Hearing her words, Kreya nodded: "We just got back from completing a commission."

"Ah, us too."

Then the two teams merged and headed towards the inn, with Funa and her three companions complaining the whole way. They said their target area for the commission this time was so disgusting that they couldn't even eat for days, and that scene would be etched in their memories for a lifetime.

"By the way, have you picked up your next commission?" Funa suddenly asked.

Kreya, who was chatting with her, nodded.

Hearing Kreya's words, Funa took out a roll of parchment from her Space Equipment.

She opened it.

On it was an image of a Silver-armored Rhino.

"Our next target for the hunt is in the Mist Grassland."

Funa mentioned their next commission target to Kreya because she wanted to team up with Kane and see if they were going in the same direction.

For both Kane and Funa's team, 1~6 level tasks were almost effortless, so why not enjoy them with friends?

Upon hearing her, Kane immediately said, "Our next target is also in the Mist Grassland, would you like to join forces?"

Upon hearing Kane's words, Funa and her friends' eyes lit up, what a coincidence!

"Of course, it would be great to team up."

Kane nodded and, after some thought, said, "Let's do it the day after tomorrow morning, we'll act together then."

"Sure, no problem. See you then," Funa said, and with a wave, the trio walked off in the other direction, as their rooms were not in the same direction as Kane's team.

Kane and his teammates headed to their rooms. On the way, Kreya asked, "You seem to want to get close to them, are you planning to invite them to join the Battle Group we're setting up?"

Kane nodded: "Yes, I have that thought. Even though I haven't seen them fight, just from normal interactions, I can tell their skills are quite impressive."

During this period, Kane and his team had locked in becoming gold-level and strong through their outstanding performance at the Eternal Victory Battlefield within one or two years.

On top of that, Kane was already a Master at the Mechanical Association, so now Kane and his team had the capability and qualification to look into these materials.

Kane had deliberately collected a lot of information about the World Ring at the Mechanical Association, and nobody stopped him; he had all the necessary permissions.

As a result, Kane had indeed gathered a lot of information and completely filled in the general manifestation and internal environment when the World Ring appeared.

When the World Ring appears, having such an opportunity is crucial to any force.

Either create a power or join one.

Since Kane's team chose to create their own, it was time to start scouting for potential invites.

Back in their rooms, because they hadn't properly rested these past few days, they went back to their rooms, washed up, and fell into a deep sleep.

When they woke up again, it was already nighttime.

This time there was a rare sight in the kitchen; not only Kreya was there, but Kane was also helping her.

In the nearby basket lay their spoils from the past few days, which would be used to create another dish of Magic Cuisine.

"Kane, help me slice the porcine fish into thin slices, and shred the other porcine fish," Kreya instructed while controlling the temperature and seasoning in the pot. She handed the cleaned porcine fish to Kane, who stood by the chopping board.

After teaming up with Kreya, although Kane rarely cooked anymore, the basic operations were still not a problem at all.

After all, during those years in the small town, he managed alone, except for the times he went to Uncle Ge Mu's house for meals. The rest of the time, of course, he prepared his own meals.

For Kreya's request, Kane picked up the kitchen tools that Kreya carried almost everywhere and started processing.

This set of kitchenware was custom-made by Kreya at Furnace Castle, all at the level of Copper Magic Weapon.

So using them felt very handy.

After finishing with the porcine fish, Kane stared at the red peppers in front of him, lost in thought.

These red peppers were the Heart-melting Peppers, and even just touching them, he could feel the warmth.

Cutting open a small piece, he smelled the crimson pepper scent inside and braced himself to start handling them.

When Kreya turned her head and saw Kane handling the ingredients, she said, "Be careful. Those white pepper seeds can bounce out, and if they hit your eye, it'll be a bit uncomfortable."

"Ah!"

Before Kreya could finish her sentence, Kane, who had turned to respond, got hit in the eye by a white pepper seed.

Feeling the burning discomfort in his eye, Kane instinctively wanted to rub it with his hand.

Kreya quickly reached out and stopped his arm.

Only then did Kane realize that he had just cleaned peppers, and even if he washed his hands now, it wouldn't immediately remove the residue.

"Don't move, let me handle it." Kreya patted Kane's arm and then reached over to pry open his tightly shut eyelid.

Seeing Kane's slightly reddened left eye, Kreya said, "Bear with it for a moment, I'll blow it out for you."

"Okay."

Kane kept his right eye open, watching Kreya intently as she seriously helped him clean his eye.

Feeling a warm breath on his eye, the foreign sensation in his eye soon disappeared.

Once the foreign object was blown out, Kreya, knowing Kane wanted to rub his eye, cupped his face with her hands and gently massaged his slightly uncomfortable left eye.

When Kreya attempted to withdraw her hand, Kane pressed it against his face.

"Hmm?"

Looking at Kreya's face up close, Kane reached out and caressed it.

Feeling Kane's actions, Kreya didn't resist or struggle, her ears turning a shade of red.

As Kane's face drew closer to hers, Kreya's cheeks flushed crimson.

A soft whisper escaped her lips: "They..."

Hearing Kreya's voice, Kane glanced towards the semi-transparent glass.

Outside, the three were watching intently; seeing Kane turn his head, they immediately pretended to mind their own business.

Had Meizike not been shaking an empty tube, Longbei reading a book upside down, and Lilulu chatting with the void, Kane might have believed it.

With a wave of his hand, a steel curtain covered the transparent glass.

"Oh no," Longbei sighed in disappointment as the now fully obscured kitchen came into view.

When Kane finished all this and turned around, Kreya had already closed her eyes tightly.

Seeing Kreya like this, Kane felt an unnamed longing filling his heart, flooding his thoughts.

Driven by impulse, he moved forward, waving a hand to extinguish the flame under the pot.

Time flowed outside, but it seemed to stand still by their side.

After a short—or perhaps long—moment.

Their lips parting, under the lamp light, a thin silver string broke away.

Kreya's face was flushed as she lowered her head, not daring to meet Kane's eyes, with wisps of heat rising from her head.

Seeing Kreya like this, Kane grinned and leaned closer to whisper in her ear: "I'll head out first. Don't keep us waiting too long, our stomachs are already growling!"

He said, kissing Kreya's fully flushed earlobe, before letting go of her hand that was entwined with his, and leaving the kitchen.

Hearing the noise at the kitchen door, Longbei and the other two, who were idling about, looked up.

They saw Kane walking over, full of smiles, with a spring in his step, sitting by the window seat.

He took out a book from his Space Equipment and leisurely flipped through it, softly humming.

The three exchanged glances.

"Looks like we'll have to wait a bit longer for dinner," Longbei shrugged.

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