Time flew by, and several months passed in the blink of an eye!
With autumn already more than halfway over, Moss, who had been busy with her research all this time, had no choice but to temporarily set it aside and begin preparing food for the winter.
Crash!
Moss tossed a large bundle of firewood onto the shore, then picked up a piece and began chopping it.
Nearby, the fire in the furnace was roaring!
At the top of the furnace was a clay-fired pipe connected to a larger earthen stove on the other side.
This was a smoker for preserving meat!
Moss stuffed the chopped wood into the furnace, glanced at the smoker, and then began processing the sea fish piled up on the shore.
Glug glug...
A transparent stream of water wrapped around the sea fish and spun rapidly, stripping away every scale on their surfaces.
Moss watched the fish suspended in the air with a serious expression. She controlled the water's movement, cutting out their organs, then sliced them in half and removed the tiny bones.
The processed sea fish were threaded onto cords and hung up to dry.
'Master, I'm back!'
Little Ball's voice came from the distance, accompanied by a series of bouncing sounds.
Moss looked into the distance and immediately began to smile.
Little Ball, now a full two meters tall, was hopping toward her with a huge pile of fish.
And on top of its head, there was even a large octopus clinging to it.
The comical sight was truly laughable.
"Hehehe, welcome back."
Moss went to meet Little Ball, helping it set down the sea fish while also removing the octopus from its head.
The seagulls nearby had already begun migrating, so she no longer had to worry about them carrying the