Chapter 11: Battle and feeding in the forest
When we arrived at the Adventurer's Guild, we immediately took a quest. We receive the Boar Subjugation quest and receive a new challenge.
Subjugation Quest <Goblin Subjugation>: Difficulty F-
Reward: 300G
Defeat five Goblins in the Young Tree Forest.
There is a reason to undertake this. When I asked Mocchi-san where to get salt, she told me that a river was flowing through the Young Tree Forest at the end of the Beginning Meadow and that salt could be taken from the rocks on the riverside.
Does it mean that the water in the river has a lot of salt? You can't get salt from a normal river. Well, it's a game, so don't think deeply. The important thing is that I can get salt.
The Beginning Meadow seems to be okay to fight, so we can move on. So, first of all, it is the boar subjugation in the Beginning Meadow.
"Wait~! Meat, wait~!"
While swinging her stone sword, there was a figure of a boar running away after seeing Lily who was chasing it. What's this.......
"Slash!"
Eventually, the boar's good fight was overrun by Lily's first martial art 【Slash】 with the one-handed sword. By the way, the initial martial art of the staff was the skill of hitting the enemy with the staff 【Hit】. It's a martial art that you can't use at all because of the performance of the weapon and my strength. If this were a metal staff, it would be a technique that could be used, but it wouldn't be possible with the wooden staff in my hand.
Now, the boar who was overrun by Lily couldn't do it for free. It didn't drop the meat. I got five from the boars I defeated. The desire sensor is overworked. Thanks to that, Lily is depressed.
"Meat......it didn't drop......"
"It's okay because I got it from the guys I defeated. Would you like to have a meal in the forest......you walked around a lot and got hungry, right?"
"Yeah! Eat!"
Lily gets in a good mood as soon as she hears the word meal....... It's good to be simple. By the way, it was only Lily´s one-handed sword skill that leveled up this time.
Name Lily Dragonewt Lv8
Vitality 18
Magic Power 12
Strength 36
Defense 10
Agility 12
Dexterity 10
Skills
Bare-handed Lv6
One-handed sword Lv1→Lv2
The level up of the sirloin was still great. I think it's getting harder to aim for the next level up with boars.
So we finally entered the Young Tree Forest. When I was looking for the river, a goblin with a wooden club attacked me, but Lily's attack hit it. Lily, aren't you too strong? I'll try and fight too. I could beat it ten times with the staff, five times with a hit and three times with a kick.
The staff doesn't develop skills and the weapon itself has no attack power, so it's like this. Is it a skill difference between hitting and kicking? I was just kicking against the boar.
For the time being, I've confirmed that I'm weaker than Lily. I'm not disappointed, but I feel sorry. Lily's one-handed sword skill has improved again in this battle and I've improved my summoning magic.
Name Takuto Summoner Lv8
Vitality 15
Magic Power 22
Strength 14
Defense 6
Agility 11
Dexterity 22
Skills
Bare-handed Lv1
Kicking technique Lv3
Staff Lv1
Summoning Magic Lv3→Lv4
Alchemy Lv1
Mining Lv2
Dismantling Lv3
Appraisal Lv5
Light Magic Lv2
Cooking Lv6
Name Lily Dragonewt Lv8
Vitality 18
Magic Power 12
Strength 36
Defense 10
Agility 12
Dexterity 10
Skills
Bare-handed Lv6
One-handed Sword Lv2→Lv3
It's proof that Lily is doing her best.
While clearing the goblin subjugation quest, I found the target river while improving my skills. It's a beautiful river. It looks like it's okay to use it as drinking water. Lily made a pitiful voice as she looked at the river.
"Takuto~......meal~"
"I'll prepare it now, so wait. Lily, I ask you to look out for monsters"
"Alright!"
I collect just the right stones lying on the riverside. Then, take out dry wood picked up along the way from the inventory. I noticed something important here. There is no way to ignite the fire.......
