"Speaking of Erina, you said you'd teach me to cook, but here I am, cooking!"
Putting aside other thoughts, Li Ke chuckled, teasing Erina, who was sitting in an iron bucket kept warm by a small fire. Erina paused for a moment, then immediately understood what Li Ke meant.
"You idiot!"
Erina, blushing, splashed some water on Li Ke, but immediately covered her chest shyly.
Although Li Ke had already done *that* to her, the girl was still a little shy; after all, they had only known each other for a few days, and things had already reached this point.
It was normal for the girl's shyness not to end.
"How could you say something like that in front of a chef! That's too much!"
Erina Nakiri glared at Li Ke, her adorable expression making Li Ke unable to help but laugh.
But thinking about this topic, Li Ke couldn't help but think of something else.
In Erina's world, there's a girl named Ikumi who constantly talks about "A5-level meat" (a slang term for overly revealing or attractive women), and she's the kind of girl he likes—tanned, blonde, and with large breasts.
Most importantly, this girl's clothing is incredibly revealing, shockingly so.
It's practically a swimsuit; the difference between her outfit and walking around in just underwear is less than twenty centimeters of fabric.
But honestly, even though she's always talking about "high-quality meat," people who hear her say that only think of herself as a "high-quality meat."
However, Erina is no less so.
"But in terms of figure and appearance, if Erina were to be ranked, she'd undoubtedly be A5, right?"
But Erina immediately poured some water on that.
"I told you not to say things like that in front of the chef!"
Erina glared at Li Ke, her cheeks puffed out. What A5 meat? Didn't he know she'd just inexplicably ended up with this useless old man because of meat?
While it wasn't all bad, the lack of a date and a wedding ceremony definitely made things worse.
Most importantly!
Li Ke wasn't gentle at all!
Feeling the pain between her legs, Erina snorted angrily, completely forgetting who was the one who didn't want to let Li Ke off the hook.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Okay, it's time to change the water."
Li Ke quickly raised his hands in surrender and pointed to a clean bucket of water. It contained hot water prepared for Erina, specially placed there until now, ready for her to get in.
"Hmph, I'll let you off the hook for now."
Erina snorted and, with Li Ke's help, entered another iron bucket, then quickly began cleaning herself.
After she finally finished washing and rinsed herself with some water, the clothes Li Ke had prepared for her were ready, so Li Ke could finally take a bath too.
Removing his clothes, his energy restored, made Erina snort coldly, and she carefully walked around him to avoid Li Ke suddenly becoming a beast and ruining her bath.
But she couldn't help but glance at it, because it was this thing that had just given her a pleasure she had never felt before.
'It looks so ugly and strange, but just now it really...'
With this thought in mind, Erina looked at her lower abdomen. Although it was a little red and swollen, it was no different from before, making her somewhat surprised by the wonder of her body.
Li Ke, on the other hand, didn't think too much. He was really tired, so he directly entered the tub, enjoying the comfort of the hot water.
"Ah... hot water , feel so good."
The moment his body touched the warm water, Li Ke couldn't help but let out a groan. Erina, who was putting on her shirt, blushed instantly. She quickly covered herself with her clothes, then sat down to gather Li Ke's clothes.
Li Ke's underwear wasn't torn, so he only boiled two or three shirts to disinfect them; he had already washed them himself.
Therefore, Erina simply tidied up his spare clothes and sat there, keeping watch on her surroundings.
Men shower quickly, so Li Ke finished his bath in no time, much to Erina's displeasure. She glared at him angrily.
"Can you even get clean like this?"
Erina poked Li Ke's lower back, muttering under her breath. In her opinion, Li Ke's shower was too hasty. Li Ke could only helplessly point to the sky.
"There's nothing I can do; we need to get back quickly."
The sun was almost setting; there was nothing they could do about it.
"Hmph, is it my fault? If you shower like that again, don't even think about coming into my room!"
Erina crossed her arms and turned to leave, while Li Ke watched her retreating figure speechlessly.
"As expected, once a girl becomes a woman, she becomes strange."
While her previous shyness was still there, Erina clearly displayed the demeanor of a mistress of the house. How to describe this assertive demeanor?
It just had that feeling, that feeling of being the mistress of the house.
If it weren't for her blushing face, preventing her from meeting Li Ke's gaze, it would have been quite convincing.
