Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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The wolf leg in his hand was about 1.5 meters long, while the pocket was only the size of a palm.

Just as he was pondering, the wolf leg that was placed in front of his pocket was drawn into the pocket as if by some attraction.

Kenichi Uesugi stared at the vanished wolf leg for a long time, speechless. It was simply unscientific; the wolf leg seemed to have inexplicably shrunk when it entered the pocket, and there wasn't a trace of blood around the pocket.

He reached into his pocket, rummaged around for a bit, and then pulled out the wolf leg.

Seeing that the wolf's leg was intact, a smile appeared on his lips. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and put the snow wolf and moose carcasses into the bag in the same way. Then, with a thought, the bag merged into his body as if it were water and disappeared.

After half an hour, Uesugi Kenichi finally returned to the bottom of his cave. He breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although he had only been gone for two hours, he felt as happy as if they had been reunited after a long separation.

The cave he used as his dwelling was located on a small mountain more than 600 meters high. Halfway up the mountain, on the right side of a steep vertical slope, there was a wide open space, and his dwelling was in the cave behind this open space.

This place was a home he had carefully chosen and finally found. The cliff behind the clearing was almost vertical, and very few wild animals could come down from the top of the mountain. The front and left sides of the clearing were cliffs, more than 90 meters above the ground. The only accessible side, the right side, still required crossing a distance of 5 meters to reach the clearing. It could almost be called a natural sanctuary.

He had also tested it and found that the rock strata of this mountain were very solid and not composed of easily broken materials such as limestone. This meant he didn't have to worry about the entire cave collapsing suddenly in the middle of the night.

With his current strength of 10,000 jin (approximately 5,000 kg), it took him quite a while to open up this cave, which shows how sturdy the cave is.

After arriving at the foot of the mountain, Uesugi Kenichi did not rest but quickly walked to the mountainside. Upon seeing the open space in front of the cave entrance, he lightly pushed off the ground and stepped onto the open space. After moving the boulder in front of the cave entrance, he squeezed inside and felt a warm sensation spread throughout his body.

After entering the cave, he moved the boulder back, took off his thick hooded animal skin, hung up his backpack and weapons, and then sat down on a stool at the cave entrance.

He leaned against the wall for a moment to clear his mind, then rubbed his face vigorously with both hands and stood up.

Although he lived in a cave, it wasn't as shabby as it sounded.

He had carved out a space of 200 square meters inside the cave. In front of the cave entrance was a 10-meter-long foyer, and various animal hides, tools, shoes and hats were hung on the walls on both sides.

Walking through the entryway and turning left, you enter a relatively spacious living room.

Although the living room contained only a table and a few wooden chairs, there was a fireplace on the wall, surrounded by thick soft animal hides. He usually sat here, using some tools to pass the time outside of his cultivation.

He carved out three wide holes, each about 50 square meters in size and 5 meters high, around the living room. One of them was his bedroom, another was a storage room containing tools and various wild animal claws, and the last one was where he processed and stored the food he had hunted.

He carved out many small holes on the inside of the cave to connect it to the outside, ensuring the supply and circulation of air inside.

There is also a small opening at the edge of the cave entrance that connects to the outside, which is convenient for him to sometimes place high-altitude bombs or something similar.

Ironically, in those four years he practically became a carpenter.

Almost everything in the house was made by him slowly and painstakingly. He went from not knowing where to start to being able to quickly build a chair.

He also learned a lot about needlework. Some of his animal skin clothes were sewn by himself. Although the styles might not be very good and he was not very satisfied with them, feeling that they affected his handsomeness, they were at least warm.

This place experiences several months of harsh winter each year, with temperatures generally around -20 to -30 degrees Celsius. During the coldest periods, temperatures can even reach extreme lows of -60 to -70 degrees Celsius. Even with his physical condition, he would feel extremely cold in such weather, and if his skin were exposed for an extended period, he would suffer frostbite in no time.

