CHAPTER 2 : Trip

It was almost night when Bell finally managed to leave the forest.

"Huh~ I really thought I would have to spend the night in the forest."

To be honest, Bell would never have chosen to spend the night in the forest if time was short.

Camping may have been a common activity in their previous world, but this was based on the relative safety of campsites, and the way of camping could not be compared to that of this world.

Because no one can really guarantee what kind of monsters are hiding in the forest.

Like an ant that spits acid.

Or a lizard that is good at camouflage.

In short, the forest is really a place not to go if you don't have the strength. If you are unlucky and go into some monsters' territory, you may be directly targeted by those monsters.

It also made Bell prefer to take some risks on the plains.

If the greatest danger in the forest lies in the monsters hiding in the shadows, then the danger in the plains comes from human nature itself.

After all, the world is dangerous and some people hide monsters in their hearts.

But Bell really wasn't afraid of those people, after all, he didn't really have anything of value on him, and if a thief saw him, he probably wouldn't even bother to look again.

Even if it includes the things stored in the four-dimensional space, Bell's entire property will not exceed 12,000 Valis, of which 10,000 are the living expenses left by his grandfather who disappeared, and the value of the remaining 2,000 Valis lies in some clothes, camping, cutlery, food, three short knives and three sharpening stones.

Bell looked around and chose to camp on the side of the road.

Whether it is deep in the plains or deep in the hills, there are unpredictable dangers.

The road is a place where people pass frequently.

Although there is a risk of being seen by passing adventurers, Bell is now very poor, even poor.

No one will steal it, even if there are adventurers, they will not attack you directly.

And are adventurers who manage to camp on the side of the road really capable? Do you have any money left?

All adventurers are likely to understand this truth in their hearts.

If there is no interest, there is no threat.

Furthermore, Bell is a fourteen-year-old child who has just come out of the deep mountains and has no possibility of being bad, so it is safer to camp on the side of the road.

And also have the opportunity to observe how many people are walking on the road.

After making a decision, Bell looked around and carefully removed the simple tent from the four-dimensional space.

The tent is the type that only one person can sleep in. It's not very big, but you can still relax a little.

Although Bell placed the wooden bed from his home in the storage space, it is best not to take it out when camping outdoors, especially when there is no transportation, it is easy to question how these things are transported.

After using a flint to light the fire, Bell poured out the water he had collected quite a while ago and took out a piece of prepared meat in storage while the water boiled.

'I'm glad the old man hunted me a bear before he left.'

Bell was grateful to the old man who hid his identity in his heart. A bear's meat was a lot, so he could eat it for at least a month.

Time does not pass in system storage, so once Bell places something, time will not pass for that object.

He continued to carefully cut the bear's meat into small pieces, and after cleaning the kitchen knife, he sent it back to storage.

The water was also boiling at this time so he carefully placed the bear meat in the pot.

The bear meat in the boiling water quickly turned from scarlet to pale white, and the surface of the water also had a layer of dirt.

Taking the bear meat out of the boiling water, Bell poured the water out of the pan and cleaned it a bit before putting it back into storage.

Once again, he took a frying pan and put a little oil in it.

There aren't many things like oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and the price is not low at all, so Bell will always control the amount of use to as little as possible.

He doesn't know when he'll be able to replace this kind of thing. It may be impossible to refuel before reaching Orario. That's why he decided to save a little now.

After the bear meat was browned and fried, Bell turned it over and continued frying it until all the bear meat was fried until golden brown. Then Bell sprinkled some salt on the bear meat, he kept turning and let the salt on the bear meat melt, and then remove the pan from the heat with the flat bottom.

When Bell was cooking, the time changed from dusk to night, and the sky seemed to be covered with a dark curtain. If there were no stars, perhaps the entire world could have lost its light.

It is only at the junction of the forest and the plain that a bonfire can be seen, which is particularly evident.

The gray smoke rising also indicated that there was someone here.

It's just that everything around is very quiet and you can hear mosquitoes chirping, which is obviously a good thing in nature.

If you can't even hear the sound of mosquitoes, it is definitely the very dangerous situation.

Bell looked around and made sure everything was okay, poured himself a glass of water, then picked up his fork and began eating his own dinner for the day, fried bear meat.

After taking a bite Bell spoke.

"Well, this taste is a little different from beef."

As soon as he took a bite, Bell felt the different flavor of beef as his teeth touched the softer, more elastic bear meat.

"The flavor is very good. It lacks salt, but it tastes incredibly good."

God knows what's going on with this bear, he tastes so good, the flavor is just amazing.

Bell unconsciously accelerated his feeding rate.

After a while, the meat on the plate was completely in Bell's stomach.

Burp~

After burping with delight, Bell drank a full glass of water. The cold water took the feeling of satisfaction to a higher level.

"I'm satisfied~"

After eating and drinking, Bell, who was sitting on the grass, felt much more relaxed.

A full day of boring hiking is enough to leave anyone physically and mentally exhausted. This time to eat and rest is the world's most precious to him.

"Now, I need to speed up the journey and try to reach Orario within a month at most."

Bell knew that his adventure would only truly begin when he entered Orario.

There is no upgrade mechanism here like in Orario, and for beginning adventurers, the upper layers of the dungeon are the best places to train.

The main point is that adventurers can go to different levels of the dungeon according to their strength.

Out here, there are also monsters, but their strength and level distribution in the wild is simply chaotic.

(End of chapter)

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