《Fire Magic acquired》
《Fire Magic 【Fire】 and 【Power Up】 was acquired》
So I got fire magic. The remaining skill points are 19pt. No, it can be used in battle and I didn't get it just for cooking! While making excuses, I use fire to ignite the dry wood. Yeah, I can cook with this!
Fire is magic that fires from the staff and Power Up is magic that temporarily increases strength. I feel that using Power Up for Lily would be ridiculous.
Then I resume the cooking that was interrupted when new magic was discovered.
I put river water in a pot and appraised it, it was salt water. Alright, that's exactly what I was aiming for. After processing the boar meat, I pierce the boar meat with a dry wood of just the right thickness. And cook! The point is the image of roasted cartoon meat. Why did I make cartoon meat? Because I wanted to make it once. I wouldn't make it unless it was such an opportunity. Carefully roast the boar meat. And here is the finished product!
Roasted Boar Meat: Rarity 2 Cooking Quality F
Effect: 50% fullness recovery, 1 hour physical attack power up (slight)
A dish of whole boar meat. Blood is drained, but it has a beastly taste.
Look at the explanation and be convinced. Did the boar's peculiar smell come out strongly because it wasn't sliced? Food is deep......I can't do this unless I find a seasoning that can remove the odor.
I was able to cook for the time being, so when I called Lily, she came quickly. Her reaction is really child-like......charming.
Lily's eyes shine when she sees the roasted meat. Lily asks me to have meat.
"Can I eat?"
"Yes, please"
"Itadakima~su!"
Lily clings to the meat. Then she opens her eyes and makes a happy face. It was worth making just by seeing her face.
But the next moment, there was a wolf when I heard the sound of grass from the forest. Danger......I didn't know there was a wolf. Is this a pinch?
I thought so, but the situation is strange. It's watching us. No, it's watching Lily. To be precise, I feel like it's looking at the meat in her hand.
Jiー
Jiーー
Jiーーー
The wolf keeps an eye on the meat and approaches Lily. Lily panics at the wolf's appearance.
"N, No! This is Lily´s!"
Lily goes down with the meat, but behind her is the river. There is no escape. Still, Lily, who keeps her meat, deserves respect. I can't help it, so can I help her?
"If you want meat, I'll roast it, so wait a minute"
I´m ignored by the wolf. Yes, yes, ignored.......
"If you don't need it, I'll stop grilling meat"
When I say that, the wolf stops moving. Then wait in front of the bonfire.
Alright, good boy. I promised to roast the meat. I make the same roasted boar meat and give it to the wolf, the wolf bites it. Meanwhile, Lily is also eating roasted food. I also roast my own meat.
After that, I was defeated by Lily and the wolf's gaze attack and although I had trouble giving my meat, I was able to recover my fullness. I'm going to mine salt from now on......if I was thinking about what to do with this wolf, info would flow.
《Successfully fed the wolf. It can become a companion》
《Feeding skill has been released》
Eh? Can this wolf be a companion? But what should I do? Do I want to ask for the time being?
"......Will you come with me?"
"Gau"
The wolf nods. Oh, the wolf has joined us! However, is it okay to become companions by feeding? This game. However, even if I get the wolf´s permission, it seems that I cant become companions unless I take the feeding skill. Of course, it's natural. The consumption point is 3pt. Well, it's no wonder that the skill that can increase the number of companions is higher than magic. Moreover, if you need cooking skills to acquire this, you will be satisfied with 3pt of cooking skill.
《Feeding skill acquired》
Anyway, I got the feeding skill. With this, the remaining points are 16pt. By the way, the wolf who became a companion seems to have a name. The name is immediately decided.
Name Gray Wolf Lv1
Vitality 8
Magic Power 2
Strength 12
Defense 6
Agility 12
Dexterity 8
Skills
Biting Lv1
Sign Detection Lv1
Night Vision Lv1
The name comes from the grey coat. It's easy to understand and it's good.
In terms of ability, it's a speed type specializing in physics. The position will be a game. Is sign sense a skill to detect enemies? It looks like we will be indebted to him in various ways.
"Thank you from now on"
"Gau!"
Good reply. Thus the wolf Gray joined as a new companion.