After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 395 317. Overnight in the cave, sleeping together under a big blanket, Lin Da's battle plan.

Tasya served the food on the table and said with a light tone, "There's plenty of water; I suggest you give yourself a thorough wash, I don't want to spend the next half month with a dirty adventurer."

Lia couldn't argue and hummed an agreement, then went behind the shower curtain.

"You're not going to peek, are you?"

Just to be on the safe side, she asked.

Lin Da laughed, "Who would want to look at a flat board? I'm not interested at all."

Lia was grinding her teeth in anger.

She was only fifteen years old three years ago, but now... Lia squeezed her face, and bending her head down, she could see a slight gap.

Lin Da didn't know anything, what right did he have to call her a flat board? Lia was tempted to throw open the curtain just to prove him wrong.

Thus, under the separation of a "banana leaf curtain," Lin Da and Tasya drank wheat beer and ate, while Lia showered.

The sound of rushing water, mixed with a slight rustling, echoed.

From the gap as wide as a palm on the floor, one could glimpse the girl's snow-white calves and feet.

Her clothes lay on the floor, a bright yellow set of bear underwear sitting in the middle. Accompanied by the rustling sound of water, it aroused some curiosity in Lin Da.

Every now and then, he glanced sideways, wondering whether to use the Dark Whip to remove the banana leaves and see Lia's embarrassed face.

But thinking that Lia might break down on the spot, Lin Da dismissed the bad idea.

Ten minutes later, Lia came out from behind the curtain.

She wore an unusually large white shirt, which almost reached her knees, and her calves were exposed. She wore a pair of slippers woven from straw.

The shirt was naturally lent to Lia by Lin Da. Lia's ring had almost no daily necessities in it, just Demon Cores, Gold Coins, and equipment from monster drops. Stored in the villa's warehouse, Lia was concerned about thieves stealing them, so she had to put them in her Space Ring to feel secure.

This led to the already small ring having no extra space for strategy supplies, causing her miserable state over the past ten days.

After her shower, Lia radiated heat, having heated the water with her Fire Fighting Qi. Her half-dried red hair stuck to her back, with droplets still falling.

She hid her hands in the overly large sleeves of her shirt, only showing a bit of her fingertips, and with her dismal little face, she looked rather unintelligent.

The only thing praiseworthy was the natural scent on Lia, which, upon stepping out from the shower, hit Lin Da immediately like a whiff of jasmine.

On the table was a bowl of rice porridge and half a dish of uneaten beef.

Lia rolled up her sleeves and started devouring her food.

She conscientiously licked up every grain of rice, carefully chewed, and swallowed.

This focused sight caught the side glances of Lin Da and Tasya.

Lin Da thought to himself: This guy, it looks like she's had her fair share of hardships.

When Lia finished eating, Lin Da took a Great Sword out of his ring, "Thrown out by the Rock Snake, right? I just happened to see it and picked it up."

After he spoke, he walked to the corner where the young Demon Saw Mushroom was tied up, took out a dagger, and started to bleed it.

"Uh, thanks," Lia sighed in relief, putting the Phoenix Feather Sword back into the ring.

Seeing Lin Da collecting the blood of the Demon Saw Mushroom, she asked with surprise, "The blood of the Demon Saw Mushroom is toxic, why are you collecting it?"

"It happens to be one of the most common 'water sources' in the Great Mystery Continent."

Lin Da put the drained blood into a basin and then added some green powder.

In a short while, the cloudy yellow blood was filtered and gradually became clear; impurities settled at the bottom.

This miraculous scene made Lia's eyes widen: "What's happening?"

Lin Da explained, "In theory, the blood of the Demon Saw Mushroom is toxic, but if you add powder made from Green Tail Grass, let it sediment for three days, and then boil it, it turns into the clear, sweet 'water source' we're drinking now. This obscure knowledge is basically useless; it's rarely mentioned in books."

"What about the 'Rainbow Mushroom'? I remember the book said it was non-toxic, so why did it make me faint?"

Had it not been for those Rainbow Mushrooms, Lia would not have fainted in the forest and been picked up by Lin Da; in a sense, she had to thank the toxic mushrooms.

"Oh, that," Lin Da chuckled. "You probably didn't cook it long enough. Rainbow Mushrooms need to be boiled in rolling water for over 30 minutes to remove the toxins."

"Uh..."

Lia scratched her head in dismay.

"Let's summarize the current situation," Lin Da suggested.

Outside the vine curtain, the sky had completely darkened, and night was about to set in.

Lin Da typically held a strategy meeting at this time, planning for the next day.

"Lia, since you're here, you'll temporarily take command, no problem with that, right? Of course, if you insist on acting alone, I won't stop you, but then I won't share any food with you; you can only stay here for free," Lin Da said.

He reasoned that if Lia followed his commands, it was only right to provide her with food. If she didn't listen, he could only offer her a place to stay, and she'd have to manage everything else on her own.

Lia wasn't too proud to admit defeat; just the beef stew with potatoes had conquered her stomach. She nodded: "No problem."

Lin Da hummed in acknowledgment. Standing up like a teacher about to give a lecture to his students, he took out a small blackboard from his ring and hung it on the wall.

He drew a rough sketch with chalk, vaguely recognizable as some kind of fruit.

"Given the current situation, our water, food, and shelter issues are resolved, but these alone can't guarantee our absolute safety over the remaining 20 days.

According to the customs of the Great Mystery Continent, as time goes on, the likelihood of severe weather increases, which can corrode adventurers' Life Barriers, temporarily Seal some Magic Circuits, and prevent the use of Skills during a 'Thunderstorm';