for sure. They only exist out of necessity thanks to the poor quality of a material requiring creative solutions. They made a weapon and method so different from everywhere else not because of any tech level or advanced culture but because it was the best option available.
In these fantasy worlds simple things like cow tags and chocolate bars could come about easily before they did in our own world or not at all. There are many cultures which were more advanced in various ways than each other. Advances in a society for instance doesn't require any specific tech level until you get into quick mass communication over distance. You don't need to make a sword or tell the time to have intricate laws and social conventions. Just like you can make sweet weapons without ever wondering if "equality" or "fairness" might be a good idea. Sure they all play off each other but its entirely possible to create a gun before you figure out agriculture. Unlikely but possible.
Sorry if this turned into a big thing but a lot of people like to pull out calendars and age of empire progression as if the path their specific society has taken is the only one. The levels do exist but its not as small as cow tags or rapiers. The things that are red flags are plastic pill bottles with screw tops and pressed, clearly mass produced pills inside. You can get away with some of that but there are certain requirements to make something like that which are implied upon its introduction. You now have to figure out how they are producing the materials alone while still relying on much less effective techniques in every other way. Usually you end up assuming "A wizard did it" because nothing short of magic could explain its specific nature.
So i leave this here for any who would fall into such a trap as to think technology and societies are bound by our own worlds standards and timescale. The truth of the matter is that entire branches of advancement have been lost time and time again without us ever knowing it. A village that figures out complex mathematics but didn't have swords could be easily killed by those with swords and forgotten to time. History is too patchy to be trusted. You almost have to assume your missing pieces while you put together what you do have, no matter how good a picture it paints.
@Ovdose When looking at these fantasy worlds you also need to remember that technology and advancement in general is not a linear process. You don't just age of empires yourself in stages going by years. Its actually more expected to see variance in the evolution of societies in all manners with the only universal points being related to common resource and other general requirements to achieve said advances or idea's. Japan showcased this well with Katana's which are masterpieces for sure. They only exist out of necessity thanks to the poor quality of a material requiring creative solutions. They made a weapon and method so different from everywhere else not because of any tech level or advanced culture but because it was the best option available.
In these fantasy worlds simple things like cow tags and chocolate bars could come about easily before they did in our own world or not at all. There are many cultures which were more advanced in various ways than each other. Advances in a society for instance doesn't require any specific tech level until you get into quick mass communication over distance. You don't need to make a sword or tell the time to have intricate laws and social conventions. Just like you can make sweet weapons without ever wondering if "equality" or "fairness" might be a good idea. Sure they all play off each other but its entirely possible to create a gun before you figure out agriculture. Unlikely but possible.
Sorry if this turned into a big thing but a lot of people like to pull out calendars and age of empire progression as if the path their specific society has taken is the only one. The levels do exist but its not as small as cow tags or rapiers. The things that are red flags are plastic pill bottles with screw tops and pressed, clearly mass produced pills inside. You can get away with some of that but there are certain requirements to make something like that which are implied upon its introduction. You now have to figure out how they are producing the materials alone while still relying on much less effective techniques in every other way. Usually you end up assuming "A wizard did it" because nothing short of magic could explain its specific nature.
So i leave this here for any who would fall into such a trap as to think technology and societies are bound by our own worlds standards and timescale. The truth of the matter is that entire branches of advancement have been lost time and time again without us ever knowing it. A village that figures out complex mathematics but didn't have swords could be easily killed by those with swords and forgotten to time. History is too patchy to be trusted. You almost have to assume your missing pieces while you put together what you do have, no matter how good a picture it paints.
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The cows aren't afraid of his wolf companion. Were there any other canines around for the cows to lose their fear of them?
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@romboids I've mentioned this in previous chapters, but I messed up my knee pretty bad when I was younger; it hurts when it rains or gets cold and stops me from doing things I enjoy, but at the same time, it's not bad enough to really impact my daily life to the point I need a cane or even have (much of) a visible limp. And I can still manage short bouts of high activity, but the pain afterwards is intense enough that I have a hard time seeing straight. It seems strange to me that everyone expects him to be a cripple or an invalid because of it, especially when there's a fairly significant chance that he exaggerated the severity of his injury in order to get out of the political BS and "exalted positions" they wanted him for after his party defeated the Demon King; I wasn't above doing that myself back in the day for far more mundane things (such as PE class).
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You sure showed me with that wall of text.
Even if somebody invented ear tags in a society that is in every other way medieval-tier, who would want to start using them? Branding iron is cheaper and also a more secure way of identification in case of cattle theft. There has to be some kind of need for those tags and for that to happen they need to have sufficiently advanced scientific knowledge. Nobody wants to do extra work when there's no benefit to it, especially when you live in a remote village lacking in manpower.
And if the answer to my question is "isekai pollution" without any mention of otherworlders, I'm going to keep complaining about it. I'm somewhat used to turning my brain off when it comes to fantasy manga but sometimes there are things that interrupt my suspension of disbelief.
You sure showed me with that wall of text.
Even if somebody invented ear tags in a society that is in every other way medieval-tier, who would want to start using them? Branding iron is cheaper and also a more secure way of identification in case of cattle theft. There has to be some kind of need for those tags and for that to happen they need to have sufficiently advanced scientific knowledge. Nobody wants to do extra work when there's no benefit to it, especially when you live in a remote village lacking in manpower.
And if the answer to my question is "isekai pollution" without any mention of otherworlders, I'm going to keep complaining about it. I'm somewhat used to turning my brain off when it comes to fantasy manga but sometimes there are things that interrupt my suspension of disbelief.
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@Merilirem progression in humanity is like a 4d amorphous blob. Every new concept idea or thing adds to its size with respect to its field or if its a mixture of fields. Though the blob can shrink when ideas and concepts are lost to time
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