In the dense ancient forest.

  Within a radius spanning hundreds of miles, ancient trees intertwined their roots, blotting out the sky, stretching endlessly, majestic and perilous.

  "Damn it, how have we walked for half a day and not seen a single hair?"

  "I'm freaking starving! If this keeps up, I'm gonna quit the game!"

  [Totally Sculpted] walked and walked, then plopped his butt onto a rock and refused to move.

  "Let's rest a bit."

  "Damn it, these shitty devs, what the hell? The game being realistic is one thing, but why the heck did you have to add a hunger system?"

  The other players were also speechless, muttering complaints.

  They had initially thought they'd encounter small rabbits or pheasants in the forest. Catching a few to roast, while maybe plain, would have been something.

  But unexpectedly, they hadn't even encountered a single insect.

  They had no idea what kind of trees these were; they didn't even bear fruit.

  "Stomach Bro, what are you doing?"

  Just then, the players noticed squatting alone on the ground, studying something.

  "I'm looking for food."

  stood up, looking at everyone with a serious expression.

  "Brothers, don't worry. Although I studied to be a chef, my hobby is traveling, so I know a bit about geography."

  "Based on my experience, where there are footprints, there will be living creatures."

  "And where there are living creatures, there will definitely be things like fruits."

  "Look, here's a faint little footprint. So, if we follow this direction, we should be able to find food."

  analyzed with utmost seriousness.

  Hearing this, the players immediately clapped and cheered.

  "Damn, Stomach Bro is awesome!"

  "Stomach Bro, you know so much! Are you really just a chef?"

  "A chef who doesn't know geography isn't a good student!"

  "..."

  The players ran over to where was and indeed saw a faint footprint.

  The shape of this footprint was a bit odd.

  "What animal's footprint is this? I don't think I've seen it before."

  "Me neither."

  "Stomach Bro, you know a lot, what animal is this?"

  The players asked excitedly all at once.

  chuckled, puffed out his chest, "Alright, let me enlighten you all."

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  "No animal's footprint is shaped like that. This print was altered by external force to look like this. Based on its size, I'm 90% certain it's a rabbit."

  "A rabbit?"

  "Holy crap, I love rabbit! Roasted rabbit is my favorite!"

  "Stomach Bro, hurry, lead us to catch rabbits!"

  The group of players grew impatient.

  Just then, [Totally Sculpted] reached out and brushed aside the leaves next to the footprint.

  A much larger footprint was revealed before everyone.

  "Stomach Bro, you didn't even see the whole damn print? This is a trapezoid, okay? What the hell were you analyzing?" [Totally Sculpted] said.

  The players: "..."

  "This footprint is huge! It looks as big as my face. What creature could have such a big footprint?"

  "Feels a bit scary. Maybe we should leave."

  Some players started feeling nervous.

  waved his hand dismissively, stopping them: "Brothers, don't panic, let me handle this."

  Immediately, bent down, got on the ground, and placed his chubby face into the footprint.

  It fit perfectly.

  Then, he stuck out his tongue and licked the soil.

  "Brothers, I've tasted it! This is the taste of cow dung."

  "This means it's a cow's footprint! We're gonna have beef!"

  said with a completely serious face.

  The people beside him stared, dumbfounded.

  Stomach Bro, you're kinda hardcore!You can even recognize the taste of cow dung.

  "Stomach Bro, lead the way! Let's go kill the cow!"

  "Damn it, I just learned [Undying Godfiend Body] and was looking for a place to test it out."

  Led by , the group of players followed the huge cow footprints.

  ...

  Half an hour later.

  "Stomach Bro, where's the cow? If we don't find it soon, we'll starve to death."

  They ran for several miles but still hadn't seen a single cow.

  Suddenly, [You Ashe I Healer] pointed at the ground, "Stomach Bro, look, what's this thing?"

  On the ground covered by dead leaves, a roundish object appeared before the players.

  reached out, picked up the fist-sized object, looked it over left and right, then held it near his nose and sniffed.

  The round thing was very soft.

  There was a thin seam on it, and it dented easily when pressed lightly.

  "It has a fresh grassy scent. Looks like it should be some kind of fruit."

  After saying this, stuck out his tongue and licked the surface of the "fruit".

  "Hmm, there's also a strange taste, a bit like chocolate."

  Then, took a bite.

  Yellow juice oozed out from the "fruit". felt his taste buds relax in comfort.

  Sweet and juicy, plump and soft, truly satisfying!

  "So sweet! So much juice!"

  ate with great relish.

  Seeing this, the other players instantly became anxious.

  "Damn! Stomach Bro, you're playing dirty! I clearly found this first!"

  "Stomach Bro, give me some too, I'm starving."

  "Stop freaking fighting over it, there are more over there."

  Just then, [Carrying Hot Pot To Another World] pointed not far ahead.

  Sure enough, there were several more identical "fruits" on the ground.

  No, wait, it was a pile.

  A pile of "fruits", heaped together, looking incredibly tempting.

  "Don't grab, don't grab, one for each person."

  The group of players quickly each got one and ate with gusto.

  A chocolate-flavored coating, with plump, juicy flesh and liquid inside, simply delightful.

  "Holy crap, this is delicious!"

  "Never eaten this stuff on Blue Star (Earth). This game is so thoughtful."

  "Haha, quickly call the brothers over here! Let's look around more, there must be more."

  ...

  "One, two, three... eighteen, nineteen..."

  "Wow, what a bountiful harvest! There are easily several hundred of them."

  Within the dense woods.

  The group of players held piles of "fruit" in their arms, excited expressions on their faces.

  "Stomach Bro is awesome! Following Stomach Bro, we'll eat and drink well every day!"

  "Let's go, let's head back. Give some to Lord Xiao too, Lord Xiao will definitely like it."

  "..."

  The group of players left happily.

  Little did they know, shortly after they left, a massive figure looked at the now-empty ground and let out an enraged roar.

  ...

  Main God Temple.

  When Su Xiao rushed back, he happened to run into the players returning from the woods with the "fruits" they had collected.

  "Lord Xiao, look what we found!"

  "This fruit is super delicious! We saved this one for you."

  [Totally Sculpted] reached out and handed a "fruit" to Su Xiao.

  Su Xiao took it, glanced at it, and felt it looked somewhat familiar.

  He turned it over, until he saw the seam on the "fruit".

  "Fruit?"

  "You ate this, thinking it was fruit?"

  "Do you freaking know what you're eating?!"