Chapter 52 Project "Camp -> Settlement" (7)

With the load he was presently using, he gained about 10 points into strength every 8 reps he did, and 7 into stamina for the same count.

Nove l B(in).C OM

At his current endurance levels, he could only do about 100 reps nonstop before his arms became too exhausted to push anymore.

However, after resting, and continuing with his sets, he found that the efficiency of the workout had decreased. Now he only got 10 points every 12 reps done. Though this was still a good number so he continued.

The efficiency of the workout decreased after every resting period. Till eventually, he could only do 4 reps at a time, and he required 20 to get 10 strength points.

"Hmm, what about…" as he whispered this he called out his crux, "Solar cleanse," he finished off. And a comforting warmth washed over his body, completely dissolving the pain in his arms. However, he felt even more fatigued than he had before, and his mind was a little fuzzy.

Pushing through it, he continued his sets.

"Captain, what are you doing?" a voice asked. It was still quite early in the morning, and most leaflings were still asleep. So it was quite odd for someone to be out and about at this time.

"I thought the other group was on guard duty," Lucius replied turning to find that it was Alpha.

"I got tired of sleeping, so I came to check up on them," Alpha replied, staring at what Lucius was doing with interest.

"What do you call that?"

"This? I'm working out, trying to increase my strength," Lucius grunted, struggling with the current rep he was on.

"Can I try?" Alpha asked, walking towards Lucius as he dropped the sleds to the ground. Lucius currently had 10 pebbles on each sled, that's to say there was no way Alpha would manage to lift even one of them.

"Let me remove a few," Lucius said, before lazily removing most of the pebbles from the sleds, leaving only one on each.

"Okay, stretch your legs out," he said, before placing a sled on each of Alpha's feet.

"Bring it down slowly," he instructed after Alpha had gotten comfortable with holding them up.

As Alpha lowered them, his legs tremored from the strain, but he pushed through, till finally, his leg was fully bent.

"How does that feel?" Lucius asked.

"Painful," Alpha replied honestly. "But this will help me get stronger right?"

"I assure you," Lucius replied, before instructing Alpha to push up.

Alpha did around ten of these reps before his legs gave out on him. His legs were in so much pain, that he couldn't even stand.

Seeing this, Lucius called out his crux before casting solar cleanse on Alpha. Now his mind was really fuzzy, and he felt very sluggish. He realized he would have to rest a bit before continuing with the day.

"I'm going to rest," Lucius said as he inspected his player stats.

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─────?? Player Details ??─────?

[Lucius Elwood ]

[Level 3: 120/300]

[Leaf Being [Guardian] lvl.4- [10/400]]

─────?? Stats ??─────?

[Agility: 462 ]

[Strength: 315>460]

[Stamina: 523>613]

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"I feel sort of tired too. But I think I'll go sit with the guys on guard duty," Alpha said, standing up.

*

When Lucius woke up he found that all the leaflings had already left to collect materials, so he decided to start on construction by himself.

First, he began with the construction of the tools, which was quite a simple process as all he had to do was create small holes in twigs small enough for him to carry.

After that was done, he began chopping up the other twigs into even lengths. This took an hour as there were more than 150 twigs in the supplies area.

Once the twigs were of equal lengths, he began chopping them up on the sides to make them straighter and more even.

This took even longer than before, as he had to decide which way to cut them and whether some of them could even be cut without interfering with their stability.

It was just about midday when he finally got all the twigs, stripped, chopped, and ready to be used. The work was hard but wasn't strenuous. At most he was just a little tired, but his arms didn't feel any sort of unbearable pain.

So before he called the leaflings to have a photosynthesis session, he decided he would go cut up a few lines of vines to use for rope. There were quite a number of vines nearby so he didn't have to go far.

*

~This knife works quite nicely,~ he thought to himself as he walked back to the camp with a large bundle of vines in tow.

On his way to the supplies area, he noticed the insectoid, standing suspiciously still around the twigs.

"Oi, you can't do that here!" he shouted out as he noticed that it was releasing what looked like waste.

"Come on, you got some all over the twigs I just chopped up," he complained once he was closer, dropping the vines he had collected on the other side of the supplies area.

~I should build a cabin to store supplies in. At this rate, it might ruin even mo-~

"Wait a moment," he whispered out loud, pulling out his quests tab.

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─────?? Daily Quests ??─────?

<Discover new catalyst> 300 exp

─────?? Milestone ??─────?

<Buy 988,680 Evo points> 600exp [Unlock ??? in item shop]

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"A catalyst. Waste counts right?" he asked looking at the insectoid.

"Epor," it replied, clearly confused by what he was asking it.

"This counts as a catalyst, doesn't it?" he asked again, this time a little less confident as he looked down at the pile of waste in disgust.

To be fair, it didn't have any sort of horrid smell, but its texture was abhorrent, and the way it just slid down the twigs towards the ground made it even more disgusting.

~Guess there's only one way to find out~ he thought to himself. All the while the insectoid looked at him with a confused look in its eyes.

"Catalyst absorption," he whispered, and his tail slithered towards the pile, before the flower at its tip bloomed, revealing two tendrils that emerged from its center.

"Eclor?" the insectoid asked in disgust, moving back with a patronizing gaze.

"Oh shut it, you came and shat in the middle of the supplies area. If anyone is disgusting, it's you," Lucius shot back.

Though he was certain that it was only his imagination, he could feel the waste's warmth as it travel into his body. He suddenly felt dirty, a shower had never been more enticing.

[Catalyst absorbed.]

[Growth efficiency increased by 10%]

[Photosynthesis efficiency increased by 10%]

[Quest complete.]

[+300 exp]

[Level 4!]