How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel

"Hey, big hamster, you just said you're some kind of 'Forest Wise King'?"

"Yes, I am indeed called the 'Wise King of the Forest' by humans. Is there a problem with that?" The big hamster scratched its fleshy face and looked around trying to find Miss Fox, but naturally, this effort was in vain.

Unless Miss Fox shows herself, there aren't many people she's met who can actually "see" her. Besides, Miss Fox has social anxiety, so there's basically no chance she'll show herself on her own.

"However..." Miss Fox looked at the large hamster and swallowed hard.

"Shouldn't... we give it a try?"

"Try what?" The big hamster bristled!

With her eyes completely focused on her surroundings, Miss Fox was certain that any movement would give the big hamster a real fright!

"Let's give it a try anyway." Miss Fox jumped up and down, and as her heart raced, for the first time since she transmigrated, she turned off the passive ability to reduce her presence!

"You say you are the 'Wise King of the Forest,' so can you identify herbs?"

When negotiating, smile...

Miss Fox gave a zombie-like smile…

Chapter Fifty-One: Lower-Level Strength and Intelligence Elixir

"A beginner's HP potion..."

"The minimum secondary profession in the game is Expert level, but here I can only barely make high-level HP and MP potions..."

But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, this world is unlikely to have anything like Arad's Breath of Life or other strange things.

We can only use herbs as a substitute.

Unless Miss Fox can create the Alchemy Extractor, which would allow her to obtain items like Breath of Life—tools specifically for alchemists in the game—by disassembling items.

The problem is that the lowest level alchemical extractor requires 300 colorless small crystal blocks and 10 lower-level elemental crystals.

If this were in a game, it wouldn't be much; you could just throw any equipment into the dismantling machine and you'd have it all, and it wouldn't cost much at the auction house either.

But here the problems become much bigger.

Although she comes with a top-of-the-line decomposition machine, Miss Fox has thrown things in before. However, since she transmigrated, the only time she has ever produced a crystal was not long ago at the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild. Ainz Ooal Gown had sprinkled something on that painting, and only when the painting was decomposed did a small crystal fall out.

Previously, when you lost weapons, armor, or protective gear, none of these items had small crystals.

It only yields some low-quality iron blocks and raw materials like leather, which are of no use to Miss Fox. Even if you could buy the best equipment on the market, throwing it in would only get you some slightly better raw materials.

In this case, it would be better to try using herbs instead of synthetic ones, as we are doing now.

"Fox, fox, this herb can increase your strength a little after you eat it, but it will make your stomach hurt afterwards."

"Fox, fox, this herb is very bitter and astringent, but it makes you feel very energetic after eating it. Chewing it a few times in the summer is also quite refreshing. You should be able to use all of these."

"Aside from those herbs that can restore some strength, these are all the herbs I have in my territory."

The big hamster scratched its head and handed the herbs it had brought back to Miss Fox.

After a friendly exchange, Miss Fox and the big hamster have successfully become friends, and now the big hamster has officially become Miss Fox's bed...mate!

Let's race together on the road to pharmaceutical manufacturing!

"Very good, thank you, 'Forest Wise King' Hamster." Although I don't know if it will work, I should at least give it a try.

Based on the functions described by the hamster, these two herbs are suitable for making lower-grade strength potions and lower-grade intelligence potions.

And indeed, after several failed attempts at combining the ingredients with water, Miss Fox finally succeeded in creating a lower-grade Strength Elixir and a lower-grade Intelligence Elixir, both marked with the secondary profession.

It's just that the extra note is a bit strange.

Lower-grade Strength Elixir: Slightly increases the user's strength for 30 minutes, depending on their constitution and strength (in the game, it's +50 strength). Since it's not a properly made item, it may have some strange additional effects.

Lower-grade Intelligence Elixir: Slightly boosts the user's spirit for 30 minutes, depending on their constitution and strength (in the game, it grants +50 Intelligence). Due to its unofficial production, it may have some strange additional effects.

Yes, it says to put it in the inventory.

"This doesn't look very appealing to me..." Unlike the previous HP and MP potions, these two have side effects.

"Is this the potion you made, Fox? It's amazing! You can make potions without any tools. This is the first time I've ever seen one. Foxes must be very skilled pharmacists among humans." The hamster came closer, and the feeling of its fluffy face against hers was very comfortable. Miss Fox didn't mind at all.

After all, being fluffy, like celestial bodies, is one of Miss Fox's strange little quirks.

"May I try?" "These two won't work, but HP and MP potions are fine." Seeing the hamster reach out to take them, Miss Fox quickly put away the two bottles of potions and took out HP and MP potions instead.

Because the hamster fits Miss Fox's taste perfectly, Miss Fox doesn't want to use it for drug testing.

"Is there a problem with those two bottles of medicine?" The big hamster didn't care, took the wooden bowl handed over by Miss Fox, and drank it down.

The HP and MP potions seemed to suit the hamster's tastes very well. After drinking them, it shuddered and then relaxed comfortably. Judging from its limp expression, the hamster was thoroughly enjoying itself.

"That's not right. HP and MP are supposed to restore stamina and mana, respectively. Shouldn't drinking them restore your energy? Why are you acting like a salted fish that has lost its dreams?"

"Because after drinking it, the feeling of power surging up and filling my body made me feel very comfortable," said the hamster. This was the first time Miss Fox had heard such a statement.