When the weather reaches this point, he basically won't go out. He starts storing food early to prepare for winter. This time, because his realm has broken through again to the fifth level of the Celestial Realm, his body urgently needs to replenish energy after the breakthrough, which consumes a large amount of food he has stored. That's why he needs to go out hunting again.

Since he began cultivating, his appetite has increased dramatically. He can eat dozens of pieces of meat in one meal, making him a super glutton. If all the humans in this world could eat like him, they would be doomed in no time.

He was generally very satisfied with his home, except for the poor lighting and the difficulty in getting water.

However, with such heavy snow, he only needed to move some snow into his large water tank and wait for it to melt, since he would boil it before drinking it anyway.

Uesugi Kenichi touched his chest; the three scratches from the snow wolf had completely healed, leaving no scars.

This level of injury is nothing to him; he can basically heal it after circulating his spiritual energy once. Even deeper wounds can be healed quickly. Apart from his eyes, his body's regenerative ability has also undergone some mutations.

At least he had never heard of anyone at the Celestial level possessing such immense strength, or such regenerative abilities.

Chapter 328 Food

He changed into a fur coat in the entryway. The best-looking hooded fur coat he had mended had a large hole torn in the chest, which made him feel a little sorry for it. The others were wearable, but they made him look like a country bumpkin. He should have known better than to wear this today…

After changing his clothes, Uesugi Kenichi walked into a room. At the far end of the room, two rows of dried and cured meats hung on the wall. On the other side of the wall were many baskets containing dried fruit, mushrooms, various edible vegetables, and a large quantity of precious medicinal herbs.

He glanced contentedly at his stored food. Every time he saw it, he felt incredibly happy, just like a wealthy landlord looking at his stored grain. He was so pleased with himself.

I don't know why, but whenever he sees that a room is a bit empty, he can't wait to fill it up. Maybe it's his deep-seated unease about living in this apocalyptic world.

With a thought, the white pouch appeared in his hand. He didn't rush to test the pouch's function; now that he had it, he wasn't afraid of it running away.

Kenichi Uesugi took the prey out of his pocket in an open space in the room. Luckily, the room was big enough, otherwise a moose and three snow wolves would not have been able to fit.

At this moment, the wounds of the four prey animals were covered with a thick layer of ice, so there was no need to worry about the smell of blood spreading. This was also the reason why he took the prey out here. When the weather was not so cold, he would process the prey outside before bringing it back.

He took out the wolf leg he had cut off, cut off a large piece of meat, chopped it into small pieces, put it into a pottery jar, then took some wild mushrooms from a basket and put them in. He then used a large iron spike to pierce the remaining wolf leg and made cuts in it.

"Today we'll have roasted wolf leg and broth, hehe." Uesugi Kenichi grinned as he lit a fire in the living room, coated the wolf leg with oil, and placed it on the grill. With a sizzling sound, he then placed a ceramic pot on a stove, lit a fire, and started cooking.

He slowly rotated the iron rod, allowing the entire wolf leg to heat evenly, occasionally brushing on a little oil. Gradually, the entire wolf leg was covered with a golden color, and an enticing aroma wafted from it.

Uesugi Kenichi licked his lips, looking somewhat impatient. Although he ate plenty of meat on a regular basis, and could even be said to be a bit tired of it, that was mainly dried meat. He still really appreciated freshly roasted meat like this.

He cut off a piece of meat with a knife and put it in his mouth.

"It smells so good!"

"It's almost time to eat." After sensing the temperature, Uesugi Kenichi felt it was about right. He then walked to the stove, lifted the lid, and saw a burst of steam. He fanned it with his hand, and a delicious aroma of meat wafted out.

He went to the storeroom and took out a jar of honey, some wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, a dozen chestnuts, and finally a small piece of three-leaf ginseng. He put the wild vegetables, chestnuts, medicinal herbs, and ginseng into a ceramic pot, turned down the fire, and closed the lid.

It was placed there.

