Chapter 72

I made a huge pot.

I want to eat stew, so I also made various sizes of frying pans.

I tried making a small pot, arranging the cooking utensils I saw at home for my own satisfaction.

I made spoons and forks, and a large ladle.

I wrapped the handle parts with silver ore to prevent burns.

Also, I made a giant net and a steel plate for barbecues.

I collected the red and blue glowing ores that Fluffy was happy about, which I had put off.

In the processing room, I experimented with channeling and storing magic power... the results were unclear.

They were just beautiful colored ores.

The glowing phenomenon disappeared after processing, but it's fine not to worry about it.

Since they had a transparent quality, I processed them into bottles.

The lids were made from silver ore.

There are various sizes, and I'm still looking for transparent ore.

When I showed the bottles, everyone around me was taken aback?

Fluffy was somehow frozen in place.

I also collected rocks and ores that caught my attention from other caves and holes.

I lined up the rocks and ores.

...In my mind, grayish ones are rocks, and those with a beautiful atmosphere are ores.

I can't tell the difference between rocks and ores, so I just go with my own way.

I've never touched rocks or ores in Japan, so they are incomprehensible to me.

However, I named the useful rocks.

I called the rock that resembles iron "iron."

I called the rock that I use to build houses and as a substitute for charcoal "all-purpose rock."

It's good to name them so that I can understand them.

For now, I'm using these two rocks.

I have four ores so far, and I'm color-coding them for now.

The clearer, the better!

Among the collected rocks, there are some with a blue mixture and some with an indescribable reddish-black color.

I don't need them for now, so I'll leave them aside.

I'll investigate them when I have time.

...

Adventure!

This word makes me excited.

I decided to challenge the maze-like cave I found again.

Core and Chai walked in front of me into the cave.

Above were the two baby spiders... had they changed?

They were hanging from the ceiling, spinning webs.

I was surprised.

Neither the queen nor the baby spiders used to spin webs.

The queen's running speed is incredible, on par with Core's when he runs seriously.

She jumps from tree to tree at that speed... it's a bit scary.

The prey she was chasing had a terrifying expression.

It was definitely scary.

I always thought spiders had to spin webs, so I was surprised.

Now, I'm surprised by the sight of them using webs.

It's unclear whether it's evolution or a change.

However, the baby spiders are growing.

Their bodies, larger than my outstretched arms, were hanging from the ceiling.

I'm worried the webs might break.

It seems to be fine, so we headed deeper into the cave.

This cave has a different atmosphere from the others, it's stagnant.

From the entrance, it slopes down slightly, then continues into a maze-like path.

...Please guide the baby spiders on the ceiling.

It's convenient to be able to proceed without problems.

There were traps along the way, with spears flying, walls closing in, and pitfalls.

The baby spiders caught the spears in mid-air, Core broke the walls, and we used wind magic to float over the pitfalls.

I didn't know Chai could use wind magic.

My first air walk was scary.

I was hesitant, but there was no problem, absolutely.

The group moved deeper into the cave without wasting time.

...I just walk behind everyone.

Incidentally, Shion and Sami are behind me, and a squirrel is on my shoulder.

I do nothing but walk.

This is a bit different from the adventure I imagined.