Chapter 471


    TL: xLordFifth


    ED:


    Why bother spending gems? Is it necessary? With just one gem, you can buy so many ingredients!


    To make dishes and win the absolute love of the crowd!


    Leeha, along with ugrun, roamed around Underground City, purchasing ingredients. The assumption that most of the ingredients would be unfamiliar held true, but even ugruns nose couldnt be deceived.


    Locating Bluebeard and sensing approaching monsters, his keen intuition also applied to food. Just the sight of Leeha carrying ingredients garnered enough attention from gori paleoNPCs.


    A first-time encounter with a new species, carrying a strange bird on his head while loaded with ingredients  it was sufficient to pique the interest of the gori paleoNPCs.


    Jellypong, are you still okay?


    [Mongmongmongmong]


    When its all done, Ill feed you too, so help me out.


    Jellypongs eyes blinked all around. Initially creepy, Leeha had be quite ustomed to it.


    Having purchased all the ingredients and even a few cooking utensils, a spectacle was unfolding in the gori paleo square.


    Okay. For the fire- um, to light the fire Everyone, please step back a bit! More, more! Alright, enjoy the show~


    Gathering the purchased firewood, Leeha ignited the fire. The reason ugrun was chirping on Leehas head became apparent.


    me Thrower!


    Rooooooar!


    Woo-oo, wookeeeeee!


    Wugak! The fire- wookee, woogat!


    Using a me me thrower device to ignite the fire for cooking! The gori paleos were initially startled, fleeing in surprise, but soon gathered again, showing curiosity.


    Hehe, where are you going? Well, then, lets infuse the aroma with a grilled dish.


    Leeha quickly and skillfully prepared the ingredients. Purchasing the ingredients wasnt just for cooking. Ive roughly identified the types, forms, and characteristics of animals in the vicinity.


    Considering that they had a lot of meat with firm muscles and that they lived in the area just above the Underground City, which was an open area consisting of grasnd, would undoubtedly be simr to horses.


    Its a bit low in fat, but the chewiness is quite good. The unique gamey smell, hmm, lets give it a try.


    [Kyuuuuuu]


    ugrun saw what Leeha picked up, but this time, Leehas stubbornness won.


    Chiiiiing!


    The smell of grilling meat filled the air. What initially smelled slightly, with the addition of spices, transformed into a savory aroma.


    [Kyuu? Kyuukyyu!]


    Mmm, smells good. Its not bad like this, right? Originally, these individually might be difficult to eat, but when mixed, it captures the aroma effectively.


    What Leeha took out and added was the yellow fluid from the cut leg of the Rhinodilo. It seemed simr to amberjack fish sauce, and it turned out to be a greatbination.


    The grilled meat was sourced locally, and the soup, brewed with a rich broth, was enhanced with fruits received from the red goats and ck crane paleos. Adding a variety of spices from the old continent and the new continent, Leeha silently recited a skill.


    Soul Link.


    Whoooooa!


    The exploding red light surprised the gori paleoNPCs. No matter how bright artificial light is, it cantpare to natural light on the ground!


    The light generated by Koma could be seen anywhere in the Zijeru city. Kuwaaahyup!


    Yes, yes. The meat is cooked. Koma can have a bite too.


    Leeha stuffed a piece of meat into the roaring Komas mouth. Komas eyes widened in surprise as it transformed significantly.


    Kuum, kuum kuing. Koma, ignite the fire.


    Kkuong.


    Whoosh!


    Koma, having enjoyed a tasty bite of meat, soon transformed into a fire bear.


    The gori paleoNPCs, who had been watching cautiously, eximed, Oh! once again.


    The food is ready! The Neon Sign is ready! [Ha Restaurant] is open! Come on, everyone hungry,e in! Its free, its free! Enjoy the delicious food and fill your stomachs warmly!


    Chop, chop!


    It was a kind of promation.


    Seeing the enormous amount of dishes Leeha prepared, the gori paleos, who had been eagerly awaiting, began rushing over like lightning.


    Theres plenty! I made plenty, soe on in! Its overflowing, soe on in! Taste the skill that you can only experience at the Holy Grill, the best restaurant in the Lope Continent!


    The tes looked like shabby wooden branches, but the contents were of the utmost taste!


    Leeha suddenly thought of Candle Castles restaurant. Who would have known that he would make use of the cooking skills learned from Madame Jus sister, Loo, and her adorable Kiyo-Mifgar?


    Leehas name quickly spread throughout the Underground City.


    The speed at which familiarity built up was faster than the rate at which food ran out.


    Even while treating the gori paleos, Koma and ugrun growled at each other, eager to eat the remaining ingredients. However, the unexpected winner was the gtinous substance resembling jelly that popped out suddenly.


    Yet, neither Koma nor ugrun went hungry.


    Youve also got yours, of course. Eat, eat! Especially you, Koma! You need to eat a lot.


    Knowing that Koma could be fed and that the fire bear contracted with the elemental spirit could develop on its own, Leeha felt the need to take even better care of them than he did now.


    Koma enjoyed a momentary, albeit temporary, peaceful world, free from the threat of hunting or the need to dedicate offerings since bing Leehas Soul Mate.


    Well, thats how it is.


    Cooking just cooking


    Just cooking? Havent you studied more than that, Luger?


