Chapter 1284 – [An Eventful Summer]

We, who decided to follow Eden’s opinion, decided to spend some of our money and do what Eden wanted.

Even so, in fact, it is no different from the money Eden earned. If the money earned from selling fairy tears is actually Eden’s money. Isn’t it?

Anyway, we started buying various ingredients right away from the market. In addition to that, the ingredients to cook those ingredients are also together. A lot of ingredients were gathered in it.

“I did spend some money, but I have to spend it because I earned it anyway thanks to the fairy tears Eden gave me. Anyway, know that.”

“It costs a lot to help people.”

“It’s roughly like that, okay?”

Not simple self-sacrifice, but helping others costs money. That’s something Eden should know.

Of course, Eden is a smart kid, so you know. But simply knowing it and experiencing it yourself are two different things.

In the first place, you should know that more resources and money go into trying to help others, not just eating and living. Only then will Eden be able to calculate next time.

“I need fish and chicken first.”

“How about beef or pork?”

“The unit price is not right”

“It is, but I need to add some grain, can’t I help it?”

“Yeah, I think that might be necessary.”

First of all, let me tell you when I’m wrong, and I followed Eden’s opinion and helped prepare the dishes.

Chicken first. Dozens of gold coins per fish, but he bought them and boiled them. The flesh was well shredded and tore into strands.

“Isn’t this just plain boiled chicken?”

“It’s hard to feed a lot of people with this. You need to boil it more.”

Fortunately, there was something like a large cauldron on the market, so I bought it and boiled it. Thanks to that, I had no problems cooking.

Boil the chicken broth… Then the fish. After removing the flesh of this or that fish, only the flesh was put in and boiled, and the remaining bones or heads were put in a separate pocket and only the broth was brewed.

“Smells so good”

“It smells a little off, but after filtering it, sprinkle some seasoning on it and it will be fine.”

“It’s still good, but more from there?”

“I have to do more. It’s not like I’m doing this for nothing.”

Pour the broth separately from the fish bones into the chicken stock broth. Its savory taste is quite substantial.

I tasted it a little bit and it was very delicious even though I didn’t season it. In the first place, it was natural to feel such a savory taste in the broth brewed with bones.

“Chicken and fish, I made the ingredients by shredding them into small pieces, so what about grains next? Ruri, add some rice.”

“A handful of these would be worth 10 gold coins. I really spend a lot of money.”

“It’s the money Eden earned, so put it in”

“Yes, I understand~”

Eventually, Ruri sprinkled the rice grains separately into the cauldron. Rice grains are better than wheat grains, so it became like the porridge we know.

Slowly, the boiling soup became a thick soup with chicken and fish meat mixed together. At least the starch will suffice for a meal.

There, Eden secretly added water to such a dish. No, it’s not water in the bad sense. Water in a good sense

“Wait, isn’t that the essence of water?”

“I think there are a lot of people who get sick if they eat this. Wouldn’t it be a little better if they got better while eating?”

“I guess I’ll do that, but…”

While I was in the middle of cooking, the people in the slums in front of me gave their eyes to this side. No, most of the residents around here gathered and showed interest in this side because they couldn’t pay attention.

Even so, the dish was almost finished. The dish was made between soup and porridge with fish meat and chicken in a thick mixture.

“Let’s share it slowly, Eden.”

“Uh!!!!”

Eventually, Eden called the people together.

She shouted into the slums, revealing her hidden appearance while shopping at the market or cooking.

“Gather the hungry people!!!!! I’ll give you food!!!!!!”

Few people immediately jumped at her words. No, it’s almost non-existent. Their hostility and vigilance are well deserved.

But we waited patiently. Time is on our side anyway, so we just have to wait slowly. And as I slowly stirred the porridge in the cauldron and took my time, the first customer came.

“I-over there…”

“Hey, did you come to eat?”

