Chapter 239 - Outlander (1/2)

Michael took out his trusty trowel and started clearing the ground from the snow, and took out planks of wood from his [Storage] and laid them on the ground, before starting a small fire which started to grow big after putting some kindle on it, then he started to put a couple more firewood, successfully making a campfire.

He took out a huge chopping board, a large pot, a couple of carrots and potatoes, placing them inside the pot, before making his way towards a well he saw earlier on the way to Old Buck's home.

”Hi!”

Michael greeted all the villagers he met on the way, who just responded to him with a nod and stiff smile on their faces.

'Huh, it seems my fame isn't working here. Must have been because they were isolated for a long time that they never heard any news outside of Everwinter. Heck, I wouldn't even be surprised if they haven't heard of the Six Sages yet from just how Old Buck didn't seem to know the immensity behind the Dragon Master's name'

He just shrugged his shoulders and started to fill the pot with water from the well, with some of the villagers watching him curiously from the sidelines, especially the kids.

Michael started washing the vegetables for a few seconds before putting them inside his [Storage] and replacing the water on the pot with a new one.

”Hey, don't cause any trouble” Carter suddenly appeared beside him and warned him while wearing a ferocious look on his face.

Michael just looked at him and then shrugged his shoulders before making his way back.

”Hey, don't you dare do anything fishy, you hear me!?” Carter angrily yelled from behind him.

When he got back on his campfire, Michael noticed two kids wearing ragged clothing running away from the site and hid behind an abandoned log cabin, as they peeked their heads out and curiously watched Michael.

And the latter just shook his head and ignored them as he just went on his business of cooking food for dinner.

He placed the chopping before him and then took out the carrots and potatoes from his [Storage] and started peeling them, before cutting them into chunks.

Then he took out a couple of meat from a monster called Dire Bull, which he had killed many times before during his time in Sunrise Empire.

He sliced them into chunks before putting them inside the pot with water, and then he took two identical ”Y” shaped tree branches and stuck them on both sides of the campfire.

He cooked them for a good ten minutes before transferring the chunks of beef on the chopping board and started cooking the carrots and potatoes in the same pot after putting some seasoning on it.

A few minutes later, the beef stew was done.

And this time, he now has a crowd of people looking at him with salivating mouths as they stared at the pot of beef stew after they smelled the delicious smell of what Michael is cooking a couple of minutes ago, especially the two kids earlier, where Michael slowly got to know them as they sat around the campfire, watching and waiting for the food to be cooked.

One of them is a nine-year-old blue-haired girl called Mara, and her six-year-old blonde-haired little brother called Ant.