The two quickly returned to the RV and began preparing lunch. Because Erina was too afraid to cook for herself, Li Ke cooked this meal.
Although Erina guided the entire process, after it was finished, Erina only took one bite and sighed helplessly.
"You completely wasted this meat."
Erina looked at Li Ke speechlessly.
"The fire wasn't on, you didn't stir it enough, and you didn't even put in the seasonings. You didn't mix it properly at all when you were stir-frying. But... this stuff is barely edible. Remember: in our world, I wouldn't eat this kind of thing! Humph!"
Erina finished speaking, picked up another piece of meat, and ate it with a cold snort.
Li Ke scratched his head awkwardly. He had tasted Erina's previous cooking; while it had a strange effect, the taste was definitely incomparable to his own.
However, watching Erina eat bite by bite, he couldn't help but smile.
But what he didn't know was that Erina was extremely surprised.
'Why don't I find it unpalatable? It has so many flaws...'
Erina chewed the meat in her mouth. Even though Li Ke hadn't fully utilized the meat's potential, and could even be said to have perfectly ruined it, while she could still perceive the flaws, what she felt most strongly was the few delicious parts.
These delicious parts first occupied her taste buds, and then, subconsciously using her God Tongue ability, she was able to taste the unpalatable parts.
This discovery made her quite incredulous, yet it also gave her a strange sense of relief.
She didn't understand why this change had occurred, but she knew that if it were her previous self, she would have cried uncontrollably because it meant she wouldn't starve to death, her mother was saved, and she could finally enjoy food.
However, looking at Li Ke's awkward smile and the hidden resentment, the deliciousness in her mouth no longer appealed to her senses. Instead, she felt that just watching Li Ke's amusing expression was enough to make her eat.
"What a strange feeling... Is this what marriage is like?"
She didn't know why, but she knew it was definitely a good thing for her. She decided to keep it a secret, because if Li Ke found out, his tail would be wagging incredibly high!
Although his other tail was wagging very high too...
Watching Erina finish the meat, Li Ke also thought of this, but unlike Erina, he felt it was because the meat tasted amazing. Even he could feel that the meat tasted absolutely fantastic.
Basically, it tasted like meat in your imagination; rather than just meat, it was something with the concept of meat.
"No wonder this is a game world."
Thinking of this, Li Ke began to look forward to their life together.
Then, after finishing their meal, under Erina's disgusted expression, he slept with her in her room.
When Li Ke woke up in the morning, he saw Erina burying her head in his chest and couldn't help but touch her shoulder. Erina woke up, blushing, and moved her hand away from a certain spot.
"Hmm, good morning."
Li Ke greeted Erina with a smile, and Erina responded, blushing as well.
" Um...good morning... "
Erina's "good morning" was abruptly interrupted, followed by a sob. While Li Ke was outside grilling meat, Erina, who had washed herself with the hot water from yesterday, blushed and threw Li Ke's coat at his back.
"You jerk! Look at the time! Hurry up and make breakfast! We need to catch up on our progress today!"
She was furious because Li Ke had really gone too far!
Li Ke chuckled as he got dressed, and after breakfast, the two headed towards the mine they had been visiting.
The process was the same as yesterday: the two of them started digging, converting the iron ore they found into sub-machine gun ammunition in their inventory.
For some reason, their pace was rather slow, and they encountered a few stray zombies during the digging process. Fortunately, there weren't any strange white-clad zombies, so dealing with them wasn't too difficult.
They ate lunch in the large mine they had dug, and in doing so, they unearthed even more: nitrates, coal—they found quite a bit of both. Li Ke even found some tin ore, a typical game mineral vein that saved him a lot of time.
However, the most valuable items were still the sub-machine gun ammunition made from scrap iron.
By the time they finished working, Li Ke had reached level fifteen, but the game system remained unchanged, and he felt a strong discomfort in his lower back and a numbness in his arms.
Erina Nakiri was in the same boat, moving her arms and back, clearly not used to the life of a miner. Li Ke felt that he and Erina would probably have to rest at home tomorrow.
However, upon arriving at the merchant's place, Li Ke discovered something quite awkward.
After he bought three thousand sub-machine gun ammunition from the merchant, the merchant stopped buying more. But after switching to Erina, the merchant was able to sell sub-machine gun ammunition again, leaving Li Ke quite confused.
"Can one person only sell three thousand?"