“Yes, yes…And not me, but my mother…”

“Okay? Then I’ll give you another bowl. Go and give it to your mother.”

“Go, thank you!!!!!”

As before, when Eden made this dish, he added not only simple ingredients but also the essence of water.

Since the essence of water, a skill learned from the spirit, has the effect of healing diseases and wounds, it should have the power to recover to some extent no matter how much it is mixed in cooking.

Depending on the progress of the disease, the degree will vary, but… If it’s a mild illness, I’ll just shake it off and get up.

If you eat it regularly, you’ll wake up from a serious illness, but we can’t ration it that often. That’s a different matter

“Oh, it’s delicious…….!!!!!”

“Is it delicious? Eat a lot!!!! It’s okay to eat until you’re full today!!!!”

“Well, then can I bring a friend?”

“It’s okay to bring a friend of a friend, so come and eat a lot!!!!”

“Yes!!!!!”

Thanks to that, it didn’t take long for people to come. Soon, a line formed, waiting for the food to be served.

It is an unfamiliar sight in such a post-apocalyptic world. Who feeds the weak while wasting resources on purpose? They are outcasts in this society.

But Eden couldn’t leave those people alone. So this is how we share food.

“This is the first time in my life that I’ve eaten something like this…”

“Thank you, thank you very much……!!!!”

“Goddess, sea goddess. Thank you so much!!!!”

Other people, including me, helped me with the cooking, but… Well, it can’t be helped that Eden stands out the most.

I thought there might be a shortage of bowls, but I didn’t. If you don’t have enough in the first place, you can borrow or buy more. Thanks to this, for a while, people sat in front of the market and spent time eating and eating.

“It’s delicious. That’s why it’s good.”

“My daughter is very nice.”

“If you eat deliciously, it’s of course good”

“Because it will even cure the disease. You did a good job using the essence of water, didn’t you?”

“………….What?”

“What’s the matter?”

“No, I was wondering why I didn’t think of cooking with the essence of water.”

“Uh……..”

A skill Eden learned in the hometown of Yesto. Essence of Water is the ability to use the power of the Water Spirit. Therefore, it has the power to heal diseases and wounds.

It is materially clean water, and if consumed, it can heal wounds. However, it is easy to think of it as a healing-type ability.

That’s why it’s easy to get caught up in the limit. In fact, even though no one decided that.

“Isn’t there a limit to cooking? You can cook anything, and you can cook with anything. I think I set a limit and neglected my research just because I cooked with this ability.”

“……Maybe so”

“I’ll do my research when I get home.”

“Yes, then there will be good results”

This was a simple good deed. No, it was nothing more than self-satisfaction due to the characteristics of Eden’s Choi family.

But still, there was something to be gained. I don’t know if it was mere luck or just necessity, but it was a good thing if good deeds had their consequences.

It’s usually because doing good doesn’t follow the benefit. If that were the case, all the people in the world would have done good things.

“Eden Sozer”

“Ah, Shenrong. Didn’t you have a hard time today because of me?”

“This much is fine. Rather…… No, it’s rather embarrassing. There are people like this in the city and I didn’t even know about it.”

“It can’t be helped. No matter how high up you are, you can’t know everything below.”

“But I promise you, at least no one will go hungry in this city. I now know what kind of suffering those who starve go through.”

“Then I’m glad”

Around evening, the market was closed and it was time for us to finish it as well. No matter how much we are, we can’t continue to ration in a situation where there is no market to supply materials.

Of course, by that time everyone had eaten. Even slum dwellers from other districts were overflowing with the amount of food we cooked today.

What’s more, it’s not just a simple dish, it’s like porridge. Even if you add less rice or wheat, you can add water and make it thick with just a certain amount of rice, so it’s easy to fill people’s stomachs.

“Instead, my wallet is empty. I must have spent 3,000 gold coins just today.”

“Barely?”

“It’s the money I made thanks to you, but considering that 3,000 gold coins were lost in a day, it’s huge! If it was another time, I would have been so sorry!!!!”

