such a colossal Stone lurking behind the
thicket it defied all logic as she
approached she discovered a long stream
nestled amidst a pile of scattered rocks
chapter 52 the dry riverbed the stones
here were notably large with the stream
flowing gently and shallowly in the
center upon closer inspection gonon felt
as though she had stumbled Upon A
desiccated riverbed the system prompted
side quest completed please confirm side
quest Venture 500 M into the jungle to
explore the environment task reward blue
Treasure Chest X1 completed had the
exploration Mission concluded just as
she reached the water's edge the system
notification chimed in her EA art it
seemed this task was designed to lead
players here but why she surveyed her
surroundings aside from the Rocks there
was only the gentle stream no monsters
in sight in the real world a water
source in a wild jungle could be
exceedingly dangerous yet here it
appeared tranquil was it because the
monsters were confined to the respective
layers squeak little cutie what are we
doing here I feel like we are being
watched shuu fidgeted a top G Tintin's
head jonon paused then reassured it's
all right they won't come near if shuu's
intuition was correct then they were
indeed safe the Lush vegetation flanking
the river concealed numerous monsters
their reluctance to swarm could only
signify they were unable to emerge guu
tontion felt completely at ease the
environment was pleasant and visibility
was sample allowing her to notice any
potential monster attacks she could rest
here for a while before seeking out the
Red Crested black Magpie she began to
search for suitable crevices in the
riverbed stones to start a fire and cook
porridge this act felt a bit audacious
but she had long desired to do so now
that she was certain it wouldn't he
attract any monsters what was there to
fear shoo help me gather some dry Twigs
gonon lifted shushu down from her head
and pointed at the dried branches and
leaves on the ground explaining see this
is drywood and these are dried leaves
just collect them near that big rock
squeak Sho Sho showed great interest in
the task casting aside its earlier
worries jonon retrieved an iron pot from
her system backpack placing it between
two stones and began to gather dry Twigs
shuu was so small that it could only
manage to collect dried leaves or tiny
sticks resulting in a comical and
adorable display Danton occasionally
glanced at shuu stifling a laugh the
little creature no bigger than a palm
struggled to carry leaves larger than
itself wobbling as it dragged them along
sometimes it would get stuck between
rocks its Tiny Paws and Body wriggling
in a busy frenzy evoking a sense of pity
akin to a small animal force to work
before its time J didn't T want to admit
that she was intentionally allowing Shu
Shu to assist simply to enjoy its
delightful Antics she worked swiftly her
eyes nearly glued to shuu's Antics
unbeknownst to shuu it was entirely
unaware of how amusing and endearing it
looked diligently completing the task
Ganon had assigned it seemed to Revel in
the activity as it was naturally
energetic this was a form of play for it
together they collected a sizable pile
of dried leaves and branches giu tontion
then took out her lighter to start a
fire she gathered a handful of dried
leaves and placed them in the crevice
among the stones then found a larger
dried Leaf from the pile nearby to
ignite once the Flames began to grow she
carefully tucked it into the pile of
leaves igniting the others what is that
shuu who had just returned with a small
stick was taken AB dropping the stick to
the ground at its fire haven't you seen
it before gu tontion chuckled utterly
Charmed by shuu's astonished expression
shuu curious scampered closer to the
fire extending its tiny paw to
investigate jonon realizing shu shoe was