From the civilization of Aegir to the decline of Iberia, and then from the wilderness of Sargon to the civilization of Columbia, the Abyssal Hunter, has witnessed a corner of the world of Terra.
Although she always found it difficult to adapt at first, no matter where she went, an Abyssal Hunter is not a fragile vase.
They are the ultimate hunters who can withstand the Seaborn tide, silently and resolutely slaughtering their prey; even the most difficult environments can be quickly adapted to by an Abyssal Hunter.
Although on her second day here, Skadi had Goki prepare to replace the home's toilet with a new automatic one—that was just a minor issue!
Of course, a beautiful Nona needs a clean, brand-new toilet, and hearing the flush gives her a sense of home—the ocean! What's wrong with that?
But no matter what, Skadi still adapted to this brand new, walking city.
She had seen the city's prosperity and its decline; here, like everywhere else, there were good people and bad people—which was nothing strange.
However, Skadi was still very happy.
Not just because she visited many amusement parks not found underwater in this mobile city, bought many beautiful clothes she had never worn, nor ate various delicacies from all over the world due to immigrant culture.
The reason was still only one—Goki was by her side. As long as she was with this good friend, Skadi would be happy no matter what she did!
"Goki, is dinner not ready yet?"
Skadi knocked on the kitchen door, pushed it open, and entered the small space, immediately smelling a strong scent of cooking oil.
On the only stove, Goki was holding a spatula in his right hand, stir-frying in an iron wok, while his left hand was by the side of the wok, index and middle fingers together, as if using the Six Meridian Divine Swords, spraying blazing flames beneath the wok.
This was certainly not because Kaltsit's home couldn't use gas; Terra didn't have much gas or natural gas. The primary energy source for Terra's cities was electricity, with low-purity Originium ore as raw material, making electricity prices in Terra's countries so low that even the poorest could afford it.
Even in the countryside, there were miniature flame Spell modules directly connected to low-purity liquefied Originium tanks, often accidentally causing explosions, so more people chose to burn wood.
However, Goki did feel that cooking with an open flame was more satisfying, and this process also happened to let him familiarize himself with and hone his "Originium Arts."
After all, a Hunter isn't completely without Spells, just a tough guy who only knows how to hard-hit; in fact, Goki has used magic-like powers quite a bit.
Summoning tentacles, throwing black orbs, creating a sky full of starlight like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, or inexplicably summoning a salted fish from under his feet after blowing a flute... In short, some were very useful, some were a bit silly.
However, since leaving Yharnam until now, Goki has neither used arcane tools nor invested in arcane stats. His pitiful arcane ability still purely remained at 9 points—he couldn't even use certain weapons.
He thought he might not be able to retrieve these arcane tools for a while.
Instead, Goki diligently trained his Rune ability / Originium Arts—he even had two top teachers, Kaltsit and Saria. The former didn't use Originium Arts but had extensive research on it, while the latter was a genuine Rhodes Island T0 Originium Arts Great Master.
By now, Goki had made significant progress—he could now flick flames from his hand dozens of centimeters, like a water gun!
Although certainly not comparable to the Little Fire Dragon who, in the future, would wield a liquid Originium flame-throwing staff and effortlessly hit six squares at once, it was still a considerable improvement.
To be honest, although Saria kept encouraging him, Goki himself was a bit unconfident—isn't this just like the Spells in Dark Souls? As long as it's useful, I don't expect it to be strong.
Even Kaltsit sternly declared that Goki was strictly forbidden from telling anyone that his Originium Arts practice was based on her suggestions.
Arcane 9 points, I'm truly sorry!
But even so, Goki could not become an arcane cultist, a stat allocation path only chosen by true Great Masters; mindless strength was his goal!
At least, he had to be able to pick up Skadi first!
"Alright, alright, don't rush, don't rush, let me just reduce the sauce—hmm? Is that the new outfit I bought for you?"
Goki turned his head to look at Skadi, finding her wearing a pink pajama set with little fish printed on it.
The people of Terra had almost no knowledge of the ocean, and the fish they drew were all river fish, but on Skadi, a natural clothes hanger, she looked good whether she wore them or not.
Of course, Goki preferred waking up in the morning to find Skadi having kicked off the blankets and tugged at her clothes, half-covered, not inappropriate for children yet alluring enough—it's a joke, who wouldn't like that?!
"Hmm, how is it? Does it look good?"
Her expression was still indifferent, but the joy in her heart couldn't be concealed. Skadi adjusted the Hunter's hat she always wore except when sleeping, and hopped over to Goki's side.
Ever since she once stepped through the floorboards and almost fell downstairs, Skadi understood the fragility of modern architecture, realizing that floorboards were not the same as solid ground, so she would never again make a dent with every jump.
"What delicious thing are you making? Is it fish? No, it doesn't seem like fish?"
Wrinkling her small nose, Skadi smelled a familiar yet unfamiliar aroma.
"These are river fish. I introduced you to rivers in Sargon, right? They're landforms where water flows converge on land. Terrans can't eat seafood, but besides freshly caught river fish, there are also many farmed fish in agricultural zones, and they're quite expensive."
Goki flipped the sweet and sour carp in the pan, reducing the sauce over high heat. He was very grateful that the Seaborn had not yet invaded inland waterways, otherwise, in the future, they would surely only be able to eat tentacles.
And soon, a pair of slender hands gently embraced his waist from behind, and Goki's back immediately felt a full breast pressure.
"Goki, you've been coming back later and later recently."
Skadi's voice was still as calm as an ancient well, but a hint of resentment could vaguely be heard.
Although there were many novel things in Columbia, for Skadi, the time spent with Goki was the most interesting.
Recently, she preferred to stay at home from the afternoon onwards, anticipating Goki's return, and then giving him a big hug.
However, Goki's gradually delayed homecoming made Skadi a little dissatisfied.
"Hmm, I'm taking care of Ifrit. She's a good child just like Tomimi, you know. I showed you her photo, right? In a few days, you two should have a chance to meet again."
Hearing Skadi's dissatisfaction, Goki could only give a wry smile. While plating the sweet and sour fish, he turned around, also holding Skadi's slender waist, bending his head down to meet her ruby-like eyes.
"But, I still feel a bit sorry for Skadi. What do you think, how should I compensate you?"
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