Chris returned to the Frost City early in the morning. He hunted the entire night, till he reached Ruden City, which was famous for its huge mines. A lot of metals that are mined in the Winter Kingdom, come from these mines.
Due to the presence of these mines, this city is also famous for its blacksmiths. If Chris was a warrior class holder (or any profession related to melee), he would have made his base in this city, where weapons and equipment made of metals are available in huge quantities and in better quality.
It took him a night to reach the nearest city to Orbek, that too while he was hunting. This was so because there weren't much of high-level monsters in between.
As Ruden is one of the most important cities, a supplier of ores, the monsters were regularly cleared by the military. The miners wouldn't have high combat capabilities even if they were strong enough.