Chapter 43: Night QuestTrue to their words, the protectors provided no help to the trainees. They had to prepare their own meals for the month they would be staying in the wetland. Ember took the task of cooking upon himself, as whatever the others had prepared the other day was barely edible.The bog had no shortage of livestock. He easily managed to hunt a wild goose weighing over two kilograms. Now, his only regret was that he hadn't packed any spices with him. He could only procure some salt, pepper, and oil from the outpost, but at least it wouldn’t taste like raw flesh anymore.After making a makeshift fire, Ember hung the skinned and marinated goose over it, and slowly fell into a half-meditative state. He didn’t forget to turn it over to cook it properly from all sides.There were already several people eyeing the food while salivating. Although they had all packed dry rations and fasting potions, they were mostly tasteless and meant for emergencies. Well, the game was sufficiently large that it could feed a couple more people than the five in his group.Soon, a delectable aroma wafted from the roasted goose, when a figure drifted closer to him. Ember cracked open an eyelid to find Elin pulling along a couple-of-metres-tall dead crane by its feet.She rested it before him, saying, “Roast it.”A frown crawled between his brows. The teen girl imitated his expression as well before fishing out a small pouch from her belongings and tossing it over.“A remittance for the trouble,” she said. “You’ll cover my meals for the rest of the expedition.”Ember opened the small pouch to find six Iron cores inside. Considering they came from Tier 4 creatures, they could be sold for forty to fifty iron chips. Not a small amount for such little work.Well, he might have delivered it burnt if she had demanded this of him without any compensation. But seeing as she was being so reasonable (...)