T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 594, page 593: The Tea God is still exerting his power.
The stone pot was bubbling and steaming.

Large chunks of bone-in mutton tumble in the milky white broth, with fat bursting and releasing a rich, milky aroma.

Dark brown wild mushrooms and plump dates floated in the soup, while a few bright green wild scallions swirled around the edge.

"Don't rush, don't rush, eat slowly."

Orange Tea sat next to Fries, smiling as she put meat on her plate and helped tidy her wet hair after her shower.

After wandering through the woods for who knows how long, the fries, which had been pickled and fermented to a sour taste, regained their healthy and clean color after being scrubbed with orange tea.

The fries were so happy they almost cried.

She hadn't had a proper hot meal in ages.

They usually just roast whatever wild game they can catch and eat it quickly, the only flavor coming from the salt in the prey's blood and the sweetness of the tree fruit.

The flavorful stewed mutton with wild mushrooms was so delicious, it felt like returning to my home from a past life.

Every winter, Cuttlefish and Potato make a nourishing soup.

I never expected that I would be eating like this when I came to Anna.

Orange Tea was utterly shocked after hearing about the fries' ordeal.

Over several months, French fries traveled all the way from the eastern coast of Anna to the southwestern corner of Anna.

She played Wilderness Survival for half a day and found it incredibly difficult. How could someone have been playing it for almost half a year?

Is it so fun?

Despite being breathed on by various monsters, it remained completely unharmed.

As expected of French fries, he swept through the early, high-difficulty dungeons in his savage form.

If it were her, she would have been swallowed and digested by the monster.

Even the fries were helpless.

She wanted to collect a Hagiron bond, so she went to squat near the mountains where Arelavi lived, but the bond mysteriously disappeared.

Not only could they not find it, they also got lost and wandered around in the primeval jungle.

"Maybe you remembered the wrong place," Orange Tea comforted.

After washing her hair clean, Orange Tea started to tie it up for her.

The winged deer and squirrels were very perceptive and offered them hair ties made of vines.

French Fries couldn't help but rub his temples: "I was lying on Potato's back and memorizing with him, the memories are so clear... He even said that doing this made his back feel soft and interfered with his thoughts."

"Don't think about it too much, eat more."

After devouring large chunks of meat fries, he took a big gulp of the sweet and savory broth, feeling refreshed and completely at ease.

She finally had time to ask her question.

"You have such abundant supplies here!"

Orange Tea covered her mouth and chuckled softly, then waved to the winged deer.

The lightning-struck winged deer understood immediately and went deep into the cave to bring back a small wooden box.

Berries, dates, various mushrooms, honey, dried meat...

Dazzling.

At the start, drop tree branches to find a water source.

They found the winged deer by following the water source.

They used the winged deer to find the cave.

Once they discovered the caves, they began to refine salt.

After mastering salt refining, you can become a neutral NPC and trade with various monsters.

"Are you playing a game, with levels that keep getting progressively higher?" Fries covered his face.

This is going too smoothly, is it a fairy tale?

As she traversed Anna, watching all sorts of monsters bare their teeth and being breathed on by various strange adventurers, Orange Tea peacefully farmed and lived a secluded life.

With no worries about food and drink, and initially protected by the Winged Deer, they later faced the threat of various monsters in the area—when a neutral NPC suddenly died, everyone's goods were left unsold.

Anyone who dares to breathe on the orange tea in order to get a good, deep breath will be relentlessly hunted down.

The giant bear, nearly 3 meters long, inspired him to consider animal husbandry.

If you keep all the sheep locked up and keep their mouths shut, selecting the best of the best, you can exchange orange tea for a small wooden bowl of salt to lick.

Right after the transaction, it hugged the wooden bowl and started licking it. After finishing the bowl, it licked its paw, its face full of happiness and satisfaction.

French Fries stood up, holding his bowl, determined to take a look at the territory established by Orange Tea.

With the help of the winged deer, the garden of salt plants outside the cave has expanded to nearly 2 acres.

To protect against the cold, Orange Tea built a huge wooden greenhouse with an operable top.

It receives occasional warm sunlight during the day and is turned off at night.

To ensure a suitable temperature, the winged deer work in shifts around the clock, triggering their inner magic to transform into heaters, walking back and forth inside the enclosure.

Orange Tea confirmed through a question-and-answer format involving nodding and shaking her head that in the past, after winter arrived, monsters could only obtain salt by hunting for blood.

This place is the only neutral spot where she can replenish her salt during the cold winter.

With tears in her eyes, she ate another big bowl of fries.

What kind of life am I living?!

"What about mushrooms? Haven't you tried growing them?"

Orange Tea mysteriously led her to the deepest part of the cave, the vertical steps causing Fries to look on with suspicion.

"We are digging down. After confirmation from the squirrels and stags, the soil structure here is very solid, enough for us to work on."

French Fries was stunned: "You plan to carve out an underground city here?" "Just a shallow outline, and plant the mushrooms first." Orange Tea rubbed his hands together, "Before I leave, I'll teach the Winged Deer how to raise and care for the Salt Flower, and how to cultivate mountain fungi on wood."

"That way, even without us, the trade in salt crystals will continue, and there will still be neutral NPCs here."

