Though he was captivated by her secret, just watching her was no less pleasant. He never before saw a girl of such beauty, that he couldn’t capture in a sculpture even after so many tries.
While watching her, Weed noticed something else.
Seoyoon was never aiming at the opponent’s head. Though Yetis were higher than 2 meters, while the girl was about 1.67 meter, with a sword she would be able to hit it anyway.
Weed would definitely aim for the head, as it was the least protected part and hitting it would likely be a critical strike.
But Seoyoon was never hitting the face. It looked like she wasn’t even looking at their faces. He was just using all the techniques, available to her to kill her opponents as fast as possible.
‘She doesn’t look at their expressions? Maybe she’s afraid to see their pain… No, there’s most likely some other reason.’
Because Weed was following Seoyoon, he didn’t have to fight much. He was mostly fighting the few enemies, who tried to attack the girl from behind.
“Chwiik, experience!”
Yeti hides was a top grade item and costed a lot. Besides their fur looked very impressive and clothes made from it were very warm.
“Chwichichichit!”
‘If I pick it all up – I can forget about cold. I’ll sew clothes and even earn some extra money.’
Weed got absorbed into hunting and gathering hides.
“…”
Seoyoon was continuing to fight and paid no attention to her unexpected companion. It’s just that when she was turning around now, she was always noticing a small Orc behind her.
She still didn’t say a word, and Weed considered it natural. He didn’t hear her talk before as well. Besides even ordinary players wouldn’t talk to him now that he was transformed into Karichwi.
Though at first he was worried a bit about following her, Weed quickly realized, that she won’t attack him. It became clear after he watched her for some time and saw, that she was trying to avoid fighting Yetis, who had offsprings.
‘How did she became a murderer? And she doesn’t have to walk around with such a cold expression then.’
Weed was very curious, but as he didn’t like others intruding his personal life, he was trying not to intrude others’. So the only thing left for him was hunting and gathering loot, while traveling through the Yunopu Canyon. The canyon didn’t have any turns or crossroads or other paths, only one straight and very long road. And it would take 4 more days to pass it according to the map.
Half a day later Seoyoon made a stop to rest. She took out a stale barley bread, which she stocked up with back at Rosenheim Kingdom and started to chew it slowly.
Weed respected Seoyoon for that.
“Yeah, to reduce expenses one should start with the food. If you do that, you can accumulate good money. Money is power. One should constantly save up, then he will never run out.”
But unlike the girl, Weed wasn’t eating only barley bread.
Because of his high cooking skill, he was able to gather ingredients during hunt and then, with a bit of spices, cook himself tasty and almost free meals. Which didn’t only satisfy his hunger, but boosted his attributes.
Weed lighted a fire, threaded Yeti meat on wooden sticks and started to slowly roast it over the fire. The tasty aroma of roasted meat gradually spread around him.
“Chwiik!”
When it was ready, Weed grabbed one of the sticks with both hands and started to eat. The thin Orc was eating with great appetite.
Your Satiety increases.
Stamina increased by 40%
Health increased by 15%
You ate flesh of Yeti, who have great strength.
As a result your strength has been slightly increased for a certain period.
Intermediate cooking skill!
Some people use precise timing and exact amount of ingredients. But Weed achieved everything through practice of cooking great number of meals for the parties he used to command.
So even the most simple dishes, cooked by Weed, were very tasty. Besides they were slightly increasing attributes.
“…”
While eating, Weed glanced at Seoyoon. He thought that she’ll continue walking after eating the bread and he’ll have to catch up with her. After all in a filled with Yeti canyon even the most unsuitable companion is important.
However, to his great surprise, the girl was standing just a few steps away, staring at the Orc. Or at the meat in his hands to be precise. The tasty tasty-smelling roasted yeti meat!
“Chwiik!”
Weed was stunned for a moment, but then quickly handed her the other meat stick. He could hunt for meat and cut another stick from a free branch, all of it was certainly not worth risking his life.
Since that moment Seoyoon was always joining the small Orc for meals. In this journey Weed completely unexpectedly became her personal cook.
Though he didn’t think it was quite fair.
‘If I don’t share, she might eat me… She’s a true murderer.’