Chapter 96: High Position.
“Chef, what are you hugging there? Is it today’s ingredients?”
The gluttonous Compiler leaned his head close to the Smoky Snow Weasel and got punched by Jié Jié, covering his nose.
Not understanding, but judging from that gaze and the same look he gives the Water Dragon, trouble!
“Seems like it’s not food, haha. Are there Smoky Snow Weasels in the New Continent too? Please be careful not to let this little guy lose control of his emotions and emit special pheromones; they might attract some big monsters.”
The Compiler rubbed his nose, smiled, and seriously started explaining while flipping through the Compiler’s Book at his waist.
“Meow~”
Ailu Chef Lady nodded and patted Jié Jié.
“Also, this Smoky Snow Weasel seems bigger than the largest individual recorded in the book. Could you lift him up so I can observe?”
The Smoky Snow Weasel was lifted up and did not refuse the ruler hanging in front of him.
“Surprising size! Everything in the New Continent is extraordinarily large. The meat yield from monsters will be more, right?”
The Compiler’s attention shifted back to food as he muttered under his breath. A Dragon Person Hunter with a Bug Control Stick passed by, stopped, and looked toward Jié Jié in Ailu Chef Lady’s arms.
The Dragon Person Hunter didn’t have an easy expression, just scrutinizing the Smoky Snow Weasel up and down, looking somewhat confused.
“Is this the sixth sense of the Dragon People? Looks like he noticed something odd.”
Jié Jié’s head rested on Ailu Chef Lady’s shoulder, gazing backward as the Dragon Person Hunter walked away.
He was carried down the rope ladder, arriving at the mountain stream below the peak, entering a cave illuminated by firelight.
Supplies that needed drying were piled to one side, being organized by an Investigator who was also responsible for tending the flames.
The walls of the cave were being excavated by another Investigator to create more space, facilitating future operations.
One side of the wall had already been renovated, wooden racks nailed up to hang fish and meat.
Moreover, the Technicians had constructed a simple ventilation system here to prevent accidents caused by poor air circulation inside the cave.
Jié Jié could see the feeling of “Robinson Crusoe,” but these elites’ various abilities far surpassed Robinson by dozens of times.
In just a few short days!
At the same time, he also saw the iron pot he had longed for, sitting there on the other side.
Apart from the iron pot, the stove had been dismantled from the ship by the Investigators. The original position where the iron pot was installed now housed a cannon barrel.
A small Dragon Person elder wearing Technician equipment was using his tools to carve out windows on the cannon barrel. The original cooking utensils and combat equipment were gradually transforming into forging tools under his hands.
Jié Jié was greatly shocked.
The large pot was set aside, and the Investigators used earthenware jars and grilling racks for cooking, making him extremely envious.
Ailu Chef Lady held him in one arm, freeing her hand to open an earthenware jar.
Golden Legend!
Steam rose from the jar, shimmering with golden light, as if the dish really did glow!
The chef smiled kindly, scooping out a piece of meat and wrapping it in clean leaves before bringing it to the Smoky Snow Weasel.
Jié Jié extended his claw to grab it, opening his mouth to devour it.
Seasonings!
They had seasonings here! But it wasn’t solely due to the seasonings.
Tears of happiness almost streamed from Jié Jié’s eyes as he glanced up at the adorable Ailu Chef Lady again.
Clearly, she would surely become the head cook Cat Granny at Moon Dawn Base in the future. An impulse arose to lure her away to cook for himself.
But given the current dire situation of the investigation team, without Cat Granny, they would surely starve to death.
Let’s just freeload for now. A tiny Smoky Snow Weasel won’t consume too many supplies anyway.
Jié Jié approached the jar, pointing at the soup inside, looking pleadingly at Ailu Chef Lady.
“Meow meow → Meow meow~”
She pulled out a small bowl from her apron, placed it in front of Jié Jié, and ladled him a bowlful with a spoon.
Delicious drink!
“Huh, what’s this?”
An Investigator resting on a fallen stone block after working on the wall pointed at the Smoky Snow Weasel.
“Meow meow meow~”
“An adopted child, how cute.”
He waved his hand to beckon the Smoky Snow Weasel, but Jié Jié merely glanced at him before burying his head in the bowl to lap it up.
Still, one can’t always freeload, Jié Jié began contemplating what he could do for the investigation team.
If only he were in another form, there would be plenty he could do, but now he was just a tiny Smoky Snow Weasel.
Speaking of which… Would Ailu Cats eat mice?
A sudden mischievous thought crossed Jié Jié’s mind about bringing them a mouse.
That was too much mischief; perhaps bringing them a circumventing rabbit would be better.
The Smoky Snow Weasel politely placed the bowl down, waved his hand, and intended to explore deeper into the cave, where sounds kept emanating from within.
“Meow~”
Ailu Chef Lady paused, waving back at him.
Following the cave downward, he saw the armored brute wielding a pickaxe against a cluster of minerals, with a Great Sword lying beside him.
Every strike seemed to hit the crystal’s weak points, chipping off intact pieces of ore.
The Master Swordsman transformed into a Mining Master—how novel.
“Iron ore, hmm, I think the Commander’s face can finally relax a bit.”
The Technician beside him held a torch to provide lighting for the Master Swordsman while observing the minerals.
“Good job, he’s always like this. Don’t worry too much.”
“The only technicians are me and the captain. We must put pressure on ourselves and take responsibility for the thirty people of the investigation team.”
The Technician propped the torch on the ground:
“I’ll take these ores up first.”
“Alright, I’ll rest for a bit too.”
The Master Swordsman stretched his arms upward.
“Huh, there’s a little guy here.”
The Technician’s voice before leaving made the Master Swordsman turn around, locking eyes with the Smoky Snow Weasel observing him.
“Hmm?”
The hunter crouched down, extending his palm to beckon Jié Jié, as furry creatures always appealed to the burly man.
Jié Jié slowly approached him, extending his claw to shake his fingers.
At the same time, he realized what he could help with.
Climbing directly onto the Master Swordsman’s shoulder via his palm, he pointed at the torch on the ground with his claw.
“Hmm? Hahaha.”
The torch on the ground was picked up by the Master Swordsman and handed to the Smoky Snow Weasel’s embrace.
The appropriate light source made the Master Swordsman pause momentarily, then burst into laughter while resuming mining with his pickaxe.
The Smoky Snow Weasel maintained balance on the moving body of the Master Swordsman, providing steady illumination.
He, Jié Jié, became the overseer of the Master Swordsman in less than a day!
“This, this is truly an interesting little guy.”
The returning Technician witnessed this scene and, under the wave of the Master Swordsman, went to assist the captain in rushing the forge furnace.
Chapter 97