Then he used a brush to apply some honey to the wolf leg, and finally sprinkled some salt and cumin on it before placing the golden wolf leg on a wooden shelf on the table.

Kenichi Uesugi cut a large piece of wolf leg with a knife and placed it on the plate in front of him. He then cut off a piece and put it in his mouth.

As the meat entered his mouth, he couldn't help but let out a gasp, his expression instantly turning into one of extreme enjoyment. It was so delicious that he unconsciously squinted his eyes.

The wolf leg meat was roasted to perfection, offering a satisfyingly chewy texture and a tender, juicy flavor. Juices burst forth with every bite, especially when paired with honey, which imparts a sweet taste that perfectly complements the savory flavor of the wolf meat. It's an absolute match! While the original flavor of wolf meat is quite strong, the rich seasonings completely neutralize it, transforming it into an unparalleled delicacy.

After taking a bite of wolf meat, Uesugi Kenichi couldn't stop eating. He kept putting large chunks of wolf meat into his mouth, juices flying everywhere. Finally, he simply put the knife aside, no longer pretending to be a civilized person, and started taking big bites of the wolf leg.

Only after he had finished the entire wolf leg did he lick the oil and seasonings off his mouth, walk to the stove, and lift the lid of the earthenware pot. The aroma of meat wafted up, carrying a delicate fragrance.

The soup in the earthenware pot was crystal clear, and the snow-white wolf meat inside was constantly bubbling in the broth. As he stirred, mushrooms, chestnuts, and ginseng also emitted an intoxicating aroma. He scooped up a little with a spoon, smacked his lips twice, picked up a bit of salt with his hand and put it in, and then placed the earthenware pot on the table.

Uesugi Kenichi scooped out a large bowl, blew on it a couple of times, and took a sip of the soup. A rich meaty flavor with a hint of medicinal aroma constantly stimulated his taste buds. The taste was exceptionally delicious and refreshing.

As soon as the wolf meat soup, made with many side dishes, was swallowed, a warm current rose from the abdomen and flowed to every part of the body, making the whole body feel warm and comfortable.

"Hoo." Uesugi Kenichi exhaled a heavy puff of white air, and suddenly became lazy. He felt that the hardship of the hunt was nothing. In this extremely cold winter, being able to drink a bowl of soup like this was undoubtedly one of the greatest pleasures in life.

After finishing all the soup and its ingredients, Uesugi Kenichi patted his stomach contentedly. After cleaning up the kitchen utensils and trash, he lay down on the thick animal hide carpet in front of the closet, leaning against it in a half-reclined position.

He rested one hand behind his head, while holding the white bag in the other, examining it by the firelight.

From the outside, it seems to be just an ordinary pocket, with nothing unusual about it, but after what he just experienced, he obviously wouldn't think that way.

"I wonder what's in this (money bag)?" Uesugi Kenichi sat up, opened the bag with both hands, and peered inside.

Contrary to his expectations, the pocket was not dark inside; he could clearly see what was inside.

What appeared before me was a blue world, the space inside seemed to be constantly twisting and flowing, and it looked empty as if there was nothing there.

Suddenly, he seemed to see something inside.

Uesugi Kenichi quickly sat up straight and reached in, groping towards the spot he had just seen. As soon as he reached in, he touched something, as if he had naturally grasped it when he wanted it.

He stretched out his hand, and a small red house appeared in it. He put the house aside, reached back in, and pulled out a yellow object resembling a child's toy.

...

"A bamboo dragonfly?"

Chapter 329 Props

"If my memory serves me right, this seems to be one of the most frequently appearing gadgets in the Doraemon world." Uesugi Kenji swallowed hard as he looked at the roughly 20 bamboo copters in his hand. He couldn't help but be alarmed; these things looked exactly like bamboo copters no matter how you looked at them.

The white pocket, which is exactly the same as Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket, combined with this bamboo copter, doesn't seem like a coincidence at all...

