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【The Ocean Era】

[Dragon Kingdom] Territory.

Between the long stretch of gray sandy beach and the cave dwelling village, large tracts of farmland have been neatly cultivated, with transplanted mutant potatoes and various unidentified robust crops swaying in the wind.

The surrounding area was open and there were no workers' sheds.

Because cave dwellers are still used to living underground, for no other reason than for safety.

However, defensive stone walls were built at the edge of the forest, and at intervals, cave dwellers armed with weapons stood guard.

In a familiar underground cave.

After being unconscious for two days, Luigi finally opened his eyes.

"My head hurts so much..."

No...no...this doesn't seem to be on a ship!

He propped himself up on his elbows and cautiously looked around—

Dim lighting, damp wooden walls and floors, and a wooden bowl beside me.

"Rustling..."

From a crack in the wooden plank, a large, hairy, multi-legged insect crawled out and stopped beside Louis's feet.

It stood up halfway, and the patterns on its belly connected with its head to form a strangely shaped face!

Louis swallowed hard.

It wasn't that he didn't want to run... he was just too weak. He had barely gotten up halfway when his vision started to blur.

Fortunately, at that moment, footsteps came from the cave entrance.

Someone's coming!

Just as Luigi was about to call for help, a woman's figure appeared at the cave entrance, backlit.

It was that South Korean athlete; they're saved?!

"No...don't come any closer!"

He warned softly, afraid of startling the mutated creature:

"That stuff...it might be poisonous!"

However, the woman at the cave entrance seemed not to hear. When she saw Luigi sitting up, she was first stunned, and then let out a surprised scream.

"ah!"

She rushed over carrying a wooden bucket, her high heels clicking loudly on the wooden planks.

"You're finally awake!"

The swaggering, strange insect was completely ignored.

After letting out a sarcastic and disgusted "tsk"—

"Bang!"

The bucket fell with a swift motion.

The multi-legged mutant insect, as tall as a person's calf, was smashed flat, its juices splattering all over the ground.

Under Louisi's dumbfounded gaze.

With one end of the carrying pole, she skillfully scooped the indescribable pile of broken shells into the bucket, then casually set the bucket aside.

"ha!"

Park Yeon-jin smoothed her messy waves of hair, crossed her arms, and looked down at him:

"You can rest peacefully for the next couple of days. That little devil and I have done a lot of work for you, Prince Pea~"

Seeing that Luigi was about to speak.

Park Yeon-jin picked up the wooden bowl next to him and shoved it to his lips.

"Eat this, and don't ask me anything else!"

If you have any questions, go ask that kid; he talks too much!

Louis looked down.

The bowl contained a dark, unidentifiable paste with a few grass-green leaves floating on top. It had an earthy smell mixed with a bitter and sweet taste.

His Adam's apple bobbed noticeably as he glanced involuntarily at the barrel containing the dead insects.

This...this can't be...

"Eat quickly!"

As if she could read his mind, Park Yeon-jin urged him impatiently:

"I made this using my [Sequence] ability; it's mashed potatoes. You saved me last time, so this time I'm even."

[Ms. Park's kindness? Meal (recovery)]

【Characteristics: Energized. Slowly restores energy and stamina; pain sensitivity is reduced by 20% during this state (lasts 15 minutes)】

[Review: The recipe uses herbs and potatoes. PS: The things in the bucket... are tomorrow's ingredients.]

Louis: "..."

How did she manage to make mashed potatoes like that?

Anyway, as long as it's edible, that's fine.

This is a special blend of coffee; hmm, it has a very unique flavor...

After closing his eyes and mentally preparing himself, he gulped down the dark, gooey liquid in one go.

Putting the taste aside.

Before long, my drowsy mind cleared up considerably, and my limbs gradually regained their strength!

"It works very well!" he exclaimed sincerely.

Park Yeon-jin's sequence is called "Witch," which allows her to use special materials to give ingredients different effects. This special "feast" was made by her using a healing herb given to her by the cave dwellers.

Seeing that he had finished eating.

Park Yeon-jin snorted and snatched the empty bowl.

"Okay, get up now. Esting's at the beach, I'll take you there... That brat keeps bothering me every day asking when you're going to wake up, it's so annoying!"

They walked out of the cave together.

"This..." Luigi said, somewhat surprised, "is it land?"

"Otherwise what? Is it my backyard?"

Park Yeon-jin walked incredibly fast on the soft ground without turning her head, her high heels clicking on the ground.

"That brat Esting... he actually swam to shore to save you. We were pulled ashore by those monsters."

Louis has become immune to her verbal refutation.

When he entered the [Ocean Era], the Dragon Kingdom's contestant, Renyi, had just arrived on land, so he only learned about the territories from Esting, who was the last to enter.

The monster she spoke of was a caveman working in the fields.

When they saw Park Yeon-jin, they stopped and cackled at her twice, probably to say hello.

Louis was filled with mixed feelings.

Just four days ago, he thought he was going to die, but now he was standing on a land full of life and order.

I didn't expect that Esther and Park Yeon-jin wouldn't abandon him...

Even more unexpectedly... that Estin, who was only level 1, dared to swim so far in the treacherous sea?!

How long did he swim?

What did you think about when you were about to give up?

Just as Luigi was lost in thought—

"Hey! Ms. Park, Luigi! You're awake?!"

Esther's excited shouts woke him up.

He looked up and saw the young man squatting on the beach with a strangely dressed caveman. The caveman had a string of strange, wriggling fish tied to his waist with vines.

"This is amazing! Luigi, we're saved!"

Seeing Estin's untroubled smile, Luigi finally felt a sense of reality.

He smiled gently:

"Yes, we're saved."

"Don't be too happy yet."

Park Yeon-jin crossed her arms and reminded them, "We're currently living under someone else's roof. This is the territory of that Dragon Kingdom. The chief of the cave dwellers said they don't support idlers."

Although what I said was completely irrelevant...

"The contestant from the Dragon Kingdom is a very kind person! As long as we don't cause trouble, he really has saved many people!"

Park Yeon-jin thought Esting's explanation was too naive. What kind of kind person could be so successful in a place like this?

However, she stared at her faded nail polish and didn't say anything in response.

No matter who it is...

As long as there's profit to be made, she doesn't mind playing along or pretending to be stupid.