"Hmm?"
On the rocky shore, Moss, who had been searching for stones, suddenly raised her head and looked toward the distant woods!
Little Ball's situation was transmitted to Moss's mind, making the corners of her lips curl upward.
That smile was just like the gratified smile of a parent watching their child grow.
"She actually defeated a fishman... She's grown."
Moss murmured, her smile fading as she continued searching along the shore.
She needed to find some stones that could be made into a stone pot. Otherwise, she might have to settle for roasting everything!
If possible, Moss still preferred to make a vessel for cooking, one that could be used for boiling soup, frying, and the like.
"Ah! What a miscalculation. I should have looked around more while I was in the woods just now!"
Moss suddenly patted her head and said with some frustration,
"Wild vegetables and the like should have started growing by now... But forget it. I'll look next time!"
She shook her head, then turned her gaze toward the sea.
"As the saying goes, rely on the mountains for mountain produce and the sea for seafood! There are plenty of good things in the sea too. I'll go look for kelp or wakame later..."
As she spoke, Moss searched all around.
Finally, she spotted a stone that suited her needs atop a pile of rubble.
The irregular, semi-elliptical stone before her had one flat side and one semicircular side. Moss's eyes lit up at once!
"Basalt... Its shape is quite good. I just need to grind the bottom a little flatter, then carve a hollow into this flat side, and it'll be usable!"
Basalt was the primary component of oceanic crust and belonged to the category of mafic volcanic rock.
It was the main constituent