System Change

Silvi was having one hell of a time dashing and darting around on the pot lid she created with her Void Creation (Cooking) skill. Once again, she was happy that she kept her small form after her evolution. Opposable thumbs wouldn’t have been enough to make up for the loss of her smallness and mobility created because of it.

Before she left, she had thought the ground with all the noodle-looking vines coming out was going to be the dangerous and fun part of the fight, but once she flew into the canopy of the tree, she realized that wasn’t the case. She zipped in and out with her giant void created cleavers and cut all the small limbs of the tree she could find clean off of it. And because she was such a smart bunny, she made sure to store any free-falling wood in her storage rings.

Because, once they killed the giant toothpick, they would have to split all the material. So, if she took as much as she could during the fight without anyone else knowing, then she would be able to make a lot more meals with the wood. She couldn’t help but wonder what that Noodle would taste like if skewered with an Echoing Willow stake and roasted over an open dragon flame. But just like with the tasty-looking pointy ear people, nobody wanted her to eat the noodle, either.

Speaking of Silvi’s smartness, she had gathered over a dozen empty storage rings from Malorie before she left. Derek had said that the tree was big, but now she was wondering if she had brought enough. Luckily, she had her pot and Derek’s traveling skill, so she could always go dump the wood somewhere safe and come back to gather more.

After filling up her third storage ring, she decided that she had enough of the small sticks for the time being. After all, she knew that she was important in this fight and that everyone was counting on her, so she should only spend a small amount of time gathering material for herself. Yes, she was a very powerful bunny, so she should help Big Sparky and the others before they got themselves killed. Who knows? If she saves another prince’s life, maybe she can con… get rewarded with more ingredients from Sparky… No. Little Sparky is king now. He has the ingredients.

Silvi dodged another one of the pesky leaves that kept trying to chase after her, then changed her direction. She wanted to fly out of the tree’s canopy to get a better look at the battle. Since she was smart, she should do smart things. She was no longer the small bunny who liked to head-butt everything—no, that skill was reserved for the hardest of opponents.

While making her way up and out of the canopy, countless small leaves finally surrounded her. They began circling around her in all directions—trapping her inside. Silvi’s eyes widened, and she licked her lips in preparation. The sphere of leaves soon began to collapse in, and the free space the bunny had to move began getting smaller and smaller.

Once the leaves were finally within range, and one even made a cut in her cloak, Silvi acted. She went all in on her Chop, Mince, and Julienne skills. The salad thought it was trapping her, but in reality, she had trapped the salad. Once she filled an entire storage ring with greens, Silvi used Active Void Shift and left the rest of the angry leaves behind. After all, she wasn’t the biggest fan of non-meat dishes, but others liked them. Plus, sometimes, the vegetables could be used as garnish and make the tasty dishes look even tastier.

She found that, for some reason, a dish that looked delicious tasted even better than the same dish that didn’t look as good. It was a mystery, but since it was like that, she made sure to make her delicious dishes look pretty whenever she could.