Leveling Up By Surviving Alone - L.U.B.S.A Chapter 50

Anyway, after sprinkling the salt and mixing it, it turned into a decent fish cake mixture.

After grinding it thoroughly in the freshly cleaned combat millstone, it became a smooth paste.

Now, all that was left was to pinch off small pieces and fry them in oil.

But there was still one more step.

Adding finely chopped magic bamboo shoots at this stage!

After mixing them in, he pinched off an appropriate amount and tossed it into the oil.

The oil sizzled as it fried the fish cakes perfectly.

Every time he saw this oil, he couldn’t help but wonder.

“Why doesn’t this oil go rancid?”

Even though it had been a while, the oil remained clear and transparent. Moreover, it had inherited the umami flavor of the rift kelp, making everything fried in it delicious. It was hard to believe it was oil that had been used for a long time.

“Is it because of the kelp?”

The kelp chips, which purify the blood—how many of them had he made using this oil? Perhaps, just as the kelp purifies blood, the oil also remained clear due to its influence.

Whatever the reason, Ji Yeonwoo was simply grateful that the oil had stayed fresh for so long.

And so, four fist-sized fish cakes were completed.

“One for Kkokko?”

Kkok!

Kim Kkokko used her wings like hands to nibble on it.

Now that she no longer needed to lay or incubate eggs, she didn’t have to avoid impurities, but after her horns grew larger, she realized that impurities from cooking actually had a positive effect. So, she no longer had to restrain herself from eating. Filling her body with impurities was actually beneficial.

“And one for big brother?”

A fist-sized fish cake disappeared into thin air.

—

– The Watcher says he’ll always enjoy it and praises it for being delicious once again.

“Hehehe. I’m just grateful you always enjoy it so much!”

—

– The Watcher ends up shedding tears.

“Oh, brother, you too.”

Now it was his turn.

The taste of the fist-sized fish cake he took a big bite of was,

“Mmm….”

Chewy thanks to the giant rift sea bream’s back meat, and with every bite, the rich flavor of the grouper belly spread across his tongue, making him smile. Additionally, the occasional burst of juice from the magic bamboo shoots, combined with the original meat juices, tantalized his taste buds.

The chewy texture he felt as he kept chewing enveloped everything, making Ji Yeonwoo happy.

A deep, rich flavor—the best fish cake he had ever tasted!

—

– You’ve successfully cooked the first monsters you hunted.

– Cooking satisfaction: 100%

– The result of perfectly mixing giant rift sea bream and rift grouper belly.

– Out of 8 skills, overlapping skills are combined.

– 6 skills are listed.

– You can learn two of them!

Soon, the skills he could gain from eating this incredible fish cake began to appear.

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1. Body Slam (B) (Active)

2. Rapid Swimming (C+) (Active)

3. Enhanced Body Elasticity (B) (Passive)

4. Fish Vision (C+) (Passive)

5. Poisonous Spines (B) (Passive)

6. Sturdy Teeth (C+)

“Ooooh….”

Suddenly, Ji Yeonwoo’s expression became dreamy, like a girl lost in a fantasy.

The listed skills were incredibly tempting. They were all C+ or B grade skills, and among them were many he had wanted to learn.

For example, Fish Vision, Rapid Swimming, and Sturdy Teeth.

His current Fish Vision was D-grade. That’s why he hadn’t noticed the bull shark charging at him. If it weren’t for the Watcher’s warning, he might have been caught off guard by the first attack and torn apart by those powerful jaws.

Similarly, he wanted to upgrade Rapid Swimming and Sturdy Teeth.

A C-grade, or rather, a C+ grade Rapid Swimming—he wondered what changes it would bring. And for living a healthy life, Sturdy Teeth wasn’t a bad choice either.

At the same time, new skills like Body Slam and Enhanced Body Elasticity caught his eye.

Moreover, these were B-grade skills.

Of course, there was a killer question (?) like Poisonous Spines, but excluding that, the rest were all attractive skills.

Good heavens!

“I can only choose two out of these…!”

—

– The Watcher is curious about what skills appeared.

Ji Yeonwoo explained the listed skills to the Watcher and added,

“It’s a tough choice, but the answer is already decided.”

That’s right. Ji Yeonwoo and the Watcher had previously set criteria for choosing skills.

Is this a skill unique to this monster? Is it the highest-grade skill?