“It’s good, but it would be nice if I wrote it.”

“……If you want to do this later, you have to earn a lot of money before you do it?”

“I’m good at earning money because I look like my mother, so that shouldn’t be a problem.”

Hagisa Our Eden resembles Zion as much as his appearance, so he must be full of money-making skills.

I’m so glad that part is different from me. If he was a madman like me, he would have been worried about Eden’s future.

“Later……..”

“Later?”

“It’s nothing, Dad!!!!”

Eden concluded with a strange statement. Only Eden knows what Eden was thinking.

I wish it was as painless as possible.

*        *    *

After distribution, Eden’s rating in the sawfish clan skyrocketed.

Among those who received rations, there were not only slum dwellers, but also those who simply came to eat a meal. And while they were eating, they also saw Eden’s appearance, and the news became known throughout the Safe Zone.

A beauty like the goddess of the sea feeds them. That too for free. Of course, only good news spreads in such a situation.

If she continued to stay here, she would probably be able to become an executive of the sawfish clan, or even the wife of the clan leader. But neither I nor Eden wanted that. Because we have something to look for.

“It’s time to depart!!!! Let’s go find paradise!!!!”

“I was just excited, just excited”

Well, that’s our Eden.

Ruri bought additional equipment needed for the trip separately. She and she installed on the Neo Drum, completing her preparations for departure.

He wondered if it would end soon, but thanks to what Eden did, rumors about us were good, so he said he handled it quickly. That’s why it’s a good thing to do and see.

When we heard that we were about to depart, Yang Xianlong expressed quite, no, very regretful.

“Eden Sojour, are you really going? If you stay here, me and my father will take care of everything. By the way…”

“Because you can’t achieve what you want if you only look for comfort. See you next time I have a chance. I’ll come back if something happens.”

“Yes, yes…… If you say so”

In fact, I still have no intention of returning. We are people who will never come back if we leave anyway.

Even if the end of the journey is reached, it will eventually return to the place where it originally lived. We are such people, so his wishes do not come true.

But I can give you some hope. Even if it’s hope torture, it’s better than nothing. Later, he will be a better person……. No, there will be no better person than Eden, so let’s pray that he meets someone better and gets married.

When arriving at a port to prepare for departure. A lot of people were watching us from afar.

It’s not because Eden showed off his appearance, it’s because the people we made a relationship with while rationing food voluntarily gathered.

“Goddess!!! Goodbye!!!!”

“Come again next time!!!! I’ll be waiting for you!!!!!”

“The porridge I gave you was delicious!!!!!”

“Thanks to you, my mother got better!!! Thank you so much!!!!!”

So many cheers that it’s hard to know what they’re talking about. That was the result of Eden’s good deeds. That’s why they gathered to see off Eden’s departure.

Individuals may be insignificant, but when they come together and cheer, that is enough. In response, Eden lifted the hood on the boat to reveal her face and shook her hand to respond to their cheers.

“Goodbye!!!!! If I get a chance later, I’ll come back to eat again!!!!!”

Unlike what he said to Yang Xianlong, what he said this time was sincere. Later, if you find a place called really dry land… They will come rather than Eden.

So, we set sail with a good heart. The open sea is in front of you and the place you need to go is the volcanic area.

“We’ll coat it separately, so the bottom of the boat won’t melt just in case. I’ve heard that happens often.”

“The contrast is great.”

“That’s how you live long. Exploration comes first, survival comes first!!”

And we go towards the sea. Perhaps sooner or later we will arrive at the volcanic area we have been looking for.

I wonder if the barren land we longed for is indeed there.

“If you don’t have it, you just have to head to another destination!!!! So go aaaaa!!!!!”

“Hey!!! That’s why I think I’m going to die with a coin!”

“What’s up!!!!”

The Neo Drum goes out to sea.

And at the end of it…