Chapter 244: Exclusive Kitchen

Chapter 244: Chapter 244: Exclusive Kitchen

It looked countless times better than before.

Seraphina Sinclair opened her panel to check the current status of her mobile cabin.

[Current Mobile Cabin Level: Level 1 (Max level for this grade is Level 3!)]

[Current Mobile Cabin Quality: silver]

[Black Mist Incursions per 100 Sunshine of distance traveled: Four! (Next Level’s Black Mist Incursions per 100 Sunshine of distance traveled: Four!)]

’It really did turn to silver. This stage also has three levels, and moreover...’

The number of Black Mist incursions had become four!

And that was for every one hundred sunshine traveled. With her three hundred sunshine per day, that meant three more incursions than before!

This was a massive leap forward!

Seraphina Sinclair was undeniably happy. She took a deep breath, feeling the stuffiness in her head ease considerably, and only then did she continue reading.

[Current Cabin Configuration: 20 square meters, 2-meter solid wood bed x1, double-paned glass window x1, wall-mounted storage rack x1, small fireplace x1, simple stove x1, Stone floor x1, Stone walls x1, bronze door panel x1! (Next Level Cabin Configuration: 25 square meters, reinforced Stone wall x1, simple rest area x1!)]

[Mobile Cabin upgrade conditions not met!]

[Materials required for next Mobile Cabin upgrade: wood x150, Stone x100, Expansion Crystal x60, Black Fog Crystal x20, Sunshine Crystal x20, Blood Moon Crystal x20, Core Crystal Stone x5]

’No new materials!’

This was definitely good news for Seraphina Sinclair.

Because she was currently in the absolute lead, if new materials were required, it would be highly likely that she wouldn’t be able to trade for them.

Seraphina Sinclair breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the cabin’s configuration again.

When she saw "simple stove," she couldn’t help but turn and look inside the mobile cabin.

The Stone Tablet, fireplace, wooden bed... all the previous facilities were there, but this new simple stove...

’Where is it?’

As soon as the thought popped into her head, a panel appeared before her.

[Bind the Silver Door Card to the mobile cabin’s exclusive kitchen?]

Woah!

Even someone as experienced as Seraphina Sinclair couldn’t help but get excited. It turned out the simple stove, like the bathroom, was in a separate, independent space.

This meant Seraphina Sinclair had gained a new room.

No matter how you looked at it, this was a good thing!

With a single thought, Seraphina Sinclair instantly teleported to her exclusive kitchen.

The place was very similar to the bathroom, with a floor paved in Stone Tablet and solid, gray stone walls. It was just a little larger.

A rustic stone stove was set against one wall. Above it was a simple wooden hanging cabinet, and in the corner, there was a stone sink.

Although it was simple, it was fully functional. If Seraphina Sinclair wanted to, she could already cook here.

Seraphina Sinclair exited the kitchen, satisfied. Her mood had improved significantly.

But a trace of regret still lingered in her heart.

’Why a separate kitchen? A bedroom would have been better.’

Of all the possible separate rooms, a kitchen was the one she needed the least.

After meeting the waiter, she hadn’t started a fire to cook for herself even once.

She stood up, tore open a meal voucher, and went to the bathroom to quickly wash her face, making sure she was alert. Then she drew her long blade and returned to the main room of the mobile cabin.

The path’s special monster this time...

...was already standing outside the window.

It was a ghost-like monster, a blurry, twisted humanoid shadow that blended perfectly into the mist.

Where its eyes should have been, there were only two constantly spinning, bottomless black vortexes. The suffocating feeling of being watched seemed to emanate from them.

"Insight."

[Peeping Tom (D+ Level)]

[Description: A hidden malice of the Misty Forest, formed from the lingering resentment of a survivor who collapsed under prolonged psychic surveillance, intertwined with the treacherous fog of the forest. It possesses a pathological desire to watch all conscious beings and can sense the Spirit fluctuations of living creatures within a hundred meters. Its gaze continuously causes Erosion to the target’s mind, amplifying anxiety and fear until their Spirit collapses and they become one of its kind. It is surrounded by a distorted force field that constantly interferes with Perception and concentration in its vicinity.]

[Weakness: ???]

"A D+ Level monster..." Seraphina Sinclair murmured, lowering her eyes in thought.

The special monsters on these paths all had high grades, but their strength didn’t seem to match.

The most obvious example was the Memory Eater from The Misty Path. It was an E-level monster, yet it was burned to death by just two runes.

Other E-level monsters weren’t nearly that easy to deal with.

This one in front of her, Seraphina Sinclair estimated, was more like an E+ Level monster. But either way, the runes she had on hand no longer held any grade advantage.

’As for the materials for making a D-level Talisman...’

Seraphina Sinclair looked at the Moonlight Jellyfish’s Holy Tree inside her Silver Moon Earrings. ’It’s been a week. It should have stabilized by now, right?’

The moment her gaze fell upon the Holy Tree, she realized it was different from before.

Previously, the Holy Tree had been floating freely, but now it seemed to have taken root within the Silver Moon Earrings, standing steadily in mid-air.

In addition, a translucent, gelatinous substance had condensed on the Holy Tree’s crown, looking as if it were formed from concentrated Moonlight. It was emitting a soft, pure glow.

’It must be... Moonlight Condensed Dew!’

’It’s already produced some!’

Seraphina Sinclair’s heart leaped with joy. She carefully collected the glob of Moonlight Condensed Dew. It was cool and pliable to the touch, and it felt as if a cool stream was seeping in through her fingertips, flowing along her meridians all the way to her temples, soothing the slight throb in her brow from a sleepless night.

"This is truly good stuff," Seraphina Sinclair remarked with a sigh. She immediately took out her materials and inkstone. After briefly mixing the ingredients, she picked up her rune pen, ready to begin her rune painting.

Having survived this long, Seraphina Sinclair had come to understand the fundamental elements of this world: the Black Mist, the sun, and the moon. The three were in opposition, yet they also complemented one another, forming the very foundation of The Black Mist World.

And in the art of runes, the moon corresponded to suppression, the sun to searing, and the Black Mist to deprivation.

Therefore, with these D-level materials, the most effective creation would be a Corpse Suppression Rune. ℯℯ𝘭.

At this thought, Seraphina Sinclair decisively put pen to paper, tracing the symbol for the Corpse Suppression Rune onto a blank Yellow Rune!

The pen tip descended. The runic ink, mixed with the Moonlight Condensed Dew, flowed across the Yellow Rune Paper, emitting a cool, pure glimmer.

Seraphina Sinclair was completely focused, not daring to let her concentration waver for even a moment. She even temporarily blocked out the faint sense of pressure coming from the "Peeping Tom" outside the window.

The rune pen moved steadily, and the complex rune gradually took shape. A cool, tranquil aura filled the air, even temporarily dispelling the unsettling influence of the path.

For some reason, Seraphina Sinclair could feel a sense of obstruction as she painted.

It was strange, but it didn’t seem to affect anything.

Upon the completion of the final stroke, the entire rune suddenly lit up. A halo of light, like Moonlight, flowed ceaselessly across the surface of the rune paper.

The unusual scene lasted for over a full minute before it slowly subsided, leaving only the rune itself glowing with a lustrous sheen and emitting a heart-pounding aura.