Out of the six skills, only two met both criteria.

—

– You’ve learned Body Slam (B) (Active)!

– You’ve learned Enhanced Body Elasticity (B) (Passive)!

Body Slam was likely a skill shared and reinforced by both the rift sea bream and the grouper. And Enhanced Body Elasticity was probably a unique skill of the rift giant sea bream.

“It’s really huge….”

A 4-meter-long sea bream?

Even for a monster, that was excessive. Even if it wasn’t a bull shark, for a sea bream to grow this big, that skill must have played a significant role. If it were a skill named something like “Gigantic Growth,” he wouldn’t have considered learning it, but since it enhanced body elasticity, it seemed like a good choice.

“I’m not turning into a rubber man, am I…?”

Ji Yeonwoo pulled at his skin.

It stretched a bit, but not excessively like a rubber man.

It seemed the skill applied to his body in a different way than he had imagined.

Then how would Body Slam work?

“I’ll probably get to use it soon.”

Just as Ji Yeonwoo was feeling pleased,

The chicks, having caught the scent, lifted their heads and began protesting for food.

Three days old.

Literally at the age where they’d be hungry the moment they closed and opened their eyes.

Peep peep!

“Huh? There’s no food for you guys…?”

Peep!

Their eyes turned to the remaining fish cake.

“This… you want it?”

Peep!

Well, he had planned to eat it himself, but sharing a small piece wouldn’t hurt.

But,

“Can they even eat this?”

The superfood (…) he made last time was a natural dish without any seasoning.

So, it wouldn’t have been too harsh on their 3-day-old bodies.

But this was different.

As Ji Yeonwoo was pondering this, one of the more proactive chicks flapped its tiny wings and dove into the fish cake, plunging its beak into it.

Plop!

“Huh?”

Following that, the second, third, fourth, and fifth chicks surrounded the fish cake and began feasting.

They were so engrossed in eating that they didn’t even make their usual peeping sounds.

The wound of having his special superfood rejected seemed to wash away with this one scene.

The chicks’ appetite was no joke as they devoured a fish cake three times their size.

Their obsession with food reminded him a lot of someone.

“Like mother, like children….”

As soon as he said that,

Kkok!

Kim Kkokko sharply turned her head away.

While teasing Kim Kkokko, a change occurred without warning.

Whoosh!

Light began to emanate from the chicks’ bodies, and they grew larger!

Well, they only grew from the size of a fist to the size of two fists, but for the chicks, that was a whopping 2x growth.

The horns on their foreheads also grew proportionally.

Kkok…!

Kim Kkokko found it absurd. How could those chicks grow so easily? They were born with the evolutionary traits she had struggled for thousands of years to attain? It was unfair, ridiculous, and she felt jealous.

But strangely, she also felt a sense of pride.

After all, those chicks were her creations.

Unlike Kim Kkokko, who was filled with mixed feelings of love and resentment, Ji Yeonwoo’s eyes were filled with pure affection, dripping with honey.

The chicks’ appearances hadn’t just changed in size.

Their individual traits had become more pronounced.

One had a larger beak, another had bigger eyes, another had stronger wings, and another had slightly thicker and sturdier legs. Others might have overlooked these details, but Ji Yeonwoo felt like he could now distinguish each of them.

“I should give them names.”

Peep peep…?

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Exaggerating a bit, it felt like 20 years ago.

The five chicks didn’t have names.

Because they were so precious, he had agonized for a long time over giving them pretty names. By the time he thought of pretty names, the chicks were no longer chicks, and even they had disappeared (…), leaving no opportunity to name them.

That opportunity had come 20 years later, now.

And so, Ji Yeonwoo named the chicks from first to fifth.

The order was based on who dove into the fish cake first.

—

– @#%@’s Chick 1’s name has been changed to Hanari.

– @#%@’s Chick 2’s name has been changed to Duari.

– @#%@’s Chick 3’s name has been changed to Seari.

– @#%@’s Chick 4’s name has been changed to Neari.

– @#%@’s Chick 5’s name has been changed to Oari.

—

– The Watcher praises the names as cute and adorable!

“Hehehe. Really?”

The meaning of the names was simple.

Since they were born from eggs, they were “Ari,” and the first was Hanari, the second Duari, and so on.

The chicks, now named, trembled with excitement.

As if receiving their names had triggered some kind of physical change.

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