How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

It was only with the help of the genius pharmacist Enfielda, who explained to Miss Fox the functions of which herbs, allowing her to categorize and experiment with them, that progress was made rapidly, enabling her to figure out the synthesis requirements for advanced HP and MP potions.

Now, all the herbs in the vicinity of Kameng Village have been harvested, and the land has been almost completely turned upside down. Miss Fox has also basically recognized all the common herbs.

"Without Enferea..." It seems like it might work!

Miss Fox's inexplicable confidence, along with her intuition, told her that this idea seemed like it could work!

If you have an idea, do it now, otherwise you might lose motivation later.

So Miss Fox ignored Enfield and, without even saying goodbye to Anri, dashed off into the depths of the forest.

With the Earth Goddess's external buff, getting lost, being attacked by wild beasts or monsters, and the like are nonexistent.

There's just one problem now.

"Why do all these grasses look the same?" Scratching her head, Miss Fox suddenly felt that she had wasted the last few days of her studies.

I used to use them quite well, and if I looked closely, I could distinguish the different kinds of herbs. But now, when I look at the ground, oh dear, it's all just grass, and every single one looks so similar. I can't tell the difference between weeds and herbs at all.

If you take a deep breath, you can only smell the stench of nature.

"Oh dear, I don't think I've learned anything about gathering herbs in the wild; it was all Enfield and Anri who helped me..."

Only now did Miss Fox remember.

The herbs she had been using these past few days were all gathered by Enferea and Anri, and she was busy trying out her secondary profession of potion synthesis in the village.

Even identifying herbs is a struggle.

"Emmmm..." So, should we go back now?

Wouldn't that make her, the fox, lose face?

Oh, no, nobody knows she went into the forest to gather herbs, so it's not like she's losing face at all, and besides, face can't be eaten.

The feeling of returning empty-handed is not very pleasant.

"Sigh... there's no other way, let's go back...?" Just as Miss Fox was about to turn back, she noticed something wriggling in the roadside bushes.

"What is that? It looks fluffy, and it seems really comfortable to hug..."

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Chapter Fifty: The Big Hamster

Newbie just there to fill the numbers: Moshi moshi, this is a newbie just there to fill the numbers, repeat, this is a newbie just there to fill the numbers!

Paid Newbie: Paid Newbie received, duplicate, Paid Newbie received!

Paid Newbie: Now you can speak, fellow newbie who just filled in the numbers. Just say whatever you want, we're not afraid of you!

Newbie (just there to fill a spot): Huh? You're up so early?

Seventeen-year-old girl: ...As expected, it can only be the two of you this early in the morning.

Green Mountain Demon King: Newbie who's just filling in the numbers, what happened to you again?

Paid newbie: Hey, the group admin is online!

Newbie here to fill in: I'm curious, why does the group admin disappear every evening? Is he going somewhere to freeload?

The Great Demon King of Qingshan:…

Newbie just there to fill in the numbers: Okay, I won't say anything more, everyone please look at the picture!

Newbie just there to fill a spot: [Image]

Paid newbie: Ah, this…

Seventeen-year-old girl: What is this?

Seventeen-year-old girl: It's fluffy and looks really nice to touch. Where did you find it this time?

Aoyama the Great Demon King: This is... a hamster?

Paid newbie: Is this even considered a hamster, group owner?

Aoyama the Great Demon King: ...I guess so?

It's no wonder that the dog owners and paid newbies, who are all modern people, found it strange. Even Miss Fox found it quite unusual when she discovered the big hamster sleeping on its back, snoring.

No matter how you look at it, it looks just like a hamster, except it has a long tail, and that tail is a bit stiff. Miss Fox tried to squeeze it, and it felt like an exoskeleton, ridiculously hard, and you couldn't pet it.

It's very soft and comfortable on the stomach, so it would be perfect to sleep on it.

Heaven knows how long it's been since Miss Fox slept in a soft, cozy place; it was all wooden plank beds with unusually hard pillows.

It's true that only those who have traveled through time can truly appreciate the beauty of the modern world.

Newbie here to fill in the numbers: This is what I found. Once I catch it in a Poké Ball, it'll be the perfect body pillow!

A seventeen-year-old girl: Even if someone wants to take it from you, they can't, right? Are they going to take this hamster away with them?

A seventeen-year-old girl: Tsk, what a pity.

Paid newbie: With a hamster this big, given your otherworldly setting, isn't it probably a monster?

Green Mountain Demon King: Oh right, newbie just there to make up the numbers, aren't you in the elf village?

Green Mountain Demon King: This could indeed be a magical beast. Don't be fooled by the appearance of this giant hamster. Be on your guard!

Newbie just there to fill a spot: ...

alert?

Miss Fox poked the big hamster's belly, and the big hamster smacked its lips a few times and stretched out its short little paws to scratch it.

Miss Fox lifted the hamster's tail and put it in its mouth. The hamster seemed to be dreaming of something delicious, and began to lick its own tail, then gently chewed it, but not too hard, so as not to hurt itself.

Miss Fox fell into deep thought.

He took out a feather from his inventory—a feather he'd forgotten when he put in—and poked it a few times on the big-bellied dream mouse's nose.

"Sneezes! Sneezes!—" The big hamster sneezed a few times, rolled over, and fell asleep again.

However, this big hamster had its tail curled up, and the end of the tail was being chewed in its mouth.

It's fluffy, and every movement of its body is like waves!

This big hamster is right in Miss Fox's favorite spot—her love for small animals!