"The winged deer and squirrels have helped us a lot, and this is my way of giving back."

The lightning-struck winged deer that followed nestled its head against Orange Tea's waist, rubbing against her repeatedly.

With orange tea, life is good!

She is the goddess of the winged deer!
The fries sighed helplessly.

"I was worried about you and the prison guard after we landed, but I didn't expect you to be doing so well."

Orange Tea rubbed the winged deer's head and couldn't help but sigh.

"I've been trying not to think about the jailer. That guy started as a necromancer, with no magic and not particularly good physical skills. I really hope he doesn't suffer."

“Before I arrived, I kept praying that I would share good luck with him, hoping it would have some effect… He used to be so unlucky, I don’t know how bad his life would have been without me.”

As they were talking, Orange Tea suddenly burst out laughing, as if she had recalled some detail.

"He's just lucky because he's a fool. He should be moved to tears to have you fall in love with him."

“Don’t make him sound so humble. He’s a pretty good person, except for his weird quirks…you’ll get used to it.” Orange Tea laughed. “I’ve always raised him like a dog. If I rub his face, he’ll wag his tail and giggle for ages. If I let him touch my feet, he’ll roll around on the bed excitedly.”

French Fries shook his head. The four words, "You'll get used to it," said it all.

"Now I'd rather he suffer a bit."

They returned to the cave and continued eating the bubbling mutton soup.

French fries already had a good appetite, and even after being given a different body, the Overlord perfectly replicated this characteristic.

She hadn't had a proper meal in a while, and when she finally had a hot meal, her appetite was on full display.

She devoured half a lamb, soup and all, and only after burping contentedly did she finally let out a long, comfortable sigh.

The giant bear waited anxiously.

In the past, if we couldn't finish the orange tea, we would leave the soup and meat for everyone so as not to waste it.

The soup and meat are salted, making them incredibly delicious.

Deer and squirrels don't like to gnaw on meat with bones, so it's basically a freebie for him.

Seeing that the fries had slurped up all the meat with the bone, leaving only the bone, the giant bear carefully picked it up and chewed it.

The shock in its eyes as it looked at the fries was unmistakable.

The giant bear felt aggrieved upon learning that French fries would be living with orange tea in the future.

You can no longer get small advantages.

Are all the people who drink orange tea monsters? They can eat so much!
"Are you full now?"

Orange Tea reached out and touched Fries' belly. Hmm, it's bulged now.

"The way you're saying it makes it sound like there's some special after-dinner activity waiting for me," Fries said, puzzled. "Does your place also have construction going on at night?"

Orange Tea remained silent, simply leading the fries out of the cave.

She simply patted the head of the lightning-struck winged deer, and it knew what she was thinking.

Near the greenhouse of the salt flower, a square "wooden box" is very eye-catching.

It's just like when we used to play Minecraft together, and we'd casually build a little house in an open space.

Pushing open the wooden door, an oval-shaped, one-person-high depression paved with pebbles comes into view, its shape resembling... a swimming pool?
"Hehe, I picked them up one by one from the stream."

The lightning-struck winged deer led its people, using magic to form water into balls from their usual water storage pit, and carried them one by one into the wooden house, filling the cobblestone pit.

At this moment, the French fries standing by the pit keenly noticed the difference in height—the wooden house seemed to be higher from the outside?
"What are you..."

Soon, the fries understood the clever use of this.

The rising steam from between the pebbles creates a flowing veil on the water's surface.

Orange Tea closed the door tightly and pushed open the movable panel on the roof.

Snowflakes drifted down from the open roof panels, only to be caught by the rising heat before they could touch the water.

A few lucky snowflakes landed on Fries' shoulder, instantly freezing into diamond-like ice crystals that shone brightly against her skin, which was flushed from the heat.

Orange Tea splashed some water and said with a smile, "Just right."

She patted the ground: "Let's not let it get any hotter, let's keep it like this."

This was clearly meant for the winged deer.

A channel was dug beneath the hot spring, and the heated air is then transferred to the adjacent salt flower greenhouse, ensuring that no energy is wasted.

Orange Tea took out a bamboo tube, which was filled with a crystal-clear liquid.

"It's made with a plant similar to soapberry, mixed with honey, flower petals, and quicklime in equal proportions. It foams and has a decent aroma." Orange Tea said, dabbing some on French Fries' shoulder. "We can't make it any better, but this is just something to enjoy."

Is it too much to ask?
It doesn't sound like human speech.

The Tea God exerted his power; he couldn't bear to see her suffer, so he guided her here to meet, right?
Dragged into the hot spring by the orange tea, French fries felt refreshed all over, and all the fatigue they had accumulated over the long term vanished.

The washing up just now was simply a matter of using water to envelop the whole body and remove stagnation.

Now, it's time to relax and unwind with a bath, a feeling of stepping back in time.

Outside, the cold wind whipped snowflakes against the wooden walls, but inside it was so warm that it made one drowsy.

Soaking in the hot spring, with only half its head sticking out, the fries were blowing bubbles with a "plop plop".

Enjoying the gentle scrubbing of the orange tea, she hummed softly in comfort.

Sticking together is the right thing to do.

It's right to stay in a guild for life.

(End of this chapter)