    What?!


    Think about why the French Revolution happened. How can you not know that as a fellow European? If theres no bread, give them meat Dont you know that? Cooking, or in other words, filling peoples stomachs, is not just just.


    Are you talking about Marie Antote? But, the statement you just made is a manipted rumor


    Anyway, youre ignorant. Dont you agree, Kidd?


    Well I have nothing to say.


    Until Leeha and Luger bickered, Kidd couldnt shake off the shock. Who would have known that he, spending the most resources and gaining familiarity the slowest, would end up like this?


    Beside them, Luger was trying to shake off the usation of being ignorant, attempting to lecture Leeha on European history, but Leeha dismissed it lightly.


    As soon as the Three Musketeers gathered, Jorje was watching with aplex expression.


    As expected! As expected, friends of that friend! Wuaaat!


    Right? So you can tell us. We are not here to cause any harm to Jorje and the paleos.


    Hearing Leehas words, therge gori paleo, standing by, nodded.


    All three of them reached 100% familiarity in less than 12 hours.


    Well, looking only at Leehas case, it took less than 8 hours.


    Kidd was still mumbling to himself, not fully recovering from the shock, all because of that incident.


    You can trust us. Please guide us to the ce that our friend visited 50 years ago and 20 years ago. We will find what our friend left behind, and we will return it to him.


    Unlike when talking to Luger or Kidd, Leehas statement was devoid of yfulness.


    Her significantly serious voice echoed quietly but meaningfully throughout the realm of the guardian deity.


    Wukit, wukikit!


    Jorje seemed to ponder for a moment. Then, he suddenly started moving on the jungle Jim.


    Up, down, down, up, as if ying, the once-sullen ape guardian deity roamed around for a while before descending in front of the Three Musketeers.


    Alright. Good. As much as that friend did for us, youve also done for us. We should be able to give you something in return. Eldest!


    Lond!


    Guide them to that ce.


    Lond!


    Therge gori paleo hesitated for a moment, but he couldnt disobey themand of the deity.


    Leeha clenched her fist tightly.


    Finally, they crossed a hurdle. The only thing left was the entrance to the Kaztor 7th Research Laboratory!


    Leeha: Both of you remember the bet, right? The first step is mine. If you even stick out a toe first, Ill blow you away with ck Bass. Well, Im not worried about our esteemed Kidd and Luger breaking their promises.


    As Leeha whispered, Luger and Kidd, who had quieted down, trembled again.


    Its strange how their appearance, which seems foolish and kind enough to look like a fool to other users, is so sharp and good at teasing each other like this when they are the Musketeers. It was evidence of the strong camaraderie andradeship, the sense of rivalry among the three.


    This is it. The space that our friend used 50 years ago when he was with us. The Musketeers stood in front of the stairs at the outermost part of Underground City, apanied by therge gori paleo.


    Compared to the gori paleos efforts to raise and expand Underground City, this space seemed untouched, as if saying end.


    Is this the ce our friend visited 20 years ago at the same time?


    No, 20 years ago, our friend visited us, but he didnte to this space.


    But earlier he clearly said he came


    Coming to Underground City and visiting this space are different stories, Luger.


    Uh, well, uh-huh, hehehe.


    Luger, instead of trying to refute, quickly pretended to cough. The expression of therge gori paleo was not incorrect.


    Why didnt hee here when he visited 20 years ago?


    Unlike Kidd or Luger, Leeha could think of different thoughts with just one word.


    He probably didnt need to. If thats the case, theres only one reason.


    There was no need to visit thisboratory anymore. Why?


    For research Probably, he sessfully concluded his research.


    What was Kaztors research? If his goal could be summarized in one word, it was the [Revival of the Dark Elf race.]


    The Dark Elf race, persecuted and wandering in search of a refuge. The elder of the Dark Elf race mentioned that Kaztor was trying to find a way for their race to regain the light.


    For that research, Kaztor had gathered all the long-standing records of the Dark Elves and left to gather external information that could not be obtained internally.


    Of course, if there was no internal data, they couldnt know all the records and information of their own race. Therefore, he took all the internal data with him to find out more about the external world.


    Then, wandering around the continent, perhaps even to the New Continent, hebined the external worlds information and methods with internal data to find the most certain way for the Dark Elf race to revive.


    Well, its a game, so getting stronger is probably the goal. It could be a method to make the entire Dark Elf race stronger There were also words like the Sword of the God in the 6thboratory, and words about suppressing demons. If the minority race, the Dark Elves, want to avoid persecution from the majority races like the Wood Elves or humans, they just need to be overwhelmingly stronger than them. The only problem is


    The method of bing stronger, and the consequences after bing stronger. How, how strong, and through what actions is he trying to achieve the revival of the Dark Elves?


    In front of the stairs leading further underground, Leeha looked at therge gori paleo.


    Are you noting?


    I wont go from here. Ill guard this ce until you return.


    Well, something seems to go wrong when you insist on doing that.


    Our friend told us how to get here and requested protection. It should be safe inside.


    Huh? What


    Indeed Is that so?


    Leeha chuckled at the words of therge gori paleo, but Kidd, on the contrary, nodded his head.


    Leeha realized that, in exchange for teaching them spatial movement, Kaztor had obtained not only the hiding of theboratorys location but also a guard duty.