Kenichi Uesugi picked up a bamboo dragonfly and placed it in his hand. Judging from its appearance, it didn't seem like a tool that could make a person fly. Seeing a button-like thing at the bottom, he thought for a moment and placed it on his head.

With a click, the bottom of the bamboo dragonfly stuck tightly to his head, and then he stood up and pressed the button.

A slight gust of wind whistled past his ears, and then his feet left the ground and he flew up.

Uesugi Ken's eyes flashed with barely concealed shock, followed by overwhelming joy. If that pocket really was Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket, all he could say was, "I'm not targeting anyone in particular, but everyone here is trash!"

He curiously flew around the living room a few times, enjoying the strange feeling of flying in the air, before landing on the ground and taking the bamboo dragonfly down.

It has to be said that the bamboo dragonfly is indeed very simple to use and very convenient to control. 823, thinking about it, even Nobita can use it skillfully, so how difficult could it be?

He set aside the bamboo dragonfly and the house whose purpose he didn't know, and then continued to look in his pocket with great anticipation to see what other items he had.

If all of Doraemon's gadgets were in this pocket, that would truly be incredible.

When I was little, I didn't think much of Doraemon. I just thought it was amazing and really wanted a Doraemon. If I could raise a Doraemon, I would make sure he ate his fill of dorayaki.

Then when you grow up and look at it again, you realize that nothing in it is normal; logic has been completely thrown out of the blue.

What's most ridiculous is that, despite only a few decades having passed, technology has advanced to such an extent—no, it shouldn't even be called technology anymore, it's pure fantasy, black technology.

Let alone the 22nd century, there are some things that cannot be developed even in the 222nd century.

In particular, some of the props allow for the arbitrary manipulation of time and space, and there are even props based on the law of cause and effect, such as the "what if" phone booth.

What's even more terrifying is that these gadgets (BBBI) can be bought and sold freely, and even an ordinary household robot can be owned. It's really hard to know what to say.

Kenichi Uesugi eagerly rummaged through his pockets, hoping to find some incredible gadgets that would truly turn his life around.

He searched for a full hour, turning the entire pocket upside down, and finally only found five items inside.

He looked at the five props laid out in front of him, arms crossed, looking somewhat disappointed. He hadn't seen any of the incredible props among them.

Besides the red house and the bamboo dragonfly, the other three items he found were a green gun, a gray jar that seemed to contain some sauce, and a glass bottle containing a small sapling.

That green gun looks like a shock gun. If you're hit by it, people and animals will instantly go into shock and faint, but they won't be in mortal danger. However, how powerful it will be in this world remains to be seen.

It's hard to tell what kind of gadget this sauce is. Doraemon has so many gadgets in his pocket that he doesn't even fully understand many of them. Similarly, some of his gadgets are actually useless.

It's like an umbrella that rains when it's opened, a rock-paper-scissors machine that improves your rock-paper-scissors skills, or a camera that can automatically recognize faces and won't take a picture of heads that aren't good-looking...

Even within the same type of prop, there are many different functions; for example, there are more than a dozen types of gloves that have appeared so far.

It's fair to say that without a specific instruction manual, figuring out Doraemon's gadgets would be quite difficult, as there are just too many different kinds.

Fortunately, he loved this fantastical anime when he was a child, and even as an adult, he would occasionally watch the new theatrical versions released each year, which gave him a good understanding of most of the items in the four-dimensional pocket.

Of the five props, he could roughly recognize the sauce in the earthenware jar, but not its contents. He also remembered how to use the other four.

Needless to say, the bamboo dragonfly and the shock gun are good, and that little red house should be a portable mobile cabin. Just press a button on the red house, and the house will expand into a fairly large and fully equipped house.

The sapling in that glass bottle must be from a place called Tree Hole Apartment.

Simply bury the sapling in the ground and water it. After 10 minutes, the sapling will spread numerous roots underground. Each root system will form a sizable tree hole, which will be very dry and clean with excellent light and ventilation.