Chapter 44

The search for seasonings continues.

There hasn't been much progress on this front.

Today, I'm exploring while wearing the clothes made by the three-eyed creatures.

Finally, the full set of clothes is complete.

And it's not all white; the pants are black, and the T-shirt is a light green.

The underwear is white.

I was surprised to see colored yarn balls when I went to check on them.

It seems the giant insects can produce colored threads based on what they eat.

The baby spiders were gathering flowers and leaves at the three-eyed creatures' direction.

...The three-eyed creatures seem to have some strength?

The three-eyed creatures brought me something they were satisfied with in the morning.

The feel of the clothes is completely different from what I've worn before.

The touch is so smooth and silky, it feels great.

However, the pants feel a bit unreliable.

I asked them to make the next pair of pants with thicker threads.

Midway through, I remembered the needles I made from silver ore and gave them a few.

They were very happy and used them immediately.

New underwear is also complete, which is the most exciting.

However, I felt a bit embarrassed when the three-eyed creatures examined the underwear.

It was quite uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, there's no elastic.

So both the underwear and pants are tied with strings at the waist.

There's no other way around it.

Still, I explored the forest with a renewed spirit.

A few minutes' walk from the area I've developed, I found a rock mountain with a large hole.

The inside is a gentle slope that continues down into a path.

"A cave?"

From the entrance, I can only see the path continuing.

I have no idea how deep it goes.

The location is a bit away from the rock mountain that serves as my home.

Not too far, but not too close either.

However, it could be affected if something happens.

I need to check inside.

I cast a light orb to illuminate the surroundings and proceeded inside.

The sloping path continues.

I've walked quite a bit, but there's no noticeable change.

What's concerning is the width of the path.

The entrance was reasonably large, and the path has remained the same width all the way through.

I'm not sure how far I've walked, but I've reached a large space.

...There they are.

I had a feeling based on the width of the path, and it seems I was right.

In front of me is a huge ant, displaying its large fangs in a threatening manner.

It's about twice the size of the core?

The giant ant has a bright red body with strange black patterns all over.

These black patterns emit an unusual light.

The impression is the same as when I saw the shadow.

It's not the same as the shadow, but is it a curse?

For now, since it gives the same impression as the shadow, I cast "Purify."

The ant's entire body glowed, but the black patterns seemed to cancel out the light?

It didn't get purified.