? Ikazkan -> Tezot

- You could try taking something like this with you.
Utsuwa offers Jingo a "researcher's bag" and a "reliable container".

Researcher's bag
+5 to food limit, but only if it is in a different slot; does not stack.

Reliable container
This container, if it is in a different slot, can hold 5 units of food from the general limit; this can prevent spoilage.

- Unfortunately, there are no maps. To replenish supplies, it is best to have a cook with you, although food sources can also be found along the way - but I cannot guarantee their safety. To get to the Forest of Fading Hopes, just go straight - you can't go wrong. As for the items... I recommend finding a cook who has those recipes. I can look for a suitable scholar for you - in exchange for activity - but he is unlikely to be an expert in both areas. Who do you need more - a monsterologist or a gatherer?

Added 5 minutes ago

- You can always take it if you need to. Especially when you know where to get it, - Barley said confidently. - You need to be bolder if you don't want to be left without pies. That's what they say in the canteen. Or maybe they don't. But they definitely think so. I'm thinking about it.
Having finished his meal, the young man turned to Griva.
- Listen, maybe you should go to the lackeys and ask them? At least for some kind of protection, - the young man suggested, scratching his head under his cap. - You have more acquaintances there, and you are better at talking than I am, they will listen to you. And we will ask around somewhere else or think about what to do next.

- I have as many acquaintances as there are stars in the sky! - Griva raised her eyes, but instead of the night sky, she saw only a granite ceiling, on which the number of stars was zero. - I'll go!
And she leaves.
- You have a very interesting friend. - Kapusta said when Griva left. - Or is she your wife?

Added 1 minute ago

Osh was satisfied with Rizz's advice. This adventure brought him a lot of new knowledge. If Rurek does not stop him for any reason, he will go to the knowledge gatherers. Elm wanted to look for information about the encountered opponents, or supplement what he had learned himself.

And he comes to the place where he finds Jingo talking to Utsuwa.