"Alright, let's say it's due to species differences." After all, the raw materials used are herbs, not the breath of life.

Herbs naturally have different effects on different species in some cases, and the same principle probably applies to medicines produced by using herbs to replace the life force.

"Fox, where are those two bottles of potions?"

"Did you drink the HP and MP potions like they were beverages? Those two potions have side effects, but I don't even know what they are." After all, it's a big hamster, so Miss Fox couldn't bring herself to hurt it.

If she were less attractive, Miss Fox would probably have forced her to drink it; very realistic.

"But I've already found a test subject, so don't worry, big hamster!"

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Moshimoshi~

[A newbie uploaded a file to the group to make up the numbers: Lower-level Strength Elixir x1]

[A newbie uploaded a file to the group to make up the numbers: Lower-level Intelligence Elixir x1]

Newbie here: Anyone in the group? I just made two new medicines, so grab them while you can if you need them!

Newbie here to fill in the gaps: By the way, due to limited resources, this potion didn't use any neutralizing herbs, so there might be side effects~

Green Mountain Demon King: Side effects!

As expected, the group's owner, Qingshan, was online.

Green Mountain Demon King: Let's leave that aside for now. This name is so simple and straightforward, I'll just say it straight: how much of an improvement can it provide?

Newbie (just filling a spot): Oh, this shouldn't be of any use to the group admin, right?

For newbies just looking to fill a spot: Since both of these provide a small boost within 30 minutes, the stronger the user, the smaller the effect; conversely, the weaker the user, the more noticeable the boost.

Newbie just filling in the numbers: The maximum is roughly 50%.

The Great Demon King of Qingshan: 50%...

It has to be said that this number really appealed to Aoyama.

Since he is still weak and hasn't fully grown up yet, drinking this will definitely give him a 50% boost to his maximum attributes.

In that case, wouldn't escaping from prison be a piece of cake?

As for the side effects? That doesn't matter, anyway, 30 minutes is enough for him to find a place to recover!

It's a pity that the group owner's privileges include the ability to calculate cultivation techniques, but not the ability to optimize potions. Otherwise, there would be no need to worry about side effects, and one could even show off in front of their underlings.

Green Mountain Demon King: Then I'll take these two bottles of potions and study them. If there are any problems later, I'll let you know, okay?

Newbie (just filling a spot): OK, no problem, that's perfect, group admin!

[The Great Demon King of Aoyama downloaded the group files...]

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Chapter Fifty-Two: The Necromancer

The two lower-level elixirs I uploaded were taken by the group admin, the newbie who paid for the service was offline, and Miss Fox wasn't in the mood to chat in the group anymore.

Taking advantage of the hamster's familiarity with its territory, the two of them spent the better part of the day packing up all the herbs they could find in the area.

Miss Fox didn't even spare two areas that weren't part of the hamster's territory. The hamster pulled the monsters, and the fox ambushed them, easily and simply taking down the rulers of those two territories.

"Seriously, one was an ogre, the cave stank horribly, and the other was a snake-man. I initially thought she was a beautiful snake woman, but it turned out to be a snake-man with the upper body of a filthy old man—it was hideous!" It's unbearable to recall...

"Is that so? I think it's alright." The big hamster next to it scratched its head, not thinking anything of it, after all, different aesthetic views.

"I think it's pretty ugly."

When the big hamster first heard her talk about the Eastern Giant and the Western Serpent, Miss Fox thought it would be some kind of big monster that felt like a boss in an RPG game.

As it turned out, one was a tall ogre, and the other was a snake-man, both of whom Miss Fox dealt with very easily.

The only thing that made Miss Fox feel like she was facing a boss was the ogre's stinking cave and its regenerative ability, which required her to chop off its head several times before it finally died.

And the snake-man's lewd-looking upper body.

These are all things that seriously contradict Miss Fox's fantasies.

"Forget it, let's not dwell on this issue." Since it's already resolved, and we've managed to burn those two guys to ashes thanks to our caution, there's no need to keep thinking about it.

If it weren't for her limited abilities, Miss Fox wouldn't be satisfied with just being burned to ashes.

"Speaking of which, we've been calling you 'Big Hamster, Big Hamster' all day long. How about we give you a name?"

"A name?" The giant hamster, being a "Forest Wise King," immediately realized what was going on. "Is it a name for communication? Is it alright if I'm taken out with you?"

"It's alright, I'm a Steel-class adventurer after all, registering won't be a problem." Thinking of that Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Ainz Ooal Gown hadn't even become a Steel-rank adventurer yet, and he hadn't even registered with the Adventurers' Guild, yet he was already allowed into the city.

This is just a big hamster, but the fox doesn't believe it can't be allowed into the city.

"Then I'll give you a name, hmm, how about I call myself Souji?"

"Did your grandma tell you that you wanted to be roast chicken?" Miss Fox replied subconsciously.

"But your naming style is really Japanese samurai-esque."

Moreover, this giant hamster kept referring to itself as "I am I," and when combined with the name "Sōji," it gave off a kind of island samurai vibe.

"How about I find you a knife so you can practice with it later?"

"I prefer my tail to a knife." With that, the hamster curled the end of its tail into a fist and punched the air like a boxer, creating a rustling sound and exuding a powerful aura.

Miss Fox could catch it with one hand; by pinching the hamster's tail, the hamster couldn't move an inch.

"Hey big hamster, the name Souji doesn't really suit you. How about Gagami?"