Newbie here: Can anyone give me a Master Ball?! I need it urgently!!

The Great Demon King of Qingshan:…

Green Mountain Demon King: Hey, hey, hey, you wouldn't be thinking of...

Paid newbie: = Is this even easy to ask questions about? Master of the Temple, this guy (you can tell at a glance) died because this leek (big warehouse) hit the good ball area with the rat. Now he's like a baboon in heat, you can't stop him, believe me.

Seventeen-year-old girl: Oh my, how come a newbie who only pays knows so much?

Newbie just there to fill a spot: Need I say more?

Newbie who's just filling in the numbers: That must mean this big hamster also hit the good spot for paid newbies, so it naturally understands how I feel right now!

Green Mountain Demon King: This wave, this wave, this wave is an absolute one-for-one trade!

A seventeen-year-old girl: ?

Seventeen-year-old girl: Ah, what are you saying, group owner? Green Mountain Demon King: No, nothing.

Paid newbie: Those who understand are naturally baboons

Newbie just there to make up the numbers: We're all baboons

Newbie just filling in the blanks: So, is there a Master Ball?

Newbie just filling in the numbers: Even a high-level ball will do.

For newbies just looking to fill a spot: If all else fails, a Super Ball will do; Red and White Balls are barely enough to get a chance.

Paid newbie: I feel like you're implying someone.

"Ouch! It hurts so much!"

"!" Miss Fox was startled! She immediately jumped off the hamster's belly!

"Huh!? What was that on my stomach just now?" The giant hamster, ignoring the bite mark on its tail, got up and spun around, its tail, longer than its body, almost hitting Miss Fox.

"Strange, is this an illusion?"

Miss Fox hadn't expected that this big hamster could talk.

Moreover, this big hamster speaks with a trailing tone, which sounds adorable, and the voice seems to belong to a girl.

"Hmm, thinking about it carefully, I realized that when I lay down just now, there was really no obstruction around my feet."

"Who!?" Upon hearing Miss Fox's voice, the hamster immediately swung its tail, not with much force, about the same as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

He raised his hand and blocked it.

"Ah, I just remembered that foul-mouthed dragon. I wonder where that damn dinosaur is hiding. If we can't find it, I don't know how we're going to complete the group quest!" This quest has been dragging on for quite a while.

Rather, it was only now that Miss Fox remembered that there seemed to be such a group quest.

"Oh dear, I've really gotten so obsessed with making pharmaceuticals, my memory's failing me..."

"Who is playing tricks on me! Invading my territory, what are you plotting!?" Since the giant hamster couldn't pinpoint Miss Fox's location, it simply began wreaking havoc.

Its long, stiff tail swept incessantly, and even thick trees could not be stopped by it; upon contact, a large chunk would be sheared off.

But, how to put it.

Miss Fox just followed it around in circles, and nothing happened to her the whole time.

"Do you think I, who dares to challenge the 'Wise King of the Forest,' am such a pretentious and deceitful person?"

"Show yourself and fight me fair and square!"

The hamster swept around the pomegranate tree a few times, but found nothing except trees and trees. Frustrated, it stood up abruptly, revealing beautiful patterns on its belly. Suddenly, its voice took on an electronic tone, carrying far and wide.

Miss Fox, who was close by, seemed a bit noisy.

"Alright, I'm not playing tricks. It's just a passive ability, you can think of it as a stealth skill. If you can't find me, it's because you're not strong enough." Miss Fox placed her hand on the hamster's belly.

"Ah!?" This action startled the big hamster, which jumped back with a look of terror on its face.

Don't ask Miss Fox how she could see the fear on the hamster's face; she just could. It's that amazing.

"Hey, big hamster, you just said you're some kind of 'Forest Wise King'?"

"Yes, I am indeed called the 'Wise King of the Forest' by humans. Is there a problem with that?" The big hamster scratched its fleshy face and looked around trying to find Miss Fox, but naturally, this effort was in vain.

Unless Miss Fox shows herself, there aren't many people she's met who can actually "see" her. Besides, Miss Fox has social anxiety, so there's basically no chance she'll show herself on her own.

"However..." Miss Fox looked at the large hamster and swallowed hard.

"Shouldn't... we give it a try?"

"Try what?" The big hamster bristled!

With her eyes completely focused on her surroundings, Miss Fox was certain that any movement would give the big hamster a real fright!

"Let's give it a try anyway." Miss Fox jumped up and down, and as her heart raced, for the first time since she transmigrated, she turned off the passive ability to reduce her presence!

"You say you are the 'Wise King of the Forest,' so can you identify herbs?"

When negotiating, smile...

Miss Fox gave a zombie-like smile…

Chapter Fifty-One: Lower-Level Strength and Intelligence Elixir

"A beginner's HP potion..."

"The minimum secondary profession in the game is Expert level, but here I can only barely make high-level HP and MP potions..."

But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, this world is unlikely to have anything like Arad's Breath of Life or other strange things.

We can only use herbs as a substitute.

Unless Miss Fox can create the Alchemy Extractor, which would allow her to obtain items like Breath of Life—tools specifically for alchemists in the game—by disassembling items.

The problem is that the lowest level alchemical extractor requires 300 colorless small crystal blocks and 10 lower-level elemental crystals.

If this were in a game, it wouldn't be much; you could just throw any equipment into the dismantling machine and you'd have it all, and it wouldn't cost much at the auction house either.

But here the problems become much bigger.